REO Speedwagon - Simply the Best

Title: Simply the Best Artist: REO Speedwagon Release Date: 2/27/2001 Label: Sony Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 5099750073391 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Album Rock Moods: Bright, Confident, Rousing, Theatrical, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Rollicking, Slick, Brash, Poignant, Reflective, Sentimental, Swaggering Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Keep Pushin'
2. Ridin' the Storm Out
3. That Ain't Love
4. Keep the Fire Burnin'
5. One Lonely Night
6. Can't Fight This Feeling
7. Time for Me to Fly
8. In Your Letter
9. Take It on the Run
10. Keep on Loving You
11. Don't Let Him Go
12. Golden Country
13. 157 Riverside Avenue [Stereo Version]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Sony Music Distribution 500733

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arena rock lends itself to balladry like a prostitute to a sailor. The power ballad -- with its thunderous kick drum, deep snare, and soaring guitar solo -- appeared in the late '70s and provided an outlet for hard rockers to emote and an excuse for soft rockers to play stadiums. The band that melted a billion plastic lighters was REO Speedwagon and Simply the Best puts you right on the main floor. "Take It on the Run," "Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore," and "Keep the Fire Burnin" are all FM classics that conjure up late-night make-out sessions and summer camp heartbreak, and "Ridin' the Storm Out" encapsulates the freedom found only on a desolate highway after an argument with your parents. While Simply the Best falls short of 1998's collection staple The Hits, no harm would be done and no thumb would go un-melted by picking up this deliciously guilty pleasure, strapping on those speed-skates, and hitting the driveway in celebration of your shattered youth. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

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