Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
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Arch Allies is a live album recorded by REO Speedwagon
and Styx
at Riverport Amphitheatre (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
) in Maryland Heights, Missouri
, a suburb of St. Louis
.
Each band also released single live albums containing only their own tracks from this album. The Styx songs were released alone as At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis
and the REO songs were released as Live Plus, Live Plus 3 and Extended Versions.
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
and Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
at Riverport Amphitheatre (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis is a 7,000-seat outdoor concert venue, with lawn seating for another 13,000, making it a 20,000 person capacity venue. It is located at 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights, Missouri, near St...
) in Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was elected the city's first mayor. Mark M. Levin has been City Administrator...
, a suburb of St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
Each band also released single live albums containing only their own tracks from this album. The Styx songs were released alone as At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis
At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis
At the River's Edge, by the rock band Styx is a single-disc version of Arch Allies: Live at Riverport, featuring only the Styx set, and including live versions of the tracks "Everything Is Cool" and "Lorelei" in place of the Jam versions of "Blue Collar Man" and "Roll with the Changes" that Styx...
and the REO songs were released as Live Plus, Live Plus 3 and Extended Versions.
Disc 1 – Styx
- "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)Blue Collar Man"Blue Collar Man " is the first single that Styx released from the Pieces of Eight album. The single was released in two 7" vinyl formats, one with the b-side "Superstars", a track from The Grand Illusion, and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku" as the b-side...
" (Tommy ShawTommy ShawTommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....
) - 5:00 - "The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoungDennis DeYoungDennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure that lasted from 1970 to 1999.-Early life:...
) - 5:39 - "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"Fooling Yourself" is the second single released from Styx's The Grand Illusion album. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S., the single peaked at number 29.The song was written by guitarist Tommy Shaw...
" (T. Shaw) - 6:18 - "Lady" (D. DeYoung) - 4:47
- "Brave New World" (T. Shaw) - 5:43
- "Edge of the Century" (Glen BurtnikGlen BurtnikGlen Burtnik is a singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a former member of Styx.The spelling of his name has changed a few times over the years .Burtnik appeared in the Broadway production of Beatlemania as Paul McCartney,...
, Bob Burger) - 5:10 - "Heavy Water" (James "J.Y." YoungJames Young (American musician)James "J.Y." Young is a guitarist, singer and songwriter, and member of the rock band, Styx. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned to play clarinet and guitar during those years.J.Y...
) - 5:50 - "Too Much Time on My HandsToo Much Time on My Hands"Too Much Time on My Hands" is the second single release from Styx's 1981 triple-platinum album Paradise Theatre and reached #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #2 on the Top Rock Tracks chart for one week...
" (T. Shaw) - 5:23 - "Renegade" (T. Shaw) - 7:24
- "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)Blue Collar Man"Blue Collar Man " is the first single that Styx released from the Pieces of Eight album. The single was released in two 7" vinyl formats, one with the b-side "Superstars", a track from The Grand Illusion, and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku" as the b-side...
" (Jam Version) (T. Shaw) - 5:20- with Styx and REO Speedwagon
- "Roll with the Changes" (Jam version) (Kevin CroninKevin CroninKevin Cronin is the lead vocalist/ rhythm guitarist/ occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 written by Cronin, "Keep on Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" .- Early life and career :Cronin was born in Evanston,...
) - 5:58- with Styx and REO Speedwagon
Disc 2 – REO Speedwagon
- "Don't Let Him Go" (K. Cronin) - 4:30
- "Music Man" (K. Cronin) - 3:20
- "Take It on the RunTake It On the Run"Take It on the Run" is the fifth track on the REO Speedwagon album Hi Infidelity. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached #5 on the Billboard charts. The song was written by guitarist Gary Richrath. "Take It on the Run" was the follow-up single behind the group’s #1 hit, “Keep on Loving You”...
" (Gary RichrathGary RichrathGary Richrath is an American guitarist, best known as a member of the band REO Speedwagon from 1970 until 1989...
) - 4:18 - "Can't Fight This FeelingCan't Fight This Feeling"Can't Fight This Feeling" is a number-one power ballad from REO Speedwagon about a man falling in love with a girl with whom he has been friends for a long time....
" (K. Cronin) - 5:26 - "Time for Me to Fly" (K. Cronin) - 3:33
- "Back on the Road Again" (Bruce Hall) - 7:09
- "Keep on Loving You" (K. Cronin) - 3:26
- "Roll with the Changes" (K. Cronin) - 6:18
- "Ridin' the Storm Out" (G. Richrath) - 5:11
- "157 Riverside Avenue157 Riverside Avenue"157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their first album, REO Speedwagon, released in 1971. It was written by all five band members at the time, Terry Luttrell, Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Neal Doughty, and Alan Gratzer...
" (Terry Lutrell/G. Richrath/Neal Dougthy/Gregg Philbin/Alan Gratzer) - 7:39 - "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)Blue Collar Man"Blue Collar Man " is the first single that Styx released from the Pieces of Eight album. The single was released in two 7" vinyl formats, one with the b-side "Superstars", a track from The Grand Illusion, and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku" as the b-side...
" (Jam Version) (T. Shaw) - 5:20- with Styx and REO Speedwagon
- "Roll with the Changes" (Jam version) (K. Cronin) - 5:58
- with Styx and REO Speedwagon
Personnel
- StyxStyx (band)Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
- Main Performer - REO SpeedwagonREO SpeedwagonREO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
- Main Performer