After 50 years, Cheap Trick still looked great, sounded great, and delivered the goods, leaving 13 quarts of sweat on stage in the process.

All Washed Up (BMG). Review by Christopher Long.

Xtra Cherries (Cleopatra Records). Review by Christopher Long.

This week, Christopher Long reflects fondly on his misfit tweenage daze, as he discovers a reasonably healthy used vinyl copy of City Nights, the 1978 sophomore set from Canadian pop-rock kingpin, Nick Gilder — for just six bucks!

The leaves were turning gold and the air was getting crisp when Christopher Long visited a legit record joint in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. While perusing the “back room,” he spotted and snatched up a vinyl copy of One On One, the 1982 studio set from Cheap Trick, for two bucks.

In Another World (BMG). Review by Christopher Long.

Origins, Vol. 2 (Entertainment One (eOne)). Review by Christopher Long.

Waiting — The Van Duren Story (Omnivore Recordings ). Review by James Mann.

Bursting with non-stop hits, the classic rock triple-threat package tour attracted thousands (and thousands) of dedicated South Florida fans.

The legendary REO Speedwagon joined forces with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander to converge on Melbourne, FL’s King Center and deliver a true blue rock and roll spectacle of epic proportions.

Live At Budokan (Epic/Legacy). Review by Scott Adams.