What are Kevin Cronin's Five Favorite Albums? | Stranded

[@That0neMonkey]

Kevin Cronin is so hugely underrated. Definitely belongs in the HOF!

[@gingerhipszky228]

Love REO, I saw them 5 time in the 80's. One time in Pensacola I was standing on my chair, the lights came up and Kevin was standing on the chair to my right. The happiest musical moment of my life!

[@cynthiatrope9691]

I get that

[@tedhockstad243]

Just love REO! I always say dream of what could have been. If Gary & Kevin were still cranking out the music . I love dearly. Great list choice's. I also agree, it's nearly impossible to choose just 5

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

REO Speedwagon was one of the great, underrated Midwestern bands along with Cheap Trick, Styx, Head East and Shooting Star. Cronin a great frontman.

[@powlperc]

Something about Illinois

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

@@powlperc True for REO, Trick and Styx. Throw in Dan Fogelberg too. Head East and Shooting Star were from Missouri though. Close enough.

[@robertbigelow1338]

You got that3 right, you know somethings up with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame when Madonna can make it in but these great ROCK BANDS aren't in yet, hmmm ?

[@mustlovepretzels]

AXS TV: thanks for posting. I like all of Kevin's picks. Cheers!

[@anneglass8084]

You can tell he has lived a healthy life, he looks and sounds great

[@stratdx]

What a talented singer and songwriter. Wow!

[@uwebiernacki]

Talented? More like "God-given", if that Term does even exist. Hehe Kevin rules. 😎☝🏼🎸

[@MYOBASSUME]

You rock KC. Can't wait to see you guys live again soon.

[@eric_in_florida]

RIP Gary Richrath

[@seekingserenity1902]

Love REO Speedwagon.

[@robertholliday8856]

K,C, my younger brother has LBD. It is heartbreaking. Sorry about your mom. Time for me to Fly also is among my favorite REO tunes. Brilliant lyrics. BTW, love it when you mention the late great one in your interviews.

[@05645ci]

Hey, Kevin, congrats on keeping your band working for 50 years, that's incredible. BTW, the 1st REO album I bought was REO T.W.O. I've worn it out for since 1972 and I still consider one of the finest straight ahead bar room rock n roll albums ever. the REO version of Little Queenie was the best cover of that tune ever IMHO. I'll always miss Gary Richrath; he was the definitive rock guitar slinger in his prime and I'll treasure my memories of seeing REO live in the early/mid 70's when they were the best rock band in America!

[@splender88]

For being the age he is Kevin still looks and sounds great. What may be more important he is still sharp as a tack and is totally in touch with what was good back then and even today.

[@shawno66]

anybody else find all these songs/albums and listen after this?

[@Joel_Powell]

Kevin looks great - better than when I saw him live in 1978 :). God bless sobriety.

[@beamarcos9088]

Soy de América Latina...emblemático e incomparable banda ...soy fans de este grupo nunca olvidaremos las hermosas melodías q nos brindaron tan bellos momentos en otras y doradas épocas que vivan por siempre en nuestros corazones ...por siempre te AMAMOS icónica Banda ❤ 😍💕💞💯🎶👏👏❣️💚💪👌

[@christopherangeli8847]

I hate to give Illinois too many props but there are alot of great bands that came from that state, REO being one of them.

[@kenozyuk527]

Epic recording artists R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON !!! 🌴

[@jessesingersongwriter]

Love this guy, clear minded, always smiling and oh yeah, kicks major ass. Great 5 picks and pretty surprising choices for a rock god, the 1st 3 are the same as some of my favorites from way back when.

[@snuggy18]

Pretty good choices.......I'd toss the last two and probably and add in Supertramp's Breakfast in America, and Queen's The Works which is criminally underrated because of the Radio GaGa thing. No wrong answers though.

[@samwisethebrave288]

Love that Supertramp album!👍

[@broncodeviltexas]

Great stories behind each choice 😎👍

[@janetrainwater1505]

I luv u Kevin. I luv all those albums that u mentioned. God bless u. Ur Awesome. Huge Fan. 💖☺👍

[@Wildlonesome77]

A very good pick Sir. You have very good taste. And by the way, R.E.O. Speedwagon is a great band.

