First Time Reacting to Little River Band - 'It's A Long Way There'

[@827dusty]

I'm 68 years old, and I was listening to The Little River Band, way back in the mid to late 70s when I was a young man in my early 20s. They just had that "it" factor as they say. I knew their vocal harmonies were off the chart, but when this song came out, I realized these guys were top shelf musicians. Thanks for bringing back some great memories.

[@garya7893]

60 here i use to here them on the radio growing up and always liked them A few years ago i heard this full song on really good pr of headphones It was like a different song the harmonies and guitar work blew my mind Much respect to this band

[@steveg297]

I'm 65... "I'll Always Call Your Name"... Their best!

[@kristilouque8412]

Little River Band is their own genre. Always quality musicianship and vocals.❤️

[@davidbordonaro1631]

one of Australia's gifts to the world . the 70s baby !

[@rk41gator]

Must be from south Australia.....cuz this is Southern Rock to my ear. LOVE this band!

[@michaelmolloy6697]

I don’t know how you’re doing this channel in such a phenomenal way!! I am amazed. I’ve listened to maybe 10 reactions : Americas Eagles Linda Ronstadt and now Little River band. You’re on it big time! Keep it up you have my full attention. I think you may have been born in the wrong decade to appreciate the music you’re reacting to!!

[@joelwatts5260]

I can honestly say that I have never heard this extended version. Wow, this is great! Always been a Little River Band fan.

[@danielwalker1538]

I just found this album a couple months back and it’s incredible. Reminiscing is really nice. Ultimate hits from 2022

[@danielwalker1538]

Van Morrison- Into the mystic (take 11)

[@CraigMcKee]

I love this band from Australia. So many great hits. Help is on Its Way, Cool Change, Night Owls, Lady, Man in the Middle, Take it Easy on Me, The Other Guy, Reminiscing to name my favorites. Keep going on these guys. The song you did is really good but there's so much more.

[@stevemancuso9236]

Little River Band's first of many hit songs.

[@anahatatutu]

Nice pick. This one's a gem. It's a long way back to the 70s!

[@allengray5748]

PART II 😁 L R B others; LADY REMINISCING TAKE IT EASY ON ME COOL CHANGE and LONESOME LOSER Oh ya that's a good start! ☯️☮️

[@stevemancuso9236]

@@allengray5748 also "Man On Your Mind"

[@allengray5748]

Okay! Let's Go!!! My absolute favorite L R B song. For my age group,,, this is that Best Of album I got for those 3 songs and the rest was OHHH YAA!! So that's these guys!! And also it's one of those albums from that time the sound quality was better than others. FEEL IT, FEEL IT! Well Dreez! Might scan your channel and see what else you got!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎🎸🤟🏼

[@retiredfirelt586]

My favorite reaction IMHO by MDreezy... wise beyond his years. 😎

[@amandawade6148]

I had that 8 track!! Wore it out!!! Oh what times we had in the 70’s!!!❤

[@janicez2630]

My favorite LR song...thanks for the reaction!

[@debrashort2109]

Little River Band hang on help is on the way

[@heatherwickstead7980]

That is a fantastic reaction to one of our favourite home-grown Aussie bands. Thankyou!!

[@tomt714]

They have a lot of great songs! It’s a great rabbit hole to explore.

[@dannycasson1551]

You picked a great song for a first time listen to this amazing and underrated band. I saw them live several times and what impressed me most was that all members of the group sing. They have a lead vocalist and the rest sing harmonies. They have a lot of great songs in their repertoire.

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

" time for a cool change." Next.

[@captainmoretokin2172]

Us old timers love seeing youngsters listening for the first time to what we did when it was brand new music. Back in the day when my hair was brown and my teeth were white.

[@dlc01]

A girl I loved introduced me to Little River Band with "Lady," It's a great song to remember her by.

[@jeffwarren4938]

Awesome tune and band...kick ass vocals and guitarist!

[@boopster4033]

A great one!!!❤❤❤

[@smitty60-su2xf]

NOW this is REAL music love this group..NIGHTOWLS should be next from LRB....Please checkout FIREFALL this group is similar to LRB.

[@Skeeter123]

❤ this song 🎵 👌

[@dmartin1203]

Perfect reaction❣️

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 this is a great song

[@brucecronin6396]

LRB was GREAT !! 5-part harmonies. Got turned on to this album when it came out in '75 (??), been a fan ever since !! Love your reactions. You're very intelligent and kind of am "old soul". Keep it going.

