In their early days REO came through Louisiana on a regular basis..they were one tough rock n roll band....Gary was a beast on guitar...then they went commercial and all the chicks were swooning to ballads...this song was when they had balls and were hungry...Great song, bad sound on this video..Gary Richrath was a total beast before he got to far out there.
Yeah!!! fightlol4, i think i'm so lucky to going to five REO Speedwagon Show in our country Venezuela!!!, and can be able to see the old REO Speedwagon in 1987!!!, and the new REO Speedwagon in 1992!!!, and i meeting with REO Speedwagon after The Show!!!WOW!!! Yeah i think you're right!!! I am so lucky!!!... but you are so lucky too!!! REO Speedwagon Keep Playing every year in USA!!!
I saw this band open for Aerosmith and Duke and the Drivers in 1974 I was 14. it was my 1st concert. so much GREAT music and we & my friends were all Baked !
all of our friends all stood right at the Stage. I'll remember that till I die ! I'm 51 now.
@Fuktupratbag wow Really Awesome REO Story!!!, The first time I saw REO Speedwagon i was 17 years old(Valencia, Venezuela 1987) and i saw them again when I was 21 years old(Caracas, Venezuela 1992), I have 28 years listening REO Speedwagon wonderful music!!! and now I have 45 years old and i will keep listening REO Speedwagon forever!!!!! ...I had the great honor to meet REO Speedwagon personally in 1992 and really were too kind to me!!!...Keep Rockin'
@vagonveloz its funny you say you saw them in 1992 when your were 21.... 92' was when i was born i never got to experience great music like this live your pretty lucky
@songbirdofna1 I have 16 versions of this awesome song on my channel!!! please keep in touch and Ridin' The Storm Out (Irene) too!!! god bless to everybody who Ridin' The Storm Out at this weekend!!!
Love REO, have seen them several times, they do a great live show. It is unfortunate that the fans have not totally forgiven Kevin Cronin for parting ways with Gary Richrath. The new guy from Ted Nugent is a great player and does a great job, but I think fans would come out in droves if they would bring back Richrath.
Among other things about Gary Richrath--he is one guitarist who actually SMILES when he's rockin'! Carlos Santana and Joe Walsh "grimace" and "strain" as if it's hard, and Eric Clapton looks "stoic", as if it's all too easy. Gary's one of the few who actually looks like he's having fun, and enjoys the audience feedback!
It's pretty sad when you see the last comment on this was a week ago but the last comment on Justin Bieber's "Baby" was a minute ago. Shows you how much music is changing...I consider myself lucky. I'm 14 and have had the great privilege to see REO live. But that will probably be the only rock concert of my life...
Awesome song! I love it that Kevin wasn't the original singer of the band, he was the second. The third singer, hired right after REO T.W.O., did the original recording of this song. But Kevin was with the band when the song was written. I would love to hear the original recording with Kevin on lead vocals. They must exist!!!
REO played for my older brothers Prom back when no one outside the midwest really knew of them. Lucky b@stard! lol Seen REO six times and each is a treat.
They have always been my favorite "feel good band",meaning that I love how the lead singer Kevin always gets you into the meaning of the songs as they start and he always has a way of doing that and getting the audience involved :-)I ave seen them 3 times,and each time they are better :-)Fantastic band!!!!!!!!Thanks for posting :-)
I first saw REO in Oklahoma City, as the backup band to the Doobie Brothers. i liked them then better than the Doobies. I bought every album since then till rhe first onw where there wasn't Gary's guitar solo for the third verse. After that, why bother? I saw them when Foreigner was REO's backup band. I have every album on vinyl through Tuna Fish recorded sequentially on 10" reel to reel for those rainy Sunday afternoons.....damn disco for killing their first great run.
Thanks everybody for your comments and please visit my channel where you will find new and old videos of the best Rock & Roll band in the world for me!!!
It just isn't REO without Gary Richrath - THOSE WERE THE DAYS - since Gary's departure, nothing but sissy love songs & ballads. Richrath, your Da BOMB!!!
