Roll With The Changes - REO Speedwagon | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Supertramp vocals + “insert band” = REO Speedwagon vocals
    Complete this equation in the comments pls we need help.
    For anybody who noticed my goof, Boston’s debut dropped in 76’ not 78’ don’t roast me 😩🤣
    - Andy

    • @Lexy-O
      @Lexy-O 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      38 Special? Anyway they are good too

    • @Mr-SRG
      @Mr-SRG 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Supertramp + Boston

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      The ultimate middle Illinois band: not Chicago, Corn fields! (SO much a midwest accent.) I heard these guys non-stop in the St. Louis area. (A lot of Head East as well, but not as much.) This and Riding the Storm out were staple radio rockers. Then they got a little poppier.

    • @geoffreybonham3802
      @geoffreybonham3802 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Supertramp Vocals + Styx band = REO Speedwagon

    • @popsmcgee9775
      @popsmcgee9775 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Foreigner?

  • @silverestor
    @silverestor 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +397

    Gary Richrath was a beast on the guitar.

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Great Les Paul tone

    • @BlazinRiver1
      @BlazinRiver1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Gypsy Woman's Passion...Sophisticated Lady.

    • @iuq7777
      @iuq7777 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Golden country live version. Must

    • @uriah768ok
      @uriah768ok 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      REO was never the same after he left. Great live band still? Yes. Transcendent? No.

    • @gogonog
      @gogonog 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Gary was a very underrated guitar player ..

  • @edkrausmixengineer
    @edkrausmixengineer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +198

    It's amazing to me that, almost 50 years later, this song still gives me a refreshing feeling of new adventures and good-times ahead.

    • @mikelundquist4596
      @mikelundquist4596 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes, hats off to the producer (sorry I don't know who it is). No flashy gimmicks or overproduction, just captured the sound of the musicians.

    • @brianalbee6674
      @brianalbee6674 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      One of the most high energy songs I know. Love the dueling guitars.

    • @pattyliedel6485
      @pattyliedel6485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it does. ❤

  • @tedalfred9516
    @tedalfred9516 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    "Back on the road again" and "Riding the Storm out" are absolutely necessary

    • @patrigilligan2112
      @patrigilligan2112 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yes, but the live, Kevin Kronin version of "Riding the Storm Out!"

    • @steveschmidt9792
      @steveschmidt9792 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Bruce Hall (bass) does lead vocals on “Back on the Road Again”. Great voice and more of a rocking tune. You’ll love the guitar!

    • @bruceday4036
      @bruceday4036 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bangers. Same for roll with the changes

  • @Markyajv
    @Markyajv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +185

    My favorite REO song ever. I never get sick of it!!

    • @jaycorby
      @jaycorby 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Same

    • @kolbee911
      @kolbee911 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      AMEN

    • @Markyajv
      @Markyajv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kolbee911 Atheist.. But I agree!

    • @jaybengston1164
      @jaybengston1164 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same. Second favorite is the live version of "Keep Pushin."

    • @samanthanickson6478
      @samanthanickson6478 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🫶🏼

  • @jeffcobb2734
    @jeffcobb2734 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Gary Richrath laying down some of the tastiest guitar licks of all time. RIP

  • @greggw.brevoort
    @greggw.brevoort 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    A favorite comment I saw on another TH-cam page regarding this song: "I don't play "Roll With The Changes" that often, but when I do, the whole neighborhood hears it." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @clementsfamily7002
    @clementsfamily7002 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    Summertime, the 70s, beer, sunshine, this is literally the soundtrack of my teens.

    • @luckylisa5496
      @luckylisa5496 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Same here! Couldn't agree more. Weren't we the lucky ones, we got to listen to such great music all through the 70's

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Now it's a terrible😢🌎....maybe things will get a lil better when Trump gets back in there!!🎉🎉🎉

    • @TKDforME1
      @TKDforME1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaelasay8587wtf does that loser have to do with good music?

  • @bunniebee2475
    @bunniebee2475 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    Whenever I hear this I’m back in my Jordache jeans, cowl neck sweater and feathering my hair and back in high school all over again.

