As they close with their signature “Goodnight,” a lyrical re-working of “Hello There,” they unite in a series of fermatas that serve to punctuate the whole experience with several aural exclamation points. I get the sense that, like the ravenous crowd, Cheap Trick simply refuses to let go of this moment, milking every last overdriven wavelength to its fullest potential. And for at least a few more seconds, as they put it in the outro to their perennial sing-a-long “Surrender,” “We’re all alright.”
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