@@fatherandsonreactions HEY That's me, thanks for the shout out! In 1978 I saw Chicago at Soldier Field for their Saturday in the Park concert. They ended playing for almost 4 hours with no breaks. Members would leave the stage but someone else was always playing something from drum solos to horn jam sessions to Terry's guitar work. This whole concert captures the sound of the original line up that was easily Hall of Fame quality before the death of Kath and that insipid 1980s ballad band took over. (edit for your questions; Robert Lamm the keyboard player/ singer and the horn section are still with the band. The bass player lead singer here is still alive but not with the group, the drummer was asked to leave the band back in the 90s.) A better live version of Chicago is a group from Russia called Leonid and Friends, they play original Chicago rock. Good follow ups are Beginnings, Dialogue parts 1 and 2, I'm a Man and Saturday in the Park. If you want to do a nice 10 minute song the Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon features the song Make Me Smile.
It's kind of interesting (at least to me) as someone who was a teenager in the early seventies. By the mid-seventies Chicago was making mellow soft-rock, so it kind of went into the memory-hole just how bad-ass they were in their early years. Maybe they made more money with their soft rock, but their early stuff was much better.
Lead singer in that left the band. The lead guitarist accidentally shot himself in 1978. The only remaining original members are the keyboardist and the three horn players (sax, trumpet, trombone).
0:50 Nope, you did the right version first. This is way better after hearing the studio version first, cause you now see what they did with the music, and how unreal Terry Kath is. In almost every case, you always want to listen to the studio version first.
It's my favorite guitar solo and song! They once asked Jimmy hendrix how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world and he replied don't know you would have to ask terry kath
Great reaction guys!! Jimi Hendrix was once asked at a festival " how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world?", Jimi replied " I don't know, go ask Terry Kath". The lead guitarist for Chicago 😊 love the channel guys!🔥
Biggest compliment you could possibly receive! Especially from someone like Jimi Hendrix!! Good to see you again David! hope your Thursday is treating you well -Ethan
Never heard that before. Please cite where you found that. The two guitarist Hendrix has said that about I've read is Rory Gallagher and Billy Gibbons.
You have witnessed what is widely regarded as the greatest live guitar solo ever! Terry Kath was one of the best guitarist ever. Sadly taken from us way too soon. RIP guitar master.
Glad to see you appreciate one of my favs. . When they asked Jimi Handrix what he thought urban legend has it that Jimi said something like "your winds sound like they have one lung and your guitar-player is better then me. "
CHICAGO, "25, OR 6, TO 4".. The Tanglewood concert probably one the best live performances I've witnessed. More... the best Chicago was the years up too the lead Guitarest Terry Kath's death around 1977. Same Concert singing "BEGINNINGS", "MAKE ME SMILE", "I'M A MAN", "DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS", "DIALOGUE PARTS 1 AND 2", "QUESTIONS NUMBER 67 and 68"
Think it up cuz once seen it can't be forgotten. RIP TK. Some rare people are born with a guitar as an extension of their body. Nice one guys from Glasgow UK
Chicago's performance at Tanglewood in 1970 is nothing short of legendary. To actually see the master Terry Kath perform his guitar magic is spectacular. You really need to watch the entire concert. The suite "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" is performed in its sequence as on the eponymous second album and is so beautiful to watch as well as to listen to live. Kath was INCREDIBLE! Chicago now has at least 10 members in the band, but only three of the original members from their founding 1967 are in the band today. Robert Lamm (keyboards and vocals), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and James Pankow (trombone) still tour with Chicago. Saxophone and woodwinds player Walt Parazaider retired a few years ago due to health issues. Peter Cetera (bass and vocals) quit and went solo in 1985. Terry Kath died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot to the head in January 1978. Drummer Danny Seraphine was fired in 1990. Those were the seven founding members of Chicago.
After seeing CTA play at The Whiskey, Jimi Hendrix came up to one of the band members and said ,"You know your guitar player is better than me." Being such a humble man, Jimi then invited them to go on tour with him as an opener.
Excellent reaction! It was fun watching you love this! yes.... there was sooo much talent here! So many great and amazing and creative songs back then. Thank you for doing this!!!
This was the original lineup of the group Chicago which started in the 1960s. This here was 1970. They are actually still performing, but with a different lineup. They have 37 albums at this time (11/08/2023). That lead guitarist name was 'Terry Kath' in whom Jimi Hendrix spoke very highly. Sadly in 1978, Kath took a revolver to his head, thinking it was not loaded...and BANG! He was only 31 years old when he died. It was a REAL TRAGEDY! 25 or 6 to 4 meant 3:36 or 3:35am. It was about a musician trying to write a song, and he was up all night - and now it was 3:36 or 3:35 am. The man didn't say, "Take Care", but he said, "Terry Kath"!. The man who said it was the one on the keyboard, "Robert Lamm." Please also react to their song, "Old Days" - thank you.