@dodadi2 Time for a little hard truth. From what i have heard Gary Richrath was kicked out for his excessive alcohol & drug use. If that was the case, he has nobody but himself to blame. I will agree he is an awsome guitar player.
@warbirdtim Yes, but by kicking Gary out, Cronin cured the headache by cutting off the head!!! Gary wrote ALOT of REO's biggest hits, Dave Amato - not a single one in over 20 years.
@ExDemocrat64 I am in agreement-Gary IS REO. He wrote almost half the songs in HI-FI. Some things we cant change, even if we want to. Maybe Cronin will get him to return for 30th anv of Hi-Fi this year for a tour. he would be stupid if he didnt. We will see.
@warbirdtim I agree with you that Gary!!! should be on tour with REO Speedwagon!!! coming soon or next year to celebrate the 30th anniversary's Hi infidelity great success!!!
While I agree with your analysis of "hit singles", and I am actually a big fan of Gary's, I think you should give Dave Amato a little slack here. He has been with REO for quite awhile, and has written some pretty good stuff as well. Someone has to fill Gary's place in the band, and I think Dave does more than an admirable job.
@papersun7 I agree with you because thanks to Dave and Bryan, and of course Kevin, Neal, and Bruce we can still enjoy this wonderful music of REO Speedwagon!!!, I think them came at an important time when no one knew the fate of the band and them forged their own destination with the band, and thanks to them, and all who have been part of REO Speedwagon since its founding until today!!! is that we can celebrate 44 years of artistic career of the best Rock & Roll band in the world for me!!!!!
@papersun7 Your right papersun, Dave is not the one at fault -" I JUST MISS REO THE WAY IT WAS" - Uhh, how many albums have hit the charts Kevin since you kicked out Gary? Uhh, how many top 40 hits have there been since Gary? Kicking Gary out was the "worst" thing you could have done Cronin!!! Again, no disrespect towards Dave, - I JUST MISS THE WAY IT WAS!!!
Well, it just wasn't substance abuse problems. Richrath was also pretty vociferous about the band softening up for albums like Hi-infidelity and Cronin, who is, let's face it, a major douchebag, wasn't about to let Richrath win that power struggle because wimping out proved to be too lucrative.
I have to confess that while I love this particular song of theirs, the one time I saw them (as an opening act for the Ted Nugent/Lynyrd Skynyrd tour) they didn't do much for me.
@randlbp WOW!!! Gary Richrath!!! still playing there are some videos from when he played with his band in the 90's, called Richrath!!! and this year he returned to appear in public playing with another band is the last time I've seen of him...there is great expectation for the next year is to celebrate the 30 anniversary of the great success of the album Hi Infidelity!!!, which was recorded 30 years ago!!!
The guitar that Gary is using is a custom made double cut with 59 Les Paul specs....it was made by the Worthington guitar company.......I've only seen one in my life besides Gary's here.
I was at the concert with my boyfriend and when they started this sone up as I remember it was the introductory song we looked at each other and screamed to the top of our lungs and you couldn't hear anything but the start of this song. I later married a hippie man who was on the top of the bleachers at this concert. I didn't know him and he didn't know me. And we had a red haired son. Ain't the funny? and a gorgeous daughter full of the devil herself like her mom. She's my best friend.
Sorry, NOT the introductory song, that was Dont let Him Go. This song was what they ended the night with and left the stage (watch the video) before the encores of Golden Country and then shakin it loose.
REO didnt open with Ridin until the late 90's This was from Denver, 1981 and was broadcast live on the radio.
Sorry, you were not at THIS concert if you think this was the opening song. They ended the night (watch the video) and then came out for the encores of Golden Country and Shakin in Loose.
