Imagine a time when you could go to a concert where the band members wrote their own lyrics and played their own instruments to the music they created…where the music was powerful, energizing and upbeat… and where the songs were not full of vulgar words… I lived in that time… it was awesome…. Maybe someday again..

@bethchisholm4858

Ай бұрын

Saw them in concert in Buffalo NY and they were awesome and sound exactly the same. I agree I miss our music......

@user-jm4yl7vx8q

Ай бұрын

Straight up and I concur. My older brother played this song for me, noe I'm hooked

@stevemtc1

Ай бұрын

Without children and scalley old geezers running around and staff acting as SS guards give me that any time

@user-xx1cu4ms7w

Ай бұрын

N0T soon enough for me! Let’s all just Rock On! 5:50

@miller6910

26 күн бұрын

We were lucky !

Anyone listening to this in 2024?

@Feral80sKid

4 ай бұрын

☝️😎

@RandomChristianMusings

4 ай бұрын

👍

@MessyTimes

4 ай бұрын

Is anyone NOT listening to this in 2024?

@mrnotnomis

4 ай бұрын

Song is still relevant in 2024 too.

@cfnovak1

3 ай бұрын

Ummm. Yeah

They don't make music like this any more

@michaelzimmerman8959

13 күн бұрын

Right.

The best song in the history of rocknroll. We had the best music, cars, clothes, and the best guy hair EVER!!! So glad I was a part of it...back then!!!

@questionauthority7377

3 ай бұрын

Not really

@dwave81

3 ай бұрын

It's not even REO's best song 🤣

@MollieC-uc1fk

2 ай бұрын

I want my hair and body back, still got my music!!!

@broome090

2 ай бұрын

@@dwave81that’s entirely subject isn’t it? Bit pretentious aren’t we 😂

@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm going after mine too...I WILL GET IT BACK! 😂🎉 ​@@MollieC-uc1fk

That keyboard run and Gary’s guitar rifts TELLS you it’s REO and nobody else

This band is quite simply positive mental attitude and happiness set to music. Salute REO Speedwagon forever for the gift of their music

One of THE BEST groups of all time. The 70’s and early 80’s were a great time to be alive.

@fabriziotomasoni2037

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely yes it was the best time ever ❤

@bfg3890

4 ай бұрын

If you were a straight white male. Otherwise not so much.

@timothylafrance7261

4 ай бұрын

I "kind of," recall the 80s in S.Miami... lol it was awesome

@davidhurtadogarcia8202

3 ай бұрын

The 80 s. E en Better.

@Lionsfan59

3 ай бұрын

Yes it was! I just wish When I was 15 years old in 1980 I would’ve slowed down and really appreciated how blessed I was to live in the greatest era of music, culture and the once great 🇺🇸!!!

Gary Richraft is easily one of the biggest underrated guitar players ever...the dude was awesome! Rest easy, Gary!

@justdone1251

Жыл бұрын

Billy Squire would embarrass him. Cheryl Crow knows more power chords than that clown 🤡. I'm going to say it..... WITH hesitation.... Ace Frehley's a better guitar holder on stage.?

@sbgog93

Жыл бұрын

@Just Done damn bro you tried to troll but it was pretty weak 🤣

@crikker9447

Жыл бұрын

@@sbgog93 very weak

@vlrissolo

Жыл бұрын

Scott Wells who went to NHS? ANY CHANCE?

@vincentrobinson9325

Жыл бұрын

🤘🏻😭 RIP G.R.

As I approach my 70th, I am still thrilled by this sound. Love REO, Journey, Styx, all of the solid rock bands from the late 70's to the mid 80's. This is Rock and Roll!

@theresapaez513

4 жыл бұрын

You know it brother!

@PlymouthGTX1972

4 жыл бұрын

Arena rock the best!!!

@gnatiu

4 жыл бұрын

Styx is not a rock band.

@kennethgrimes5494

4 жыл бұрын

I feel ya brother from one ole dude to another kids today dont know what is was like to be in the pit with kevin and gary and the guys jamming 10 feet in front of your face.

@mr.d.4175

4 жыл бұрын

@gazza p Yeah we sure did. REO helped get us here.

They should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame many years ago. Instead they put in many undeserving individuals

@lemonon7149

Ай бұрын

That is the times we live in, wrong is right, right is wrong! These falsehood narratives that are confusing our youth will never last, they lack the substance of light and truth. Good will always prevail, Just roll with the changes and hold on to your faith. Oh and PS Keep coming back to videos such as this!! PEACE!

