A Must Have CD for REO Fans
If you want the best Power Ballads from the band that invented the power ballad this is it. This CD shows what true artists the members of REO Speedwagon are. Honest music from an honest band from the Heartland of America. After 30 years of playing as a band, this CD shows a nice touch of the old and new REO + two new songs with some of the most tear jerking lyrics one could ever expect to hear. A class act!
While many hard-core REO Speedwagon fans may be more into the band's "rockers", the Power Ballad is one of the biggest contributions to the rock scene that REO Speedwagon have made. "The Ballads" compilation contains most of the songs that gave REO their greatest radio success. With tunes like "Keep On Loving You", "Time for Me to Fly" and "Can't Fight This Feeling", this CD takes you back to high school or college, when you swore that the songs were written just for you. The first single off the album, "Just For You", is a great tribute to the classic REO style, with enough contemporary sound that it should be a solid hit. This CD is a must have for fans of the rock and roll ballad and a great tribute to a terrific rock band!
The Ballads
Alright, so it's another REO compilation album, but since no UK record shops sell REO singles, and very few sell their albums, I would never have heard 'Just For You' and 'Till the Rivers Run Dry' if it weren't for this album. ( I didn't get hold of a copy of this album until 2001!!)Too many reviewers are whining about the 'sappiness' of this album, but as the liner notes clearly say, 'The Ballads' is just one chapter of the history of REO Speedwagon. The UK release has the original Keep on Loving You (not Reggae version as some reviewers commented on) The whole album is great for those chill out sessions, or just to have on in the house. And for anyone who doesn't like this band or this album, go back to your childish hip-hop (c) rap. 'The Ballads' - I love it!
Since the 1980's, many rock bands developed the triumph of the power ballad. Out of all of them, none have done it any better than REO Speedwagon. Throughout the 80's, they still continue to develop influences into Rock n' Roll.The 1999 album, The Balads is hardly like a greatest hits collection. Nonetheless, the songs here seem to be as just as strong as it was the early 80's all over again. The album includes lesser-known songs that still showcase the music of Kevin Cronin and company, like Building The Bridge, the theme for Former President Clinton's re-election, and After Tonight. The album also includes some of their massive hits, Keep On Loving You, Can't Fight This Feeling, and Take It On The Run.
Although REO Spedwagon was never able to recapture their glory days as a rock group, the music will always be savored for years to come, and power balladeers in the making.
- a trip through Power Ballad History with REO
I heard Can't Fight This Feeling, Keep On Loving You, and Take It On the Run on the radio and I liked them so I bought this CD and though I don't like every song on it I mainly bought the CD for those 3 songs so I can't complain and I'm glad that I bought the CD.
