REO Speedwagon

Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

What are your thoughts on this band?

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 12811 Age : 55

I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another they released a bunch of sappy singles

Dinky Do Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43

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...

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 12811 Age : 55

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!

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12851 Age : 60

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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Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34

I like some Speedwagon. Nothing really special, just good ol' goofy arena rock.

mini boss Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54

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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I actually like a lot of the singles. I only have a greatest hits that goes through the 80's but it's decent.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

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.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1268 Age : 57

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**!!

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

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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Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

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.

Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

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.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1268 Age : 57

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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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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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

^ I'd also get REO (1976).^

Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

Cool! Thanks for all the input guys!

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Metal graduate Number of posts : 306 Age : 54

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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Neuropete wrote:: 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

Cool story Neuro!

My first concert was Petra, so I will always have a soft spot for them too!

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4272 Age : 65

Early REO is best IMO really love REO II and Golden Country!

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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

These guys were staples of early 80s rock radio and got a lot of MTV play in the channel's formative years. I can't say I'm a huge fan but whenever I hear, say "Take it on the Run" or "I Can't Fight This Feeling" nowadays I feel a wave of nostalgia...

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Metal graduate Number of posts : 428 Age : 58

"Time For Me To Fly" is one of my all time favorite songs.

"Back On The Road Again" is also a fav.