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REO Speedwagon
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Champaign IL, United States (1967 – present)
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s as one of America’s most popular arena rock bands at this time. REO Speedwagon hits include “
Keep On Loving You” and “Can’t Fight This Feeling”. Both songs are power ballads, the former being prototypical of the genre and appearing on the group’s most commercially successful album, “Hi Infidelity”, which also included the hit “Take It on the Run”, a song that peaked at number five on the U.S. charts.
REO Speedwagon was formed by students attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois in the fall of 1967 to play cover songs in campus bars. The band’s name came from Ransom Eli Olds (REO) an early 20th Century truck manufacturer of the Speedwagon model, commonly used for fire engines. The first line up consisted of Alan Gratzer on drums and vocals, Neil Doughty on keyboards, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals and Mike Blair on bass and vocals. In the spring of 1968, Terry Luttrell became lead singer, and Bob Crownover and Gregg Philbin replaced Matt and Blair. Joe McCabe played sax at this time until moving to SIU. Crownover played guitar for the group until the summer of 1969 when Bill Fiorio replaced him. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name Duke Tumatoe, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Another guitarist, Steve Scorfina, came aboard briefly, and was replaced by Gary Richrath in late 1970.
Keep On Loving You” and “Can’t Fight This Feeling”. Both songs are power ballads, the former being prototypical of the genre and appearing on the group’s most commercially successful album, “Hi Infidelity”, which also included the hit “Take It on the Run”, a song that peaked at number five on the U.S. charts.REO Speedwagon was formed by students attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois in the fall of 1967 to play cover songs in campus bars. The band’s name came from Ransom Eli Olds (REO) an early 20th Century truck manufacturer of the Speedwagon model, commonly used for fire engines. The first line up consisted of Alan Gratzer on drums and vocals, Neil Doughty on keyboards, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals and Mike Blair on bass and vocals. In the spring of 1968, Terry Luttrell became lead singer, and Bob Crownover and Gregg Philbin replaced Matt and Blair. Joe McCabe played sax at this time until moving to SIU. Crownover played guitar for the group until the summer of 1969 when Bill Fiorio replaced him. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name Duke Tumatoe, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Another guitarist, Steve Scorfina, came aboard briefly, and was replaced by Gary Richrath in late 1970.
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Can't Fight This Feeling
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Take It on the Run
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Time for Me to Fly
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Roll With the Changes
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Back on the Road Again
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Don't Let Him Go
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In My Dreams
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One Lonely Night
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Ridin' the Storm Out
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Keep Pushin'
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Here With Me
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That Ain't Love
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I Don't Want to Lose You
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In Your Letter
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Shoutbox
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romastic wrote:
Keep On Loving You! - the diamond.....
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Raredrum wrote:
In my top 5 bands ever.
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Ardenis wrote:
Keep On Loving You!
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Yamamanama wrote:
That list is defective. I don't see Airiel or The Moon Seven Times.
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JeffGuidry wrote:
Dynamite stadium rock, their songs still sound as anthemic today as when I first heard them as a kid.
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I_Love_Oldies wrote:
This band is on my "top list".. its close to Fleetwood Mac, which is pretty high for me.
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MuzikMonster wrote:
So good. F U AtomHeart42. Best band to come out of IL, period. http://www.ranker.com/list/alltime-best-bands-from-illinois/clark-benson
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AtomHeart42 wrote:
so gay
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smilingsloth wrote:
the solo of take it on the run is extremely sentimental, very very very dramatic.
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hurricane_mario wrote:
great, and i just saw them live... only problem i have is all their top ballady hits are so similar they are almost interchangable. On the other hand, if you have a winning formula why not keep using it.... i dunno.
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ruhovkil17 wrote:
Such a great band. One of my favorites
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Mullethead101 wrote:
these guys rock!!
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luckyt76 wrote:
love angel is a centerfold by the j. geils band
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MaximSagan wrote:
LOL @ tags. "soft rock, hard rock". Make up your minds, people!
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janeway258 wrote:
REO was the band I grew up listening to, and I will always love them! Ridin' The Storm Out is the best!!
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Ruhovkil2 wrote:
hey, it would be great if you could listen to my new band and rate some of our music! go to www.last.fm/music/a+rare+fish thanks! :)
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moculta wrote:
Gehört in jede Sammlung
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dancohen12 wrote:
dude check out this vid of Ridin' the Storm Out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORvDOruWnw&feature=channel_page
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armesocke wrote:
Super Sound!!!!!1
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Ardenis wrote:
Best song in "Adrenalin 2"
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pixiepagan, kris10haley, Pit3470 and 10 other people added REO Speedwagon to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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musicaddict05 wrote about REO Speedwagon – Live: You Get What You Play For in CD Collection. last month
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musicaddict05 wrote about REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity in CD Collection. last month
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musicaddict05 wrote about REO Speedwagon – You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish in CD Collection. last month
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sam_sgtpepper67 wrote about REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity in My Vinyl Collection. September 2009
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tihsymtae wrote about REO Speedwagon – You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish in Best Songs of 1978 - One Man's Opinion. July 2009
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