Amen. A lot of people remember him from the later part of REO's career when he was basically a bloated shell of himself. But back in the day, especially in the 70s, there were very few American guitarists who could touch Gary Richrath. Very few.
Yes, this song is awesome live. I was at a concert in Raleigh NC that the local radio station recorded and played on their special live recordings program on the weekend. I captured that audio and it is the mp3 I always listen to. I met them backstage after a concert they did with my favorite band, Styx - cool guys.
So thankful I got to see them in concert a few times during their classic years. Hall of Fame band right there.... RIP Gary... you are a GOAT for sure.
What is amazing is if you listen to the background crowd...they are non stop going crazy! This live version is one of my favorites...besides 157 Riverside Avenue
My older brother used to play this in his band when I was a little kid. It was all I had really heard of REO when Hi Infidelity came out, and I thought: man they got soft. haha! PS even in my brother's band they would do the siren at the beginning on a synthesizer and I've always thought that was the coolest.
I saw REO live when they recorded "You Get What You Play For" at St Louis (I'm on side 4!)...After I joined the Air Force, I was with my folks at the airport after visiting for Christmas...a group of guys walked by, and I recognized Gary Richrath! The band had just put Kevin on a plane to Chicago. I called out, "Hey Gary!" He turned around, I waved my guitar case, and he smiled and gave me a thumbs-up. What a cool bunch, and a great band!
I like to jack up the volume up on the cars stereo and Drive... the best song to Drive long distances to...* still getting speeding tickets driving to this song 😀
@@narrush27 Chicago the early years. Great songs from them in that era. If the 502 amigos did a reaction to Chicago's first song, first album, ''Introduction'' I would absolutely crap my pants. That song is in my all time Top 10.
If I remember correctly the album (Ridin' The Storm Out) was almost complete when Cronin left. The vocals were rerecorded with Murphy. Also the cover photo was shot with Cronin and Murphy was air-brushed over Cronin.
As a fan of REO of 45 yrs, I can tell you that you MUST listen to "Say you love me, or say goodnight", "157 Riverside Avenue" & "Son of a Poor Man" !!!!!
REO has released two songs from "Ridin' The Storm Out" that Kevin had originally recorded. "Cronin's original version of "Son of a Poor Man" is featured on the compilation albums "A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980", and "The Essential REO Speedwagon". "Son of a Poor Man" and "Ridin' the Storm Out" were featured on the live album "You Get What YOu Play For". The studio version of "Ridin' the Storm Out" with Cronin on vocals was released on the compilation "Box Set Series" in 2014, "The Early Years 1971-1977" boxed set in 2018 and as a downloadable track in the music video game Rock Band"
Can remember back in my days got snowed in for weeks on end but if you planned ahead with all the "Supplies of The PARTY" you didn't mind Rindin' The Storm Out at all...You actually enjoyed it
Give you a little inside info...as a musician my whole life, most bands seek that perfect show. So playing the same songs over and over is an absolute joy striving for perfection. Some of these bands are lucky because they wrote songs that are fun to play. A true musician never tiers of playing. It's what we live for...
That was a great song live, as you can tell. I was standing in front of the stage (in Omaha), in front of Gary. Fun at the end when the explosion happens. They are known for their ballads, but rock hard. Do Back on the Road Next, same concert. It really rocks.
Years ago in the 502 a radio station called WLRS 102 put on concerts and they brought REO in for a show.The cool thing LRS did was.......the ticket price for the show was the same as their number on the radio dial $1.02 !!!!!!!
This was taken from their "Live Infidelity" concert in Denver, Colorado in 1981 that was sold on video tape. From the same show, you need to listen to "157 Riverside Avenue." It was inspired by the house they stayed at in Westport, Connecticut when they recorded their first album in 1971. The studio version is cool, but the live version is faster, harder, and just kickin'.
I saw them several times, great shows everytime, "Say you Love Me or Say Goodnight" from the album "You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish" has some of the best piano and keyboard along with guitar work I have ever heard. They are amazing!
I was there! The whole concert was INSANE! REO was ON FIRE! The city of Denver could have been powered for weeks with the energy coming out of McNichols Sports arena. Best concert I've ever been to and that's sayin' something as I've been to many, including at Red Rocks. Lots of great suggestions already in the comments. Do ANY of them. Thanks guys! 🕊
Saw them do this in concert in Terre Haute, In, my first concert in 77 and there was a tornado that ripped through the area and there were tree branches and all kinds of storm damage. We were riding the storm out while they were playing the song, but didn't know it until after. Great song and Gary Richrath is underrated guitarist. Must do 157 Riverside Avenue off the live album You Get What You Play For. It kicks ass.