I think that if there were a dictionary of rock terms and you looked up the word Cookin', there wouldn't be a definition in words it would just be a link to this live performance. They are F'n COOKIN'! Love this video 😎👍
I love that tenor saxophone along with the trumpet and trombone. Most of the time when you see a sax player, they're playing an alto saxophone but the tenor sax has such a rich sound that fits in so great with the trumpet and trombone. 🎷🔥
Terry Kath was called the greatest guitar player in the world from the greatest himself , Jimi Hendrix . Chicagos music changed when Kath tragically died . He was a guitar god !
This is why people pay big bucks to see live concerts: the chance to witness something historical that will be talked about more than half-a-century later. Gotta admit that I still value the money more.
Same for me. I listened to the radio but I learned a lot of singers bands by watching television. Chicago didn't seem to be on the telly very much when I was watching.
@@66edoug - Peter Cetera did the original song, Save Me, used for the opening titles of Baywatch in 1989. Unfortunately, it's cancellation after the first season resulted in a fan campaign to reverse the decision and money from ITV (which showed the series in the UK) to help finance it, so it was brought back again as a regular Saturday evening advertisement for the silicone anti-gravitic enhancement industry :-|
@@davemac1197 I am a fan of the Jimi Jamison. He did the new theme song. And was the former lead singer of Survivor. Unfortunately he passed away. He was a great singer and everybody says he was a great person.
It may surprise you to realize that some of us "old-timers" remember 50 years ago. It seems like yesterday to us. We had the best music ever. I feel somewhat sorry for the young people today who only listen to what's available now.
I'm an old timer and remember my "old" parents and grandparents asking how can I listen to this trash. Never saw Chicago but did see Led Zep, Black Sabbath, ELP, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Alice Cooper, etc.😀
There were a number of bands in the late 60's into the 70's with great horn sections. Check out these bands and songs The Buckinghams "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)", Earth wind and Fire "September", Blood Sweat and Tears "Spinning wheel", The Ides of Marrch "vehicle"', Motherlode "when i die", Lighthouse "One fine morning".
Welcome to the Terry Kath show!! 👍🏽 He's on my top 10!! 😁 Peter Cetera went on to have a successful solo career, horn section-brilliant, the song about pressure of song writing in the wee hours of the morning 25 or 26 min before 4a. 👀🤯 Me and my bffs made a dance to this, we were so proud, put on a show for our fams. 😂🤣 Classic masterpiece, treasure it. RIP Terry, we r still rockin ya!! ❤ Thanks for this.
Yep! You picked what is considered by many to the apex of Chicago’s live performances, Tanglewood 1970. I had the pleasure of knowing Terry. We attended the same elementary and high schools in Chicago. He was two grades ahead of me. He lived on the “edge” even the back then. Always pushing the boundaries of what he could do with a guitar.
@@fatherandsonreactions Thanks so much for replying Eathan👍. I wouldn’t call it a friendship. I certainly talked to him. As a matter fact, I used to sit at a table nearby him in our high school cafeteria and listen to him play his acoustic guitar during lunch. One of my closest friends from high school is a guy that was close to Terry. He was a guitar player as well. Terry used to go over to my friend’s house and jam with him. This was back in 1962 or so.
It's unreal to me how they start playing, and he's still not done setting up his drums. I've never seen a band start playing before they were ready to play : )
That wasn’t really very unusual in the 60’s and 70’s, many bands would tune up when they came onstage. If you went to see The Who, there was a good chance that Keith Moon would wreck some part of his drum kit, and it would have to be fixed while the audience waited. Because Jimi Hendrix played so loud, he often blew out amplifiers, or he would break strings, and the audience would have to wait until problems were fixed. In the 70’s the sound systems got much better, and went to solid state (instead of tubes) so they were more durable. You also have huge crews that travel with bands to set everything up and take care of making sure guitars are in tune and so on.
Actually this is several songs into the set. Danny is a madman on drums and can knock his equipment around pretty hard. I think he was actually replacing a drum skin during a Robert Lamm piano solo.
@@chetstevens4583 Cool. I just found it bizarre that Terry starts the song and the drummer just barely gets ready in time. Never saw any concert like that before.
Oh, I had unsubscribed thinking you had finished doing reactions, but this video popped up on my home tab! I am one of your fans from Ireland, and so glad to see you back, I have a lot of catching up on your videos. I understand getting so busy, I am too, but never too busy to watch my favourite reactors and you two are some of my favourites. Great to see you back and I am subscribed again!
