He was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1948, a small town whose name was predestined for the future six-string madman. In the ...

But guitarist Rick Nielsen was also a fan and student of the era's guitar heroes, so the power in Cheap Trick's power-pop was just as prevalent as the pop. After three albums slowly expanded their ...

In Color is the second studio album by Cheap Trick, released in 1977 and produced by Tom Werman. Considered a classic of the power pop genre, the album was ranked No. 4 on Shake Some Action ...

Cheap Trick, Rockford, Illinois’s greatest musical export, released their fourth studio album, “Dream Police” on Sept. 21, 1979.