Kevin Cronin is so hugely underrated. Definitely belongs in the HOF!
@gingerhipszky228
Жыл бұрын
Love REO, I saw them 5 time in the 80's. One time in Pensacola I was standing on my chair, the lights came up and Kevin was standing on the chair to my right. The happiest musical moment of my life!
@cynthiatrope9691
Жыл бұрын
I get that
@anneglass8084
Жыл бұрын
You can tell he has lived a healthy life, he looks and sounds great
@dietpepsivanilla3095
Жыл бұрын
REO Speedwagon was one of the great, underrated Midwestern bands along with Cheap Trick, Styx, Head East and Shooting Star. Cronin a great frontman.
@powlperc
Жыл бұрын
Something about Illinois
@dietpepsivanilla3095
Жыл бұрын
@@powlperc True for REO, Trick and Styx. Throw in Dan Fogelberg too. Head East and Shooting Star were from Missouri though. Close enough.
@robertbigelow1338
3 ай бұрын
You got that3 right, you know somethings up with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame when Madonna can make it in but these great ROCK BANDS aren't in yet, hmmm ?
@seekingserenity1902
Жыл бұрын
Love REO Speedwagon.
@tedhockstad243
Жыл бұрын
Just love REO! I always say dream of what could have been. If Gary & Kevin were still cranking out the music . I love dearly. Great list choice's. I also agree, it's nearly impossible to choose just 5
@stratdx
Жыл бұрын
What a talented singer and songwriter. Wow!
@uwebiernacki
Жыл бұрын
Talented? More like "God-given", if that Term does even exist. Hehe Kevin rules. 😎☝🏼🎸
@eric_in_florida
Жыл бұрын
RIP Gary Richrath
@mustlovepretzels
Жыл бұрын
AXS TV: thanks for posting. I like all of Kevin's picks. Cheers!
@MYOBASSUME
Жыл бұрын
You rock KC. Can't wait to see you guys live again soon.
@05645ci
Жыл бұрын
Hey, Kevin, congrats on keeping your band working for 50 years, that's incredible. BTW, the 1st REO album I bought was REO T.W.O. I've worn it out for since 1972 and I still consider one of the finest straight ahead bar room rock n roll albums ever. the REO version of Little Queenie was the best cover of that tune ever IMHO. I'll always miss Gary Richrath; he was the definitive rock guitar slinger in his prime and I'll treasure my memories of seeing REO live in the early/mid 70's when they were the best rock band in America!
@christopherangeli8847
Жыл бұрын
I hate to give Illinois too many props but there are alot of great bands that came from that state, REO being one of them.
@Joel_Powell
8 ай бұрын
Kevin looks great - better than when I saw him live in 1978 :). God bless sobriety.
@snuggy18
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good choices.......I'd toss the last two and probably and add in Supertramp's Breakfast in America, and Queen's The Works which is criminally underrated because of the Radio GaGa thing. No wrong answers though.
@samwisethebrave288
Жыл бұрын
Love that Supertramp album!👍
@helplessly_adoring_KevinCronin
Жыл бұрын
I love that Kevin has a detailed story for each album❣
@shawno66
Жыл бұрын
anybody else find all these songs/albums and listen after this?
@robertholliday8856
Жыл бұрын
K,C, my younger brother has LBD. It is heartbreaking. Sorry about your mom. Time for me to Fly also is among my favorite REO tunes. Brilliant lyrics. BTW, love it when you mention the late great one in your interviews.
@kenozyuk527
Жыл бұрын
Epic recording artists R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON !!! 🌴
@jessesingersongwriter
8 ай бұрын
Love this guy, clear minded, always smiling and oh yeah, kicks major ass. Great 5 picks and pretty surprising choices for a rock god, the 1st 3 are the same as some of my favorites from way back when.
@splender88
Жыл бұрын
For being the age he is Kevin still looks and sounds great. What may be more important he is still sharp as a tack and is totally in touch with what was good back then and even today.
@beamarcos9088
Жыл бұрын
Soy de América Latina...emblemático e incomparable banda ...soy fans de este grupo nunca olvidaremos las hermosas melodías q nos brindaron tan bellos momentos en otras y doradas épocas que vivan por siempre en nuestros corazones ...por siempre te AMAMOS icónica Banda ❤ 😍💕💞💯🎶👏👏❣️💚💪👌
@janetrainwater1505
Жыл бұрын
I luv u Kevin. I luv all those albums that u mentioned. God bless u. Ur Awesome. Huge Fan. 💖☺👍
@broncodeviltexas
Жыл бұрын
Great stories behind each choice 😎👍
@ChristineJSmith16
Жыл бұрын
Good choices, Kevin! My top 5: Outside, David Bowie. Easter, Patti Smith. Hi Infidelity, REO Speedwagon. Hair of the Dog, Nazareth. Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel.