Chicago was never the same after the untimely death of Terry Kath, the original guitarist. According to the book Famous Last Words Terry said, “It’s not loaded. See.”
Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox MA, the name taken from Nathaniel Hawthornes "Tanglewood Tales". Hawthorne lived there in the 1850's in a small red cottage that is still there. Nearby is Austin Riggs Hospital, an old school sanitarium where James Taylor vacationed to recover from a breakdown and a massive heroin habit (Keith Richards was allegedly denied admission, he was too messed up). Also nearby is a B&B once owned by Alice Brock of "Alice's Restaurant" infamy. The acoustics at Tanglewood are impeccable so many bands did live recordings there about the same time. Check out Santana at TW, 1970, one of their best gigs ever. Other bands played there post-Woodstock, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Iron Butterfly, The Kinks. A wild time, never to be repeated
Larry, good work bringing Ethan up! Ethan, good job being yourself and honest when you disagree with pops. I read once that Jimi Hendrix called this one of the best guitar solos of all time. Can't disagree. Love your channel, said before you two remind me of my dad flipping radio channels on road trip and guessing songs. Keep it up!
In addition to watching Terry shread the solo, your also watching Perer sing with a broken jaw......"Questions 67 and 68" is a good song, (With the trumpet!)
Hello! Yes! It's Chicago! It's so exciting to hear and watch a live performance by them. There can't be any dispute! They are amazing! Terry Kath shreds that guitar! The horn trio are outstanding. The seven year old I was really loved this and I still love it! I loved your reaction! 👍Three original members are still there. Peter Cetera left to have solo career. Make Me Smile is awesome!
Larry & Ethan, there is an excellent documentary you can watch for free on UA-cam called “Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience”. It’s well worth watching, a very interesting story of Terry’s life and death, and the story of the band.
Early Chicago like 68....they were tailor made for school bands to play...great memories... rare to hear the live version. never knew what the title meant
Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears brought horns into rock. Influenced so many. Great bands and musicians can pull off live and make it better. Genesis is a band that can do it. Phil Collins did it with 'In The Air Tonight' in Paris 2004. You have not reviewed this and if you have not seen it you MUST. Epic performance.
I love to bore people with details, but only when they ask for it, and as you did...3 of the originals you see here are still in the band today, Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (Trombone, and mostly responsible for the brass arrangements over the years) and Robert Lamm (keyboards and vocals; he wrote this song and many more of their early hits - he also wrote (and sang) Saturday in the Park). The others are TERRY KATH (guitar, died in 1978), Peter Cetera (bass and vocals, left 1985 for fairly successful solo career, really surprised that Larry didn't know that to be honest!), Danny Seraphine (drums, fired in 1990 but reunited with the band briefly for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016) and Walt Parazaider (sax, retired in 2017, diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2021). As for where to go next...too many options really, but Questions 67 and 68, Dialogue Parts I and II and Feelin' Stronger Every Day are 3 towards the top of the list; Introduction is lesser known, but also a good one to listen to early (written and sung by Terry and literally sets out what the band's about) - and yep, all of these suggestions have prominent horns!
If You Leave Me Now was #1 in every market it charted in July 1976, Hard To Say I'm Sorry in May 1982 did nearly as well with #1 in US and #4 in UK, are the two songs that stand out in memory (but chart data from Wiki). Their first single was Questions 67 And 68, like this song it was also written by original member Robert Lamm, and most of the albums are simply numbered in Roman numerals from 'Chicago III' onwards, with a few variations like 'Twenty 1', so I think there's an interesting thing about numbers going on here. Great band. There's a huge list of current and former members listed on the Wiki page, far too many to mention, but three of the founders - Peter Cetera, Terry Kath (d. 1978) and Robert Lamm are probably the best known names.
Hey Son.... Blow your dads mind by watching this iconic classic from the psychedelic 1967..... "TIME HAS COME TODAY"- The Chambers Brothers.... Album long version a MUST.... then watch the live version. This song will blow your subscribers minds too. Enjoy.
You hear people talk about a band being "tight", well these guys were SO tight that Terry could start strumming his axe perfectly timed to when the others would finish getting set up and come in with him right on time, in sync, not breaking rhythm with each other, gliding into the song as smoothly as an Olympic ski jumper sliding down the ramp to the gold medal flight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimi Hendrix told Chicago's publicist that Terry was a better guitar player than he was. They actually had plans to do shows together. When Chicago made the studio album with this song on it, Cetera's jaw had been broken and he had to sing it through clenched teeth because his jaws were wired shut. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tanglewood is the super famous venue where the Boston Symphony Orchestra gives sold out performances. It has been around for a long time. Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The real Chicago Transit Authority, the one that has been around since the 19th century, the one that is a department of the City of Chicago that regulates, oversees, maintains, et cetera, the commuter trains, ferries, and much other stuff, told the band to stop using their name or get their pants sued off. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lyrics say it, after that guitar solo, I feel like I need to sleep too.
