Gary effin Richrath! Gone too soon. Loved his playing. He had a style all his own. Instantly recognizable. He could play 5 notes and you knew it was him. Finding your own style/sound as a rock guitarist is not an easy thing to do. He accomplished that! Miss him. “Ain’t nobody who talks with his guitar like Gary does!”
I was able to see REO so many times back in the 70s I lost count. However, one thing always comes to mind when I see older videos of them in concert. I celebrate the times Gary was able to feel the love and admiration of all those fans. He was one hell of an accomplished guitarist that had soul and power in his playing. His was a style that few have ever attained and it was NOT an ordinary style. In fact it was an unorthodox method that was more akin to someone that taught then selves to play. At any rate, any of these old videos makes me smile and shed a tear.
Damn…watching Richrath tear it up like only he could is so awesome. Most of you watching this have no idea who he was (except for us REO fans). At his peak here, he was on fire and had it all…peerless talent, looks, charisma…but so tragic and sad with his demise. What could have been…but like so many stories in our music biz, addiction won out. So sad.
Yes ,I am aware of who Gary Richrath was and is , one thing Gary is , and you and I both know , for him(Gary) was a top 25 guitar player of all time, He makes the list and then you throw in ,self taught and that he didn't use effects ,has even the very very best scratching their heads in amazement of his sound and tone that everyone loves
REO'S live "you get what you you play for" my first rock album... my sister gave it to me for Christmas 1977. That began a 46 year love affair. This band is my all time favorite. I wish Gary had never left, although I understand why. Every time I saw them live, it was always eyes glued to Gary. The band without him, although good, was never the same.
I met Gary in a mall a few hours before a show they were playing in Johnson City Tennessee in the mid 1980’s. He was shopping with his wife and I was with a girlfriend wasting time at the mall like most 80’s teens. Super nice man, and a monster on guitar. I agree with all of the folks in this post. A talent beyond measure. Rock on Gary, rock on!
Saw REO at the start of their downturn, sometimes in the 90s, at the "old" Charlotte Coliseum, in Charlotte NC. It was an 8500 seat arena, and about 1200 people showed up, if that many. REO came out, rocked the opening song. Then Kevin asked to bring up the house lights, and looked at the crowd, all of whom were standing on the floor around the stage. You could see on his face he was not thrilled with the size of the audience. It would have been EASY to mail in that show, do the hits, and get on the bus. Instead, he said "Hey, it's a comfortable crowd, how bout we have some fun?" And they proceeded to play for 3 hours, in the best show I've ever seen. Songs I had literally never heard, they played. Have great respect for them for giving those people a show. Pure class.
I've read a lot of what has been written about REO but this is the first time I was brought to tears. What you wrote is the best I've ever read. I understand a little better now why this band had the efficiency of a Mercedes Benz.
Gary and Kevin were a hit making machine. That was lost once Gary was fired. That band was his life. He was the engine that drove this band. I saw this band twice. Great shows.
Agree. I think they made a mistake going in the I Can't Fight This Feeling direction. They lost their power at the wrong time as Harder Rock (Hair Metal) was taking off
@@100puremustard5 thanks, that's sad Gary was very underrated he was alot better than people thought. I think once the ballad bullshit came olong people kind of forgot about him. R.I.P
@@ManiacRider3113 me too! i actually cooked steakburgers for him when i was working the front line at steak n shake in '92, got his autograph on a steak n shake order sheet too..i did not let him pay.
While in high school, I played in a cover band. REO were at the peak of their popularity at the time, and I had to learn many of Gary’s parts. His phrasing and note choices are practically devoid of rock cliché, making seemingly simple lines very challenging for me to copy. A unique talent, and one that is greatly missed.
Good God...could that guy ever play guitar....! This video meant SO MUCH to be back in 1981...the MTV glory days. I swear, it ran every hour on the hour...or so it seemed....and I couldn't get enough of it. These guys taught me how to play rock music along with Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen....etc... good old 70's cock-rock...
