Cheap Trick - Stiff Competition - Reading Festival UK '79 video free download

Alex K

This is real rocking! Love it!

TitoYuca

Much better than the Foo Fighters' version! (Obviously)

skibugy

Bun E is a wild man

shinybald36

and here we have the americans representing with vocals, and some very tight playing, by band members who made there bread an butter, playing midwest, beer bars, possibly with indoor shuffle board and horseshoe sandwiches.

Wayne Iantorno

played 4x's now and soaring .......

JC Haywire

Scrappy and GREAT! Cheap Trick can take any crowd and rip 'em new earholes. For 1979, this was rough, punky goodness. Good on ya, mates!

juliano66

@bleaufire No doubt--sounded like they we're kinda lethargic--The boys a tad too much for 'em i guess

weevil6969

Tom, the original and best!!!! Awesome clips, ta muchly x

Elle Shell

What is the freakin deal with that audience? Man, they should be rockin their cocks out!! Poor Rick is trying to wake up the crowd. Who spiked the punch?

Mick duRocque

That's a Fender Bass V Tom is using. Wow! I have only seen JPJ play one. The Waterstone basses are cool. Not as sliky out of the box as the Chandlers, but sweet nonetheless.

ljh2000

Whoooo! I'm a teacher getting fired up for a day at work. Just played this twice! WHOOOOOOOOO!!!! (I'm gonna drink less coffee tomorrow morning...)

ryan4191

Robin caught it, too... he just looks over at Rick right after it happens... LMAO!!! I love them.

Dale Swift

I saw the CT lads in madison Wi last month BRILLIANT!

chuckubus

I understand from reliable sources, that Tom wanted a signature line that he could make healthy royalties off of, and Hamer did not want to do it. That may be pure fiction, I can't verify it, but his claim the quality of the basses was bad seems a little inacurrate. Waterstone and Chandler could build assembly-line guitars cheaply, Hamer hand makes everything. That's all I know.

Galen Thurber

what effect in Robin's voice? fast slap back and flange, vibe? slow chorus?

mineralt

I can't wait to see these guys on Sept 2!!!

crapple009

This is just plain awesome RnR at its ffinest.Even at 2:20, when Rick misses the chord change. One of the best American RnR bands ever. Long live the Trick and hope they release this as a DVD soon!

Dietpepsivanilla

Thanks for posting this and other gems!

monsterpop

isnt that a jazz?

Joseph Marrero

I believe so. He did not like the quality of most of the basses they made for him and he went from Kids basses to Chandler and now Waterstone who produces a signature 12 string.

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