This is how I feel about early 2000s music, especially pop punk and emo. I love it but it can almost be painfully nostalgic, making me long for being a teenager again.
That guitar was the rip roaring Gary Richrath and he was indeed adventurous. My wife and I saw REO in 1980 on our 3rd date at the Lakeland Civic Center. We saw them again in 2010 for our 30th anniversary. They were and still an amazing band.
@@vrvaughn I remember when they went that way....sold millions of albums, but man they went full top 40 ballad hits. There were some headlines back then that quoted Kevin Cronin to another band (Journey??) that he was going to win the ballad war. I couldn't get into that stuff back then, but the songs are good.
She's the kind I loved having in the room when I used to DJ. Into the music and.drew people to the dance floor! He of course is the boyfriend/husband sitting on the side just taking it in. 🤣
Ridin the Storm Out, Live...Golden Country and 157 Riverside Avenue are REO songs that must be heard to fully understand how great this Band was. Their guitarist, Gary Ritchrath is crazy under rated!
REO started in Central Illinois and they credit St. Louis for much of their success. They were the headliner for Super Jam 77 at Busch Stadium II. It was my first concert (I saw things at 13 I had never seen before), and the first of many REO shows over the many years since. They still have "it."
the keyboardist and founding member Neal Doughty just turned 76 today and still rocking that organ on tour this year with Styx and Loverboy. Kevin Cronin the lead singer wrote this song in 1976 when he rejoined the band after a short hiatus. He wrote the lyrics while driving from Chicago to L.A. on a paper sack. It is on the 1978 album You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish. Also from the same album check out Time For Me To Fly. The greatest breakup song of all time.
Happy (belated) birthday to Neal! Pretty much the luckiest guy in music history: on his first day at the University of Illinois, he met Allen Gratzer, and thus began a band now in its *56th* year. Awesome. And yes, "Time for Me to Fly" is about Kevin dumping his first girlfriend (the girl from "Tough Guys") because he thought the relationship had gotten toxic. He wrote that one in 1973, when the band was on the trip to Denver that led to their getting stuck in the mountains (and inspiring Gary Richrath to write "Ridin' the Storm Out"). After that, Kevin became infatuated with the woman who would become his first wife (Denise), but by 1976 he was tired of their only being friends. So this is his "let's date, already!" song. (The marriage didn't work, but that's for later songs.)
This is one of those songs that can just keep on going and going and going. Rolling the keyboards, then the guitar in and the classic chords, it is just a real good feel good song.
Lex is right on, this is a concert ender. Saw REO about six months ago and this was their last song in their encore. Saw REO in the 70's, the 90's and again recently, and they never disappoint.
The best line in the song, " if you're tired of the same old story turn some pages". That song help me get over a bad relationship years ago. Great reaction guys as always
The lead guitarist Gary Richrath was at my 8th grade graduation. I went to school with his son! Saw them at a concert in Illinois in the mid 80s while going to grade school with his son Eric.
When I listen to this song.....I get a ticket. My favorite " Road Trip " song, but it can be dangerous. My gas pedal foot seems to get heavier and there's a lot of steering wheel drum slappin' goin' on...and before you know it....Damn!
One of their absolute best songs. A masterpiece. Great guitar organ interplay. With a bit of southern influences. This song never gets old. Another classic rock song from the early 80s is Last Chance by Shooting Star. Very much like Kansas. One of the best classic Rock songs of the early 80s. Check it out. You won,t be disappointed.
Good call Brad. REO is currently on tour right now and THIS is their setlist. Keep Pushin' Play Video Take It on the Run Play Video Live Every Moment Play Video Tough Guys Play Video Don't Let Him Go Play Video Can't Fight This Feeling Play Video Like You Do Play Video Golden Country Play Video Time for Me to Fly Play Video Back on the Road Again Play Video Ridin' the Storm Out Play Video Keep On Loving You Play Video Roll With the Changes
Love this song. such an underrated band and G.Richrath very underrated guitar player They were my 1st concert in Evansville Indiana '79 love the solo's and the hand off from keyboard to guitar
This song is absolutely epic. Such a hopeful love song wrapped up in a seriously rockin' package- the way it builds - and that keyboard solo just makes my heart fly every time.
