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448) In Color

Cheap Trick

Posted Nov 01, 2003 12:00 AM

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They were down-home Midwestern boys from Rockford, Illinois, but Cheap Trick had a rock & roll approach as twisted as guitarist Rick Nielsen's bow ties. With blond pin-up boy Robin Zander on vocals, the Trick rocked Beatles-style melodies such as "Oh Caroline," "Downed" and "Come On, Come On."

Total album sales: 500,000

Peak chart position: 73

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