No they sure don't the 60s 70s were the greatest decades in our history for great music and I was very lucky to have been born in a time where I got to enjoy them all
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.
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!!!
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.?
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 🇺🇸!!!
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..
At 60, our generation was fortunate to have experienced the best rock and roll music ever. Our 27 year old daughter likes our music better than most of her generations offerings.
Hell Yeah!!! Got home from work and cranked this up on Wednesday, like it's a high school Saturday night!!!!! WoooooYEAH!! How is it that music can make you feel so young and alive!?! 😊❤
@@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.
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!
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.
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
@@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.
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. 😢
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
@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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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" : )
@@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.
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
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 !!
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...
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 😊
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
There was violence in the 70s and 80s lol, Vietnam war had just happened and there were riots and assassination attempts on the president it’s all about perception
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!
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.
Great live band back then. And they toured non-stop all through the years except for Covid. They must have set a record. So sad it’s over. Always missed Gary. He played so effortlessly and was brilliant.
Dude they ain't over. Saw them this past August and already got tickets to see them again in May. Not the same lineup and they get off time a bit here and there but they are still kicking ass!
anyone listening and watching this video in august 2024, you are blessed. they don't make music like this anymore. thank God for youtube, where we can listen to anything.
I think it’s ok to say this since pot is being legalized all over. When this album came out we would get together to listen to the new vinyl album, do bong hits, and just revel in being young. The party never ended. I’m not sure it has changed much
"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.......
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... 🤞
I’m just a Gen Z who loves listening to songs from my parents’ generation. I also love Cobra Kai so let’s just say that this song makes me be productive and an inspiration.
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.
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!!!
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.
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 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.
Saw REO this year and cried when Kevin played this song. Will always be my favorite ❤️ Reminds me of the relationship between me and my step father, since my biological father never wanted to be part of my life. Much respect from this band 🤘🏻Moving all generations to come.
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.
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!
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......😁
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
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!
They don't make music like this any more
Right.
They don't
not even close
👍🏻 70’s, 80’s Rock the Best Ever!
No they sure don't the 60s 70s were the greatest decades in our history for great music and I was very lucky to have been born in a time where I got to enjoy them all
This is when music was fun and fun ahh did I say REO was fun?
omgosh yes, their concerts were electric
@@mikerepairsstuff R Eee (squeak) Speed Wagon! So glad they left that in
Back when everything was so simple not a care in the world
I hope we get back there asap!
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.
@@jfpbear it had a lot more to do with being young at the time rather than the times themselves
Except NAM....
Except the cold war, oil embargo, watergate, soaring inflation to name a few. Love how nostalgia makes everything better long ago. Wake up.
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!!!
Not really
It's not even REO's best song 🤣
I want my hair and body back, still got my music!!!
@@Daves-Not-Here-81that’s entirely subject isn’t it? Bit pretentious aren’t we 😂
Yeah I'm going after mine too...I WILL GET IT BACK! 😂🎉 @@MollieC-uc1fk
Gary Richraft is easily one of the biggest underrated guitar players ever...the dude was awesome! Rest easy, Gary!
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.?
@Just Done damn bro you tried to troll but it was pretty weak 🤣
@@sbgog93 very weak
Scott Wells who went to NHS? ANY CHANCE?
🤘🏻😭 RIP G.R.
One of THE BEST groups of all time. The 70’s and early 80’s were a great time to be alive.
Absolutely yes it was the best time ever ❤
If you were a straight white male. Otherwise not so much.
I "kind of," recall the 80s in S.Miami... lol it was awesome
The 80 s. E en Better.
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 🇺🇸!!!
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..
Saw them in concert in Buffalo NY and they were awesome and sound exactly the same. I agree I miss our music......
Straight up and I concur. My older brother played this song for me, noe I'm hooked
Without children and scalley old geezers running around and staff acting as SS guards give me that any time
N0T soon enough for me!
Let’s all just Rock On! 5:50
We were lucky !
See kids thats when people were famous for having Incredible Talent!! Not famous for being famous!
The Best and greatest hammond-Organ-Solo in Pop-Rock-story
Yes, Yes, YES!!!
yeah absolutely. it makes you want to stand up and yell
At 60, our generation was fortunate to have experienced the best rock and roll music ever. Our 27 year old daughter likes our music better than most of her generations offerings.
I was a navy supply truck driver in afaghanistam. When we drive a supply convoy at night to the bases... We played this song
Thanks for your service
And if you need to get there just a bit faster: freebird solo.
