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- Before REO Speedwagon became a household name, they had two big songs that changed everything for them: Roll With the Changes and Time for Me to Fly. As you‘ll see in the upcoming interview with lead singer Kevin Cronin, their breakthrough hit came while he was driving his Ford Pinto from his home in the Midwest to LA to make it in the music industry… As he was driving he had a paper bag full of snacks and this song came to him on the freeway so he hurried and wrote it down on this paper bag… It became a signature song for REO Speedwagon but then when he met one of his heroes years later, he made a comment that he may have ripped his previous hit off… Let’s see what Kevin says about it. Next on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another edition of our show BREAKTHROUGH where we break down the singular, song, album, or event that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long-term success.
Before Reo Speedwagon exploded to number one on the singles chart with Keep On Loving You and Can’t Fight This Feeling… he and Gary Richrath, and the band were trying to build some momentum… They had languished as a band for years and had certainly paid their dues by building an audience through touring. Reo Speedwagon came out of an impromptu jam session between Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer in 1966. Band members came and went and in 1970 a guitarist named Gary Richrath came aboard. With their equipment being hauled to dates in a friend's station wagon, the band frequented bars and clubs all over the Midwest. They released their debut album, REO Speedwagon on Epic Records in 1971.
From the time that Gary Richrath came into the band, the lineup remained pretty stable, with the exception of the lead vocalist over their first three albums. Vocalist Terry Luttrell left the band in the first part of 1972, He would go on to sing for the band Starcastle. He was replaced by a one Kevin Cronin. Cronin recorded one album with the band, REO/ T.W.O but ended up leaving the band during the sessions for 1973’s Ridin the Storm Out because of conflicts within the band] Ridin' the Storm Out was completed with Michael Bryan Murphy on lead vocal, He would stay on with REO for two more records. Murphy stayed on for two more albums, lost in a dream and this time we mean it. From there Kevin Cronin returned in January 1976 and recorded R.E.O., which was released that same year.
This is where REO started to ignite. In 1977, REO convinced Epic Records that their real power was in their live shows. Epic allowed them produce their first live album, Live: You Get What you Play for, which would go platinum long term. - Zábava
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REO deserves the Hall of Fame before many that got in.
REO is often overlooked but they have created some of the best, timeless classics in the history of Rock. Cronin and Richrath made some magic together.
Who has overlooked them other than the Hall of Fame, who has yet to induct most of the R&R greats? REO is widely recognized as one of the giants of rock music.
Europeans know only the name as an States-only thing.
REO has only one album which sold something outside States too.
I absolutely love REO SPEEDWAGON !!!! They should be in the Rock Hall, with Boston !!!!
Absolutely criminal that REO is not in the the Hall - much less even nominated...
It's a crime and shows what a laughing stock the Rock & Role Hall of Shame is!
Its a States - only stuff, lacks international acclaim.
Yea, well it’s more important for the HoF to virtue signal than to put actual Rock band into the hall.
In the early 80's you would get your ass beat for wearing an REO Speedwagon shirt.
Same with Boston. I mean I am just happy Foreigner finally made it.
I never get tired of listening to REO. Their music never gets old and always compels me to sing along. I've seen them numerous times live and the shows are always awesome. They created so many timeless classics!
Kevin Cronin is such a wonderful person and a great artist!!! REO is one of my favorites!
The closing Gibson vs Strat guitar solo battle in "Roll With the Changes" is one of the best things ever.
Amen!
"Classic" classic rock!
It really is magical.
Battle? Not sure what you mean.
It’s just Richrath riffing on his Les Paul. Mixonline has a detailed 2016 interview with Engineer Paul Grupp about it.
Performance videos from the 1970s show the same. It’s only Richrath playing.
One of the best songs and guitar solos ever! As for the guitar battle(?), I saw them in 1979 and Gary Richrath is their only guitar player.
Your wife is RIGHT! 😂
Time for me to fly is one of the most honest songs I've ever heard. He really let's us inside his head and heart.
A friend of mine bought Hi Infidelity, and brought it to a party. I hated it. It's too kiddy pop I thought.
Later I heard Time For Me To Fly while driving one day. I had it cranked from the previous song. After 30 seconds I was crying. He totally took me to where he was.
Well, I re-listened to their other stuff, will never stop.
