CHEAP TRICK: Voices + Surrender 7″ UK promo only 1979. Check videos + the video of The Story of The Classic “Surrender”.

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Label: EPIC
Made In: united kingdom
Media: 7″
Description: 1979 PROMO B/W SURRENDER (SEPC7144)

CHEAP TRICK Voices (1979 UK 7″ vinyl PROMO single also featuring Surrender both tracks taken from the Live At Budokan album generic company paper sleeve SEPC7144)


“Voices” is a song written by Rick Nielsen and recorded by American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the album Dream Police. The single was released in 1979 and peaked at number 32 in the US. The single has become one of the band’s more widely known tracks.

The song was originally recorded with Cheap Trick bass guitar player Tom Petersson singing the lead vocal, but it was later rerecorded for the Dream Police album with Cheap Trick’s usual lead vocalist, Robin Zander, singing the lead. On the released track, Petersson and Nielsen provide back up vocals. The song is unusual for Cheap Trick in that six or seven vocal tracks are layered in, making it impossible to replicate the sound on the album in live concerts. Steve Lukather of the band Toto plays lead and acoustic guitar on the version of the song on Dream Police, but is uncredited.

Prior to its release on Dream Police, “Voices”, backed by “Surrender”, was released as a single in the UK as a promotion for the upcoming album. However, when the album release was delayed, the single was quickly pulled. When Dream Police was finally on the verge of being released, Arnold Levine directed a promotional film of the band featuring “Voices” and two other songs from the album, “Dream Police” and “Way of the World”.

Subsequent to its original release on Dream Police, “Voices” has appeared on several Cheap Trick compilation albums, including The Greatest Hits, The Essential Cheap Trick, Collections, Playlist: The Very Best of Cheap Trick and The Music of Cheap Trick and the box set Sex, America, Cheap Trick.

Critical reception
Billboard Magazine described “Voices” as being a “Beatlesque soft rocker” with an a cappella beginning and whose only hard rock element is its guitar solo. Critic Rick Clark of Allmusic described “Voices” as being “appealing [and] melodic (albeit wimpy)” and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, also of Allmusic described it as one of Cheap Trick’s finest songs. Audio described the song as a “lovely tune”. Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson called it “one of the Cheap Trick’s best ballads ever,” noting that the use of strings gives it a Beatles or ELO flavor. Robert Coyne considers “Voices” to be Nielsen’s “best ever ballad”, but Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone described is as “disastrous” and “a ballad from a band that has absolutely no facility for ballads”. Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic called “Voices” “a yearning power ballad that certainly stands as the prettiest song in Cheap Trick’s catalog”.

In the 2007 book “Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide”, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. One track included was “Voices”, where the author John M. Borack wrote: “Another sureshot of a slow one, with a tune that still raises goosebumps 25+ years after its release. The original simply kills – has Zander ever sung better? – but the live version on “Silver” is pretty swell, as well.”

Cover versions:  Jon Brion covered “Voices” on his 2001 debut album Meaningless.

Chart history  Chart (1979-80) Peak position:
Austrian Singles Chart 16
Canadian RPM Top Singles 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 32
U.S. Cash Box Top 100  30

The song is featured in the How I Met Your Mother episode “The Pineapple Incident” where Ted has a hangover and Ted, Marshall, Lily and Barney have to find out the entire story by telling it from their point of view. The song is played when Ted gets drunk and calls Robin and plays the song on the jukebox and starts singing it until he falls over. Earlier in the episode, the show uses the guitar solo from the song during a sequence when Ted had passed out. The song Jon Brion covered version is later used again in the show, in the episode “Band or DJ?” when Ted remembers how hurt he was during his life (reminiscing scenes seen in previous seasons of the show).

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“Surrender” is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album Heaven Tonight. It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. Its success in Japan, as well as the success of its preceding singles “Clock Strikes Ten” and “I Want You to Want Me”, paved the way for Cheap Trick’s famous concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group’s most popular album Cheap Trick at Budokan. The song originates from 1976, as like many other Cheap Trick songs it was played in concert before its release. It was on the soundtrack of the classic 1979 crime drama Over the Edge.

Rolling Stone deemed it “the ultimate Seventies teen anthem” and ranked it #471 on its list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. In the 2003 film Daddy Day Care, Cheap Trick make an appearance performing the song. The song is part of the soundtrack to the PS2 and Xbox 360 game Guitar Hero 2. This song is also included on the soundtrack for EA’s skateboard video game Skate. The song was also used in the intro for the first episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien in 2009. In 2017, it was used in the closing credits of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and included on the soundtrack. It also appeared at the beginning and end of the 2015 film
Composition
“Surrender” begins in B-flat major, with a key change to B major following the instrumental intro, and a key change to C major after the second time of the chorus.

