Budokan II

RELEASE
LABEL
Epic
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave

Album Review

Budokan II is exactly what it says it is -- the sequel to Cheap Trick's career-making At Budokan. Picking up where its predecessor left off (the tracks even begin at number 11), the record contains all of the band's classics -- "ELO Kiddies," "Southern Girls," "California Man," "Downed," "How Are You?," "On Top of the World," "Oh Caroline," "Auf Wiedersehen," "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece" -- that didn't make the first record. While the performances aren't quite as tight as At Budokan -- possibly because they weren't doctored as heavily in the studio -- the record is nevertheless a muscular, energetic set of definitive power pop and will please not only die-hard fans of Cheap Trick, but casual fans attracted by At Budokan.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. ELO Kiddies
  2. High Roller
  3. Southern Girls
  4. Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
  5. California Man
  6. Downed
  7. Stiff Competition
  8. How Are You?
  9. On Top of the World
  10. Can't Hold On
  11. Oh Caroline
  12. Auf Wiedersehen