I too flipped over Gary's playing when I first saw these guys on MTV, he made me want to play the guitar...I hadn't seen these videos in a long time, been reeling in the years today LOL
It actually played on MTV's first day. It was played between "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello and "Remote Control/Illegal" by The Silencers. I saw it on Michael Pannoni's video of the third and fourth hours of MTV before it was taken down.
I was High School Senior 1981 , and I was fortunate to have been at this Concert. Guitarist🎸🎸🎸 Gary Richrath, was Magnificent . Show was actually Rock N Roll at it's very best.
@@edarnold1426 interesting that he was and is kinnda ignored....sad that eith physical beauty andovable personality with superb musicianship he never seemed fulfolled. Having jealous weasel cronin around prollly dinnt help...tho cronin is a gifted singer with stratospheric reach ..just seems like an ego hog
I was in high school in 1981… what an incredible year for music… I’m so lucky having been around during this time. I saw REO at “Live Aid” in Philly in July of 1985. 120,000 people at JFK stadium. They rocked! I missed the show in ‘81. Saw REO a few years ago at a small theatre in Torrington, CT, and I was blown away how incredible they still sounded.
Gary Richrath ...no pedals....no gimmicks...it was ALL in his hands...Two Marshall heads and two 1936 212 cabinets....i saw this tour at 17....and Gary ...WAS THE WHOLE SHOW...they blew the roof off the Boston Garden......this band has NEVER been the same since Gary..
I love Kevin's comment about Gary in Behind the Music... in spite of all the pain of watching him slip away to alcoholism, the one thing he'll always treasure is "I LOVED being able to watch the Gary Richrath Show right off my left shoulder!!" Gary truly was mesmerizing. One listen to the YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR album and you'll never look at lead guitar the same again!!
First concert I saw REO open for Joe Walsh City Aud Colorado Springs. Second time this show Mc Nick's, Third time Folsom Field Boulder , Sammy Hagar,Eddie Money ,REO, Cheap Trick. After the show we went to the Blue Note to see Michael Woody and Too High Band .Later Gary and Neil came in from REO and jammed with Michael and his band . They played Johnny B. Good, Louie Louie and a few other classics. Good times and great memories.
Like a kid in a candy store! Wish that “high” of simply being on stage and adored would have been enough for him going forward. The devil’s temptations killed that lovable spirit in him, which we all loved about him. First the band, then his life. RIP
@@jmsmikey and still untouchable, and never duplicated to this day! RIP Gary Richrath! You made your mark, and you are truly missed. Rockin the high road now!
Reo had that same energy live as many hard rock groups of the time. I'm thinking Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Queen. They definitely had that infectious energy live.
This makes me want to cry. When I think of that sweet little kid I was in 1981 and the destruction that followed. I weep for that kid and am blessed I survived.
By 1981 I had calmed down and became a man. It was the year that I got married, the year that my dad passed away. My worst years were from 76 to 79, with 77 and 78 being my worst. Thank God for his son!
4:26 Richrath..takes this audience to a whole nother planet. how this guy slipped through the cracks of Rock N Roll is beyond belief. Gary wrote all this cool shit..in fact, listen to most Cronin/Rath pinned tunes, and notice how Gary's chord structure is built around Cronins vocal range. badassery no doubt. Kevin either wasnt aware or didnt care, as one can see in the concerts follwing this show. once Kevin wrote the songs REO..it became just..'speedwagon'..sorry to say.
Gud Dergo Looked like Kevin almost lost his balance when he made that jump. Lost respect for him, I believe he was mean to Gary instead of supporting him if he had problems. He was such a guitar master. They lost a lot when they lost him. From things I've read that is the consensus.
Cronin certainly does have an awkwardness about his look that does not scream rock and roll. He was good song writer and competent singer, but it was really Gary's guitar that raised this group to another level.
@@BWR84 I'm a great Gary Richrath fan all the way. Kevin actually looked his healthiest on the pictures of T.W.O. back in 72. After that he looked like he had a eating disorder.