No joke, when it rains heavy at the wastewater plant, me, checking out the clarifiers, the aeration basins, and the trickling filters, I am scientifically responsible for riding the storm out. And, just letting you know, we did!
Better off just listening to "Live: You Get What You Play For" album. The whole album was my childhood soundtrack and still one of the best live albums ever. Golden Country, 157 Riverside Avenue, Son of a Poor Man, Flying Turkey Trot....all great.
I think Kevin Cronin is a better vocalist, but Mike Murphy does a great job during his brief stint. If you want to listen to another piece of REO history - on their 8th album, "Nine Lives", the band returned to their rock & roll roots, after a Top 40 "break". The closing track of that band is "Back on the Road Again", lead vocals from bassist Bruce Hall - a solid banger from the band. I fondly remember my year living in Louisville - I started listening to your reactions after I saw your page name. I lived out on Mallard Way, worked at The Seelbach downtown. Great city. Keep up the good work.
Check GOLDEN COUNTRY live version and Roll with The changes, Flying Turkey too. You Will be crazy with Garry's guitar performance !!! Greatings fron Guayaquil - Ecuador South América !
The studio version is good. I would definitely recommend reacting to it, if for no other reason than to hear what the band sounded like with 3rd singer Mike Murphy, who had good vocals, just not distinctive like those of Kevin Cronin. Overall, I do prefer the live version sung by Kevin Cronin, but every once in a while I do go back to the studio original. I mean, you can't really go wrong with it, but once you listen to it for the first time, you realize why they didn't quite make it with Murphy and that they had to (eventually) bring-back Cronin. (The wild thing is that even when they did bring back Kevin, they STILL flopped at first. This was a band that deserved every bit of their success, because none of it came easy. None of it.)
At first i thought 1973 didn't sound right... But then looked it up. Sorry! We are used to their early 80's hits. "Here with Me" is kinda a departure from those bigger hits but pretty good!
First time watching you guys. If you want the best anti-war song of the century check out "War" by Edwin Starr. Seems with the Russia/Ukraine war going on and America will be in WW3 in 6 months a timely review is warranted. "War" was sung by all college age men during and after the Vietnam war when 350 dead 18 year olds being killed per week. None of this 2-3 dead every month or two like in Iraq. After you hear this song you will never be the same. You have been warned...the beat stays with you for life.
Finally, someone reacting to REO when they actually played kickass rock and roll....now watch Gary shred for 6 minutes with an opus - "Golden Country": th-cam.com/video/HR8CnXn8LY0/w-d-xo.html
Guys, I just discovered your channel, and I love your reactions. Now, here's the ultimate REO Speedwagon upbeat banger, with kickass keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, with a beat and tempo that just builds and builds. You want to get your juices flowing at anytime of the day or night, then crank up this song: th-cam.com/video/B5lBzKGSxNA/w-d-xo.html Don't Let Him Go by REO Speedwagon.
If you haven't done REO Speedwagon Roll with the Changes, it's one of the greatest high energy songs of all time with some fabulous lead guitar. Much better than this tune.
Gary Richrath shredding the lead guitar solos! Rest in peace, brother.
He shredded throughout the song. Didn't even bother waiting on the solos to do it.
One of the GREATEST LIVE ROCK AND ROLL PERFORMANCES .. EVER‼️
Those super 70s bands,blew it out for more than a couple of decades
Amen. A lot of people remember him from the later part of REO's career when he was basically a bloated shell of himself. But back in the day, especially in the 70s, there were very few American guitarists who could touch Gary Richrath. Very few.
Plain and simple - Gary Richrath was one of the top 2 or 3 guitarists of this era
Gary probably the most underrated guitarists of all time
Richrath was REO. His song, his solos. He was a great musician. RIP
Always loved this one. I play it every time I get snowed in... Gary Richrath was an underrated beast on that Les Paul.
GR. Grossly underrated guitar player. He is a wizard.
Gary Richrath KILLIN' it!
If you like keys and awesome solos, "Roll With the Changes" is your song.