[@chitownlee]

Take It Easy On Me.

[@96tears-600]

Thanks for your reactions. And mostly thanks for reacting to bands no one else is reacting to

[@richtensail]

high level musos here, one of aus first big bands that made it o/s. had a lot of hits in 70s n early 80s. tink tis ver first hit of debut album. most of band r songwriters n lead singers.

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

😂🤣😂 I’m going to see them next Month at the Lynn Auditorium in Lynn Mass ! Not sure if theirs any original members left ? But that’s ok because there music will live on forever ❤️ as you can hear, 70’s loved their guitar solo’s 🎸 and LRB con compete with CSN ⭐️🔥🎸 (Vocal Harmonies)

[@davidmccarthy6390]

Band lineups: From Mississippi: Graeham Goble -guitar/vocals Beeb Birtles - guitar/vocals Derek Pellici -drummer Added to lineup in 1975, bands name changed to Little River Band - the name came from a comment made by Glenn while driving from Melbourne to Geelong for a gig. Glenn Shorrock -lead vocal Ric Formosa -lead guitar Roger Mclaughlan -bass guitar late 1976 till 1980: David Briggs in for Ric Formosa -lead guitar/vocals Goerge McArdle in for Roger Mclaughlan -bass guitar Then: Wayne Nelson in for George McArdle -bass guitar/vocals Steve Housden in for David Briggs -lead guitar John Farnham in for Glenn Shorrock -lead vocal Beeb also left the band around 1981 Derek also left before the end of this period. Graeham, the bands principle songwriter and founder, was the only one to stay the distance till the end of that era.(he's the one with the beard and glasses, who sings the top register of the harmony) Incredible lineups of talent, even in the later years when most of the original band had moved on to other things.

[@brettwilkie3833]

Just to clarify. Mississippi the Band, not the state.

[@davidmccarthy6390]

@@brettwilkie3833 Yep.Graeham is from Adelaide, South Australia. lol

[@davidmccarthy6390]

@@brettwilkie3833 I have added the context to my original comment. Cheers

[@melaniewells9934]

REMINISCING AND LADY ARE MY VERY FAVORITE BY LRB ... I CAN'T RECOMMEND THEM TWO ENOUGH !

[@craigmarkowski7156]

If this is the first time your reacting to Little River band you couldn't have picked a better song to be your first ! The song is a musical masterpiece !

[@KathyReidy]

Love the band

[@sparklebaby22]

Happy New Year Dreezy🎉! Love your reactions. I'm your newest fan. Kudos on your honest genuine comments so not like all the other reactors. Btw ...love me some Little River Band ❤

[@MDreeezy]

Much love!! I appreciate the support immensely!! More LRB to come🙏🏽💙

[@daveb8449]

Great song.

[@brentabbott3954]

Itscrazy how you just grooved Brother.

[@shelfstretcher]

One of the guitarists is the master of "fills".

[@sandramiller6752]

🎶🎵💥💥

[@Brendan2yall]

Can't go wrong with little river band .EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER" from the beginning " is a must listen trust me it's a slammin tune

[@jonathansmith3742]

Hey Everybody Yeah! LRB had it goin on, that's for sure. Cool Change is one for the soul.

[@lauraulnye6857]

Another masterpiece! I don't know why but this one really makes my eyes leak.😢😅 In my opinion it's their best!❤❤❤

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

We Two .... Little River Band

[@RockinMamaT]

Love LRB Cool change next please 🙏. Great reaction and Peace out 🙏 ☮️ ✌️

[@sandramiller6752]

👍🏻👍🏻💯❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🌹🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏👏

[@sandramiller6752]

💃💃💃💃

[@allengray5748]

PART V 😊 Ok. Just jammed to your SPACE TRUCKIN by Deep Purple 💜 reaction and I have no choice but to SUBSCRIBE!! Other Purple; LAZY (awesome Hamond organ). HIGHWAY STAR PERFECT STRANGERS and MY WOMAN FROM TOKYO!! GREAT Channel Dreez! ☯️☮️

[@LeciaPurks]

I suggest “Cool Change”, “Lonesome Loser”, and “Lady” to name a few

[@brettwilkie3833]

Excellent choice. It's such a fantastic song from a great band. The songwriting & musicianship are top knotch. They even rival The Eagles at their best at times IMO.