Thank you for your service ❤
Gary Richrath - one of the MOST underrated axemen! He ROCKED
Loved Gary Richraths playing. Solos just fit the songs, and very melodic.
Gary was truly great. Listen guitarist', he makes it sing. To soon gone.
What rating system did you use?
Awesome player
I think he also was their primary songwriter.
This original lineup was never replicated..dear Heavens, Gary Richrath you knew who it was just by the sound of his guitar. Never replaceable.
When Gary left, they just weren't the same. They lost their fun and their edge IMHO.
Reo just was never the same without that sound from gary....he had that lp singing
@@gregh1853 Agreed!
Umm this isn't the original lineup lead singer was replaced in mid/late 70s 🧐😉🤷🏻♂️
Dave Amato is not bad neither, so adjust yourself.
In my opinion, one of the greatest live songs in history!!!
I miss Gary Richrath. RIP
Hell Yeah!!!
Got home from work and cranked this up on Wednesday, like it's a high school Saturday night!!!!!
WoooooYEAH!!
How is it that music can make you feel so young and alive!?!
😊❤
~ rest in paradise ~ 😔 🕯
@@darlawrence9295 cheers ... !
@@darlawrence9295yeah it really takes you back, when did you graduate high school?
Absolutely
December 2024? Anyone else struggling to "Roll with the Changes"? Hang in there ✌️💙
I'm 76. It's getting hard trying to roll with the changes. Great music tho.
That keyboard run and Gary’s guitar rifts TELLS you it’s REO and nobody else
One of the greatest Rock & Roll songs ever written and recorded.
Lyrically and musical perfection!
*__*
The look of their fans=pure JOY.
I thank God! I grew up and lived through the greatest decades of Rock n Roll! Thank you REO!!
It could not get better then being a teenager in the 70s in the midwest
@@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.
Donald so true!
Sadly, there is no music like this anymore
that's why we're here 😎
Check a band called Goose
Roll with the changes, not because you want, to, because you have too. Believe the old man.
Gary Richrath is one of the most underated guitarists of his day.
That's what happens when you have to compete against jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, rory Gallagher, Eddie Van Halen, etc.
Under rated by whom? What does that even mean? For 50 years he was at the top of his game and everyone knew it.
Easily in the top 10 of all time.
dont forget Randy Rhodes@@DuffMiver7380
The older I get, the older this music gets, the better it is. Funny how the world works. REO ❤
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!
You know it brother!
Arena rock the best!!!
Styx is not a rock band.
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.
@gazza p
Yeah we sure did. REO helped get us here.
Of all his badass solos, this might be Gary's best. Great tune.
One of the best rock and roll songs EVER!.
yes
Yes it is, Whenever I need a healthy charge I crank this tune to a volume that reaches my soul, All is well afterwards!
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
"so if you're tired of the same old story, turn some pages" those are wise words to live by.
Man, these guys were a blast to listen too.! I miss this shit more everyday.
This band is quite simply positive mental attitude and happiness set to music. Salute REO Speedwagon forever for the gift of their music
The old REO….. 76 to the early 80s
Need inspiration🌞
Yes it is!!! I love it
Right? I wanna get caught in a sweet sunshower...
RIP Gary Richrath, A great guitar player who got caught up in drugs like so many others😪
There are no security guards between REO and the audience...those were the days, that was the music
It's amazing. It's also lovely to see so many people in the moment, no phones, and just enjoying their music.
And everyone is White. What a wonderful site.
@@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.
@@DreamingDarlin Yes. Incorrect spelling. TY. Typing fast and jamming. My bad!!
@jonathanbirch2022 Yeah, it would. nog "music" is the worst.
This song sums up life...Keep on Rollin.... The singing the Rhythum the lead ....damn ....its ALL there. And Keyboard ......ROLL WITH THE CHANGES.....
This simple line if your tired of the same old story then turn some pages. Speaks mountains to my soul
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. 😢
Agreed!!!
100% behind you on that, man.
I am absolutely agree with you 😂
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Porque siento lo mismo!!
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
Clearly one of the best rock songs ever!!! An understatement!!
Absolutely
100% Agree!!
From the first note to the last. This was their Rock Era, which in my opinion ended when High Infidelity came out.
Agree
100%
This song never gets old. Wish I'd been there.
70s 80s in Miami
I WAS!!!!! New Haven, CT, 1979 ish
how good she said uh haa he said no contest
Peoria Illinois several times hometown, actually EP
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.
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.
@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.
@@ArgoLupus nah man, you’re absolutely right. No need to delete
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.
@@ArgoLupus Why? You are right!
This is a great driving song….windows rolled down and rocking.