Keep on rockin
Gary is one of the finest guitarists. He had it all, power, skill, passion, and unforgettable performances. RIP Gary. The heart of the band was Gary. I preferred the rock to their pop versions.
THanks!
KSHE95 was playing them right out of the box. That early stuff played at Superjam in the 70's rocked and was the best. To me, that is what the band was about. Their pop stuff sold, but not really my choice.
same i finally fpund 2 at a thrift cover beat up but vinly surprisingly g.c. same with tuna also.got there but never see one or at indie recent bin double live estate sale few scratches but ok
Gary & Terry Kath, two of the best but underrated players of all time.
@jamie49868 I used to listen to KSHE95 many years ago when the radio would pick it up. They always played good music but were a little too far away to pick up most of the time.
I remember wearing the You can tune a piano, but you cant tuna fish t- shirt in elementary school.
Very cool. Cool album cover.
Dang, dude! You were the coolest kid in Elementary school!🐟
A friend wore his to threads.
Haha, it’s hilarious!
i think one of us kids had the tuna tshirt 6th grade in our small class room
Back in the early 90s I saw REO Speedwagon live at the Montana State Fair. Was an absolute great show. I was standing up front and was able to have Kevin sign their greatest hits album during the show. I kept holding the CD and a sharpie up and as far as I could reach every time he came close to me. He finally signed it and had about 8 pairs of hands try and take it as he was giving it back. Thanks to the roadie for knocking everyone's hands away. He made sure I got it back. Some of my friends in the stands saw it happen and were shocked he even signed it. I still have the CD. It's mounted in a frame on my wall. By far my most memorable concert moment. They opened with Roll with the Changes. It totally electrified the crowd and can't think of any other song they could use to open a show.
Never the same and never had another major hit after Gary left the band. He was the heart & soul of REO.
So Professor, you asked how these tunes affected our lives…
I believe that “Time for me to Fly,” literally saved my life and the lives of my babies.
It was early 1981; I was 21 years old and had just fled a horribly abusive marriage along with my infant twins. Ran to my mother’s home but had to leave there almost immediately, as he threatened to burn down her home if I didn’t come back. The only place I had to go was the local domestic violence shelter.
I was alone, terrified and heartbroken and had no idea where my life was going to go from there, how would we even survive?! All I could do was cry...
I was in my room at the shelter, unpacking the few things I had grabbed, sobbing, lonely and lost, wondering if I’d made a mistake. My radio was on, I was listening to KZEW, when “Time for me to Fly” begin to play. I had sat down on my bed to listen and I began to sing along, when the lyrics hit me, hit me hard! After the song ended I remember going into the bathroom to wash my face, looked in the mirror at my tear streaked, swollen face and I got angry. REALLY angry! I screamed, “Fuck YOU, you stupid jerk! It IS time for me to fly!” A little bit later I laughed for the first time in quite awhile! It sounds kinda corny, but that song helped me remember who I was, it steeled my will and gave me back my courage, and I never looked back. Never spoke to him again. If you know DV statistics, you understand how rare that is. Last I heard he was in prison for nearly beating a woman to death. Me, I’m a social worker, doing my best to help vulnerable people.
Kevin Cronin, I believe that your tune truly saved my life and I’ll always have a special place in my heart for you and that amazing song. Thank you.❤
If you’re experiencing domestic violence call 800.799.SAFE, 24/7; there’s real help out there to get you safe!
I am so fortunite to have been a 16 year old in 1978 and got to listen to this great group and still do to this day. Roll with the changes is my favorite REO song as well. Seen them in concerts many times. I live in east central Illinois where they began, so I have always felt close to them. Great interview
I was 16 as well. My family had just moved to Dallas from East Ky. I was very familiar with the opening act, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. I went in. Blackmore’s fan but came out of the concert an even bigger REO fan!
REO was my first rock concert ever. Before they were big. Playing a small bar in Minnesota. I still see them every time I have a chance. More times than I can remember. I have tickets sitting here for their show in June!! They never get old for me!!
I saw REO on two consecutive nights in two states accidentally. They were appearing as an after game concert in Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh. A group of college friends met at each game as a central location for the area and REO played both stadium shows. In the early 90's, still sounded great
The fact that reo, Styx, Stryper, and Motörhead aren’t in the hall yet is mind blowing
I hear this comment about every great band. There are so many! How many bands should they induct every year? I give them props for acknowledging Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a true pioneer of rock and roll. Do you know who she was? Every fan of R&R music should, but very few actually do. (Stryper? Seriously? A hair band whose defining feature was flinging branded bibles to the cheap seats?)