25 or 6 to 4 in the morning was the time on the clock as several members of the band were sitting “Cross-legged” on the floor. Asking if they should take more Acid-LSD that they had taken a few hours earlier. Typical of those years of experimenting with various drugs….. that we all did, so I fully understand the meaning of the song. Have a Splendid Successful Day
Not even close! It was written by Robert Lamm. He was up most of the night trying to finish this song and didn't what name to call it. He looked at the clock all blurry eyed and couldn't tell if it was 25 minutes to 4 or 26 minutes to 4am and that's how it got named.
Now I suggest Make Me Smile from the same Concert.. I haven't checked but if you haven't you I'll be blown away by Santana playing Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock
On September 24, 1977 I saw Chicago at Soldier Field for their Saturday in the Park concert. They ended playing for almost 4 hours with no breaks. Members would leave the stage but someone else was always playing something from drum solos to horn jam sessions to Terry's guitar work. This whole concert captures the sound of the original line up that was easily Hall of Fame quality before the death of Kath and that insipid 1980s ballad band took over. (edit for your questions; Robert Lamm the keyboard player/ singer and the horn section are still with the band. The bass player lead singer here is still alive but not with the group, the drummer was asked to leave the band back in the 90s.) A better live version of Chicago is a group from Russia called Leonid and Friends, they play original Chicago rock. Good follow ups are Beginnings, Dialogue parts 1 and 2, I'm a Man and Saturday in the Park. If you want to do a nice 10 minute song the Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon features the song Make Me Smile.
@@fatherandsonreactions I originally commented on Doobie Dave's thread where you gave me a shout out for picking this classic. Wasn't sure how far you read each individual thread so i thought I would repost the bulk here in case you missed it.
Great performance and great reaction. People forget how good a live band Chicago were. If you like rock music with a brass section you really should check out a band called Brown Sabbath They are a Sabbath tribute band but with trumpet, trombone and sax! Honestly it does work. Try their versions of Children Of The Grave and The Wizard they are really great fun🤘😁
One of the epic live performances .. Terry Kath making Jimmy Hendrix weep in admiration .. check out Black Sabbath in Paris 1970 .. particularly war pigs .. another great set and great sound from the same year! .. it'll blow your mind too
@@fatherandsonreactions around that time Jimi was being interviewed and was asked what it was like being the best guitarist around? He said you should ask the guy from Chicago that question.
I've never seen this video before and that was ONE HELLUVA guitar solo !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thanks to whoever requested it. 👏👍🤘✌️
Someone named “Chet Stevens” requested it! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions HEY That's me, thanks for the shout out! In 1978 I saw Chicago at Soldier Field for their Saturday in the Park concert. They ended playing for almost 4 hours with no breaks. Members would leave the stage but someone else was always playing something from drum solos to horn jam sessions to Terry's guitar work. This whole concert captures the sound of the original line up that was easily Hall of Fame quality before the death of Kath and that insipid 1980s ballad band took over. (edit for your questions; Robert Lamm the keyboard player/ singer and the horn section are still with the band. The bass player lead singer here is still alive but not with the group, the drummer was asked to leave the band back in the 90s.) A better live version of Chicago is a group from Russia called Leonid and Friends, they play original Chicago rock. Good follow ups are Beginnings, Dialogue parts 1 and 2, I'm a Man and Saturday in the Park. If you want to do a nice 10 minute song the Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon features the song Make Me Smile.
@@chetstevens4583 GREAT choice brother, that guitar solo was INCREDIBLE !!! 👏👍✌️
I discovered this video 2 years ago and have watched it 30 times at least!
My favorite guitar solo of all time
Mine too
Terry Kath was, without a doubt, one of the most amazing guitarists ever.
Dudes- the whole concert is available and incredible!
We will check out more from it! -Ethan
Absolutely brilliant. Great live performance.
Yelp, i was 17 . Sweet music , sweet memories. I'm happy to see the young man dig old folks' music. Keep On Rocking.
This song was a huge hit when I was 14. Still sounds great today.
It's kind of interesting (at least to me) as someone who was a teenager in the early seventies. By the mid-seventies Chicago was making mellow soft-rock, so it kind of went into the memory-hole just how bad-ass they were in their early years. Maybe they made more money with their soft rock, but their early stuff was much better.
