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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album|
Name = Arch Allies: Live at Riverport |
| name = Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
Type = Live album |
| type = live
Artist = [[Styx (band)|Styx]] and [[REO Speedwagon]] |
| artist = [[Styx (band)|Styx]] and [[REO Speedwagon]]
Cover = Arch_Allies.jpg |
| cover = Arch_Allies.jpg
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| alt =
Released = September 26, 2000 (US) |
| released = September 26, 2000 (US)
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Recorded = June 9, 2000, Riverport Amphitheatre, [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States|USA]] |
| recorded = June 9, 2000
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Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] |
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| venue = Riverport Amphitheatre, [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]
Length = 124:35 |
| studio =
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Label = [[Sanctuary Records]] (US) |
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
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Producer = [[James Young (American musician)|James Young]]<br />[[Gary Loizzo]]<br />[[Joe Vannelli]]<br />[[Kevin Cronin]]|
Reviews = |
| length = 124:35
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| label = [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]] (US)
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Chronology = [[Styx (band)|Styx]] compilations |
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| producer = [[James Young (American musician)|James Young]]<br />[[Gary Loizzo]]<br />[[Joe Vannelli]]<br />[[Kevin Cronin]]
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Last album = ''[[Extended Versions (Styx album)|Extended Versions]]''<br />(2000) |
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| chronology = [[Styx (band)|Styx]] compilations
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This album = '''''Arch Allies: Live at Riverport'''''<br />(2000) |
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| prev_title = [[Extended Versions (Styx album)|Extended Versions]]
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Next album = ''[[Styx World: Live 2001]]''<br />(2001) |
| prev_year = 2000
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology
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| next_title = [[Styx World: Live 2001]]
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| Artist = [[REO Speedwagon]]
| Type = Live album
| next_year = 2001
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| Last album = ''[[The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album)|The Ballads]]''<br />(2000)
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| artist = [[REO Speedwagon]]
| This album = '''''Arch Allies: Live at Riverport'''''<br/>(2000)
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| type = live
| Next album = ''[[Live:Plus]]''<br />(2001)
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| prev_title = [[The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album)|The Ballads]]
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| prev_year = 2000
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| title = Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
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| year = 2000
| next_title = Live:Plus
| next_year = 2001
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{{Album ratings
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|rev1 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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|rev1score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{Cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | authorlink = | author2 = Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = 789 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA789&lpg=PA789&dq=rolling+stone+styx+album+guide&source=bl&ots=BiNgpm6OV6&sig=y8-CTwtIam94_SZXS4KtMqhZ0ec&hl=en&sa=X&ei=z5IVUfelPK-C0QHakYDYAg&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20styx%20album%20guide&f=false}}</ref>
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'''''Arch Allies''''' is a live album recorded by [[REO Speedwagon]] and [[Styx (band)|Styx]] at Riverport Amphitheatre (now [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]) in [[Maryland Heights, Missouri]], a suburb of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. It was released on September 26, 2000 by [[Sanctuary Records]], and a single DVD was also released on November 7, 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/arch-allies-live-at-riverport-video-dvd-mw0000102450| title = Arch Allies: Live at Riverport (DVD) | accessdate = 2015-02-01 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>
'''''Arch Allies''''' is a live album recorded by [[REO Speedwagon]] and [[Styx (band)|Styx]] at Riverport Amphitheatre (now [[Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)|Hollywood Casino Amphitheater]]) in [[Maryland Heights, Missouri]], a suburb of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. It was released on September 26, 2000, by [[Sanctuary Records]], and a single DVD was also released on November 7, 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/arch-allies-live-at-riverport-video-dvd-mw0000102450| title = Arch Allies: Live at Riverport (DVD) | access-date = 2015-02-01 | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref>


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 Speedwagon songs were released as ''Live Plus'' and ''Extended Versions''.
Each band also released single live albums containing only their own tracks from this album. This includes songs cut from the combined release. The Styx songs were released alone as ''[[At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis]]'' (also including the songs "Everything Is Cool" and "Lorelei") and the REO Speedwagon songs (including "Keep Pushin'", "Tough Guys" and "That Ain't Love") were released as ''Live Plus'' and ''Extended Versions''.