Styx is another a States - only phenomenon, lacking the international acclaim.
Can you imagine the problems trying to have Styx play at the hall of fame?! That is a problematic band. Worse than Van Halen.
Grand Funk ,Ted Nugent !
@@darylhoskins5696 ted Nugent would never get in for obvious reasons 😞
"Music can force you to feel something you need to feel." That little sentence is huge. And REO is one of those bands that does it well. Hi Infidelity with those great ballads was the soundtrack to my first school dances in 7th grade.
For sure
These guys created music for the soul.
Gary- maybe the most underrated guitarist ever. The man could make that guitar talk!
Time for me to fly is a great classic REO song.
It is my favorite.
The first REO music I ever bought was the edited 45 of that; I had no idea about them yet, but was curious by the name and song title. Then I saw them in concert and bought most of their albums.
A true classic!
My Senior Class Song!
Great song indeed.
I love REO Speedwagon...you can feel the emotions behind their songs!! I had never heard their other songs though, only what was on the radio. That's why I love your channel. Not gonna lie, I've been listening to your channel for about a month now, and have already added over 500 songs to my playlist that I had either just forgotten about or hadn't heard before watching your episodes. My heart and ears thank you 💓💓💓
Couldn't agree more!
Me too! I put together a daily playlist to get me through my daily routine, and I start by watching POR. This channel used to be among my top five favorites, but it has "rocketed to number one with a bullet"! That phrase is attributed to Billboard Magazine, but I could swear that Casey Kasem used to say that.
I love Casey Kasem, his show was something I looked forward to every week, so finding Adam is a lot like having Mr. Kasem's spirit with us still. He has that genuine love and enthusiasm of music, and always brings us a fascinating episode that makes me fall in love with the music of my youth all over again.
I really wish he would interview Nick Lowe. I could die happy then!😻
I have always love " IN MY DREAMS" that i play it upon waking up
3 favorite songs of mind from REO ."Roll With The Changes" And "157 Riverside Avenue" and my all time favorite "Riding The Storm Out" these 3 songs were the staple and backbone of their Live Proformances .
3 excellent songs. I had YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR on 8 track and wore it out pretty quick trying to play those 3 songs.
All three are great.
I'm not a huge fan of reo but when my band plays Roll or ridin.... The place goes nuts!
How about Back on the Road Again?
Love their (REO) music and I haven’t listened to them in a while, it’s time to give another listen. I saw them twice, 1988 was the last time. I was working at a hotel where they were staying, the bass player came in for a glass of wine and I paid for it. I was working the day shift and I ran home to get my album and made it back in time to get Kevin’s autograph. The pen gave out and I had to find another. 36 years later and they still brings back good memories!
Kevin Cronin such a nice talented guy. Had the pleasure of meeting him, a gentleman.
I'm so blessed to have been in high school during this, the greatest collection of music and bands ever.
I've listened to "Time For Me To Fly" every time I've taken off on a plane since 1993. Still do.
I try to time it so that the final chorus begins just as the plane starts barreling down the runway and lifts off at the outro.
Golden Country so poignant and relevant in these troubled times.
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Arguably REOs best song. Ridin the Storm Out is close.
@@ProfessorofRock Seriously? Youve never listened to that song? Its likely the best and most meaningful song REO ever made.
@@ProfessorofRockAdam, love your content. You should hear Golden Country. It's one of REO's best songs and very poignant. I think you'd like it.
@@ProfessorofRock ?
Love the shirt... REO is one of the most upbeat sounding groups of the time, and we loved them every time their songs came on the radio.
For sure!
Cool shirt today.
I remember hearing them over the loudspeakers at the swim club my family belonged to. I was only 7 or 8 but distinctly remember hearing "Keep on Loving You" and "Take it on the Run" and instantly becoming a huge fan.
Kevin gave us the words we were feeling and Gary delivered the emotion we were feeling, with his guitar.
Adam, every time your latest video presentation pips uo in my feed I think, 'Ahhh, I love this guy's shows, but do I really want to commit close to twenty minutes to it?'. Then I click it and in what seems like a few minutes I'm saying, "No! It's not over already! I was having such a good time!" THAT's the power of your production skills AND your palpable passion for the world of music. I'm not trying to blow 🌞 up you, but you're more than a professor; you're an ambassador to the greatest art form there is. Please don't ever stop.
