Chicagorock band Cheap Trick was huge in Japan before they were popular anywhere else. They cashed in on this popularity by recording "Live at Budokan" in Japan on April 28, 1978 (see 1978 in music) with hordes of screaming young Japanese girls nearly drowning out the band at times. This album, issued with a concert program in both English and Japanese, broke the band into global pop stardom with their first hits. The hit single "I Want You to Want Me" reached number seven on the Billboard charts, the group's biggest hit. "Ain't That a Shame" also charted, reaching number 35. Epic Records, 1979 (see 1979 in music).
Unlike so many current live LPs, the audience is always there, giving it more of a sense of space.
Continuous play CD suits the well-structured live performance with its intro, its build ups, set pieces (a stunning heavy metal version of the Fats Domino standard "Ain't That a Shame"), farewell and encore ("Clock Strikes Ten").
You can't overlook how influential this snapshot of Cheap Trick's career was to a generation of fans: it had incredible chops, a sense of humor and songs you couldn't help but sing along to.
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