    • @lickitup8461
      @lickitup8461 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes yes.....that was definitely the look back then, I bet you were lovely 😋😎

    • @silverestor
      @silverestor 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The Farrah Fawcett do!

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup, I was not out of hs long, starting to date my hubby!

    • @laurarominger2073
      @laurarominger2073 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Tube tops and feather earrings!

    • @TKDforME1
      @TKDforME1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @bartstarr972
    @bartstarr972 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Gary Richrath......one of the most underrated guitarists of the era..........and when the audience is with him he absolutely smokes live......

  • @wiliamwidlacki7459
    @wiliamwidlacki7459 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    This song is 50 years old!!!! You got to admit, us old fuckers knew how to rock!!!!

    • @scooterbaby1
      @scooterbaby1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      yes we did!!

    • @medic72264
      @medic72264 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn Skippy bro !!!! 😂

    • @jeffreyprehn5768
      @jeffreyprehn5768 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      46🙂

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dang tootin', we did! Still do!

    • @marysenini1581
      @marysenini1581 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Riding the Storm Out, still.❤

  • @paulmurphy8993
    @paulmurphy8993 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    The seventies was so chock full of incredible hits that when this song was released it was just another Tuesday in 1978. Another beautiful, perfect Tuesday!

    • @chrisweidner4768
      @chrisweidner4768 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed. Well said. We were so incredibly fortunate.

    • @jakerazmataz852
      @jakerazmataz852 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was music history, it will never happen again.

  • @antoniocharo1724
    @antoniocharo1724 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +181

    "GOLDEN COUNTRY" is a Must!!!!
    Trust me, I'm a Old Stoner ...
    😉😎✌️👏🎸🎵💯🔥

    • @justinestes6400
      @justinestes6400 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      GOTTA DO THE LIVE VERSION!!

    • @kbusby4824
      @kbusby4824 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Absolutely, the live version. Gary Richrath's guitar solo is top notch. May he RIP.

    • @stevenseul361
      @stevenseul361 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Ridin the storm out also

    • @MrDarkMagnus
      @MrDarkMagnus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Only thing I expect from an old stoner is to forget what he's talking about halfway through a story. At least that's what I do

    • @mtzoar
      @mtzoar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My thoughts exactly!

  • @skinnytinny9023
    @skinnytinny9023 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I love how Gary holds the note then drops into the chorus, it's like falling off a cliff.

  • @YESFan1971
    @YESFan1971 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Grew up 20 miles from where REO was THE bar band, in Champaign, IL. I must have seen REO 100 times. Beer, slices of pizza and Richrath on guitar about 5 feet from me. The best.

    • @kevinmcconnell3641
      @kevinmcconnell3641 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was born and raised in St. Louis mo, the Midwest was the birthing spot of some really great band, REO, Kansas, Mamas Pride, Ozark Mountain daredevils, Fn stroke;( and many more, including more than a few solo acts.

    • @laurarominger2073
      @laurarominger2073 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jealous! First concert I saw in 79. But not close up. Hahaha

    • @YESFan1971
      @YESFan1971 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@laurarominger2073 ......fun years.

  • @kurtl3011
    @kurtl3011 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Ultimate driving down the highway, top down, sun shining and singing at the top of your lungs song. Love it!

    • @laurarominger2073
      @laurarominger2073 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On many of my old road trip mixed tapes!

  • @wbychowski
    @wbychowski 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    As great as Gary Richrath was in the studio, he was a total beast and absolute joy live.

    • @laurarominger2073
      @laurarominger2073 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What was great was so many bands were better live than in the studio. Not anymore!

  • @kathydavis3471
    @kathydavis3471 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I loved being a teenager in the 70's.

  • @kennywood6434
    @kennywood6434 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    For me, it's the organ solo and the following guitar solo that make this whole song. Love it!

  • @moniphil
    @moniphil 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    “157 Riverside Avenue (live)” by REO Speedwagon is a BANGER! More rock than pop! From their double live album “You Get What You Play For.”

