Those fast octave chords at the end of Don't Let Him Go.....immense. Richrath was a beast at playing those fret runs (like the bend runs in Roll With The Changes). Man, he was a great player.
Those licks are burned in my generational brain! Gary was definitely the man. One of the best players and most underrated. And REO was hittin on a cylinders then!
Man so underrated!! Unfortunately eddie van halen was all the rage also Stevie ray Vaughn and a few OTHERS!! But gary was right up there with the big boys AND man could he shred!! I HOPE UR RIDING THE STORM OUT!! R.I.P. GARY!!!
@@frankderudder7290 + Gary was a great lead "writer ". He had the unique ability of writing a song within a song. His spotlight solos were sloppy, but I love his studio work!! Gary RIP.
This is what is missing in music today. Bands that made great music, wrote great songs, and played energetic live performances. Reo Speedwagon was one of the best live bands in the 80's. I saw them in 85 wheels are turning tour. They rocked it big time!
@@jeffhinkel7309 I am a big Rush fan too but only saw them once in concert, during the Grace Under Pressure tour. I know every note of their Exit Stage Left album. RIP Neil Peart.
Neal Doughty had some pretty good work going on in these songs as well. Everything he did, whether a melody or a solo, was always in perfect context. I always felt the same way about Steve Pocoro from Toto...unsung heroes.
They were all so amazing musicians. Too bad Gary couldn't win over his demons. What a sweet amazing tender guy he was, got too. Amazing amazing guitar player. I think people finally realized what a powerhouse amazing band they were. Still are, but Gary made them really amazing. Love love. We all must roll with the changes, and ride out our storms.
I've always believed Gary and Ace Frehley had similar styles, well thought out leads that always fit the song...the power chords in Roll with the changes always gives me goosebumps!!!
damn i wish i could have seen them live in their hey days. not only was gary a master guitarist but you can tell by the way he carried himself he was a good person.
Richrath and Cronin were a song writing team.....much like Page/Plant Dokken/Lynch Coverdale/Sykes.....take one away and the team is gone..RIP Gary, you were the guitar behind the hits...your music will be missed....but you left your mark my friend.....
@ ButterBobWorth Please do not mention Dokken and Lynch in the same sentence as the other guys who are worth mentioning. You are way off if you think George Lynch had a single thing to do with influencing any real guitarists. He was a smoke and mirrors player. He played little phrases and recorded them all on tape, then the engineer spliced the master tape together to form a cohesive solo. He was not able to fluidly play. I know that even the greats "punch in" solo parts that were tough to do in a single take...hell even EVH did it on "Push comes to Shove, because he could not make his mind up on a single solo for the master. So he "punched in" a few parts. You can hear it when you listen to the solo.But that was rare. Lynch was Warren DiMartini , watered down, or light. LOL. DiMartini is fuckin great though. If you play, you should know all of this...so I am sorry for rambling on to ya man. My apologies. We can agree on all your other stuff without a doubt though, that is for damn sure R.I.P. Gary, we miss ya!
My God, what a band. Three of their best and how sexy was Gary back at this time?! Amazing! CAN I JUST SAY ALSO, AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH COMMENTS REGARDING HIM, BUT THAT ORGAN/SYNTH PLAYER IS JUST KILLING IT AND RIPPING UP THOSE KEYBOARDS ON EVERY VIDEO I'VE SEEN HIM PLAY - DAMN!
Neil Doughty was THE MAN!!!!!! Im 55 years old. my older brother had all these REO albums. I used to jam them allllllll the time. Just listening to this now brings me back to 7thgrade.
After that concert Gary Richrath and Neal Doughty came up to Boulder and jammed with Woody and the Too High Band at the Blue Note. Woody's guitarist, Randy Barker, blew him away. Gary was at his best with REO.
Roll with the changes... Our friends and family get older and pass away, but you just have to keep on Rockin and Rollin along. Life can be short or long....keep rolling along!
I remember them from their beginning before KK, doing dances at U of Illinois and Ill. State Univ..I remember a Dorm Dance at Manchester Hall [ISU} Basement...packed.. girls ,girls, Co-Eds everywhere ! What a night of dancing and fun ! .great memories ! You should have been there ! Of Course they grew to International Fame but, we had them for a long time before anyone else ! Peace !
You all are correct. Gary is a fantastic player. Saw REO in the Paramount Portland, OR in 1978 right after I saw Clapton in the same venue. Love Eric but REO was awesome. Everyone stood up for the whole concert. Tickets were $8.50 then, lol. Still pissed off at Keven Cronin for what he did to Gary.
