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Metallic Blaze
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1166
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-09-08
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thejokeriv
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3852
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-01-23
|  Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon  Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:44 pm | |
| I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another they released a bunch of sappy singles |
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MetalRob331
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2907
Age: 28
Registration date: 2007-07-22
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:30 pm | |
| | thejokeriv wrote: | | I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another they released a bunch of sappy singles |
Sappy singles or not there is some great hard music in there back catalog and Gary Richrath is a monster on guitar... |
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thejokeriv
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3852
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-01-23
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:32 pm | |
| | MetalRob331 wrote: | | thejokeriv wrote: | | I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another they released a bunch of sappy singles |
Sappy singles or not there is some great hard music in there back catalog and Gary Richrath is a monster on guitar... |
Yes, I know that - I was only referring to the singles! |
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James B.
Scurvy Skalliwag
Number of posts: 1774
Age: 44
Registration date: 2008-02-10
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:39 pm | |
| I can listen to the 70's stuff, no problem, After "Hi Infidelity" I can't Gary R. had a great tone and definitily got busy. It did take two players to replace him ? _________________   |
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Schbopo
Department of Youth
Number of posts: 3661
Age: 19
Registration date: 2008-09-04
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:26 am | |
| I like some Speedwagon. Nothing really special, just good ol' goofy arena rock. |
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manny
Metal is Forever
Number of posts: 6670
Age: 39
Registration date: 2008-08-05
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:52 am | |
| I always hated them and was the second worst concert I have ever witnessed. The worst being Styx's 'Kilroy was Here Tour' that my brother took me to when I was 13 or 14. |
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TheNazgul
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1224
Age: 41
Registration date: 2008-12-08
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:41 am | |
| I actually like a lot of the singles. I only have a greatest hits that goes through the 80's but it's decent. |
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akeldama
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2845
Age: 29
Registration date: 2008-06-28
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:03 am | |
| I have over 30 REO albums (all the studio,comps,live,etc.) I guess you can say I like 'em. I really like their '70's material but REO (1976) is their best IMO. |
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stepcousin
Metal master
Number of posts: 634
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-03-11
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:44 pm | |
| My fave era of them is maybe '76 to about '82. Even though they had hit singles, IMO the best songs were the non-singles. After '82, they were ok, some good love songs and some ok rock songs but they were drifting too far from their roots at that point. But those mid-to-late 70's album kicked A**!! |
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
Number of posts: 7151
Age: 49
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:23 pm | |
| I love early REO like You Can Tune A Piano and Nine Lives. Once they started with the sappy singles, I blew 'em off.
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DallasBlack
Metal is Forever
Number of posts: 5365
Age: 30
Registration date: 2007-09-09
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:33 am | |
| I grew up on sappy singles so I can say I am a (casual fan). I have a CD of all their ballads and Hi Infidelity. I love AOR so it's all good to me. |
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Metallic Blaze
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1166
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-09-08
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:58 am | |
| Cool! Yeah, I'm a casual fan myself at this point. I have one greatest hits album and that's about all I need. They are pretty good though. Eventually I might venture out and get another album or two. _________________  |
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stepcousin
Metal master
Number of posts: 634
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-03-11
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:06 pm | |
| | Metallic Blaze wrote: | Cool! Yeah, I'm a casual fan myself at this point. I have one greatest hits album and that's about all I need. They are pretty good though.
Eventually I might venture out and get another album or two. |
If you get another REO album get their Live album "You Get What You Play For" from 1977. It fits right in with all of the killer mid 70's live albums. Or one of the next 2 studio albums "Tuna Piano" or Nine Lives". |
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
Number of posts: 7151
Age: 49
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:27 am | |
| | stepcousin wrote: | | Metallic Blaze wrote: | Cool! Yeah, I'm a casual fan myself at this point. I have one greatest hits album and that's about all I need. They are pretty good though.
Eventually I might venture out and get another album or two. |
If you get another REO album get their Live album "You Get What You Play For" from 1977. It fits right in with all of the killer mid 70's live albums. Or one of the next 2 studio albums "Tuna Piano" or Nine Lives". |
Those last two are my favorite REO albums.
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akeldama
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2845
Age: 29
Registration date: 2008-06-28
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:36 am | |
| ^ I'd also get REO (1976).^ |
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Metallic Blaze
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1166
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-09-08
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Neuropete
Metal student
Number of posts: 200
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-09-21
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:24 pm | |
| I have a soft spot for these guys... mainly because they were the first band I ever saw in concert! They will always hold a special place in my heart for that alone. It was during their 1984 tour, when they were hiting a peak with "I can't stand this feeling anymore." I was 14 and in junior high. A friend of mine won the tickets on a local radio show, and my dad drove us to the concert and picked us up afterwards. Zebra and Sourvivor both opened up the show. I was such a geek... I remember that my friend and I started to leave when we thought they were done, and then rushed back when we heard them playing again. Never been to a concert, neither of us knew what an encore was! LOL |
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Metallic Blaze
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1166
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-09-08
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Wargod48
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1933
Age: 50
Registration date: 2007-01-24
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:46 pm | |
| Early REO is best IMO really love REO II and Golden Country! Wargod50 _________________  |
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
Number of posts: 11842
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-02-21
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Getizzyback
Metal novice
Number of posts: 84
Age: 43
Registration date: 2009-02-24
| | Subject: Re: REO Speedwagon Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:13 pm | |
| "Time For Me To Fly" is one of my all time favorite songs. "Back On The Road Again" is also a fav. |
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Cool story Neuro!