[@paulas2218]

Rubber Soul was my first album too! Your first three would have been my picks too, but I’d have to stay in that era and go with Joni Mitchell Blue (or Court and Spark) and then Loggins and Messina’s Motherlode. This would be a great game to play when people are over for drinks or dinner. But it’s hard to choose!

[@rebelrocker7494]

Awesome !!

[@ChristineJSmith16]

Good choices, Kevin! My top 5: Outside, David Bowie. Easter, Patti Smith. Hi Infidelity, REO Speedwagon. Hair of the Dog, Nazareth. Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel.

[@badeugenecops4741]

Saw the thumbnail and thought "Who's grandma is that?" Fk Cronin for kicking Richrath out of the band.

[@helplessly_adoring_KevinCronin]

I love that Kevin has a detailed story for each album❣

[@jimwilliams7663]

So cool... love you, Kevin

[@gman9035]

Van halen 1, back in black, led zeppelin 2, who's next, white album

[@brianeastman3547]

Hey Kevin, do you remember a song by Journey called Feeling that way and Separate ways (Worlds apart).

[@Matt-xv2cp]

Fly by Night, Back in Black, Diary of a Madman, Moving Pictures, Cowboys From Hell.

[@zzyzxx13]

Intersting picks from Kevin. I can't pick five albums without giving it some serious thought, but while Traffic's Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is the first album that I might pick, I would definitely choose The Stones' Sticky Fingers. I don't like the two Blues numbers on it, but the rest of the album more than makes up for that. And who knows... after a lifetime of listening to the album on a desert island, I might eventually like those two Blues tracks. But probably not.

[@melprophet1936]

I love that Cronin added in some more recent and current artists. FF and Carlisle are both really good. There's a ton of good, newer music out there and you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't explore it.

[@paulhare662]

So many my age, 65, whine about how bad todays music is and still listen to the same 12 classic rock songs on repeat. I'll take college radio, lots of great new stuff once you get rid of the pop junk.

[@melprophet1936]

@@paulhare662 You're so right! I have a friend who listens to classic rock all the time, since we were teens 44 years ago. I often think how many times can you listen to Stairway to Heaven? Was the first 1,000 times not enough?

[@paulhare662]

@@melprophet1936 That song? Junior high school dance, first girlfriend, first kiss, garage band playing Stairway... I've listened to it more than I should.

[@robertbigelow1338]

2 out of my five would be REOs Live You Get What You Play For and of course HI INFIDELITY

[@toddm9501]

Interesting how all the artists have a Beatles album or story that they saw them on the Ed Sullivan show. They must be pretty good.

[@Makai77]

Friend- did you hear about Kevin Cronin's five favorite albums? Me- I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, who heard it from another...

[@ArniePorter]

Rubber Soul is #1 for me too.

[@charlesviner1565]

#1 REO TWO

[@nashburnette7247]

1) R.E.O. / T.W.O. ~~~~~ REO Speedwagon 2) STRANGER IN TOWN ~~~ Bob Seger & ~~~ The Silver Bullet Band 3) PHOTOGRAPHS AND .... MEMORIES: HIS .... GREATEST HITS ~ Jim Croce 4) INFINITY ~ Journey 5) OLD CREST ON A NEW WAVE ~~~~~ Dave Mason

[@justme-ud2vk]

These guys are alll master showmen!!!!! Please understand that. they dont just show up for an hour. These guys build a show!!! I was born in the year they founded their band. google it. My favorite period of their work was before the 'fuzzy sweater' era. but the truth is that Gary is one of the best guitarists of the era. Please listen to a good live version of 157 Riverside ave. an youll hear how amazing they were live. they truly had the audience in mind when they came to your town. i bought a ticket. they delivered memories.

[@justme-ud2vk]

like the perfect band to smoke a fat one too!

[@kathif17]

No Derek and the Dominos?

