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REO FANS NEWS - May 2007

LEAD SINGER KEVIN CRONIN & SONS AT WRIGLEY FIELD

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5-19-07 "I NEEDED TO FALL" FALLS OFF CHARTS

After debuting on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts last week at #30, "I Needed to Fall" fell off the AC Top 30 charts this past week. Some have asked why no one can see the song on "the charts" online. The album is not on the traditional Billboard Top 200 Chart.

5-17-07 KC CONTINUES STINT AS DISC JOCKEY

If you enjoyed Kevin Cronin's last stint as a DJ last week, there's another one coming up! He'll be hosting XM Radio's "Random Access" on 5/21 - 5/25 at 12 pm ET. He's taking over for the Commodore 64 all week, and be playing his favorite songs from the 80's.

5-16-07 UPDATE ON EX-REO MEMBER JESSE HARMS

Remember the guy who wrote practically half the songs from "The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken?" Here's what he's up to now? Jesse Harms.

5-14-07 ROCKER KEVIN CRONIN TO HOST XM RADIO'S DOUBLE DOSE

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin will be hanging out and spinning a double dose of rock tunes from his favorite artists on XM Radio's "Double Dose" this Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00 pm ET. He's also slated to share some interesting stories about these artists. Tune in!

5-08-07 KEVIN CRONIN THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT WRIGLEY FIELD

REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin will get to realize a dream today throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Cronin will do the honors before the hometown Cubs face off against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. As special an event as this will be for Cronin, as he'll have some special company with him out on the pitcher's mound: "The Cubs organization invited me down to sing 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' and to throw out the first pitch. Well, coincidentally, my twin boys are both seven years old, and they play on the Westlake Cubs, and they havethe exact same uniform, same logo, everything. So my wife's gonna bring the boys down to the airport, I'm gonna bring 'em to Chicago, they're gonna suit up, and they're gonna walk out to the pitcher's mound at Wrigley Field and, and help me throw the first ball out. I just can't wait!"

Cronin also told us that when the offer first came in, it never occurred to him to have his sons join him: "We're lucky enough that we get all kinds of these great experiences, you know, and sometimes I forget that, 'Wait a minute -- my kids are old enough now, they're gonna remember this!' You know, it was a 'duh!' moment when someone finally said, 'Wait -- you're bringing your kids to this, aren't you?' And I was like, 'I hadn't thought of it, but YEAH!', you know? So the Cronin boys are gonna be throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field."

5-01-07 DENVER POST REVIEWS NEW REO CD

Arena-rock champs REO Speedwagon formed nearly 40 years ago, a fact apparent on the band's new record. Granted, "Find Your Own Way Home" mercifully moves away from the weak power ballads of its most recent work for a harder-rocking sound, but it also reveals a group out of touch with the past two decades of music, and one struggling to settle on a sound.

The band arguably has nothing to prove. Its stadium-sized anthems of the 1970s and early '80s established it as undisputed arena-rock masters. But despite a few cranked-up guitars, the band's first new album in 11 years feels like a fussed-over meal from a declining chef: rife with clichés and half-baked ideas, and using stale ingredients. On the surface it's a bright, shiny package of pleasant melodies and solid playing, but even jaunty blues-rock numbers like "Run Away Baby" and "Born to Love You" sound like covers of a more inspired group. --John Wenzel, Denver Post

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