i really like cheap trick a lot; the first time i saw them was when they opened for aerosmith on the honkin' on bobo tour. the second and only other time i've seen them was at the tla in philly...sometime...i forget what year that was. sorry. that was a really cool place to see them, too, since it's way smaller than whatever huge fucking place aerosmith played. i don't remember a lot about that show except that i had a lot of fun and they are a great live band and also - robin zander has an incredible voice that hasn't changed at all with age.
he had a pretty great set list tonight. they did a lot of covers, a few of his solo songs, and, of course, some cheap trick. some of the covers were "getting better" and "slow down." i mention those first because i love the beatles (i know, who doesn't...i should make a whole post about what the beatles are to me...but i digress) and hearing him fucking belting that shit out made me so incredibly happy. ok. so, also "mind games," "dancing days," and "my generation," and now i can't remember which rolling stones song...but he did one of those. and then he was like "let's play some cheap trick!" and i was like FUCKING YEAH LET'S DO IT.
"i want you to want me." "surrender." "california man." fucking "dream police" was on the set list but they didn't have time to play it i guess so they skipped right to the last song - another cover - "it's a long way to the top." hi. i love ac/dc. that was so fucking cool. i smiled the entire night. i'm pretty sure everyone did.
he is really fun to watch. he's a performer. a real front man. he knows just how to interact with the crowd; enough to keep everyone engaged, but not too much. he was answering people who shouted at him, leaning over the people in the front row, and during "slow down," there's that one line "best little woman that i've ever had" - he leaned over and held some girl's chin and sang that line right to her. it was so sweet. stuff like that. he made some priceless faces when he took a sip of a shot that someone in the crowd handed to him.
my only complaint, and it's not much of one, was the band; i guess maybe i was expecting something a little cheap trickier but it was just a bunch of old dudes who played really well but didn't have the same kind of chemistry. it's ok. they're still great. i'd still go again. absolutely. robin's voice makes me all happy and wobbly feeling. you know what i mean right? whatever, if you don't then i feel sorry for you.
oh yeah! the opening band was called frankenstein 3000 and they definitely earned at least one new fan tonight (you know, me). they're great.
oh yeah! the opening band was called frankenstein 3000 and they definitely earned at least one new fan tonight (you know, me). they're great.
after the show, we decided to hang out and see if robin came out to meet people and stuff. so my friend went out to the car to get the cheap trick cd he brought along for him to sign. well, he did come out, and even though a bunch of drunk jerks kept butting in front of us (one of those bitches had two set lists; TWO! greedy motherfucker, learn to share) i kept scooting closer and pulling my friend along and finally there was a gap and robin looked right at me so i said "hi!" and he said "hi!" and i was like now is our chance!!! and i shoved my friend in front of me and was like "here!" i have never seen him so nervous before. robin signed his cd and they talked a little bit, and then he looked at me and i said "...i didn't bring anything for you to sign. because i'm an idiot." and he laughed and said "it's ok, so am i." and he has this killer smile and then he squeezed my arm (why do rock stars do this to me? it melts my heart something fierce; i mean, it's all fine and dandy, but the sylvain squeeze nearly killed me the other night, and now robin...yikes) and he said "well, it was really nice to see you!" and the squeeze and the smile and the way he said it...i really do think it was nice to see me. i shook his hand and said "thank you!" and then we walked away. and then we both fangirled/boyed almost the whole way home.
thank you robin. you are a sweetheart and we love you.
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