You even have muscle memory of playing the music for so many years. As far as I was concerned Stephen Stills ripped up the songwriting handbook and redefined the art form. Born on October 6, 1951, in Illinois, United States became a … It was a totally different song. We were getting requests for it through our Facebook page and stuff. That being said, "Heaven with a touch of New York, silver with a touch of gold" may be one of his most underwhelming. Kevin is an extremely passionate guy - especially in regards to the new album - and I hope that shines through in this interview. Capturing audiences. I think we went on just before midnight. He was my rock 'n roll big brother. I think it was a 12-camera Hi Def shoot with state of the art sound and it was a beautiful production. My lyrics make very little sense, of course I never really understood exactly what Stills was talking about either. The music is almost, in my opinion, it’s almost as important as the movie. Kevin: I was politely asked to leave, on behalf of the band, by then tour manager Andy Green, after dinner in the dressing room, before that night's concert. Sometimes every idea that you have doesn’t always work out in the studio. Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6, 1951) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon.REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985). s course But my love will not, my love is a rock Suddenly, I kind of liked the lyrics. Kevin Cronin Vocals Gary Richrath, Dave Amato Lead Guitar Greg Philbin, Bruce Hall Bass Neal Doughty, Jesse Harms Keyboards Alan Gratzer, Bryan Hitt Drums. I was thinking that the original version of “Roll with the Changes” was the first time that Richrath and I had ever produced a record together, so we had no idea what we were doing. James Patrick Cronin, Actor: Doc Martin. These include, among many, Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Toby Hitchcock (Pride Of Lions), Mike Reno (Loverboy), and Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon). I don’t think that is true. If not for that song I would likely have gone on to tremendous success as a happy hour folksinger at supper clubs all around Chicago and the surrounding area! Kevin: "Let Me Ride" was my answer to CSN's masterpiece, "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"...the songs are actually quite similar, with one minor exception: their song is actually a masterpiece. Kevin has 5 jobs listed on their profile. Winds Of Change is another musical masterpiece featuring brand new Peterik songs in collaboration with a who’s who of melodic rock’s greatest superstars, including Kevin Chalfant (ex-The Storm), Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx), Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly Keagy (Night … Jeb: You have maturity. I had no choice but to actually look inside myself for the solutions to issues which had been piling up since I was a kid. Kevin: Let's see, horribly underrated...I guess that's a compliment? The change in his voice is really quite shocking (to me, at least.) There has to be a certain amount of muscle memory after all this time. Titled Winds of Change and credited to Jim Peterik & World Stage, the new album will feature contributions from ex-Styx singer Dennis DeYoung, REO Speedwagon‘s Kevin Cronin, Loverboy‘s Mike Reno, Night Ranger drummer/vocalist Kelly Keagy, and 38 … The rock show stuff is fun, but it is the actual working out of the music that is important. Includes Guitar Recorded Versions (with TAB) for Voice, range: F#4-A5 or Guitar 1 or Guitar 2 or Guitar 3 or Guitar 4 or Guitar 5 or Backup Vocals or Strum in D Major. I am but a pretender. I put it on and when I heard “Keep the Fire Burning” it went a certain chord direction and I thought, “Wait a minute, that’s not right.”  I got out the guitar and tried a different thing that I was hearing. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by hackjo, Aug 17, 2006. I don't. Hi Infidelity: Chatting With REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, Graham Colton and David Berkeley, Plus The Box Story's New Video 07/22/2011 12:00 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 A Conversation with REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin Kevin: I am suffering from a bit of laryngitis, so I will be quieter than usual today. That being said, I have always felt like Gary and I worked together really closely on that album. The fans would love “Only the Strong Survive.”  Kevin:  I think it is the last of the big time old school rock festivals. When I heard the first Crosby Stills and Nash album my head exploded. It is more like the song sounds today. Jeb: Describe your performance that night. People are there and they are camping out…its Woodstock without the bad acid, put it that way. When it comes to rock and roll front men, no one, and I mean no one, is as energetic, enigmatic and energetic as Kevin Cronin. Gordon Lightfoot. REO Speedwagon fans realize that at least one song on the set list may fail to make it to the stage on any given night as Cronin may take up that much time with his stage rants. I just can't sing it. We had to wait a little while before we could release it because there were some contracts where they got to show it on TV or something. During his time in Kentucky, James founded and ran a sketch and improv troupe … I just happened to have been on hanging on a friend's front porch in Boulder Colorado, and coincidentally his guitar was resting against a chair in open D, a tuning with which I was totally unfamiliar. Jon Bon Jovi- his voice certainly has deteriorated over the years. Jeb: I would not be doing my job to the readers if I didn’t ask about Gary. Not talking at all is what the doctor wants me to do, but talking softly is the next best alternative. It was a poignant scene. When I walk into my house, I quickly become my wife’s personal assistant. Jeb: The last album I will mention is Hi Infidelity. Kevin: Yeah, all that and so much more. We are not going to top that Moondance show for this era of the band. Our interview was cut short. So, it was rather ironic to talk to Kevin for this interview and discover him being soft spoken. Some fans use the spoken word sections of the performance as beer and bathroom breaks, while others can’t wait to