The Resume

(December 22, 1946- )
Guitarist for Cheap Trick (1973- )
With Cheap Trick, recorded the songs 'Surrender,' 'I Want You to Want Me,' 'Ain't That a Shame,' 'Dream Police,' 'Voices,' 'Everything Works If You Let It,' ‘Stop This Game,' ‘If You Want My Love,' ‘She's Tight,' ‘Tonight It's You,' ‘The Flame,' ‘Don't Be Cruel,' ‘Ghost Town,' ‘Never Had a Lot To Lose,' ‘Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love,' and ‘Wherever Would I Be?'

Why he might be annoying:

He had a similar name with 50's teen idol Ricky Nelson.
He always wore a baseball cap, because he was balding.
He has a 5-neck guitar. The extra necks serve no purpose, and are just for show.
He has not aged very well.
He performs the themes for ‘That 70's Show' and ‘The Colbert Report.'
At one point, Cheap Trick allowed Epic Records to take creative control over their music, which meant Epic would hire songwriters to write their songs instead of Rick.

Why he might not be annoying:

He writes most of Cheap Trick's songs.
He, along with Tom Peterson, formed Cheap Trick.
He owns his own Chicago-style pizza parlor.
He has been featured on albums by Alice Cooper and Hall and Oates.
His band, Cheap Trick is constantly referenced on The Simpsons.

Credit: Rocky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blender Magazine's 28 Most Recognizable Guitars (Ranked: 15)
• I Performed at Budokan Hall [Tokyo, Japan]
• I Performed at the Double Door [Chicago, Ill]
• I Performed with Camp Freddy
• I Performed with Slash
• I Sung 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' at Wrigley Field
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Bow Tie
• M.D.'s and R.N.'s
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 262)
• Pizza Shop Workers
• Playgirl Magazine's 10 Sexiest Men [1981]
• Profiles 17251-17500 (Ranked: 17478)
• Rocky's Profiles [Series 2]
• Sound City: Real To Reel

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 61.84% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 148 Votes: 46.62% Annoying