The Metal Files

REO is one of those bands that reminds of my middle school years,  They were everywhere…radio, MTV, etc.  Up until last night I had never seen them before.  I can’t say I’m a huge fan because I’m not, but they sure put on one great show last night and I’ve no regrets about going.

I had a spare ticket and asked my friend Rodney (Devastation singer) to come with me.  The Wyldz from Australia opened up.  We only caught the last song and they were ok.  Apparently they’re based here in Austin now.

REO came on and opened with Don’t Let Him Go, Music Man and Take It On The Run all in a row.  Kevin Cronin is 62 now and still sounds great.  As expected it was generally an older crowd and it looked close to being sold out.  As I always say, The Moody Theater is my favorite venue in town.  The sound was perfect.  I bought 6th row seats and they couldn’t have been much better.

Later in the show, everyone moved up to the stage and I stood right up front during the encore.  During Ridin’ The Storm Out, Cronin walks to the edge of the stage and hands me his guitar pick.  That was super cool.  As we were walking out, the sound guy gave me the setlist.  They added in Keep The Fire Burnin’ with just Kevin on acoustic guitar.

It was a great show altogether.  If you’re a fan, even just a little, go see this tour!