see what he has come up for this tour. The obituary was featured in Newsday on February 6, 2010. I saw you perform it, acoustically, and that version I fell in love with. (AP.33165). You must remember that much of Reo's music is powerfull, melodic, vocal, Rock and Roll music. The band really clicks on this recording. Bummer right? Sometimes you’re in such a space, creatively, that you’re trying new things and you’re having fun and the audience is on that trip with you. Think about it! How did you come to get that song to be where it came to be? “Winds Of Change” is the long-awaited follow-up to Jim Peterik’s now legendary “Jim Peterik’s World Stage” album. It is always something different. I can’t expect the guys to hear what I hear in my head until the record comes out, basically. Every night I get to reinvent it. I had dropped out of college, run off to join a rock band, been excused of my duties with said rock band, and returned with my tail between my legs, and not much else. Kevin: "Time For Me To Fly" was one in a long series of what I call "happy accidents". Jeb:  REO is the favorite band to have ever played The Moondance Jam. Tell me about “Let me Ride.” The times that it works, and works well, it is just amazing and that is why we keep going in for more abuse. It is really just a time management issue for me. Kevin Cronin — lead singer of ’80s rock group REO Speedwagon — heard the words straight from his own son’s mouth … and still couldn’t believe it — but it is one of the funniest celeb kid moments ever.. Cronin was shopping with his wife and kid when he and our photog started riffing about the lyrics from his hit, “Take It On The Run” — and that’s when his son pounced. Calling you to action! I was at the premier and I was sitting in the theater. Hearing him whispering away was quite a shock. At his best, Kevin WAS the best. The movie is really rich with music. I am just walking in with an acoustic guitar and I hear what the song could potentially be in my head and I have a feeling about it. They told me there were 30,000 plus people there. I don’t know that we actually are, but I feel like we are. I would guess that most recording artists would agree that there are things about them that the public doesn’t know that they are capable of because whatever you have your first success with, people think that is what you are, and that is all you are. The voice on the line that night was that of … It doesn’t seem like that a bunch of guys around 60 years old in a rock band would be getting better. Instead of leaving her, he decided that he would keep on loving her no matter what, as he made that promise: When I said that I… I am working on a TV show where I get to go into my daughter’s choir class…she’s a member of the elite 12 kids of the choir. When I go to a show I get a vibe from the artist. Some are classic songs done by younger artists. When I listen to that record it is like there is no kick drum, as we forgot to put the kick drum on the record. The answers just might surprise you…. But it is very much a Richrath album, IMO. I know a lot about the song, when I bring it to the guys, and I know they can’t possibly understand it to the degree that I do. To rewrite the music around the lyric was a first for me, but it really changed the way I felt about it. REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin admits that the band made a major mistake at the start of the 1980s.“When the Hi Infidelity album came out in 1980 we made a career changing tactical error,” he says. That’s interesting because that is the way I felt about it. I could not stop listening to "Suite Judy". It’s like Woodstock in a way. I swear to God, in the history of our band, that night at Moondance was the first time that all of the stars lined up. Kevin: I know I’m going to do that eventually. Winds Of Change is the long-awaited follow-up to Jim Peterik’s now legendary Jim Peterik’s World Stage album. Kevin Patrick Cronin is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. and the song is one that YOU SHOULD PLAY LIVE!!! I guess one could make a case that some of the sustaining organ stuff bore a resemblance to "Love The One You're With", (which happens to be one of my all time favorite songs...oopsie). R.E.O./T.W.O. s calling out to you, singin' My love is a rock, an immovable force Anywhere that you are my love is right here With any tick of the clock life can change it? As far as capturing that chapter of REO Speedwagon it was great. Set for release on April 26, 2019, “Winds of Change”, is another musical masterpiece featuring brand new Peterik songs in collaboration with a who’s who of melodic rock’s greatest superstars, including Kevin Chalfant (ex-The Storm), Dennis DeYoung … I think it had to do with the 30th anniversary of the Good Trouble album and the fact that we never play any of those tunes live. I was convinced that the band's success and my emotional health were inextricably interwoven...if the band made it big, all my problems would be over. REO's Kevin: Cronin: Rolling with the Changes. You two were a true team and I am wondering how the way things turned out makes you feel when you look back at the good, the bad and the ugly with that particular relationship. It is a real touchy process as the songwriter. Part one of our interview was soft and sweet and focused mainly on REO’s live in concert release Live at the Moondance Jam…a favorite concert festival of both Kevin and me, in fact, I interviewed him and the band for the Jumbo Tron at Moondance only moments before the cameras began rolling that night. I think there are a lot of different kinds of music and each songwriter approaches it from a different way. The band's sound became more melodic on the Tunafish record, but that was more a result of the songwriting. Jeb:  The song “Keep the Fire Burning” was not a song that I liked at all when it came out. Kevin:  We had a nice placement in that movie. However, thanks to Cronin’s kindness and willingness to finish our interview, and being able to communicate electronically, Cronin and I were able to finish the interview by typing back and forth the rest of the questions and answers, the result  of which was getting to finish a great interview and allow Kevin to rest his vocal chords! 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