@Wildlonesome77
Жыл бұрын
A very good pick Sir. You have very good taste. And by the way, R.E.O. Speedwagon is a great band.
@jimwilliams7663
24 күн бұрын
So cool... love you, Kevin
@zzyzxx13
6 ай бұрын
Intersting picks from Kevin. I can't pick five albums without giving it some serious thought, but while Traffic's Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is the first album that I might pick, I would definitely choose The Stones' Sticky Fingers. I don't like the two Blues numbers on it, but the rest of the album more than makes up for that. And who knows... after a lifetime of listening to the album on a desert island, I might eventually like those two Blues tracks. But probably not.
@paulas2218
Жыл бұрын
Rubber Soul was my first album too! Your first three would have been my picks too, but I’d have to stay in that era and go with Joni Mitchell Blue (or Court and Spark) and then Loggins and Messina’s Motherlode. This would be a great game to play when people are over for drinks or dinner. But it’s hard to choose!
@rebelrocker7494
Жыл бұрын
Awesome !!
@gman9035
Жыл бұрын
Van halen 1, back in black, led zeppelin 2, who's next, white album
@brianeastman3547
Жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin, do you remember a song by Journey called Feeling that way and Separate ways (Worlds apart).
@robertbigelow1338
3 ай бұрын
2 out of my five would be REOs Live You Get What You Play For and of course HI INFIDELITY
@charlesviner1565
Жыл бұрын
#1 REO TWO
@justme-ud2vk
Жыл бұрын
These guys are alll master showmen!!!!! Please understand that. they dont just show up for an hour. These guys build a show!!! I was born in the year they founded their band. google it. My favorite period of their work was before the 'fuzzy sweater' era. but the truth is that Gary is one of the best guitarists of the era. Please listen to a good live version of 157 Riverside ave. an youll hear how amazing they were live. they truly had the audience in mind when they came to your town. i bought a ticket. they delivered memories.
@justme-ud2vk
Жыл бұрын
like the perfect band to smoke a fat one too!
@melprophet1936
Жыл бұрын
I love that Cronin added in some more recent and current artists. FF and Carlisle are both really good. There's a ton of good, newer music out there and you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't explore it.
@paulhare662
Жыл бұрын
So many my age, 65, whine about how bad todays music is and still listen to the same 12 classic rock songs on repeat. I'll take college radio, lots of great new stuff once you get rid of the pop junk.
@melprophet1936
Жыл бұрын
@@paulhare662 You're so right! I have a friend who listens to classic rock all the time, since we were teens 44 years ago. I often think how many times can you listen to Stairway to Heaven? Was the first 1,000 times not enough?
@paulhare662
Жыл бұрын
@@melprophet1936 That song? Junior high school dance, first girlfriend, first kiss, garage band playing Stairway... I've listened to it more than I should.
@Makai77
Жыл бұрын
Friend- did you hear about Kevin Cronin's five favorite albums? Me- I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, who heard it from another...
@Matt-xv2cp
Жыл бұрын
Fly by Night, Back in Black, Diary of a Madman, Moving Pictures, Cowboys From Hell.
@nashburnette7247
Жыл бұрын
1) R.E.O. / T.W.O. ~~~~~ REO Speedwagon 2) STRANGER IN TOWN ~~~ Bob Seger & ~~~ The Silver Bullet Band 3) PHOTOGRAPHS AND .... MEMORIES: HIS .... GREATEST HITS ~ Jim Croce 4) INFINITY ~ Journey 5) OLD CREST ON A NEW WAVE ~~~~~ Dave Mason
Interesting how all the artists have a Beatles album or story that they saw them on the Ed Sullivan show. They must be pretty good.
@samwisethebrave288
Жыл бұрын
1.Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 2. Beatles - Abbey Road / Eagles - Hotel California (it's a tie here) 3. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 5. Kiss Alive II - Kiss (I know... It's Kiss, but it was the first album I bought with my own money at age 12) All my choices are obviously from the same general time period because that is when I grew up. So many other great albums... Too many to name from Led Zep, The Who, Rush, Styx, Journey, Seger, Heart, AC/DC, Cream, Yes, ELP, OH MY GOD! Now I am just going crazy!
