Cheap Trick is an Americanrock and rollband from Rockford, Illinois that gained popularity in the late 1970s. The band members are Rick Nielsen (guitarist and main songwriter), Bun E. Carlos (born Brad Carlson) (drums), Robin Zander (vocals and guitars), and Tom Petersson (bass). Nielsen and Petersson formed the band after their former band called Fuse broke up shortly after they had released their debut album Fuse in 1969.
In 1977 they opened for KISS in CA where KISS was to record their "KISS Alive II" album. Bun E. Carlos said that before the show started KISS' drummer Peter Criss was so wasted that he almost had to put on make up and take his place.
Cheap Trick wrote and performed songs for the animated 1983 movie Rock & Rule.
They released Cheap Trick, another eponymous album, in 1997.
More recently, the band recorded the theme song for the FOX television series That 70's Show.
Bassist Tom Petersson is credited for having the idea for a 12-string bass. The instrument was actually first built by Hamer Guitars. According to Bun E. Carlos, Robin Zander also plays the Hamer 12-string in addition to a Gibson Firebird, Chandler "Telecaster" and Rickenbacker 325.
Carlos remembers some of the Milwaukee bands and musicians from those early days: Jerome Brisch (aka Presley Haskel) from In a Hot Coma (later The Haskels), Ziggy and the Zoo Revue and singer Ruby Starr.
The band members are Rick Nielsen (guitarist and main songwriter), BunE. Carlos (born Brad Carlson) (drums), Robin Zander (vocals and guitars), and Tom Petersson (bass guitar).
BunE. Carlos said that before the show started KISS's drummer Peter Criss was so intoxicated that Carlos almost had to put on makeup and take his place.
According to BunE. Carlos, Robin Zander plays a Hamer 12-string (guitar as opposed to bass) in addition to a Gibson Firebird, Chandler "Telecaster" and Rickenbacker 325.
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