REO sounds great live for sure - but I prefer the studio version of this song - it’s total perfection.

The intro was TOTALLY Wolfman Jack - what a legend of a man. Lead singer on this one was Kevin Cronin (who actually wrote this one) - fantastic selection!!

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Can't Fight This Feeling" !!!

This is one of my favorite REO songs. It comes from an album with one of the greatest names ever: "You Can Tune a Piano but you Can't Tuna Fish."

REO Speedwagon are true musicians. So many bands are simply characters. They are ahead of their time.

Their "High Infidelity" album is a masterpiece !

Don't Let Him Go - very underrated REO song! The drums are great in it! More of a high energy tune I think y'all would love!

RIP Gary Richrath, underrated guitar God. Amazing tone and beautiful leads. Keep On Loving You or Riding The Syorm Out are REO musts

You really need to do REO's live versions of "Ridin' the Storm Out" and "Roll With the Changes". You WILL be blown away by these guys from Champaign-Urbana, Illlinois.

Probably my favorite REO song!! 🥰

Another fun song from them to consider is "Tough Guys". I think its a banger

You two are the new MTV. I would have watched you as VJays back in the day. Thanks for doing what you do.

I like that you noticed him playing the guitar in an odd way, with his thumb going over the top. He’s got the guitar tuned to an open chord so that all strings strummed open (unfretted) play a natural chord. Then pressing the thumb on the top four strings and letting the bottom two ring out on every chord creates a really nice tone.

“Can’t fight this Feeling” “In My Dreams” “Here With Me” “Keep on Loving You”. Are their best ballads.

I love REO, I grew up listening to them. I lost my sister-in law in 2021( just four months after losing my brother) and this was the main song she wanted played at her funeral.. She was even a bigger REO fan. Can't Fight this feeling is another amazing song!!

I am a huge REO Speedwagon fan. Been a fan since I am 13 (I am 57) Seen them over 20 times in concert! The lead singer is Kevin Cronin. Gary Richrath, the lead guitarist was a driving force behind REO's sound. Gary left the band in 1989 & unfortunately passed away in 2015. I have a request. There is this band called "Richrath: Project 3:13. They are like an REO tribute band. They do old REO tunes plus original material. Could you do a reaction by them with the song "Heard It On The Radio"? Please & thank you!

I make you laugh, and you make me cry I believe it’s time for me to fly! Time for me to fly Oh I’ve got to set myself free Time for me to fly And that’s just how it’s got to be I know it hurts to say goodbye But it’s time for me to fly Love this song!

Wolfman Jack must be the Midnight Special. REO Speed Wagon great band and song. Thank you

This era of bands sounded GREAT LIVE!! Thats the difference. Glad I was listening to them back in the day! When i walked 2 miles to school in the snow😂😂😂

I'm so old REO Speedwagon played at my freshman Homecoming in high school (Chicago area).

You have not done REO until you have done the song Golden Country from the double live album, You Get What You Play For.

So many good songs: Golden Country Tough Guys Easy Money Like You Do Keep Pushin' Back On the Road Again Don't Let Him Go

One the best song they recorded. You guys should watch Reo Speedwagon and Chicago live from Red Rocks. Roll with the changes

Can't fight this feeling, is one of my favorites 🥰🥰

Great choice! This is one of my very favorite REO Speedwagon songs, and they’ve got several to choose from. 😍

Gary Richrath was soooo underrated as a guitar player

This was the lead performer of my very first concert at 14. It was in the old Oakland Coliseum, a basket ball venue. Their song I can’t fight this feeling (any longer) was the soundtrack of my first heartbreak.

“In My Dreams” is my favorite they made. Such a beautiful song.

Kevin Cronin lead singer. And the late great Gary Richrath on guitar

Another great one from REO Speedwagon. You should check out Journey's "Stone in Love" (Live 1981: Escape Tour). The energy is phenomenal! 💯💪🔥

You 2, listen to so much music that I listened to in the 70 and the late 80s,. That was the best time. So much great music,, thanks for reminding me how great that time was

One of the most epic concerts I ever went to was REO, Styx, and Journey. Truly epic!

Greatest breakup song ever

REO has so many worthy songs. This is one of my favorites! Good choice.

This was from the Midnight Special. I used to stay Friday/Saturday nights to watch it. There was a time when they were always on tv!

I've seen REO 2 times in concert. They are great live! I've always loved them.

REO was a fantastic live band in their early years!! RIP Gary Richrath!!

