Synths and slick studio production didn't water down Cheap Trick's sonic supremacy one iota on this 1978 classic. They start with their signature song "Surrender" and keep upping the ante with "On... more

The flair for melodic hooks, the wealth of raw rock 'n' roll power and the out-there sense of humor evinced on Cheap Trick's astonishing 1977 debut introduced a new force to be reckoned with in rock.... more

Robin, Rick, Tom and Bun followed their mega-smash live "At Budokan" album with this 1978 LP, their highest-charting studio album (#6). The production got elaborate even as the songs and guitars went... more