Zander struggled on The Flame but he sounded pretty good on most everything else. Unlike Journey Cheap Trick is still largely the original band. The only missing piece is Bun E. Carlos, Rick Nielsen's son is now the touring drummer.
The bass player, Tom Petersen (?), is with them? I thought he left years ago.
Open question for folks with musical knowledge - Rick Nielsen: very good guitarist or very flashy guitarist? I listened to some songs off Live at the Budokan and wondered whether it was just amplification and some simple (cheap?) tricks, but I loved the guitar on most of those songs.