Lead singer in that left the band. The lead guitarist accidentally shot himself in 1978. The only remaining original members are the keyboardist and the three horn players (sax, trumpet, trombone).
0:50 Nope, you did the right version first. This is way better after hearing the studio version first, cause you now see what they did with the music, and how unreal Terry Kath is. In almost every case, you always want to listen to the studio version first.
Beginnings at Tanglewood, great brass work.🔥💯
Absolutely amazing!
This is a classic.
hello ed, nice day , and a classic song.
@@im-already-tired-tomorrow Hey Yogi!
"Who would have thought of it?" Who has forgotten it?
Even better of a question 🙌 -Ethan
Thank y’all for your reaction it was amazing and there’s nothing like a terry Kath solo
Thank you! And yesss that solo was amazing -Ethan
It's my favorite guitar solo and song! They once asked Jimmy hendrix how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world and he replied don't know you would have to ask terry kath
Great reaction guys!! Jimi Hendrix was once asked at a festival " how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world?", Jimi replied " I don't know, go ask Terry Kath". The lead guitarist for Chicago 😊 love the channel guys!🔥
Biggest compliment you could possibly receive! Especially from someone like Jimi Hendrix!! Good to see you again David! hope your Thursday is treating you well -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions Thx Ethan! Same to you 😊
Never heard that before. Please cite where you found that. The two guitarist Hendrix has said that about I've read is Rory Gallagher and Billy Gibbons.
@@metalmark1214 it's true I've head this before about Hendrix saying that about Terry Kath
@@metalmark1214 I wasn't blowin smoke Mark...here is one of the dozens of articles on it.
The only problem with Kath’s solo:
It was too short.
You have witnessed what is widely regarded as the greatest live guitar solo ever! Terry Kath was one of the best guitarist ever. Sadly taken from us way too soon. RIP guitar master.
This solo is the definition of God Tier Guitar Solo.
Glad to see you appreciate one of my favs. . When they asked Jimi Handrix what he thought urban legend has it that Jimi said something like "your winds sound like they have one lung and your guitar-player is better then me. "
CHICAGO, "25, OR 6, TO 4".. The Tanglewood concert probably one the best live performances I've witnessed. More... the best Chicago was the years up too the lead Guitarest Terry Kath's death around 1977. Same Concert singing "BEGINNINGS", "MAKE ME SMILE", "I'M A MAN", "DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS", "DIALOGUE PARTS 1 AND 2", "QUESTIONS NUMBER 67 and 68"
Think it up cuz once seen it can't be forgotten. RIP TK. Some rare people are born with a guitar as an extension of their body. Nice one guys from Glasgow UK
They are still touring. I went to see them last summer. They still carry such energy.
Chicago's performance at Tanglewood in 1970 is nothing short of legendary. To actually see the master Terry Kath perform his guitar magic is spectacular. You really need to watch the entire concert.
The suite "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon" is performed in its sequence as on the eponymous second album and is so beautiful to watch as well as to listen to live. Kath was INCREDIBLE!
Chicago now has at least 10 members in the band, but only three of the original members from their founding 1967 are in the band today. Robert Lamm (keyboards and vocals), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and James Pankow (trombone) still tour with Chicago. Saxophone and woodwinds player Walt Parazaider retired a few years ago due to health issues. Peter Cetera (bass and vocals) quit and went solo in 1985. Terry Kath died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot to the head in January 1978. Drummer Danny Seraphine was fired in 1990. Those were the seven founding members of Chicago.
After seeing CTA play at The Whiskey, Jimi Hendrix came up to one of the band members and said ,"You know your guitar player is better than me." Being such a humble man, Jimi then invited them to go on tour with him as an opener.
Excellent reaction! It was fun watching you love this! yes.... there was sooo much talent here! So many great and amazing and creative songs back then. Thank you for doing this!!!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the reaction. And yes, there was definitely so much talent. What an unbelievable performance. -Ethan
Great great song!!!❤
They asked hendrix what it was like to be the best guitarist in the world, he said ask Terry Kath. RIP
The young man's right. The horns must be there!
This was the original lineup of the group Chicago which started in the 1960s. This here was 1970. They are actually still performing, but with a different lineup. They have 37 albums at this time (11/08/2023). That lead guitarist name was 'Terry Kath' in whom Jimi Hendrix spoke very highly. Sadly in 1978, Kath took a revolver to his head, thinking it was not loaded...and BANG! He was only 31 years old when he died. It was a REAL TRAGEDY! 25 or 6 to 4 meant 3:36 or 3:35am. It was about a musician trying to write a song, and he was up all night - and now it was 3:36 or 3:35 am. The man didn't say, "Take Care", but he said, "Terry Kath"!. The man who said it was the one on the keyboard, "Robert Lamm." Please also react to their song, "Old Days" - thank you.
