Don't Let Him Go - REO Speedwagon | The Midnight Special

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REO Speedwagon performed December 5, 1980
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@bluesaloon 10 ай бұрын

“Ain't nobody who talks with his guitar like Gary does!”

@alexpatrick8885 3 ай бұрын

nice reference to 157 riverside avenue

@Ghostnote. 15 күн бұрын

Love his style! He just didn't let you down musically.

@laeclaec1783 11 ай бұрын

One of the best 80s bands...talent...energy...and a lot of good songs...thanks for the video.

@suzannecarwell1391 6 ай бұрын

Also one of the best 70s bands .. RIP Gary Richrath ❤

@mmancuso1604 10 ай бұрын

Gary Richwrath……Not many can play a guitar 🎸 quite like him. RIP. 🎸

@P51 11 ай бұрын

such a GREAT live band!

@eddonato5722 9 ай бұрын

Now that was AWESOME!!!

@denny8432 5 ай бұрын

No one was recording on their phones. It was something to remember, for sure. Legends. What a great video.

@MrWhatis 3 ай бұрын

when bands had talent and did not need 27 dancers on stage to distract you .

@romanm9718 4 ай бұрын

Gary was in such great shape here. He was the best.

@tonylamosa3 11 ай бұрын

Fantástica apresentação. O ronco do Precision é maravilhoso.

@fayeb.5855 2 ай бұрын

REO is one of the very best. RIP Gary. The most underrated guitar player. My gosh just watch him.

@Filthy-sq5rm 10 ай бұрын

7 days after this aired I met the girl who'd become my wife. Great memories.

@thescarletandgrey2505 9 ай бұрын

Really digging the bass on this. Definitely not a loser

@caiusKeys 12 күн бұрын

Gary so rocks!

@ediricardodefreitasarneiro2077 11 ай бұрын

A levada é a la Bo Diddley.🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@1111makala 11 ай бұрын

This was great. I was wondering when you will post a Rory Gallagher preview clip. He was a guest in '74. Theres been a ton of ELO clips from future shows, would love if you posted a Rory clip. Thanks.

@KittyGrizGriz 10 ай бұрын

LOVE RORY!! 🎉🎉🎉

@davidturner3049 5 ай бұрын

Love this song!!!!

@Matt-k7b 10 ай бұрын

REO was my first album. I got You Get What You Play For as a hand me down and got HI Infidelity when I was 9, lol!!! I know em by heart, totally underrated band, they had some good tunes. Just don't bring up Can't Fight This Feeling, yuk!!!!

@Hugefknballs 4 ай бұрын

Richrath: Hold my beer while I rip the balls off this Les Paul

@藤川孝之 6 ай бұрын

大ブレイク寸前の高揚感がたまらない。

@kyleelsbernd7566 6 ай бұрын

That f)(king rhythm section

@mondavou9408 10 ай бұрын

Started out a little rough but they got their groove an rocked it!! I miss music like this.

@kevhead1525 11 ай бұрын

Michael J. Pollard on keyboards.

@tikneshiabeauford7289 7 ай бұрын

Actually it was Neal Doughty on the Hammond keyboards.

@kevhead1525 7 ай бұрын

@@tikneshiabeauford7289 😕

@suzannecarwell1391 6 ай бұрын

lol..I've always thought Neal looks like Michael J. Pollard

@COURRUPTIONCOIN 6 ай бұрын

Wats the word ? epitomy '........... Yeah. Of sumthin....🤑

@ethanreed8400 10 ай бұрын

seems to be another one with just live vocals

@dennisparker4935 10 ай бұрын

agreed did they have a pre recorded track playing and the band(live ) was mice`d down

@Kenaroni 7 ай бұрын

Yeah they're singing with a pre recorded backing track. They do a great job though because if you watch their fingers, they don't miss a note.

@agold1702 11 ай бұрын

It’s always seemed like the indicator of how *really* talented musicians are is how they sound live without all the magic of studio tricks. These guys were amazing. I also like the MTV unplugged series. Thanks for this!

@Shadrach92 11 ай бұрын

REO was legendary for their live shows so it’s no surprise they sound great here.

@ColtraneTaylor 8 ай бұрын

@@daddymidwest4111 lol @ OP mentioning unplugged when this is a recording. The whole "acoustic is real music" was a nice propaganda in the 90s. People keep repeating it.

@tikneshiabeauford7289 7 ай бұрын

R.I.P. Gary Richrath, another underdog musical icon. One of the most underappreciated and underrated guitarists in music history.

@SirManfly 4 ай бұрын

Some pretty fancy keyboard work going on here too !

@Hugefknballs 4 ай бұрын

Elliot Easton from the Cars is also high on my underrated list

@jmm1817 9 күн бұрын

Underrated? Everybody knew how great he was.

