DrGonzoLives
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Wed Jan-26-05 09:57 PM
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Anyone else creeped out by how popular REO Speedwagon used to be? |
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Wed Jan-26-05 09:59 PM
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1. Oh Puleeze - I thought REO was my college's official arena band.... |
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Wed Jan-26-05 09:59 PM
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those kind of bands drove me to punk rock.
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:24 PM
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Time for me to fly...I need to set myself free
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:03 PM
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By the time HI-INFIDELITY topped the album charts, REO Speedwagon had been around for a decade. Their success in the early '80s was little more than a testament to the group's tenacity.
Besides, REO's mass appeal was relatively short-lived. In 1987, they played the now-defunct Sting in New Britain, CT. At one point, lead singer Kevin Cronin asked the audience, "Are any of the seven people who bought our last album here tonight?" :evilgrin:
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:10 PM
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5. This is just a poor attempt at a copycat |
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They were good in the 1970's - my uncle remembers when they were a local band in Champaign, IL, and came over to Indiana to play at his college. "Golden Country" is a kick-ass song.
Then the 1980's came, and they sucked real fast.
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:11 PM
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6. Not me, but I like good cheesy pop music |
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:20 PM
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7. I Saw REO Speedwagon at Least 10 Times in the '70s |
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They were one of the most hardworking bands in the midwest, and it seemed they were the backup band in every other concert I attended. Other backup bands from that era that I saw multiple times include Blue Oyster Cult and Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Fleetwood Mac (featuring Bob Welch).
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:24 PM
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While they're one of the few seventies bands that even I (arbiter of "bad" taste that I am) don't like a whole lot by, they are better than most all "mainstream rock" bands achieving popularity today. And pretty much all modern pop, R & B, country, and hip-hop for that matter. I guess it would be easier to be surprised at the extent of their popularity if it weren't that much worse stuff has achieved much greater popularity since them.
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:25 PM
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"Keep on Loving You" was overplayed, and overplayed, and played too many times in a repetitive, redundant way. And then overplayed some more.
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:25 PM
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11. Actually, when the first LP came out |
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They were hailed by many as a very good hard rock band. REO T.W.O kept the promise up (catch the qualude driven version of "Little Queenie"), but after that, well, you know the drill...
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:38 PM
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12. They were from Indianapolis originally |
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Edited on Wed Jan-26-05 10:39 PM by blackcat77
but disowned us when they got big. Their first album was pretty good but they they sold out and ended up sounding like every other band.
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