I had all of these songs when I was a kid. I didn't even know who the guitar player was I didn't care I just love their music. They have the sweet melody but also that Kick-Ass guitar which puts them in a League of their own. Kind of a mixture between pop and heavy rock. Now I know the man behind the guitar, rock on Gary rip
Richrath WAS a guitar-god in the likes of the greats. He looked great with that Les Paul slung over his shoulder, and played searing, melodic leads as well as anyone. This band could really play. They lost their way around 1984, success spoiled em...as it does many bands.
I cant believe the genre of music is dead. I just cant believe it. But JUST like many styles that came before this guitar-drums rock band style, all things fall by the way-side. Its too bad, because although my perspective on this is subjective, Im old, and kids today don’t care about this, just as I didn’t care about Elvis, or rockabilly.
That smile GR has when he plays guitar is so infectious. I have fun just watching that guy have his own fun. Also, I get a kick out of moments like at 1:57 when GR brings the house down with his guitar solo, smile, and body language and then KC tries to upstage him with some goofy leap and back pedal movement to the microphone at 2:09 . Sorry KC, but you'll never be GR because GR was a genuine person with a down-to-earth personality who was talented beyond belief. Because of that, it was GR who connected with the fans.
We can compliment people without having to put others down or make stupid assumptions of why someone leaped in the air while they were rocking out. It's rock 'n roll, dude. I too "leap" when listening, and there's no one around me at the moment to "upstage". Perhaps the person leaping is smiling and enjoying the sound too, the one they're making as well as the one Gary is. I doubt it you knew either one of them so you can't say what personality one had and what the other did not. Calm down!
Gary kept the band grounded in ROCK- they hit the formula to sell their albums and keep playtime on the radio- but LIV they were the TRUe ORIGINAL REO im from MN seen em 5 times- they were Midwest Rock and Roll- 70s and 80s wouldnt have been the same w/out Richrath/Cronin and the team
Those were the days of the Live Show mattering, better songwriting, musicianship and better songs. Today's big new bands are train wrecks on stage and can't pull of what they do in the studio .
I saw them at a school in Peru Indiana right after they released their first album. The synthesizer was so freaking loud. The Gary was so very good. I saw them five more times over the years and Cary was just a rocking Superstar. He's one of the greatest guitarist I've ever seen. Rest in peace Gary
Seems like they just gave up on Gary. Convenient? Many, many, many musicians faced " Demons" & could count on/rely on their bandmates to love & support them through it, guess not? No matter. Agenda ? RIP Gary. You are the best musician I ever heard!
Miss u Gary!! wish Cronin would have let u rock a bit more instead of all those dumb ass ballads!! We still would have had u here!!! hope u are rockin the way you should have in nice place! a rockin place! thanx for the great memories of my youth. i hope one day there is a place where all of this can come together once again...
Man, those Flat-picking runs.... just as fast as the so-called shredders. Great sound without all the theatrics and digital effects. Gary should be considered one of the best. Some of the so called top 100 rock guitarists couldn't hold a candle to Gary.
![REO Speedwagon - Roll With The Changes [HQ] (Live](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eGgLPriZUSA/mqdefault.jpg)
Those fast octave chords at the end of Don't Let Him Go.....immense. Richrath was a beast at playing those fret runs (like the bend runs in Roll With The Changes). Man, he was a great player.
Thank You For You Grandslam
Comment.When I Go To Heaven.
I Shall Ask????Where Is Gary.
Where Is Gary????Richard.
He was the shit
He was something else for sure. Always was a pleasure to watch him play
He was. Richrath has got to be the most underrated guitar player in history R.I.P 🥀🎸🎼
@@stevetabor858he was
Seeing Gary up there ripping and smiling, you can't help but smile with him!!
Those licks are burned in my generational brain! Gary was definitely the man. One of the best players and most underrated. And REO was hittin on a cylinders then!
Saw these guys in 89. Free tickets. Didn't expect much. They blew me away!!!!!
I saw them live in Knoxville tn. What a show that was back in 1982, today's music is not even close to the 70s and early 80s
Awesome band early eighties they had more songs on the radio than any other hard rock band early eighties journey was a close second and queen
He was really one of the best, most underrated lead guitarists. Gary was right, this was the direction which they should have continued. RIP.
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+Paul Hogue Indeed, he was.
Paul Hogue + I agree.... Ace Frehley was one of the biggest reasons I play guitar, but Garys up there. So Gary wanted to stay with this style.