REO did not open with Ridin until late 90's or early 2000's
Wish I have a recording of that day. After the concert, we could NOT hear each other for 2 hours afterwards. And it was an outdoor concert. But since that time. I know with my HD bike what it is to ride the storm out. Sometimes it is so cold near Sturgis I have to tune this song into my head full volume to get back home again. Here in Wyoming. Howdy! from Brokenwing
NO Video does this song and what I hear back on that day justice. My favorite group came from the cornfield bars in Illinois during the 1960-70's. From Chances R to Ted's Warehouse I watched this group form while in college at EIU.1974 after graduation I saw them on our football field and it is said the synthisizer? held by "Wild Haired Red" could be heard 20 miles away. It was scared the daylights out of the old geizers in the area they thought it was Air Raid. Thank you REO Memories.
That good always to listening a song, also heard of a basketball team that always put this song before the game and apparently gives very lucky to win many games in a row!!!...
I love this song and here we have a drought of more than a year, few days it has rained in Venezuela this year and last, and just when I'm approving your comment to start a storm in Caracas!!! I think is my lucky song also!!
In their early days REO came through Louisiana on a regular basis..they were one tough rock n roll band....Gary was a beast on guitar...then they went commercial and all the chicks were swooning to ballads...this song was when they had balls and were hungry...Great song, bad sound on this video..Gary Richrath was a total beast before he got to far out there.
1stSaintsFan 2 months ago
I miss this REO
rclamb04 2 months ago
@camipg you are right.
I want to post this but they won't let me. I'm going to call the .....
scott30771 2 months ago
Yeah!!! fightlol4, i think i'm so lucky to going to five REO Speedwagon Show in our country Venezuela!!!, and can be able to see the old REO Speedwagon in 1987!!!, and the new REO Speedwagon in 1992!!!, and i meeting with REO Speedwagon after The Show!!!WOW!!! Yeah i think you're right!!! I am so lucky!!!... but you are so lucky too!!! REO Speedwagon Keep Playing every year in USA!!!
vagonveloz 2 months ago
I was 12 and saw them on the HIGH INFIDELITY (last good disk they have made, last one w/ Gary!) Toure. It was pretty AWESOME
beamerstrumpet 4 months ago
I remember being at this show
Arascain1 4 months ago
I saw this band open for Aerosmith and Duke and the Drivers in 1974 I was 14. it was my 1st concert. so much GREAT music and we & my friends were all Baked !
all of our friends all stood right at the Stage. I'll remember that till I die ! I'm 51 now.
Fuktupratbag 5 months ago
@Fuktupratbag wow Really Awesome REO Story!!!, The first time I saw REO Speedwagon i was 17 years old(Valencia, Venezuela 1987) and i saw them again when I was 21 years old(Caracas, Venezuela 1992), I have 28 years listening REO Speedwagon wonderful music!!! and now I have 45 years old and i will keep listening REO Speedwagon forever!!!!! ...I had the great honor to meet REO Speedwagon personally in 1992 and really were too kind to me!!!...Keep Rockin'
vagonveloz 5 months ago
@vagonveloz its funny you say you saw them in 1992 when your were 21.... 92' was when i was born i never got to experience great music like this live your pretty lucky
fightlol4 2 months ago
@Fuktupratbag
its hilarious how bad your grammar is
newandjune 2 months ago
@Fuktupratbag Awesome memory! :)
seandeyoung01 1 month ago
this was the first MTV video I ever saw. can't get enough
MrGreenwood8 5 months ago
Shooting Star is REO with a harder edge
Freyja1133 6 months ago
Riding Hurricane Irene out 2011....Great song for the moment!
songbirdofna1 6 months ago
@songbirdofna1 I have 16 versions of this awesome song on my channel!!! please keep in touch and Ridin' The Storm Out (Irene) too!!! god bless to everybody who Ridin' The Storm Out at this weekend!!!
vagonveloz 6 months ago
@songbirdofna1 AWW I am sorry that happened to Your State! F*ck
IKissmydogonthelips 5 months ago
Love REO, have seen them several times, they do a great live show. It is unfortunate that the fans have not totally forgiven Kevin Cronin for parting ways with Gary Richrath. The new guy from Ted Nugent is a great player and does a great job, but I think fans would come out in droves if they would bring back Richrath.
