Sunday, June 5, 2011

REO Speedwagon Golden Country - Gary Richrath


First thing - please see the video clip on this one by clicking on this post's title.  I am not sure which is better, the MC introducing the band, or the song they do (the classic 157 Riverside Avenue).  A local FM rock station (WDRV - the Drive http://www.wdrv.com/home.php) in Chicago is playing only live recordings of classic rock songs this weekend.  It's their Live Drive Weekend for you marketers out there.  Yesterday morning driving around on some errands (read: hitting garage sales) they played one of the greatest live songs from from what many agree is one of best DLA's of all time: photo above right.  The song is Golden Country.  If you don't have it on your iPod, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se3O2vHG1So  I will classify this further.   What Gary Richrath does is put out the best live recording on vinyl of a guitar solo on a Gibson Les Paul from the late '70's.   That's pretty narrow - but actually a large chunk of music.  Sadly, Gary left the band or was asked to leave.

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