Man so underrated!! Unfortunately eddie van halen was all the rage also Stevie ray Vaughn and a few OTHERS!! But gary was right up there with the big boys AND man could he shred!! I HOPE UR RIDING THE STORM OUT!! R.I.P. GARY!!!
@@frankderudder7290 + Gary was a great lead "writer ". He had the unique ability of writing a song within a song. His spotlight solos were sloppy, but I love his studio work!! Gary RIP.
This is what is missing in music today. Bands that made great music, wrote great songs, and played energetic live performances. Reo Speedwagon was one of the best live bands in the 80's. I saw them in 85 wheels are turning tour. They rocked it big time!
Hear, hear! The REO Speedwagon concert I attended during the Wheels are Turnin’ tour is the best concert I ever attended. It was awesome!
@@dberdes Did you ever see Rush ?
My goodness 💕💕💕💕!
REO Really ROCK S!
@@jeffhinkel7309 I am a big Rush fan too but only saw them once in concert, during the Grace Under Pressure tour. I know every note of their Exit Stage Left album. RIP Neil Peart.
There can be only one...Gary. Rest in power-you rocked the world while you were here!
Gary was awesome, but I always found myself mesmerized watching Alan's drumming ability.
Just listen to the guitar playing all throughout these (3) songs, just beautiful. What a player Richrath was.
The SMILES, the MOVES, the STAGE PRESENCE... Gary was TERRIFIC!! May he rest in peace, knowing that MILLIONS of fans LOVED & APPRECIATED him...
Thank you reo speedwagon ..I have lived through many storms and riding them all out ✌
a very underrated class act
Complicated music that sounds awesome. ......vocals=simple. Guitar=extraordinary. .....lyrics are incredible
Love this band.
great musicians,and Gary is the reason I picked up music,esp the guitar.
He inspired millions
I wuz there...and we ruled the known world that night! god bless rockers!
a 3-fer of Gary Richrath kicking ass. Gary was a true guitar god and should take his rightful place. RIP GR, you are missed.
Just great to see REO live. Their songs bring back many fond memories😀 of my younger days.
Neal Doughty had some pretty good work going on in these songs as well. Everything he did, whether a melody or a solo, was always in perfect context. I always felt the same way about Steve Pocoro from Toto...unsung heroes.
Beautiful band playing beautiful music, great drummer, fantastic musicians - You guys are admired, your music still inspires !
How could you not put him up there with the guitar gods of that time..
They were all so amazing musicians. Too bad Gary couldn't win over his demons. What a sweet amazing tender guy he was, got too. Amazing amazing guitar player. I think people finally realized what a powerhouse amazing band they were. Still are, but Gary made them really amazing. Love love. We all must roll with the changes, and ride out our storms.
Indeed
Cold chills every time both. Versions 🎵❤️
.....SUCH sadness at the loss of Gary; one of THE most impassioned players known to man (but for far, FAR too short a time:(
I've always believed Gary and Ace Frehley had similar styles, well thought out leads that always fit the song...the power chords in Roll with the changes always gives me goosebumps!!!
Gary simpley the best ever
Seen them live 4 times :-) great show everytime
And that is rock & roll !!!
I’m 71 and REO gets me going like they did years ago. Maybe I slow down quicker but a darn good burst! Yowsa!
I've never seen Howard Stern so energetic!
damn i wish i could have seen them live in their hey days. not only was gary a master guitarist but you can tell by the way he carried himself he was a good person.
Read, long ago, he was quite a jerk.
Don't know, never met him.
@@thomaschippie9057Ok, that doesn’t mean people didn’t want to see him play.
Golden country
Les Paul + Marshall stack= Gary Richrath.
Richrath and Cronin were a song writing team.....much like Page/Plant Dokken/Lynch Coverdale/Sykes.....take one away and the team is gone..RIP Gary, you were the guitar behind the hits...your music will be missed....but you left your mark my friend.....
@ ButterBobWorth Please do not mention Dokken and Lynch in the same sentence as the other guys who are worth mentioning. You are way off if you think George Lynch had a single thing to do with influencing any real guitarists. He was a smoke and mirrors player. He played little phrases and recorded them all on tape, then the engineer spliced the master tape together to form a cohesive solo. He was not able to fluidly play. I know that even the greats "punch in" solo parts that were tough to do in a single take...hell even EVH did it on "Push comes to Shove, because he could not make his mind up on a single solo for the master. So he "punched in" a few parts. You can hear it when you listen to the solo.But that was rare. Lynch was Warren DiMartini , watered down, or light. LOL. DiMartini is fuckin great though. If you play, you should know all of this...so I am sorry for rambling on to ya man. My apologies. We can agree on all your other stuff without a doubt though, that is for damn sure R.I.P. Gary, we miss ya!