@cindybetz521

6 күн бұрын

I would probably see them again soon if the opportunity showed again. I have seen them 3 times.

This song never gets old. Wish I'd been there.

This original lineup was never replicated..dear Heavens, Gary Richrath you knew who it was just by the sound of his guitar. Never replaceable.

Gary Richrath - one of the MOST underrated axemen! He ROCKED

@cbailor5407

4 жыл бұрын

Loved Gary Richraths playing. Solos just fit the songs, and very melodic.

@danwesterhouse6627

4 жыл бұрын

Gary was truly great. Listen guitarist', he makes it sing. To soon gone.

@craigbutterfield592

4 жыл бұрын

What rating system did you use?

@The2GirlShow4ever

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome player

@liberty5069

4 жыл бұрын

I think he also was their primary songwriter.

1978, hmmm, lets see. Navy onboard USS Independence; Italy, Spain, Israel, France. Married to Cindy. Driving a '66 Malibu and Rodeo bull riding. Mike, Jack, Tom, Rusty, and Jim. Mom and Dave still alive. Listening to Eagles, Rush, Breakfast in America, Boston, and REO. Yeah.

@ranchokitty1

Ай бұрын

Drinking that bug juice on the Independence?

I saw these guys a total of 14 times over the years! Great band!

I thank God! I grew up and lived through the greatest decades of Rock n Roll! Thank you REO!!

@mikemiller5072

5 ай бұрын

It could not get better then being a teenager in the 70s in the midwest

@HighCountryRambler

Ай бұрын

@@mikemiller5072 I always say I grew up on the set of the Andy Griffith Show, it was literally identical. As the decades rolled by the crazy generation took over and Mayberry became uninhabitable.

@stormcharley

Ай бұрын

Donald so true!

This song has it all. Great voice, great lyrics, an amazing hook, wicked guitars, keyboard lead and it moves like a Corvette rolling down the freeway at 150 mph. This is a bad azz rock song.

@jamesreiman9849

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that the truth? I always speed while listening to this song. Great, great song.

@grungetruck8243

3 жыл бұрын

It is a great song to drive fast with.

@JoeyKO757

3 жыл бұрын

and The award for best comment of all time goes to

@scottblair7441

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed..Love The keyboard

@richardhebert5144

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN BRO..ONE OF THE MOST BADDASS SONGS EVER..R.I.P. GARY RICHRATH..🙏👊💯

This is a great driving song….windows rolled down and rocking.

These were the good old days. Musicians actually had talent And girl's looked good in a tube-top. Sadly, those days are gone.

Sadly, there is no music like this anymore

We couldn't have known it at the time, but we had a 40 year golden era of Rock (50s to 90s), the likes of which may never come again.

@eriklarson9137

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you have no idea what may happen in the future because you won't be here. But I agree that was the greatest era so far.

@ArgoLupus

3 жыл бұрын

@Erik Larson I really needed you to point out to me I won’t be here. Thanks for the amazing insight. I never should’ve suggested I would delete the comment. What a dumb ass remark.

@TPL2018

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArgoLupus nah man, you’re absolutely right. No need to delete

@PaddyO1958

3 жыл бұрын

On a an optimistic note I would like to think with sharing of the music it can always be built upon. There is an explosion of talent being unlocked by the internet.

@toober1714

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArgoLupus Why? You are right!

RIP Gary Richrath Gone but always remembered and forever loved 🎸💗🎸

First time I heard this song was the Summer of 1981. I was in Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, SC and we had a pass on a Saturday night...... the platoon Sergeants bought a crap ton of beer for us after we had been killin' it for 8 weeks. I was 17 yrs old and was able to drink on base. It was my first time getting hammered...... so much time has passed and so much has happened in 43 years....Wow ! Don't waste your life people..... make it count for something !!

@kurtdowney1489

14 күн бұрын

We are still here. Great times.

Dear God in heaven! Please bring back the great music before I die!!! This was absolutely the best era in rock in my lifetime and has been so degraded by the garbage today. Feel good, rock good and totally rememberable times! So happy to have lived through it! So sad it’s gone. 😢

@AnitaBarneycastle

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

@NFS_Challenger54

Жыл бұрын

100% behind you on that, man.

@fabriziotomasoni2037

6 ай бұрын

I am absolutely agree with you 😂

@MiguelFlores-kn7qv

5 ай бұрын

Me gustó tu comentario Porque siento lo mismo!!

