REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives (1979) {2011, 40th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 267 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 83 Mb
Full Scans ~ 109 Mb | 00:34:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1491
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 267 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 83 Mb
Full Scans ~ 109 Mb | 00:34:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Epic / Sony Music Japan #EICP-1491
REO Speedwagon gets slagged regularly, but they always deliver in concert and the freewheelin' Nine Lives, their (natch) ninth, sports one cool sleeve: tight leather, suspenders, fishnets, and cat chicks. The black circle inside rocks mightily also. Bassman Bruce Hall steps up to the plate with "Back on the Road Again," a stadium stage staple that kept these Illinois boys makin' noise on the radio. The Caribbean vibe in the hard luck "Easy Money" can't touch the Scorpions' 1979 foray into reggae ("Is There Anybody There?"), but old reliable axeman Gary Richrath keeps the number burning. The obligatory ballad, "I Need You Tonight," is one of REO's best cuts ever with priceless piano from Neal Doughty, the most unsung keyboardist alive.