Cheap Trick In Another World LP

TAS Rated 4/5 Music, 3.5/5 Sonics in the July/August 2021 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

With over 5,000 performances spanning four decades, 20 million records sold worldwide, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cheap Trick is undoubtedly one of the most influential classic rock groups of the past 50 years. The band was formed in 1974 and while it has evolved throughout the years, Cheap Trick has continued to reach mainstream and critical success. Hits such as "I Want You To Want Me," "Dream Police," and "Surrender" have cemented the group as one of America's top rock 'n' roll bands of all time.

In Another World is the band's 19th new studio record. A world tour is coming soon.

The Tricksters' 20th album reinforces their staunch Midwestern mesh of sweet and salty sounds designed to make you sing along with every chorus and test the limits of your volume controls. Aural-candy heartthrob vocalist Robin Zander and guitar-tsunami swami guitarist Rick Nielsen are at the apex of their collective powers here, balancing the swashbuckling snarls of 'Another World (Reprise)' and 'The Party' (cheers to drummer Daxx Nielsen's gallop-and-go style and bass maestro Tom Peterson getting the last riff) with the wistful balladry of 'So It Goes' and 'I'll See You Again.' The latter two tracks both feature delicate percussive touches and supportive string accents that wisely supplement, rather than overwhelm, the final mix. Meanwhile, the patented, layered Zander sneer dominates the deliberately Lennon-esque verses of 'Final Days,' its own back half finely accented by guest Jimmy Hall's hearty harmonica bursts in the right channel countered by Nielsen's thunder-riffage responses in the left. It's Another winning entry in Cheap trick's checkerboard catalog.