REO Speedwagon: Iraq's Greatest Threat?

Whether you're breaking up or making up -- or stuffing your 11-year-old face with Funyuns 'cause girls call you Lumpy -- you can't go wrong with a little REO Speedwagon to help your heart along.

Purveyors of such gargantuan '80s weepers as Keep on Loving You and Take It on the Run, the Midwestern rockers had a way with the ballads -- and, as lead singer Kevin Cronin told me, a way with the groupies as well.

In an audio interview that you can access for FREE, Cronin -- who's bringing his band to Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall Oct. 23 -- talked with us about wooing fans, trashing hotel rooms and how REO Speedwagon is influencing the war in Iraq.

Now if you'll please look to the right of this page, you'll see a link to the "Stuck in the '80s" podcasts. As you may or may not know, '80s is a show I co-host with jovial lothario Steve Spears. We've done a potload of them, and the latest is an interview with Cronin.

Listen while you work; just plug the headphones into your computer and let 'er rip. We're also available on iTunes, so you can download that sucker for free to your iPod. I also highly recommend our Brian Johnson interview (he bashes U2) and our salute to Strange Brew.

If you wanna get caught up with the in-jokes and intrigue, check out our 100th episode. That's where you can hear Huey Lewis chew my ass out.

Comments

[Marissa]

Well done! You deserve praise on this one. I know you feel left out from time to time. The entire interview was really enjoyable. I saw REO in Champaign IL (their hometown if I'm not mistaken) a million years ago. They were phenomenal. I wasn't a huge fan at the time, but walked away truly in awe of their incredible live performance. They were a huge part of my high school existence.