“Don’t Let Him Go” is definitely a great next REO reaction. Live shows depend on the artist and the performance itself for me. When those two click, it’s magic. I have to listen to the initial studio version first, and then the live version. Then you really get to hear, and sometimes see, how they brought out the song more, audibly and visually. Pink Floyd, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Freddie Mercury, Meat Loaf, Prince are a few of my favorite live performers. They ARE their music.

Its criminal these guys aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This band was hands down best mid 80s. They dont get recognition they deserve because the national charts didn't match local. Most requested and played 5 years straight.

Another great song! I'm still waiting for you to do the live version of Riding the Storm Out because the album version you reacted to is nothing like the live which made the song a huge hit. The entire composition is different and it was one of the best parts of their tour. I know you've already done Roll With The Changes but the live of that one is fabulous too. Others to check out - Don't Let Him Go, In Your Letter, Shakin' It Loose Tonight, Out of Season, I Wish You Were There

First of all, THANK YOU so much for returning to REO. You may recall the band's history; after 5 unsuccessful albums with three different lead singers, the label said that if they wanted their contract renewed, they had to get rid of Mike Murphy (the redhead that Jordan liked on "Riding the Storm Out") and bring back Kevin Cronin, seen here. That sixth album, although still not a smash, was enough to convince the label to re-sign them and commission the live album, "You Get What You Play For", which is a complete classic. Amber, 90% of the time I agree that the studio albums are a good starting point…but every rule has exceptions. With Cheap Trick, you want to hear the "At Budokan" live album…and for REO, "You Get What You Play For" is a serious *MUST* You want suggestions? Start at the beginning of that live album, with one of Gary Richrath's classic songs "Like You Do" and go straight through to the end, Gary's ultimate masterpiece "Golden Country". Plenty of great songs by Kevin on there as well, and the only song you have already heard is "Riding the Storm Out", and you heard Mike Murphy, so hearing Kevin sing it live will be new as well. DO THIS NOW. (Please?) After the success of the live album, they went back to the studio and came up with their eighth album, "You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish", which features IMO the two best songs Kevin Cronin ever wrote, namely "Roll with the Changes" and this. This is a very personal song for Kevin. In High School he was a skinny little thing and the "Tough Guys" used to beat him up and call him gay. So when he finally did get a girlfriend, he clung to the relationship…perhaps a bit too long. Once it became clear that things were not working (see the lyrics here), he broke it off, but couldn't do it face to face, waiting until the band's first tour outside of Illinois. (This was the trip where the band got caught in the Rocky Mountains, leading Gary to write "Riding the Storm Out".) Although he wrote the song in 1973, Kevin was fired from the band not long after, and so it didn't get recorded until Kevin was already dating his first wife Denise, whom he'd been pursuing after this breakup, as Kevin details in "Roll with the Changes" . So it all fits together, nicely. ("Keep On Loving You", which you have covered, is about Kevin's reaction to discovering that Denise was cheating on him, but that is a whole other story.) Again, thank you, thank you, thank you. And again, next should be "Like You Do", the first track off of the 1977 live album, "You Get What You Play For", please. Trust me. I gave you "Father Christmas". I gave you Traffic. TRUST ME. :)

REO, such a class band. Some of the best road music, IMO. Please do more. Thanks

Totally underrated band! Incredible

I’ve always loved this song and it is a great break-up song. Made me cry just now. REO Speedwagon just has a way with reaching into my soul.

You guys need to get back to Foreigner!! I can't believe you guys haven't done, Waiting for a girl Like You!! The studio version!! You guys will LOVE it!! In case you guys think you have already did it, you did, I want to know what love is.

I saw them last summer here in Toronto along with loverboy and Styx they still sounds awesome live

1979 I just left the USMC and worked blue collar work assembling rail cars in Chicago. Worked the midnight shift. REO blasting on the radio when I drove back and forth to work to feed the family. Got me in the right mood

My dad loved REO Speedwagon. I put this on his funeral playlist. Thank y’all for reacting the all the music my dad and I bonded over.

Nice reaction you two, to this lovely REO Speedwagon tune!! Don't forget you were on your way to check out Blood Sweat and Tears and their song "Hi-De-Ho"! Best wishes and plenty of smiles to both of you!

You have to remember, back when MTV was very young and video was just up and coming, Recordings were done in a studio. Electronic mixing in this era was non existent. So voice clarity and instrumentals had to be spot on!

ROLL WITH THE CHANGES. Gotta hear.