And trust me they sounded great live too. This is my all time favorite REO song and as a lifelong guitarist Richrath's guitar tone and phrasing still gives me goosebumps all these years later. The keyboards, both piano and organ are phenomenal and the studio production values are off the charts for its day. Thank you for reacting to this song. I have been waiting a long time for someone to do it. Oh, and Lex is right. This songs dynamics feed right into the theme of rolling with the changes. Good catch Lex!
This song and "Ridin' The Storm Out" are my favorites of theirs. Also they have an album with one of my all time favorite titles, You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish.
Speedwagon use to be my favorite band back in the day. Seen them live at least 5x live. Gary Richrath was on my top 5 list for Best Guitar Players back in the 70s.
REO Speedwagon was an awesome band in the seventies and eighties. I consider them on top of the heap, saw them 3times and the Gary Richrath Band (the guitarist)once. I feel as though the keyboard player (forget his name) is under rated you can hear on this song that he really makes it. Kevin Cronin on vocals is great, they had another vocalist I thought was great but, Cronin took his place. Thanks friends
Neal Doughty is the keyboardist and is an original member of the band who formed the group in fall of '67 with drummer Alan Gratzer. Apparently he continues to perform and has played on every album. Great player and shines on this song.
@@jackndew2, when my wife and I saw them two weeks ago in Irvine, California, Kevin Cronin introduced Neal Doughty as having played on every REO album and in every REO performance; that is truly amazing!
The late great Gary Richrath on guitar. Damn that dude could play. As the eighties came along, they got into more sappy pop songs and it broke his heart.
You're right, this is a great song to see live. I saw them in the mid-1980s in Wausau, Wisconsin, and part of the promotion was local singers auditioning to sing the "Keep on rolling!" chorus at the end of the song. They sounded great and the show was a lot of fun.
You SHOULD listen to it live. Their official video is from their 1981 tour...FABULOUS!!!! This is not the show ender. They would close out with Riding the Storm Out. That would be the late Gary Richrath on lead guitar. So fabulous!!!
I was fortunate enough to have REO Speedwagon come to my home town, to our festival, back in 1989. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Their songs are indeed better in concert.
This was real, genuine, honest to goodness rock and roll that you could hear everyday back in the 1970s. We had it so good we didn't even know it. Great guitar playing and vocals were pretty much the norm. Music is meant to make you feel joy! So Brad and Lex, when life is getting you down put on some great old rock and roll and let yourself get pumped back up! 🎸🎸🎸
My wife and I have seen REO play many times in southern Minnesota area in the early 70's. I've seen them outdoors and inside, the last time in Portland OR. several years ago, and I was fortunate enough to catch the lead singer, Kevin's guitar pic in midflight. I have it to this day. They are truly great, and I loved Gary, may he rest in peace.
I saw REO Speedwagon in concert only once in 1988. My girlfriend and I had front row center seats at an outdoor amphitheater. Nothing like good music outside on a summer night! The are great live and Gary Richrath was an underrated guitarist.
Wasn't really a fan until I saw them live in San Diego. They performed one of the best concerts I've ever seen. I do like their live version of Riding the Storm Out (very much better than their studio version). Worth a listen/reaction.
Wife and I are going to see REO Speedwagon in September (2023) I’ve been listening to this song over and over for the past two weeks. I cannot wait to hear it performed live. 🥳🔥
An awesome band! Great musicians! Did you know they got their name from a pick-up truck? The REO Speed Wagon was a light truck manufactured from 1915 to 1953, by the REO Motor Car Company.