Ah Thanks!
My introduction to REO Speedwagon, was the album, "You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna a Fish." I bought it strictly based on the album title. I was not disappointed with the music within and became a life long fan. Saw them a couple of years back when they were on tour with Styx and Loverboy. Even all these decades later, they sounded incredible.
I saw that tour as well and it ROCKED!
I’m jealous! I wish I had seen that.
I feel his pain and driving a Ford Pinto wagon across the country. I drove from Omaha, Nebraska to Texas and back. Omaha to Denver and back hitting a deer out by Sterling Colorado. The Pinto limped home. What a time to be alive!
My best memory of REO Speedwagon would be the song Riding the storm out... Because our high school varsity basketball team would come out to that song. This is in the very early 80s and probably late 70s. With the siren that would get the crowd all pumped up, and then the team would come out.. That song and the fans go crazy
He drove a Ford Pinto from Chicargo to LA? Boy is he lucky to have survived the trip.
No kidding!
😂
You are not lying. Those of us from that time, we knew that the Ford Pinto was a Bic lighter on four wheels.
@@doaver2.125It should have been called the KingsFord Pinto.
Yes we had a Ford Pinto. Our first car.
My first REO song was Keep on loving you. Oh man! I was hooked for life! One of my all time favorite bands. That same year my cousin got to see them live but I didn’t go. He gave me his concert shirt for my birthday that following spring. What a gift! Many years later I saw them in Pittsburgh at a basketball game and they never missed a beat! I loved it!
REO was big on radio in the mid 1980’s as I was in high school and at the age where uplifting light sounding songs would bring everyone together at parties, happy and smiling and just loving life. “Can’t fight this feeling” gave me the courage to approach my crush and just lay it out to her, “hey, I’m sorry but I really need to get this off of my chest, I think you are so pretty and you are always smiling and sweet to everyone, so would you like to go out with me sometime?” IT WORKED!! She said “yes” in the most sincere and sweet way. Thank you REO SPEEDWAGON!
One of the fews albums I still have is REO Speedwagon "You Get What You Play For". Another band that wrote stories reflecting life. "Keep Pushing" is may favorite REO song.
In 1977, I saw REO in Pekin Illinois just before You Get What You Play For was released. Small crowd, but they still rocked, and when they played Ridin’ the Storm Out…Wow!! Gary Richrath rocked it with that solo!
Kevin Cronin has one of the most under-appreciated voices in rock music... great range, and, when he hits a note.. that notes been hit..
When I was 8, or 9. My mom, and her husband drove down the coast highway, from Vancouver Canada to Disneyland, camping along the way.We listened to REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity cassette tape a lot. It totally reminds me of that trip. It was a great adventure for a young kid! I’ll always have fond memories of that time! REO SW is a great band. They’re a great part of the history of American music! A time when music meant something.
Got here before the notification...da tube is slow. POR 🔥 Grew up on REO..raised in Illinois. Golden Country was our hippie anthem.
Same. 😊
Golden Country is the song I discovered REO and to this day still my fav from them.
My two top REO sons, Golden Country, and Like You Do!
For many years beginning in the late 80’s I went out to sing karaoke on a regular basis. After my divorce in 2005 I started singing karaoke every Friday and Saturday night. In 2009 I moved farther away so the karaoke all but stopped.
Then on May 20th 2014 I had a brain bleed stroke, and my Sinatra quality baritone went away, and so did the karaoke.
Some days I can carry a tune, most days I can’t;(;(
I kinda miss it because there was nowhere I went that I wasn’t either singing, or showing off my Bing Crosby quality whistle, which I lost along with my baritone;(;(
If I could afford it I find a singing coach and get my baritone back, but at 68 it will never be what it was. Singing bad would be worse than not singing at all.
05-09 my daughter used to come hang out with me while I sang, and bring “her girls” along also;) it felt nice this old guy sitting at a table full of pretty 25ish women;)lol
Every time one of her girls would tell her, “wow, your dad’s really good”, it made us both smile.