@KAESISCOOL

4 ай бұрын

I may have not existed during this time, but I grew up with its music, none of that mainstream stuff, just the old hit music from the 70's, 80's, and 90's

I'm a metalhead, and IMO, this is arguably the best live performance of a band I have EVER seen. These guys were simply AMAZING...

@richardjensen7186

Жыл бұрын

REO was great, no doubt, especially in concert! But watch Nightwish at Wacken (2013) with Floor at lead vocals doing Ghost Love Score and be prepared to be transported to an absolutely new realm. As a metalhead, you will be at a level of awe you've never experienced before.

@HipsterDoofus100

Жыл бұрын

This is the studio version dubbed over the live version

@Blitzerpump

Жыл бұрын

@@HipsterDoofus100 100% Correct

@Katsem

Жыл бұрын

@@HipsterDoofus100 They were amazing in concert, in their prime with Gary. Watch the Denver concert for really live.

@hmackie6823

Жыл бұрын

Hey EVEN I underrated this band to my admitted shame...these guys are ROCK GODS

The look of their fans=pure JOY.

I think the best part is the organ solo. It is so driving, energetic, high-energy that it gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Wow!!!!

REO. Without a doubt 1 of the greatest rock bands of all time. When bands had their own signature sound. If u grew up in the 70s 80s. When Reo came on the radio. By the 1st beat you knew immediately who it was. Journey Foreigner Styx Kansas Boston Tom Petty etc etc. So thankful to have been around for all of them. Kevin Cronin incredible vocals. Gary. Amazing lead guitar RIP Gary.

@brianisaac1575

Жыл бұрын

The list of bands you listed blew me gently off my feet and back to those days. I like to say we were having a better time than we knew. Thank you to all my yankee buds from Youngstown OHIO after the steel mills where grandpa worked long ago had all closed. To Houston TX they came. And with many of the crew, 2/3 actually, were wetbacks-their word, they taught us gringos it meant they swam the river and they got wet. But my northern guys brought this music to me and put it in my face! Thanks again

@jameseverett2300

Жыл бұрын

Rock and Roll as it was meant to be! Great band live too

@glennkovacs1328

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have said it any better, word for word Tim! Journey, foreigner,petty etc 🎉 CHEERS

@lustinmusic

Жыл бұрын

Great vocals, great guitar leads, great keys, and a solid rhythm section. Without a doubt, one of the greatest Rock bands of all time! (Class of '83)

@KM-ce9cz

9 ай бұрын

Let’s add Supertramp, Chicago and just for kicks Guns N Roses. ☺️

Back when everything was so simple not a care in the world

@jfpbear

Ай бұрын

I hope we get back there asap!

@HighCountryRambler

Ай бұрын

Girls and Boys went into their perspective bathrooms, we knew Boys couldn't get pregnant and decent jobs were waiting for us out of HS without dropping $400K. There was the Nam war but it was safe times and people actually cared for each other.

@rrdream2400

Ай бұрын

@@jfpbear it had a lot more to do with being young at the time rather than the times themselves

@RicOshayed1

Ай бұрын

Except NAM....

Gary's playing and presence is undeniable great.

Man, if this doesn’t throw you back in the 70’s & 80’s, I don’t know what will!! Awesome times to live and be part of this music!!!

Still listening to REO in 2024. One of the greatest songs and bands of all timed

@ericsinger7393

Ай бұрын

Amen! I've used it as a weight loss journey theme song. Every time I dropped 2 or more pounds, I'd reward myself with this video. I didn't like the way things were going with my weight, so I "turned some pages" : )

@mikeburns5184

27 күн бұрын

Easy money

THIS is one of the best Rock songs ever recorded, PURE GOOD TIME HIGH POSITIVE ENERGY!!!!!!

@kevinkarg4464

4 жыл бұрын

One of their best songs on one of their best albums!! Tuna fish rocked!!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@davidroccograndi6880

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Too many songs to choose from

@455Transam

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidroccograndi6880 Thats why I said ONE of the Best.

@robertito16

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you my friend

@motorcitymanman7711

4 жыл бұрын

Are they in the Hall of Fame?

It's just so cool at 4:35 or so when Gary Richrath's holding the note with his left hand while lifting his right hand to "kiss" his pick before launching into those incredible rifts where he's picking those notes like it's the easiest thing in the world to do. What an incredible guitarist with such style and grace....amazing, just amazing to watch.

@JohnLusher

11 ай бұрын

That is a sign of a guitar God. He was phenomenal.