Yes, finally! Another reactor gets past the sappy 1980s stuff and reaches the TRUE Speedwagon, an extremely energetic live band that is only partly captured on LP. Check out some of their concerts on YT, or the live "You Get What You Play For" album. There's a reason the record company stuck with them, even after three changes in lead singer (Kevin Cronin, heard here, was brought in for the 2nd album, got fired during the recording of the 3rd, and had to be negotiated back in, at the label's insistence, for the 6th) and even though it took *eight* albums before they truly broke through. Gary Richrath (lead guitar) was fire and Allen Gratzer (drums) keeps the pace going, full-time; the energy never flags. (But they were both out of the band by 1989, so when I'm talking about the live shows, nothing more recent than that, please. JMO.) I usually throw out about a dozen suggestions here, but let's just keep to the top two: "Ridin' the Storm Out" (the show closer before this one, and usually still either the set closer or the last encore) and "Golden Country", which needs to be seen live to be truly appreciated. I recommend the Rockpalast (German TV) show from 1979, but it was power any time Gary got to cut loose. Thank you very much.
They’re still touring! They were just here a couple weeks ago. The lineup was Styx/REO/Loverboy. It just shows the staying power of some of these 80’s giants. Try “Keep Pushin’” or “Time For Me To Fly.” They have a ton of great songs.
REO Speedwagon was one of the first concerts I went to. Their energy blew me away. Rick Neilson from Cheap Trick came out and did a guitar battle with Gary Richarth (the guitarist on this song). If I close my eyes, I can still feel the energy from that show.
Long live the 70s!! Y'all should also check out "157 Riverside Ave.", "Keep Pushing On", "Sweet Time", and live version of "Riding the Storm out". One of the best rock bands to come out from Illinois! Go "Illinois"
Man Illinois music includes Chicago, Styx, REO, Ides of March, Head East, Dan Fogelberg, Cheap Trick, Survivor, Sam Cooke, Chic, Richard Marx, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Earth, Wind & Fire, just to name a few!
I won an REO album, Live-You Get What You Play For, off a radio call in contest back in the '70's. I was probably 13 or 14 and my mom took me to pick it up. I didn't even really know who they were but it quickly became my favorite!! Saw them live in '81 and again in the '90's and hope to see them again! I see a lot of suggestions for Golden Country it's a must!!
REO was one of my very favorite groups in my teens and early 20’s. I saw them twice …once in my 20’s and once in my 50’s …love them they were still super good a few years ago!!! Talent
You guys review all the music that I grew up with and you get it. the magic of those times. Music was everywhere and it was great music never to be topped. It was the times people got along the nights were magical with fun. God I wish we could have it all back again!
I saw them at the JULY 4th 82 T-Bowl rock in Orlando…, one month before I went into the Navy They really nocked it out of the park, Gary Rickrath was a one of the best guitar players around. Had is own sound and style.
Magicians Of Deep Rooted Soul! Lyrical Masters With Mind Numbing Heavy Riffs! The Speedwagon of The Mighty 70's and The Very Early 80's Had Incredible Zeal For Sure!
Good reaction guys as always ...was rocking to this in the navy in 78 can't tuna piano but you can tune a fish...the band took their name from a truck....The Reo Speedwagon was produced from 1915-1953, pausing for WWII...and a rugged truch she was ...
It was a great concert song! Lex is on the money once more. I've seen them do this song just that way. Even the studio version rocks like one. They closed with "Ridin' the Storm Out". Another song by REO that always sounds much better live! Nice reaction. Lex is so great and cute. You're a lucky man Brad.
Lol lol. Lex ... it's so great when the backing vocals finally get you pulled into it and it's almost like it's praise music and then at some point you do this little double row to each side that I haven't hardly ever seen before but it makes perfect sense. And then there was another moment later I forget when it was oh I know it was when he started almost rapping or I guess the more precise word would be scatting to the repetitious background vocals after the guitar solo. Got to got to get get get get got to get rolling that kind of thing there's just this look of surprising joy that came over your face for a minute. Glad you guys covered this classic song.
