Unknown Soldier

About time these guys from Rockford Illinois had a thread on here, so here it is. Most that know me on here, know that I'm pretty obsessed with this band, in fact have been so since the early 1980s when I discovered them by accident and I was instantly hooked. Over the years they've had a whole load of very high points and plenty of lows, just think "The Flame" and the god awful "Don't Be Cruel" etc but then again a lot of bands have hit similiar lows, BUT believe me this band knew what combining melodic rock with hard rock was all about and then letting rip true Cheap Trick style, which often sounded like a rollarcoaster running out of control. They basically took the melody of the Beatles and fellow American bands inspired by the British Invasion bands of the 1960s such as Big Star and the Raspberries and combined that with the power of the Who and the sound of the Move, chucked in their wild sense of humour and added a vocalist in Mr.Zander who had a voice to die for. They were discovered by Aerosmith, who recommended that their producer Jack Douglas really needed to see this band, he did and the rest is history as they say. I've actually been lucky enough to see them in the 1990s and it ranks as one of the best live performances that I've seen by a rock band and I've seen a lot.

Their first 5 studio albums plus their famous live album are essential listens. Most of the rest of their discography is really just for fans.
Cheap Trick
In Color
Heaven Tonight
Live at the Budoken
Dream Police
All Shook Up

Robin Zander-Vocals
Rick Neilson-Guitar
Tom Petersson-Bass or Jon Brant-Bass
Bun E.Carlos-Drums

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