A disaster was barely averted tonight

Squeeze/Cheap Trick
Radio City Music Hall
Tuesday, July 13

It's old-timer's power-pop night here at Radio City, where success is measured entirely by when and how often the crowd deigns to stand up (Cheap Trick: only for "I Want You to Want Me," "Surrender," and "Dream Police") or sit back down (Squeeze: only for the slow, boring cabaret tunes or after any utterance of the words "solo album"). Both have ridiculously good songs (Squeeze especially) and aren't at all afraid of looking ridiculous (Cheap Trick especially). Which is good news for everybody.