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News Credits: 10 · Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:41 pm

A friend of mine showed this to me--it's SO much better than the crappy cover we had in the last soundtrack, IMO. He says it's going into RoTF's soundtrack. I wonder if the guys in Cheap Trick are fans?

http://www.imeem.com/people/7XUeXfY/music/HTU9quXy/cheap-trick-transformers-the-fallen-remix-radio-edit12396/

News Credits: 22 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:52 am

Wow. that was actually pretty damn good. I still like the original better, but this was pretty good. better than some poopy pop or rap remix. So far, the 2 songs I heard from the sound track are good. I might have to buy it. the first one sucked.

Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:40 am

I had no idea Cheap Trick did this. Totally didn't see that coming. Anyone ever watch Cheap Trick live? They are freaking awesome live. By far one of the best bands I ever saw live.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:43 pm

This is slag.
The first one with Black Lab was, well... It went well with the video they threw together but otherwise it wasn't good enough to be put on an MP3-player.
This is even worse. What will be next band to make an even worse version of the theme? Alvin and the Chipmunks? Tokio Hotel? Celine Dion?

Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:55 pm

Chaoslock wrote:This is slag.
The first one with Black Lab was, well... It went well with the video they threw together but otherwise it wasn't good enough to be put on an MP3-player.
This is even worse. What will be next band to make an even worse version of the theme? Alvin and the Chipmunks? Tokio Hotel? Celine Dion?

Maybe a Miley Cyrus/Jesse McCarthey duet next time #-o

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:58 pm

Prime Riblet wrote:I had no idea Cheap Trick did this. Totally didn't see that coming. Anyone ever watch Cheap Trick live? They are freaking awesome live. By far one of the best bands I ever saw live.

I'm officially jealous of you. I have not had the pleasure of seeing them in concert and I would absolutely love to.

I was very impressed with this. This should have been on the first soundtrack.
The version that was done for the first movie had the appeal of front desk music at a methodone clinic IMO. I'm sure those guys tried but Cheap Trick has a much beter grasp on the tempo involved with these films. I'm looking forward to picking up this new soundtrack even more now.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:03 pm

MTV/Harmonix need to get that song into Rock Band for download! It would be a great cross-promotion for everyone involved.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:14 pm

Not a big fan of Cheap Trick (i like maybe 2 of their songs) but that wasnt half bad. Better then the crap we've heard so far. We need Iron Maiden to do a transformer song. If they can make a kick ass song about The rhyme of the ancient mariner and run silent run deep then they would make one of the best TF songs ever.

News Credits: 767 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:19 pm

I think it sounds bad not I think it sounds ****.
Why can't we have a bad-ass TF based song for once? Something like we had back in 86 with Instruments of Destruction?

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:42 pm

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Not a big fan of Cheap Trick (i like maybe 2 of their songs) but that wasnt half bad. Better then the crap we've heard so far. We need Iron Maiden to do a transformer song. If they can make a kick ass song about The rhyme of the ancient mariner and run silent run deep then they would make one of the best TF songs ever.

If you are looking for worshippers, sign me up!
That is probaly the most kick-ass idea I've heard all year.
What would you think of them doing it something along the lines of "Can I Play With Madness"? That's got a nice Giant Butt Kicking Robot rhythm to it. B-)

News Credits: 22 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:55 pm

T-Macksimus wrote:What would you think of them doing it something along the lines of "Can I Play With Madness"? That's got a nice Giant Butt Kicking Robot rhythm to it.

Yeah, that's pretty much "Megatron's Theme" and it would be badass for Iron Maiden to cover the Touch!

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:59 pm

All of 10 seconds in and it is already heavily superior to that ABOMINATION that was the Mute Math themesong.

I like how its got bits of different themesongs in there. It has a lot of simillarities to the Lion themesong, but I wouldn't really call it a direct cover.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:03 pm

Chaoslock wrote:This is slag.
The first one with Black Lab was, well... It went well with the video they threw together but otherwise it wasn't good enough to be put on an MP3-player.
This is even worse. What will be next band to make an even worse version of the theme? Alvin and the Chipmunks? Tokio Hotel? Celine Dion?

I disagree entirely. I found the Black Lab cover to be amazingly well constructed and it carried a very distinct mood. I have it on my mp3 player and I bought the CD that it was on (which is, in its own right, a good CD).

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:07 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
T-Macksimus wrote:What would you think of them doing it something along the lines of "Can I Play With Madness"? That's got a nice Giant Butt Kicking Robot rhythm to it.

