Disco de REO Speedwagon: “Good Trouble”

Good trouble was the follow up to the mega successful High Infidelity and didn't burn up the charts like expected. But for true REO fans, this album is the best of all. It really doesn't contain any hits other than "Keep the Fire Burnin" but overall, it is the strongest of the REO albums. Kevin, Gary, and even Bruce contribute great songs that you can't help singin along to with just a couple of listens.

Great album from the Greatest Rock n Roll band!

You know, if you read interviews with REO members after "Wheels Are Turnin'" gave them another huge hit in 1985 (not a great tune, either), they really slag this album off, usually calling it a rushed effort after the enormous success of Hi Infidelity. Hey, THEY may not be too proud of it, but ya know what? This ain't a bad album at all. Far from it. I read the other reviews submitted here on this album and I was pleasantly surprised to see most of them mention Gary Richrath's "Every Now and Then". It's a good song, and would have made a damn good single, too. Never even thought about that til now. Gotta mention another Richrath song, "Stillness of the Night". I think that might be my personal favorite here, and there's more here as well. "The Key" is another good one with a nice piano solo from Neil Doughty, who really pitched in with some nice keyboard work here. (And those who have Hi Infidelity, go back and check out "In Your Letter"). It may have been done under a lot of pressure, and they did take two years to put out "Wheels Are Turnin'", but this is a pretty underrated album. Not a classic, but better than you might think. And by the way, "Good Trouble" reached #7 on the album charts....the same peak position as "Wheels...."

When i first heard reo speedwagon was when i got drafted in the army.The song was take it on the run from hi fidelity and was the best song i have heard and it opened my eyes for this kind of music.Next was when i heard reo for the first time in swedish radio it was the song Keep the fire burning from Good Trouble.And i was so happy that day so i took my bicicle and went to the local recordshop and bought it.Songs like Every now and then with amazing guitar by Gary Richrath has inspired me when i started to learn to play music in a band.I tried to played bass and when i tried to write music i was very inspired by songs like the key and sweet time in this album so if you must have one cd with reo i recommend Good Trouble because every songs makes together the best studio album reo speedwagon ever did.

I am a huge REO Speedwagon fan, from 1978's "Tuna Fish" album forward. This is my favorite of their albums. I thought it built nicely, stylistically on the direction the band took with Hi Infidelity. For whatever reason, the record-buying public thought differently. I thought this was Gary Richrath's peak as the guitarist for the band. I actually still rank Gary among the best in the world. His solo work on this album really shows you the talent that he possesses. Kevin Cronin's voice is also in good form on this album. Bruce Hall, while no Kevin Cronin, does a good lead vocal on "Girl With The Heart of Gold". A very solid effort, and highly underrated.

A great follow-up to the highly successful Hi-Infidelity album of 1981. A slighly mellow CD with some great ballads including Sweet Time and the infectious Keep the Fire Burnin.