Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
by Cheap Trick
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Magnet
    Apr 15, 2016
    90
    The group's 17th album sounds as fresh and over the top as anything it's ever done. [No. 130, p.55]
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  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 25, 2016
    90
    Their 1997 self-titled release marked their effective rebirth, signalling the end of that period when they used outside writers and became themselves again. But no album since has had quite the consistency and urgency of this, their 17th studio record. Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello.
  3. PopMatters
    Apr 13, 2016
    80
    There are times when you want to will a veteran act’s new album to be exceptional, just because their career standing seems to dictate it should be so. Well, Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello requires no act of charity. It really is that good.
  5. American Songwriter
    Mar 28, 2016
    80
    Bang Zoom... is everything anyone would want from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers at this late stage, and likely far more than even their staunchest fans expected.
  6. Q Magazine
    Mar 25, 2016
    80
    Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello is their best version this century. [May 2016, p.107]
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  7. Uncut
    Mar 25, 2016
    80
    Bang Zoom Crazy... Hello could very well be the band's most consistently thrilling long-player since the Carter administration. [May 2016, p.70]
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  8. AllMusic
    Mar 31, 2016
    70
    Cheap Trick can still make a solid and entertaining hard rock record. If that doesn't sound like much, compare Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello with the current work of their late-'70s peers and you'll see what a fine surprise that is.
  9. The A.V. Club
    Apr 1, 2016
    67
    If you’re a fan of guitar rock, loving Cheap Trick is very important, and though today the band occasionally sounds a little too calculated and studio-glamorous, as opposed to high-voltage and live--and though there’s currently no Bun E., an important note--its staunch resolve about living the rock-and-roll life (album, tour, album, tour, repeat) and parlaying a mega sound into a decades-spanning career should provide reason enough to bow down.
  10. Kerrang!
    Mar 30, 2016
    60
    On Cheap Trick's 17th album--and that is the most Cheap Trick title ever Cheap Trick'd--the man's ability to write sugar-coated riffs that stick in your head as though made of golden syrup has not diminished. [2 Apr 2016, p.53]
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  11. Mojo
    Mar 25, 2016
    60
    Their first album in seven years is a guns-blazing reinforcement of classic tropes, powered by young 'un Daxx. [May 2016, p.88]
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  12. Consequence
    Apr 1, 2016
    50
    The songwriting is boring and inoffensive, but the lyrics really sterilize the record.
  13. Record Collector
    Apr 22, 2016
    40
    Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello, their 17th album and first since 2009, is the latest in a number of stillborn attempts to recapture those glory days.

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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Danm95VFF
    Apr 18, 2016
    7
    It's just an album of solid catchy Cheap Trick-esque hard rock. I think their induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame around the album'sIt's just an album of solid catchy Cheap Trick-esque hard rock. I think their induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame around the album's release served as a coincidental promotional tool for the album and even for the band in general. For those just discussing Cheap Trick thanks to their induction, Bang Zoom Crazy Hello is not a bad place to start off...though ideally do start off with Heaven Tonight or Dream Police.… Full Review »
  2. anonymous1baby
    Jul 18, 2016
    1
    Finally gave this a listen against my better judgement given that I loved Cheap Trick back in the day. Oh well, my better judgement won.Finally gave this a listen against my better judgement given that I loved Cheap Trick back in the day. Oh well, my better judgement won. Sorry boys, but this is just lame and derivative. 40 years later and their style hasn't moved one inch. I had to go listen to their first 3 albums again just to clear this mush out of my ears.

    Only No Direction Home had any spark for me and that was just okay. Fans should pass on this one and just enjoy the old stuff.    … Full Review »
  3. CramRenraff
    Apr 27, 2016
    10
    It has always eluded me why Cheap Trick isn't as popular as AC/DC, a band who started about the same time and, for a period, shared much theIt has always eluded me why Cheap Trick isn't as popular as AC/DC, a band who started about the same time and, for a period, shared much the same career path. They are way more accessible to mainstream music fans and arguably, they have been way more consistent in the quality of their music AND they haven't had to endure (until now) the loss of a single member.

    Bang Zoom Crazy Hello is an excellent record from beginning to end and stacks up with any of their heyday releases.    … Full Review »
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