==Background==
According to REO Speedwagon vocalist/rhythm guitarist [[Kevin Cronin]], the tour sampled on the album was the first time REO Speedwagon and Styx had ever played together, and "We hit it off so well, we ended up putting on a double live CD together. It’s just been a tremendous synergy between the bands on a personal level and on a musical level as well. [[Tommy Shaw]] and I have become really good friends."<ref>{{cite web |first=Zach |last=Everson |url=http://www.louisville.com/content/reo-speedwagons-kevin-cronin-louisville-power-ballads-and-if-my-wifes-slut |title=REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin on Louisville, power ballads and if my wife's a slut |work=[[Louisville (magazine)|Louisville]] |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623120047/http://www.louisville.com/content/reo-speedwagons-kevin-cronin-louisville-power-ballads-and-if-my-wifes-slut |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Reception==
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{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmrev>{{cite web |last=Ticheler |first=Alan |title=Arch Allies: Live at Riverport [Video/DVD] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/arch-allies-live-at-riverport-video-dvd-mw0000102450 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
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|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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|rev2score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | author2 = Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/789 789] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone styx album guide. }}</ref>
}}
[[Allmusic]] gave the video release a rave review, opining that both bands gave strong performances and gel together "surprisingly well" in the collaborative jam which ends the album. The review especially praised the performances of new Styx members Glen Burtnik, Todd Sucherman, and Lawrence Gowan, comparing the Styx lineup favorably to that of the band's commercial heyday.<ref name=allmrev/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Album
| extra_column = Album
| headline = Disc one
| headline = Disc one
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = [[Blue Collar Man|Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)]]
| title1 = [[Blue Collar Man|Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)]]
| writer1 = [[Tommy Shaw]]
| writer1 = [[Tommy Shaw]]
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| length1 = 5:00
| length1 = 5:00


| title2 = The Grand Illusion
| title2 = [[The Grand Illusion (song)|The Grand Illusion]]
| writer2 = [[Dennis DeYoung]]
| writer2 = [[Dennis DeYoung]]
| extra2 = ''[[The Grand Illusion (album)|The Grand Illusion]]'' (1977)
| extra2 = ''[[The Grand Illusion (album)|The Grand Illusion]]'' (1977)
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| title3 = [[Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)]]
| title3 = [[Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)]]
| writer3 = Tommy Shaw
| writer3 = Tommy Shaw
| extra3 = ''The Grand Illusion'' (1977)
| extra3 = ''The Grand Illusion''
| length3 = 6:18
| length3 = 6:18


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| title5 = Brave New World
| title5 = Brave New World
| writer5 = Tommy Shaw
| writer5 = Tommy Shaw, [[James Young (American musician)|James "J.Y." Young]]
| extra5 = ''[[Brave New World (Styx album)|Brave New World]]'' (1999)
| extra5 = ''[[Brave New World (Styx album)|Brave New World]]'' (1999)
| length5 = 5:43
| length5 = 5:43
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| title7 = Heavy Water
| title7 = Heavy Water
| writer7 = [[James Young (American musician)|James "J.Y." Young]]
| writer7 = James Young, Tommy Shaw
| extra7 = ''Brave New World'' (1999)
| extra7 = ''Brave New World''
| length7 = 5:50
| length7 = 5:50


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| title9 = [[Renegade (Styx song)|Renegade]]
| title9 = [[Renegade (Styx song)|Renegade]]
| writer9 = Tommy Shaw
| writer9 = Tommy Shaw
| extra9 = ''Pieces of Eight'' (1978)
| extra9 = ''Pieces of Eight''
| length9 = 7:24
| length9 = 7:24

| title10 = [[Mr. Roboto (Styx song)|Mr. Roboto]]
| writer10 = Dennis Deyoung
| extra10 = "Kilroy Was Here" (1983)
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| length10 = 5:28

| title
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| collapsed = yes
| extra_column = Album
| extra_column = Album
| headline = Jam versions with REO Speedwagon
| headline = Jam versions with REO Speedwagon
| writing_credits = yes
| total_length = 62:31
| total_length = 62:31


| title11 = Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
| title10 = Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
| writer10 = Tommy Shaw
| writer10 = Tommy Shaw
| extra10 = ''Pieces of Eight'' (1978)
| extra10 = ''Pieces of Eight''
| length10 = 5:20
| length10 = 5:20


| title12 = Roll with the Changes
| title11 = Roll with the Changes
| writer11 = [[Kevin Cronin]]
| writer11 = [[Kevin Cronin]]
| extra11 = ''[[You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish]]'' (1978)
| extra11 = ''[[You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish]]'' (1978)
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| extra_column = Album
| extra_column = Album
| headline = Disc two
| headline = Disc two
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = [[Don't Let Him Go]]
| title1 = [[Don't Let Him Go]]
| writer1 = [[Kevin Cronin]]
| writer1 = [[Kevin Cronin]]
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| title3 = [[Take It on the Run]]
| title3 = [[Take It on the Run]]
| writer3 = [[Gary Richrath]]
| writer3 = [[Gary Richrath]]
| extra3 = ''Hi Infidelity'' (1980)
| extra3 = ''Hi Infidelity''
| length3 = 4:18
| length3 = 4:18


