Nine Lives
REO Speedwagon gets slagged regularly, but they always deliver in concert and the freewheelin' Nine Lives their (natch) ninth, sports one cool sleeve: tight leather, suspenders, fishnets, and cat chicks. The black circle inside rocks mightily also. Bassman Bruce Hall steps up to the plate with "Back on the Road Again," a stadium stage staple that kept these Illinois boys makin' noise on the radio. The Caribbean vibe in the hard luck "Easy Money" can't touch the Scorpions 1979 foray into reggae ("Is There Anybody There?" , but old reliable axeman Gary Richrath keeps the number burning. The obligatory ballad "I Need You Tonight," is one of REO s best cuts ever with priceless piano from Neal Doughty the most unsung keyboardist alive. The whole quintet cooks on the stony nugget "Meet Me on the Mountain," the Led orgasm "Heavy on Your Love," barroom showoff "Drop It," and unheard single "Only the Strong Survive." REO s next record sparked a phenomenon, and the band never kicked out a set as rocking and carefree as Nine Lives again. ~ Doug Stone, All Music Guide
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Kevin Beamish - Engineer
Kevin Beamish - Producer
John Miller - Artwork
Andrea Mason - Artwork
Ginger Canzoneri - Design
Ginger Canzoneri - Artwork
Cristy Zabel - Artwork
Pam Yeager - Artwork
Pierre Vuilleumir - Artwork
Lindy Thorp - Model
Cynthia Drennon - Artwork
Linda Buffa - Artwork
Neal Preston - Photography
Mark Sullivan - Artwork
D.C. Snyder - Assistant Engineer
Gary Richrath - Producer
REO Speedwagon - Main Performer
Gary Lubow - Production Assistant
Gary Lubow - Engineer
Bill Hunt - Artwork
Alan Gratzer - Associate Producer
Kevin Cronin - Producer
Kevin Cronin - Arranger
Steve Williams - Assistant Engineer
Alexis Kochan - Direction
Tom Consolo - Direction
John Bilecky - Photography
John Baruck - Direction
Tom Drennon - Design
Tom Drennon - Art Direction
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