In Color (studio album) by Cheap Trick
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In Color is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Cheap Trick on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cheap Trick is At Budokan which is ranked number 3470 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 426.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 02/19/2025 21:45 | matterhornrider | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 01/24/2025 14:26 | classicjoe | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 01/22/2025 19:07 |  spigelwii | | 85/100 |
80/100 | 11/28/2024 17:12 |  slatsheit | | 82/100 |
75/100 | 09/06/2024 20:46 |  flamingyesdept | | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Brad1770 11/29/2018 08:37
Hands down the best Cheap Trick studio album
It’s absolutely mind blowing that tracks such as “ Downed” (with the classic lines ‘I’m gonna live on a mountain/ Way down under in Australia/ It’s either that or suicide’ which is eerily similar to lyrics from Bob Dylans “Outlaw Blues” .... ‘Well I wish I was on some Australian mountain range..) , “Southern Girls” and “Come on , Come On” the sweet pop gems they are weren’t a huge commercial success breaking the band on a global scale rather than the Big In Japan Tag
Cheap Trick remind me somewhat of The Replacements- a band that could have and should have been massive beyond a nich fanbase but for various reasons never made it
‘In Colour ‘ is a cracking debut bar the feeble “I Want You to Want Me” version that appears and was quite correctly beefed up in future versions
'70's power pop at it's finest!
Top tracks:
I Want You To Want Me
Downed
Come On, Come On
Hello There
This gets an 80 from me because of Downed, Southern Girls, Come On, Come On, Big Eyes, and So Good to See You. I could live without the rest of the songs, but I absolutely detest I Want You to Want Me. I hate that song and hate the live version even more.
Best Track: I Want You To Want Me
swhaze 12/30/2014 16:28
Cheap Trick has been branded as "too sugary" to be considered true rock'n'roll and to heavy to be pop, so what do you say about "In Color" perhaps the best power-pop release of the 70's?
A polished switch from the rough and raw debut, it is full of well written and produced songs.
"Southern Girls" and "Come On Come On" vault this album into 'classic' status. I could take or leave "I Want You to Want Me".
~SMiLE~ 03/08/2012 21:18
"In Color" was Cheap Trick's sophomore release. Produced by Tom Werman, who stripped away their raw attack and replace it with a polished , poppy,radio-friendly sound,(in contrast to the first album). "In Color" contains the studio version of "I Want You To Want Me," which would go on to become one of their biggest hits a few years later when it was released on "At Budakon". Hip-shaking, guitar-driven, harmony-coated super-songs make for a rockin' good time. A fantastic record with splendidly crafted songs. Lots of fun.
Bork 01/26/2012 03:04
Solid power pop album although it grows a wee bit stale on side B.
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