Artist: REO Speedwagon Album: Wheels Are
Turnin' Released: 1984 Source: epic cat# ek39593 Genre:
Soft Rock Format: EAC/APE
Review:
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Wheels
Are Turnin' blends clear, crisp ballads with high-energy pop/rock,
which eventually gave REO Speedwagon four Top 40 singles, the same
amount as Hi Infidelity credited them with four years earlier. Kevin
Cronin's writing is rock-solid, a delightful turnaround from 1982's Good
Trouble album. As one of the band's best ballads, "Can't Fight This
Feeling" puts an elegant piano riff in front of Cronin's earnest voice,
presenting REO with its second number one single, while "I Do' Wanna
Know" is a turbulent ride of clean-cut guitar and up-and-down piano that
comes off as well-crafted pop with a bite. Every track has the band
sounding sharper and more alive, with even the less-extravagant material
like "Break His Spell" and "Thru the Window" emanating merit. "One
Lonely Night" throws the spotlight on Cronin's voice, proving that his
expertise at carrying out the slow stuff hasn't dwindled, while "Live
Every Moment" rounds out the last of the singles from the album, hitting
number 34 in August of 1985, eight months after Wheels Are Turnin'
achieved its number-seven mark on the U.S. charts. With production,
songwriting, and tight instrumentation wisely dished out in equal
portions, Wheels Are Turnin' was evidence that REO Speedwagon could
still make some gratifying rock & roll.
Track List: 1 I Do' Wanna Know Cronin 4:12 2 One
Lonely Night Doughty 3:20 3 Thru the Window Hall, Hall 5:01 4
Rock & Roll Star Cronin, Kelly, Richrath 3:40 5 Live Every
Moment Cronin 4:56 6 Can't Fight This Feeling Cronin 4:54 7
Gotta Feel More Cronin, Kelly, Richrath 4:26 8 Break His Spell
Richrath 2:57 9 Wheels Are Turning Cronin 5:47
Log:
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Code: EAC extraction logfile from 29.
December 2006, 18:37 for CD REO Speedwagon / Wheels Are Turnin'
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