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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. The whole quintet cooks on the stony nugget "Meet Me on the Mountain," the Led orgasm "Heavy on Your Love," barroom showoff "Drop It," and unheard single "Only the Strong Survive." REO's next record sparked a phenomenon, and the band never kicked out a set as rocking and carefree as Nine Lives again.
© Doug Stone /TiVo
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Alan Gratzer, Percussion - Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - G. Richrath, Composer - G. Richrath, Lyricist - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Kelvin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - K. Cronin, Composer - K. Cronin, Lyricist - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Gratzer, Background Vocal - Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Background Vocal - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Neal Doughty, Piano - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - K. Cronin, Composer - K. Cronin, Lyricist - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
G. Richrath, Composer - G. Richrath, Lyricist - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Vocal - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - Neal Doughty, Piano - REO Speedwagon, Performer -
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Steve Forman, Percussion - G. Richrath, Composer - G. Richrath, Lyricist - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Neal Doughty, Piano - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alan Gratzer, Drums - Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Vocal - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - C. Berry, Composer - C. Berry, Lyricist - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Neal Doughty, Piano - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Steve Forman, Percussion - Steve Forman, Congas - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Vocal - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Bill Champlin, Background Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - Kevin Cronin, Background Vocal - K. Cronin, Composer - K. Cronin, Lyricist - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Tom Kelly, Background Vocal - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Neal Doughty, Piano - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Composer - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Lyricist - Kevin Cronin, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alan Gratzer, Percussion - Alan Gratzer, Co-Producer - Alan Gratzer, Drums - G. Richrath, Composer - G. Richrath, Lyricist - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - D.C. Snyder, 2nd Engineer - Gary Lubow, Assistant Producer - Gary Lubow, Engineer - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer - Kevin Cronin, Vocal - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Arranger - Kevin Beamish, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Engineer - Steve Williams, 2nd Engineer -
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
B. Hall, Composer - B. Hall, Lyricist - Alan Gratzer, Percussion - Alan Gratzer, Drums - Kevin Cronin, Producer - Kevin Cronin, Background Vocal - Gary Richrath, Producer - Gary Richrath, Guitar - Bruce Hall, Vocal - Bruce Hall, Acoustic Bass - REO Speedwagon, Performer -
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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. The whole quintet cooks on the stony nugget "Meet Me on the Mountain," the Led orgasm "Heavy on Your Love," barroom showoff "Drop It," and unheard single "Only the Strong Survive." REO's next record sparked a phenomenon, and the band never kicked out a set as rocking and carefree as Nine Lives again.
© Doug Stone /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:16
- Main artists: REO Speedwagon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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