All Shook Up

by Cheap Trick

Overview

Cheap Trick's first genuinely disappointing album (1979's Dream Police wasn't bad, it just wasn't up to the level of the first four), 1980's All Shook Up is pretty much a complete botch. Much of the blame belongs to producer George Martin, who, for all his brilliance, was simply a wrongheaded choice for these brash power poppers; his production style simply doesn't translate. Unfortunately, primary songwriter Rick Nielsen has to shoulder his portion of the blame as well: the band's sixth album in under four years shows that the guitarist is starting to run out of both hooks and interesting lyrics. Too many songs are based around half-baked braggadocio like "High Priest of Rhythmic Noise" and "World's Greatest Lover," without the snarky wit that elevated their earlier albums, and the tunes themselves are substandard boogie deficient in both head-bobbing riffs and singalong choruses. "Baby Loves to Rock" is a glad-handing rocker with a certain resemblance to T. Rex's classic string of hits, but it's not enough to save the album. [An Expanded edition of All Shook Up was released in 2006 with five bonus tracks.] ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	04/29/2008
Label:	Epic / Epic/Legacy / Legacy
UPC:	0886972680521
Rank:	45808

Tracks

1. Stop This Game
2. Just Got Back
3. Baby Loves to Rock
4. Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try
5. World's Greatest Lover
6. High Priest of Rhythmic Noise
7. Love Comes A-Tumblin' Down
8. I Love You Honey But I Hate Your Friends
9. Go for the Throat (Use Your Own Imagination)
10. Who d' King
11. Everything Works If You Let It
12. Day Tripper
13. Can't Hold On
14. Such a Good Girl
15. Take Me I'm Yours

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cheap Trick   Primary Artist
Rick Nielsen   Guitar,Bass,Piano
Bun E. Carlos   Drums,Percussion
Tom Petersson   Bass
Robin Zander   Vocals

Technical Credits

Geoff Emerick   Engineer
Rick Nielsen   Design,Composer,Art Direction
Nigel Walker   Assistant Engineer
Bun E. Carlos   Composer
George Martin   Arranger,Producer
Robin Zander   Composer
Ria Lewerke   Design,Art Direction
Moshe Brakha   Photography
Tony George   Assistant Engineer