Yes, this song is awesome live. I was at a concert in Raleigh NC that the local radio station recorded and played on their special live recordings program on the weekend. I captured that audio and it is the mp3 I always listen to. I met them backstage after a concert they did with my favorite band, Styx - cool guys.
So thankful I got to see them in concert a few times during their classic years. Hall of Fame band right there.... RIP Gary... you are a GOAT for sure.
I was at this concert in Denver 1981. This song was actually written in Colorado when they got trapped in a snowstorm in Boulder Co.
They opened with this song at the State Fair because their was a thunderstorm delay. Lightning strikes in the background as they played. Epic concert.
What is amazing is if you listen to the background crowd...they are non stop going crazy! This live version is one of my favorites...besides 157 Riverside Avenue
Saw them a couple times at Pine Knob, GREAT SHOW!!!!
My older brother used to play this in his band when I was a little kid. It was all I had really heard of REO when Hi Infidelity came out, and I thought: man they got soft. haha! PS even in my brother's band they would do the siren at the beginning on a synthesizer and I've always thought that was the coolest.
Golden country by REO
I saw REO live when they recorded "You Get What You Play For" at St Louis (I'm on side 4!)...After I joined the Air Force, I was with my folks at the airport after visiting for Christmas...a group of guys walked by, and I recognized Gary Richrath! The band had just put Kevin on a plane to Chicago. I called out, "Hey Gary!" He turned around, I waved my guitar case, and he smiled and gave me a thumbs-up. What a cool bunch, and a great band!
This is one of my very favourites of early REO speedwagon! They were harder rock at the beginning of their career!
Killer song ... then & now!! 💜 💜 💜
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE. Great dirty raw riff in that tune.
whenever they came to wyoming or montana. this song was on their set list twice!!! these guys were great in the 70's, live...Rock ON!!
3 songs, riding the storm out, Keep Pushing, Back on the road again, live❤❤
157 Riverside Ave live of course and Back on the Road Again with lead vocals from Bass Player Bruce Hall
Heck yeah guys! One of their all time best songs. Golden Country, Keep Pushing On and 157 Riverside Avenue are worth taking a listen to. 🔥
157 Riverside Avenue!
Don’t forget about Back on the road again and Roll will the changes! Oh and Golden Country and 157 Riverside Ave. must be done live!
@@scottlaughlin9897 And Like You Do!
Gary Richrath was so underrated. Listen to their live You Get What You Play For album!
Roll with the changes is total fire ! It was their show stopper.
I like to jack up the volume up on the cars stereo and Drive... the best song to Drive long distances to...* still getting speeding tickets driving to this song 😀
Gary brought REO to the Top of RocknRoll
When he left, they were never the same. Just a fact
Direct from my hometown of Champaign Illinois!!!
if you like more rock oriented songs by reo speedwagon you NEED to react to golden country live by them, it will blow your minds.
Awesome ! I thought I was the only one that loved that song.
Early REO was boss. Then they went pop rock.
@@brucemarshall9521 i also enjoy their pop songs, its kinda what happened with chicago
@@narrush27 Chicago the early years. Great songs from them in that era. If the 502 amigos did a reaction to Chicago's first song, first album, ''Introduction'' I would absolutely crap my pants. That song is in my all time Top 10.
Yes!
@@brucemarshall9521 No! They went rich.😎
If I remember correctly the album (Ridin' The Storm Out) was almost complete when Cronin left. The vocals were rerecorded with Murphy. Also the cover photo was shot with Cronin and Murphy was air-brushed over Cronin.
As a fan of REO of 45 yrs, I can tell you that you MUST listen to "Say you love me, or say goodnight", "157 Riverside Avenue" & "Son of a Poor Man" !!!!!
REO has released two songs from "Ridin' The Storm Out" that Kevin had originally recorded. "Cronin's original version of "Son of a Poor Man" is featured on the compilation albums "A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970-1980", and "The Essential REO Speedwagon". "Son of a Poor Man" and "Ridin' the Storm Out" were featured on the live album "You Get What YOu Play For". The studio version of "Ridin' the Storm Out" with Cronin on vocals was released on the compilation "Box Set Series" in 2014, "The Early Years 1971-1977" boxed set in 2018 and as a downloadable track in the music video game Rock Band"
Can remember back in my days got snowed in for weeks on end but if you planned ahead with all the "Supplies of The PARTY" you didn't mind Rindin' The Storm Out at all...You actually enjoyed it
This has always been my favorite /////////////REO Song it just takes you away
Give you a little inside info...as a musician my whole life, most bands seek that perfect show. So playing the same songs over and over is an absolute joy striving for perfection. Some of these bands are lucky because they wrote songs that are fun to play. A true musician never tiers of playing. It's what we live for...
