Gary Wright - Love Is Alive | REACTION 

"Dream Weaver" always got all the love, but "Love Is Alive" is Wright's best tune by far.

Isn't it funny how something like a song can bring back some of the most complex memories.

"Sounds like bell bottoms"...best description, ever.

76 was a killer year for rock and roll. This is a true banger.

One of the best songs of the ‘70s

It was so great being a teenager in this era, we had such creative and eclectic music playing all the time. Never bored!

Gary Wright...whoooo hooooo!!!!! 🎉 70s Baby!!!!❤

This song peaked at #2 on Billboard Hot 100, same as Dream Weaver.

I have always loved this song and it is highly underrated. Excellent choice.

I was in 7th grade when this song came out. We actually had a juke box at the school that we could blast during lunch. This song played everyday.

PURE FIRE 🔥

I cannot begin to tell you how good he was in concert❤️‍🔥 I saw him in concert with Peter Frampton on Frampton’s Come Alive tour in 1976. Both were 🔥 and tickets were $6! ❤

Summer of '76!

Steve Porcarro of Toto played synthesizers and keys on this tour as a young man.

Woooooooooooooo.......Gary Wright gave us some of the dreamiest, cosmic music of our time. Such an excellent choice and, not to take away from "Dream Weaver," this is such an underrated song. Thank you for choosing it!!!!!!!! ❤❤

This whole album is way funky! Next- I Can't Find the Judge

Vary Wright 👍🏻

Oh yes! Dreamer Weaver was good, but this is great too. This is on my top 100 for sure.

"...... And this is .......... Nick" (The look on Nick's face) 🤣🤣🤗🤗

Love the bass in this one.

the bass line is fantastic

Gary Wright, the second concert I ever went to. I remember the super duper skin tight red satin pants more than anything else 😂

Nick and Ryan, omg, you guys have the best taste in music...brings tears to my eyes 💙💙

My 1st Dance in Jr high School 7th grade was to this song Gary is good yay, awesome jam, good review 👏😎👌🎤🎸

Ryan is the best music reactor! Somebody start a channel judging these channels please and the best reactions! Ryan for the win!😍🏆😍

Speaking of Gary's songs that sound more natural for him,, DEFINITELY wait on your vote until AFTER hearing "Really Want To Know You"

Love love this one- jr. high school escapism

More funky, less dreamy, still satisfying.

This entire album is gold. Not a bad song on it. Classic perfection.

This is in my top 5 favorite songs.

You guys should listen to Water Sign by Gary. It’s one of my favorite songs!! 😀

Gary had some great classics,, But my personal favorite is Gary Wright "Really Want To Know You" 🔥❤️🔥

You need to see concert footage of him doing this live.

Finally!

Of course you've done Children Of The Sun and Rock On.

It's funk on quaaludes. This was all over AM radio in the summer of '76.

love it when it breaks down

Actually, the Hard Rock singing style of "Love Is Alive" is actually more of what Gary Wright was used to doing, because - believe it or not - Gary got his start as co-keyboardist and co-lead singer of the _British_ Hard Rock band Spooky Tooth in 1968 (keep in mind Gary Wright was an American guy from New Jersey, so this was highly unusual at the time), and was in the band until 1973. Definitely check-out their 1969 sophomore album *Spooky Two,* especially the excellent album opener "Waitin' For The Wind" and "Better By You, Better Than Me" (both famously and infamously covered 9 years later by Judas Priest on their amazing *Stained Class* album in 1978). While we're on the subject of love being alive, also check-out "Love Alive" by Heart. You both will absolutely LOVE that song!!

Power of Love.

R.I.P. Gary.

Check out "Touch and Gone" from 1977, a song we used to dance to back in the day! "Are You Weepin'" is another good groove! Good times, great music...

This is my favorite song of his. The bass line is killer on this and Weaver.

Wright is alright!!! Learned from him because my sister was in love with him!!!YUK!!!!😂😂😂❤❤❤

Singing every lyric with him! 😍 The bass is 🔥

He was even more rockin' when he was with Spooky Tooth.

I forgot about this song. Thanks for the reminder.

We used to dance at 7th grade school dances to this when it came out. I feel old !!!

Sure takes me back to high school days ❤😊

This was really cool when we first heard it and it has kept its cool all these years -- and we probably did wear some bell-bottoms back then, I don't think I ever did, but disco people did!

To me this song and Dream Weaver tapped into the disco vibe. Great songs.

🔥

This was 1st song that I danced to at the Jr. High School dance!

