California Man - Houston Astrodome 1989 - Cheap Trick

California Man - Houston Astrodome 1989 - Cheap Trick - www.cheaptrick.com

[@randydogs61]

Baddass gunfire and rock and roll all rolled into 4 of the best to ever play out of Rockford!!!

[@aylward48]

one of the most underrated live bands of all time

[@jeffberkeley9656]

Definitely -- super fun to watch!

[@mikebockey4125]

how are they underrated ? i mean, i’m only asking because i’ve seen them play numerous times and they were always great and there was always a good crowd.

[@cynben711]

@@mikebockey4125 I think they’re very respected. They’re not underrated so much as taken for granted. Long live Cheap Trick!!

[@mikebockey4125]

underrated by who ??? not me, brother, not me

[@65armadillo]

Weak statement. They are far from underrated

[@robertpalacios8430]

Seen these guys live and number of times in small venues nobody can touch them for their live performances very exciting

[@JudyGurl]

One of the best bands I have EVER seen live...........twice. They kill it live.

[@nursinghomefire6664]

JudyGurl I had the pleasure of seeing live while I ate chocolate fondue with Diana Ross

[@gmaustralia]

Nursing home fire 666 sustainable

[@gmaustralia]

Yeah yeah !, dig thatvrwisted sister smokin... mnn whoo hooo

[@richardboughton8338]

Agreed. Been a fan since album #1, im now 70 and STILL love Cheap Trick.

[@stevelight2061]

Seen cheap trick in 1978.First concert.Never forget it.

[@ricksalt6860]

Robin Zander , what a great singer . I've never seen a band with 30 strings ........ never mind a bass with 12

[@redhand126]

Whatta nightmare to mix, Amiright?

[@shirleyoreilly5377]

He is so cute and amazing singer.

[@vampyrikus]

Greatest American Band of All Time

[@decaturbob2k]

This is one the best onstage jams I have seen by Cheap Trick, Nielsen is often overlooked as one of our premier guitarist of our generation

[@dirtypimpbird]

True

[@Shell6424]

Tom is awesome, what a smile, what a bass player.

[@gailm9908]

He is an amazing bass player, and yes, that smile causes me to blush.

[@stevensterzer4994]

Great song from Roy Wood and the Move. Both versions rock the soul!

[@dmshaw2048]

🤫 they don't know their underrated. We know better. They play everywhere. Twelve years ago saw their tour bus in a small venue in Illinois. Missed again.

[@brit1958ian]

A good rock n roll song never dies :-)

[@jameslaguardia2709]

I was a sophomore at Northern Arizona University in '78, living in a 4-story dorm where the top floor was the "quiet floor" for studious nerds. I heard this song blasting out the window of a roudy 2nd floor room, on repeat, and went down to confront the students. After pounding on the door, and announcing that I heard the music up on the 4th floor, the obviously inebriated dudes asked me not to tell the RA - that they'd turn it down. I told them "No, man - TURN IT UP! That song is AWESOME! Who is that group?!" I've been a Trick fan ever since. Saw them half a dozen times in the '80s, once in the '00s, and just missed them last night in Marion, IL. Would have gone if hadn't been on call at my hospital. Shouldn't have studied so hard at NAU.

[@gailm9908]

Tom's smile is so alluring.

[@philturner1242]

Love that he plays George Harrison's "Within You, Without You" at the beginning!

[@SuperColtra]

+Phil Turner Cheap Trick are fans of The Beatles.

[@tomc.3987]

On an 8 string bass no less.

[@jimashtube]

12

[@carrickonsuir]

Nice grab.

[@paulyabe]

I thought I was hearing a Beatle's vibe

[@ivyhope660]

Robin Zander has one hell of a voice and he looks pretty damn good too!

[@FPDad15]

Robin Zander is just....great.

[@DallasVocals]

I fell asleep one night in front of the tv and when I woke up I was in a great mood because my dreams were like heavenly and who was on the tube? Cheap Trick live and that angelic voice. Soooooo great.

[@ianatkinson5591]

Off to see them live for the first time in February, can't wait!

[@timstreety6391]

Honored to have grown up with them.

[@franklinloll2229]

Robin at his prettiest. Love the Beatles song intro on the bass.

[@franklinloll2229]

@@daisywrabbit its actually george Harrison's " within you without you " from sgt peppers album.

[@franklinloll2229]

rabbit wrong.

[@dawn4982]

Once shared a train carriage to London with the band after a gig I saw them at in Oxford back in 1979. It was a wild two hours LOL!!

[@nurknanker6105]

Thank you Bun for the golf gloves!!

[@telecasterbear]

Just my favorite vocalist ever.

[@andymelendez9757]

Such a GREAT BAND!! Shhhhh,don’t tell anybody!