The Gary Richrath show. How enjoyable it must have been for this band to look over every night and see him doing his thing.
My God, what a band. Three of their best and how sexy was Gary back at this time?! Amazing! CAN I JUST SAY ALSO, AS I HAVEN'T SEEN ENOUGH COMMENTS REGARDING HIM, BUT THAT ORGAN/SYNTH PLAYER IS JUST KILLING IT AND RIPPING UP THOSE KEYBOARDS ON EVERY VIDEO I'VE SEEN HIM PLAY - DAMN!
Neil Doughty was THE MAN!!!!!! Im 55 years old. my older brother had all these REO albums. I used to jam them allllllll the time. Just listening to this now brings me back to 7thgrade.
RIP Gary...
After that concert Gary Richrath and Neal Doughty came up to Boulder and jammed with Woody and the Too High Band at the Blue Note. Woody's guitarist, Randy Barker, blew him away. Gary was at his best with REO.
Gary's rig sounds so heavy metal!! Cool!!!
Ladies and gentleman please welcome Gary Richrath and the other 4 guys known as REO Speedwagon. Monster, monster, monster guitar player.
One of the best live bands . The proof was in the pudding. They produced live. 5 star
8:00 Gary chirping out his bended string awesomeness.
Roll with the changes... Our friends and family get older and pass away, but you just have to keep on Rockin and Rollin along. Life can be short or long....keep rolling along!
saw them on this tour in Chatt. great show. Kev was even wearing the same outfit. Gary too iirc.
I remember them from their beginning before KK, doing dances at U of Illinois and Ill. State Univ..I remember a Dorm Dance at Manchester Hall [ISU} Basement...packed.. girls ,girls, Co-Eds everywhere ! What a night of dancing and fun ! .great memories ! You should have been there ! Of Course they grew to International Fame but, we had them for a long time before anyone else ! Peace !
You all are correct. Gary is a fantastic player. Saw REO in the Paramount Portland, OR in 1978 right after I saw Clapton in the same venue. Love Eric but REO was awesome. Everyone stood up for the whole concert. Tickets were $8.50 then, lol. Still pissed off at Keven Cronin for what he did to Gary.
I had all of these songs when I was a kid. I didn't even know who the guitar player was I didn't care I just love their music. They have the sweet melody but also that Kick-Ass guitar which puts them in a League of their own. Kind of a mixture between pop and heavy rock.
Now I know the man behind the guitar, rock on Gary rip
Richrath WAS a guitar-god in the likes of the greats. He looked great with that Les Paul slung over his shoulder, and played searing, melodic leads as well as anyone. This band could really play. They lost their way around 1984, success spoiled em...as it does many bands.
Sweet one of my favorite songs
I cant believe the genre of music is dead. I just cant believe it. But JUST like many styles that came before this guitar-drums rock band style, all things fall by the way-side. Its too bad, because although my perspective on this is subjective, Im old, and kids today don’t care about this, just as I didn’t care about Elvis, or rockabilly.
I was at this concert. I had floor seats and remember being annoyed because a lot of the arena lights were on due to filming the show. Amazing show.
Wow! Thats too cool!👍👍👍
The 1970s were great years for Rock and Roll. I doubt that it will ever happen again, sorry to say.
WOW!
Gary Richrath you are at peace know I'll never forget you
That opening slide to begin the guitar solo for Roll with the changes always gets me. Too bad the camera was on Kevin doing nothing.
Pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!
not misssin' a ting!
Reo Speedwagon still rocks.Isnt Kevin Cronin so talented,and don't forget about,Gary richraths guitar,the whole band rocks.
The way he overlaps that lick on Roll seems like it should be two guitars. Mindblowing to say the least.
Gary was the real deal man. He moved and slithered around, the Les Paul was part of him. Tone and overdrive for days man.
Gary got better and better as time went by, can't think of a player I miss more than him other than SRV and JH.
Awesome group REO Speedwagon & Gary Richrath was the best guitar player.
He was definitely the best guitar player for REO speedwagon. 😊
AMAZING tone RIP gary
Reo speed wagon songs cheer me up
REO had the Formula with a Capital F
GREAT BAND...GREAT GUITAR PLAYER
All hail Gary Richrath all hail
The drum part for Don't Let Him Go looks like a pain in the ass to play!
