{|Cheap Trick|}'s comeback album is by no means a return to the creativity and vitality of their glory days. But even though {|Lap of Luxury|} is largely formulaic, the band's strongest collection of material in some time fills that late-'80s {|pop-m... Read more

{|Cheap Trick|}'s comeback album is by no means a return to the creativity and vitality of their glory days. But even though {|Lap of Luxury|} is largely formulaic, the band's strongest collection of material in some time fills that late-'80s {|pop-metal|} formula quite well. Combining grandly romantic power {|ballads|} ({|Ghost Town|}) with catchy hard rockers ({|Never Had a Lot to Lose|}), {|Lap of Luxury|} consistently delivers strong hooks and well-crafted songs, proving that {|Cheap Trick|} were still capable of outdoing many of the bands they helped inspire. The album produced two Top Five singles in a cover of {|Elvis Presley|}'s {|Don't Be Cruel|} and the band's first number one hit, {|The Flame.|} ~ Steve Huey Less