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| title5 = Time for Me to Fly
| title5 = Time for Me to Fly
| writer5 = Kevin Cronin
| writer5 = Kevin Cronin
| extra5 = ''[[You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish]]'' (1978)
| extra5 = ''[[You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish]]''
| length5 = 3:33
| length5 = 3:33


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| title7 = [[Keep on Loving You (song)|Keep on Loving You]]
| title7 = [[Keep on Loving You (song)|Keep on Loving You]]
| writer7 = Kevin Cronin
| writer7 = Kevin Cronin
| extra7 = ''Hi Infidelity'' (1980)
| extra7 = ''Hi Infidelity''
| length7 = 3:26
| length7 = 3:26


| title8 = Roll with the Changes
| title8 = Roll with the Changes
| writer8 = Kevin Cronin
| writer8 = Kevin Cronin
| extra8 = ''You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish'' (1978)
| extra8 = ''You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish''
| length8 = 6:18
| length8 = 6:18


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| title10 = [[157 Riverside Avenue]]
| title10 = [[157 Riverside Avenue]]
| writer10 = Gary Richrath, [[Alan Gratzer]], [[Terry Luttrell]], Gregg Philbin
| writer10 = Gary Richrath, [[Alan Gratzer]], [[Terry Luttrell]], Gregg Philbin, [[Neal Doughty]]
| extra10 = ''[[REO Speedwagon (album)|R.E.O. Speedwagon]]'' (1971)
| extra10 = ''[[REO Speedwagon (album)|R.E.O. Speedwagon]]'' (1971)
| length10 = 7:39
| length10 = 7:39
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| collapsed = yes
| extra_column = Album
| extra_column = Album
| headline = Jam versions with Styx
| headline = Jam versions with Styx
| writing_credits = yes
| total_length = 62:04
| total_length = 62:04


| title11 = Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
| title11 = Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
| writer11 = [[Tommy Shaw]]
| writer11 = [[Tommy Shaw]]
| extra11 = ''[[Pieces of Eight]]'' (1978)
| extra11 = ''Pieces of Eight''
| length11 = 5:20
| length11 = 5:20


| title12 = Roll with the Changes
| title12 = Roll with the Changes
| writer12 = Kevin Cronin
| writer12 = Kevin Cronin
| extra12 = ''You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish'' (1978)
| extra12 = ''You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish''
| length12 = 5:58
| length12 = 5:58
}}
}}

The DVD of the show omits "The Grand Illusion" from the Styx set and "Roll With The Changes" from the REO Speedwagon set (although the jam version with Styx is still present at the end).


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
'''Styx'''<ref name="Sanctuary">{{cite book|title=Styx and REO Speedwagon, Arch Allies|year=2000|publisher=Sanctuary Records Inc.|pages=10–11}}</ref>
* [[Styx (band)|Styx]] - Main Performer
* [[REO Speedwagon]] - Main Performer
*[[Tommy Shaw]] - guitar, vocals
*[[Lawrence Gowan]] - keyboards, vocals
*[[James Young (American musician)|James "J.Y." Young]], guitar, vocals
*[[Glen Burtnik]] - bass, guitar, vocals
*[[Chuck Panozzo]] - bass
*[[Todd Sucherman]] - drums

'''REO Speedwagon'''<ref name="Sanctuary"/>
*[[Kevin Cronin]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
*[[Dave Amato]] - lead guitar, backing vocals
*[[Bruce Hall (musician)|Bruce Hall]] - bass, backing and lead vocals
*[[Neal Doughty]] - keyboards
*[[Bryan Hitt]] - drums


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Styx}}
{{Styx}}
{{REO Speedwagon}}
{{REO Speedwagon}}
{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 09:27, 6 September 2023

Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
Live album by
Styx and REO Speedwagon
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000 (US)
RecordedJune 9, 2000
VenueRiverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
GenreRock
Length124:35
LabelSanctuary (US)
ProducerJames Young
Gary Loizzo
Joe Vannelli
Kevin Cronin
Styx compilations chronology
Extended Versions
(2000) 		Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
(2000) 		Styx World: Live 2001
(2001)
REO Speedwagon chronology
The Ballads
(2000) 		Arch Allies: Live at Riverport
(2000) 		Live:Plus
(2001)

Arch Allies is a live album recorded by REO Speedwagon and Styx at Riverport Amphitheatre (now Hollywood Casino Amphitheater) in Maryland Heights, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It was released on September 26, 2000, by Sanctuary Records, and a single DVD was also released on November 7, 2000.[1]

Each band also released single live albums containing only their own tracks from this album. This includes songs cut from the combined release. The Styx songs were released alone as At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis (also including the songs "Everything Is Cool" and "Lorelei") and the REO Speedwagon songs (including "Keep Pushin'", "Tough Guys" and "That Ain't Love") were released as Live Plus and Extended Versions.

Background

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According to REO Speedwagon vocalist/rhythm guitarist Kevin Cronin, the tour sampled on the album was the first time REO Speedwagon and Styx had ever played together, and "We hit it off so well, we ended up putting on a double live CD together. It’s just been a tremendous synergy between the bands on a personal level and on a musical level as well. Tommy Shaw and I have become really good friends."[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Allmusic gave the video release a rave review, opining that both bands gave strong performances and gel together "surprisingly well" in the collaborative jam which ends the album. The review especially praised the performances of new Styx members Glen Burtnik, Todd Sucherman, and Lawrence Gowan, comparing the Styx lineup favorably to that of the band's commercial heyday.[3]

Track listing

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Styx

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"Tommy ShawPieces of Eight (1978)5:00
2."The Grand Illusion"Dennis DeYoungThe Grand Illusion (1977)5:39
3."Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"Tommy ShawThe Grand Illusion6:18
4."Lady"Dennis DeYoungStyx II (1973)4:47
5."Brave New World"Tommy Shaw, James "J.Y." YoungBrave New World (1999)5:43
6."Edge of the Century"Glen Burtnik, Bob BurgerEdge of the Century (1990)5:10
7."Heavy Water"James Young, Tommy ShawBrave New World5:50
8."Too Much Time on My Hands"Tommy ShawParadise Theater (1981)5:23
9."Renegade"Tommy ShawPieces of Eight7:24
Jam versions with REO Speedwagon
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
10."Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"Tommy ShawPieces of Eight5:20
11."Roll with the Changes"Kevin CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish (1978)5:58
Total length:62:31

REO Speedwagon

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Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Don't Let Him Go"Kevin CroninHi Infidelity (1980)4:30
2."Music Man"Kevin CroninR.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)3:20
3."Take It on the Run"Gary RichrathHi Infidelity4:18
4."Can't Fight This Feeling"Kevin CroninWheels Are Turnin' (1984)5:26
5."Time for Me to Fly"Kevin CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish3:33
6."Back on the Road Again"Bruce HallNine Lives (1979)7:09
7."Keep on Loving You"Kevin CroninHi Infidelity3:26
8."Roll with the Changes"Kevin CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish6:18
9."Ridin' the Storm Out"Gary RichrathRidin' the Storm Out (1973)5:11
10."157 Riverside Avenue"Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer, Terry Luttrell, Gregg Philbin, Neal DoughtyR.E.O. Speedwagon (1971)7:39
Jam versions with Styx
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
11."Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"Tommy ShawPieces of Eight5:20
12."Roll with the Changes"Kevin CroninYou Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish5:58
Total length:62:04

The DVD of the show omits "The Grand Illusion" from the Styx set and "Roll With The Changes" from the REO Speedwagon set (although the jam version with Styx is still present at the end).

Personnel

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Styx[5]

REO Speedwagon[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Arch Allies: Live at Riverport (DVD)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. ^ Everson, Zach (February 24, 2010). "REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin on Louisville, power ballads and if my wife's a slut". Louisville. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Ticheler, Alan. "Arch Allies: Live at Riverport [Video/DVD]". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone styx album guide.
  5. ^ a b Styx and REO Speedwagon, Arch Allies. Sanctuary Records Inc. 2000. pp. 10–11.
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