Saw REO at wheeling high school in 1973 I think sitting in their field house floor. Gary Richrath was a great guitar player and they rocked the place that night. They never made it big untill Kevin Cronin stepped in on vocals. Saw them last year at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphy’s Ca. They still rock!
Every time I hear these guys I’m transported back to High School. I love them, but it’s a bittersweet feeling of lost youth and innocence.
Oh, I long for those "innocent".....NAIVE times! The world has become a "not so great place"...at least for me.
Oh the memories
Roll with the changes came out in 1978 ,,,,,, I was 17 ....
I can so relate
This is how I feel about early 2000s music, especially pop punk and emo. I love it but it can almost be painfully nostalgic, making me long for being a teenager again.
That guitar was the rip roaring Gary Richrath and he was indeed adventurous. My wife and I saw REO in 1980 on our 3rd date at the Lakeland Civic Center. We saw them again in 2010 for our 30th anniversary. They were and still an amazing band.
RIP, Gary
I saw them in 81 and again in the 90s (they were with Foreigner & Peter Frampton). Love them, and this is one of my fav songs from them.
“Time for me to fly” and “Take it on the Run” are two that I think both of you will enjoy 🔥🔥🔥
And Riding the Storm Out.
"Don't let him go"
Golden Country.
@@markkappe1995 MOST Definitely!!!
So glad yall finally did this song !!!! Speedwagon is such a underrated band !!!!
They weren’t… then they went the way of the Chicago style whiny love ballads… What is it with those Illinois bands selling out 🤨😉🤣😂🤣
Next I would like to hear them do, golden country, like you do, Riding the Storm Out and back on the road again, 70s rockers.
@@paulstewart6203 great songs!
@@vrvaughn I remember when they went that way....sold millions of albums, but man they went full top 40 ballad hits. There were some headlines back then that quoted Kevin Cronin to another band (Journey??) that he was going to win the ballad war. I couldn't get into that stuff back then, but the songs are good.
Huh? Underrated by whom?? Your neighbors' uncles' gardener in Sri Lanka?
She's the kind I loved having in the room when I used to DJ. Into the music and.drew people to the dance floor! He of course is the boyfriend/husband sitting on the side just taking it in. 🤣
I love Lex's reaction..lol...rock on girl...
Such an awesome high energy song from beginning to end, it almost doesn't feel long enough. RIP Gary Richrath, an awesome guitarist.
RIP 😥
my favorite REO song ever
Ridin the Storm Out, Live...Golden Country and 157 Riverside Avenue are REO songs that must be heard to fully understand how great this Band was. Their guitarist, Gary Ritchrath is crazy under rated!
I hope they see this, I would love for them to react to Golden Country live.
Great band, I seen them in concert in Los Angeles in 1978 🤘😆🤘
In the 80's REO became more known for their ballads but they had some rockers. Check out Riding The Storm Out. It is a rocker!
Their 1st big hit RLEASED IN 1973
The live version please.
Yes,the live version is with Kevin Cronin rather then the original studio album song sung by somebody else. Live version is far superior.
Live 157 Riverside Ave is their best rocker!
REO started in Central Illinois and they credit St. Louis for much of their success. They were the headliner for Super Jam 77 at Busch Stadium II. It was my first concert (I saw things at 13 I had never seen before), and the first of many REO shows over the many years since. They still have "it."
Easily my favorite song by REO. This song always pumps me up.
Gary Richwrath was a monster on the guitar
the keyboardist and founding member Neal Doughty just turned 76 today and still rocking that organ on tour this year with Styx and Loverboy. Kevin Cronin the lead singer wrote this song in 1976 when he rejoined the band after a short hiatus. He wrote the lyrics while driving from Chicago to L.A. on a paper sack. It is on the 1978 album You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish. Also from the same album check out Time For Me To Fly. The greatest breakup song of all time.