[@garyhawkins4473]

What a way to start the day!

[@dancorey9886]

Awesome video, the sound quality is top rated! Rick is on fire here.

[@garyhawkins4473]

I was going to sleep but not right now!

[@Dukerdr]

Just awesome----The Boys from Illi-noise! .

[@cowboysfan782008]

Pretty positive that the guitar intro is a song from the Beatles 1967 Sgt Peppers album. I was born in 1968 and one of my 1st memories was two albums playing over and over at our 1st house, and one was Sgt Peppers, and the other was the 1970 Jesus Christ Superstar album. I was born in Port Washington WI, which is a half hr south of Milwaukee, and my dads best friends dad owned a bowling alley in Milwaukee called Sunset Bowl, and we'd go there throughout the 70s and "true story" Cheap Trick used to play there in the mid 70s on Sat and Sunday nights. That was when they were basically just a garage band from IL, and Chicago is only a 90 minute drive from Milwaukee. I didn't know this until around 1979 when my dad told me one day when we were driving and I want you " " " came on the radio. That same year my 6th grade friends and I did CA man at the talent show, and I was living in So CA by then and have been here ever since.

[@robertstanford9177]

At that time they played the bars and clubs in DeKalb, Il, home of Northern Illinois University, regularly.

[@dadblair]

used to listen to this in my friends truck every friday after school 1978 and its still a great song by ct.

[@jonathanbatturs6359]

I always thought it was probably their strongest material, It just has that 10,11,12th grade vibe when that guitar, bass, drums comes crashing down on top of, Goin to a party, meet me on after school ! We all had those moments after lunch where a plan was hatched, and it was on.

[@tracybuck4829]

My favorite 70's classic American arena rock bands are Aerosmith, Heart and CHEAP TRICK!!!!

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

I saw them open for Journey in '78. I was there to see Cheap Trick.

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

Sorry, Foreigner, not Journey.

[@franklinloll2229]

Me too

[@Frank-sm9yl]

I saw them open for Journey in Florida and Ohio.

[@bryanwhitaker2709]

Lifelong Cheap Trick fans know that when you get up close to the stage, Rick flips the sweat from his cap into your faces.

[@sandib4234]

All these guys are just AWESOME!!!!

[@LesSmith45]

@dadblair I was there with you dude. That was my time also 78-79 year i graduated. Great year for rock and roll some of the best rock albums came out in that two year period.

[@timdevries11]

robin effin zander. one of the all time best.

[@OliverShagnasty]

The most under-rated band ever! Love every album.

[@jamesian-allen8725]

I'm confident enough in my masculinity that I can say this...that Robin Zander is one beautiful creature. 👻

[@suntzu5836]

2020 and still rocking...And I graduated in 1980.....

[@patrickdoake6022]

Excellent version it moved me!

[@bakeone4406]

These guys knew The Move had the goods... like the way Nielsen busts into Brontosaurus for a couple of bars.

[@LICNY1980]

there's 30 guitar strings in this song...POWER!!!

[@burtw.9018]

Awesome jam. 👍👍👍👍

[@adamboynton7726]

Zander..best front man in the business.

[@reynaldoescamilla6396]

I LOVE CHEAP TRICK

[@patriciabest1337]

Ricky Nielson!!!!! Your gitar brings me to my knees!

[@allbostony]

Saw ChEaP tRiCk at the Long Beach Grand Prix in California,Man! Great Show, Great Band !

[@santabclause5298]

This f...ing Awesome!! Just saw them live last month no difference. These guys keep Rock alive..... And a 12 string Bass!? Awesome

[@wclaurence]

Saw the boys in February of 1989 in the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. A typically great show.

[@monicaganz19]

Explosivos! Qué guitarras! Todos son buenazos

[@ravello99]

Love the George Harrison intro! Classic!

[@TGG778]

I finally bleached my hair blonde like him. Wanted that color so badly.

[@KatieJoMikell]

I saw them last night. OMG they rock the house!!!

[@frantisektkakafrankt634]

Fantastic band

[@tdearsan]

Goth Tom...yes please! the smile that ruint me forever.

[@DarthDJJD]

Great band who loves the Beatles and Jeff Lynne. If you did not know, "California Man" originally was written by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood of The Move, the Beatles loving band that would eventually become the Electric Light Orchestra. All music goes through the Fab 4. Awesome, Cheap Trick!

[@BreekieMe]

No. it's a Roy Wood song; Jeff Lynne played on it but had no part in the writing.

