Good Trouble Songs Ranked
Good Trouble is the tenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1982 as a follow-up to Hi Infidelity. It was the second-best selling album in the band’s history, subsequently tied with Wheels Are Turnin’, peaking at #7 on the Billboard charts. The single “Keep the Fire Burnin'” gave the band a #7 hit on Billboard‘s Pop Singles Chart and a #2 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their highest-charting hit on this chart. None of the songs from this album have been performed by the band in concert since 1983 except “Keep the Fire Burnin'”, which was played as an acoustic version in their two shows at Valencia, Venezuela during the “Live As We Know It Tour ’87,” and has been played occasionally in more recent years. “The Key” was part of a five-song medley the band performed during their 2001 tour. In 2013, the album was released on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos. Here are all of Good Trouble songs ranked.
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10. Good Trouble
“I thought this was Gary Richrath’s peak as the guitarist for the band. I actually still rank Gary among the best in the world. His solo work on this album really shows you the talent that he possesses.”
9. Back in My Heart Again
“In my opinion this is the best REO album. Hi Infidelity is second. The songs on this album were as cutting edge as the ones on HI, but on first listen they seem more familier. If you are just discovering the Speedwagon, start here. It’s them at their best.”
8. Let’s Be-Bop
“Let’s Be-bop” is a great Bruce Hall tune set to an autobiographical lyric. If you liked Hi Infidelity, this is the perfect bookend. In fact, it sounds like Gary Richrath and Neil Dougherty decided to amp up these songs with a more REO like sound.”
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7. Sweet Time
“Great band to remind you of the good times, anytime. REO were a different level to everyone else with Hi Infidelity and Good Trouble. Still touring and still brilliant, but never achieved this standard again once Gary and Kevin decided they were incompatible.”
6. Girl with the Heart of Gold
“I have never understood why this album was considered a flop by so many when it came out. This is a classic REO Speedwagon album, and in some ways I consider it the last great REO album. From start to finish there is one great song after another: “
5. Stillness of the Night
“Stillness of The Night” rocks some more and should have been on every AOR station in America. This could have been the best album the band ever recorded.”
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4. The Key
“It seems to be good form to dismiss this album after the mega success of its predecessor, the brilliant ‘Hi Infidelity’, but there are enough very good songs on ‘Good Trouble’ to vindicate its status as a more than decent follow-up and avoid indulging in the many dubious puns its title may prompt people to make.”
3. Every Now and Then
“All of the tracks on GOOD TROUBLE are excellent, and if you listen to it enough, you will no doubt find yourself singing each song word-for-word. Granted, the album is not at heartfelt and solid as YOU CAN TUNE A PIANO or HI INFIDELITY, but it stands above NINE LIVES, and definitely shows that the group was not really trying to compete with their recent successes from HI INFIDELITY. “
2. I’ll Follow You
“I’ll Follow You” completely rocks and finds Neil banging the keyboards with abandon. This song along with the rest of the album is classic melodic rock, lots of emotion and energy.”
1. Keep the Fire Burnin’
“Kevin Cronin’s voice is also in good form on this album. Bruce Hall, while no Kevin Cronin, does a good lead vocal on “Girl With The Heart of Gold”. A very solid effort, and highly underrated.”