Content
“Surrender” is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. Generation parents. His mother frequently warns him about the girls he will meet, as he will never know what diseases he will catch from them, as exemplified by a rumor about “a soldier’s falling off” as a result of “some Indonesian junk that’s going around”. The mother’s expertise on such matters is endorsed by the father, who states that she served with the WACs in the Philippines, a claim which amazes the narrator, who had been under the impression the WACs only recruited “old maids” (and Mommy isn’t one of those). The narrator then describes how his parents are weirder and hipper than many teens would believe. For example, the narrator describes how he discovers his “mom and dad are rolling on the couch” and listening to his Kiss records late at night (“rolling numbers, rock-and-rolling, got my Kiss records out”).

In the 2007 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. One track included was “Surrender”, where the author John M. Borack wrote “A no-brainer selection, to be sure, but since I believe that it’s clinically impossible to get tired of this rock and roll funhouse, it belongs here. A stone classic for the ages.”



Cheap Trick: Why Aren’t They One of the Biggest Bands Ever?


Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” is widely regarded as a quintessential rock n roll song. Through the years it’s been covered by artists from Pat Boone to Hank Williams Jr. — even John Lennon. Of all the covers, Domino’s favorite was the version by Cheap Trick. And it’s hard to disagree with him.

In a live recording from 1980, Cheap Trick performs the rock staple in front of a star-studded audience. The scene plays out as follows; Robin Zander walks out as the instrumental introduction coming to a close. Tom Petersson, whose hair is larger than life, is driving the crowd absolutely wild. Guitarist Rick Nielsen is running all over the stage like a kid off his medication. And remarkably for one of the first times in history, Bun E. Carlos is pounding his drums without a cigarette in his mouth. When the band kicks off, the energy is off the charts. A performance like that begs the question: “So why aren’t they HUGE?”

It was never about where the band came from; in fact, where they came from was a setback. A group from northern Illinois trying to make it in Wisconsin wasn’t exactly at the top of a record label’s list. If anything, those conditions fuelled rebellion on their part. To bust out of the obscurity of Rockford, Illinois would take something special. And they had it.

Their dynamic was simple but flawless. In front were Zander and Petersson. Zander proved to be a dynamic frontman with an incredible vocal range, rhythm guitar capabilities and the looks to carry him through. Petersson was the entire “Zander” package, only with brown hair and picking a four-string instead of a six. Together the two would line the front of Cheap Tricks’ albums for years to come.

Behind the curtain were two of the most unique figures in rock. Drummer Bun E Carlos looked like a chain-smoking insurance salesman but provided an energetic beat. The backbone of it all was guitarist Rick Nielsen, an enigma that words can never fully convey. His unorthodox wardrobe, eccentric guitar collection, and unprecedented energy were exactly what rock n roll is meant to be.

In 1974, the band set out to make a name after landing a record deal with Epic Records. When they burst on the scene, audiences weren’t entirely sure how to categorize them; They were… a bit of everything. They were rebellious but could write a sophisticated pop song. They cared about the music they played but didn’t care how they came off. They had pop appeal with the legitimacy of a bonafide rock group. Their first three albums embodied a raw sound that toed the line of power pop and the vigor of the upcoming punk scene.

1978’s live album Cheap Trick At Budokan jettisoned them into the spotlight. Fewer albums have captured the magic that Budokan did; it put the group on the map. The energy of the crowd was comparable to that of Beatlemania. Critics were quick to applaud Budokan and help elevate Cheap Trick’s status to top tier rock band. The group quickly followed up with their strongest and highest charting studio album: Dream Police.

Coming off the success of Budokan and Dream Police, Cheap Trick was able to successfully crossover and maintain their rock popularity. Not only was their AOR appeal fortuitous, but the timing of their ’80s peak was equally opportunistic. The ’80s produced some of their biggest hits in “If You Want My Love”, the Todd Rundgren-produced “I Can’t Take It”, and their first # 1 hit, “The Flame.” Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before their own flame started to fade.

Even with their success, the legacy of Cheap Trick has become a bit diluted. It seems they’ve become stuck in a purgatory of a “novelty band.” Their biggest hit, “I Want You To Want Me” has become synonymous with “bubble gum pop.” Some adolescent lyrics, such as “Surrender” haven’t resonated well. Even their biggest exposure came at a price: their theme song for That 70’s Show was merely a reimagining of Big Star’s “In The Street.”

As time passed, something had eluded the group; a trip to the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. The group patiently sat by the phone since their first year of eligibility in 1999. Zander and Petersson even admitted they were never sure if they were ever going to get in. Finally, in 2015, it was announced that Cheap Trick was nominated. Quickly, an online campaign emerged, enlisting the support of Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam. Cheap Trick was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame on April 8th, 2016.

Although the group finally got their due, their reputation still remains in play. Doubters will be quick to pin the group as too juvenile or commercial. But what makes Cheap Trick special is that they have one thing most groups strive to have: an identity. They never pretended to be anything they weren’t and killed it at everything that they were no matter how unconventional. Cheap Trick’s influence is perfectly summed up in an exchange between “Damone” and “Dena” in the 1982 movie classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Damone attempts to sell Dena a pair of tickets to a Cheap Trick concert. After her reluctance, Damone pleads “Can you honestly tell me that you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander? Or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?” Still not convinced Dena is quick to reply with “That’s kids stuff…”

To which Damone can only reply “Kids stuff? But what about the tunes?!?”

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