@@BWR84 actually i think a phenomenal singer. But certaiy a small minded human in his ibvious jealousy of GR ..shoullda be thankful reo was gifted wuth such a huitar phenom. Instead a henhkuse jealousy
@@thomasbeardslee2418 I totally agree. Gary was a huge part of their success. Along with Allan and Neal, but I think all the way through the 70s and early 80s that Gary was the driving force of the band.
i had just moved to COLORADO Springs that year , went to STONES in Boulder, but seen Queen and the dead at McNICHOLS , Gary rocks here ... thanks for video
This tour was my first concert. Duluth Auditorium. What a way to be inducted to live shows. I was hooked after that! While Kiss got me to play an instrument this concert, this band definitely made me wanna play live! And yes, Gary was an underrated beast!
Kevin Cronin, Dennis DeYoung, Don Henley, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, Freddie Mercury, Brad Delp... and the list could be another couple dozen names. Voices with no equal, all from the 70's and 80's. The talent is just off the chart compared to today's stars. And Richrath... so freakin underrated, watch him literally show no strain with those riffs.
That's like 3 iPhones lol but no seriously this just goes to show that we loved this music much much more. Name one artist from today's era that has people waiting 3 days for tickets like that. Simply one of the best bands ever
Living in the UK ,I bought You can tune a piano etc because of one mention on late night radio,played it and went straight out to hunt through the record shops of London ,got Live ,you get what you play for ,and spent ages searching for the other early albums. Hi-infadelity appeared,with a softer sound more mass appealing and no-one took me seriously when I explained that this was rock royalty,the very best of their type. Years later when my friends discuss great rock bands I always talk about Speedwagon and Gary but unfortunately it's difficult to convince people to give them an impartial hearing. One the very best,most enjoyable groups I have heard in my sixty years of listening to music and ,if it doesn't sound silly ,one of the very very few I am passionate about.
I Seen Reo speedwagon 4 times from 1978 till 1987 Just to watch Gary play that guitar to me was just unbelievable When Gary Left REO I Left REO the man needs to be in Rock and roll hall of fame With or without REO...
@@HighSpeedNoDragYeah they are they don’t even play this song on the radio anymore. The only ones they ever play from reo are take it on the run, keep on loving u, and can’t fight this feeling.
He had the same smile that Eddie Van Halen did it was infectious and it was just getting them off- playing the guitar it's all about the fans giving back man doing what you love will always make you smile
Sunday Jam #2 Denver Colorado 1979 80,000 stoners, Colorado Sunday Jam #2. This concert line up included The Rockets, UFO, The Cars, Heart, and Ted Nugent!
They were on fire on this tour. My sister was at this show. I was in 8th grade at North Middle and went to Aurora Central but had a bunch of friends that went to Gateway.
Not sure why everybody is so stunned. If you grew up in the 70s and 80s everybody played their instruments and sang. Well most you know accept Milli Vanilli excetera. Its funny how everybody Praises bands for how great they sound live, but that's what you paid for back then and that's what you expected. More than anything 40 years later I look back and think wow. I got to see some of the best musicians on the planet. Thanks to all of the great bands that came to play those nights
Pure awesome rock, from a great bunch of musicians. If Rickrath had been able to cut back to only one gallon of whiskey a day they might have rocked on, but "it is what it is"!!
Oh FFS!!! I JUST STUMBLED ON THIS 😅 My first concert ever!! 4/2/81 McNichols Arena. I had no idea there was footage of this !!!! This was the opening song i think.
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Gary Richrath was Slash before Slash. Top guitarist of the 70s Arena rock era.
I once read where Slash was a big fan of Gary Richrath.
I like Slash but I think Gary was a lot better.
This is an excellent video. One of the few that actually shows Gary playing guitar instead of a whole screen of Kevin cronin's face.
