Early 80s were REO Speedwagon's greatest years. Starting in 1980 through 83 or so, they were unstoppable. Everyone loved them back then.

One of my favorite songs of all time. The energy level STARTS at 10, and then just continues to go up for the whole song.

You have no idea, when they released their album Hi Infidelity at the end of 1980 they became the most popular band in the country. You couldn’t escape them. Radio/TV was nonstop REO Speedwagon.

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish. What a name for an album. Riding the storm out is a good song.

The lead guitarist on this song, Gary Richrath (RIP) was a criminally underrated guitarist. This was the more commercial album that took them over to really great success. Some of their other great songs include "Golden Country," "Keep Pushin'," "157 Riverside Avenue," "Riden' the Storm Out," "Like You Do," and the instrumental "Flying Turkey Trot," which allows Gary to show his guitar chops.

Icons! Sweet lil lead singer backed by a heavy rock n roll band! It is history!

The guitar player Gary Richrath was an absolute monster on guitar. Criminally underrated and under remembered.

REO was one of those bands that both the guys and girls wanted to hear back in the 80's. An REO Speedwagon is a classic old school classic truck, interesting history lesson if ya look it up and read about it. From someone who grew up with this band at the peak of their popularity in the early 80's, if you want to review the bands best songs, then look up "Time for Me to Fly" from '78 or "Take it on the Run" from 1980. Those, in my opinion are the bands two best overall songs. But anything from either of those albums "You Can Tune a Piano but ya can't Tuna Fish" (1978) or "Hi Infidelity" (1980) is a winner in my book.

I knew you'd get to REO eventually. 😊 Take it on the Run and Time For Me to Fly are must listen to.

"I think my aunt has those pants" 😂😂😂 I saw these guys 2 years ago in concert, they are still sounding great!

Saw these “grandpas” live last year and they were still FABULOUS!!!

Band founder and keyboardist Neal Doughty's organ playing solo on this song has NO equal. He's a Master on the organ. And the late great lead guitarist Gary Richrath was the most underrated guitarist in the history of Rock music. R.I.P. 🙏❤️✝️❤️

Gary Richrath WAS REO Speedwagon. Absolutely, positively my favorite guitarist from the 70's and 80's. Riding the Storm Out, Golden Country, Keep Pushin'... The list goes on and on. RIP Gary. You are sorely missed.

Ransom Eli Olds, the Oldsmobile Speedwagon.

POLO -we could not put on an AMFM radio station without REO. They owned the airwaves during the 70's. Like 5 number ones off one album

One of the best live performances ever. This song is timeless

Kevin is the perfect front man. Distinctive voice, plays keys and guitar. My first REO record was a bootleg copy of hi infidelity bought at a flea market in fall of 82. Been hooked ever since. What I call classy pop rock. Gary was probably the most underrated guitarist of his time, and probably all time.

REO: Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 - August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named

This would appeal to older people such as myself who grew up with stuff very similar to this (Zeppelin, The Beatles, Stones, Allman Bros., Jimi, Janis, etc.) Brings back fond memories like so much of it. Nice, straight ahead rock song.

This is my all time favorite & my favorite guitar solo i've ever heard.

Saw them 3 times when I was in High School! This was my favorite song of theirs!

The greatly underrated Gary Richrath on guitar was so hard hitting , Kevin Cronin vocals/piano , Allen Gratzer drums, Bruce Hall bass & Neal Doughty keyboards They were quite good live.

My teen years , REO was so good. Love this songs lyrics, the music was good but the song said so much :) Keep rocking !

They sound FANTASTIC live still.

Grew up listening to reo my grandma took me and my mom dad and brother to see them before she passed from complications due to lupus

One of my favorite songs period. Time For Me To Fly off the same album is also worth a listen.

I remember rolling down the autobahn in 1978 listening to this song in my 1964 VW station wagon. I was listening to good ole Armed Forces Network.

I’m from a small town of like 4000 in Illinois. REO is from Champaign, an hour or so from us. People to this day still talk about the time they played outside of our auto parts store when they were this up and coming band. But I agree with earlier comments. Riding the Storm Out is the song. Hands down.

The song is so catchy and just makes you happy

REO Speedwagon was actually a real truck used for firefighting. And this is one of their best songs! If you stay around this era of their music it's all great. You should hear golden country off their second album or their live album! Peace and love! 1:28

REO are the initials of Ransom E. Olds who founded the Oldsmobile brand of automobiles. The Speedwagon, designed by Olds, name came from something Neal Doughty saw in a History of Transportation class at Univ of Illinois.

