Here, the focus lies strictly with the hits plus a few golden oldies. There's also a DVD of this very live performance in that make or break hot bed city of good ol' St. Loo, and yes, VH1 has already come calling. Hard as it is for some to believe, myself included, REO has been around an astounding thirty years, seen their ups and downs, faced their fair share of invisibility, and managed to record seventeen records and probably do quite nicely living off their past glory. And hey, how many others can even say they had a past glory?

I like the song selections here, with pretty much everything you'd expect, including "Don't Let Him Go," "Take It On The Run," "Can't Fight This Feeling" and many others. From a crowd that sounded a bit subdued, they were either A. Completely awed to silence; B. Over forty and completely exhausted three songs in; or C. Still overcome with riotous memories of the G 'n R "non" spaghetti incident.

Thus, REO becomes even more the focus of the album and does a manageable job with their well-bred mix of ballads and blues and renewed passion for the road that saw them share an unlikely stage with Styx last year for the "Arch Allies" tour. I'm not big on the REO history, and there's plenty to get through for sure, but I was glad to hear them dig up a few relics from the old days, like"Keep Pushin," "Back On The Road Again" and the thunderous show closing staple "Ridin' The Storm Out," which sums up perfectly an admirable comeback for these weather beaten and worn Rock and Roll veterans.