I think it’s clear Slash stole his moves and kicks from Gary. Just makes me hate guns n rises even more. Reo speed wagon is the actual shit
Gary Richrath is simply awesome
Gary effin Richrath! Gone too soon. Loved his playing. He had a style all his own. Instantly recognizable. He could play 5 notes and you knew it was him. Finding your own style/sound as a rock guitarist is not an easy thing to do. He accomplished that! Miss him. “Ain’t nobody who talks with his guitar like Gary does!”
Gary was one of the coolest guitarists from the 70’s. Dude could play. He and Ace Frehley are the reason I mainly play Les Paul’s.
Gotta love how effortlessly Gary blazes those guitar parts. He is smiling like a kid in a candy store.
that's the thing I love about this song. they sound like they're having a ball just rockin out.
So sad that he lost himself
Yep!
Still way better than ANYTHING today..
Better Days.
Agreed!!!
Absolutely
I was able to see REO so many times back in the 70s I lost count. However, one thing always comes to mind when I see older videos of them in concert. I celebrate the times Gary was able to feel the love and admiration of all those fans. He was one hell of an accomplished guitarist that had soul and power in his playing. His was a style that few have ever attained and it was NOT an ordinary style. In fact it was an unorthodox method that was more akin to someone that taught then selves to play. At any rate, any of these old videos makes me smile and shed a tear.
Drunk
No one mentioning how good Kevin Cronan sounds? He's totally nailing it in perfect pitch.
Damn…watching Richrath tear it up like only he could is so awesome. Most of you watching this have no idea who he was (except for us REO fans). At his peak here, he was on fire and had it all…peerless talent, looks, charisma…but so tragic and sad with his demise. What could have been…but like so many stories in our music biz, addiction won out. So sad.
Yes ,I am aware of who Gary Richrath was and is , one thing Gary is , and you and I both know , for him(Gary) was a top 25 guitar player of all time, He makes the list and then you throw in ,self taught and that he didn't use effects ,has even the very very best scratching their heads in amazement of his sound and tone that everyone loves
REO'S live "you get what you you play for" my first rock album... my sister gave it to me for Christmas 1977. That began a 46 year love affair. This band is my all time favorite. I wish Gary had never left, although I understand why. Every time I saw them live, it was always eyes glued to Gary. The band without him, although good, was never the same.
I met Gary in a mall a few hours before a show they were playing in Johnson City Tennessee in the mid 1980’s. He was shopping with his wife and I was with a girlfriend wasting time at the mall like most 80’s teens.
Super nice man, and a monster on guitar. I agree with all of the folks in this post. A talent beyond measure. Rock on Gary, rock on!
They were my first concert in 1979
Not sad
Only celebrate
Gary Richrath. LEGEND.
Saw REO at the start of their downturn, sometimes in the 90s, at the "old" Charlotte Coliseum, in Charlotte NC. It was an 8500 seat arena, and about 1200 people showed up, if that many. REO came out, rocked the opening song. Then Kevin asked to bring up the house lights, and looked at the crowd, all of whom were standing on the floor around the stage. You could see on his face he was not thrilled with the size of the audience. It would have been EASY to mail in that show, do the hits, and get on the bus. Instead, he said "Hey, it's a comfortable crowd, how bout we have some fun?" And they proceeded to play for 3 hours, in the best show I've ever seen. Songs I had literally never heard, they played. Have great respect for them for giving those people a show. Pure class.
I've read a lot of what has been written about REO but this is the first time I was brought to tears.
What you wrote is the best I've ever read.
I understand a little better now why this band had the efficiency of a Mercedes Benz.
If this isn't a band in their prime~ I don't know what is.
Gary Richrath was unbelievable.
Such a rockin tune! Great band, Gary is one truly exceptional lead guitarist.
What a showman and master--Gary Richrath. Awesome!
Gary and Kevin were a hit making machine. That was lost once Gary was fired. That band was his life. He was the engine that drove this band. I saw this band twice. Great shows.
Agree. I think they made a mistake going in the I Can't Fight This Feeling direction. They lost their power at the wrong time as Harder Rock (Hair Metal) was taking off
Why did they fire him? He was bad ass!!!
