REO Speedwagon Album: “The Second Decade of Rock & Roll 1981-1991”

Description :

Much of the album is taken from live tracks. <p>Whereas REO Speedwagon's 1980 compilation, A DECADE OF ROCK N' ROLL: 1970-80, focused on the band's early "craft-honing" years, the follow-up collection, '91s THE SECOND DECADE OF ROCK N' ROLL, features REO's chart-burning highlights from the '80s. <p>There is a difference in format between the two anthologies--the first was strictly the original studio renditions, while SECOND DECADE is a mixture of studio and live renditions. Still, it's the only REO collection to include their '82 hit "Keep the Fire Burnin'," and also features such standouts as "Take It on the Run," "Roll with the Changes," "Can't Fight This Feeling," "I Do'wanna Know," and a "'89 Reggae Version" of "Keep on Loving You."

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Track Listing :

1	Don't Let Him Go Video
2	Tough Guys Video
3	Take It On The Run Video
4	Keep The Fire Burnin' Video
5	Roll With the Changes Video
6	I Do'wanna Know
7	Can't Fight This Feeling Video
8	Live Every Moment Video
9	That Ain't Love Video
10	One Too Many Girlfriends Video
11	Variety Tonight Video
12	Back on the Road Again Video
13	Keep on Loving You '89 - (Reggae Version)
14	Love Is A Rock Video
15	All Heaven Broke Loose Video
16	L. I. A. R.
17	Live It Up Video

Album Information :

Title:

The Second Decade of Rock & Roll 1981-1991

UPC:074644852721

Format:CD

Type:Performer

Genre:Rock & Pop

Artist:REO Speedwagon

Label:Epic (USA)

Distributed:Sony Music Distribution (

Release Date:1991/09/24

Original Release Year:1991

Discs:1

Mono / Stereo:Stereo

Studio / Live:Mixed

Customer review - March 05, 2000

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

- Live Version - songs are rather weak

This album has only the live versions, which are not nearly as good as the recorded versions, IMHO. The "reggae version" of Keep on Loving You is especially regretable.

Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL) - May 16, 2006

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

- REO Speedwagon's Greatest Hits Performed Live

REO Speedwagon was one of the biggest groups of the 70s and 80s, and this follow-up album to their first decade of rock and roll album contains live performances of some of their greatest hits. Included are such classics as "Don't Let Him Go", "Take it on the Run", "Tough Guys", "Back on the Road Again", "Live Every Moment", and "All Heaven Broke Loose". I didn't care too much for the reggae version of "Keep on Loving You". The original version is much better.

Despite some line-up changes over the years, REO Speedwagon has remained popular for over three decades. This album contains the original line-up, including Kevin Cronin on lead vocals, Gary Richrath on lead guitar, Bruce Hall on bass, Neal Doughty on keyboards, and Alan Gratzer on drums.

This album is an anthology of the second decade of REO's brilliant career, and the songs reflect the group's most popular period of performing. Each song contained on the CD was a big hit, and the live versions on the CD are very good. Some live performances don't really do justice to a song, but the performances on this CD are exceptionally good.

I highly recommend this great CD. Listen and hear one of the biggest groups of the 70s and 80s performing their biggest hits live.

PANCAKE SIX - January 13, 2013

- Great Cd

This is one of the best compilations by REO Speedwagon in conjunction with the REO Anthology vhs they put out.

- Illinois nostalgia !!!

Great, Great album !!! Never can get enough of this midwestern iconic group. Blast from my past !!! This is what rock-n-roll really was