History Music / REOSpeedwagon

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 2; the line-up of Alan Gratzer, Neal Doughty, Gary Richrath, Bruce Hall, and Kevin Cronin lasted from 1977–88.

* RevolvingDoorBand: Only one member, Neal Doughty (organ/keyboard) has stayed constant.

--> I'm going to keep on loving you\\
'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do...

'''REO Speedwagon''' is an American ArenaRock band formed in 1967 in Champaign, Illinois. It grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The ''hits'' are approximately 2. Earlier songs were a little bit higher on the scale, like a standard 3-very soft 4, but they were never an extremely heavy band.

-->''Just when I thought I couldn't get any higher''
-->''You cut me down to size''
-->''I should have noticed''
-->''When you put out the fire''
-->''Instead, I just closed my eyes''

* PunnyName: One of the backing vocalists in ''Hi Infidelity'' (1980) is credited as "N Yoletta" (actually the band members performing as an alias), which is the pun on the title of one of the songs, "In Your Letter".
** For that matter, ''Hi Infidelity'' itself, using infidelity as a play on "HiFi", or "high fidelity", a term referring to high-quality reproduction of audio.

* SillyLoveSongs
* UndyingLoyalty: In "Keep on Lovin' You", the singer declares his loyalty to his beloved and his determination to preserve their romance even when he knows she's betrayed him.

** For that matter, ''Hi Infidelity'' itself, using [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]] as a play on "HiFi", or "high fidelity", a term referring to high-quality reproduction of audio.

'''REO Speedwagon''' is an American ArenaRock band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s.

* LongTitle: ''You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish.''

* '''Mike Blair''' – bass, backing vocals (1967–1968)
* ''Kevin Cronin'' – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1972–1973, 1976–present)

* Bob Crownover – lead guitar (1968–1969)

* '''Alan Gratzer''' – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1967–1988)

* Jesse Harms – keyboards (1989–1991)

* Graham Lear – drums (1988–1989)
* Terry Luttrell – lead vocals (1968–1972)
* '''Joe Matt''' – guitar, lead vocals (1967–1968)

* Mike Murphy – lead vocals (1973–1976)
* Gregg Philbin – bass, backing vocals (1968–1977)
* Gary Richrath – guitar (1970–1989, died 2015)
* Steve Scorfina – lead guitar (1969–1970)

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 2; the line-up of Alan Gratzer, Neal Doughty, Gary Richrath, Bruce Hall, and Kevin Cronin lasted from 1977–89.

* BreakUpSong: "Take It on the Run" is sung to a LoveInterest who is rumored to be cheating on him and refusing to defend herself.

** For that matter, ''Hi Infidelity'' itself, using [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]] as a play on "HiFi," or "high fidelity," a term referring to high-quality reproduction of audio.

!!Principal Members (Founding members in '''bold'''):

* Dave Amato – guitar, backing vocals (1989–present)

* Kevin Cronin – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1972–1973, 1976–present)

* '''Neal Doughty''' – keyboards (1967–present)

* Bruce Hall – bass, backing and lead vocals (1977–present)

* Bryan Hitt – drums, percussion (1989–present)

* Bryan Hitt – drums, percussion (1989–present)

REO Speedwagon is an American ArenaRock band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s.

!!'''Tropes''':

* {{Fanservice}}: The cover of ''Hi Infidelity (1980)''.

* PowerBallad: Responsible for two of the best ("Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling").
* PrecisionFStrike: In the song ''Tough Guys'' from ''Hi Infidelity (1980)'', we have this
--> ''They think they're full of fire''

* PunnyName: One of the backing vocalists in ''Hi Infidelity'' (1980) is credited as "N Yoletta" (actually the band members performing as an alias), which is the pun on the title of one of the songs, ''In Your Letter''.
** For that matter, ''Hi Infidelity'' itself, using [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]] as a play on "HiFi," or "high fidelity," a term refering to high-quality reproduction of audio.

* RockStarSong: ''Rock 'N' Roll Star''.

* Fanservice: The cover of ''Hi Infidelity (1980)''.

* RockStarSong: "Rock 'N' Roll Star''.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The ''hits'' are approximately 2. Earlier songs were a little bit higher on the scale, but they were never an extremely heavy band.

REO Speedwagon is an American rock band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s.