Happy (belated) birthday to Neal! Pretty much the luckiest guy in music history: on his first day at the University of Illinois, he met Allen Gratzer, and thus began a band now in its *56th* year. Awesome.
And yes, "Time for Me to Fly" is about Kevin dumping his first girlfriend (the girl from "Tough Guys") because he thought the relationship had gotten toxic. He wrote that one in 1973, when the band was on the trip to Denver that led to their getting stuck in the mountains (and inspiring Gary Richrath to write "Ridin' the Storm Out"). After that, Kevin became infatuated with the woman who would become his first wife (Denise), but by 1976 he was tired of their only being friends. So this is his "let's date, already!" song.
(The marriage didn't work, but that's for later songs.)
He's right up there with Jon Lord and other keyboardists but gets little recognition
A hugely important transitional song -- 70s meets the 80s. Epic song.
This is one of those songs that can just keep on going and going and going. Rolling the keyboards, then the guitar in and the classic chords, it is just a real good feel good song.
It's great to see young people nowadays enjoying the great music of my younger years. Thanks for posting this.
RIP Gary Richrath. 🙏
Lex is right on, this is a concert ender. Saw REO about six months ago and this was their last song in their encore. Saw REO in the 70's, the 90's and again recently, and they never disappoint.
Gary Richrath, one of the most underrated guitar players ever!
Yes! Absolutely 💯 R.I.P. Mr.Richrath 🙏✌️
Gary Richrath was a great guitarist, they called him sloppy on his scales and runs, but I considered it to be his style. Thanks
Never got appreciated!
@@garytrew2766 if Gary Richrath was "sloppy" then what was Jimmy Page? Both great guitarists, but I think they played loose, not sloppy.
Neal Doughty: Underrated keyboardist
One of my favorite songs of all time. Gary was such great guitar player criminally underrated. These guys were my first live concert Toronto 1981.
Forgot how great this song is, it rocks! Love the way the singer pronounces the lyrics.
The best line in the song, " if you're tired of the same old story turn some pages". That song help me get over a bad relationship years ago. Great reaction guys as always
The lead guitarist Gary Richrath was at my 8th grade graduation. I went to school with his son! Saw them at a concert in Illinois in the mid 80s while going to grade school with his son Eric.
Great song; 2 Gary Richrath guitar solos & Neal Doughty's organ solo. But, "Ridin' the Storm Out" (live) is even a bigger banger than this! 💯🔥🔥
Love riding the storm out!!
Oh my, I love riding the storm out, amazing song
Early 80's REO was on fire, they have epic live albums.
REO took us all to church on this one. Great reaction both of you. Lex is feeling this one to the soul.
One of the greatest keyboard/guitar solos of all time IMO. A legendary track!
“It seemed to turn you up a notch.” Lol that literally made me laugh out loud for some reason. 😂
When I listen to this song.....I get a ticket. My favorite " Road Trip " song, but it can be dangerous. My gas pedal foot seems to get heavier and there's a lot of steering wheel drum slappin' goin' on...and before you know it....Damn!
This band is incredible live. This song is so meant to be played and heard live.
One of their absolute best songs. A masterpiece. Great guitar organ interplay. With a bit of southern influences. This song never gets old. Another classic rock song from the early 80s is Last Chance by Shooting Star. Very much like Kansas. One of the best classic Rock songs of the early 80s. Check it out. You won,t be disappointed.
One of my ALL time R&R favorite songs.
Good call Brad. REO is currently on tour right now and THIS is their setlist.
Keep Pushin'
Play Video
Take It on the Run
Play Video
Live Every Moment
Play Video
Tough Guys
Play Video
Don't Let Him Go
Play Video
Can't Fight This Feeling
Play Video
Like You Do
Play Video
Golden Country
Play Video
Time for Me to Fly
Play Video
Back on the Road Again
Play Video
Ridin' the Storm Out
Play Video
Keep On Loving You
Play Video
Roll With the Changes
This song is a dynamo. A great combination of hard guitar and joy.