That was a great song live, as you can tell. I was standing in front of the stage (in Omaha), in front of Gary. Fun at the end when the explosion happens. They are known for their ballads, but rock hard. Do Back on the Road Next, same concert. It really rocks.
Years ago in the 502 a radio station called WLRS 102 put on concerts and they brought REO in for a show.The cool thing LRS did was.......the ticket price for the show was the same as their number on the radio dial $1.02 !!!!!!!
Yes, it's so much better when you are there, for some of their performances, I was there!
Time for the guys to do some Boz Scaggs: Lowdown, Lido Shuffle, Jojo, Look What You've Done to Me
This was taken from their "Live Infidelity" concert in Denver, Colorado in 1981 that was sold on video tape. From the same show, you need to listen to "157 Riverside Avenue." It was inspired by the house they stayed at in Westport, Connecticut when they recorded their first album in 1971. The studio version is cool, but the live version is faster, harder, and just kickin'.
I saw them several times, great shows everytime, "Say you Love Me or Say Goodnight" from the album "You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish" has some of the best piano and keyboard along with guitar work I have ever heard. They are amazing!
Gary R. master of that cry-baby sound they sounded really great live. Gotta react to157 riverside Ave.
I've always said that Richrath's solo in "Take it On the Run" is one of the best ever. He was a magician on that guitar.
Saw them in concert way back in the day. Great show!
Gary Richraft flying turkey trot live REO Speed wagon guitar solo best ever early 70s
Uriah heep song Magicians Birthday it was Gold Album 1972, 50 yrs still playing
Gary vastly, VASTLY UNDERRATED on guitar!
You guys need to react to " Roll With the Changes". You guys will absolutely love it.
Ritchrath=master guitarist!!!
I was there! The whole concert was INSANE! REO was ON FIRE! The city of Denver could have been powered for weeks with the energy coming out of McNichols Sports arena. Best concert I've ever been to and that's sayin' something as I've been to many, including at Red Rocks. Lots of great suggestions already in the comments. Do ANY of them. Thanks guys! 🕊
It's on every station here in Florida when a hurricane starts coming
157 RIVERSIDE AVENUE . It’s one of their better ones. Studio version please.
Oh I agree. This might be their best song, one of the top 3 for pure rock n roll ass kicking.
REO GOLDEN COUNTRY PLEASE GUYS
I've seen these guys a few times over the decades and they always deliver. Just a really good fun rock n roll band.. and so many hit songs man..
"Easy Money" and "Only the Strong Survive" are a couple my favorite deep cuts by them.
I found your channel by ,riding the storm out,
Thanks, guys. One of my favorites of theirs.
This was the first album I owned. Still brings back great memories.
Gotta check out Golden Country, the bass is phenomenal.
Saw them do this in concert in Terre Haute, In, my first concert in 77 and there was a tornado that ripped through the area and there were tree branches and all kinds of storm damage. We were riding the storm out while they were playing the song, but didn't know it until after. Great song and Gary Richrath is underrated guitarist. Must do 157 Riverside Avenue off the live album You Get What You Play For. It kicks ass.
U guys have got to hear REO's....
"Little Queeny"
I lable it one of the greatest rock songs of all time. It'll knock your shoes off!
No joke, when it rains heavy at the wastewater plant, me, checking out the clarifiers, the aeration basins, and the trickling filters, I am scientifically responsible for riding the storm out. And, just letting you know, we did!
You guys still need to do their best song Roll With The Changes
If you want another big one with a great instrumental section, try "Roll With The Changes".
Now you need to do Golden Country, great protest song!
I rank Richrath up with Rhoads, Nugent, Emmett and Morse. He could shred with the best of 'em.
If you like REO try Head East, a band out of the Champaign, IL area in the mid 70's.
❤ it’s Kevin!
Back to the seventies….glory be! Btw, I met Gary Richrath once, such a gentleman!
"Roll With The Changes" is next!