@rcruz262

10 ай бұрын

You realize you're listening to a studio recording

Love this song and yes people do still listen to this today!

I was 11 years old when I first heard REO Speedwagon. My dad sent me to a summer camp in New York state in 1978 from Venezuela and this album (you can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish) was maybe the first album I have ever purchased. This is, and still are, my favorite rock band. I was lucky enough to see them perform live 3 times in the 80s. Now I'm 57 years old and would really like to see them live one more time... 🤞

@johnpatterson1395

Ай бұрын

They still put on one hell of a show. I have seen then about once a year for the last 8 years or so.

This music makes me feel GOOD. I'm enduring the darkest hours of my life. Music like this keeps hope alive and my spirit soaring.

@loganpe427

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I feel you. DON'T give up! My wife is dieing but I'll be ok, we had 35 years, good mostly some bad but we had love. DON'T GIVE UP! someone loves you, you know that! You love someone too, don't throw that away!

@perryhunt254

4 жыл бұрын

Always remember da good times and da memories. Oh so many memories. For some, that's all we have. We were blessed with great tunes from back when. We must keep them jammin.

@TakomaChris

3 жыл бұрын

We’re all us sharing this experience - good times and dark hours - wish you well.

@ronnietoots6797

3 жыл бұрын

we are all here

@tangreatmusicyacriso323

3 жыл бұрын

I Listen to ALL the Music of the 1970s thru the Early 90s, Nothing new can COMPARE TO WHAT WE LISTENED TO. 🥳🥳🥳🥰

Listening in 2020. and still gives me goosebumps at the way Gary plays his guitar. one of the best guitarist.

@ady-uk7150

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. When now I see how he ended up, it's shocking. I think he could have moved on to another band or two and still ll be a great guitar star in 2020.

@zyxnix

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@ishaanbasanti7678

3 жыл бұрын

Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Wish there was a time machine and we could go back! Best to you!

@merlejones2222

3 жыл бұрын

Gary Rickwrath was a guitar god.... and made it look effortless

@jone9038

3 жыл бұрын

"Nobody talks with his guitar like Gary does!"

Great song ❤ Great hair ❤ Great music 2 grow up 2 😊

One of the best rock and roll songs EVER!.

@susanp7194

Ай бұрын

yes

@lemonon7149

Ай бұрын

Yes it is, Whenever I need a healthy charge I crank this tune to a volume that reaches my soul, All is well afterwards!

@user-ce8vg7pn7r

Ай бұрын

And a very sound message- keep the faith, keep on target, roll with it; GOD is faithful; the tables do turn; GOD bless all you fellow fans this memorial day! here in ky- we are being flooded- but again, I roll with it! GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU JOHN

No auto tune, in ear monitors, backing loops or huge screens with synchronized video, just talent. That’s the way a Rock and roll Guitar should sound...

@davidmohr1920

5 жыл бұрын

Amen :-)

@rcruz262

5 жыл бұрын

YOu're listening to a studio version though.

@jamesbarrick3403

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds great if this were in fact a live performance... it is the studio cut layed over concert video lol

@smokesletsgo2374

5 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with in ear monitors

@kb1422

5 жыл бұрын

smokeslet'sgo Well nothing per day...but let’s face it, the reason 99.9% use them is that they’re playing to clicks and tracks...

I dont care who you are this takes you back to when life and times were really alright,really wonderful

@80schick45

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed🤘

@kevinwilson7112

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right! Oh how we miss these times.

@earlebrodie8026

3 жыл бұрын

If it weren't for this music and reading books and a joint every now and then I don't know why I'm still here#57yearsandstillrocken.

@Echowhiskeyone

3 жыл бұрын

Good music makes good times, what happened to the good music?

@jrberg327

3 жыл бұрын

When did growing up lead to growing old, but it did. We are the last generation to carry some wonderful memories of a different America. No cell phones, no computers, 3 or 4 TV stations that signed off the air at around midnight with the national anthem. We did have some great cars and great music and a lot of great times.

"Heard the thunder clapping, felt the desert burning...." definitely one of the greatest rock songs of all time. I was 20 year old 2nd year college student living in the dorms when the album came out. This song was the fuel for my soul. Love hearing it again. There was no social media or smart phones back then. We ate, slept, learned enough to keep from flunking out of school, partied our brains out and x&@# alot. Then we would wake up the next day and do it all over again. Ode to be young and free.......

Gary Richrath is one of the most underated guitarists of his day.

