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Extended Versions
Rock · 2001 · 10 tracks

Extended Versions

REO Speedwagon

Ten tracks of high-octane live heartland rock. Polished stadium anthems and power ballads captured with raw, crowd-fueled energy and soaring guitar solos.

April 1, 2001 · BMG Special Products

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This album captures the sweat and electricity of a humid July night in an outdoor amphitheater. It is the sound of a band that truly owns the stage, stripping away the glossy studio sheen of the 1980s to reveal the hard-working rock unit underneath. Every chorus feels like a communal event, and every piano flourish is designed to reach the very back row of a packed stadium. It is unpretentious, earnest, and deeply rooted in the American grain, offering a visceral connection that studio recordings often lack.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Don’t Let Him Go
4:34
02
Take It on the Run
4:18
03
Can’t Fight This Feeling
5:08
04
Time for Me to Fly
3:51
05
Back on the Road Again
7:09
06
Keep on Loving You
3:26
07
Roll With the Changes
6:18
08
Ridin’ the Storm Out
5:03
09
157 Riverside Avenue
7:10
10
Music Man
3:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the piano intro to the full band explosion on Keep On Loving You.
The crowd led singalong during the bridge of Take It on the Run that nearly drowns out the PA.
The searing blues inflected guitar solo that extends the climax of Ridin the Storm Out beyond its studio length.
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How does Extended Versions sound next to the rest of REO Speedwagon's catalogue?

Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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