Be that as it may, great songs abound on the album, and "You're All Talk," No. 9 on our list of the Top 10 Rick Nielsen Cheap Trick Songs, still ranks as one of their more unexpected moments.

When a founding band member retires after 35 years, it's often the beginning of the end for the group. In Cheap Trick's case, the opposite happened. Performing Saturday night at the Bomb Factory ...

With his A&R radar ringing loudly, Werman wanted to make Cheap Trick a Top 40 band. He heard the potential in their songs, which could be just as radio-friendly as the Beatles ' at times.

On Tuesday (Feb. 27), rock vets Cheap Trick will release "Silver," a two-disc live album recorded at the band's 1999 25th anniversary hometown concert in Rockford, Ill. More than 15,000 fans ...