65metal 6 months ago
Hell of a band!
Got screwed, but still is one the of best!
MajDogMeat 6 months ago
This was shot in the middle of the Hi Infidelity mania of the early 1980's and they were just getting started.
scott30771 7 months ago
@scott30771 REO Speedwagon was started in late 1960s.
camlpg 6 months ago
@scott30771 1967
JJI6881 5 months ago
gary kicks ass!
deadzombiegirl65 7 months ago
Among other things about Gary Richrath--he is one guitarist who actually SMILES when he's rockin'! Carlos Santana and Joe Walsh "grimace" and "strain" as if it's hard, and Eric Clapton looks "stoic", as if it's all too easy. Gary's one of the few who actually looks like he's having fun, and enjoys the audience feedback!
notfragile33 7 months ago
@notfragile33 exactly!!
pillsburysbest 7 months ago
@notfragile33 Actually Peter Frampton was known for his smiles while shredding .
MrMonteCarloRacing 6 months ago
thanks to everybody!!! for the comments!!! including those writtena year ago and i don't know why? they not send to in my mailbox...
vagonveloz 7 months ago
I noticed every one Including the Security Guard seem to be Non Fat.
gregcyber 8 months ago
@gregcyber That's because all we did back in the day, was drink and smoke dope, party, party, party. No time for food and getting fat.....:o)
pasamore 7 months ago
It's pretty sad when you see the last comment on this was a week ago but the last comment on Justin Bieber's "Baby" was a minute ago. Shows you how much music is changing...I consider myself lucky. I'm 14 and have had the great privilege to see REO live. But that will probably be the only rock concert of my life...
forrealhomeboy 8 months ago
Awesome song! I love it that Kevin wasn't the original singer of the band, he was the second. The third singer, hired right after REO T.W.O., did the original recording of this song. But Kevin was with the band when the song was written. I would love to hear the original recording with Kevin on lead vocals. They must exist!!!
1badsteed 9 months ago
REO played for my older brothers Prom back when no one outside the midwest really knew of them. Lucky b@stard! lol Seen REO six times and each is a treat.
JimHadar1 9 months ago
They have always been my favorite "feel good band",meaning that I love how the lead singer Kevin always gets you into the meaning of the songs as they start and he always has a way of doing that and getting the audience involved :-)I ave seen them 3 times,and each time they are better :-)Fantastic band!!!!!!!!Thanks for posting :-)
kyteddy1 9 months ago
seen them too many times to count! always great!
ianhunterfan 10 months ago
Best REO song ever!!!!!!
nallaeroom1 10 months ago
I was at this show and these guys were rockin' their hearts out like always. That arena isn't there anymore. Saw alot of great rock n roll there.
ghipszky 10 months ago
I love all of REO also without exception but my favorite has to be time for me fly. It has some good thoughts going with it.
groovyjules69 11 months ago
Is this at Red Rocks? He says something about Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Ahhh best concert venue EVER :)
jazwieger 11 months ago
I first saw REO in Oklahoma City, as the backup band to the Doobie Brothers. i liked them then better than the Doobies. I bought every album since then till rhe first onw where there wasn't Gary's guitar solo for the third verse. After that, why bother? I saw them when Foreigner was REO's backup band. I have every album on vinyl through Tuna Fish recorded sequentially on 10" reel to reel for those rainy Sunday afternoons.....damn disco for killing their first great run.
cujomatic 11 months ago
1980 only REO
writerfella 1 year ago
Thanks everybody for your comments and please visit my channel where you will find new and old videos of the best Rock & Roll band in the world for me!!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
This is just an awsome rockout! Thank you soo much!
Phophorousbronze 1 year ago
OMG I am old enough to, but never got to see REO in the heyday. Seeing Gary in action here is.. mind melting!
