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Title: Over produced crap
Review: In an effort to revive their careers, outside songwriters are brought in and slick late 80s production (keyboards, highly processed guitar soungs) dominate. I guess it paid off because "The Flame" was a huge hit. It's not terrible as ballads go, but it's a pretty lowest common denominator kind of song. "Never Had a Lot to Lose" is top notch Cheap Trick pop rock and the Elvis cover "Don't Be Cruel" is fun. The opener, "Let Go", is alright but beyond that it's thin pickings.If you're looking for good Cheap Trick try any of their first 5 albums (Cheap Trick, In Color, Heaven Tonight, At Budokan, Dream Police), the 1997 self titled CD on Red Ant Records (very hard to find these days) or the recent two CD Budokan Set. That'll put the power in your power pop.
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