Texas King Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Why was REO Speedwagon's "Hi Infidelity" such a successful album? It went Diamond in the US.Why were songs Keep On Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling such a big hits? What would you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Is this a trick question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressure/Hopenosis Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Chicks digged 'em and guys dig chicks so... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. You can say that about a lot of pop. Even if the songs are bland and corny, if they're catchy and get stuck in people's heads is all that really matters. Once that happens a big hit is born. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Because that album was filled with great riffs and melodies. Richrath was a very solid guitarist too. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Because that album was filled with great riffs and melodies. Richrath was a very solid guitarist too. Yep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Is this a trick question? That's what I was wondering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Chicks digged 'em and guys dig chicks so... ;) Many guys also dig great guitar playing and great songwriting. But I'm sure there was a fair bit of what you're saying going on too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. Nope Yep. Those two big REO hits are not any better than 80's Bon Jovi hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I thought you were talking about today or this week. I thought I'd missed the big REO Speedwagon comeback of 2019! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Hi InFidelity is a phenomenal album. One can argue about the overall strength of the rest of their catalog, but not that album. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. AKA “catchy pop songs” Edited December 22, 2019 by chemistry1973 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Not surprised at all. The songs you mentioned are great and Hi InFidelity is a fantastic record. At that time, they were around for almost a decade and their live shows were just fabulous! Their 70's studio stuff isn't shabby either. Some great albums there.Listen to this track. A fantastic live document. R.I.P Garyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8CnXn8LY0 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 The sort of paralleled Journey in a sense that their early stuff was really great and then they sold out to AOR dribble. Ridin the Storm Out kicks ass as well as Golden Country. But after that...meh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 The sort of paralleled Journey in a sense that their early stuff was really great and then they sold out to AOR dribble. Ridin the Storm Out kicks ass as well as Golden Country. But after that...meh.Yeah, but they were still a brilliant live band. I saw them in 1985 and it was beyond belief. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) I look at High Infidelity by REO Speedwagon as the big blockbuster album like Toto IV by Toto. It was a 'make-or-break' album for the band. REO Speedwagon has a longevity uphill climb to success in the same way as STYX. The similarity with both REO Speedwagon and STYX is that the founding members formed these bands in the 60's with different band names and various personnel changes that have occurred throughout .Then both bands achieved massive success in the early 80's. I would include 4 by Foreigner and Escape by Journey as well in relation. Edited December 23, 2019 by RushFanForever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I thought I missed a big come-back too. Who knew he was talking about 1980? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Why was REO Speedwagon's "Hi Infidelity" such a successful album? It went Diamond in the US.Why were songs Keep On Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling such a big hits? What would you say? Hootie & The Blowfish were really popular, too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Not surprised at all. The songs you mentioned are great and Hi InFidelity is a fantastic record. At that time, they were around for almost a decade and their live shows were just fabulous! Their 70's studio stuff isn't shabby either. Some great albums there.Listen to this track. A fantastic live document. R.I.P Garyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8CnXn8LY0 Golden Country! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The sort of paralleled Journey in a sense that their early stuff was really great and then they sold out to AOR dribble. Ridin the Storm Out kicks ass as well as Golden Country. But after that...meh.Yeah, but they were still a brilliant live band. I saw them in 1985 and it was beyond belief. I saw them two summers ago and they did great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Not surprised at all. Catchy pop songs. I would say - BLAND and CORNY pop songs. Nope Yep. Those two big REO hits are not any better than 80's Bon Jovi hits. 80s Bon Jovi hits are some of the best hits of the 80s. Dead Or Alive, You Give Love A Bad Name, and Living On A Prayer are all stone cold classics. REO's hits are right up there two, less flashy, but just as watertight arrangements and performances and songwriting...I'm sorry man, I just do not agree with your assessment of REO Speedwagon. Are you just not into AOR? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 REO's story is not terribly unique. They were a solid rock band who just caught lightning in a bottle with an album. At around the same time, Billy Squier did the same thing with the awesome In the Dark. Happens all the time. People prone to "completism" don't seem to get those types of artists and moments, but there's a lot of them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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