Crescendo

Cheap Trick released Special One in 2003, their first CD of new music since 1997’s self-titled release, which many fans of the band considered to be one of their finest hours since the quartet's hit-making heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was no surprise that while this new release was rabidly anticipated by the band's faithful fans, many of whom travel from city to city to attend their concerts, Special One was greeted with apathy from the general public and the media. Those who view the band as an "oldies" act are missing out on some solid rock and roll, especially in the case of the aforementioned '97 release.

	November 11, 2003 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA story & images by Ritchie Champagne

Cheap Trick released Special One in 2003, their first CD of new music since 1997’s self-titled release, which many fans of the band considered to be one of their finest hours since the quartet's hit-making heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was no surprise that while this new release was rabidly anticipated by the band's faithful fans, many of whom travel from city to city to attend their concerts, Special One was greeted with apathy from the general public and the media. Those who view the band as an "oldies" act are missing out on some solid rock and roll, especially in the case of the aforementioned '97 release.