Forget the top 40 crap. This is the real stuff. Yeah, a lot of people will dismiss Son of a Poor Man when Kevin sings it, but frankly, it's better here. Yes, Storm should be in the original form that KSHE made so popular, but that is a little gripe for what is a truly divine musical masterpiece.
If they are going to have a true representation of REO's early years, why not have Ridin' The Storm Out and Son Of A Poor Man by the line-up that did these songs originally? I like Mike Murphy's vox on these a lot better. They should call it "REO" 1980-1980 !!!
Just before striking major platinum with Hi Infidelity, these tracks form the core of a great career. Especially great is the new takes of 157 and Storm.
REO is the greatest band and growing up near Peoria I have had the opportunity to see them and party with them several times through-out their career! This album culmination is awesome with not only their greatest hits but their greatest performances; too bad we cant see the video performances along w/ the music
I bought this as soon as I saw this,just like I did back in the spring of 1980.R E O fans need to hear this one,if they dont already own the vinyl like I did once so long ago.THANK YOU E-MUSIC.
On the back of Kansas's self-titled first album, which came roaring out of Topeka in 1974, the band looks like six long-haired farmboys, out standing in their field: Blue jeans, Daniel Boone fringe jackets - one big guy even has overalls on. The front cover is a famous portrait of insurrectionary 19th-century Bleeding Kansas abolitionist John Brown; the last track a eulogy for Mother Nature. Though released on a label run by Don Kirshner, the… more »
