When REO Speedwagon started work on the album that would become Hi Infidelity , they had no idea that they were on the edge of monster commercial success. But now, they have an easier time charting how things were progressing.

"I think we grew up a little bit. You know, when you start a band in your early 20s, by the time [when Hi Infidelity came out], you've been married and you've got kids," former drummer Alan Gratzer explained in 2025 on the UCR Podcast . "Your priorities change a little bit. [At that time], I just thought, 'We've been trying to play as hard and loud and as fast as we can, all of the time' and I thought that was really cool. It still is. But I think we realized that we can slow down a little bit and see what happens. Luckily, Kevin [Cronin] wrote 'Keep

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