Love this song.
such an underrated band and G.Richrath very underrated guitar player
They were my 1st concert in Evansville Indiana '79
love the solo's and the hand off from keyboard to guitar
This song is absolutely epic. Such a hopeful love song wrapped up in a seriously rockin' package- the way it builds - and that keyboard solo just makes my heart fly every time.
And trust me they sounded great live too. This is my all time favorite REO song and as a lifelong guitarist Richrath's guitar tone and phrasing still gives me goosebumps all these years later. The keyboards, both piano and organ are phenomenal and the studio production values are off the charts for its day. Thank you for reacting to this song. I have been waiting a long time for someone to do it. Oh, and Lex is right. This songs dynamics feed right into the theme of rolling with the changes. Good catch Lex!
Musicians like myself that like this era of music KNOW that REO is one of the best of all time. This IS a banger! With such class!
Takes me back to high school ‘78-‘82
This song and "Ridin' The Storm Out" are my favorites of theirs. Also they have an album with one of my all time favorite titles, You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish.
Used to se REO live in the Midwest in early 1970’s they were outstanding live!!!
The old day's Ha ha
Speedwagon use to be my favorite band back in the day. Seen them live at least 5x live. Gary Richrath was on my top 5 list for Best Guitar Players back in the 70s.
They were fantastic live, true showmen and excellent musicians!
REO Speedwagon was an awesome band in the seventies and eighties. I consider them on top of the heap, saw them 3times and the Gary Richrath Band (the guitarist)once. I feel as though the keyboard player (forget his name) is under rated you can hear on this song that he really makes it. Kevin Cronin on vocals is great, they had another vocalist I thought was great but, Cronin took his place. Thanks friends
Neal Doughty is the keyboardist and is an original member of the band who formed the group in fall of '67 with drummer Alan Gratzer. Apparently he continues to perform and has played on every album. Great player and shines on this song.
@@jackndew2, when my wife and I saw them two weeks ago in Irvine, California, Kevin Cronin introduced Neal Doughty as having played on every REO album and in every REO performance; that is truly amazing!
Well, they were awesome in the 70s. After that it was all boring pop trash. And playing that crap didn't make Gary very happy.
My favorite song by them! A lot of memories here!
Check out "Time For Me To Fly", "Only The Strong Survive" and "Live Every Moment" by REO.
The late great Gary Richrath on guitar. Damn that dude could play. As the eighties came along, they got into more sappy pop songs and it broke his heart.
This classic has saved me from depression sadness and loneliness over a lot of years. Watching you both enjoying it makes me feel better. Peace✌
So glad you guys got around to this fantastic song!!!!
You're right, this is a great song to see live. I saw them in the mid-1980s in Wausau, Wisconsin, and part of the promotion was local singers auditioning to sing the "Keep on rolling!" chorus at the end of the song. They sounded great and the show was a lot of fun.
You SHOULD listen to it live. Their official video is from their 1981 tour...FABULOUS!!!! This is not the show ender. They would close out with Riding the Storm Out. That would be the late Gary Richrath on lead guitar. So fabulous!!!
I was fortunate enough to have REO Speedwagon come to my home town, to our festival, back in 1989. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Their songs are indeed better in concert.
Time For Me To Fly and In My Dreams are my favorite Speedwagon tunes. K.C. has such a clear voice, wonderful.
This was real, genuine, honest to goodness rock and roll that you could hear everyday back in the 1970s. We had it so good we didn't even know it. Great guitar playing and vocals were pretty much the norm. Music is meant to make you feel joy! So Brad and Lex, when life is getting you down put on some great old rock and roll and let yourself get pumped back up! 🎸🎸🎸
My wife and I have seen REO play many times in southern Minnesota area in the early 70's. I've seen them outdoors and inside, the last time in Portland OR. several years ago, and I was fortunate enough to catch the lead singer, Kevin's guitar pic in midflight. I have it to this day. They are truly great, and I loved Gary, may he rest in peace.