    • @Maydoggie
      @Maydoggie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I used to play the crap out of that album. Don't know what ever happened to it, but I need to DL it, if only to hear Flying Turkey Trot.

    • @moniphil
      @moniphil 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Maydoggie Sadly, many online versions are missing “Gary’s Guitar Solo” and their absolutely rockin’ version of Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie.” Those two songs were sacrificed to fit the album on 1 CD, but many online versions sadly have not restored them. Unforgivable.

    • @davidteller7681
      @davidteller7681 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@Maydoggie ahh yes...The Flying Turkey Trot"...definitely! 🔥

    • @HeyfordF
      @HeyfordF 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes a BANGER album - I still have the vinyl !

    • @jjalanj7318
      @jjalanj7318 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@HeyfordF I actually prefer the 157 Riverside live version on Decade of Rock n Roll. Both are great though

  • @kqr573v2
    @kqr573v2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    To me, R.E.O. is one of THE definitive sounds of the late '70s and early '80s. Their music was everywhere and hearing it takes me right back.

  • @andyman58
    @andyman58 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    The back end feels like you're in the coolest church you'll ever be in. Preach on REO!

  • @rashistarlight260
    @rashistarlight260 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is the best song in the history of songs! Thank y'all for not bashing something that I Iove so much.

  • @stephenpesta1550
    @stephenpesta1550 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Best REO song ever! It’s a personal anthem for ALL and rocks out to the max, buddy!

  • @jbone6112
    @jbone6112 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    A rocking song. The lead fills were magnificent. Richrath was an elite guitarist. RIP.

  • @dwinkleman
    @dwinkleman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    REO are masters of the dramatic pause. Alan Gratzer is the unsung hero of REO Speedwagon. Everybody loves Gary, but if you ever pay attention to Alan, he is a monster!

    • @bojangles713
      @bojangles713 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agreed👍💯 he has always been one of my fav drummer esp on "you get what you play for"🤟

    • @sshomesteaders1776
      @sshomesteaders1776 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯 percent

  • @stephenhuber1219
    @stephenhuber1219 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I saw Journey, Styx, and REO Speedwagon together. Musical Overload

  • @anthonypeck2448
    @anthonypeck2448 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Roll with the Changes is nothing short of a freight train of rock'n'roll goodness.

  • @scottsettle597
    @scottsettle597 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Top of the line song from the 70's. Nice to see it is still being recognized as such almost 50 years later.

    • @johnnymartin49
      @johnnymartin49 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah the 70s do age well!!!! 😎

    • @johnnymartin49
      @johnnymartin49 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I can only hope that mine do half as well!!!😎

    • @pattyliedel6485
      @pattyliedel6485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can’t believe it’s been 50 years.

  • @secolerice
    @secolerice 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    This is S tier for me, all the way! Next do “Ridin’ the Storm Out”.

    • @mtzoar
      @mtzoar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great song. Forgot all about it. Well i guess it was around 50 yrs ago

    • @bennyh4950
      @bennyh4950 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes but...DO THE LIVE VERSION!!!

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, live only!

  • @herbarndt1819
    @herbarndt1819 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I have for many years considered the live version of this song to be pretty much the ultimate rock and roll song. It just rocks.

  • @wildcatvxa2372
    @wildcatvxa2372 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    As a child born in 1969 in Rural Illinois I was always so proud of what I call Illinois Rock…Chicago, Styx, REO, Cheap Trick and Survivor were mostly composed of Illinois raised kids. I don’t imagine there are too many other quintets of groups who were contemporaries from a geographic region who produced so much great music.

    • @annewoodard6803
      @annewoodard6803 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Cheap Trick was out of Rockford, REO was a Champaign/Urbana band and I know people who had Styx play at their prom 😁

    • @Dr_Bombay
      @Dr_Bombay 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      also Aliota Haynes and Jeremiah, and Head East!

