Product Details

• Actors: REO Speedwagon
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Koch Vision
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00199PPD8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,923 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Captured in High-Definition and Mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. REO SPEEDWAGON – LIVE IN THE HEARTLAND presents Kevin Cronin (lead vocals, guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (lead guitar) and Bryan Hitt (drums) performing a full-throttle, 16-song set that spans the band’s celebrated 35-year career – from the Number 1 charting "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" to hits from their most recent album release Find Your Own Way Home.

Features: Find Your Own Way Home, Take It On The Run, Keep Pushin’, I Needed To Fall, Tough Guys, Can’t Fight This Feeling, Dangerous Combination, Back On The Road Again, Smilin' In The End, Time For Me To Fly, Don’t Let Him Go, Keep On Loving You, Roll With The Changes, Ridin’ the Storm Out, Golden Country, 157 Riverside Avenue

DVD EXTRAS:
Bonus Interview with Kevin Cronin and Neal Doughty
Special Acoustic Performances of "I Needed to Fall" and "Ridin’ the Storm Out" from "REO Speedwagon XM Artist Confidential"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible LIVE performance, July 8, 2008

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This review is from: Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland (DVD)

I also just saw this concert on PBS, and was FLOORED. It is obvious that these guys have been performing live, non-stop since the late 1970s. On stage, these guys are a well oiled machine. The talent and skills are higher now than when they released Hi Infidelity. My wife and I watched this concert over and over on our Tivo, and like this live concerts vertions of the REO songs better than the original album vertions. The audio and video quality of the broadcast concert were outstanding and I hope it is on this DVD also. I am trying to find this concert on Blu Ray, but if it is not offered that way, I will still buy the regular DVD vertion because this is a performance I know I will enjoy with my wife for years to come.

After being so impressed with this, I will admit that my wife and I went to the REO Speedwagon web site to see if we can go see them live in concert! I have not been to a concert in over 20 years, but can't wait to see these guys in person.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific concert!, July 8, 2008

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Rick H (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland (DVD)

I've never been a major REO fan in that I've never bought a record or CD by them. But, after catching this concert on public TV, and being pretty wowed by their performance, I have to say I was very impressed by how tight these guys play together. The classic hits here really are done justice by these live performances and. because they have been ingrained in the classic rock public consciousness over the past 25+ years, they really hit you with more power than the first time you heard them ("I Can't Fight This Feeling", etc.). And, one of the new tunes, "Find Your Own Way Home" blew me away by how good a song it is - I've got to get the CD, and will also get this DVD when it comes out next month. REO has been around a long time and that fact makes viewing this tight & enjoyable performance even more amazing. This is no nostalgia act - these guys still rock, big-time!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REO Speedwagon-At Their Best-LIVE in Concert!, July 1, 2008

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REO FANATIC "AOR/Melodic Rocker!" (Northeast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soundstage Presents: REO Speedwagon Live In The Heartland (DVD)

REO Speedwagon has been touring non-stop for 35+ years. They have sold well over 40 million records worldwide. Now, SOUNDSTAGE gives REO their due, and long over due it is. Performing from REO's heartland, right where they started the whole Speedwagon thing, right smack in the middle of the U.S., Chicago that is. Right away they start out with a rocker, Don't Let Him Go and keep it going with Take It On The Run. This gets and keeps the crowd on their feet. They then cut into a brand new song, the title track off of their new cd, Find Your Own Way Home. The reception after the song felt like the crowd wanted more new REO. But, instead, they kick into high gear and start jamming one REO classic after another. Even when you think it is going to slow down when they start playing their signature rock ballads, like Keep On Loving You and Can't Fight This Feeling, to the contrary, the audience is begging for more. And does REO Speedwagon satisfy. You get over 75 minutes of classic REO. You even get some rare interviews which wraps this Widescreen HD DVD taped in 5.1 Surround Sound up nicely. I gave it 5 Stars because that is just what it deserves.