REO Speedwagon — Hi Infidelity (30th Anniversary Edition)

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This 10x-platinum 1980 album (the band’s ninth) is the career pinnacle for arena rockers REO Speedwagon. By this point, they’d shed their earlier prog affections and roadhouse rave-ups in favor of straight-up heartland radio rock. The slick-sounding album is often lazily dismissed as a cloying collection of power ballads, but a closer listen reveals both songcraft subtlety and how long-overlooked guitarist Gary Richrath kept the songs grounded in some rock ’n’ roll debauchery. Richrath had a rarely contained Ron Wood/Jeff Beck vide amid an otherwise controlled bunch of players and songs. Ex-folkie Kevin Cronin penned the majority of the tunes, but Richrath was key to their success. <i>High Infidelity</i> is a study in contrasts. They got the ladies with weepy, unironic ballads and the dudes with raunched-out, glammy guitar. Both elements often appeared in the same tune, as on the massive hits “Take It on the Run” (written by Richrath) and “Keep on Loving You” (written by Cronin). Conversely, songs like “Don’t Let Him Go” (featuring a killer Bo Diddley beat), “Out of Season,” and “Someone Tonight” rivaled the pop of Dwight Twilley or The Knack.

Артист

REO Speedwagon

Треки

  1. Don't Let Him Go 3:45
  2. Keep On Loving You 3:20
  3. Follow My Heart 3:48
  4. In Your Letter 3:16
  5. Take It On the Run 3:59
  6. Tough Guys 3:49
  7. Out of Season 3:05
  8. Shakin' It Loose 2:25
  9. Someone Tonight 2:40
  10. I Wish You Were There 4:27
  11. Someone Tonight (Live Studio Demo) 2:47
  12. Tough Guys (Live Studio Demo) 3:33
  13. In Your Letter (Live Studio Demo) 4:06
  14. Follow My Heart (Live Studio Demo) 3:55
  15. Take It On the Run (Live Studio Demo) 3:59
  16. Don't Let Him Go (Live Studio Demo) 4:18
  17. Keep On Loving You (Live Studio Demo) 3:28
  18. Shakin' It Loose (Live Studio Demo) 2:30
  19. I Wish You Were There (Live Studio Demo) 4:58