Going to see them live again for the 3rd time next month.
I saw REO Speedwagon in concert only once in 1988. My girlfriend and I had front row center seats at an outdoor amphitheater. Nothing like good music outside on a summer night! The are great live and Gary Richrath was an underrated guitarist.
"Don't Let him go" is another banger by them. Loving the live-streams.
Yeah "Don't Let Him Go" is my favorite REO song. I love Gary's guitar tone in "Roll With The Changes".
There is a live version on UA-cam you really need to see it. I've seen REO live 9 times since 1980. And they STILL ROCK
Just saw REO with Styx last weekend in Dallas lol incredible show for how up there they are getting, they can still rock though!
I would have LOVED to see that show
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Take It on the Run" and "Keep the Fire Burnin' " !!
Yep!!!
One of the best Guitarist! Their live album killed it!!!!!
Awesome live band, musicianship and work ethic they had it all.
Wasn't really a fan until I saw them live in San Diego. They performed one of the best concerts I've ever seen. I do like their live version of Riding the Storm Out (very much better than their studio version). Worth a listen/reaction.
Wife and I are going to see REO Speedwagon in September (2023)
I’ve been listening to this song over and over for the past two weeks. I cannot wait to hear it performed live. 🥳🔥
One of THE BEST live shows I've ever seen. I'm 55, I've seen ALOT of live shows lol. If we could only go back in time...
An awesome band! Great musicians!
Did you know they got their name from a pick-up truck?
The REO Speed Wagon was a light truck manufactured from 1915 to 1953, by the REO Motor Car Company.
Great song to listen to while driving down the road like I did driving home after getting out of the Navy in 1979.
Thank you for service shipmate.
Loving seeing youngins discover the 80's music... ohhhh the Memories!!!
"Back on the Road Again" is an all time jam.... one of the best.
One of the best feel-good songs ever!
Yes, finally! Another reactor gets past the sappy 1980s stuff and reaches the TRUE Speedwagon, an extremely energetic live band that is only partly captured on LP. Check out some of their concerts on YT, or the live "You Get What You Play For" album. There's a reason the record company stuck with them, even after three changes in lead singer (Kevin Cronin, heard here, was brought in for the 2nd album, got fired during the recording of the 3rd, and had to be negotiated back in, at the label's insistence, for the 6th) and even though it took *eight* albums before they truly broke through.
Gary Richrath (lead guitar) was fire and Allen Gratzer (drums) keeps the pace going, full-time; the energy never flags. (But they were both out of the band by 1989, so when I'm talking about the live shows, nothing more recent than that, please. JMO.)
I usually throw out about a dozen suggestions here, but let's just keep to the top two: "Ridin' the Storm Out" (the show closer before this one, and usually still either the set closer or the last encore) and "Golden Country", which needs to be seen live to be truly appreciated. I recommend the Rockpalast (German TV) show from 1979, but it was power any time Gary got to cut loose.
Thank you very much.
They’re still touring! They were just here a couple weeks ago. The lineup was
Styx/REO/Loverboy. It just shows the staying power of some of these 80’s giants.
Try “Keep Pushin’” or “Time For Me To Fly.” They have a ton of great songs.
TRY 70s REO ,, Not 80s band ,,,, Time for me to fly Came out in 1978
I wish I had seen Styx in their prime. An opportunity missed.
1 of the Most Underrated Guitarists Ever !!!!
REO Speedwagon was one of the first concerts I went to. Their energy blew me away. Rick Neilson from Cheap Trick came out and did a guitar battle with Gary Richarth (the guitarist on this song). If I close my eyes, I can still feel the energy from that show.
Every 6mo REO would come to Town. And Every 6mo I would go see them ! always a Great show . RIP Gary...