[@charlestompkins8431]

To the host, hi! I love your hair!

[@brianeastman3547]

Kevin, Have you ever watched Neal Schon play his guitar onstage

[@samwisethebrave288]

1.Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 2. Beatles - Abbey Road / Eagles - Hotel California (it's a tie here) 3. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 5. Kiss Alive II - Kiss (I know... It's Kiss, but it was the first album I bought with my own money at age 12) All my choices are obviously from the same general time period because that is when I grew up. So many other great albums... Too many to name from Led Zep, The Who, Rush, Styx, Journey, Seger, Heart, AC/DC, Cream, Yes, ELP, OH MY GOD! Now I am just going crazy!

[@tannrrsmiddy]

- reo rockssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@johnoksys7713]

Hi Katie ❤️❤️❤️

[@popmastaa]

Hi man

[@rkenseth]

I love REO, have seen them many times lives but non of those albums make my top five, nor my top 20.

[@user-vr9su5nd9f]

is marjoe gortner any relation to you...red rider

[@awrogers3013]

If you indeed are a talented writer, how in the world could you write “in your letter “?

[@blobcity3591]

what kind of man doesn't

[@computerpurple]

To each their own pick. Mine would be 5 Prince albums 1. Purple Rain , 2. Around the world in a day 3. Parade 4. Sign O' the Times 5. 3121. Now if it could be only one Prince album that would be Purple Rain. And the other 4 would be Van Halen Fair Warning , R.E.O. Speedwagon Greatest hits , Journeys greatest hits , Madonna Immaculate Collection

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Five Prince albums? Really? Prince is amazing but you really need to broaden your musical spectrum. Wow.

[@computerpurple]

@@rubicon-oh9km Hello Just wanted to say my first answer to the question was Prince. THEN i named OTHER music that i like. My favorite music is the 80's & 70's.

[@eddiepigg5333]

It’s really too bad that Kevin sold out and went for the money. They were such an awesome Rock N’ Roll band in the 70’s and early 80’s. What a shame.

[@richj011]

I don't care who you are but one album has to come from the Beatles or you don't like or understand music.

[@randysalles2292]

Completely agree rjo

[@mournblade1066]

The Beatles are the most overrated band ever. Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Roxy Music, The Rolling Stones, and Fleetwood Mac are all musically superior.

[@melprophet1936]

@@mournblade1066 Consider saying instead that you don't like the Beatles if that's the case. Or, if you like them but not as much as so many do, just say that. If you feel other legends were better guitar players, drummers, song writers, composers etc, say that and make your case. Many would actually agree with you on that. All of these options would make you sound like someone who is interested in music, and objective enough to talk about it. Saying the Beatles are the most overrated band however just makes you sound a bit silly. Especially when you follow that statement by rattling off a list of musicians, most of whom would completely disagree with you...Heck, even Keith Richards would probably disagree.

[@mournblade1066]

@@melprophet1936 Why would I say that? I LOVE The Beatles. They're just not nearly as good as the other bands I mentioned.

[@melprophet1936]

@@mournblade1066 Why would you say that? So people better understand what your point of view is. Your original post doesn't say you like or dislike the Beatles. How would anyone know if you don't say that?

[@kevingilliam6807]

Even bad bands like the Beatles.

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Kevin's picks: (1) Rubber Soul. A masterpiece. (2) CSN. (3) Elton John's Madman. Everything is great so far. (4) Foo Fighters I am calling bullshit on this one. Kevin is just kissing Grohl's ass as his band opened for Foo Fighters. No way Kevin is serious about this pick.

[@nashburnette7247]

I'm the biggest REO Speedwagon fan, but I know I could find something better than Brandi Carlisle or the Freakin' Foo Fighters. 🤢🤮

[@PrimeMover4]

He looks like an old lesbian.

[@todd3204]

Everybody please ignore that persons comment

[@search4truth104]

I agree he looks like a lesbian grandmother.

[@JSFGuy]

Yep, The B&W format does not help.

[@homelesshannah50]

Oh shit that's Kevin! HE looks like somebody's lesbian grandma