Gary's follow-up album, The Light Of Smiles was a masterpiece.

RIP. Saw Gary perform this song live a few years ago. His vocals were just as great live as they were on the recording.

Absolutely LOVE this groove! So, apparently, did 3rd Bass. Check out Wordz of Wizdom. They took that opening groove and ran with it. Both tunes are incredible.

I like Dream Weaver for nostalgia reasons but it definitely sounds like a 70's song. Love is Alive is a timeless tune that is more innovative.

Oh my I forgot he did this song! Such a different sound.

Don't know how many times I've cranked the intro...sweet

Reminds me of the roller rink days.

I'd like to hear Chris Robinson or Steven Tyler do a cover of this song.

Gary Wright brought real notice to pop synth music; apart from the drums, everything on this song is an electric keyboard/synth. Yes, others did this before him but his two hit songs from Dream Weaver were cosmic synth wonders! Glad you guys enjoyed these.

Wow Gary I love his voice take me back wow

I won this album on a radio station trivia contest. I had to stump the DJ. "What was Captain Kirk's middle name?"

Nice reaction! Hope you try some Bob Seger!🤘🔥

Both songs were great. ❤

The keyboards was killer on this track.

You have to do "I Can't Find A Judge"..off the same album. It's another Banger!!

Have you guys checked out any tunes by "The Baby's"? One of their top hits, "Isn't It Time" is a cool musical ride. Enjoyed this reaction thank you

A lot of memories with this song.

His original band was called Spooky Tooth, worth a listen.

Blind Feeling - Can't Find The Judge - Much Higher, are other greats from this album.

he was with a band called Spooky Tooth before he went solo, they have some really good songs also, thanks for the vid.. :)

9:33 We see each other, Ryan. 😎✌🏽That said, it was your AX7 reactions that got me to sub to the channel.🤘🏽

I used to call on a physician assistant named Gary Wright! I always sang this to him. Better than Dream Weaver.

brilliant

Oooo love this song 💙💙💙

Luv this song

If you care Gary Wright was in a band called Spooky Tooth. They had some cool songs you might like. Try Things Change for instance. They also did a cool song called Cotton Growing Man, but I am not sure Gary Wright is the vocalist on that one.

Strong choice

If you want to hit some more Gary Wright songs that were NOT on The Dream Weaver album, I would recommend "Get On The Right Road" from the Extraction album, and either "Lost In My Dream," or perhaps "Evil Woman," both from the album Spooky Two, by his band Spooky Tooth.

If you want something more like 'Dream Weaver', check out Gary's "Made to Love You". For some funkier Gary, check out "I Can't Find the Judge!" Both are extremely satisfying tracks from his debut album.

This the first time I have seen Ty high/drunk on air.

Great selection, he was very popular in the 70's, my two favorites; Dreamweaver and Love is Alive.

In my mind this is Peter Frampton for some reason.

One of the first songs I remember ever hearing in the 70s that had true sub bass… might’ve been an accident because the studio engineers were recording full spectrum but either way they caught the below 40hz magic Magic. Thanks as always for the great reactions!!!

This was the awkward song at the High School dance you didn't know how to dance to.

Good song. Gary Wright’s best song IMHO is I really wanna know you from 1981! Now that song has so much feeling

You had to have a ballad on an album back then and sometimes it would become a hit. Hence “Dream Weaver”.

Excellent choice!

Gary Wright has the dreamy stuff along with all kinds of rocking tunes. When he was with Spooky Tooth he was more bluesy. The Mirror by Spooky Tooth which Gary sings on has the Dream Weaver vibe.

You have to check out Joe Cocker's version of this. It totally Rocks!

Next listen to his song from 1981: Really Wanna To Know You

Wow...it occurred to me that every time I heard this waaay back then...I was so stoned. So much better than DreamWeaver. Thx for reminding me.

Try, "Let It Out", "Made To Love You" and "Feel For Me", off of the same album and you will see that everything you both said is confirmed.

I was 7 years old when this song was released. If I'm remembering correctly, Dream Weaver got more airplay on the radio than this song. It's interesting that it's the opposite now on Apple music.

That song was shorter than I remember. I'd like to see you react to Possum Kingdom by The Toadies.

You should listen to the band he was in before he went solo. The name of the band is SPOOKY TOOTH

Great selection guys! This song is total fire 🔥🔥🔥

In the early 90s Joe Cocker did an amazing version of this song as well. Worth a listen!!!

Just had a song pop in my head that I absolutely know Nick and Ryan would l o v e....please listen to "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin. 💙