Definitely check out the 1976 live version of "Ridin the storm out" its the version that's still played alot on classic rock radio. Them at their most rock songiest!

I found your channel somehow. I really like it. I’m so glad you’re discovering some rock and roll. I’m 63 and I listen to rock n roll, country, hip hop rap. I love it all. I haven’t gotten to like jazz yet. Lol

I saw REO Speedwagon 9 times in my life more than any other band as they’re from Champaign, Illinois and I’m from Danville which is only thirty miles away. The first time I saw them was at the Jr College in Danville and the crowd size was maybe 800 people. They hit the big time a few years later. Lots of great music in this rabbit hole.

Loved this song. It was another big hit.

Golden country, and riding the storm out, are excellent songs by this man

I saw their first tour, they opened for Black Oak Arkansas. The first brown Marshalls I’d ever seen. About 50 years ago ….and years before this song. You’d enjoy “157 Riverside Avenue “..same band.

REO is Ransom E. Olds, for whom the Oldsmobile brand was named. Speedwagon was the name of one of their trucks.

Ah, recalls summer days cruising in my '76 Cutlass, with my sweetie by my side.

One of my all-time favorite songs.

these guys are still great live. saw them a couple of years ago in dallas. perfection.

Arena rock is seriously an underrated genre! Sounds commercial now, but this in your face is a glorious thing to behold!!!!

Put an ear to the live version of riding the storm out. Brilliant!

The band is named after a car designed by Ransom E. Olds, the REO Speedwagon, in the early 20th century. Absolute must song for this band is Golden Country

"Golden Country" is where REO shines

Stadium rock. Gotta love it

Keep On Luvin U ❤❤❤❤❤❤BEST ONE but They were great Cant fight this feeling take it on the run Time for me to Fly

I saw REO Speedwagon twice in the 80s. Kevin Cronin is the lead singer. Fantastic 🎸😎🎼

Founded in 1904 the REO Motor Company, released the Speedwagon in 1929. That’s where they got their name.

Saw the in LA in 1983. Epic

Best window down, singing at the top of your lungs as a teen song!

This is the band that caused an entire generation to know something about really old fire engines.

One of the best concerts I've ever seen. R.E.O. headlines, Molly Hachet was the warm up band, awesome rock

Love seeing the smile on your face Polo!

Listen to the LIVE version of RIDING THE STORM OUT‼️‼️

REO Speedwagon was my first real concert. It was somewhere around 1985 in Fargo, North Dakota. The opener was a guy named Richard Marx. My friend had his farmer's drivers license so we got tickets and drove an hour to see the show. His brother had recently come home from a hitch in the Navy and had brought home a few souvenirs, which included some super-duty smoke bombs. Partway into the second song by Marx, a smoke bomb was ignited. The show stopped, the house lights came up, and the place was filled with smoke and cops. About 45 minutes later, REO came onstage and did their thing. Good times. REO is playing an outdoor venue in my small Idaho town this summer. If I get the chance, I wanna ask the guys if they recall the smoke bomb incident in Fargo 38 years ago.

Oh man, I just got goosebumps. This reminds me of being 8 - 9 years old at the swimming pool in the summer. I had no idea who sang this song but it was important in my childhood.

Saw them live in the 80's. They are so good live.

Try "Riding the storm out" when this song came on at a party in the 70's the volume went straight to 10. One of the all time great party song written about a night the band spent snowed in at an airport in the Rocky mountains. You mentioned strange band names but the name of the album the song you just listened to is one of the strangest "You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish" was the album title.

I got to see them when they toured with Foreigner & Peter Frampton. Loved every minute of it.

The drummer was wearing a "Kings" t-shirt. The Sacramento Kings basketball team was still in Kansas City when this video was shot in Kemper, in Kansas City, Missouri.

The band was tight that night! 💪👌👍🤘✌️

R.E.O...Is Ranson E. Olds..the owner of Oldsmobile. ..the speedwagon was one of their trucks...check out their song Golden Country...its still relevant to this day ...

They were big in the late 70's early 80's. One of the best is "Back on the road again"

You’ll probably never read this one,but REO was an automobile manufacturer at the beginning of the 20th century. Not pronounced R-E-O but Reo as in one word. The Speedwagon was a truck used commonly as a fire engine.

