Setlist: The Very Best of REO Speedwagon Live

Recording information: Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (01/01/1985); Grand Rapids, MI (01/01/1985); Indianapolis, IN (01/01/1985); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (01/01/1985); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (01/01/1985); St. Louis, MO (01/01/1985); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (07/02/1981); Grand Rapids, MI (07/02/1981); Indianapolis, IN (07/02/1981); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (07/02/1981); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (07/02/1981); St. Louis, MO (07/02/1981); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (07/18/1987); Grand Rapids, MI (07/18/1987); Indianapolis, IN (07/18/1987); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (07/18/1987); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (07/18/1987); St. Louis, MO (07/18/1987); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (07/27/1980); Grand Rapids, MI (07/27/1980); Indianapolis, IN (07/27/1980); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (07/27/1980); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (07/27/1980); St. Louis, MO (07/27/1980); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (07/28/1985); Grand Rapids, MI (07/28/1985); Indianapolis, IN (07/28/1985); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (07/28/1985); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (07/28/1985); St. Louis, MO (07/28/1985); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (11/23/1990); Grand Rapids, MI (11/23/1990); Indianapolis, IN (11/23/1990); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (11/23/1990); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (11/23/1990); St. Louis, MO (11/23/1990); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (12/31/1984); Grand Rapids, MI (12/31/1984); Indianapolis, IN (12/31/1984); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (12/31/1984); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (12/31/1984); St. Louis, MO (12/31/1984); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (1976); Grand Rapids, MI (1976); Indianapolis, IN (1976); Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO (1976); McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (1976); St. Louis, MO (1976).
Sony's Setlist series isn't a standard budget-line compilation: these discs bypass hits in favor of live tracks cut throughout the years, mixing up highlights from classic live albums with a handful of rarities, including some unreleased cuts. In the case of REO Speedwagon's entry, this adds eight previously unreleased cuts recorded throughout the `80s to highlights culled from 1977's Live: You Get What You Play For and the 1991 compilation The Second Decade of Rock & Roll, making for a somewhat inconsistent compilation -- it's too easy to hear the differences in decades -- yet it's still an entertaining sampler, containing some solid live material from REO. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine