You have to go see the band Here Come the Mummies live! Don't watch any of their videos first just go see them. It will take at least 3 days to wipe the smile off your face. Also you should grow out your hair until it looks like the wig, you look cool af that way.
Just saw REO about two weeks ago. These guys can still rock it. This song is from 1972, message still rings true. They play this song, and Ridin' the Storm Out and Roll With The Changes on their current tour. The older the REO, the better. You will enjoy this concert!
OMG THANK YOU JAMAL!! I REQUESTED THIS OVER A YEAR AGO!! MY FAVORITE BAND!! I HAVE SEEN REO 108x SOON TO BE 110x! NOW REACT TO “Building The Bridge” and my life will be complete!! 😆 and I will show these reactions to the band members!!
You should give "157 Riverside Avenue" a try. Make sure you watch one of the live performances, like this one: ua-cam.com/video/IwXh_7dsEgo/v-deo.html. The original album version is cool, but you get a lot more of Gary's guitar in the live versions...and a cool story, too.
I've been saying that about Gary Richrath for decades! Rest in peace Gary. 💔 Jamel, this song is all about being political. This country is supposed to be for ALL of us, and this song points out the disparity. This song is timeless. The proof? It fits today every bit as well as it did then. This is my favorite REO Speedwagon song. I think you should do 157 Riverside Ave. from the Decade Of Rock And Roll album. "Because NOBODY talks with their guitar the way GARY DOES!"
Gary was one of the greatest guitar players of any era. Wish he could of been set more free by the band in the 80's. Lot of people do not recognize how great and influential he was. RIP Gary!
💯 I always say he is one of the most underrated guitarists!! Love me some Gary💓 RIP. I hope he’s free of all his demons now. He was def repressed creatively wise in the 80s. Not only a great guitarist but a brilliant lyricist!
@@bsandey I've seen Triumph 3 times but it's been a while, most recently in 91' they never disappoint, and I could not agree more Rik is a truly phenomenal guitarist
The fact this song came out in 1972 and was written by Gary Richrath who was probably only 22 at the time is very impressive. RIP Gary, you are truly missed.
Gary was an incredible lead guitarist for this band... so sharp, so fluid... REO was a great band until they sold out for the power ballads the record company wanted. That ruined them
Completely agree. Big difference from Live you get what you play for to You can tune a piano but can't tune a fish. The raw edge kind of came off. Gary is one of the best guitarists of his era.
@@MBGolfer Seeing REO was a real treat in the mid '70's before they changed from a rock band to a pop band.Gary was the best at engaging the crowd,and I don't think Kevin liked sharing the spotlight with Gary.Gary also wrote some of their best songs.Gary always brings a big smile to my face when I see this version of this song being played.Gary was REO Speedwagon!
If you really read the lyrics, it's a song about America. "When a lady was raped on your doorstep today" is the Statue of Liberty. The "bed of white foam" is the oceans. It's about America and how it isn't living up to its potential. A timely warning that we didn't heed. You should do Suite Madame Blue by Styx if you haven't already. Same concept.
Actually, the lady being raped is a reference to a woman that was raped, murdered and robbed on her front doorstep in Queens, NY in 1964. None of her neighbors interceded or even called the police. They said they didn't want to get involved.
@@barbhaaraoja6935 yes, that too! But also metaphorically the Statue of Liberty, on the doorstep of America. That song is genius. Do you know which of them wrote the lyrics?
The lyrics reference “your security lies in your better white foam”. Early birth control was foam spermicide. Rich white women could afford it. Listen again.
When their live album came out this and "Riding the Storm Out" blew up pretty big. For a lot of us we love these so much more than the songs they did later that are so popular. 🤘😎🤙
I agree, I saw REO 3 times live during the early days before they started with the pop hits that most people know them for. They always put on a great show.
@@rodjohnson2632 me too brother I saw him in the '70s and '80s you know like you said back when they were really good and they put on one hell of a concert and they didn't sell out to the bubblegum pop yet
@@doplinger1 yeah I actually pulled my album out and look the songs on tuna fish and they were pretty good actually so I have to agree with you on that
Its insane why there not in the Rock and Roll HOF! One of the hardest working long lived bands in history and still touring! Their best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies. They've sold more than 40 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits!
They just told us what will happened on the streets of this country in the 70's and 2019, what happened.? Thats exactly what he was talking about. And it happened on the streets in many cities across this country. My take. Backs turned on the homeless, minorities and drug's and deaths that have happened because of others not wanting to change the way we treat each other. I love REO!
Gary was the life and blood of REO. The spark, the fire and was the guitarist when they made their best Rock and roll songs. The most under-rated guitarist that ever graced i the stage. He was the show.
This is my top favorite REO song! Thank you for reacting to this one, Jamel. Just so you know, this song was written in 1972 as a protest song about the Untied States and its lack of equality and opportunity for all; especially during the Vietnam war. It's lyrical content is still very relevant today. The guitar player, Gary Richrath was my very first guitar hero. R.I.P. Gary.
A great patriotic song, what we need right about now. RIP Gary Richrath, one of the greatest guitarists of all time! Back in the 70s the nuclear threat was a LOT greater than it is today, so yeah, the country might actually have burned.
@@WardenJune Yes because it's advocating getting back to the original ideals that made this country the Golden Country, the greatest country in the world...fairness, equal treatment of everyone. freedom to be whatever you want without hurting anyone else, etc. That's how I see it anyway.
@@eluv9660 There's pockets of racism, yes, but systemic? No, most people don't care what color skin you have, just whether you're a jerk or not...climate change is nothing but the Earth going through it's natural changes, nothing we have any control over. it's pretty arrogant to think that humans can possibly hurt the Earth, when the Earth itself spews more contaminants into the atmosphere than we could ever do. You do know that fascism means a dictator running government, right? Like Biden MANDATING anything? Facebook, Google, Twitter...all censoring people, therefore dictating what we can or can't see and hear...yep that's fascism all right.
The audio was on their live album that came out in '77. I think this video was from '79 with the audio dubbed over. This is by far the best version of the song. The studio version doesn't have as long of a guitar solo, or the passion.
How I wish I could have seen Gary Richrath perform live. I was too busy following the Dead - REO came to Wisconsin often enough, should have gone once with my brother. Ahh, regrets, I have a few of them... Great reaction, Jamel ❤️ 🎼🎶 R. I. P. Gary 🎶🎶
I wish I could give this video dozens of thumbsp. In my opinion, Gary Richrath is the most underrated rock guitarist of all time. God rest his soul. We lost an amazing rock legend when Gary passed away.
REO is underrated for sure, It sounds like he is talking about the Native Americans to me and how as a country we have turned our backs to them, Love ya Jamal, enjoy that concert!
Great Video Reaction!!! Jamel_AKA_Jamal!!!, Golden Country!!! One of The Best REO Song of All Times!!!, against the Vietnam War!!!...Keep Rockin' Julio from Venezuela!!!
First time I saw REO was around 1967. They played at a fairgrounds in Illinois. They were just getting started and they were rockers! That’s why I became a huge fan. I’ve seen them around 10 times, but I miss their early stuff. Great reaction!
RIGHT ON !!Mr. JamJam!! I too wanted to see/hear/enjoy your reaction to this song. Timeless, Good, Music. Gary Richrath (RIP) was one AWSOME picker and that solo of his is one of my all time favs. The message in Golden Country is spot on for this time in the world. The Time, indeed, Has Come. Rock On! Peace
High Infidelity was the downfall of the greatness of REO as we all once knew them. That marshmallow album was below average at best. BUT to be fair I must say I saw REO in concert on my birthday in 1981 on the High Infidelity tour and they were still wicked on stage! The Rockets opened, whew what a show! R.I.P. Gary, we all miss you.
I saw REO Speedwagon several times from about 1980 until around 2010. They are one of my favorites and Golden Country has always been one of my favorites of theirs. Gary Richrath was phenomenal. One of the most underrated guitarists of ALL time! The man could shred that guitar and ate frets for breakfeast.
Jamel You are very welcome.. We knew you would love it.. Have fun seeing REO.. Looking forward to hearing about it.. Blessings to You And Your Family.. Blessed Season to you all.. Will send more after New Years.. Take care.. Thanks for sharing and making this hard time a lot better.. Peace..
Gary Richrath & Terry Kath are the most under rated guitarists of the 70's. Talk about over the top passionate players! Sadly we lost Gary a few years back and Terry in 1978. Love your reaction videos Jamal. They are honest & genuine.
Golden Country has been one of my REO favorites since I first heard it in the 70's. Awesome solo. RIP Gary Richrath; one of the best guitarist I've seen live (top 5). Thank you for being a good human brother Jamel.
Jamel, I saw Reo Speedwagon at the old Soldier Field on July 10 ,1977 ( This exact line up)..They were great back then.. but now they're a shadow of their former glory
R.I.P. Gary Richrath without you not only is there no REO there's an entire generation of guitar players that never happen. One of only a handful of players who really could talk with their guitars.
America is still hopelessly divided but REO in concert is awesome. Everyone will be singing along and the things that divide us will be forgotten for awhile. Hope you enjoy!
This was always my favorite REO song! The live version actually got a good bit of airplay back in the day--when radio was 'album rock'...it was truly amazing. ~~Katerina
If you like the guitar in this video, you should check out the live version of "Flying Turkey Trot". It's an instrumental that starts off with the entire band playing (like the album version), but then the rest of the band takes a break and Gary is out there on his own playing guitar. To me, he's one of the most underrated guitarist that ever played. unfortunately we lost him in 2015 to complications from some stomach problems he was having. But his time with the band was phenomenal! He was one of the reasons I was a big REO Speedwagon fan through the 80's.
Jamel, they are playing Golden Country on the current tour...have fun! I saw them back at (now demolished) Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in 1981, great show. You're gonna love it.
Still stand trues today ...Golden Country your face is so red ...such a powerful lyric speaks volumes ..I so miss Gary Richrath the backbone of REO speedwagon ...he penned this tune and many others ..he is sorely missed by the masses of old REO fans ..pre HI infidelity fans..lol .♥️✌
The guitar player and songwriter, Gary Richrath, is sadly, no longer with us. His work on this rock anthem is just as relevant today as it was back in the '70s. This live version, recorded in Indianapolis, was part of their midwest home turf since they came out of Champaign Illinois. Great reaction Jamal. You mentioned Gary talking to you with his guitar. If you listen to "Flying turkey trot" & "157 riverside avenue" from this same album, you will hear much more of Garys' guitar speech. Your shirts says it all. You pick up what they are laying down.
I had this album in college and wore the grooves out as they say. I saw them many times in concert back in the day and about 10 years ago took my son to see them. He was mesmerized. Gary Richrath was a phenomenal guitar player and in concert a real showman. As for the song it is my favorite REO song and the message I heard in the 70’s is still relevant today. Underrated for sure.
Fun fact. The group is named after a truck made from 1915 till the 1950's. The company name was REO started in 1905 and produced vehicles until 1975. The speedwagon was the first production truck.
i was lucky enough to see them when they recorded this live show in kemper arena, KC on oct.31st 1976 at the end the say have a happy halloween great show in their heyday, song was written in 69, look up and react to The Flying Turkey Trot and you can see Gary's guitar solo
This is one of the few where I would definitely recommend the live version - of course, it was engineered to sound great. My wife was AT this concert, she was about 14! Quite easily their best song, IMO, and my favorite.
'We' were huge REO fans back in the Seventies in Saint Louis MO. Loved the "REO Two" album especially. When we wanted to blow someone away who wasn't familiar, we would give them the headphones (Sansui quad system) and play "Golden Country". Yes, that is one of the all-time great guitar solos. First saw them live at Keil Opera House in Saint Louis on the REO Two Tour (possibly 1973?); Poco opened for them. We sat fourth row center stage. Lady I was with had one of the drumsticks tossed right into her lap at the end. Great concert...
Lol. I just commented they we’re going to be together Missed the tickets 🎟 due to shutdowns . Though I’ve seen both of them Separately. But to see them both at the same time. would be epic .
@@Hobodeluxe960 I saw Styx live back in 1976. They were playing at Gonzaga University in the old basketball gymnasium. The opening act was a little trio out of Toronto, Canada called Rush. There was a special guest called "The Sutherland brothers and Quiver" but honestly that night Rush blew everybody away. Styx were very good, no doubt about that at all. Great show all around, but Rush was just absolutely great. To this day Rush remains my favourite band. Rock on🤘😎 Tioraidh an-drasta 🏴
@@JimiBurleigh Reminds me of the time I saw ARS and they had Foreigner open up for them. They had just came on the scene here and no one knew much about them but let's just say ARS had a hard act to follow. Foreigner kicked major butt that night.
When he played that Gibson you knew it was Garry Richrath, he made it sound like no one else could. The great guitarist have a distinct sound. Most underrated guitar player, kept them a rock band not a pop band like they are now
I've had this song on my 'playlist' (I first heard it as a young, young kid on my parents reel to reel. A little older and I had it on 8 track. Even older had this album in my cassette collections. CD as well. Now it resides in my digital library. I gotta say my reaction...every time I hear it (even after probably thousands of times listening to it) is just like yours. Classic doesn't even begin to describe it.
I fell in love with this group when I was 15, and have always had a copy of the album this came from which all of it is phenomenal, get you a copy of Reo Speed Wagons , Live you get what you play for, to which this is the last song on that album.
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You have to go see the band Here Come the Mummies live! Don't watch any of their videos first just go see them.
It will take at least 3 days to wipe the smile off your face.
Also you should grow out your hair until it looks like the wig, you look cool af that way.
If you want to hear someone talk with their guitar check out 157 riverside avenue off this same album.
Just saw REO about two weeks ago. These guys can still rock it. This song is from 1972, message still rings true. They play this song, and Ridin' the Storm Out and Roll With The Changes on their current tour. The older the REO, the better. You will enjoy this concert!
OMG THANK YOU JAMAL!! I REQUESTED THIS OVER A YEAR AGO!! MY FAVORITE BAND!! I HAVE SEEN REO 108x SOON TO BE 110x! NOW REACT TO “Building The Bridge” and my life will be complete!! 😆 and I will show these reactions to the band members!!
You should give "157 Riverside Avenue" a try. Make sure you watch one of the live performances, like this one: ua-cam.com/video/IwXh_7dsEgo/v-deo.html. The original album version is cool, but you get a lot more of Gary's guitar in the live versions...and a cool story, too.
Classic song! Gary Richracht is criminally underrated as a guitarist!
Yeah RIP Gary.
Great minds think alike
I've been saying that about Gary Richrath for decades!
Rest in peace Gary. 💔
Jamel, this song is all about being political. This country is supposed to be for ALL of us, and this song points out the disparity. This song is timeless. The proof? It fits today every bit as well as it did then.
This is my favorite REO Speedwagon song. I think you should do 157 Riverside Ave. from the Decade Of Rock And Roll album. "Because NOBODY talks with their guitar the way GARY DOES!"
I promise you they will play that song when you see them and you got to do a reaction to Riding the Storm out the live version
Top 10 no doubt,
Gary was one of the greatest guitar players of any era. Wish he could of been set more free by the band in the 80's. Lot of people do not recognize how great and influential he was. RIP Gary!
💯 I always say he is one of the most underrated guitarists!! Love me some Gary💓 RIP. I hope he’s free of all his demons now. He was def repressed creatively wise in the 80s. Not only a great guitarist but a brilliant lyricist!
Amen RIP Gary
I wish he could have kicked his habits because he was fun to watch in concert. I saw REO with Gary! Great fun show.
I put him right up there with Rik Emmett as one of the most underrated guitarist in rock history.
@@bsandey I've seen Triumph 3 times but it's been a while, most recently in 91' they never disappoint, and I could not agree more Rik is a truly phenomenal guitarist
Gary Richrath was R.E.O
He wrote this song. R.I.P
R.I.P. Gary Richrath, nobody ever sounded like him. Sorely missed!
The fact this song came out in 1972 and was written by Gary Richrath who was probably only 22 at the time is very impressive. RIP Gary, you are truly missed.
According to a former coworker, best REO song. Old school REO. The good stuff.
Pre-High Infidelity.
@@ghostpick8133 REO TWO from 1972. First album Kevin Cronin was on, then he left the Band, and came back in 1976
Have...1st REO lp. Sophisticated Lady...badass!!
LOVE this era of REO. They are so criminally underrated.
AMEN!!!!!!
RIP Gary…he WAS the band. He could shred and was a great personality and songwriter. That smile… fave song by them. ✌🏼🎶
Gary was an incredible lead guitarist for this band... so sharp, so fluid... REO was a great band until they sold out for the power ballads the record company wanted. That ruined them
I agree with you , after that happened with them I lost interest , it's as if I lost respect for them , and didn't look at them the same way .
Yes, I agree! They were an awsome rocking band, and turned into another Journey, a band I can't stand.
I love all of it!
Completely agree. Big difference from Live you get what you play for to You can tune a piano but can't tune a fish. The raw edge kind of came off. Gary is one of the best guitarists of his era.
@@MBGolfer Seeing REO was a real treat in the mid '70's before they changed from a rock band to a pop band.Gary was the best at engaging the crowd,and I don't think Kevin liked sharing the spotlight with Gary.Gary also wrote some of their best songs.Gary always brings a big smile to my face when I see this version of this song being played.Gary was REO Speedwagon!
If you really read the lyrics, it's a song about America. "When a lady was raped on your doorstep today" is the Statue of Liberty. The "bed of white foam" is the oceans. It's about America and how it isn't living up to its potential. A timely warning that we didn't heed.
You should do Suite Madame Blue by Styx if you haven't already. Same concept.
Actually, the lady being raped is a reference to a woman that was raped, murdered and robbed on her front doorstep in Queens, NY in 1964. None of her neighbors interceded or even called the police. They said they didn't want to get involved.
@@barbhaaraoja6935 yes, that too! But also metaphorically the Statue of Liberty, on the doorstep of America. That song is genius. Do you know which of them wrote the lyrics?
@@WardenJune Gary Richrath wrote it.
The lyrics reference “your security lies in your better white foam”. Early birth control was foam spermicide. Rich white women could afford it. Listen again.
@@Gcumom umm, no. Your security lies in your bed of white foam.
Shit, I requested this nearly 2 years ago. Glad someone else did too. This song doesn't get the credit it deserves and this live version is the best
I couldn't agree more. So relevant in 2023
In my humble opinion, their best song.
When their live album came out this and "Riding the Storm Out" blew up pretty big. For a lot of us we love these so much more than the songs they did later that are so popular. 🤘😎🤙
Yeah you're exactly right I saw him three times and they closed their show out with Riding the Storm out and it's an awesome song to hear live
I agree, I saw REO 3 times live during the early days before they started with the pop hits that most people know them for. They always put on a great show.
@@rodjohnson2632 me too brother I saw him in the '70s and '80s you know like you said back when they were really good and they put on one hell of a concert and they didn't sell out to the bubblegum pop yet
157 Riverside Ave.
@@scottlaughlin9897 man I forgot all about that song I had a girlfriend that actually that was her address over in Indiana
Yeah! Someone finally doing real REO! Before tunafish!✌🤘
Man ain't that the truth you can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish
I didn’t mind tuna fish, it was the 80s when they totally turned into a bunch of pussies. Nine Lives was a really good album!
@@doplinger1 yeah I actually pulled my album out and look the songs on tuna fish and they were pretty good actually so I have to agree with you on that
Tuna fish was definitely the end of an era….
@@notajpno way. Plenty of great guitar work on Nine Lives!
Its insane why there not in the Rock and Roll HOF! One of the hardest working long lived bands in history and still touring! Their best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies. They've sold more than 40 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits!
They just told us what will happened on the streets of this country in the 70's and 2019, what happened.? Thats exactly what he was talking about. And it happened on the streets in many cities across this country. My take. Backs turned on the homeless, minorities and drug's and deaths that have happened because of others not wanting to change the way we treat each other. I love REO!
I really thought this song was going to have a second coming last summer with all that was going on. I thought of this instantly during all of that.
@@whalers59 Me too
I hear you sister. Will we ever learn?
@@lauraryan8921 its a quickie dink and unrelated too this song..my grandmothers maiden name was Ryan. Small world and alot of Ryan's also!
Welcome to the REO family of fans! Their music will hug you hard. It's great.
There's shows, there's performances, then there's REO Speedwagon doing Golden Country live.
Gary was the life and blood of REO. The spark, the fire and was the guitarist when they made their best Rock and roll songs. The most under-rated guitarist that ever graced i the stage. He was the show.
This is my top favorite REO song! Thank you for reacting to this one, Jamel. Just so you know, this song was written in 1972 as a protest song about the Untied States and its lack of equality and opportunity for all; especially during the Vietnam war. It's lyrical content is still very relevant today. The guitar player, Gary Richrath was my very first guitar hero. R.I.P. Gary.
REO Speedwagon, another classic of those good old days. Thank you so much.
A great patriotic song, what we need right about now. RIP Gary Richrath, one of the greatest guitarists of all time! Back in the 70s the nuclear threat was a LOT greater than it is today, so yeah, the country might actually have burned.
Our streets were burning very recently as we ignored systemic racism, ignored climate change, and ignored the rise of fascism.
Is it really "patriotic?" It's more of a slam on state of America.
@@eluv9660 we ignored what this song warned us about.
@@WardenJune Yes because it's advocating getting back to the original ideals that made this country the Golden Country, the greatest country in the world...fairness, equal treatment of everyone. freedom to be whatever you want without hurting anyone else, etc. That's how I see it anyway.
@@eluv9660 There's pockets of racism, yes, but systemic? No, most people don't care what color skin you have, just whether you're a jerk or not...climate change is nothing but the Earth going through it's natural changes, nothing we have any control over. it's pretty arrogant to think that humans can possibly hurt the Earth, when the Earth itself spews more contaminants into the atmosphere than we could ever do. You do know that fascism means a dictator running government, right? Like Biden MANDATING anything? Facebook, Google, Twitter...all censoring people, therefore dictating what we can or can't see and hear...yep that's fascism all right.
You will love REO live. They will perform it. One of my all time favorite bands.
REO always great in concert. See them anytime they come you town! Hope you enjoyed them!
The audio was on their live album that came out in '77. I think this video was from '79 with the audio dubbed over. This is by far the best version of the song. The studio version doesn't have as long of a guitar solo, or the passion.
How I wish I could have seen Gary Richrath perform live. I was too busy following the Dead - REO came to Wisconsin often enough, should have gone once with my brother. Ahh, regrets, I have a few of them... Great reaction, Jamel ❤️
🎼🎶 R. I. P. Gary 🎶🎶
Great reaction. This was when REO was still a fire-breathing rock band.
My favorite song from REO Two. One of my favorite albums.
Jamel, I think you will like “Like You Do” just as much, or even more. It’s one of their best early tunes, and the guitar talks so well too.
One of their best songs! Early REO was awesome.
the first time i heard this was live in aug 1974 at a fairgrounds in minnesota....to me a better better song than riding the storm out
I saw them in '77 at the Paladium in NYC
I seriously hope you continue on "our" musical journey. You are a breath of fresh air to the Rock N' Roll community!
That was freakin awesome!!!!!!!! Ooohh my goodness!! 😊💓🤘✌️
I wish I could give this video dozens of thumbsp. In my opinion, Gary Richrath is the most underrated rock guitarist of all time. God rest his soul. We lost an amazing rock legend when Gary passed away.
REO is very much underappreciated. A fantastic group and a great bunch of guys. I got high with them backstage in 1978. Awesome dudes!!!!
REO is underrated for sure, It sounds like he is talking about the Native Americans to me and how as a country we have turned our backs to them, Love ya Jamal, enjoy that concert!
I was totally in love with Gary Richracht (the funky guitar player) in the late 70's early 80's! So sad that he has left us too soon... 🎶❤
Great Video Reaction!!! Jamel_AKA_Jamal!!!, Golden Country!!! One of The Best REO Song of All Times!!!, against the Vietnam War!!!...Keep Rockin' Julio from Venezuela!!!
This older I get, the more emotional this song makes me... ✌️ 🇺🇸✌️
Keep On Rockin in The Free World... RIP GARY 🙏🤘
Drummer goes off,too!Keyboards,wow!Well rounded song!Rock out!
First time I saw REO was around 1967. They played at a fairgrounds in Illinois. They were just getting started and they were rockers! That’s why I became a huge fan. I’ve seen them around 10 times, but I miss their early stuff. Great reaction!
One of the best guitar players that lived
RIGHT ON !!Mr. JamJam!! I too wanted to see/hear/enjoy your reaction to this song. Timeless, Good, Music. Gary Richrath (RIP) was one AWSOME picker and that solo of his is one of my all time favs. The message in Golden Country is spot on for this time in the world. The Time, indeed, Has Come.
Rock On! Peace
One of the best guitar solos ever.. I forgot how good REO really was!!
Great solo, great song...very underplayed compared to other REO songs. When High Infidelity came out it kinda took over all the early stuff.
I absolutely hated High Infidelity.
High Infidelity was the downfall of the greatness of REO as we all once knew them. That marshmallow album was below average at best. BUT to be fair I must say I saw REO in concert on my birthday in 1981 on the High Infidelity tour and they were still wicked on stage! The Rockets opened, whew what a show! R.I.P. Gary, we all miss you.
REO Speadwagon was awesome until, as happens with so many bands, they started chasing pop music dollars. This song is one of their best.
RIP Gary!!!! underrated one of the best!!!!!
Golden Country is a Vietnam War era protest song. With all the money we were spending on the war the poor could be feed.
I saw REO Speedwagon several times from about 1980 until around 2010. They are one of my favorites and Golden Country has always been one of my favorites of theirs. Gary Richrath was phenomenal. One of the most underrated guitarists of ALL time! The man could shred that guitar and ate frets for breakfeast.
Not too shabby for a bunch of guys starting out playing gigs in bars in Champaign, Illinois!
Oh yeah, I remember those gigs!
One of my all time favorite songs.. and yes one of the best guitar solos ever
Gary's greatest guitar solo and far and away the greatest song REO Speedwagon ever recorded
Jamel You are very welcome.. We knew you would love it.. Have fun seeing REO.. Looking forward to hearing about it.. Blessings to You And Your Family.. Blessed Season to you all.. Will send more after New Years.. Take care.. Thanks for sharing and making this hard time a lot better.. Peace..
Great reaction. This is my favorite REO song.
Gary Richrath & Terry Kath are the most under rated guitarists of the 70's. Talk about over the top passionate players! Sadly we lost Gary a few years back and Terry in 1978. Love your reaction videos Jamal. They are honest & genuine.
One of my favorite guitar players of all-time. Huge influence.
Golden Country has been one of my REO favorites since I first heard it in the 70's. Awesome solo. RIP Gary Richrath; one of the best guitarist I've seen live (top 5). Thank you for being a good human brother Jamel.
I have been waiting FOREVER for you to do this one!
Thank you.
Jamel, I saw Reo Speedwagon at the old Soldier Field on July 10 ,1977 ( This exact line up)..They were great back then.. but now they're a shadow of their former glory
R.I.P. Gary Richrath without you not only is there no REO there's an entire generation of guitar players that never happen.
One of only a handful of players who really could talk with their guitars.
Omg! I remember when this song first came out on the radio.✨🌟🤗
America is still hopelessly divided but REO in concert is awesome. Everyone will be singing along and the things that divide us will be forgotten for awhile. Hope you enjoy!
This was always my favorite REO song! The live version actually got a good bit of airplay back in the day--when radio was 'album rock'...it was truly amazing.
~~Katerina
Nobody...nobody talks with their guitar the way Gary did. RIP my fellow axe slinger. 🙏❤️
RIP Gary! One of the greats! Hands down best song by REO.
Hello. Love your posts. Try out 157 Riverside Avenue or Prison Women for a taste of early REO. Keep on rocking. All the best, always.
Yes!
157 Riverside is AWESOME.
If you like the guitar in this video, you should check out the live version of "Flying Turkey Trot". It's an instrumental that starts off with the entire band playing (like the album version), but then the rest of the band takes a break and Gary is out there on his own playing guitar. To me, he's one of the most underrated guitarist that ever played. unfortunately we lost him in 2015 to complications from some stomach problems he was having. But his time with the band was phenomenal! He was one of the reasons I was a big REO Speedwagon fan through the 80's.
One of my favorite REO songs! Glad to see you react to it. Enjoy the show in Jan.
So ahead of it's time.Top 5 guitar solos the message is on point!!
Thank You!! I've been suggesting this for years!!
That was incredible. So much talent. Love them
You picked the best version of the classic jam! Great work brother! RIP Gary! Miss you brother.
They are a awesome band live even with the silver hair 😊. Enjoy a great concert.
It’s about time Gary was GREAT We truly had the best music in the seventies RIP
This was the music of my formative teenage years!...
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As relevant today as it was almost 50yrs. ago! 💯❤️💥
My all my fave band saw them in concert 6xs ! And Mr Richrath RIP, by far the most unrated lead guitarist and my favorite😎
Jamel, they are playing Golden Country on the current tour...have fun! I saw them back at (now demolished) Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in 1981, great show. You're gonna love it.
Still stand trues today ...Golden Country your face is so red ...such a powerful lyric speaks volumes ..I so miss Gary Richrath the backbone of REO speedwagon ...he penned this tune and many others ..he is sorely missed by the masses of old REO fans ..pre HI infidelity fans..lol .♥️✌
Seen them do this in 75 with Gary as thr guitar man he was so underrated
A truly great song. Outstanding musicians playing their best but the power of the message that seems more relevant 40 years later
The guitar player and songwriter, Gary Richrath, is sadly, no longer with us. His work on this rock anthem is just as relevant today as it was back in the '70s. This live version, recorded in Indianapolis, was part of their midwest home turf since they came out of Champaign Illinois.
Great reaction Jamal.
You mentioned Gary talking to you with his guitar. If you listen to "Flying turkey trot" & "157 riverside avenue" from this same album, you will hear much more of Garys' guitar speech.
Your shirts says it all. You pick up what they are laying down.
I had this album in college and wore the grooves out as they say. I saw them many times in concert back in the day and about 10 years ago took my son to see them. He was mesmerized. Gary Richrath was a phenomenal guitar player and in concert a real showman. As for the song it is my favorite REO song and the message I heard in the 70’s is still relevant today. Underrated for sure.
One of my favorite songs by REO. Great reaction
Fun fact. The group is named after a truck made from 1915 till the 1950's. The company name was REO started in 1905 and produced vehicles until 1975. The speedwagon was the first production truck.
Reo was my first concert, they do play alot of their 70's stuff these days. Garry Richracht intruded my love of rock.
i was lucky enough to see them when they recorded this live show in kemper arena, KC on oct.31st 1976 at the end the say have a happy halloween great show in their heyday, song was written in 69, look up and react to The Flying Turkey Trot and you can see Gary's guitar solo
This is one of the few where I would definitely recommend the live version - of course, it was engineered to sound great. My wife was AT this concert, she was about 14! Quite easily their best song, IMO, and my favorite.
'We' were huge REO fans back in the Seventies in Saint Louis MO. Loved the "REO Two" album especially. When we wanted to blow someone away who wasn't familiar, we would give them the headphones (Sansui quad system) and play "Golden Country". Yes, that is one of the all-time great guitar solos. First saw them live at Keil Opera House in Saint Louis on the REO Two Tour (possibly 1973?); Poco opened for them. We sat fourth row center stage. Lady I was with had one of the drumsticks tossed right into her lap at the end. Great concert...
Absolutely love REO Speedwagon and the other group is Styx.
me too. Saw them live several times. What''s your favorite REO song. Mine is "Roll with the Changes".
Lol. I just commented they
we’re going to be together
Missed the tickets 🎟 due
to shutdowns . Though I’ve
seen both of them Separately. But to see them both at the same time.
would be epic .
@@Hobodeluxe960 I saw Styx live back in 1976. They were playing at Gonzaga University in the old basketball gymnasium. The opening act was a little trio out of Toronto, Canada called Rush.
There was a special guest called "The Sutherland brothers and Quiver" but honestly that night Rush blew everybody away. Styx were very good, no doubt about that at all. Great show all around, but Rush was just absolutely great. To this day Rush remains my favourite band.
Rock on🤘😎
Tioraidh an-drasta 🏴
@@JimiBurleigh Reminds me of the time I saw ARS and they had Foreigner open up for them. They had just came on the scene here and no one knew much about them but let's just say ARS had a hard act to follow. Foreigner kicked major butt that night.
Saw Styx and REO together, outdoors, in the rain. Outstanding!
Was a junior in high school when I saw these guys about 1974 at The Aragon Chicago still a great band. Great song Gary on guitar was awesome.
When he played that Gibson you knew it was Garry Richrath, he made it sound like no one else could. The great guitarist have a distinct sound. Most underrated guitar player, kept them a rock band not a pop band like they are now
Take back love those days when you 🎶 put on your radio and good music was awesome 👌
Have seen these guys 4 times in concert. They are awesome!!!
I've probably heard this version a thousand times and it still sounds freaking amazing! This is how I remember REO Speedwagon. 🔥
I've had this song on my 'playlist' (I first heard it as a young, young kid on my parents reel to reel. A little older and I had it on 8 track. Even older had this album in my cassette collections. CD as well. Now it resides in my digital library.
I gotta say my reaction...every time I hear it (even after probably thousands of times listening to it) is just like yours. Classic doesn't even begin to describe it.
That solo is one of the best ever!
Gary can rock! Such an awesome guitarist. My favorites by reo are "157 Riverside Ave." and "Like you do".
The sound on this live recording is top notch. Big props to the sound engineer
This and "Please don't Judas Me" have to be the most underrated songs in rock.
I fell in love with this group when I was 15, and have always had a copy of the album this came from which all of it is phenomenal, get you a copy of Reo Speed Wagons , Live you get what you play for, to which this is the last song on that album.
Next one you need to listen to is “Live Every Moment”. Criminally underrated song from REO Speedwagon.