A good friend of mine auditioned and was offered the job to drum for Journey after Steve Smith left, he met his future wife and decided against the job, his marriage was a better bet than joining a band on its way out.....cool story for the kids though.
Returning to REO's "Hi-Infidelity".....
Few records in American rock history have sold as many copies as this LP and then consequently written off...which is a shame...for what it was...mainstream American arena rock...its a surprisingly strong LP...the opening track "Dont let him go" showcases some aggressive Chuck Berry inspired guitar work...and the guitar work for the majority of the record is quite good...there are some hiccups...side 2 is by far the weaker of the 2...and the production...although very good...borders on the clinical at times...ok...let the REO jabs fly!