@snakeinthegrass7443 11 ай бұрын

Man, that Gary could shred!!! RIP brother. 💔💔

@tonypowell475 10 ай бұрын

No doubt. I saw them once and Gary just stole the show.

@drumking3188 7 ай бұрын

Tons of tone out of Gary and that Les Paul!

@supercaptainbatdoggy 7 ай бұрын

Can we show some love too for the dude killing that keyboard? Forget his name.

@tikneshiabeauford7289 7 ай бұрын

@@supercaptainbatdoggyJesse Harms

@travis1572 6 ай бұрын

Neil Doughty on keys And YES, Gary was a BEAST , his solos are some of the best in the 70's

@richardsirianni3973 8 ай бұрын

Neal and his Hammond solo on this rocks!!

@anakina1 10 ай бұрын

They always sounded like record live. Gary was such a talent. Love the Midnight Special.

@Slartie24 10 ай бұрын

Golden country off of “You get what you play for” is one the best live rock recordings period. Gary’s guitar playing is excellent

@arbiehill68 10 ай бұрын

Oh man Gary! He could and would be killing it today with that talent. Skill, tone, and natural artistic feel. When I watch him play he reminds me of Slash. LP 1959 Burst in the best hands possible. Sadly missed

@chuckHart70 3 ай бұрын

You mean slash reminds you of him Gary came out way before slash and was probably a big influence on him to be honest

@dogsratsfishcats 10 ай бұрын

Here for the Gary Richrath show ❤🎸🤟🏻🤩

@travis1572 6 ай бұрын

Same here, miss him big time. He had some of the best solos

@Stevegotit 5 ай бұрын

All that big sound from one Les Paul and amazing player

@Jmp64-ns8zl 6 ай бұрын

Not enough respect back in the day for these guys. Damn good band!

@zanderseymour4937 10 ай бұрын

Gary Rithrath...my favorite! Amazing tone...he was one of a kind. Miss him!!!

@NashB.-qm2cb 4 ай бұрын

If he’s your favorite, I would think you would have enough respect and sense to know is last name is “Richrath”.

@ronnieparker4311 11 ай бұрын

I love that classic r e o ! I give a big f u to the rock hall of fame not having this classic and deserving band in the rock hall ! The speedwagon rolls on !!!!! Go Gary!!!!!!! Space ace Ron ⚡️⚡️⚡️

@Chilly_Billy 11 ай бұрын

"He's got a long wick with a flame at both ends." 🤣🤣🤣

@KittyGrizGriz 9 ай бұрын

🤭 hahaha 😝

@javelin1974 10 ай бұрын

I learned about all kinds of music styles thanks to Midnight Special! I would have never thought I could live REO and Sly and the Family Stone. Midnight Special ROCKED

@brads4606 6 ай бұрын

Viv Savage on the keys, ladies and gentlemen!

@krisscanlon4051 Ай бұрын

Spinal Tap ref😂

@dmur5828 4 ай бұрын

Musicianship and NO AUTOTUNE or Sampling.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

Awesome performance! I love that song! 🔥🔥❤

@deboneighr4201 7 ай бұрын

Seriously.. Those late 70s through the mid 80s were top-notch for arena rock. Got to see reo, journey, foreigner, AC/DC, styx, U2, Genesis, Elton, VH, such fun!

@gregoryduncan3067 11 ай бұрын

The crowd was much more enthusiastic about this song than "In Your Letter". At least they got up off their feet.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

This song is much more rockin' than In Your Letter. 💥

@gregoryduncan3067 11 ай бұрын

Well yeah, I guess that's what those people came to hear and they got a pop group instead.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

@@gregoryduncan3067 For some reason your reply went through twice...anyway, yeah. That other song is like a Neil Sedaka vibe. Like an early 60s pop song. Btw, I had to watch Sgt. Pepper's last night. I forgot how silly it was, but I enjoyed the trip down memory lane. 😎😊

@gregoryduncan3067 11 ай бұрын

@@StephanieJeanneThe music was good in that movie anyway. My KZbin is all glitchy goomy today for some reason. My original post went through but it didn't if you know what I mean.

@StephanieJeanne 11 ай бұрын

@@gregoryduncan3067 Yes, it was good. Like I totally forgot about George Burns singing Fixing a Hole. And the end scene was cool. Had a bunch of old stars and musicians singing it. I love that phrase "glitchy gloomy."😂 But yeah, I know what you mean.

