10 More Hard Rock Music Artists Who Released Two Great Albums In 2 Consecutive Years

10. Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight & Dream Police

Though nowadays they might just be considered conventional dad rock, Cheap Trick were a pretty revolutionary force in the late 1970s.

They were early pioneers of the genre known as "power pop", which essentially meant that they took the songwriting conventions of the mid-60s and pumped a load more noise into them.

After a fairly steady start with their first two albums, Cheap Trick really hit it big with 1978's Heaven Tonight. This record combined the darker tones of their debut release with the more upbeat sounds of its predecessor to create the best of both worlds.

Or the worst, if you're going to be pessimistic like that.

Later in '78, the band put out a live album called Cheap Trick at Budokan. The monumental success of this record paved the way for their most successful release ever - 1979's Dream Police.

Shifting over a million copies in the US thanks to songs like Voices and Way of the World, Dream Police continued the group's ascent to the top of pop rock and did so in style.

There you have it - your dad does know something about music after all.