    • @johnnymartin49
      @johnnymartin49 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Head East!!!! Haven't heard that name in a long while!!! I am going to Amazon Music after this to look up some long forgotten tunes!! 😎

    • @aaron18811
      @aaron18811 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You might look for music from Moon 7 Times, they formed at UIUC in the 1990s is my understanding. I don’t know if they were originally from Illinois, but worth checking out.

    • @lorriredmon8212
      @lorriredmon8212 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Styx played their first concert at my HS In Oak Park, Il! @@annewoodard6803

  • @lauriemartin490
    @lauriemartin490 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    This song is such classic REO! Saw them live several times in the 70s and early 80s. They were SO good live and those Gary Richrath guitar solos were SO, SO, SO good. Sad to know he is no longer with us.

    • @luckylisa5496
      @luckylisa5496 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He died??? I didn't know that - boy that makes me sad. I'm getting old, all my favorite teenage bands are loosing members, Rush is a good example when Neal Peart died, and Glen Frye from the Eagles.

    • @lauriemartin490
      @lauriemartin490 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@luckylisa5496 I'm getting older too and it's so sad when we lose a musician who means so much to us. It's easy to forget that they are aging at the same rate we are.

    • @WhizzingFish12
      @WhizzingFish12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@luckylisa5496 Yes, quite a few years ago (2015). Underrated guitarist because of how poppy REO became. But early REO was a ROCK band with lots of great songs. Very similar in that regard as Styx.

    • @luckylisa5496
      @luckylisa5496 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WhizzingFish12 Agreed - early REO was quite a bit different than their High Infidelity album which sounded more like pop

    • @wilee.coyote5298
      @wilee.coyote5298 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lauriemartin490Yes. 1 out of every 3 boomers are gone. ​

  • @ecclesrice9789
    @ecclesrice9789 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    The midwest produced so many memorable bands and songs

  • @michaelt.b264
    @michaelt.b264 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The song was a reflection on the turmoil the band was going through. Kevin Cronin was in the band at first, and then he was out of the band, and then he was back in the band. He was like: just keep on rolling, man, just keep on rolling

  • @sln104
    @sln104 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Great banger. You guys need to hit up “Take It On The Run” next. Great guitar solo by the late great Gary Richrath on this song.

  • @mattiefee
    @mattiefee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    The cadence when every verse starts on this song just gets me every time!

  • @ls1959
    @ls1959 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This song is in my top ten of all time. I can't think of a better high energy rock song ever. Love every aspect of this song. Never get tired of hearing it.

  • @MichaelHoffman
    @MichaelHoffman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Gary Richrath had a real knack for finding great tones and riffs to match the songs, and this one is surely one of his finest works! I love the way his guitar volume swells in with just the right amount of feedback and distortion… and multi tracked solo is phenomenal. He combined his Les Paul and overdriven Marshalls with the softer vocals and sounds of the rest of the band and together they invented the power ballad (“Keep on Loving You”).

  • @DM-hk4cw
    @DM-hk4cw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Richrath fills, slides and power chords...dang! My favorite guitarist of that era with so much energy.

  • @user-dq5xx9hi4q
    @user-dq5xx9hi4q 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    You found their best song next to RIDING THE STORM OUT. Glad to be here.

    • @slcs369
      @slcs369 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Live version is a BANGER. I don't usually recommend a live version, but this one is great!

    • @markd9130
      @markd9130 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@slcs369Correct. The live version is better and a different groove.

    • @user-dq5xx9hi4q
      @user-dq5xx9hi4q 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@slcs369My favorite is from their live performance on SoundStage.

  • @Gregory......
    @Gregory...... 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I love the way Alex makes those facial expressions !!
    Looks like he is in Pain or Pissed Off. 😆

    • @todvball
      @todvball 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Truth !!! Haha ....it's the "rock face"

    • @phantom629
      @phantom629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      to me he always looks like he's pinching a loaf after eating a lot of whole grains

    • @scottus1955
      @scottus1955 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's called "stank face" and it is very common amongst bass players

  • @Booderman
    @Booderman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    “ Riding the storm out” another banger from REO !

