Rockbrat’s Audio Archive: Cheap Trick Live At Jindabyne Hotel, NSW 18 August 1990

I was recently contacted by a Rockbrat reader regarding the poster for this gig, Cheap Trick at Jindabyne Hotel in the NSW Snowy Mountains back in August, 1990. So I fished out out the bootleg cassette I made of the show, I honestly havent listend to this tape since that time in Winter 1990..I blew off the [...]

Rockbrat Introduces You To: The Rick Nielsen Signature Hamer

To escape the continuning aftershocks and radiation worries, Mr Rockbrat was recently gazing over some nice axes recently in a recycle store here in Japan. From a distance, the guitar which first caught my eye was an orange hamer. ‘Looks similar to one which Cheap Trick’s legendary Rick Nielsen uses’ I thought and lo and [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: What Is The Most Under Rated Cheap Trick Album?

I was watching some old video tapes of Cheap Trick the other day, in particular a Hard Rock Cafe session they did in Vegas in 1997. As well as tired sounding standards like ‘Surrender’ they played a bunch of tunes off their then current album, 1997’s self titled CD ’Cheap Trick’. It reminded me just [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Cheap Trick 1990 Australian Tour Poster – Jindabyne Hotel

Now this brings back memories. Saturday 18 August, 1990, the Jindabyne Hotel in the heart of NSW ski fields – the middle of winter, still, the opportunity to see Rockford’s finest in a small pub was too good to pass up. A two hour drive to the venue, but it was well worth it. The [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Cheap Trick ‘Busted’ comic book (1990)

I picked this item up in a record store in the Czech Republic back in the early 90s. I was a massive Cheap Trick fan and this was indeed a find. A promotional only, record company issue comic book about Rockford’s finest! Intended as a promo gimic for the band’s 1990 ‘Busted’ album, I’ve had it stored away [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Rick Nielsen Guitar Picks

What: Rick Nielsen Guitar Picks At a guess, Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick tosses 50+ of his signature plectrums into the crowd at each show. If you multiply the amount of shows Cheap Trick have performed since the early 70′s – it would be a fair assumption to say he has chucked THOUSANDS of his picks [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Cheap Trick Set-List

What: Cheap Trick Set-List – Rick Nielsen 1988 From the previous posts related to Cheap Trick, you can assume correct in saying the Rockbrat is a massive fan. Today, whilst rummaging through the Treasure Chest I locate gold ! Gold made out of paper at least. This is guitarist Rick Nielsen’s original set-list obtained on the [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Cheap Trick Gig Posters

Cheap Trick Gig Posters (2 and 3 December 1988) Like any true rock geek, souveniring a gig or band poster from a telegraph pole on a suburban Sydney street seemed, well – perfectly normal. Over the years I’d amassed quite a collection. This activity could actually be quite hazardous – especially if the pole was on an [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Bun E. Carlos Drumstick

What: Bun E. Carlos Drumstick The odds of scoring a drumstick at a gig are slim – unlike a guitar pick, where many can be tossed out into a crowd in one evening (unless it’s a Kiss show where they freakin-well rain down). I’ve never been fortunate enough to snare many drum sticks – if [...]

Guess What The Rockbrat Found On eBay ? Cheap Trick – Dream Police Stand-Up

Cheap Trick – Dream Police Stand-Up Winning Bid: $125 US Sale Date: 1 December 2006 This neat looking Cheap Trick rarity was upped on eBay some time back, but I thought it was worthy of a post. How cool is this ? If you cranked ‘Gonna Raise Hell’ and consumed a few beers, you’d swear [...]