LanceEA1967 1 year ago
Richrath is awesome! REO should have never kicked him out!
mmitzner2 1 year ago
OMG!! Richrath Rules!!!
ezymk69 1 year ago
I believe MTV aired this. When? I don't know when. UNKNOWN
nserio35 1 year ago
I believe MTV aired this. When? I don't know when. UNKNOWN!
nserio35 1 year ago
It just isn't REO without Gary Richrath - THOSE WERE THE DAYS - since Gary's departure, nothing but sissy love songs & ballads. Richrath, your Da BOMB!!!
ExDemocrat64 1 year ago
@ExDemocrat64 AMEN! Lose Cronin, bring back Richrath, he has more right to be there anyway.
dodadi2 1 year ago
@dodadi2 Time for a little hard truth. From what i have heard Gary Richrath was kicked out for his excessive alcohol & drug use. If that was the case, he has nobody but himself to blame. I will agree he is an awsome guitar player.
warbirdtim 1 year ago
@warbirdtim Yes, but by kicking Gary out, Cronin cured the headache by cutting off the head!!! Gary wrote ALOT of REO's biggest hits, Dave Amato - not a single one in over 20 years.
ExDemocrat64 1 year ago
@ExDemocrat64 I am in agreement-Gary IS REO. He wrote almost half the songs in HI-FI. Some things we cant change, even if we want to. Maybe Cronin will get him to return for 30th anv of Hi-Fi this year for a tour. he would be stupid if he didnt. We will see.
warbirdtim 1 year ago
@warbirdtim I agree with you that Gary!!! should be on tour with REO Speedwagon!!! coming soon or next year to celebrate the 30th anniversary's Hi infidelity great success!!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
@ExDemocrat64
While I agree with your analysis of "hit singles", and I am actually a big fan of Gary's, I think you should give Dave Amato a little slack here. He has been with REO for quite awhile, and has written some pretty good stuff as well. Someone has to fill Gary's place in the band, and I think Dave does more than an admirable job.
PS. Glad your an "ex"....
papersun7 1 year ago
@papersun7 I agree with you because thanks to Dave and Bryan, and of course Kevin, Neal, and Bruce we can still enjoy this wonderful music of REO Speedwagon!!!, I think them came at an important time when no one knew the fate of the band and them forged their own destination with the band, and thanks to them, and all who have been part of REO Speedwagon since its founding until today!!! is that we can celebrate 44 years of artistic career of the best Rock & Roll band in the world for me!!!!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
@papersun7 Your right papersun, Dave is not the one at fault -" I JUST MISS REO THE WAY IT WAS" - Uhh, how many albums have hit the charts Kevin since you kicked out Gary? Uhh, how many top 40 hits have there been since Gary? Kicking Gary out was the "worst" thing you could have done Cronin!!! Again, no disrespect towards Dave, - I JUST MISS THE WAY IT WAS!!!
ExDemocrat64 1 year ago
@warbirdtim
Well, it just wasn't substance abuse problems. Richrath was also pretty vociferous about the band softening up for albums like Hi-infidelity and Cronin, who is, let's face it, a major douchebag, wasn't about to let Richrath win that power struggle because wimping out proved to be too lucrative.
I have to confess that while I love this particular song of theirs, the one time I saw them (as an opening act for the Ted Nugent/Lynyrd Skynyrd tour) they didn't do much for me.
robibm2003 1 year ago
Kevin needs to get over his ego and put the band back together!!!!
sonarofthesouth 1 year ago
My husband and I watched their concert @ Durham Fair in Connecticut a couple hours ago... REO SPEEDWAGON ROCKS....yeah!!! o",)
fudg3y 1 year ago
What ever happened to gary richwrath. He is from my part of the contry peoria-east peoria ill.
randlbp 1 year ago
@randlbp WOW!!! Gary Richrath!!! still playing there are some videos from when he played with his band in the 90's, called Richrath!!! and this year he returned to appear in public playing with another band is the last time I've seen of him...there is great expectation for the next year is to celebrate the 30 anniversary of the great success of the album Hi Infidelity!!!, which was recorded 30 years ago!!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
REO SPEEDWAGON IS SO UNDERRATED
ELITESNIPEZ1 1 year ago
The guitar that Gary is using is a custom made double cut with 59 Les Paul specs....it was made by the Worthington guitar company.......I've only seen one in my life besides Gary's here.