  • @kellycook3751
    @kellycook3751 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    After those 2 REO cuts, it's time for "Ridin' the Storm Out," the live version.

  • @michaelbeasley5783
    @michaelbeasley5783 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This song and "Take it on the Run" vie for my fav REO song. Authentic bangers.

  • @strajearocks11
    @strajearocks11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    REO, Boston, Journey, Rush, Styx, Loverboy, .38 special, Triumph, Night Ranger, Eddie Money....jr/ high school sock hops were freaking amazing!!

    • @themusicboxx8419
      @themusicboxx8419 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great list! Lets not forget Foreigner!

    • @strajearocks11
      @strajearocks11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@themusicboxx8419 yes- my bad...Foreigner is awesome,!!

    • @eboethrasher
      @eboethrasher 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Triumph, always overshadowed by Rush. Gotta get the boys to listen to "Hold on Loosely" by .38 Special. Also, don't forget J. Geils Band. Centerfold was a great song but that might have been beyond your time. Not if Night Ranger was in your time, though. You also left out Tom Petty!

  • @oldskool4612
    @oldskool4612 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I've been riding the storm out with REO since the early 70's.
    Gary Richrath's guitar was REO in my opinion. RIP Gary 🙏

  • @tb6791
    @tb6791 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    😮 great thing about REO each player truly shines.

  • @ta2gypsy
    @ta2gypsy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    you can tune a piano but ya can't tuna fish! iconic

    • @croycamaro
      @croycamaro 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My favorite album title of all time

  • @brucedonaldson3627
    @brucedonaldson3627 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The last time I saw REO, Kevin, the lead singer, brought his mom out on stage and sang to her. They *are* so down to earth--like RUSH

  • @timmyers8257
    @timmyers8257 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Gary Richrath was a great guitarist. RIP

  • @steveturner3999
    @steveturner3999 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    "You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish" and "High Infidelity" are two of the best album names ever. The music contained within each of them is pretty damn good too!

  • @murrayspiffy2815
    @murrayspiffy2815 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I was a teenager when this came out - during the course of my life - whenever I was on the brink of a great new adventure - I'd play this song for a solid week. I trotted it out a dozen times in my life - when I turned some pages. If you can get past the music - the lyrics pack the punch - but together - they are a great combination of high energy and high expectations of a bright new future. This song is an old great friend.

  • @christopherwelsh7008
    @christopherwelsh7008 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song is not complicated. It is all about positive energy and being totally relatable. It lifts you up from beginning to end. An all time classic

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    One of my favorite reo songs! Take it on the run is also amazing

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes we could just go on and on come and take it on the run baby .. nice ballad.

  • @Agg1E91
    @Agg1E91 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That look of pure joy when the guitar kicks in at 5:32. We've all been there. It's about the time you really realize just how epic this song is.

  • @Almeida5
    @Almeida5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    When thinking about all time guitar solos, this would be one I would probably forget about. Gary Richrath was a great guitarist, and this is a criminally underrated solo.

  • @dragonriders729
    @dragonriders729 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    From their live album: "Golden Country" & "157 Riverside Avenue". Both insane examples of just how masterful Gary Richrath was.

  • @guyandahalf7844
    @guyandahalf7844 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    I commented on the “Time To Fly” video that you guys should hit this one next, I didn’t think it would be this quick! Great vid!

    • @bobnpcola
      @bobnpcola 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They did Time for me to fly 2 weeks ago, that’s the break up song they referenced

    • @privatename123
      @privatename123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same!

  • @robertjohnson1681
    @robertjohnson1681 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Alex: _it's like somebody threw as cinder block on the accelerator and DROPPED IT IN GEAR and took a nap in the front seat_ hahaha

  • @happyninja42
    @happyninja42 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hands down one of my favorite songs of all time. I'm always a huge fan of songs that are able to put a lot of positivity and energy into their sound. Even if the topic is something dark or serious. ESPECIALLY when it's dark or serious. To me being able to sing a song about hardships, and do it defiantly, with joy in your voice, is the ultimate expression of "fuck you, you won't break me" in music.

