Reo Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon - The Second Decade Of Rock And Roll 1981 To 1991 (1991)

REO Speedwagon - The Second Decade Of Rock And Roll 1981 To 1991 (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 559 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 195 Mb | Scans included
Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Soft Rock | Label: Epic | # EK 48527 | 01:16:15

Fans of live material will thoroughly enjoy this handpicked hit-and-miss 18-track compilation of REO Speedwagon's hits recorded during the band's mid- to late-'80s tours. Most of the songs work well in a live environment, with songs like "Tough Guys," "I Do' Wanna Know," and "Keep the Fire Burning" coming out on top, harnessing the most energy while keeping with their original form. Only six of the tracks are from the studio, with "Shakin' It Loose" being the most spirited, as the others are mediocre REO efforts ("L.I.A.R," "Live Every Moment," "Love Is a Rock"). As a hits package, though, The Second Decade of Rock and Roll should be spared, especially since their best song, "Keep on Loving You," has been replaced by a poorly ventured reggae version that sounds silly and out of place. While the ballads are kept to a minimum, some of their less accomplished material could have been replaced with some of their '70s work from Tuna Fish or even REO. Tracks like "Live It Up" and "One Too Many Girlfriends" represent their late-'80s disappointments in The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog, and a Chicken and Life As We Know It, sounding a wee bit uninspired.
REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon (1971) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon (1971) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 265 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 93 Mb
Full Scans ~ 85 Mb | 00:38:32 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Boogie Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1480

After all those power ballads it's easy to forget that REO Speedwagon started out as a by-the-numbers boogie band with 1971's REO, kicking odes to the "Anti-Establishment Man" and a "Gypsy Woman's Passion." This is a band that's quite different from the arena-conquering rockers of a decade later, but they were no different than their time, embodying almost every cliché of the era from the spacy hippie meditation of "Five Men Were Killed Today" to the numbing nine-minute venture into the heavy jams of the closing "Dead at Last," where a flute is hauled out, presumably to compete with Jethro Tull.
REO Speedwagon - Original Album Classics (2011) [5CD Box Set]

REO Speedwagon - Original Album Classics (2011)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Sony Music, 88697928942 | ~ 1554 or 675 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 295 Mb
Hard Rock, Soft Rock

This box set from Sony UK features five of the Champaign, Illinois-bred AOR rockers' most notable albums, including Live You Get What You Play For (1977), You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish (1978), Hi Infidelity (1980), Good Trouble (1982), and Wheels Are Turnin (1984).
REO Speedwagon - Live at Moondance Jam (2013) [Blu-ray, 1080i]

REO Speedwagon - Live at Moondance Jam (2013)
Blu-ray: MPEG-2 1080i, 29,970 fps, 16:9 | Dolby Digital 2.0 & 5.1
Rock | 01:24:44+00:03:06 | ~ 21.05 Gb

The Blu-ray includes renditions of 13 REO tunes, including hits like 'Keep On Loving You,' 'Take It On The Run,' and 'Time For Me To Fly' along with the classic gem '157 Riverside Avenue' plus first ever live versions of 'In Your Letter,' 'Golden Country,' and 'Like You Do.' Live At Moondance Jam also contains an interview with lead vocalist/guitarist, Kevin Cronin.
REO Speedwagon - Live: You Get What You Play For (1977) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - Live: You Get What You Play For (1977) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 584 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 195 Mb
Full Scans ~ 107 Mb | 00:41:42 + 00:39:01 | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1486~87

