Artist: Cheap Trick
Title: “Setlist: The Very Best Of Cheap Trick – Live”
Label: Sony Music
Release Date: 7/13/2010
Genre: Hard Rock
Rating: 3.5/5

The “Setlist Live” releases are the latest batch of compilations delivered to the fans of the Hard Rock and Metal bands of the world and it’s an interesting premise since it takes in concert tracks from across the bands career and presents them to you in one handy package. Of course they are only meant to inspire you own research into the back catalog of the group and what better way to begin your poking around the musical happenings of Cheap Trick than with a collection like this one. To many, Cheap Trick is truly a band of road warriors and has continually set the bar very high about how to approach the Rock & Roll lifestyle. Their songs still withstand the tests of musical time and I cannot name a single Rock fan I know who does not own a copy of the legendary “Live at Budokan” album. Looking over the inclusions on the bands “Setlist” CD, I would have to say that this is more for the bands hard core followers than for the new ones because it really pulls some mystery tunes out of the closet and presents them to you. They open up with a Bob Dylan cover in “Mrs. Henry” which is interesting and a tune I never heard them do and “Ballad Of TV Violence” which each predate the “Budokan” release. With two years younger to his advantage, Robin Zander seems to have a little more power in his pipes. “At Budokan” gets the most tracks featured and gives fans the two staples and two lesser known tracks to those fans that might still only have the single CD version of the show. Do yourself a favor and lay out the extra cash and get the deluxe remaster of “At Budokan” because it leaves you breathless.
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