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| From | Greg Cagle <gregc@gregcagle.com> |
| Subject | Re: The great defender of AOR |
| Date | Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:24:24 -0800 |
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Not Lame said the following on 3/30/2004 1:16 PM:
> Styx: talking about them yesterday here at Not Lame.......despite most of
> their albums(and I've heard them all, frankly) having a lot of utter dreck
> on them, all the 70's albums have a remarkable march of great rock tunes on
> them. Perfect for the Ipod experience for that 70's child. I give them
> up to "Cornerstone".
Agreed. I've always had a soft spot for "Equinox" and "Lorelei" myself.
> Toto: don¹t' get my going....those first four albums are som eof the best
> of AOR around, to this day. Dump everything afterwards(and, again, I'm
> pathtetic...i've bought it all hoping for returns to past glory).
>
> REO: indeed, they were a fine mid-western rock band up until
> HI-Infidelity......better than Head East. ;-P
I've always thought the REO live album is pretty darn good; lots
of good songs. And Richrath is way underrated as a guitar player.
Kevin Cronin does get on my nerves after a while, though. It's
hard to believe that the same band did "Ridin' The Storm Out" and
all that sappy ballad crap later on.
I've already bought tickets for a concert this summer up at The Gorge
Amphitheater - Styx, Peter Frampton, Kansas, and BOC. All bands I
saw back in the 70s, in a great venue.
- Greg
p.s. I won't defend Air Supply either.
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Greg Cagle
gregc at gregcagle dot com
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