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A Welcome New CD That Rocks

Mark Stone | LaGrange Park, IL | 04/08/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I thank the previous reviewers for recommending purchasing the 3-cd/dvd set at Wal-Mart for a few dollars more. I can't stop cranking this cd. The cd of new music would fit nicely with the mid-80s REO sound.



The dvd is a well-mixed unplugged interview/concert for a studio audience, and includes terrific new arrangements of "Ridin' The Storm Out" and "Roll With the Changes," as well as a few tracks from the new cd. I was particularly impressed with "Dangerous Combination," which was co-written by Kevin Cronin and the talented Jim Peterik of Survivor and the Ides of March.



The third cd is a 2006 live version of all of the tracks from REO's multi-platinum HI-INFIDELITY. A nice little bonus--I had never heard a live version of "Follow My Heart" before, and Mr. Amato does a credible job of replicating the one-and-only Gary Richrath's guitar solos.



Definitely worth the money."

Home run!

JayKay | Finland | 07/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a REO fan from the early 80's I'm positively surprised! Great songs, brilliant musicians, slightly updated but still familiar REO Speedwagon sound, that's what you find here and more you play it, more you like it. If you manage, get yourself the 3-box set (Find Your Way Home cd, Hi Infidelity Then Again Live cd and XM Artist Confidential dvd). Live performance of Hi Infidelity is pure magic. Particularly Dave Amato really shines there."

Great Fresh Sounding Record - Where's Neal?

trweiss | 04/20/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The record sounds good and has a fresh approach. The last studio record tried a bit too hard to have the old REO dichotomy of "rockers" and "ballads". This is different. And cool! It reminds me most of the Cow album (1976's album titled "R.E.O.") in that the songwriting is very strong and the sound is new. What disappoints, though, is the mostly AWOL status of keyboard player Neal Doughty. He's on all the album artwork and plays on one song, but producer Joe Vannelli takes over all the other keyboard parts. Not that they're bad... they just aren't Neal. The included bonus disc (at Wal-Mart) of the live performance of Hi Infidelity is pretty damn good. It's marred only by Kevin Cronin forgetting a verse of "Shakin' It Loose". The closing song "I Wish You Were There" really shines."