@@rogerlehwald657 Alcoholic
@@100puremustard5 thanks, that's sad Gary was very underrated he was alot better than people thought. I think once the ballad bullshit came olong people kind of forgot about him. R.I.P
@@rhgamecock1 power ballets the death of most bands.
Gary Richrath was such an underappreciated guitarist. He never got the recognition of being one of best guitar players ever.
Badass Musician !!!! R.I.P.
Yet he was one of the best imo.
you are obviously not from central illinois. lol. we showed him lots of love.
But, he was one of the GOAT's
Way underrated.
Early REO he was KILLER!!
Miss him like a old friend.
@@ManiacRider3113 me too! i actually cooked steakburgers for him when i was working the front line at steak n shake in '92, got his autograph on a steak n shake order sheet too..i did not let him pay.
I saw REO live in the 80's in Las Vegas...and they were absolutely incredible live. RIP Gary, you will be missed. ❤
Gary was never underestimated in my book , l knew the first time l heard him play he was a guitar hero !!
He never played politics unlike miss Cronin
While in high school, I played in a cover band. REO were at the peak of their popularity at the time, and I had to learn many of Gary’s parts. His phrasing and note choices are practically devoid of rock cliché, making seemingly simple lines very challenging for me to copy. A unique talent, and one that is greatly missed.
Me Too!
Good God...could that guy ever play guitar....! This video meant SO MUCH to be back in 1981...the MTV glory days.
I swear, it ran every hour on the hour...or so it seemed....and I couldn't get enough of it. These guys taught me how to play rock music along with Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen....etc... good old 70's cock-rock...
I too flipped over Gary's playing when I first saw these guys on MTV, he made me want to play the guitar...I hadn't seen these videos in a long time, been reeling in the years today LOL
It actually played on MTV's first day. It was played between "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello and "Remote Control/Illegal" by The Silencers. I saw it on Michael Pannoni's video of the third and fourth hours of MTV before it was taken down.
I was High School Senior 1981 , and I was fortunate to have been at this Concert. Guitarist🎸🎸🎸 Gary Richrath, was Magnificent . Show was actually Rock N Roll at it's very best.
Super talented man on that guitar, His control of instrument is overwhelming
Gary Richrath is the reason the Les Paul was invented.
RIP Gary
One things is for sure. No one has ever done it like he did since either.
@@edarnold1426 not even close
@@thomasbeardslee2418 I totally agree. The the younger people never got a chance to see or hear Gary play. In a way I think that is kinda sad.
@@edarnold1426 interesting that he was and is kinnda ignored....sad that eith physical beauty andovable personality with superb musicianship he never seemed fulfolled. Having jealous weasel cronin around prollly dinnt help...tho cronin is a gifted singer with stratospheric reach ..just seems like an ego hog
This was REO at their very peak. I was glad that I was a huge fan back then and got to see the magic.
Gary Richrath was as smooth and effortlessly great as anyone in the history of Rock N Roll.
I was in high school in 1981… what an incredible year for music… I’m so lucky having been around during this time. I saw REO at “Live Aid” in Philly in July of 1985. 120,000 people at JFK stadium. They rocked! I missed the show in ‘81. Saw REO a few years ago at a small theatre in Torrington, CT, and I was blown away how incredible they still sounded.
They were my first arena concert at the Boston Garden during this tour, hell of a show!
the whole high n fidelity album. rocked
Gary Richrath ...no pedals....no gimmicks...it was ALL in his hands...Two Marshall heads and two 1936 212 cabinets....i saw this tour at 17....and Gary ...WAS THE WHOLE SHOW...they blew the roof off the Boston Garden......this band has NEVER been the same since Gary..
well he did a wah wah pedal......but other then that.all him.
Gary's guitar rocks heavily, dude knows rock and roll so thanks Gary for all the good stuff...
