Cheap Trick - All Washed Up (2025) [FLAC] {BMG UICB-15007}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2025/11/22 RTLDATE: 2025/11/14
GENRE: Rock SiZE: 439 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 48:51
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: Japan
RELEASE: BMG UICB-15007
MATRiX: UICB-15007 1W IFPI L244
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
The All Music Guide adds. . .
The title of Cheap Trick's 21st album is definitely meant to be tongue
in cheek, another bit of self-effacing, yet defiantly independent
attitude from a band who shows no sign of slowing down. All Washed Up
is an impressive mix of high-octane rockers, grinding hard rock, tender
ballads, and shimmering pop songs, all delivered with a wink and a kick
in the pants. So, it's pretty much business as usual. Rick Nielsen is
still an absolute best on six strings, the rhythm section of Tom
Petersson and Daxx Nielsen is rock solid, and Robin Zander has the same
mix of wild abandon and subtle sensitivity that has been the hallmark
of the band throughout their long career. Indeed, the album plays like
a sampler of all the styles they had taken in and conquered along the
way. Bruising power pop (the title track) bumps up against finely
layered Beatle-esque pop ("Bad Blood"); pummeling arena rock ("The Riff
That Won't Quit") nestles next to a jangling Tom Petty-ish melancholy
number ("A Long Way to Worcester"), and swaggering, somewhat menacing
tracks like "Bet It All" are paired with riffy songs that come across
like AC/DC at their poppiest ("All Wrong Long.") The band
unsurprisingly knock the rockers and uptempo pop songs out of the park,
Nielsen's oddball way with a hook has never failed him and Zander can
put across a song with zing that's undimmed by time. What's a bit of a
shock is how great they sound on the big, goopy power ballads that one
might have thought they would have consigned to the vault. They do trot
out the huge harmonies, slick layers of glistening guitars and synths,
hooks so huge even Diane Warren would be jealous, and sentiments so
sweet they could cause tooth decay. "The Best Thing" is the most
charming of the bunch, a breathless love song built around Zander's
heartfelt vocal, an uplifting chord progression, and words that might
have even the crustiest grump believing in the possibility of love.
"Twelve Gates" is another great example of mainstream Cheap Trick,
stacking vocal harmonies and guitar jangle all the way up to heaven,
while "Love Gone" flips the script to tell a heartbreak story with the
same amount of soul, passion, and slickness. If Roy Orbison were still
on the planet, this would have been a perfect song for him to cover.
The only song that seems to come from nowhere is the album ending
"Wham Boom Bang," a jolly little knees up full of clarinets, cute
guitar licks, and a saucy vocal from Zander. The rest of the album is
Cheap Trick through and through, every song a reminder of how their
past achievements were truly special, while at the same time letting
everyone know they are still cranking out songs with all the manic
energy, gleeful abandon, and pure pop songcraft they've embraced from
the start.
Ripper's Notes:
I was really hoping that Bad Blood was a cover of the Taylor Swift hit,
but, alas, it is not. A power-pop version of that song would have been
perfect for the band. Other than that, honestly, it's Cheap Trick,
what needs to be said?
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