@@kevinmcconnell3641 So sorry to hear about your health issues...I'm a singer and musician..started my first band in 78...I'm 67. My range is not what it used to be...gotta stay at it...practice practice practice...your voice is an instrument. I'm still pretty solid and not pitchy...don't give up...find your comfort zone and build on that. Oh...btw. Like You Do is my #2 REO song✌🏽
@@jonathanfloming1045 my health is as good as it could be considering I was a 43 year cigarette smoker, and 35# over weight. Did I not tell anyone I had a stroke they’d never know.
It ravaged what used to be to be a rapier wit, and $10 vocabulary, and jumbled the filing system so it can be hard for me to words and general knowledge that used to be instantaneous, but I walk with aide or hitch, and my hand are as fine as the rheumatoid arthritis allows;)lol
I did slip on ice Jan 22 24 and aggravated a 45 year damaged right shoulder, but now I’m just whining;);)
I’ve lived a very active hard 68 years, so it is what it is;)lol
Seeing them in concert when I was in HS, ( 1975 to 1976) got me. They played in our old Armory building in Decatur, IL. Awesome.
REOs HiInfidelity is my all time favorite record.I love every song on the record,singing along to every song.
Amen!
Great album, released in 1981 and was one of the decades biggest records.
Same here!
From reel to reel, 8 track, cassette, DVD and radio, R.E.O. was the innovated form of rock I loved and still do. Every real song should get started by tickling ivories. What a talented artist. He should have his own hall!!!! Now It's time for me to fly but I will keep on lovin you.
I'd have to say when Dolly Parton covers your song, you've made it. Her or Weird Al Yankovic.
It's funny he is so right when I hear a song it takes me back to a memory I had when the song came out and I first heard it and cruising the strip or just on a road trip it's pretty incredible how those songs are like the memories of our life.
YEs!
To me songs are the landmarks of life.
For sure.
How humble Kevin is..i love the way he talks..thanks Adam
Thanks!
Interviews with Kevin are like ice cream cones: just great from beginning to end, every time.
In 1978 I was 15, sitting in the back of a friend's Camero, listening to "You Get What You Play For" as we drove to our favorite swimming hole, it was summer in Iowa and I had not a care in the World. My friends were all exited about the upcoming Festival; R.E.O., Little Feat, Cheap Trick and I think Skynyrd was Headlining...(not sure anymore). These bands were all huge in the Midwest in the 70s. I was a little bummed because I wasn't going to be able to join them but I still remember having one of the greatest days of my life, with good weed, great friends and fantastic Music. Peace. ✌
Ps, "You Get What You Play For" is still one of my all time Favorites and one of the greatest Live Albums ever! Soundtrack of our lives! Thanks Adam, great interview.
REO Speedwagon is a great band!! They are in my Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!!!!!!
That opening piano riff on roll with the changes instantly grab you and the lyrics wouldn't let you go, perfect. Kevin's interview is fantastic. You can tune a piano is still my favorite reo album no wonder because the band produced it themselves. My 2 favorite reo tunes in one episode doesn't get any better, great episode, loved it. Still know every word to Time For Me to Fly and it still feels great to sing along
THanks!
Roll with the Changes is infectious! By far my favorite REO song.
He's right about feeling the energy of the audience. I've experienced it myself on a number of occasions. It's an amazing thing when this unspoken connection between the audience and a performer allows the performer to somehow feel what they want and then give it to them.
Being from Champaign/Urbana Illinois (where REO got their start as a U of I college campus band) they have always been a favorite of mine (and everyone in the corn field I grew up in) and I’ve always loved the fact that Kevin still lived in Chicago, I don’t know if he still does but I know he did for many years. Loved this one Professor, thanks for the memories!! ❤😊
Saw them in concert, twice. They were FANTASTIC.❤
If Dolly does your song it was written very well, she is picky and never gave up rights for the songs she wrote. That is what she said when a person asked her what is one thing as a performer you should do, she said never give up your rights to a song you wrote.
What a compliment!
I guess Whitney Houston impressed her. Dolly's song was playful while Whitney's made it serious
And she is smart for doing that.
The key is to be careful what you sign. Some people have had their songs sold away from them without knowingly approving of the deal.
@@gregorymoore2877 I imagine that would be why Dolly has talked about it, to warn others to make sure you never lose the right to your work. She has helped many people get started in the business over the years, a fan site had a long list of people she had helped a decade ago when I was in Pigeon Forge and reading things to do etc, I landed on a fan page for Dolly.
REO is one of my favorite bands.
I first heard them in 1980when Hi Infidelity came out.
