REO Speedwagon: 1978-05-11 St. Louis, MO (FLAC_SB/FM_1 CD)

Here's a great REO Speedwagon concert from REO's “You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish” LP tour that was played across American airwaves back in the day when radio stations aired live concerts. This show, almost 34 years to the day from this posting, was before REO's chart breaking LP “Hi Infidelity” (1981). In 1978; REO was still making a name for themselves even before they became a household name. And in areas, like St. Louis and Chicago, they were even bigger and much more well-known.

What's interesting about this show is the music being played. “There are no “Take It On The Run”, “Keep On Loving You”, “Can't Fight This Feeling”, etc songs that became hits over the next few years because those songs hadn't been made yet. What you get in this concert is a lot of songs you've most likely heard, but you also get songs that were seldom/never played on the radio too. And example of this is REO's “Being Kind (And Hurt Someone Sometimes)”.

LINEAGE:

Master 'off air' FM Reel [Maxell UD35-180 10 1/2" reel (Revox) 7 1/2ips 1/4 track] > Tascam CD-RW2000 > EAC > CDWAV > FLAC 8 (nothing has been edited out or EQ'ed)

DETAILS:

Artist: REO Speedwagon

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Venue: The Checkerdome

Date: May 11th, 1978

Source: SB/FM

Station broadcasting this recording: WCOZ FM Boston, MA

CD: 1

Approximate Length: 77 minutes, 30 seconds

File Size: 502 MB

SETLIST:

01 pre-show announcers for FM radio network
02 Son Of A Poor Man
03 Like You Do
04 Lucky For You
05 Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
06 Roll With The Changes
07 Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometime)
08 Keep Pushin'
09 The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
10 157 Riverside Avenue
11 Ridin' The Storm Out
12. Golden Country

BAND MEMBERS (circa 1978):

1. Kevin Cronin (lead vocals and rhythm guitar)
2. Gary Richrath (lead guitar)
3. Bruce Hall (bass guitar) (note: Bruce Hall's first tour playing with REO and he's still with the today)
4. Neal Doughty (keyboards)
5. Alan Gratzer (drums)

LINK:
1978-05-11 St. Louis, MO (SB/FM)

Enjoy the show...

Bootradr