@badeugenecops4741
9 ай бұрын
Saw the thumbnail and thought "Who's grandma is that?" Fk Cronin for kicking Richrath out of the band.
@johnoksys7713
Жыл бұрын
Hi Katie ❤️❤️❤️
@kathif17
Жыл бұрын
No Derek and the Dominos?
@brianeastman3547
Жыл бұрын
Kevin, Have you ever watched Neal Schon play his guitar onstage
@rkenseth
Жыл бұрын
I love REO, have seen them many times lives but non of those albums make my top five, nor my top 20.
@popmastaa
6 ай бұрын
Hi man
@soldersucker1
Жыл бұрын
When did Ellen front REO?
@awrogers3013
Жыл бұрын
If you indeed are a talented writer, how in the world could you write “in your letter “?
@user-vr9su5nd9f
Жыл бұрын
is marjoe gortner any relation to you...red rider
@computerpurple
Жыл бұрын
To each their own pick. Mine would be 5 Prince albums 1. Purple Rain , 2. Around the world in a day 3. Parade 4. Sign O' the Times 5. 3121. Now if it could be only one Prince album that would be Purple Rain. And the other 4 would be Van Halen Fair Warning , R.E.O. Speedwagon Greatest hits , Journeys greatest hits , Madonna Immaculate Collection
@rubicon-oh9km
Жыл бұрын
Five Prince albums? Really? Prince is amazing but you really need to broaden your musical spectrum. Wow.
@computerpurple
Жыл бұрын
@@rubicon-oh9km Hello Just wanted to say my first answer to the question was Prince. THEN i named OTHER music that i like. My favorite music is the 80's & 70's.
@blobcity3591
Жыл бұрын
what kind of man doesn't
@eddiepigg5333
Жыл бұрын
It’s really too bad that Kevin sold out and went for the money. They were such an awesome Rock N’ Roll band in the 70’s and early 80’s. What a shame.
@richj011
Жыл бұрын
I don't care who you are but one album has to come from the Beatles or you don't like or understand music.
@randysalles2292
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree rjo
@mournblade1066
Жыл бұрын
The Beatles are the most overrated band ever. Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Roxy Music, The Rolling Stones, and Fleetwood Mac are all musically superior.
@melprophet1936
Жыл бұрын
@@mournblade1066 Consider saying instead that you don't like the Beatles if that's the case. Or, if you like them but not as much as so many do, just say that. If you feel other legends were better guitar players, drummers, song writers, composers etc, say that and make your case. Many would actually agree with you on that. All of these options would make you sound like someone who is interested in music, and objective enough to talk about it. Saying the Beatles are the most overrated band however just makes you sound a bit silly. Especially when you follow that statement by rattling off a list of musicians, most of whom would completely disagree with you...Heck, even Keith Richards would probably disagree.
@mournblade1066
Жыл бұрын
@@melprophet1936 Why would I say that? I LOVE The Beatles. They're just not nearly as good as the other bands I mentioned.
@melprophet1936
Жыл бұрын
@@mournblade1066 Why would you say that? So people better understand what your point of view is. Your original post doesn't say you like or dislike the Beatles. How would anyone know if you don't say that?
@kevingilliam6807
Жыл бұрын
Even bad bands like the Beatles.
@nashburnette7247
Жыл бұрын
I'm the biggest REO Speedwagon fan, but I know I could find something better than Brandi Carlisle or the Freakin' Foo Fighters. 🤢🤮
@Better_Call_Raul
Жыл бұрын
Kevin's picks: (1) Rubber Soul. A masterpiece. (2) CSN. (3) Elton John's Madman. Everything is great so far. (4) Foo Fighters I am calling bullshit on this one. Kevin is just kissing Grohl's ass as his band opened for Foo Fighters. No way Kevin is serious about this pick.
@PrimeMover4
Жыл бұрын
He looks like an old lesbian.
@todd3204
Жыл бұрын
Everybody please ignore that persons comment
@search4truth104
Жыл бұрын
I agree he looks like a lesbian grandmother.
@JSFGuy
Жыл бұрын
Yep, The B&W format does not help.
@homelesshannah50
Жыл бұрын
Oh shit that's Kevin! HE looks like somebody's lesbian grandma
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