Listen "70s REO SPEEDWAGON - In 40 Minutes"
Episode Synopsis
Okay, you can stop snickering. Yeah, REO Speedwagon in the 80s was pablum rock, radio at the time playing the trite ballads over and over again until you were forced to throw your transistor against the wall.
However, in the 70s REO Speedwagon was a hard rock'n'roll, hard touring band ... with an A-lister guitarist (Gary Richrath) in tow. Really! Don't believe me? Take a listen to this ...
Side One
R.E.O Speedwagon (1971)
(0:00) 157 Riverside Avenue
R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)
(3:57) Music Man
Ridin' The Storm Out (1973)
(8:33) Riding The Storm Out
R.E.O. (1976)
(12:45) Keep Pushin'
You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tune A Fish (1978)
(16:51) Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
Side 2
(21:46) Roll With The Changes
(27:23) Runnin' Blind
Nine Lives (1979)
(30:30) Heavy On Your Love
(34:03) Back On The Road Again
(39:40) Drop It (An Old Disguide)
However, in the 70s REO Speedwagon was a hard rock'n'roll, hard touring band ... with an A-lister guitarist (Gary Richrath) in tow. Really! Don't believe me? Take a listen to this ...
Side One
R.E.O Speedwagon (1971)
(0:00) 157 Riverside Avenue
R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)
(3:57) Music Man
Ridin' The Storm Out (1973)
(8:33) Riding The Storm Out
R.E.O. (1976)
(12:45) Keep Pushin'
You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tune A Fish (1978)
(16:51) Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
Side 2
(21:46) Roll With The Changes
(27:23) Runnin' Blind
Nine Lives (1979)
(30:30) Heavy On Your Love
(34:03) Back On The Road Again
(39:40) Drop It (An Old Disguide)
More episodes of the podcast A Heavy Metal Podcast - The Mighty Decibel
1972 THE YEAR IN METAL SHOW
13/11/2025
1971 - THE YEAR IN METAL SHOW
06/11/2025
1970 - THE YEAR IN METAL SHOW
29/10/2025
2025 HARDCORE PUNK - Part III
15/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.