@uncleremus7380

10 ай бұрын

That's what happens when you have to compete against jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, rory Gallagher, Eddie Van Halen, etc.

@ghostsniper2099

10 ай бұрын

Under rated by whom? What does that even mean? For 50 years he was at the top of his game and everyone knew it.

@philiphughes7481

9 ай бұрын

Easily in the top 10 of all time.

@arky5610

7 ай бұрын

dont forget Randy Rhodes@@uncleremus7380

Clearly one of the best rock songs ever!!! An understatement!!

@jerrythomas4457

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@jeremythompson1593

Жыл бұрын

100% Agree!!

@homespuncovers89

Жыл бұрын

From the first note to the last. This was their Rock Era, which in my opinion ended when High Infidelity came out.

@vlrissolo

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@lincolnparc8897

Жыл бұрын

100%

I love to go back in time to the 70's or 80's and never come back.

@70sgirl8

4 жыл бұрын

@Danny Dan I'm in too.

@joedirte716

3 жыл бұрын

Im 30 i wish it was 1985

@80schick45

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@rossperry9531

3 жыл бұрын

You are right about that

@denisehedden5108

3 жыл бұрын

🥀AMEN TO THAT🥀

Can never go wrong with late 70's / early 80's Reo Speedwagon.

@dongraham8236

10 ай бұрын

Nope...early 70's to late '70's REO...before their mushyshyte in the '80's...they were rockers in the '70's...then went popmushyshyte like Chicago, Styx, Journey etc.

@robertsonghurst8681

8 ай бұрын

Best live band in late 70s early 80s

@vincemarshall9520

3 ай бұрын

IMO, Tuna Fish was the last great album for REO. They became more mainstream with Hi Infidelity, but less rock. Hard to argue with the commercial success, but I missed Get What You Play For…

WORKED 'EM INTO A GOD DAMNED FRENZY !! 69 years old here. WISH I would have been there ! Saw them in 20015 (?) thereabouts at the CONCORD PAVILLIAN in Concord, Calif. WHAT A BAND, Kevin !

The seventies were great. I remember listening to REO when I was in grade school. I'm 52 now and still love this band.m

@kencurtis7322

5 жыл бұрын

I just turned 53 and this tune still fires me up, and when I'm driving my car!

@starlitblond

5 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Kaas The best music ever! We were truly blessed!

@CarlosSanchez-kd8et

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 54 and still love it

@jpontiac4294

5 жыл бұрын

I am with you.....awesome band

@ibleedwhiskeyplanet1544

5 жыл бұрын

They were a rock band that really delivered the goods.

There are no security guards between REO and the audience...those were the days, that was the music

@mbaum4613

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing. It's also lovely to see so many people in the moment, no phones, and just enjoying their music.

@lm4278

Жыл бұрын

And everyone is White. What a wonderful site.

@DreamingDarlin

Жыл бұрын

@@lm4278 Lol. I loved, loved REO and still do! And had I not been in the Navy at the time, headed to Italy marriage and children, I would've loved going to one of their concerts. And did you mean "sight" instead of "site"? But, you do you as the kids say.

@lm4278

Жыл бұрын

@@DreamingDarlin Yes. Incorrect spelling. TY. Typing fast and jamming. My bad!!

@jonathanbirch2022

4 күн бұрын

@@lm4278 you realize white rock and roll wouldn’t exist without black music right?

Brings back the best memories. 🤘🏼🎸🥁🎸🤘🏼🥁

They were the sound of the 70s and early 80s. Reminds me of a time when the world wasn’t a crazy mess like today

@danwesterhouse6627

Жыл бұрын

You bet your ass! Pure rock and roll!

@max_x

Жыл бұрын

the world has ALWAYS been a crazy mess and if you don't think so then you're uneducated lol

@OdintheGermanShepherd

Жыл бұрын

@@max_xGrow up, little one…you’ll understand.

@max_x

Жыл бұрын

@@OdintheGermanShepherd why don't you read a book lmao. I have one word for you: Napalm. If you think the 70s weren't messed up you missed a lot in school. Interesting that you assume I'm a young person listening to the dustiest old music around and not just more educated than you all apparently are.

@derhandtrommler

8 ай бұрын

Yep just horrible treatment of gays, blacks , latinos and women, Vietnam, Watergate. Drought in Africa, yeah it was a piece of cake.I suppose if you are an ignorant white male the world looked peachy. I am a white male and it looked pretty messed up to me. but the music made it seem better than it was.Fool

It doesn't get any better than this. Timeless!!!!

