REO Speedwagon - Good Trouble

This album is definatly a keeper!!

I have been looking for this C.D. for years and finally got it new from Amazon last month. I've been playing it ever since. I've been a HUGE fan of REO forever and " Good Trouble" is one of my favorites.I don't understand why it was considered a failure when it made the top-ten on the album chart,sold a couple of million or more copies and had the top-ten hit "Keep The Fire Burnin'." I don't think the band or the fans should have been disapointed!! The songs are extremely catchy and classic REO.I LOVE "Back In My Heart Again" It stayed in my head all day and I think it should have been a single."Sweet Time" is one of my favorite REO ballads and I love the bells on it. The album has great pics of the band as well.I wish REO would go back to this,namely with Gary Richrath,for at least one more album since Gary's great guitar work was such a big part of it all. I'm sooo happy I finally got this C.D.!!!!! May 25, 2008

REO - Not As Popular As Hi Infedelity, But A Better Album

REO followed up the enormous success of "High Infidelity" with this album that although similar, did not relate nearly as will to the record buying public. "Keep The Fire Burnin'" was a top 40 hit, but it did not stay on the charts long and the album sunk like a stone fairly quickly. Personally I think it is quite a bit better than "High Infidelity", but still a step down from "Tuna Fish". Bassist Bruce Hall contributes and sings lead on a good one ""Let's Be Bop" that is kind of a tribute to the band's fans. "I'll Follow You" is another good one with some nice guitar work from Gary Richrath. I also like "Back In My Heart Again", "Stillness Of The Night", and the title track "Good Trouble". Ya know...after listening to this again for the first time in years, this is not a half bad album. I find it interesting that the record buying public ate up the material on "High Infidelity", but pretty much shrugged this one off. For the most part "Trouble" is far from the band's best, but it has quite a few good songs on it. February 14, 2008

I love this album

I'm a big REO fan & this has always been one of my favorite albums of theirs with great sing along songs. Glad to finally get this on CD. Of course it's not quite as good as High Infidelity, but then again, how many albums are? February 12, 2008

everyone needs a little Good Trouble in their collection

Although not widely ranked up there with Hi Infedelity its still popish enough to carry listeners through.Laced with over keyboard textures its hard to hear Gary's guitar screeching.Good trouble,the Key,Keep the fire burning are all good tracks.Its obvious they didn't want it to sound like their others but its still has that eighties sound.It was only two years later when this was released.I still remember running down to the record stores when new albums came out.That was a time when it was worth scooting down,not like today unless its Bob Dylan. February 17, 2007

Reo-My kind of music

When i first heard reo speedwagon was when i got drafted in the army.The song was take it on the run from hi fidelity and was the best song i have heard and it opened my eyes for this kind of music.Next was when i heard reo for the first time in swedish radio it was the song Keep the fire burning from Good Trouble.And i was so happy that day so i took my bicicle and went to the local recordshop and bought it.Songs like Every now and then with amazing guitar by Gary Richrath has inspired me when i started to learn to play music in a band.I tried to played bass and when i tried to write music i was very inspired by songs like the key and sweet time in this album so if you must have one cd with reo i recommend Good Trouble because every songs makes together the best studio album reo speedwagon ever did. November 6, 2006

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