OMG! They were so young in this video. 🫣 That and I am soooooo old. 😁 I remember when this was "a new single off their new Album".🤩 Huge radio hit! ☺️🥰🐰

Awesome song!

REO Speedwagon was a truck made between 1915 and 1953. Called a Speedwagon because when first manufactured, it had a top speed of 22mph compared to the 15mph top speed of other trucks of the day. REO were the initials of it's founder Ransom Eli Olds.

Huge fan. Totally 80s totally rad every track is awesome.

Saw them last year in Louisville. Still rock it.

FYI, it was described the name REO Speedwagpn was a type of children's toy. That was a red little wagon brand name.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ inspirational, timeless❤❤❤❤

From Champaign, IL and played at local bars in the early 70s. Chances R and The Red Lion.

157 Riverside Avenue will open your eyes along with Golden Country, Flying Turkey Trot live and many many more. Gary was one of the greatest guitarists to play

You should check out these early REO songs "Like You Do" "157 Riverside Ave." "Little Queenie" "Golden Country"

This was one of my favorite songs for a minute. I love the change over from Neil on the piano/keyboard to Gary😇 guitar. Too bad the "changes" they were talking about was their change in their overall product with "Hi Infidelity" It got them their well-deserved millions but was a drastic change to the dark side of HI. I bought the album the day it was released. Listened to it twice and sent it to my 12-year-old sister and said you're gonna love this. She didn't. She couldn't even believe it was REO. THIS was the good stuff. It's a crime they're not in the R&R HOF They're playing with STYX soon at The Sparks Nugget. If anyone gets the chance before it's too late.

Reo speedwagon was a manufacturer of fire engines back in the 1930s.

Just the fact that you gave this a listen shows your willingness to explore

I saw them in 72 in Champaign Illinois when they were in college.

GOLDEN COUNTRY LIVE!!! Gary eats frets for breakfast! If you don't check it out I hope your fans will!

You can't help but feel good, feel happy after hearing this song. Not an emotionally deep song like Comfortable Numb or anything, but still fun. When I was a teenager and my mom was giving me shit about how rock n roll isn't really music because it requires "no talent", I made her listen to this song and she instantly changed her mind.

I saw these guys at the Chicago Ampethetere in 1978.

REO Speedwagon named for Ransom E. Olds, who built the Oldsmobiles and REO Speed Wagon, a light truck.

Saw them open for, and blow away (IMHO) Blackmore's Rainbow, who was the band I went to see. REO put on a great show in every way.

Cabin in the Woods. This song is playing in one of the greatest ideas in cinema.

REO was the first concert I took my kids to. They were about 8 and 10. They are now 36 and 38, and still love REO!

REO Speedwagon was an actual automobile about 100 years ago. I’ve seen a few at car shows.

I appreciate your honesty

Roy E Olds. (Oldsmobile!) The REO Speedwagon was a car. History. Wow!

“Time for me to Fly” was my High School graduation song.

This may be a live concert, but that is the studio version music playing. I know because I've played that song over 200 times. Usually in a live concert, a song is played at a different tempo, either a bit faster or a bit slower, and instruments sound different. HOWEVER, this is still a good rockin' song. One that makes me press down on the accelerator pedal more. That Hammond B-3 player! Yeow!

Great band and one of the best guitar players Gary Richrath. Saw them four times in the 80's great shows.

Just a great rock and roll song. My fav is "Riding the Storm Out" live. Seen them in their heyday. Nothing groundbreaking, but always a pleasure.

REO Soeedwagon played at my after prom. We had no idea where they were going but we had the time of our lives!

That's the studio version played behind a concert footage. They play it live on The midnight special. Really get to see them in action. Gary richrath makes it look too easy!

REO sounded really good for the time. Reminded me of Journey a lot. w/out Steve Perry of course. During this time period I was listening to a lot of Triumph-Lay It On The Line, Magic Power, Fight The Good Fight.

Such a great band!

Still touring,,, coming to my city this spring

REO had such great chops, musically, lyrically, their harmonies, that they were regularly name-checked along with Journey back in the day. I distinctly remember feeling like they were basically two equally big bands, at the time, but y'know, I was only 13.......

REO Speedwagon, was one of the first automobile ever made.