Cheap Trick - The Doctor (1986)

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The Doctor is the ninth studio album by Cheap Trick, released in 1986…

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f any one record sums up all the ludicrous indulgence of ‘80s record-making it’s The Doctor, Cheap Trick’s utterly botched ninth album. The band managed to navigate new wave with the assistance of Todd Rundgren, and even scored a slick AOR hit in 1985 with “Tonight It’s You,” but all their commercial instincts soured on The Doctor just as Rick Nielsen entered into a significant songwriting slump. Of the two problems, the former is the hardest to bear, as the very sound of The Doctor is egregiously unpleasant. Cluttered with cacophonic electronic drums and clanking with cheap overdriven synths, the record is cavernous and hollow, every instrument echoing endlessly in a fathomless digital stage. As sonic archaeology, this holds some interest, as it contains every bad record production idea of the mid-‘80s – it’s as garish and ugly as its record cover – but even then the relentless march is wearying, as it's married to an exceedingly weak set of songs. Whenever Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander have a good idea – the cheerful sleaze of “Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere),” the slow grind of “Take Me to The Top” – the song is bludgeoned by Tony Platt’s production, making The Doctor a memorably unpleasant album.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

Well, cheap trick's the doctor is a trip. Its considered the worst album made by them and many critics hated it. But is it really bad as what people think it is, lets look at the album. Fist off the cover is the first album not to have any band members on it. Its screams the 80's and to be honest is very cool too look at. OK the songs. Welp, look down below for my reviews.

Its up to you-3/5
For an album opener its not terrible. Its an ok song but the production quality kills it and for all of these songs its the reason why, but not bad song, but not great.

Rear-view mirror romance- 3/5
Much like the same for its up to you, again not great but not terrible.

The doctor-4/5
Not a bad song at all. Its very catchy very groovy and its a great song to get up and dance too, but the production kills it. But personally i love this song.

Are you lonely tonight-4/5
not a bad song much like the doctor

Name of the game- 2/5
Eh, the chorus is catchy but nothing else really says hey i'm ok, not very good the only reason i give it 2 stars is because the chorus is catchy.

Kiss me red-5/5
This is a great song, its very catchy, very groovy, fun too listen too and amazing. It's simple yet effective, must listen.

Take me to the top 5/5
this is a great love song. Its very catchy, and is great all around. Its a great love song and its one of my favorite songs by cheap trick, its a must listen,(if you want better quality, listen to the silver version)

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere 3/5
The versus are eh but the chorus is catchy great song.

Man-U-Lip-U-Later 5/5
Catchy affective and a great song

Its only love 5/5
great song, catchy, and the sound is amazing must listen.

Its not bad, but not great. I can see why people would hate it but personally i love it, i feel like its an opinion thing.

by Ben Zarndt, allmusic.com

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