Del 1 al 10 un 10 ¡felicidades desde México!
I think that if there were a dictionary of rock terms and you looked up the word Cookin', there wouldn't be a definition in words it would just be a link to this live performance. They are F'n COOKIN'! Love this video 😎👍
I love that tenor saxophone along with the trumpet and trombone. Most of the time when you see a sax player, they're playing an alto saxophone but the tenor sax has such a rich sound that fits in so great with the trumpet and trombone. 🎷🔥
The real Chicago.
"Make Me Smile" from same concert. It has Terry Kath singing lead in this one. You're welcome.
Terry Kath was called the greatest guitar player in the world from the greatest himself , Jimi Hendrix . Chicagos music changed when Kath tragically died . He was a guitar god !
This is why people pay big bucks to see live concerts: the chance to witness something historical that will be talked about more than half-a-century later. Gotta admit that I still value the money more.
Haven't heard this in decades. I didn't recognise the title, so I had no idea it was Chicago. Great to hear it again. Always loved the bass on this.
Same for me. I listened to the radio but I learned a lot of singers bands by watching television. Chicago didn't seem to be on the telly very much when I was watching.
@@66edoug - Peter Cetera did the original song, Save Me, used for the opening titles of Baywatch in 1989. Unfortunately, it's cancellation after the first season resulted in a fan campaign to reverse the decision and money from ITV (which showed the series in the UK) to help finance it, so it was brought back again as a regular Saturday evening advertisement for the silicone anti-gravitic enhancement industry :-|
@@davemac1197 I am a fan of the Jimi Jamison. He did the new theme song. And was the former lead singer of Survivor. Unfortunately he passed away. He was a great singer and everybody says he was a great person.
@@66edoug - that I didn't know.
@@davemac1197 I've learned a bunch a stuff from you. Nice to return the favor.
Now you have to complete the trilogy and see the "Leonid and Friends" cover of " 25 or 6 to 4" - you will enjoy it as well.
I've watched this video 25 or 64 times, what a solo!
It really is amazing! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions Liked Chicago's stuff, including the later,more "melodic" songs, but this is the REAL band, in action! 👍
The Best Guitar Player who ever walked the Planet. RIP Dude
It may surprise you to realize that some of us "old-timers" remember 50 years ago. It seems like yesterday to us. We had the best music ever. I feel somewhat sorry for the young people today who only listen to what's available now.
I'm an old timer and remember my "old" parents and grandparents asking how can I listen to this trash. Never saw Chicago but did see Led Zep, Black Sabbath, ELP, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Alice Cooper, etc.😀
Wow that was increadable Larry & Ethan I was 10 years old when that happened.
There were a number of bands in the late 60's into the 70's with great horn sections. Check out these bands and songs The Buckinghams "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)", Earth wind and Fire "September", Blood Sweat and Tears "Spinning wheel", The Ides of Marrch "vehicle"', Motherlode "when i die", Lighthouse "One fine morning".
Welcome to the Terry Kath show!! 👍🏽
He's on my top 10!! 😁
Peter Cetera went on to have a successful solo career, horn section-brilliant, the song about pressure of song writing in the wee hours of the morning 25 or 26 min before 4a. 👀🤯
Me and my bffs made a dance to this, we were so proud, put on a show for our fams. 😂🤣
Classic masterpiece, treasure it.
RIP Terry, we r still rockin ya!! ❤
Thanks for this.
Great reaction guys. Ethan, you are the spitting image of Matthew Settle. If you don't know him, he was in Band Of Brothers.
Extraordinary is the word you were searching for.
Terry Kath was a Beast !!!
Yep! You picked what is considered by many to the apex of Chicago’s live performances, Tanglewood 1970.
I had the pleasure of knowing Terry. We attended the same elementary and high schools in Chicago. He was two grades ahead of me. He lived on the “edge” even the back then. Always pushing the boundaries of what he could do with a guitar.
Woah! That’s amazing. We’re you good friends ? -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions Thanks so much for replying Eathan👍. I wouldn’t call it a friendship. I certainly talked to him. As a matter fact, I used to sit at a table nearby him in our high school cafeteria and listen to him play his acoustic guitar during lunch.
One of my closest friends from high school is a guy that was close to Terry. He was a guitar player as well. Terry used to go over to my friend’s house and jam with him. This was back in 1962 or so.
