In a city of knockoffs and
impersonations, how do you go
about reinterpreting a great piece of music without being tainted as a copycat?
Well, it helps if you’re already a legendary rock band in your own right behind
you, too. That’s how Cheap Trick’s doing it anyway, landing at the Las Vegas
Hilton for nine performances of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band before a full orchestra and assisted by such other pop stars as Joan
Osbourne. Cheap Trick’s guitarist and vocalist Rick Nielsen joins us this hour
to talk about the band’s relationship with the Beatles, about growing up in
Rockford, Ill., and whether this swing of shows could portend a resident Vegas
gig of some form soon.
In banter: Mindy Kaling gets Vegas whiners whining, Terry Fator puts puppets on cabs, Amy gets a Vegas welcome on her European cruise, Top Chef's been good to Hubert Keller and more.
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