Long live the 70s!! Y'all should also check out "157 Riverside Ave.", "Keep Pushing On", "Sweet Time", and live version of "Riding the Storm out". One of the best rock bands to come out from Illinois! Go "Illinois"
Man Illinois music includes Chicago, Styx, REO, Ides of March, Head East, Dan Fogelberg, Cheap Trick, Survivor, Sam Cooke, Chic, Richard Marx, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Earth, Wind & Fire, just to name a few!
I won an REO album, Live-You Get What You Play For, off a radio call in contest back in the '70's. I was probably 13 or 14 and my mom took me to pick it up. I didn't even really know who they were but it quickly became my favorite!! Saw them live in '81 and again in the '90's and hope to see them again! I see a lot of suggestions for Golden Country it's a must!!
One of my favorite songs of all time. One of the greatest high energy songs of all time.
REO was one of my very favorite groups in my teens and early 20’s. I saw them twice …once in my 20’s and once in my 50’s …love them they were still super good a few years ago!!! Talent
Brad listens to music with his brain, Lex her soul. Entertaining combo.
REO was my first concert; their High Infidelity tour. They were excellent.
This song and "Ridin' the Storm Out" are both great, either studio or live version. One of the many Illinois bands that were great but underrated.
One of the best rock songs ever written. This is my favorite REO song.
You guys review all the music that I grew up with and you get it. the magic of those times. Music was everywhere and it was great music never to be topped. It was the times people got along the nights were magical with fun. God I wish we could have it all back again!
I saw them at the JULY 4th 82 T-Bowl rock in Orlando…, one month before I went into the Navy
They really nocked it out of the park, Gary Rickrath was a one of the best guitar players around. Had is own sound and style.
Magicians Of Deep Rooted Soul! Lyrical Masters With Mind Numbing Heavy Riffs! The Speedwagon of The Mighty 70's and The Very Early 80's Had Incredible Zeal For Sure!
Good reaction guys as always ...was rocking to this in the navy in 78 can't tuna piano but you can tune a fish...the band took their name from a truck....The Reo Speedwagon was produced from 1915-1953, pausing for WWII...and a rugged truch she was ...
It was a great concert song! Lex is on the money once more. I've seen them do this song just that way. Even the studio version rocks like one. They closed with "Ridin' the Storm Out". Another song by REO that always sounds much better live! Nice reaction. Lex is so great and cute. You're a lucky man Brad.
This takes me way back to my teen years. Such great music and memories. 💓💓
Love watching you two rocking out to a great song. Wish it happened more.
Yes He gets too caught up in trying to figure out song lyrics and their meanings lol All good!
Love watching you guys listening while I listen to one of my all-time favorites... you make and old man cry happy tears...thanks guys love it!
Lol lol. Lex ... it's so great when the backing vocals finally get you pulled into it and it's almost like it's praise music and then at some point you do this little double row to each side that I haven't hardly ever seen before but it makes perfect sense. And then there was another moment later I forget when it was oh I know it was when he started almost rapping or I guess the more precise word would be scatting to the repetitious background vocals after the guitar solo. Got to got to get get get get got to get rolling that kind of thing there's just this look of surprising joy that came over your face for a minute. Glad you guys covered this classic song.
Saw REO at wheeling high school in 1973 I think sitting in their field house floor. Gary Richrath was a great guitar player and they rocked the place that night. They never made it big untill Kevin Cronin stepped in on vocals. Saw them last year at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphy’s Ca. They still rock!
This song always brings me joy, and Lex's joy just multiplies that.
This channel is a gift. 👍❤
REO'S entire album HI-INFIDELITY ALBUM IS BOSS!!! 😎😎😎
"So if you are tired of the same old story, turn some pages. " great line
Fun fact - R.E.O. stands for Ransom Eli Oils, and a REO speed wagon was a truck that came out in 1915.
Lex's reaction to this song was amazing, made my entire day!!