Beginnings also fire from this same live concert 🔥
The young man has great insight.
Thanks Jacob! 😃 -Ethan
It's unreal to me how they start playing, and he's still not done setting up his drums. I've never seen a band start playing before they were ready to play : )
Haha! didn’t even really catch it but now that you mention it it looks like youre right! -Ethan
That wasn’t really very unusual in the 60’s and 70’s, many bands would tune up when they came onstage. If you went to see The Who, there was a good chance that Keith Moon would wreck some part of his drum kit, and it would have to be fixed while the audience waited. Because Jimi Hendrix played so loud, he often blew out amplifiers, or he would break strings, and the audience would have to wait until problems were fixed. In the 70’s the sound systems got much better, and went to solid state (instead of tubes) so they were more durable. You also have huge crews that travel with bands to set everything up and take care of making sure guitars are in tune and so on.
Actually this is several songs into the set. Danny is a madman on drums and can knock his equipment around pretty hard. I think he was actually replacing a drum skin during a Robert Lamm piano solo.
@@chetstevens4583 Cool. I just found it bizarre that Terry starts the song and the drummer just barely gets ready in time. Never saw any concert like that before.
@@Lightmane the whole concert is on UA-cam and well worth the 2 hours
Oh, I had unsubscribed thinking you had finished doing reactions, but this video popped up on my home tab! I am one of your fans from Ireland, and so glad to see you back, I have a lot of catching up on your videos. I understand getting so busy, I am too, but never too busy to watch my favourite reactors and you two are some of my favourites. Great to see you back and I am subscribed again!
Welcome back to the channel! Glad the video popped up in your recommendations. Thanks for the compliment!! -Ethan
Chicago was never the same after the untimely death of Terry Kath, the original guitarist. According to the book Famous Last Words Terry said, “It’s not loaded. See.”
He thought it wasn't loaded because there was no clip in the gun, but he didn't realize there was a round in the chamber.
Did you hear the song from the movie electra glide in blue that Terry sings titled Tell me? you can find it on youtube.
@@DanielFrost21 He was really messed up at the time and it showed in those 1977 concerts.
The band has changed so many times over the years.
Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox MA, the name taken from Nathaniel Hawthornes "Tanglewood Tales". Hawthorne lived there in the 1850's in a small red cottage that is still there. Nearby is Austin Riggs Hospital, an old school sanitarium where James Taylor vacationed to recover from a breakdown and a massive heroin habit (Keith Richards was allegedly denied admission, he was too messed up). Also nearby is a B&B once owned by Alice Brock of "Alice's Restaurant" infamy. The acoustics at Tanglewood are impeccable so many bands did live recordings there about the same time. Check out Santana at TW, 1970, one of their best gigs ever. Other bands played there post-Woodstock, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Iron Butterfly, The Kinks. A wild time, never to be repeated
"Relax man, it's not loaded".
R.I.P. Terry Kath
Thanks Dad!
This was from before the turntable became a musical instrument.
Larry, good work bringing Ethan up! Ethan, good job being yourself and honest when you disagree with pops. I read once that Jimi Hendrix called this one of the best guitar solos of all time. Can't disagree. Love your channel, said before you two remind me of my dad flipping radio channels on road trip and guessing songs. Keep it up!
Got 2 give some credit 2 the drummer 🥁
For many of us, Chicago died when Terry Kath died...
This has to be a top 5 recorded guitar solo of all time
RIP Terry Kath.
That Terry Kath solo damn.
In addition to watching Terry shread the solo, your also watching Perer sing with a broken jaw......"Questions 67 and 68" is a good song, (With the trumpet!)
"Beginnings", "Feeling Stronger Every Day" or "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" are all 🔥.
Hello! Yes! It's Chicago! It's so exciting to hear and watch a live performance by them. There can't be any dispute! They are amazing! Terry Kath shreds that guitar! The horn trio are outstanding. The seven year old I was really loved this and I still love it! I loved your reaction! 👍Three original members are still there. Peter Cetera left to have solo career. Make Me Smile is awesome!
Eight year old me, as well.
Hi Cheryl it I guess they picked a good one for you. 🙂
@@66edoug Hello! Absolutely! I love Chicago especially the early years!
@@66edoug - is there a band called Maine?
I don't really know. I don't think so. But it's hard to say. I guess the name is bland and doesn't say Rock N Roll.
Larry & Ethan, there is an excellent documentary you can watch for free on UA-cam called “Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience”. It’s well worth watching, a very interesting story of Terry’s life and death, and the story of the band.
Definitely a great one to see!
Early Chicago like 68....they were tailor made for school bands to play...great memories... rare to hear the live version. never knew what the title meant
It's a specific time of day that Robert Lamm composed the song.
