Reo Speedwagon/R.E.O.T.W.O [Import, Original recording remastered]

REO Speedwagon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bgo
• ASIN: B000QXDE7C
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,237 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gypsy Woman's Passion

2. 157 Riverside Avenue

3. Anti-Establishment Man

4. Lay Me Down

5. Sophisticated Lady

6. Five Men Were Killed Today

7. Prison Women

8. Dead at Last

Disc: 2

1. Let Me Ride

2. How the Story Goes

3. Little Queenie

4. Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)

5. Music Man

6. Like You Do

7. Flash Tan Queen

8. Golden Country

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered two-fer from the AOR rockers featuring their first two albums for Epic Records on one CD. These albums date from 1971 and 1972 respectively and show the band at their hard rockin' best just a few years before they became staples on FM radio. BGO.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dream Come True, September 3, 2007

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Weeds (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reo Speedwagon/R.E.O.T.W.O (Audio CD)

I have been an REO fan since 1969. I sat on the floor of The Red Lion dozens of times and watched and listened in amazement at the music that was being produced (does anyone remember the incredible version of Sympathy For The Devil that they played as an encore? Everyone was standing on top of every table/chair/bar to groove to the music).

These CDs in one word are EXCELLENT. The original REO album has poor sound qualities including poor bass and an overall thin and flat sound. The Re-Master is excellent and I can finally turn it up and the sound is full, clear, not distorted and has definition. The Re-Master of REO/TWO is also excellent. I have been hoping for years that someonoe would take on this project and I give a big Thank You to whoever invested in it.

That is because, in my opinion which will not be well received, these two albums and the Live album consist of all the REO music that ever needed to be recorded. If you ever heard them play live in the late 60's and early 70's you know what I mean. Their live energy and bonding with the audience in a small venue was unbelievable. As they got bigger and bigger, the music suffered. Their best music was written as a group by Luttrell/Richrath/Doughty/Philbin. I still prefer the songs they performed back then including Young Girl On The Mountainside, their 15 minute version of Lay Me Down with a 10 minute instrumental jam in the middle inclduing Luttrell on the flute, and Dead At Last where, after the organ solo at the end, Richrath would slide his guitar on the mike stand. Watching Richrath live was something I always looked forward to and I can say it is my fondest Rock N Roll memory. He was truly unbelievable.

This is a MUST PURCHASE for old REO fans as these CDs will bring back fond memories of live concerts in the old days. They are a STONGLY RECOMMENDED PURCHASE for new REO fans because they will give you an idea of how things started and what they sounded like back then. After all, without the Live album, their recording career might have come to a screaching halt. REO is all about live energy. These CDs are the best studio recordings that capture that live energy and sound. Now will someone please Re-Master the Live album with the same quality and put it on CD? The current version has so much treble and distortion I can't even listen to it.

Just call me the Ant Establishment Man!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reo's First release on CD!!!, August 7, 2007

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Snowdog "Classic Rocker" (Clark, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reo Speedwagon/R.E.O.T.W.O (Audio CD)

Finally, a record company decided to issue Reo's first release on CD. Reo Speedwagon and REO TWO are some of the best music that this band has recorded and the digital remastering only enhances an already great sound. The liner notes are a good addition as well. May Gary Richrath live on. Get it while you can!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Available at last, August 4, 2007

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whitley 190 (tennessee) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Reo Speedwagon/R.E.O.T.W.O (Audio CD)

The first REO album has never been available on CD in the twenty plus years that I have been looking for it. This has very good sound, so dump that LP. The second album has been around; the point is to buy the first while it is available. Gary Richrath was a blazing fast guitarist on this album.