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REO Speedwagon - Lost in a Dream Audio CD

A fair review of the REO Speedwagon "Lost in a Dream" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all REO Speedwagon reviews here, or go back to the REO Speedwagon tabs.

REO Speedwagon Band: REO Speedwagon
Title: Lost in a Dream
Rating:
Release Date: 1992-06-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Give Me a Ride (Roller Coaster) 2: Throw the Chains Away 3: Sky Blues 4: You Can Fly 5: Lost in a Dream 6: Down by the Dam 7: Do Your Best 8: Wild as the Western Wind 9: They're on the Road 10: I'm Feeling Good

Great 70's Rock Music
This was one of my all time favorite records back when I was in high school. I love all the REO albums that featured Mike Murphy. I still enjoy this album. The songs are up beat and I think it's good party music. When Kevin got back into the band I was really disappointed, but I did get used to him. I'm not knocking Cronin, but I came to know REO with Murphy. I'm glad to see they have re-released this CD with Riding the Storm Out on a double CD which I just purchased.


My Favorite Michael Murphy REO disc
This is one of my favorite REO albums so I totally disagree with the other reviews. . songs like the mighty "Down By The Dam". . . the long classic title track "Lost In A Dream" are REO classic's in my opinion. Throw in the smooth "Give Me A Ride (Roller Coster) the rockin' "Throw The Chains Away" and the rest of the songs that have a kind of funky bluesy rock vibe and this album is a winner. The album just has a great flow to it that makes you want to play it all the way through. I still like the great REO Speedwagon debut and REO "TWO" a little better but to me "Lost In A Dream" is one of REO's best. .


Forget Michael Murphy
I have been a longtime REO fan. . . Way back when they played at a local high school dance. . . even before their debut LP hit the stores. . . . Does anybody remember when Duke Tumatoe was playing lead guitar??? This was before Gary was brought in. . . After REO decided their best direction was rock.

Well. . . The 3 albums they did with Michael Murphy just proved that in addition to BLUES. . . . . COUNTRY just wasn't their forte'. . . . . They got lucky with Ridin the storm out. . . . The next 2 albums had their moments. . . . You could probably combine the good tracks off all 3 albums and make one good 50 minute album. . . . and that's about it.

I saw this lineup. . . as I also did the first 3 before it. . . . Murphy just lacked the kind of raw vocal prowess that Cronin demonstrated on TWO. . . I think REO was trying to segeway into the EAGLES market during the Murphy era. . . . altho. . . . they failed miserably. . . Lucky for them. . . Most of their fans remained faithful and remembered how great they sounded with Kevin fronting them. .

I am very disgusted to see that the only cd's available are still fetching in upwards of $80. 00. . . . I scored sealed copies of the LOST and THIS TIME lp's. . and have a copy of the STORM cd. . . . . and burned the best tracks to a cd. . . . 80 minutes will about cover all the best these 3 albums have to offer.

For all you longtime fans. . . . It was sure nice to experience the bands glory days. . wasn't it??.


REO at their worst, for collectors only!
Lost in a Dream is probably one of their weakest albums. Lost in a Dream is the second album with vocalist Mike Murphy. While REO is full of good musicians, they don't have very good songs on this one to show off their skills. This one's out of print for a reason, if you must have Lost in A Dream I'd try to find a cheap used LP or Cassette, because it's definitly not worth $40 or $50 dollars. This one if best forgotten.


Overshadowed by its predecessor...
" It is the second of three CD's with lead singer Mike Murphy (the third album, "This Time We Mean It" was never released on CD and is no longer available on vinyl or cassette). This album is overshadowed by the previous REO album, the much more powerful "Ridin the Storm Out. Murphy is a strong lead singer, but if you didn't like "Ridin'. . . " you won't like this either.

The tracks are not particularly memorable, except for the title track (also available on "Decade of Rock and Roll") and perhaps one or two others. I find when I listen to this CD that I gravitate toward track 2 "Throw the Chains Away", track 5 the title track, and track 10 "I'm feeling good. "

The bottom line is this: of the 20 or so REO discs I own, this is the one that gets the least playing time. If you're an REO collector like me, you'd better get this one before it's completely out of print. If not, this is probably the last REO disc you'd want to buy.


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