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:  donšt' 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.
-- 
Greg Cagle
gregc at gregcagle dot com