@drummerbraves 11 ай бұрын

I like the I Love Lucy T-shirt. Great song. The Midnight Special was in its last months here so we don't get to hear "Take It on the Run"

@rosskstar 11 ай бұрын

Yep, we traded TMS for MTV ~ the world got officially meaner in 1980

@jwcjrcpa 10 ай бұрын

These guys ruled in the early ‘80’s. Songs, chops, touring - they couldn’t lose. 👏👏👏

@somejackball 10 ай бұрын

this album got a lot of plays in my old Camaro!

@rebeccawagner4167 Ай бұрын

The Midnight Special, is a fantastic show. The musicians they put on their were freaking awesome. I lived to watch this every weekend. This is how my generation watched their rock and roll groups. It was live and freaking awesome. REO,Speedwagon really rocked the Midnight Special.

@cavalryscout8720 6 ай бұрын

They rocked that one.. I got to see the original crew back in their hay day. They're a great live band who sounds just as good as their studio album

@MetalJesusRocks 10 ай бұрын

Such a great live performance! Love this band. 🤘

@KittyGrizGriz 10 ай бұрын

Gary is the star here R.I.P.; don’t care much for the lead singer Kevin Cronin can’t quite put my finger on it hmmm. Looks like they’re all having a blast!! 🎉

@ColtraneTaylor 8 ай бұрын

Does he look like a witch maybe?

@Oklahoma-Dreaming 10 ай бұрын

I really like the percussion on this song. I don’t know if it’s an African rhythm but that would be my guess. Anyways the more I see of REO live the more I appreciate them, and it makes me wish I’d seen them live. (I went to a lot of concerts in the 80s but mostly metal so REO wasn’t exactly on my radar back then.)

@jakebell231 10 ай бұрын

It's known as the Bo Diddly Beat or New Orleans beat.

@KittyGrizGriz 10 ай бұрын

@@jakebell231Love Bo’s song Mona; QMS band does a great rendition of it.

@DavidTucker-x5y 10 ай бұрын

I saw REO Speedwagon for free at Pershing square in LA, they cooked!😂❤

@Saighdiuir Ай бұрын

January 17, 1980… Sacramento War Memorial Auditorium. It was the Hi Infidelity tour. My buddy’s mom arranged to get us tickets (from Los Angeles as she worked for the tour company). She told us to meet up with a tour truck driver called “The Pelican” and he’d give us tickets… and they’d be “great seats”. Well, we found the Pelican. He was exactly what you would imagine! He didn’t have the tickets. (We suspected he sold them.) Instead, he walked us into the arena through the back. We were back stage. He had us promise not to tell anyone he walked us in. He told us to act like we belonged there… and he disappeared. We were two 15 year olds watching the concert from the edge of the stage! No one said a thing. After about an hour we found our way to the audience. That was my first concert. How can it be almost 45 years?

@curtisphilumalee1447 10 ай бұрын

Seen REO live many times through the seventies and a couple times in the eighties. But this is the first time I’ve seen male back up singers with them.

@LORI_L._PAGE 4 ай бұрын

🤘 RICHRATH 🤘

@leetana8888 Ай бұрын

Saw them in concert, guessing the first time was the early 80s. One of the most memorable concerts I've ever been to 💙🤎💙🤎💙

@KOSMICKEN09 10 ай бұрын

I saw them live a few months ago- they usually open with this song - it was a fun show

@leefreed2060 10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite songs from them. This is great

@metalrager66 5 ай бұрын

Only saw these guys once, March 21 1981, night 2 of two sold out shows in Rochester NY, they kicked ass!!!

@davidf3883 10 ай бұрын

how cant you like that!

@lizzyfan1986 4 ай бұрын

Out Of Season is best tune on this Lp

@JaxonSmithers 2 ай бұрын

Love the bass in this one.

@kiss-acdc 5 ай бұрын

REO SPEEDWAGON ❤ PERÚ ❤

@jt20042 10 ай бұрын

Excellent live performance! Way better than the studio version!!!

@kurtedsel9270 10 ай бұрын

We used to cruise hunting beach with a cassette on my front rack of bike.good times.

@imabigfanshow783 10 ай бұрын

This song may be the first 45 I ever bought. Great song.

@gordoh7634 10 ай бұрын

Here's the obscure rock and roll question. Who are the 2 background singers off to the right?

@WXManPhil 10 ай бұрын

OK, I'm gonna go with a wild, but reasonable, guess: That's Richard Page (later of Mr Mister) of the left and Tom Kelly (songwriter who later wrote hits with Billy Steinberg). Both of them had done backing vocals on the Hi Infidelity album.

@kevinstaggs5048 6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure the dark haired one with the beard is their manager at the time John Baruck. I don't know about the other one.

@TobiasSwede 5 ай бұрын

All that girls want.. rich and popular :) "He's got plenty of cash, he's got plenty of friends He drives women wild, then he drives off in a Mercedes-Benz He's got a long wick with a flame at both ends He's hot"