[@dgator3599]

LRB was incredibly popular. Great musicianship and spot on harmonies. This is the long version of the song. Radios cut out the extra instrumentations at the beginning and that last verse as well as the extra instrumentations at the end. Too long for the radio but those of us who bought the album, we got the real goods :)

[@davidmccarthy6390]

The songwriter of this song, Graeham Goble, had a band previous to LEB called Mississippi, and while they did not release the song, they did play it on a TV broadcast. It's interesting, and it sounds very raw compared to the polished final verrsion. Different singer, different players. Have a watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZvQc2Sia7d2hJY

[@christopherstevenson5470]

One for the Aussies,Dapto Showground ,played footy on it in 1977 and saw LRB at the same venue in 1977 great musicians,lost the footy though😂😂😂

[@petershinnick344]

I went and saw them in Sydney in 1976 and this was their finest song. Glenn Shorrock had been in several great Australian bands, but LRB was the best.

[@timetravellingone]

Check out the Doobie Brothers another great 70's band "Listen to the music" "Black water" "Long train running" "Minute by minute" "What a fool believes" "Takin it to the streets" "China grove" "Jesus is just alright"

[@KathyReidy]

Cool changes

[@thegallantsaint2034]

Also try LRB’s “Reminiscing”

[@carolwilliams2439]

Check out this link where guitarist Ric Formosa speaks regarding the guitar solo on this track(at about 7:25), done in one take!! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aomXaZWLp7-Eg5Y

[@scottlaughlin9897]

I recommend Night Owls, Lonesome Loser and Reminiscing. I was one of the people that probably inspired this. Saying I thought the Eagles and this band had the best harmonies. I should have told you one of these songs. This is an alright song, but not for someone being introduced to this band.

[@laurakali6522]

Check out Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp.

[@irical100]

Gotta check out a tune by them called "Light Of Day", it has super feel, more mellow than this song but a fantastic, elegant musical arrangement IMO. Definitely a journey - I would give it a listen even over some of their more popular hits. thanks

[@c.w.miller3024]

Check out Boz Scaggs "Time"

[@kimkovaly2393]

I love LRB but never heard this song. I love Lonesome Loser and The Night Owls check those out,you won't be disappointed ❤

[@richtensail]

gd sumation, try help is on its way- my fav, lonsome loser, lady, reiminicing, cool change, take it easy on me, n ver others...........

[@michaelasay8587]

Long song!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@ls1959]

I admit to bias but I think rock, pop and soul music peaked in the 1970s. Rock n roll was invented in the 1950s and grew with the amazing creativity of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Who, Beach Boys, Motown, in the 1960s. But the 1970s was the era of most creativity where it grew in all kinds of different directions. There was a lot of creativity and artistry in the 1970s as musicians experimented with different sounds and incorporated all kinds of music from the past. But what really separates the greatness of the 70s from other eras was the music and the jams, as evidenced by this song. It wasn't just about the song and the lyrics. It was about the music and the different direction it took. Musicians were allowed to be musicians, and they were great.

[@allengray5748]

PART IV 😮 First thing I see in your channel is Ted Nugent,,, STRANGLEHOLD!!! Going there next! ☮️

[@rk41gator]

Great band. Laid back funk. Not bad for some Aussies.

[@allengray5748]

PART III 🤨 Don't pay attention to the lyrics? Why did they bother writing it? The lyrics is their message! Especially dive into the lyrics either at the end or a lyrics video for the bands like! RUSH PINK FLOYD DAVID BOWIE YES METALLICA SYMPTOMS OF A DOWN JINJIR etc. ☯️☮️

[@mattreynolds612]

You MUST REACT to "Reminiscing". I've learned your tastes, and you will absolutely LOVE -Reminiscing by the LRB! 🎶🎵🎶🔥💯 I GUARANTEE IT. 😳💃🕺✌️☮️🕊️ I really hate throwin' shade 😎 but Reminiscing is way, way better than this song. (Important 2B honest) 🙏🤷

[@brentabbott3954]

They got other songs brother

[@michaelasay8587]

Long song 😮😮😮

[@roberormonde]

You play gems keep it up

[@scotto.4832]

magnificent guitar work. I always thought this was what Crosby, Stills, Nash would've sounded like with some true instrumental expression added in.

[@ellenbakker-w8x]

SUGGESTION: REPUBLICA - READY TO GO (OFF. VIDEO) 31 mln views/ 15 years ago. An absolute uptempo BANGER!!!!! With a female singer and an amusing video. THANKS!!!!! ENJOY!!!!!