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

@@BreekieMe Jeff Lynne was the beginning of the end for The Move and ELO made more money but were never half as interesting or half as much fun

[@davidmacgregor5193]

@@PaulMcCaffreyfmac In 1970, Roy Wood threw Jeff Lynne a lifeline to abandon the unsuccessful Idle Race and join him in The Move. Lynne was first asked by Woody to join The Move in 1969 when Trevor Burton left, Lynne decided to soldier on confident that the Idle Race would find success, after their self titled second album "Idle Race" failed to grab the music buyers attention and Wood asking Lynne to replace Carl Wayne in The Move, he took up Woody's offer providing they could both go ahead with Woody's "Electric Light Orchestra" project. ELO was born in July 1970 when Woody laid down some heavy cello riffs for Lynne's projected Move 'B' side about an escaped prisoner called "10538", Lynne loved Woody's heavy metal cello licks and he renamed the song "10538 Overture" and it became the first ever ELO recording.

[@raymondbonington9355]

Jeff Lynne co produced this with writer Roy wood ,the move .

[@source5184]

Sweet action.

[@gill6882]

Fan fuckin tastic .. I don't remember this sounding so awesome !!!! Xxx

[@Frank-sm9yl]

Haevy blues. I love it.

[@Tom-qx3oq]

30 Hamer strings and 2 sticks in action. Rock on.

[@shonnamay8331]

Incredible👏👏👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@leadzeppelin5]

six string basses, five neck guitars, people guitars . cheap trick has the coolest instruments ever.

[@jonnymcclure3651]

Evan R RICK NELSON HAS TURNED IN TOO AL BUNDY!!!

[@bartonpercival3216]

That's a Hamer 12 string bass there son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍

[@nywilf]

Seen Cheap Trick Many A Time This Is Just Sick Good.....Whoo F-ing Hoo :)

[@UnchainTheNight1]

that sweater is so awesome i could never take it off if i had it

[@cheranth010864]

Rick Nelson is a sweet guitarist.

[@tamarindtrick]

yes yes yes yes yes

[@Mr02shadow]

Great intro. to the song, I love the fun "the move" E L O has playing this but, this was an awesome intro.

[@christiecooper1479]

2022🤗🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@beandipcartography]

Love the Beatles intro.

[@motorcaster57]

1st song I learned on the guitar and a great one at that..........

[@tbah00]

The Boyz from Rockford IlliNOIZE...puttin' some goddamn stank on it!!!!!!

[@dylancollver]

that bass is one of a kind

[@thatgirlinnewyork]

the only thing that made growing up in IL bearable!

[@LesSmith45]

There are so many awesome live real good quality videos both audio and video on youtube. More than any other band that i can see. These guys belong in the rock and roll hall of fame it is a travasty they are not in.

[@monsterpopMusicFactory]

The RNRHOF is a travesty

[@bartonpercival3216]

THEIR IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2016 😆👍

[@LesSmith45]

@@bartonpercival3216 Yes finally it took forever

[@myway43]

Awesome!

[@raymondbonington9355]

They love Elo and the move don't they .

[@monkabrahms7997]

Good voice effect

[@mariebrigittesevaistre2310]

! ! ! !awesome ! !!

[@BruderBoyTX]

A little "Within You Without You" on the 12-string bass intro?

[@michaux6000]

great video.

[@susanfelzenstein8681]

Robin has the best voice for Rock.

[@davidmckenzie3398]

And on the 8th Day God created Robin Zander's voice! 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

[@franklinloll2229]

Rick kicking the blues ass.

[@80srockandmetal76]

Like it a lot

[@francescozappa5915]

This is THE best live version!!!!!

[@franklinloll2229]

A chance for Rick to showcase his different styles of guitar playing.

[@michaelfouratt7020]

Killer!

[@jessiefrye3045]

Robin Zander ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rolandgladden]

Happy Sunday

[@jimashtube]

This shit right here is killer.

[@mspixiedust100]

robin is such a surfer dude! from 80s. :))

[@mikedriske5942]

They surf alot in Rockford Illinois

[@shelley9000]

@Gothking88 I saw them 3 times and NEED to see them again!!

[@phorobierre2884]

the American Beatles:Cheap Trick Ladies & Germs

[@franklinloll2229]

That's the Beatles George Harrison's " within you without you " tom is playing in the beginning.

[@Beamshipcaptain]

Yes cool Beatles interpolation on that awesome bass!

[@robertdegeorge9199]

Check out e.l.o. version of "roll over beethoven"....in hamburg Germany. ...greatest thing I ever seen!!!!!

[@sgtpepper1138]

yeah, that was great.

[@MarceloCardenaspliskin]

GREATESTE

[@powlperc]

Cheap Trick Cheap Trick

[@Strimbles]

If they only knew!!...... truly....

[@frostedhead]

I'm surprised that they could play a place that big at that time? and Rick sounds a lot better with the clean tones.