@Richard-pu5nq

Жыл бұрын

So true my friend

@glove1966

Жыл бұрын

Timeless and Tireless

This is arguably REOs best song, and that’s saying something because they have so many great ones and hits. This song provides each member of the bad a little time in the spotlight to highlight their talents and it fantastic to watch when they play it live.

@matthewkester3677

9 ай бұрын

no doubt, it's easily their best song ever

@davidgraham2673

9 ай бұрын

I think it's no contest. Their best song by far. The guitar sells the song, and the keyboard is unreal. Two masterful performances on this song. I always enjoy the blond gal with the glasses at the beginning who is snapping her fingers in the air, because she's having such a joyful time. She's cute in her own way.

@richardhebert5144

8 ай бұрын

Correct..my fav song..Gary kills it on the guitar..your body just moves when you hear this song💯👊👍

@garydelcourt2791

7 ай бұрын

REO is great at painting a broad musical landscape especially in this song. A force of all encompassing sound…

@rjkubr

6 ай бұрын

Also a great keyboard performance on "Don't Let Him Go."@@davidgraham2673

I consider this to be their best song ever!

This simple line if your tired of the same old story then turn some pages. Speaks mountains to my soul

Gary is without a doubt one of the most under rated, best guitars players I ever saw....I grew up in the 70's and back then it cost $10.00 to see a show...& we saw them all.....REO was amazing in concert...we miss you brother....see you on the other side...

@buddypenick653

4 жыл бұрын

Gary was one of the best

@verdigo5892

3 жыл бұрын

@ted ritola They had paid their dues by 78. Just didn't pop into music like the manufactured bands these days.

@stacyward4309

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember seeing Grand Funk and Deep Purple for $7.50 in the front row no less!

@Steveoqotsa

3 жыл бұрын

Same goes for Alex Lifeson of Rush....Rush is my favourite band but I’m just discovering REO & im very impressed,not sure how the bulk of their work slipped under my radar 😊

@edarnold1426

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steveoqotsa REO was my favorite, Gary my favorite guitarist. So many greats back in the 70s and early 80s though.

There will never be times like this again..... Cant believe how lucky we were... You too?

@markawhite1959

3 жыл бұрын

The best!

@packinaglock

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@RRL110

2 жыл бұрын

yup I was in high school class of 82.

@packinaglock

2 жыл бұрын

@@RRL110 80 here👍

@elroberts597

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, we had it all

Windows down....18 rolling ...after midnight....just having a blast 😅😅😅

Love this song. Came out the year I was born, 1978. My mom used to jam it in the car all the time, glad I got to see them once in concert.

The Hair and fashion makes the Rock N Roll Music that much BETTER!!!!

I have never really heard anyone make a Les Paul sound as sweet as Gary Richrath (Alex Lifeson maybe or perhaps Neal Schon). Gary was a class act all the way. R.I.P. Gary Richrath, you are sadly missed.

@kaylarivers4377

6 жыл бұрын

Very well said Peter. I totally agree with you about Gary and the way he made his Les Paul sing. He had a unique sound of his own. A good friend of mine was very close to Gary and said he was never more than a few feet from his guitar. A class act who also wrote the classics of REO/SPEEDWAGON. You brought the LOVE to REO. Your fans respect and miss you Gary ...RIP

@METALFAN4EVS

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Moore. Richrath ran circles around Schon..

@davedzone

5 жыл бұрын

Ummm .... Slash? Dude WRINGS notes out of that thing.

@davedzone

5 жыл бұрын

@@METALFAN4EVS Schon always defered to the band. He never jumped out front. Listen to the run at the end of "Anyway you want it" and you will see how awesome Neal is. Just not a grab attention kind of guy. When you play second fiddle to Carlos, you probably are pretty damn good.

@siscoismyhomey

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Kossoff c'mon man

It would be cool to see your young self in some of these old videos. The coolest of times and music. How lucky were we?

@stormcharley

Ай бұрын

Extremely Lucky 😊

Back in the day, REO was one of the few bands I always thought sounded better in concert than their studio albums.

@suzanneprock7286

Жыл бұрын

Most definitely, the studio version of Riding the Storm Out is nothing like the live version.

How the hell can you not like that goddamn!

In the year twenty five twenty five , The world will still be listening to the 70’s and 80’s rock and roll music .

These superb songs are just as great, after 50 years. It's incredible.

I was lucky...saw REO, Boston and Fleetwood Mac at the apex of their career...also' Yes on their Tormato tour...times were cool; loved the tubetops!