  • @davidnelson6874
    @davidnelson6874 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This used to be a song that made me check my speedometer when I was driving. When this was on the next thing I knew I was driving 80 miles per hour. Pure adrenaline when I was 18, way back in the day. Plus, the song is so positive in nature.

  • @privatename123
    @privatename123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Finally you got around to their epic feel good rocker! Still gives me goosebumps all these years later.

  • @lbales6505
    @lbales6505 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I'm so glad you didn't pick the radio edit. Great guitar, great keys, great lyrics. Great song!!!

  • @happyviking3781
    @happyviking3781 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Now that you are into REO, you need to do an album review of "You Get What You Play For" Live. One of the most rocking live albums ever.

  • @slowrollout
    @slowrollout 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great Band. Gary Richrath RIP. They performed a benefit concert for tornado victims in the area. Richrath rejoined the band for the concert, couple of years later he got sick and passed away. Saw them in concert, full of energy upbeat from beginning to end. They are a fun upbeat group, they have their share of ballads, but songs like Riding the Storm Out (LIVE VERSION), 157 Riverside Ave. Just a fun concert to go to.

  • @keithkinkade4265
    @keithkinkade4265 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Gary Ritchrath is a BEAST of a guitarist

  • @sylvialee1079
    @sylvialee1079 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Love, love that you're hitting REO! Hoping you'll make it to Golden Country. If memory serves it was released in the 70's but the message still rings so true for today. That's a sad fact! Great reaction guys, please enjoy the rest they gifted to us long ago. ☮️ ❤️ 🎶 🎸 🎶

    • @valelavidavivir5842
      @valelavidavivir5842 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The lyrics sound like they were written in 2024, with the world teetering on the edge.

    • @geoffreycox5011
      @geoffreycox5011 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely must be the live version

    • @sylvialee1079
      @sylvialee1079 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@valelavidavivir5842 Absolutely agree! Time didn't stand still for sure and yet nothings been done, no solutions in sight......😒

  • @Gordy63
    @Gordy63 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hands down my favorite REO Speedwagon song. Awesome lead guitar - gets me hyped every time I hear it!

  • @maryannprzybycien2013
    @maryannprzybycien2013 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Don't Let Him Go" is another banger with great drum work. 🔥

  • @keefmack
    @keefmack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    They were a great band in the 70’s. Constant touring juggernauts. “I Believe Our Time Is Gonna Come”, “Being Kind Can Hurt Someone Sometimes” both great REO tunes as well

  • @jb428
    @jb428 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    That was one of these songs which got us into the mood for a Saturday night...

  • @ischmidt
    @ischmidt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Everything in this song is impeccable: the guitars, the vocals, the piano, the Gospel choir, the drums, and Neal Doughty with the top-10-of-all-time Hammond organ solo. It's all there and it's all great. For me this is S-tier all day, but I can understand calling it A plus.

    • @jamesb5901
      @jamesb5901 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’ve always thought Doughty could hold his own aside Tony Kaye and Jon Lord on the Hammond. He and Gary made REO special.

  • @WolfFX13
    @WolfFX13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    To really hear how amazing Garys guitar work can be, you need to check out 'Golden Country', '157 Riverside Avenue' and 'Riding the Storm Out'

    • @dwinkleman
      @dwinkleman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      and Like You Do

  • @mirandarights5566
    @mirandarights5566 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saw them back in 81 with 38 special and survivor.. this song was the highlight of the concert for me.... walking in with a set of crutches and a beautiful looking therapist... great memories of that night

  • @z-man2343
    @z-man2343 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Saw REO on this tour in Rochester, NY back in 1978. These guys blew the roof off the War Memorial Aud. and came back for THREE encores...the crowd didn't want them to leave the stage it was that smokin' hot.
    In fact, the crowd was so hyped that Kevin Cronin announced during one encore that they were changing the R in REO to Rochester!!!

  • @donaldromesburg1902
    @donaldromesburg1902 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Going to a live performance/ concert and watching these guys , what an experience.

