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Post by 79sg on Sept 14, 2015 11:41:34 GMT -6
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Post by jsteiger on Sept 14, 2015 11:51:06 GMT -6
Yes sad news. He had his own style and sound for sure. I really like the early REO stuff.
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Post by donr on Sept 14, 2015 12:23:41 GMT -6
Bum. We did a lot of touring with the Gary era REO in the 70's and 80's. I last saw him in Ventura CA when we played the Ventura Theater about 10 years ago. He came down and said hi.
Only Kevin Cronin and Neal Doughty remain from the original band. I wonder why Gary left but never asked him, or Kevin. People from my era have begun falling away.
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Post by swurveman on Sept 14, 2015 13:44:42 GMT -6
Living in the Midwest in the 70's, REO was my first concert. With my buddies we were instant fans, and their first albums though less commercial than their later ones were fabulous. Richrath was my first air guitar hero.
RIP Music Man
This video really shows off his chops and style:
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Post by ericn on Sept 14, 2015 17:22:52 GMT -6
I think Gary and instantly set lists with " That dumb Fucking Ballard"
Taped to an old Ramsa Wrs852 comes to mind , it made Kevin livid but always brought a smile to my face deep in wedge world oh those one nighters in the late 80's early 90's!
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Post by b1 on Sept 14, 2015 17:55:49 GMT -6
I think about half of the time, REO was the opening act around here, in the '70's.  |
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Post by 79sg on Sept 14, 2015 18:29:16 GMT -6
I saw them in Miami (1979 or 1980) , they were the headline, Pat Travers opened that night. Long time ago at this point. Actually went to the show to see Pat Travers, his band just happened to open. I think Gary Richrath left the band and tried a solo career at the end of the 80's as he liked to rip on the guitar but the music went more towards the poppy ballads that seemed to define them at that point. Always thought he was a very good guitarist.
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Post by donr on Sept 14, 2015 18:48:04 GMT -6
Gary was a fine player, if not style defining in the genre, and he had Frampton level good looks in his heyday. Nice guy. And he wrote several good songs for REO, including "Take It On The Run," and "Ridin' The Storm Out."
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Post by swurveman on Sept 14, 2015 18:59:44 GMT -6
Gary was a fine player, if not style defining in the genre, and he had Frampton level good looks in his heyday. Nice guy. And he wrote several good songs for REO, including "Take It On The Run," and "Ridin' The Storm Out." Gary Richrath seemed to me to be the pure '59 Les Paul/Marshall sound. If you don't mind me asking, how prevalent was that guitar/amp setup in American bands in the 70's that you toured with? |
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Post by donr on Sept 14, 2015 19:09:00 GMT -6
Gary was a fine player, if not style defining in the genre, and he had Frampton level good looks in his heyday. Nice guy. And he wrote several good songs for REO, including "Take It On The Run," and "Ridin' The Storm Out." Gary Richrath seemed to me to be the pure '59 Les Paul/Marshall sound. If you don't mind me asking, how prevalent was that guitar/amp setup in American bands in the 70's that you toured with? Frank, Les Pauls and Strats were generally IT with 70's bands, Marshalls being the primary but not the only amp. Some players used SG's, (Me, Frank Marino, Angus Young, a few others,) Ted Nugent used a Birdland, but there was not much diversion from the orthodoxy, then or now. Blue Oyster Cult bought new amps whether we needed them or not. We had some Stramp stacks from Germany, Boogie MkII's and MusicMan hybrids after our Marshall plexi era. |
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Post by b1 on Sept 14, 2015 19:32:01 GMT -6
I'd guess that Gary defined a rock guitar sound for a lot of folks. That sound would punch right through to find it's proper place in the mix, and only that sound would put the capstone on REO's tunes..
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Post by jsteiger on Sept 14, 2015 19:41:08 GMT -6
"Marshal will buoy, but Fender control"? Maybe that means something different donr? FWIW, Kevin Cronin was not the original singer in REO. I think he came in and left on the 2nd record and then came back again later on. |
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Post by jsteiger on Sept 14, 2015 19:43:26 GMT -6
And this is not Kevin Cronin! I always liked this version better than the popular live radio cut.
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Post by donr on Sept 15, 2015 2:54:36 GMT -6
And this is not Kevin Cronin! I always liked this version better than the popular live radio cut. Right. The period when BOC was most friendly with REO was when Kevin wasn't in the band, although we enjoy seeing him now, which we do occasionally. |
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Post by Ward on Sept 15, 2015 6:22:59 GMT -6
Richrath was the kind of tone and taste in the early 80s too. R.I.P.
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Post by swurveman on Sept 15, 2015 15:11:42 GMT -6
And this is not Kevin Cronin! I always liked this version better than the popular live radio cut. Right. The period when BOC was most friendly with REO was when Kevin wasn't in the band, although we enjoy seeing him now, which we do occasionally. I agree that this version is better than the Cronin one, though overall I think they were better with Cronin. I remember seeing Cronin as an acoustic warm up act at the same venue I saw him with REO about a year after the REO/T.W.O tour. Everybody was disappointed. He needed Richrath and together they did some really good stuff. I always liked this track from after he rejoined the band: |
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Post by kevinnyc on Sept 16, 2015 8:05:41 GMT -6
I remember years back reading a story about a certain Gary Richrath impersonator who was going around trading on Gary's image (I want to remember this guy somehow bought a car during his exploits).
At the time it struck me as strange....No disrespect to Gary (a fine guitarist....RIP) but this was well past REO's prime and I was fascinated that this impersonator could get a way with so much impersonating a guy who was not a particularly well known public figure at the time...
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Post by outuvphaze on Sept 20, 2015 22:46:52 GMT -6
He was a really good player. What I liked most about him was that whatever he played was always so tasteful. It had that 'just right' quality to it. Roll with the changes and take it on the run... That signature ever so tasteful sound. RIP Gary.
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Post by keymod on Sept 21, 2015 7:54:52 GMT -6
Roll with the changes is one of my favorite songs ever
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Post by 79sg on Sept 21, 2015 8:21:04 GMT -6
Appears very happy here:
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Post by kevinnyc on Sept 21, 2015 15:45:05 GMT -6
I would have loved to have heard him in different contexts. Cronin's voice rendered the band unlistenable to me.
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Post by jsteiger on Sept 21, 2015 19:07:22 GMT -6
I would have loved to have heard him in different contexts. Cronin's voice rendered the band unlistenable to me. Scroll up an listen to the studio version of Ridin' The Storm Out  |
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Post by kevinnyc on Sept 21, 2015 21:00:18 GMT -6
I would have loved to have heard him in different contexts. Cronin's voice rendered the band unlistenable to me. Scroll up an listen to the studio version of Ridin' The Storm Out Will you still sell me CAPI gear if I say I don't dig it? |
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Post by Ward on Sept 22, 2015 5:37:23 GMT -6
I would have loved to have heard him in different contexts. Cronin's voice rendered the band unlistenable to me. That;s a bit hard but I know what you're saying... a great voice but sometimes an off mix. Funny. that. I always 'listened around' Kevin's voice just to tune in on Gary's inspiring guitar playing. |
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Post by jsteiger on Sept 22, 2015 8:30:26 GMT -6
Scroll up an listen to the studio version of Ridin' The Storm Out Will you still sell me CAPI gear if I say I don't dig it? Haha of course. |
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