Wheels Are Turnin'
REO Speedwagon
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I Do' Wanna Know | REO Speedwagon | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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One Lonely Night | REO Speedwagon | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Thru the Window | REO Speedwagon | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rock 'N Roll Star | REO Speedwagon | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Live Every Moment | REO Speedwagon | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gotta Feel More | REO Speedwagon | 4:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Break His Spell | REO Speedwagon | 2:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wheels Are Turnin' | REO Speedwagon | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Album Review
Wheels Are Turnin' blends clear, crisp ballads with high-energy pop/rock, which eventually gave REO Speedwagon four Top 40 singles, the same amount as Hi Infidelity credited them with four years earlier. Kevin Cronin's writing is rock-solid, a delightful turnaround from 1982's Good Trouble album. As one of the band's best ballads, "Can't Fight This Feeling" puts an elegant piano riff in front of Cronin's earnest voice, presenting REO with its second number one single, while "I Do' Wanna Know" is a turbulent ride of clean-cut guitar and up-and-down piano that comes off as well-crafted pop with a bite. Every track has the band sounding sharper and more alive, with even the less-extravagant material like "Break His Spell" and "Thru the Window" emanating merit. "One Lonely Night" throws the spotlight on Cronin's voice, proving that his expertise at carrying out the slow stuff hasn't dwindled, while "Live Every Moment" rounds out the last of the singles from the album, hitting number 34 in August of 1985, eight months after Wheels Are Turnin' achieved its number-seven mark on the U.S. charts. With production, songwriting, and tight instrumentation wisely dished out in equal portions, Wheels Are Turnin' was evidence that REO Speedwagon could still make some gratifying rock & roll.
Customer Reviews
I LOVE THIS REO SPEEDWAGON CD
GREAT CD IT'S ONE OF FAVORITE REO SPEEDWAGON CD EVER EVERY SONG IS GREAT SO BUY IT
Wheels WERE REALLY TURNING !!!!!!!
I only knew of three tracks on this album when I bought it and had also seen the videos, but when I listened to the whole album I was totally blown away with everything that was recorded. It was hard to pick favorites since the music was terrific but I narrowed it down to Rock N' Star and Thru the window. I never get tired of playing REO Speedwagon.
Possibly REO's best post-TunaFish album -- but that's not saying much.
After the great, high energy album "You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish", REO turned to sappy ballads. Although somebody obviously liked these because they sold well, I found them somewhere between boring and annoying, and lost interest in the band. On this album ("Wheels Are Turnin'"), the band tried to keep the audience that it gained with ballads (by including another ballad, "Can't Fight This Feeling"), but also bring back some of its old fans by bringing back the old energy from "Tuna Fish" and earlier albums. Unfortunately, although this is partly successful, and this album is probably the best post-Tuna album the band made, the album is still not very good. The album simply lacks the creativity and intensity of their earlier work. Cronin's fame seems to have gone to his head, and he seems more interested in listening to himself sing than in writing or co-writing good songs. His voice also dominates the songs, rather than blending into them as it did in most of "Tuna Fish". I haven't heard this entire album, but the parts that I have heard merely leave me with a desire to go back and play the band's earlier work rather than listen to this album.
Biography
Formed: 1967 in Champaign, IL
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By REO Speedwagon
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Keep On Loving You | Hi Infidelity | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon: The Hits | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take It On the Run | Hi Infidelity | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Roll With the Changes | You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish | 5:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Time for Me to Fly | You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tough Guys | Hi Infidelity | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Let Him Go | Hi Infidelity | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In Your Letter | Hi Infidelity | 3:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Keep On Loving You | 80's Pop Hits | 3:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ridin' the Storm Out | Ridin' the Storm Out | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $8.91
- Genres: Pop/Rock, Music, Pop, Soft Rock, Rock, Arena Rock, Adult Contemporary
- Released: Jan 22, 1985
- ℗ 1984 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
