REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band that had achieved some success, especially in the 1980s. Are known mainly her two number 1 hits Keep On Loving You and Can not Fight This Feeling. Other hits of the band were, for example, Ridin ' The Storm Out, Take It On The Run, Roll With The Changes and Time For Me To Fly. REO Speedwagon is one of the most famous representatives of the Adult Oriented rock ( AOR).
Origin of the name
The band's name is derived from the name of a truck by the car manufacturer REO, REO Speedwagon. Keyboardist Neal Doughty had suggested the band's name; he had heard during his engineering studies in Illinois of the truck.
History
REO Speedwagon was founded in 1968 by Doughty and drummer Alan Gratzer. They played in student pubs pieces of other bands. The cast often changed, until finally guitarist Gary Rich Rath permanent band member; He was a gifted songwriter.
The band was in their hometown of Champaign ( Illinois) and the area quickly became a well-known and popular Bühnenact. After Bars were too small for the concerts, the members decided to become professional musicians. They recorded their first demo tapes and submitted an application to record companies. Finally, Epic Records signed the band under contract.
In 1971, she recorded their first album REO Speedwagon. Besides Doughty, Gratzer and Rich Rath took Gregg Philbin (bass) and Terry Luttrell (vocals ) on the receiving part. 157 Riverside Avenue is the most famous song on the album and is played regularly live even today. Meanwhile, the first work of the band, along with the album REO / TWO (1972 ) has been released on a double CD, yet it continues to be a collector's item Represents the debut album, is the only recordings of the band in which all the compositions of all the band members together come.
On the second album REO / TWO ( 1972) played Kevin Cronin (guitar, vocals ) instead of Luttrell, but was then itself replaced by Mike Murphy. The third album was Ridin ' The Storm Out. Murphy stayed for two more albums, until 1976 Cronin returned to the band.
The live album You Get What You Play For the 1977 REO Speed wagon was first sales success.
In 1978 You Can Tune A Piano But You Can not Tuna Fish with Bruce Hall instead of Gregg Philbin. From the album is the first top - 40 hit the band was coupled with Roll With The Changes. 1981 scored the album Hi Infidelity at the top of the charts, which provided several hit singles. The next albums, Good Trouble Wheels Are Turnin ' and, also sold well.
In the late 1980s, however, the success began to subside. The cast changed more frequently. Alan Gratzer and Gary Rich Rath left mid-1990s the band. Especially Rich Rath's exit was a bitter loss for the band, since he wrote alongside Kevin Cronin most of the songs. While Rich Rath launched a solo career with a band named after him, to Gratzer retired from active music and opened a restaurant called the "Mona Lisa" in Santa Barbara ( California).
Even after the turn of the millennium is REO Speedwagon still on tour, where they occasionally occur with other rock veterans like Foreigner, Styx, Journey and Fleetwood Mac.
Nearly ten years after the publication of the last studio album the band released in the spring of 2007, a new album entitled Find Your Own Way Home.
Discography
Studio albums
Live Albums / Compilations
Singles
- 01 /1972: Prison Woman
- 06 /1972: 157 Riverside Avenue
- 08 /1972: Gypsy's Woman's Passion
- 04/ 1973: Golden Country
- 02/ 1974: Ridin 'the Storm Out
- 06/ 1974: Open Up
- 04/ 1975: Throw the Chains Away
- 08/ 1975: Out of Control
- 11/1975: Headed for a Fall
- 06/ 1976: Keep pushin '
- 11/1976: Flying Turkey Trot
- 05/ 1977: Ridin 'the Storm Out (live) # 94
- 06/ 1978: Roll with the Changes U.S. # 58
- 07/ 1978: Time for me to fly U.S. # 56
- 07 /1979: Easy Money
- 10/1979: Only the Strong Survive
- 11/1980: Keep On Loving You U.S. # 1, UK # 7, DE # 15, CH # 4
- 03 /1981: Take it on the Run U.S. # 5, UK # 19, DE # 55
- 06 /1981: Do not let him go U.S. # 24
- 09 /1981: In your letter U.S. # 20
- 06 /1982: Keep the Fire Burnin ' U.S. # 7, D # 68
- 08 /1982: Sweet Time U.S. # 26
- 10/1982: The Key
- 10/1984: I do wanna know U.S. # 29
- 12/1984: Can not Fight This Feeling U.S. # 1, UK # 16, DE # 34
- 03 /1985: One lonely night U.S. # 19
- 07 /1985: Live every moment U.S. # 34
- 11/1985: Wherever You're Goin ' ( It's Alright )
- 01/ 1987: That is not Love U.S. # 16
- 05/ 1987: Variety tonight U.S. # 60
- 07 /1987: In my Dreams U.S. # 19
- 09/ 1988: Here with me U.S. # 20
- 11/1988: I do not want to lose you
- 08/ 1990: Live it up
- 10/1990: Love is a Rock U.S. # 65
- 01 /1991: L.I.A.R.