  • @lucky-boots
    @lucky-boots 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is definitely my favorite REO song. So uplifting!

  • @bloodstone2k
    @bloodstone2k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The energy in this song is just incredible, and so amazingly uplifting. I'm not religious, but this song really is food for the soul.

  • @jimclifford1241
    @jimclifford1241 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Like other kids, when I was a teenager in the late 1970s, I got into arguments/debates with my mom, who said that rock' n roll was just noise and that it wasn't actual music. I made her listen to this song, and she had a complete change of heart. After hearing all of the instruments, like the piano and organ, she agreed that it was music-good music. 45 years later, she and I still talk about that.

  • @marlew6629
    @marlew6629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    All those killer riffs and rhythms are being played by the Gary Richrath. Such an underrated guitar player.

  • @markstoudenmire4935
    @markstoudenmire4935 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Alan Gratzer never gets the credit he deserves for his drumming.

  • @Hobodeluxe007
    @Hobodeluxe007 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this is one of those songs that will get you a speeding ticket. as a drummer it's one of my favs to play. rip Gary Richrath you were one of the best dude.

  • @CJ-Fischer
    @CJ-Fischer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great tune! Amazing band! Reminds me of the early 80’s. What a Good time we had!😅

  • @robynmatheson7687
    @robynmatheson7687 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of my favorite REO songs. Now how about “Don’t Let Him Go”- a high energy banger from them.

    • @garyw6330
      @garyw6330 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hell yeah!!

  • @stevenmix3723
    @stevenmix3723 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Next could be my favorite, "Tough Guys," because it has a similar great melody, and a bonus of the Our Gang spoken intro.

  • @katg6325
    @katg6325 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew the two of you would like this song. This is one of my favorite REO songs! The entire song is full of energy; you can't help but move to this song. My favorite part of the song is the keyboard solo, and also how the start of the guitar solo slides right into the end of the keyboard solo. Next on your list of REO songs should be, "Back On the Road Again."

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You should do the live version of Golden Country. It will show you the range that this band had and it is so compelling. The audience response is great.

  • @ButterflyDance444
    @ButterflyDance444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You'll love Golden Country within the first two seconds. Total Banger and a very underrated song!

  • @jrmahan3405
    @jrmahan3405 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Tough Guys is a song that wasn't a single, but we all listened to back then.

  • @keithkinkade4265
    @keithkinkade4265 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My very first concert. They ended the night with this song. Seen em 5 times. Amazing live act. Most underrated rock band ever and they have a slew of hits. They oughta be in the in RRHOF just because of this song!

  • @jaemyrick5277
    @jaemyrick5277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the supergroup from the 80’s who I group up listening to as a teenager.
    Hit after hit songs. The music composition was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    The coolest name of a rock group REO Speedwagon!

    • @eboethrasher
      @eboethrasher 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember there being a punk rock band called REO Speeddealer and it always made me laugh.

  • @karlriley9274
    @karlriley9274 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You must see the live versions of REO...... watching Gary play is a treat all its own

  • @scottarnest8980
    @scottarnest8980 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Golden Country; Riding the Storm Out, great songs we used to rock.

  • @cindysimpson1046
    @cindysimpson1046 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song turned me on to REO so many many moons ago! Fantastic!

  • @lwood9210
    @lwood9210 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was, is, and always will be a great song.

  • @todvball
    @todvball 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Round of applause for the @andandalex reaction to this one. It's very "uplifting" . And the message to "turn some pages" is right on !!! . In 2001 I was fortunate enough to work at the REO Speedwagon Concert stage right . Loved it. I believe their drummer sang one song: (Keep Pushin') . More REO, please ;) .

  • @MichaelB769
    @MichaelB769 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Speaking of REO, you guys still need to hit the live version of Ridin' the Storm Out!

  • @flibber123
    @flibber123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is my favorite of theirs. It rocks hard enough to give some punch to the lyrics. The vocals are convincing too.

  • @raymartindale3962
    @raymartindale3962 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the great rockers from the Golden Era of Classic Rock! This song kicked ass!