Live: You Get What You Play For is a live album by rock band REO Speedwagon, released as a double-LP in 1977 (and years later as a single CD omitting "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "Little Queenie"). It was recorded at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, the Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kiel Auditorium in Saint Louis, Missouri and Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom in Atlanta, Georgia. It peaked at number #72 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1977. The song "Ridin' the Storm Out" reached #94 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The album went platinum on December 14, 1978. The Japanese CD reissue, released in 2011, restores the album and songs to its original full length by including both "Gary's Guitar Solo" and "Little Queenie", which were omitted in the original single CD release due to time constraints.
REO Speedwagon - A Decade Of Rock And Roll 1970 To 1980 (1980) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - A Decade Of Rock And Roll 1970 To 1980 (1980) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 744 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 235 Mb
Full Scans ~ 153 Mb | 00:45:45 + 00:51:33 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1489~90

A Decade Of Rock And Roll 1970 To 1980 is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. This is a well-chosen recap of REO's dues-paying years. These electrifying guitar licks and razor-sharp pop hooks would soon send Speedwagon to arena-rock superstardom! Here are Ridin' the Storm Out; Roll with the Changes; Time for Me to Fly; Only the Strong Survive; Music Man; Reelin'; Keep Pushin'; Breakaway; Ridin' the Storm Out , and more from the band's formative years.

REO Speedwagon - The Hits (1988) {EU Press} Re-Up  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 24, 2023
REO Speedwagon - The Hits (1988) {EU Press} Re-Up

REO Speedwagon - The Hits (1988)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 453 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 174 Mb
Full Scans | 01:00:42 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock | Epic #EPC 460856 2 | Austria

The Hits is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. It contains hits such as "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Keep on Loving You", as well as new tracks "Here with Me" and "I Don't Want to Lose You". "Here with Me" cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart; however, it would be the last single to feature drummer Alan Gratzer and guitarist Gary Richrath, as they each left the band within the year following this album's release. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. which led it to go 4× Platinum. A conspicuous absentee from the album is "Keep the Fire Burnin'", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. The collection is one of several released by the band's label.
REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives (1979) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives (1979) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 267 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 83 Mb
Full Scans ~ 110 Mb | 00:34:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1491

REO Speedwagon gets slagged regularly, but they always deliver in concert and the freewheelin' Nine Lives, their (natch) ninth, sports one cool sleeve: tight leather, suspenders, fishnets, and cat chicks. The black circle inside rocks mightily also. Bassman Bruce Hall steps up to the plate with "Back on the Road Again," a stadium stage staple that kept these Illinois boys makin' noise on the radio. The Caribbean vibe in the hard luck "Easy Money" can't touch the Scorpions' 1979 foray into reggae ("Is There Anybody There?"), but old reliable axeman Gary Richrath keeps the number burning. The obligatory ballad, "I Need You Tonight," is one of REO's best cuts ever with priceless piano from Neal Doughty, the most unsung keyboardist alive.
REO Speedwagon - R.E.O. / T.W.O (1972) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - R.E.O. / T.W.O (1972) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 320 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 106 Mb
Full Scans ~ 86 Mb | 00:43:40 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1481

As soon as REO Speedwagon's second album – aptly titled T.W.O. – kicks off with "Let Me Ride," it's clear that the band has made some significant strides in gaining a personality. Part of this is due to singer Terry Luttrell being swapped out for Kevin Cronin, whose keening tenor is markedly different from Luttrell's bluesy gargle, and part is due to three of the songs, dramatic multi-sectioned rockers, being more distinguished than the pedestrian boogie of the debut. That boogie hasn't been abandoned – the group takes the swing out of Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie," which brings it closer to the anonymous thud that characterizes Gary Richrath's "Flash Tan Queen," along with much of the rest of the album.
REO Speedwagon - This Time We Mean It (1975) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}

REO Speedwagon - This Time We Mean It (1975) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 281 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 96 Mb
Full Scans ~ 92 Mb | 00:39:49 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Blues Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1484

This Time We Mean It is the fifth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1975. It peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1975, It was the third and last album to feature Mike Murphy on vocals. The CD version of the album has been out of print for many years, but produced the single "Reelin'" (written by Murphy). The art style on the cover of the album is remarkably similar to the art style of Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, Alfons Mucha.