The whole album Hi Infidelity is awesome. Love this band. I’ve seen them live 7 times. They have one of the best entrances I’ve ever seen and they do awesome solos. Try Can’t Fight this Feeling, Keep On Loving You, Take it On the Run & more!

I love Dolly Parton's version of this song too! Funny, I was in my 20s before I realized that her's was a cover. Both are amazing!

reo speedwagon / say you love me or say goodnight , is a rockin jam

I was fortunate to see REO Speedwagon in their hometown, Champaign, Illinois, on the Hi Infidelity tour in 1981. I grew up nearby and lived in Champaign for a number of years. I highly recommend Golden Country (live) which demonstrates the genius that was guitarist, Gary Richrath. RIP. It is a great song from their 70s era.

REO live is really good. One good thing about them is they are very consistent in their performances. I am still pushing for you to react to some live shows that have been released on dvd.. maybe like special occasions.. once every 2-3 months. I bring up the Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense, Dan Fogelberg: Greetings from the West, Billy Joel: in NY, Jimi and the Band of Gypsys: fillmore east, and REO: sirius xm acoustic show. Just for starters.🎉

Please do their song- don’t let him go

I've seen them in concert twice, and they are just as wonderful live, as they are recorded!!! Great sound!

A good REO song is Golden Country! One of their early and best hits!!

Great song; one of their very best! I suggest "That Ain't Love" for your next song from the group.

As hard as it is to pick just one REO is my favorite band of all time

Stadium live shows - invented in 1965 by The Beatles (Shay Stadium in NY, then Candlestick Park SF). They opened up the concert experience that made careers for many many many bands. Thanks Beatles for another "idea" given to rock n roll.

That was, indeed, Wolfman Jack. REO Speedwagon is such a great group with a truly unique sound.

Finally

Went to all day concert at arrowhead stadium in k.c.. when I was younger. Light rain all day. When they played " riding the storm out " it quit raining for the 1st time all day and the crowd went nuts

REO is a Great Rock Band that I've been listening to since I was a kid in the 70's. I'm a musician myself ( Bass player ) for almost 38 years now. I'm friends with the Bass player of REO Bruce, and his Brother.

This on and "Keep On Rolling" are my two favorites.The line in Keep on Rolling "If You're tired of the same old story, turn some pages" is perfect. But most of their catalog is fantastic. Golden Country, Son of A Poor Man, Lighting, I could go on and on about them.I saw them Live in Chicago in 1980 during the high of there popularity.

An outstanding performance. TY.

Reo was one of my first favorite groups I like because of a girl I had a crush on when I was a kid....One of their songs I kind of attributed to my love sick nonexistent relationship....Later I would grow out of them and move on but just recently I heard one of their songs and was like "Y'know I'd really like to go back and check them out so here I am.

You guys are amazing . I never seen anyone get so lost in the music like i do until i seen your vids. You made a new friend .

You'll love "Golden Country" for it's composition, message and Gary's shredding solo. On the other side, there's "In Your Letter", a 60's-inspired tune that showcases Neil's keyboard mastery. And again: The Guess Who's tribute song "Clap for the Wolfman" - starring the Wolman himself. Good stuff, Maynard.

I was born in 1970, so I was a member of the original MTV generation. My first introduction to REO Speedwagon was the video for "I Do' Wanna Know." You should definitely react to this one.

Omg, I was just talking about REO Speedwagon with my bff just a couple hours ago!!! We were talking about Ridin' the Storm Out (you reacted to the studio version with the singer before Kevin Cronin, but I LOOOOOVE the live version w KC,) and I Can't Fight this Feeling

My favorite song of all time and off the album “You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish” I’ve seen these guys 6 times throughout the years. Lead singer is Kevin Cronin lead guitarist Gary Richrath , and he is by far the most underrated guitar player ever (RIP Gary) REO still tours in fact they will be in my hometown again in a month or two thinking a 7 time is coming up 👍🏻 and the lyrics ARE perfect, told my ex hubby to think of me when he hears this song, because I told him after our final divorce hearing that I dedicated this song to him 👍🏻

I vote for the studio version too. Live is great, but for these memories I want to hear the song I heard on the radio a thousand times. Give it a listen in the car on the way to school. Singer is Kevin Cronin. The guitar was tuned specifically for this song. He could play a few chords with just a bar using his thumb or even open if you watch closely. As others have already commented I vote for "I Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Tough Guys".

REO was constantly on the stereo in our senior lounge. Songs from wonderful years packed with lasting memories. We just had our 45th reunion. Studio version has more impact.

