STYX & REO SPEEDWAGON

REO Speedwagon guitarist and lead singer Kevin Cronin belts out "Take it on the Run." (Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

It was a flash back to my youth with the arena rock show that I photographed recently at the ShoWare Center in Kent, as Styx, REO Speedwagon and .38 Special made their way to the Northwest. The heyday of these bands has definitely passed, but the enthusastic fans didn’t seem to mind.

Fans rock along with Styx as they play "Too Much Time on My Hands." (Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

Not all of the original members were with the bands, but they sounded good and it brought back a lot of memories. I was shooting for former Seattle Post-Intelligencer music critic Gene Stout and his new website. Check out his review of the show on his blog. –Scott Eklund

Origianl Styx guitar player and vocalist Tommy Shaw plays out front on "Grand Illusion." (Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

Styx (left to right) bassist Ricky Phillips, guitarists and vocalists James Young and Tommy Shaw perform at their concert at the ShoWare Center in Kent. (Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

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