With a mix of melody and muscle, Cheap Trick built on the foundation The Beatles had laid down in their gnarlier moments—like the epic Abbey Road jam “I Want You (She's So Heavy)”—and amped-up '70s power-pop pioneers like Badfinger. And while Cheap Trick made no secret of enjoying Kiss records, their embrace of arena-rock swagger was matched by an appreciation for the raw guitar roar of first-wave punks like the Ramones.