Cheap Trick - The Doctor (1986/2015) [Hi-Res]

„The career choices of Rockford, IL's most famous quartet are always perversely peculiar: After a strong return to straight power pop for Standing on the Edge, Cheap Trick promoted Standing's engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Patto) to producer and inauspiciously squeezed out the Doctor. Overbearing keyboards trample through decent ideas ('Take Me to the Top,' sole single 'It's Only Love') and careen into bizarre throwaways ('Man-U-Lip-U-Lator,' the Kiss-referencing 'Doctor'), resulting in the shrill nadir of bad '80s radio or lost Rundgren records. Hit producer Ritchie Zito harnessed Trick's combusting commercial soundscape for the follow-up smash, Lap of Luxury, but he also forced outside songwriters on the band. Thus, the glib but slight Doctor now stands as guitarist/guiding light Rick Nielsen's last gasp, a chipped nugget of Americana from pop's greatest disposable heroes who romance their brief reign in the review mirror.“ (Doug Stone, AMG)

Robin Zander, vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen, lead guitar, backing vocals
Jon Brant, bass, backing vocals
Bun E. Carlos, drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
Dee Lewis, background vocals
Coral Gordon, background vocals
Paul Klingberg, keyboards, sequencers

Engineered and mixed by Tony Platt
Produced by Tony Platt

Digitally remastered