That smile GR has when he plays guitar is so infectious. I have fun just watching that guy have his own fun. Also, I get a kick out of moments like at 1:57 when GR brings the house down with his guitar solo, smile, and body language and then KC tries to upstage him with some goofy leap and back pedal movement to the microphone at 2:09 . Sorry KC, but you'll never be GR because GR was a genuine person with a down-to-earth personality who was talented beyond belief. Because of that, it was GR who connected with the fans.
Michael August COMOLETELY TRUE N MOST IBSERVANT
Agreed!
KC could be annoying. But, I think he loved being REO. Absolutely he did and does still. He's happy. That's so beautiful 💘 🎸 🎹 🎻🎺🎼🐦🗽🇺🇸💒
Go Neil!
We can compliment people without having to put others down or make stupid assumptions of why someone leaped in the air while they were rocking out. It's rock 'n roll, dude. I too "leap" when listening, and there's no one around me at the moment to "upstage". Perhaps the person leaping is smiling and enjoying the sound too, the one they're making as well as the one Gary is. I doubt it you knew either one of them so you can't say what personality one had and what the other did not. Calm down!
Hell yeah, Midwest boys can rock!!!!!
I was busy getting my ass kicked at Parris Island during this concert. Wish I could have been there. Back in the day.
you DO not stop a song for ads..
Alcohol kills another one of my rock gods! Fuck alcohol!
justaman6972 U RIGHT I QUIT JUST IN TIME 3.5 YRS AGO...MANNN I NEVER KNEW GARY R THUS BLAZZIN N SO SO. UNDER RATED...MANN . HE COULD FLYYYYY
Gary kept the band grounded in ROCK- they hit the formula to sell their albums and keep playtime on the radio- but LIV they were the TRUe ORIGINAL REO im from MN seen em 5 times- they were Midwest Rock and Roll- 70s and 80s wouldnt have been the same w/out Richrath/Cronin and the team
Scott Wilson They had the largest crowd at Riverfest in 1985.
They have to be considered as the best Rock band ever?
Surly RWTC has to be a top 5 all time song?
Unreal!
Hell Yeah!!!
I agree he was one of the Best I saw them a few times in Boston, they were Awesome.
Those were the days of the Live Show mattering, better songwriting, musicianship and better songs.
Today's big new bands are train wrecks on stage and can't pull of what they do in the studio .
Yep i think this is completely live, just amazing. I'm glad i saw them live in the 80's
Fantastic
This is REO, R u f'n kidding me...!!!
MTV? I remember when MTV was cool back in early 80's.
Robert Z I remember watching the first song, video killed the radio star, when MTV first broadcast.
r.i.p. Gary 🎸 13:00 ❤️🤍❤️
Stones weren't the same after Mick Taylor left. Same with REO without Gary!!!
Turn them pages!
Gary was the best!
Good band. Hope to see them this year!
I saw them at a school in Peru Indiana right after they released their first album. The synthesizer was so freaking loud. The Gary was so very good. I saw them five more times over the years and Cary was just a rocking Superstar. He's one of the greatest guitarist I've ever seen. Rest in peace Gary
Iconic time in music. People dont know wha they missed!
Cute they all were at this age back in 80s
yup!
Rest in the 12th fret Gary 🎸x
I NEW IT HADDA HAPP'IN!
GARY !!!!!
magic
RIP!
Gary Richrath..................
Gary was not underrated people make him that way I will tell you this he was one of the best on that Les Paul he just had that sound and could play
Classic!!
Seems like they just gave up on Gary. Convenient? Many, many, many musicians faced " Demons" & could count on/rely on their bandmates to love & support them through it, guess not? No matter. Agenda ? RIP Gary. You are the best musician I ever heard!
7:26 Kevin Cronin looks like Glenn Quagmire here.
Miss u Gary!! wish Cronin would have let u rock a bit more instead of all those dumb ass ballads!! We still would have had u here!!! hope u are rockin the way you should have in nice place! a rockin place! thanx for the great memories of my youth. i hope one day there is a place where all of this can come together once again...
I am in a month I saw them last year too
Man, those Flat-picking runs.... just as fast as the so-called shredders. Great sound without all the theatrics and digital effects. Gary should be considered one of the best. Some of the so called top 100 rock guitarists couldn't hold a candle to Gary.
Is this the performance that they made the MTV (remember when MTV played music?) video out of?
Yes it is and on MTV's first day of broadcast TIOTR (written by Gary) was the eighth video that was played that day. RIP GARY
@@kaylarivers4377 9th Video.