yukonjak69 1 year ago
Does anyone know when this was recorded?
exsunfish 1 year ago
I was at the concert with my boyfriend and when they started this sone up as I remember it was the introductory song we looked at each other and screamed to the top of our lungs and you couldn't hear anything but the start of this song. I later married a hippie man who was on the top of the bleachers at this concert. I didn't know him and he didn't know me. And we had a red haired son. Ain't the funny? and a gorgeous daughter full of the devil herself like her mom. She's my best friend.
brokenwingb4 1 year ago
@brokenwingb4 Now how cool is that legacy!! Thanks for sharing! What year was it?
PawneeBill47 1 year ago
@PawneeBill47 Live Infidelity 1981!!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
@vagonveloz Thank you!!
PawneeBill47 1 year ago
@brokenwingb4
Sorry, NOT the introductory song, that was Dont let Him Go. This song was what they ended the night with and left the stage (watch the video) before the encores of Golden Country and then shakin it loose.
REO didnt open with Ridin until the late 90's This was from Denver, 1981 and was broadcast live on the radio.
PomPonLuver 1 year ago
@brokenwingb4
Sorry, you were not at THIS concert if you think this was the opening song. They ended the night (watch the video) and then came out for the encores of Golden Country and Shakin in Loose.
REO did not open with Ridin until late 90's or early 2000's
snics456 1 year ago
Wish I have a recording of that day. After the concert, we could NOT hear each other for 2 hours afterwards. And it was an outdoor concert. But since that time. I know with my HD bike what it is to ride the storm out. Sometimes it is so cold near Sturgis I have to tune this song into my head full volume to get back home again. Here in Wyoming. Howdy! from Brokenwing
brokenwingb4 1 year ago
@brokenwingb4
I have a copy of this show in CD, 8-track and cassette, it was a radio broadcast and it WAS NOT outside.
This is McNichols arena in Denver from Summer of 1981..........
snics456 1 year ago
NO Video does this song and what I hear back on that day justice. My favorite group came from the cornfield bars in Illinois during the 1960-70's. From Chances R to Ted's Warehouse I watched this group form while in college at EIU.1974 after graduation I saw them on our football field and it is said the synthisizer? held by "Wild Haired Red" could be heard 20 miles away. It was scared the daylights out of the old geizers in the area they thought it was Air Raid. Thank you REO Memories.
brokenwingb4 1 year ago
Anyone know what guitar GR is using? It looks a little like an ES 335, or Lucille model. Definitely not his usual Les Paul.
BicPentameter 1 year ago
@BicPentameter looks like a Hammer
fretman40 1 year ago
@BicPentameter if memory serves, it's a Hamer guitar. They were very popular in the early 80s.
nov20five 1 year ago
Classic air-guitar song! Along with 157 Riverside Avenue, one of my favorite REO tunes!
777notw 1 year ago
I LOVE this Reo Speedwagon line up!!! Gary Richrath on lead guitar!! Woot
ezymk69 1 year ago
gary plays a mean guitar
bocco49 1 year ago
Great Song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ricco
abpops64 1 year ago
Lots of foosball tourneys in lakewood,ca. listening to this one
theamazingspideebabe 1 year ago
@theamazingspideebabe
That good always to listening a song, also heard of a basketball team that always put this song before the game and apparently gives very lucky to win many games in a row!!!...
I love this song and here we have a drought of more than a year, few days it has rained in Venezuela this year and last, and just when I'm approving your comment to start a storm in Caracas!!! I think is my lucky song also!!
vagonveloz 1 year ago
glad to see this back on here
MrRexray 2 years ago
Great song, thanks for posting!
Lewismadmax 2 years ago
awesome! I love this song :D
necrofury 2 years ago