Nine Lives

REO Speedwagon

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: August 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025GB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,699 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REO's best, November 1, 2005

By	Christopher Hivner (Dallastown, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I still remember being 14 years old and listening to FM104 Fridays at midnight when they played a new release in its entirety. One week it was Speedwagon's Nine Lives. I loved every song and couldn't wait to go out and buy the album. All these years later and listening to a CD hasn't dulled my adoration for Nine Lives. This was REO when they were a rock band, before they found out how many radio hits they could have by writing treacly ballads. This CD rocks hard from the opening song to the brilliant "Back on the Road" that ends it. Good songwriting and absolutely killer guitar work from the underrated Gary Richrath. The solos here will blow you away. "Heavy on Your Love", "Meet Me on the Mountain" and "Only the Strong Survive" are strong tracks as well as the aforementioned "Back on the Road Again".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fire Burnin' Hottest, November 30, 2005

By	Bach the Rock "Tough Geek" (Long Island) - See all my reviews

If there was a tie breaker for best REO album, it would be between the Tuna Fish album and the Nine Lives album. And Nine Lives is the winner. Both rock harder and more consistently than their other releases. Perhaps the sound a little cleaner here, Gary's work really shines. And Bruce contributes a scorching Back on the Road again. Of course Hi Infidelity, Good Trouble, Wheels Are Turnin', Life as We Know It, are all brilliant Pop/Rock albums, but the fifth star goes to Nine Lives. It seems that in terms of creating great REO Speedwagon music, it is the combination of Gary, Kevin, Neal, Bruce and Alan. Anything else, there seems to be much lacking. It was great while it lasted.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute best REO album ever., February 11, 2005

By	Jacob A. Walters "speedwagon fan" (Naval Station Norfolk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was by far the best effort that Reo Speedwagon put out. I own every album that REO has made and Nine Lives stands alone. This album was prior to the "Bubble Gum Era" that unfortunatly REO to part in. Nine Lives just flat rocks from the opening track (Heavy on Your Love), to the final track (Back on the Road Again). Gary Richrath really shows why he is one of the top five greatest guitarists ever with masterful licks and solos--check out the solo in Back on the Road again--sang by Bruce Hall. Also, Meet me on the Mountain is one of the best REO tracks ever. The best part of this album is that there is no blatently "made-for-radio" songs, it is the greatest band ever kicking butt.
Oh, for more Gary Richrath, who was Reo Speedwagon, check out "Richrath," his current band. KEEP PUSHIN' ROCK FANS.