I love Kevin's comment about Gary in Behind the Music... in spite of all the pain of watching him slip away to alcoholism, the one thing he'll always treasure is "I LOVED being able to watch the Gary Richrath Show right off my left shoulder!!"
Gary truly was mesmerizing. One listen to the YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR album and you'll never look at lead guitar the same again!!
My first and all time favorite album! EVERY SINGLE SONG... Gary was also an incredible songwriter
@@jenniferdooley1038 ❤❤❤❤❤💯
Oh, man would have loved to be at this show, when bands were raw and hungry...and Gary(RIP) at his best, great player.
I was at this show, Gary was one of my hero's!
KJ Schneider He makes it look like child's play
I hope he still is!
@@jonasendsieg8945 oh I'm sure he is. No one has ever duplicated Gary's tone or style. Often imitated, but never duplicated.
I was there too! Great show!
First concert I saw REO open for Joe Walsh City Aud Colorado Springs. Second time this show Mc Nick's, Third time Folsom Field Boulder , Sammy Hagar,Eddie Money ,REO, Cheap Trick. After the show we went to the Blue Note to see Michael Woody and Too High Band .Later Gary and Neil came in from REO and jammed with Michael and his band . They played Johnny B. Good, Louie Louie and a few other classics. Good times and great memories.
what a great live performance. band doesn't get enough credit.
I meant He's in the top ten rock guitarist of all time. Simply incredible !
Man,, This Crowd was on Fire !!!!..LOL, all for REO.... ( Isn't Sad, we all have to grow old ).. They gave a Great concert last year..
Yeah, but we got to see all the cool bands that actually played music and were talented
That smile Richrath had when he played was pure bliss.
Total rock star~ in his prime he was unstoppable
Like a kid in a candy store! Wish that “high” of simply being on stage and adored would have been enough for him going forward. The devil’s temptations killed that lovable spirit in him, which we all loved about him. First the band, then his life. RIP
@@jmsmikey and still untouchable, and never duplicated to this day!
RIP Gary Richrath! You made your mark, and you are truly missed. Rockin the high road now!
@@shawnmarek5981 so true and well said from hids physical beauty to giuitar genius he was god like
Yes🎸✌😘
Reo had that same energy live as many hard rock groups of the time. I'm thinking Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Queen. They definitely had that infectious energy live.
Still do.
This makes me want to cry. When I think of that sweet little kid I was in 1981 and the destruction that followed. I weep for that kid and am blessed I survived.
I have same musings
By 1981 I had calmed down and became a man. It was the year that I got married, the year that my dad passed away. My worst years were from 76 to 79, with 77 and 78 being my worst. Thank God for his son!
4:26 Richrath..takes this audience to a whole nother planet. how this guy slipped through the cracks of Rock N Roll is beyond belief. Gary wrote all this cool shit..in fact, listen to most Cronin/Rath pinned tunes, and notice how Gary's chord structure is built around Cronins vocal range. badassery no doubt. Kevin either wasnt aware or didnt care, as one can see in the concerts follwing this show. once Kevin wrote the songs REO..it became just..'speedwagon'..sorry to say.
Hi Infidelity is truly one of the greatest albums of the 80s. There are some songs better than others, but the whole album really is great.
REO was at the top of their game late 70s early 80s
Great live band!! Cool video
REO, my first concert; AWESOME!
Gary was GREAT on That Guitar. PURE BLISS, LOVED HIM. 🥰🥰🥰
I rank Gary Richrath in the top 20 guitarist of all time
bad ass guitar tone and crunch.
Kevin kronin always reminded me of a rock and roll barney fife.
Gud Dergo Looked like Kevin almost lost his balance when he made that jump. Lost respect for him, I believe he was mean to Gary instead of supporting him if he had problems. He was such a guitar master. They lost a lot when they lost him. From things I've read that is the consensus.
Cronin certainly does have an awkwardness about his look that does not scream rock and roll. He was good song writer and competent singer, but it was really Gary's guitar that raised this group to another level.
