Disclaimer: All info that does not reside in my brain is gathered from wikipedia.com (mostly because Jon can't stand it) unless otherwise noted.
Holy moly, it's amazing that this week's album was REO's seventh studio offering. That's a lot of output to proceed a band's first Top 40 album, but history is history. You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish climbed up to the 29th spot on the US chart while being certified Double Platinum by the RIAA. It was REO's first multi-platinum album.
The album produced two charting singles. While topping out at number 56 and 58, respectively, Time For Me To Fly and Roll With The Changes didn't exactly blow up the charts. However, they are two of REO's most recognized and loved songs and they are still played on classic rock radio today.
A couple of notes about the album. It was the first one to feature Bruce Hall on bass. The album cover was named one of the worst album covers of all time by Pitchfork Media in 2005 and in 2014 the album title was on NME's list of The 50 Worst Album Titles in History.
Side One:
1. Roll With The Changes
2. Time For Me To Fly
3. Runnin' Blind
4. Blazin' Your Own Trail Again
5. Sing To Me
Side Two:
6. Lucky For You
7. Do You Know Where Your Woman Is Tonight?
8. The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
9. Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
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REOs Top 5 using definition #2 ....
#1 drives everything underneath it except #5. Musically 2 thru 4 are just OK with great moments. Nine Lives is a heavy rock jam from start to finish, I think their songwriting was never better.
You've set a high bar now Boss!!! You've got to find another polarizing album for next week!
Using #2, that means that Foreigner's pinnacle is Double Vision.
Yes is 90125.
Metallica is Metallica (aka The Black Album)
Megadeth is Countdown to Extinction
UFO is No Place To Run
Dire Straits is Brothers In Arms
Heart is Heart
and there's lots more.
Not pinnacles.
There are no birthdays today
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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