Gary Ritchwrath putting his rock licks and solos over Kevin Cronin's quite little folk songs were the proper birth of the power ballad. Take it on the Run is an REO Speedwagon must!!!!

Back on the Road Again is REO at their rockiest. Class.

"Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight" is an absolute banger with killer sax as well!!

Ohh my goodness, just listened to You're Not From Here by Lara Fabian..you still haven't heard her..ohhhh what you are missing ☺☺ Adagio...Je Suiss Malade..Broken Vow..Caruso..From Lara with Love..Live..Gorgeous Orchestra..the most beautiful voice I have ever heard! She holds the Longest note ever, in almost all of these songs....from her Love concert...I want to see your reactions sooo bad!!! ☺♥

I've seen REO in concert on a few occasions. Always a good time!

I am in Champaign,IL, where REO are from. These guys were famous in IL, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa, long before becoming superstars. "Riding The Storm Out" and few others had already been released and were regional hits and had to be re-released after REO took off.

It was great to hear Wolf man when I was a kid. I must have been 7 or 8 years old I got to pocket transit to radio for Christmas. It had a little ear piece. One single air piece to listen to in your ear. And it was hard class ticket actually hurt your Ear it was way before the time of ear buds. Anyways when I would go to bed. I would pull the covers over my head. Pull my radio out from under my pillow. an listen to Wolf man, Jack What a great memory.... I gotta little sidetracked there anyways. What I was gonna comment on to on was early. REO Speedwagon was my favorite. Before this album ever came out. They seem to have a more edger style than that. I really liked And they're live. performances were amazing.

Love REO, one of my favorite groups in the 70's, my girlfriend and I used to go cruisin' in her black "Smokey and the Bandit" Trans Am to this song and "Riding the Storm Out." They're great in concert.

Live for me always. It shows the singers and band's personality. I'd like a total picture of the performance! Lol REO!

Soundtrack to my youth here. Tjese guys are still touring so get out and see them!!!

this song came out around 1980 and REO Speedwagon was the biggest touring bands of the day they were all over the radio tv with this album this song and many otther big hit songs, all i remember is that in 1980 i was in High School and every where you looked every body was wearing a REO Speedwagon tour shirt to school it was the biggest fashion you could wear if you were a High Schooler in the very early 80"s, Reo Speedwagon was all over every thing and all over the world touring at that time, Yes that was the Wolfman, Wolfman Jack that introduced them.

I had the good fortune of seeing them live just last month as the opening act for Styx on their 50TH anniversary tour.Two solid bands that still put on a high energy show 50 plus years after they were formed and for the record -us 70 year olds still know how to rock. REO played all their greatest songs and the crowd joined in on every one of them but I think Golden Country was my favorite from the show. On a side note- Styx was amazing and Tommy Shaw killed with his guitar riffs opening the show with Crystal Ball (title track and amazing but totally underrated song) and just ramping it up from there.

My favorite song from REO!!! Takes me instantly back to my Senior Year!!!

Seen them several times with Styx. Such a great band.

My very first concert when I was a teen was Doobie Brothers with REO Speedwagon as the opening act. It was awasome.

Great song, and one of the most underrated guitarists of all time, Gary Richrath owning that Les Paul like he always did. REO was a great band, but the years with Richrath were special. RIP to one of the greatest to ever do it.

Finally, REO Speedwagon! Good selection guys. I have seen them many times. I even caught a drumstick thrown in the audience from them! Looking for a real banger next time, checkout "Back On The Road Again" which was written and sung by their bass player Bruce Hall. Thanks.😎

I remember an interview Kevin Cronin did decades ago where he stated singers that don't enunciate when they sing annoy him. I love REO always have!

I can't fight this feeling anymore from Reo speedwagen

This song came from a much loved album of theirs. My fave track from that album was "Say you love me....or say goodnight". It's a wild ride ! One to get you on your feet. Guitar solos.....piano solos.....sax solos ! Great, great song!

the great thing about REO is that over the years they change how the songs start. so that almost makes like you heard it for the first time

My Grandfather had a REO Speedwagon that he used on the farm. Used to drive it around the farm when I was a kid. Wish I had that thing today. The band is great also.

Rarely can I come up with a song from one group's or artist's portfolio that is literally my favorite, simply because I actually do enjoy the wide range of songs performed. But, in this case, of all REO songs, Time For Me To Fly is my favorite along with Roll With The Changes.