It is an awesome album that is still one of my favorites of all time,
That year for Christmas I asked my parents for any REO tapes they could find.
I got You Get What You Play For, Nine Lives and a decade of hits 1970-1980 and loved them all.
i was lucky enough to finally see them live a couple years ago and they didn't disapoint me.
Being from the Midwest and growing up in the 70s REO Speedwagon was a part of my youth. I remember going on vacation in Florida back then and requesting a DJ to play some REO. The guy looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language. My two favorites who were popular in the Midwest before going national were REO Speedwagon and Bob Seger. Not too shabby...
Roll With the Changes got me hooked on REO... Never once thought it was copped from Still's song but I hear it now... Finally going to see them with Train soon and looking forward to it!
Just that first line of the third verse of "Love the One You're With" sounds like the first line of "Roll With Them Changes"; it's a note-for-note copy, but it only lasts a bar and a half. Besides, they BOTH sound like the first line of "La Bamba".
I'm seeing that tour, too, in July! So stoked!
by coincidence they were on abc morning show today promoting tour
Where are you going to see them?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 The Forum in Los Angeles
Seeing you wearing a SHIRT with your own face on it reminds me of watching Rick Nielsen (of Cheap Trick) play a guitar that looked like him. Anyone walking by you on the street might strain their neck doing a double-take!
Adam's shirt reminds me of Devo's, Are We Not Men, album cover
"You Get What You play For" was the album that got me hooked on REO Speedwagon. My two favorite tracks are "157 Riverside Ave." and the live cut "Riding The Storm Out"
This album will forever in my heart. The first time I heard it was as a 15 y/o making out with a slightly older guy in his Camaro in 1979 on a dirt road outside of a small Texas town. I have never forgotten the experience or the album. My number 1 favorite! Thanks for sharing Professor!
Richrath scorches! 🔥
For sure!
Watched REO last year. They still got it.
Kevin Cronin is just a great songwriter, and crafted some amazing tunes with Gary Richrath. Seems like a nice guy to sit around and talk music and have a beer with.
A dynamic musical duo.
Your picture on your shirt.! I like the blue and red glasses contrast. 👕 😊
"Are We Not Music Junkies?" Indeed we are!
I had to laugh, remembering a recent debate about his use of the word "junkie". Someone was offended by it, because they had lost a loved one to drug overdose. I'm not the least bit offended, as I used to BE a crackhead, and I'm happy to no longer be a "junkie" on drugs. I lost my partner in 1989 to OD, the only man I truly loved. I think he would approve of the expression, "Music Junkie" too, as he was a very funny guy who shared my passion for great music too.
It is very difficult to beat addiction, but it can be done. I'm proud to be a "Music Junkie" today! These songs are all part of my personal journey to health and happiness.
Me too. I want my hands on that shirt now.
Absolutely THE greatest album name ever.
Not so much the album cover though.
@@Code.Name.V I must agree
I'm not going to argue the point because it is definitely a great album title and the one that I think is even better is for an album that doesn't even exist but if it did exist, Intra Venous De Milo by Spinal Tap would be the best.
REO is an amazing band live. Their songs translate so well to stadium arenas…they give in that extra something and those songs Rock!
"Back on the Road Again" is one of my All-time favorite songs. I've never understood why it doesn't seem to have withstood the test of time. I NEVER hear it on the radio now and probably haven't for years.
I've been a fan of REO Speedwagon and had several cassettes
by them which I would play on my cassette walkman when I
went out on walks with greatest hits tapes by REO, 38 Special,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Cheap Trick and many other
bands like this just out walking and listening to the awesome
rock bands on tape along with a lot of batteries for the cassette
player that was in the 80's and I'm 59 now, thanks for your videos
and until your next video thank you Professor.🎵🎶🎼💞🎼🎶🎵
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Rock on!
This is the next band we have to get into the RRHOF!
Amen!
Makes no sense that they aren’t already in.
Agreed.
They really deserve to be there.
Yup.
Great interview as always. Thank you.
Congrats on 1 Million subscribers!
Roll exemplifies AOR ❤
You need to take a picture of you wearing that shirt, then put that picture on a shirt. POR Inception!
I love hearing the stories about the songs from the artist. One of my favorite things about this channel
LOVE REO!!! Saw them last year in Phoenix and already have my tickets for Sept. this year. My friends tease me about seeing such an "old" band but I notice they sing along with the radio too when an REO song comes on. Music for every occasion in life up or down. Timeless. Great interview Professor! Nice shirt too! 😁
POR !!!!!!!!!!!!!