"Golden Country" is Low Key SLAMS! Check it out😉🔥🔥💯
Keep it Rocking Brothers!✌😎🇺🇲
Studio version is best because Kevin doesn't sound so feminine in that one
RIP Gary Richrath
Roll with the changes is a nice rocker... just a FYI
Your Music Mirrors Your Mind
Song suggestion: Great White Hope
Band/Artist: REO Speedwagon
Album: Pieces of Eight
A deep cut for you consideration
You should check "Roll with the changes", you will love it!!!
GOLDEN COUNTRY Live.
RIP Gary.
state law, you have to turn the volume up with the organ intro
On of my favorites of theirs.
Two speedwagon suggestion….Keep Pushin’!
Roll With the Changes
Golden Country
Live versions
Better off just listening to "Live: You Get What You Play For" album. The whole album was my childhood soundtrack and still one of the best live albums ever. Golden Country, 157 Riverside Avenue, Son of a Poor Man, Flying Turkey Trot....all great.
I think Kevin Cronin is a better vocalist, but Mike Murphy does a great job during his brief stint. If you want to listen to another piece of REO history - on their 8th album, "Nine Lives", the band returned to their rock & roll roots, after a Top 40 "break". The closing track of that band is "Back on the Road Again", lead vocals from bassist Bruce Hall - a solid banger from the band. I fondly remember my year living in Louisville - I started listening to your reactions after I saw your page name. I lived out on Mallard Way, worked at The Seelbach downtown. Great city. Keep up the good work.
Roll With The Changes
Give 157 Riverside Ave (Live) You Get What You Play For Album - It will make your playlist too
"Time For Me To Fly" is one of the greatest breakup songs ever!
Check GOLDEN COUNTRY live version and Roll with The changes, Flying Turkey too. You Will be
crazy with Garry's guitar performance !!! Greatings fron Guayaquil - Ecuador South América !
The studio version is good. I would definitely recommend reacting to it, if for no other reason than to hear what the band sounded like with 3rd singer Mike Murphy, who had good vocals, just not distinctive like those of Kevin Cronin.
Overall, I do prefer the live version sung by Kevin Cronin, but every once in a while I do go back to the studio original. I mean, you can't really go wrong with it, but once you listen to it for the first time, you realize why they didn't quite make it with Murphy and that they had to (eventually) bring-back Cronin. (The wild thing is that even when they did bring back Kevin, they STILL flopped at first. This was a band that deserved every bit of their success, because none of it came easy. None of it.)
REO Speedwagon Golden Country😃
Studio version. No matter how many people say to do the live version.
The studio version has better vocals.
I think there ok. My fave from em was I don't wanna know . n lookn back I think it kinda remind or tyed in a hit wit queens tune I wanna live
At first i thought 1973 didn't sound right... But then looked it up. Sorry! We are used to their early 80's hits. "Here with Me" is kinda a departure from those bigger hits but pretty good!
First time watching you guys. If you want the best anti-war song of the century check out "War" by Edwin Starr. Seems with the Russia/Ukraine war going on and America will be in WW3 in 6 months a timely review is warranted. "War" was sung by all college age men during and after the Vietnam war when 350 dead 18 year olds being killed per week. None of this 2-3 dead every month or two like in Iraq. After you hear this song you will never be the same. You have been warned...the beat stays with you for life.
Finally, someone reacting to REO when they actually played kickass rock and roll....now watch Gary shred for 6 minutes with an opus - "Golden Country": th-cam.com/video/HR8CnXn8LY0/w-d-xo.html
Great Rock song!
I am giving you this one. Really can't stand this band but this is actually a good song.
Live every moment is a listen you ahould take.
Guys, I just discovered your channel, and I love your reactions. Now, here's the ultimate REO Speedwagon upbeat banger, with kickass keyboards, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, with a beat and tempo that just builds and builds. You want to get your juices flowing at anytime of the day or night, then crank up this song: th-cam.com/video/B5lBzKGSxNA/w-d-xo.html Don't Let Him Go by REO Speedwagon.
Check something none of you have 👂
1) Kings X- Over My Head
2) Thin Lizzy- Do Anything You Want
If you haven't done REO Speedwagon Roll with the Changes, it's one of the greatest high energy songs of all time with some fabulous lead guitar. Much better than this tune.
''Golden Country'' - REO 💥
Break out your air guitars with scowls and grimacing facial expressions.