Yeah, that's pretty much "Megatron's Theme" and it would be badass for Iron Maiden to cover the Touch!

I have heard damn few songs over the years where a remake blows the original clean out of the water, but Bruce Dickinsons would be PERFECT for The Touch.
That's makes 2 of the most kick-ass ideas of 2009 in the same thread.

I'm feeling a little guilty that suddenly Iron Maiden is getting more love than Cheap Trick on here. Maybe this exposure will get Cheap Trick running a bigger circuit than just Club and Casino gigs again. That would jack the ticket prices up but I would enjoy seeing them in a bigger venue.

News Credits: 97 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:24 pm

Meh. This just doesn't work for me. The lyrics and music just don't sound like they belong together at all.

I liked Blacklab's version alright, definitely better than this one IMHO.

Regardless, I'm glad to see more bands giving it a shot. Maybe eventually there'll be a version of the TF theme for people of every musical taste.

News Credits: 34 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:36 pm

Cheap Trick? Really? Nice!

I'll have to check it out when I get home.

News Credits: 10 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:10 pm

Woohoo I made news source again!

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:27 pm

No freaking way! Cheap Trick?

I'm from Rockford, IL...Cheap Trick's home town. I've played with Rick Nielsen..he will drop in and play with local bands every once in a while; also run into him at Rockford Ice Hogs ( the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate) occassionally. Met Bun Carlos at a baseball game too. It's very cool to see them on the TF soundtrack.

The song itself is a very classic Cheap Trick sound. Had some elements of Dream Police and Magical Mystery Tour in there, I thought.

And yes, they are AWESOME to see live. Rock on!

Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:42 pm

T-Macksimus wrote:
Prime Riblet wrote:I had no idea Cheap Trick did this. Totally didn't see that coming. Anyone ever watch Cheap Trick live? They are freaking awesome live. By far one of the best bands I ever saw live.

I'm officially jealous of you. I have not had the pleasure of seeing them in concert and I would absolutely love to.

I was very impressed with this. This should have been on the first soundtrack.
The version that was done for the first movie had the appeal of front desk music at a methodone clinic IMO. I'm sure those guys tried but Cheap Trick has a much beter grasp on the tempo involved with these films. I'm looking forward to picking up this new soundtrack even more now.

Got lucky and saw them at the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri around 1999 or 2000. The Blue Note is a little club in the middle of down, and i was about 8 feet away from Rick Nielsen. I was screaming like a little girl, and by the time it was over, I was absolutely deaf. One of the best shows I ever saw in my life. Most people don't realize how much they kick ass live, since their records are usually produced so (infamously) badly. God, that was a good night.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:09 pm

SOrry, but this new version sucks. Big time. I wasn't that big of a fan of the Black lab version, but even it is way better than this "cheap trick". I don't see this opening more doors for them.
It sucks,cause the first few seconds sounded promising, but then the rest of the beat... And the lyrics.... Horrible. Just Horrible. I still think Meat bee had the best cover of Transformers.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:40 pm

No one beats Lion.

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but this makes me want to throw panties on stage.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:20 pm

5150 Cruiser wrote:SOrry, but this new version sucks. Big time. I wasn't that big of a fan of the Black lab version, but even it is way better than this "cheap trick". I don't see this opening more doors for them.
It sucks,cause the first few seconds sounded promising, but then the rest of the beat... And the lyrics.... Horrible. Just Horrible. I still think Meat bee had the best cover of Transformers.

Meat Bee?

Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:24 pm

Don't like it give me the one from the G1 movie.

Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:45 pm

5150 Cruiser wrote:SOrry, but this new version sucks. Big time. I wasn't that big of a fan of the Black lab version, but even it is way better than this "cheap trick". I don't see this opening more doors for them.
It sucks,cause the first few seconds sounded promising, but then the rest of the beat... And the lyrics.... Horrible. Just Horrible. I still think Meat bee had the best cover of Transformers.

Not everyone can be Van Halen.

Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:46 pm

5150 Cruiser wrote:SOrry, but this new version sucks. Big time. I wasn't that big of a fan of the Black lab version, but even it is way better than this "cheap trick". I don't see this opening more doors for them.
It sucks,cause the first few seconds sounded promising, but then the rest of the beat... And the lyrics.... Horrible. Just Horrible. I still think Meat bee had the best cover of Transformers.

Not everyone can be Van Halen.