Best of both worlds: I came for Sgt. Pepper, but stayed for Cheap Trick

I came for Sgt. Pepper, but stayed for Cheap Trick. The band who gave us one of rock’s greatest live albums (Live at Budokan) rendered a completely yeoman’s effort at reproducing the Beatles’ game-changing 1967 album at Le Theatre des Arts at Paris Las Vegas, ably assisted by a small orchestra perched atop one end of a tall set and a men’s chorus on the other end. Yet, Cheap Trick did so much more, borrowing not only from other Beatles’ albums, but from their own, as well. The only way to describe the evening is the “best of both worlds.” To set the scene, the band began with a performance of “I Am the Walrus” from the band’s Magical Mystery Tour album, nearly letter perfect in reproducing the Beatles’ sound. [read more]