Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Cheap Trick: Heaven Tonight [Epic, 1978]
When I gave the weak side a final spin, I was quite surprised to recognize four hooks with pleasure. The strong side begins with a wonderfully funny parents song and includes a sarcastic ditty about suicide. Am I to conclude that I'm once again seduced by this power-tooled hard rock product? Guess so. B+