They should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame many years ago. Instead they put in many undeserving individuals
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!
I would probably see them again soon if the opportunity showed again. I have seen them 3 times.
The RnR Hall of Fame is a total joke. Many who are in have never played a lick of Rock and Roll! Truth.
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame .
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.
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
Rock and Roll as it was meant to be! Great band live too
Couldn’t have said it any better, word for word Tim! Journey, foreigner,petty etc 🎉 CHEERS
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)
Let’s add Supertramp, Chicago and just for kicks Guns N Roses. ☺️
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...
Amen :-)
YOu're listening to a studio version though.
That sounds great if this were in fact a live performance... it is the studio cut layed over concert video lol
What's wrong with in ear monitors
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...
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.
Isn't that the truth? I always speed while listening to this song. Great, great song.
It is a great song to drive fast with.
and The award for best comment of all time goes to
Agreed..Love The keyboard
AMEN BRO..ONE OF THE MOST BADDASS SONGS EVER..R.I.P. GARY RICHRATH..🙏👊💯
I don't care what anybody else says... The 80's was the GREATEST decade for music!!!
These guys rocked so perfectly...and still do! The BEST!!!
this came out in 78 :-)
This was the 70s. I didn't care for 80s REO. They got way too commercial.
another part of why the 70s was the greatest decade...68, 69 too
Bruh. That's literally what everybody says...
In the year twenty five twenty five ,
The world will still be listening to the 70’s and 80’s rock and roll music .
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...
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.
This is the studio version dubbed over the live version
@@HipsterDoofus100 100% Correct
@@HipsterDoofus100 They were amazing in concert, in their prime with Gary. Watch the Denver concert for really live.
Hey EVEN I underrated this band to my admitted shame...these guys are ROCK GODS
I dont care who you are this takes you back to when life and times were really alright,really wonderful
Agreed🤘
You got that right! Oh how we miss these times.
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.
Good music makes good times, what happened to the good music?
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.
I never get tired of this song...❤
I love to go back in time to the 70's or 80's and never come back.
@Danny Dan I'm in too.
Im 30 i wish it was 1985
Yessss
You are right about that
🥀AMEN TO THAT🥀
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.
Drinking that bug juice on the Independence?
Wow what a life you had...thank you for your service
Thank you for your service ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Still listening to REO in 2024. One of the greatest songs and bands of all timed
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" : )
Easy money
Saw them last night.
Just saw them in Tampa! What a night!
Me too!
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
You bet your ass! Pure rock and roll!
the world has ALWAYS been a crazy mess and if you don't think so then you're uneducated lol
@@max_xGrow up, little one…you’ll understand.
@@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.
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
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 !!
We are still here. Great times.
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...
Gary was one of the best
@ted ritola They had paid their dues by 78. Just didn't pop into music like the manufactured bands these days.
Yes, I remember seeing Grand Funk and Deep Purple for $7.50 in the front row no less!
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 😊
@@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?
The best!
Exactly!
yup I was in high school class of 82.
@@RRL110 80 here👍
Exactly, we had it all
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!!!
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!!!!
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.
no doubt, it's easily their best song ever
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.
Correct..my fav song..Gary kills it on the guitar..your body just moves when you hear this song💯👊👍
REO is great at painting a broad musical landscape especially in this song. A force of all encompassing sound…
Also a great keyboard performance on "Don't Let Him Go."@@davidgraham2673
Listening in 2020. and still gives me goosebumps at the way Gary plays his guitar. one of the best guitarist.
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.
Absolutely
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!
Gary Rickwrath was a guitar god.... and made it look effortless
"Nobody talks with his guitar like Gary does!"
Can never go wrong with late 70's / early 80's Reo Speedwagon.
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.
Best live band in late 70s early 80s
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 days when music was fun and people could have fun without worrying about being shot.
You could dance and be your self with no JUDGE JUDY FUCK
There was violence in the 70s and 80s lol, Vietnam war had just happened and there were riots and assassination attempts on the president it’s all about perception
Amen to that Brothers and Sisters
Love this song and yes people do still listen to this today!
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.
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!
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.
We’re all us sharing this experience - good times and dark hours - wish you well.
we are all here
I Listen to ALL the Music of the 1970s thru the Early 90s, Nothing new can COMPARE TO WHAT WE LISTENED TO. 🥳🥳🥳🥰
That organ solo into the second guitar solo is perfection, what an energy
The Hair and fashion makes the Rock N Roll Music that much BETTER!!!!
Excellent song. 80S ROCK!
My wife and I saw REO last night in Mansfield MA. still the BEST!