Saw them many times in person. They were killing it. Just a mid west band that made it so big. but we were so lucky to see it happen... I'll never forget those days long ago.

@johnmoyers5586

5 жыл бұрын

BEST concert of my life; 1987, May-just got in VET SCHOOL-tougher than med school, already admitted to and turned down- played 5 encores; opened for by ultra sexy JOAN JETT!

@schmedlywhiplash6267

5 жыл бұрын

Seems like a long time ago! I just rolled with the changes and always looked back!😉 I can still see and hear and feel it all......🤔Maybe I refused to grow up??? Your good dam right! I saw and lived and rock and rolled with the fked up changes and still do......😁

@brettjones6700

5 жыл бұрын

REO and Styx !!!!!

@louisesadowsky2916

3 жыл бұрын

@Da Squirrel Love you too. Music is a common denominator.

@toober1714

3 жыл бұрын

@Sonny Bruschetta I saw REO three times in concert...the most of any band.

This version of "Roll with the Changes" with Gary Richrath is the best!!! Nobody playing lead guitar in REO will ever have the charisma and passion that Gary did of his on stage presence ( 4:34 ).. Don't forget Gary wrote the biggest hits REO had!!

@albertdenardo2777

2 жыл бұрын

You got that right, rock on brother.

@brendametzger9663

2 жыл бұрын

@@albertdenardo2777 Garys rockin in heaven but he was one of the best lead guitar players there ever was. Love to listen and watch him play. One off the other guys once said that Gary eats frets for b-fast, lol

@mikefiorentini3050

Жыл бұрын

Ricrath a truly amazing guitarist!

@brendametzger9663

Жыл бұрын

Gary is the best of best. His guitar talks. And we listen. Love REO and love Gary!!

@JSHarbison

Жыл бұрын

Maybe the most underrated rock guitarist of all time! Just an outstanding talent. Got to see him three times in his (and REO's) prime. RIP Gary!

The great annunciation King. What's crazy is this is the encore so ng. My mind would of been blown.

Turn it up til your ears bleed! Gary ROCKED!!! What a jam- always makes me feel good when I hear it. 👍🎸🥁🇺🇸❤️

Keep coming back to this. To me the magic begins when the backup vocals start. Then those solos. That organ solo....then Gary just being Gary. Wow. This has to be their trademark Anthem.

The Only song ever written that should never end

@DuncanWarner-gd9lz

5 ай бұрын

Sorry I have to disagree stay with me by the faces should have never ended

@stormcharley

Ай бұрын

HAHAHA....TRUTH

Gary Richrath was without doubt one of the most underrated guitarists to have ever drawn breath. This rivals anything EVH had done. In its own way. IMO.

@kevinmeehan7183

Жыл бұрын

Everyone goes right to EVH and Hendrix...with good reason. But Richrath, Walsh, and Kath must be mentioned in the same breath.

@joeshu3769

Жыл бұрын

I was at an REO concert in 78 right up front where Gary was playing, and he put on a show!! One of my best Rock-and-roll memories to this day woohoo!!!

@steveareeno65

Жыл бұрын

Yep, the guitar solos in this song or some of my favorite

@deanstephens5940

Жыл бұрын

I've always said that Gary's Les Paul will surely go to Heaven, because he played the Hell out of it. Godspeed, Mr. Richrath.

@canecasavettes85

Жыл бұрын

@Bruce Bergner I think a guitarist that never truly got his due was Gary Moore. Check out his blues alive album. It’s a live performance!

Excellent song. 80S ROCK!

Gary was REO for me. When he left they weren’t the same. I stood 20 feet away from him in 1978 and watched them play this in San Bernardino. Perfection

Every time I hear this I get chills. This makes me want to go on a roadtrip across the country.

@franksrok5843

5 жыл бұрын

can i go with ya?

@davidt2291

4 жыл бұрын

I call shotgun.

@gilbertrobles1374

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a truck driver and when I hear this song along with a cup of coffee,it just pumps me up and I lose my drowsiness. Man this song rocks. Only complaint about this video is that the camera didn't serve justice for the drummer. I wish it had more footage of drummer in action.👍 power house of a song!

@joeheid2776

4 жыл бұрын

COUNT ME IN!!!

@hollowaang5284

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!.

Some of the greatest guitar licks...EVER.

This is one of the most impressive live performances caught on film from them in their prime. Actually of all time im seriously like... Wow, I'm 28 and i remember my friends dad loving REO back when we were kids but i never listens to them really until now. Heard em on the radio today and i had to finally check them out, LOVE IT.