😮 Are we not POR 😮
A. We are neato! Can make it rhyme with REO!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Never really thought much of the song Roll With the Changes. I liked it, but just never could jam with it until one day, just out of the blue, driving down the road and it came on the radio and I just felt it... turned it up and really got into it! Have loved it ever since! LOL Have a great day!! Thanks for the vid!
Hey Professor, Long sub, 53 yrs young! Greatly Enjoy and appreciate your content!! R.E.O. RULES! Ridin the Storm out, Take it on the run, Don't let him go, All the greats you mentioned + more. Saw them twice in the early and mid 1990's with then gf, now spouse Here in my home and current state @ The Warwick Tent in The Round Warwick Rhode Island. What Awesome, Intimate shows those were!! Kevin Can Sing Like a Muther-- Bleeper!! Keep Rockin
That was a great interview, keep up the good work. 👍
I love listening to your interview segments with Kevin Cronin and hearing him talk about the history of the band and some of the classic songs that he’s written. I also love his enthusiasm for the music and how he still enjoys, performing and playing his classic songs after all these years.
Great interview...Kevin seems like a real genuine down to earth kinda guy that really cares about us...his audience!
At 18 in 1977 "You Get What You Play For" was on the car stereo almost exclusively for a year when every weekend we all found a secluded spot in the woods to hang out, drink beer and goof around. Great times!
For sure!
Same here.
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Good interview!
REO Speedwagon! Great memories. Thanks Professor.
I enjoy your video's every time. Thank you for doing this for us. All of us.
Billy Sheehan (Bassist for Mr. Big, Winery Dogs, and David Lee Roth) drove his Ford Pinto from Buffalo, NY to LA to make it in the music business too. Billy says that he drove it with all 4 tires being those small donut spare tires, because it was all he could afford. Keep in mind, those things are only supposed to being driven 100 miles max. LOL
Awesome interview
Thanks!
REO and Boston should be first ballot members of the Hall of Fame! Both groups have music still being played on radio, viewed on CZcams, and streaming. Boston created a 'sound' and way of recording along with new effects. REO became one of the best live concert bands with longevity.
I have been aware of REO since the early 70's. Before they were known outside of the midwest they played at a venue that was in the countryside just a few miles outside of my hometown. I have seen them quite a few times since. When I had my children, two boys, they heard REO frequently. Their favorite was Ridin' the Storm Out. When it came on our classic rock station they would insist that I crank it up for the siren at the start then we would all sing along. Took them to see them live st a festival in our town. They were about 6 and 4. They really had a grest time. It was about 30 years after I first saw REO in concert. Great memory!
Great interview! My favorite REO tunes actually start with Golden Country from the second REO album! I also love Roll With the Changes... and just about every other REO song!!!
THanks!
A great interview with Mr. Cronin. I got hooked on REO with Hi Infidelity, then went back to hear their previous stuff and future albums, too. Kevin is such a humble guy with some great down-to-earth stories. Thanks for another great episode, Adam.
Indeed!
Great interview with another artist who seems genuine and down to earth. Adam, you know how to pick 'em!
Thanks!
I've always loved the power of "Don't Let Him Go".
They opened with that when I saw them a couple of months ago. High energy out of the gate.
"You like Speed Wagon?" "What kind of man doesn''t!" Amen
I listened to REO before they exploded on the radio. Loved a little song that I believe was titled 'Like You Do' and the album it was included on. Their sound changed a little when they hit the airways, but they were still excellent. Thanks for the great background on this wonderful group!
1979 Kansas City's Royal's Stadium, We "literally" rode the storm out. It was my first concert and a night I will never forget.
REO…the soundtrack of my teen years! So many of their songs evoke such fun memories for me! Also my first concert at 14!!
He's always so genuine. Talks to you like a person and not some glorified rock star with their nose in the clouds. Also, Gary is on that list of a very underrated guitarist. I wrote to him back in the early 80's from the back of a guitar magazine when I was just a kid. I got a letter back along with a couple of pics. I was dumb enough not to hold on to those. Man I really wish I had kept them. I'm sure it was management that sent them to me and not Gary himself, but at that age I of course, thought it was from Gary. Who knows, maybe it was him.