Nice
Wow incredible that they are still touring
@@socratese5 playing like their savings someones life.. Maybe they did
Great live band back then. And they toured non-stop all through the years except for Covid. They must have set a record. So sad it’s over. Always missed Gary. He played so effortlessly and was brilliant.
Dude they ain't over. Saw them this past August and already got tickets to see them again in May. Not the same lineup and they get off time a bit here and there but they are still kicking ass!
anyone listening and watching this video in august 2024, you are blessed. they don't make music like this anymore. thank God for youtube, where we can listen to anything.
So good! Never again
I think it’s ok to say this since pot is being legalized all over. When this album came out we would get together to listen to the new vinyl album, do bong hits, and just revel in being young. The party never ended. I’m not sure it has changed much
No they do not !!
I bought the vinyl when it first hit.
Dec 2024
The Only song ever written that should never end
Sorry I have to disagree stay with me by the faces should have never ended
HAHAHA....TRUTH
What a powerful song!!! Good times!!!
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?
Extremely Lucky 😊
It doesn't get any better than this. Timeless!!!!
So true my friend
Timeless and Tireless
Brings back the best memories. 🤘🏼🎸🥁🎸🤘🏼🥁
Hell yes!
"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.......
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... 🤞
They still put on one hell of a show. I have seen then about once a year for the last 8 years or so.
I'm 43 and Cobra Kai brought me back to this gem
I’m just a Gen Z who loves listening to songs from my parents’ generation. I also love Cobra Kai so let’s just say that this song makes me be productive and an inspiration.
Cobra kai?
@@rubenianachefski9853 it's a rip off of Karate Kid
Cobra kai?
Same lol thought I knew it all then… BAM! Total BANGER love it 🎉
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.
Everyone goes right to EVH and Hendrix...with good reason. But Richrath, Walsh, and Kath must be mentioned in the same breath.
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!!!
Yep, the guitar solos in this song or some of my favorite
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.
@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!
You don't see any bands harmonizing like these good guys could sing all together😊
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.
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
Gary Moore. Richrath ran circles around Schon..
Ummm .... Slash? Dude WRINGS notes out of that thing.
@@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.
Paul Kossoff c'mon man
RIP Gary Richrath Gone but always remembered and forever loved 🎸💗🎸
And all that gorgeous hair. Can we get a hand for the hair
right ? i'm 55 and would trade my 401k to have those luscious locks.
👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
Loved the hair!
Glorious😍
I've often wondered how many cans of hairspray gave their lives to make this video.
1984 High School Graduate, still rocking. Will never be another REO !!!!
Enjoy your retirement Mr. Neal Doughty! Was My Neighbor In Belleville, Illinois. Taught Me How To Play The Piano when i was 12 years old! 01/6/2023
Lucky you
@@lindalou6105 He Is Just Awesome! Super Nice! The Whole Family Was So Nice!
Gary Richrath was a HELLUVA guitar player, no doubt about it! R.I.P. Gary brother 🙏🙏😇
Great song ❤ Great hair ❤ Great music 2 grow up 2 😊
Saw REO this year and cried when Kevin played this song. Will always be my favorite ❤️ Reminds me of the relationship between me and my step father, since my biological father never wanted to be part of my life. Much respect from this band 🤘🏻Moving all generations to come.
R.I.P. Gray gone but never forgotten. Very underrated but always on point. these old 70's era songs still sound excellent.
Who’s Gray?
It’s Gary. THE GUITARIST
Absolutely love these guys
@@robertkimball7881 Irony isn't your strong suit, is it?
Gary made this band!!
One of the bands im going to miss truly im getting old 59
I hear ya. 60 myself.
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.
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!
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......😁
REO and Styx !!!!!
@Da Squirrel Love you too. Music is a common denominator.
@Sonny Bruschetta I saw REO three times in concert...the most of any band.
from the costume to the hair to the solos to the baddest melody ever dremt and production quality of the video...perfect man...cronins hairs a trip
Gary's playing and presence is undeniable great.
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.
can i go with ya?
I call shotgun.
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!
COUNT ME IN!!!
My thoughts exactly!.
I'm so lucky to have lived in the good times today's music shit
Back when REO, ROCKED ! RIP Gary Richrath
Hahahahahahaha 🤣 Absolutely 💯 the best so far!! God bless you!!! ❤️
Some of the greatest guitar licks...EVER.
At the top of their game, in this moment
Back in the day, REO was one of the few bands I always thought sounded better in concert than their studio albums.
Most definitely, the studio version of Riding the Storm Out is nothing like the live version.