The Ballads

The Ballads Artist: REO Speedwagon
Label: Sony
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 074646942529
EAN: 0074646942529
ASIN: B00000JQFP


Release Date: 1999-08-03

The Ballads


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Tracks:

  1. Just For You
  2. Time For Me To Fly
  3. Keep On Loving You
  4. Can't Fight This Feeling
  5. Take It On The Run
  6. Till The River's Run Dry
  7. In My Dreams
  8. Here With Me
  9. Building The Bridge
  10. One Lonely Night
  11. The Heart Survives
  12. After Tonight
  13. I Wish you Were There

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars I love it!.......2002-10-23

Alright, so it's another REO compilation album, but since no UK record shops sell REO singles, and very few sell their albums, I would never have heard 'Just For You' and 'Till the Rivers Run Dry' if it weren't for this album. ( I didn't get hold of a copy of this album until 2001!!)Too many reviewers are whining about the 'sappiness' of this album, but as the liner notes clearly say, 'The Ballads' is just one chapter of the history of REO Speedwagon. The UK release has the original Keep on Loving You (not Reggae version as some reviewers commented on) The whole album is great for those chill out sessions, or just to have on in the house. And for anyone who doesn't like this band or this album, go back to your childish hip-hop (c) rap. 'The Ballads' - I love it!

4 out of 5 stars When The Stars Go Blue.......2002-08-02

Since the 1980's, many rock bands developed the triumph of the power ballad. Out of all of them, none have done it any better than REO Speedwagon. Throughout the 80's, they still continue to develop influences into Rock n' Roll.

The 1999 album, The Balads is hardly like a greatest hits collection. Nonetheless, the songs here seem to be as just as strong as it was the early 80's all over again. The album includes lesser-known songs that still showcase the music of Kevin Cronin and company, like Building The Bridge, the theme for Former President Clinton's re-election, and After Tonight. The album also includes some of their massive hits, Keep On Loving You, Can't Fight This Feeling, and Take It On The Run.

Although REO Spedwagon was never able to recapture their glory days as a rock group, the music will always be savored for years to come, and power balladeers in the making.

4 out of 5 stars I like it!.......2002-01-08

I heard Can't Fight This Feeling, Keep On Loving You, and Take It On the Run on the radio and I liked them so I bought this CD and though I don't like every song on it I mainly bought the CD for those 3 songs so I can't complain and I'm glad that I bought the CD.

5 out of 5 stars Keepin' It Simple..... Keepin' It Real.......2001-07-10

It may be another compilation of their hits, with a couple of new songs, but REO Speedwagon is still for real..... Playing real instruments, singing real songs about real things and real situations. I've been an REO Speedwagon fan for 30 yrs. and have enjoyed listening to ALL their songs- power ballads to hard-driving rock. To have that kind of range, and to produce that type of quality for THREE DECADES of musical entertainment, is amazing! The next time you want to listen to some "REAL" music... , keep it simple... turn off the "kiddie" hip-hop, throw away the urban c"rap" and tune into real men playing real instruments- not electricians trying to be somebody. You will enjoy every song on this cd, and a lot of the songs will probably pertain to something that's happened in your life. Great music to listen to.

2 out of 5 stars

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