@@BWR84 I'm a great Gary Richrath fan all the way. Kevin actually looked his healthiest on the pictures of T.W.O. back in 72. After that he looked like he had a eating disorder.
@@BWR84 actually i think a phenomenal singer. But certaiy a small minded human in his ibvious jealousy of GR ..shoullda be thankful reo was gifted wuth such a huitar phenom. Instead a henhkuse jealousy
@@thomasbeardslee2418 I totally agree. Gary was a huge part of their success. Along with Allan and Neal, but I think all the way through the 70s and early 80s that Gary was the driving force of the band.
Go, Gary. Forever.
RESPECT! REO!!!! Pure talent. You know good music when you keep coming back and it sounds fresh!
It's a trip to have this show up on my feed and realize that I was at that show.
i had just moved to COLORADO Springs that year , went to STONES in Boulder, but seen Queen and the dead at McNICHOLS , Gary rocks here ... thanks for video
what a great line up the best ever seen
The perfect live version of this brilliant track 😍
This tour was my first concert. Duluth Auditorium. What a way to be inducted to live shows. I was hooked after that! While Kiss got me to play an instrument this concert, this band definitely made me wanna play live! And yes, Gary was an underrated beast!
I saw Kiss in 76 and it was a great stage show. The music isn't comparable at all. R.E.O. all the way!
One of my favorite bands in the 70's. Wished I could have seen them live.
I got to see Gary and REO in 1976!
Kevin Cronin, Dennis DeYoung, Don Henley, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler, Freddie Mercury, Brad Delp... and the list could be another couple dozen names. Voices with no equal, all from the 70's and 80's. The talent is just off the chart compared to today's stars. And Richrath... so freakin underrated, watch him literally show no strain with those riffs.
I Love ❤️REO Speedwagon!!! Great melodic Rock. Positive songs about love and Roll with the Changes!!
REO Speedwagon ia the greatest band ever
Gary Richrath is the overall finest guitarist on the planet - fast - style - I agree his smile excludes charm and just being z man
Gary wrote and or composed several of REO's top songs.
Gary Richrath was the s*** back in the day. He was the heart and soul of REO Speedwagon!
@@johnfabozzi3636 Amen and RIP Gary.
Just saw them last weekend and this is what they opened with 🖤
I've never seen them live....one of these days
I was at this concert. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. 9th row. Spent 3 days in line for tix. Those were the days.
I skipped school to get tickets. Worth it for sure.
That's like 3 iPhones lol but no seriously this just goes to show that we loved this music much much more. Name one artist from today's era that has people waiting 3 days for tickets like that. Simply one of the best bands ever
I was here. Amazing show
Living in the UK ,I bought You can tune a piano etc because of one mention on late night radio,played it and went straight out to hunt through the record shops of London ,got Live ,you get what you play for ,and spent ages searching for the other early albums. Hi-infadelity appeared,with a softer sound more mass appealing and no-one took me seriously when I explained that this was rock royalty,the very best of their type. Years later when my friends discuss great rock bands I always talk about Speedwagon and Gary but unfortunately it's difficult to convince people to give them an impartial hearing. One the very best,most enjoyable groups I have heard in my sixty years of listening to music and ,if it doesn't sound silly ,one of the very very few I am passionate about.
So cool to see an old concert at the Big Mac. My brother was at that show I was over seas and he let me know it. Seen many a great concerts there.
Can't Anyone play like him??? 🎼🎸rip Gary 🎶🎵📀📀📀📀
One of my favorite REO songs!
When this filmed Richrath was on top of the world...now he's below the surface LIFE CAN REALLY SUCK...MAKES ME CRY..
Me too viking...he was such a talent and succumbed to demons.
Awesome sow at the big MAC I drove up from Ft. Carson !!
Gary Richrath probably is the worlds only guitar player than can come close to Eddie Van Halen.
May they both RIP.
Totally agree..and he was so ignored?!?!
