2007-02-24 03:11:59 · 14 answers · asked by johnny j 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
yes ,the group was very popular in the 70s &early 80s.Good dance easy rock style.
2007-02-24 03:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW...what an interesting array of answers? REO Speedwagon started off in 1968 and a very hard rocking midwestern bar group that signed with Epic records in 1971 and after nearly 40 years in the business , 30 + albums and nearly 45 million records sold indeed ARE still touring. I have seen them 17 times over the years just recently with 16,000 other people and they are every bit as great as they were in the 70's! I will admit...I prefer their older stuff as well.....but the more "pop" sound of the time changed the way many rock bands of the time wrote and recorded music.
In the most recent years, they have been touring with the likes of Journey, Foreigner, Kansas, and for the past 4-5 years they double hedlined with Styx. REO is scheduled to release a brand new " enhanced "CD ...sold exclusively thru "WallyWorld". The cd is scheduled to release on April 3, 2007.
Many of the 70 and 80's groups are still touring....enjoy!
2007-02-27 08:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Good" is a completely objective term. REO floundered around Champaign, IL and the midwest for quite a while before hitting it big with the double live album, "You Get What You Play For" led by the hit "Ridin' the Storm Out" ("Last Song, People!!!") I admit I listened to it quite a bit in the late 70's and even bought their studio follow up, "You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish."
In my opinion, things went downhill after that. Sure, they still would score a hit or two with each successive album, but this was formulaic rock ala Journey, Stix, Foreigner. Lead singer Kevin Cronin's over-enunciation and increasing sappiness moved the band away from their rock roots and toward Light Radio hell.
2007-02-24 11:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're a pretty lame "rock" band- always have been. They're really more of a run of the mill pop rock band- once they had a hit they just kept doin the same old crap- they are still around and playin the same ols crap
2007-02-24 11:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by franny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard it from a friend who, heard it from friend whoo... heard it from another....
Reo Speedwagon is a great group.
2007-02-24 11:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were big in the 80's. They had some big radio hits which boosted their album sales a bunch. It all depends on your taste.
2007-02-24 11:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by Buster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
listen to 157 riverside avenue,back on the road again,roll with the changes.yeah they had a few good songs in the day.
2007-02-24 11:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by Head Banger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cammie, is that a journey song you're quoting? or am i completely mislead?
reo is not TOO terribly rockin, thank you kevin cronin. too much mittel of the road.
2007-02-24 11:23:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Na Na Nnana, nanana nanana
2007-02-24 11:15:28 · answer #9 · answered by Cammie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell Yeah listen to the song time for me to fly
2007-02-24 11:15:05 · answer #10 · answered by Denny O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