R.I.P. Gray gone but never forgotten. Very underrated but always on point. these old 70's era songs still sound excellent.

@METALFAN4EVS

5 жыл бұрын

Who’s Gray?

@robertkimball7881

5 жыл бұрын

It’s Gary. THE GUITARIST

@bobjohnson8900

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love these guys

@davedzone

5 жыл бұрын

@@robertkimball7881 Irony isn't your strong suit, is it?

@conservativeamerica9655

5 жыл бұрын

Gary made this band!!

This song always gives me chills in a way no other song does. That melodic shift at the bridges just pierces through me

@wahoodal0896

5 жыл бұрын

Long live Gary! Nobody can play the solos like Gary did!

@VeronicaHernandez-pt7bo

4 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome song and this live videos captures such great positive energy! My hubby and I just happened upon it. Had only heard on them on the radio and liked the song. Now we are diehard REO fans!

Gary made REO Speedwagon I love this song

SPEEDWAGON RULES!

Music keeps me sane during an insane time. Rock on friends!

So many many many times in my life as a physically disabled person, the early POSITIVE HAPPY music of REO helps me hang on! I don't think i could ever explain the powerful positive influence of this band and their good, clean lyrics and positive, "riding the storm out" attitude has blessed my life! Thank you, REO for every wonderful song, and every wonderful album and memories thereto attached! The world can be very hard on the disabled, and your music, has made mine so much better!

Brings back the good ole years

Einfach nur super!!

@alterHase482

4 ай бұрын

Habe sie 1985 in Stuttgart gesehen, damanls noch mit Gary und Alan. War echt genial.👍🎶

To think, I got to experience this music when it was just hitting the charts in '78! As good as ever 40+ years later.

My first concert man it was great to be alive

Oh man...the memories...the solos...the lyrics that actually meant something...the hair...this is great rock and roll that has held up over time well!

This song absolutely ROCKS!!

Saw these guy's in the early 70's at a rising star concert for two dollars and fifty cents. They were so loud and clean blew me, my room mare and the other 2500 people at the paramount right out of our seats. They played three encores and the crowd wanted more. Approaching 70 and i still go and see them when they come to the nw

Ten seconds in and I'm instantly transported to the late 1970s.

@stormcharley

Ай бұрын

Exactly 😂

I've been rolling with the changes for many years now. Thank you REO..😜

his brain does 3 or more things at one time this guy is a freak of nature...I love him

Absolute bloody legends, and this is REAL music, played with instruments, and not sampled from a hard drive. love ya work boys!!!!!!! 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

Gary Richrath simply one of the under rated guitars of rock , great sound,great feel for when to come in hard and distorted and when to play nice behind the vocal… miss him

@Mike-ij5hn

2 жыл бұрын

157 Riverside Avenue👍👍👍

@bigsky3072

2 жыл бұрын

He isn't underrated amongst other guitar players, maybe i. The general public. There are many "underrated" guitar players.. Tommy Bolin, Elliott Easton from the Cars, Billy Jones from the Outlaws..

@tammineuman5983

Жыл бұрын

The lead parts he wrote, fit so well within the music structure, rhythmically and melodically, and feel so right for the songs each was written for, that I think a lot of times people tend overlook, exactly how good they are. And not just Gary’s part, it could be said about every one of these guys. each person in this group has a style that fits and flows so well together, that their individual talents combine like the ingredients of a master chef’s recipe, the individual recognition just gets lost in the mix. It is the way music written collectively, by a group composing and performing together is supposed to be. I can’t say for sure, but I suspect that these guys could have all been in other groups, but the music made over their careers would have never come close to what they were able to achieve together. An instance where the whole, is somehow greater than the sum of all it’s parts. A band like this has always been rare, but today they are all but extinct. Metallica comes to mind, as about the best modern day comparison, I can come up with, off the top of my head.. To anyone actively trying to succeed as a rock musician, what these guys did, should be your goal.

My all-time favorite REO Speedwagon jam and what a line-up: Kevin Cronin (rhythm guitar/vocals/piano), Gary Richrath (lead guitar/back vocals), Neal Doughty (keyboards/back vocals), Bruce Hall (bass/back vocals), and Alan Gratzer (drums/percussion/back vocals). My wife and I are going to see them in a few weeks. Can hardly wait.

Wow, I just found them in 1980, didn't realize they were an older band

@deegibbs9795

Ай бұрын

Same here.