Randy Rhoads
he was the double bending octave playing Devil Oh yea
Just watching Gary make that Les Paul bend to his will gives me the chills!!!
@ 2:17, the way he totally smirks like this is so smooth, easy and I'm a stud....I love it. That dude is amazing
Richrath is legend. R.I.P.
So funny to see the guitars wired to the amps, so cool back then.
Gary Ritchrath from Peoria Il tearing it up as always!
First MTV concert ever. Two nights at McNichols arena. And me and my friends were there. 14th row center. One of the best concerts I ever went to.
I Seen Reo speedwagon 4 times from 1978 till 1987 Just to watch Gary play that guitar to me was just unbelievable When Gary Left REO I Left REO the man needs to be in Rock and roll hall of fame With or without REO...
RICHRATH!!! Enough said.
I was riding my Schwinn chopper when this song came out!
Love the footage of RICHRATH working that neck on that Gibson Les Paul, man, he was the best
Rock n roll ruled Colorado in the 70's and 80's. Glad I grew up there away from the pop and disco of the coasts.
I seen REO Speedwagon at the California music festival in L.A. in 1978 great band ! 🤘😁🤘
Good ole REO. Nothing like them. Saw this tour at 21 yrs old.
Gary made it look so easy! RIP brother.
What great chords/arrangements in this song. Love this 🎸
Awesome! The classic lineup!
Sophomore year. Such memories. Girls, class and REO. Many, these guys were huge in the 80's.
What a trip, My best friend and I were at this concert.
Gary Richrath has long been the most underrated guitarist is Rock'n'Roll. Absolute GOD.
This band was so underrated. To me I believe they were on of the best ever!!!!
REO SW Was not underrated by any means.
@@HighSpeedNoDragYeah they are they don’t even play this song on the radio anymore. The only ones they ever play from reo are take it on the run, keep on loving u, and can’t fight this feeling.
@@JJ4848 Yes and depends on the radio station and format. Better days back then, amen.
you got that right, sure got that right
He had the same smile that Eddie Van Halen did it was infectious and it was just getting them off- playing the guitar it's all about the fans giving back man doing what you love will always make you smile
Seen them in 1984 in illinois.me and my buddy randall perchelli.in chicago.gary was the best for sure.
I saw many great shows at McNichols. Mile High Stadium was just across the street. Those were the days!
Sunday Jam #2 Denver Colorado 1979 80,000 stoners, Colorado Sunday Jam #2.
This concert line up included The Rockets, UFO, The Cars, Heart, and Ted Nugent!
🔥 REO 🔥 live in the Miami orange 🍊 bowl stadium 1982 .
Keyboard solo = nailed.
Look up "rock 'n' roll guitarist" in the dictionary and I swear there's a picture of Gary Richrath. How can you not love this guy and the way he plays
Gary Could turn A Pop Song into Hard Rock in Seconds 🎸
I was on that tour as young lighting guy Gary always made it look so effortless and one of the most infectious Smiles I've seen since Eddie Van Halen
They were on fire on this tour. My sister was at this show. I was in 8th grade at North Middle and went to Aurora Central but had a bunch of friends that went to Gateway.
Not sure why everybody is so stunned. If you grew up in the 70s and 80s everybody played their instruments and sang. Well most you know accept Milli Vanilli excetera. Its funny how everybody Praises bands for how great they sound live, but that's what you paid for back then and that's what you expected. More than anything 40 years later I look back and think wow. I got to see some of the best musicians on the planet. Thanks to all of the great bands that came to play those nights
Pure awesome rock, from a great bunch of musicians. If Rickrath had been able to cut back to only one gallon of whiskey a day they might have rocked on, but "it is what it is"!!
0:30. Allen Gratzer doing the Bo Diddley beat. Richrath was packing the power of the Les Paul.
Oh FFS!!! I JUST STUMBLED ON THIS 😅 My first concert ever!! 4/2/81 McNichols Arena. I had no idea there was footage of this !!!! This was the opening song i think.
That was my very first concert. Thanks for posting.