Simply the best
Another one is Garry Moore live RedHouse van Jimmy Hendrix at Fender 50 years
My first concert. 1969.
8th grade.
Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears brought horns into rock. Influenced so many. Great bands and musicians can pull off live and make it better. Genesis is a band that can do it. Phil Collins did it with 'In The Air Tonight' in Paris 2004. You have not reviewed this and if you have not seen it you MUST. Epic performance.
Terry Kath was such a monster on the guitar
4 of the original members are still with the band - all the brass section and Robert Lamm on keys
Phenomenal
I love to bore people with details, but only when they ask for it, and as you did...3 of the originals you see here are still in the band today, Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (Trombone, and mostly responsible for the brass arrangements over the years) and Robert Lamm (keyboards and vocals; he wrote this song and many more of their early hits - he also wrote (and sang) Saturday in the Park). The others are TERRY KATH (guitar, died in 1978), Peter Cetera (bass and vocals, left 1985 for fairly successful solo career, really surprised that Larry didn't know that to be honest!), Danny Seraphine (drums, fired in 1990 but reunited with the band briefly for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016) and Walt Parazaider (sax, retired in 2017, diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2021). As for where to go next...too many options really, but Questions 67 and 68, Dialogue Parts I and II and Feelin' Stronger Every Day are 3 towards the top of the list; Introduction is lesser known, but also a good one to listen to early (written and sung by Terry and literally sets out what the band's about) - and yep, all of these suggestions have prominent horns!
Thank you !!!!!
Terry Kath was a menace to other guitarists
Terry Kath is the GOAT...that being said....listen to the bass behind Terry...Peter Cetera was no slouch.
Favorite Chicago tune is Beginnings; first wave gen X reporting in btw
Well done, guys
Thank you ! -Ethan
Jimi
hendrix went backstage after a show a said that gutair player better than me
If You Leave Me Now was #1 in every market it charted in July 1976, Hard To Say I'm Sorry in May 1982 did nearly as well with #1 in US and #4 in UK, are the two songs that stand out in memory (but chart data from Wiki). Their first single was Questions 67 And 68, like this song it was also written by original member Robert Lamm, and most of the albums are simply numbered in Roman numerals from 'Chicago III' onwards, with a few variations like 'Twenty 1', so I think there's an interesting thing about numbers going on here. Great band. There's a huge list of current and former members listed on the Wiki page, far too many to mention, but three of the founders - Peter Cetera, Terry Kath (d. 1978) and Robert Lamm are probably the best known names.
Trumpet player Lee Loughnane has a street named after him in Elmwood Park a neighbor suburb of mine. We drive down it alot. He's still in the band.
@@cherylreichardt - is it usual to have something named after you while you're still alive?
@@cherylreichardt Lee Lane? 😁
@@66edoug Good one. It would have fit better😁
@@cherylreichardt 🙂
Jimi Hendrix was once asked What’s it like being the best guitarist in the world?
He responded I don’t know go ask Terry Kath.
Hey Son.... Blow your dads mind by watching this iconic classic from the psychedelic 1967..... "TIME HAS COME TODAY"- The Chambers Brothers.... Album long version a MUST.... then watch the live version. This song will blow your subscribers minds too. Enjoy.
Hendrix said.. im pretty good man, but this cat blows me away, on Kath
You hear people talk about a band being "tight", well these guys were SO tight that Terry could start strumming his axe perfectly timed to when the others would finish getting set up and come in with him right on time, in sync, not breaking rhythm with each other, gliding into the song as smoothly as an Olympic ski jumper sliding down the ramp to the gold medal flight.
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Jimi Hendrix told Chicago's publicist that Terry was a better guitar player than he was. They actually had plans to do shows together.
When Chicago made the studio album with this song on it, Cetera's jaw had been broken and he had to sing it through clenched teeth because his jaws were wired shut.
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Tanglewood is the super famous venue where the Boston Symphony Orchestra gives sold out performances. It has been around for a long time.
Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops.
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The real Chicago Transit Authority, the one that has been around since the 19th century, the one that is a department of the City of Chicago that regulates, oversees, maintains, et cetera, the commuter trains, ferries, and much other stuff, told the band to stop using their name or get their pants sued off.
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The lyrics say it, after that guitar solo, I feel like I need to sleep too.
25 or 6 to 4 in the morning was the time on the clock as several members of the band were sitting “Cross-legged” on the floor. Asking if they should take more Acid-LSD that they had taken a few hours earlier.
Typical of those years of experimenting with various drugs….. that we all did, so I fully understand the meaning of the song. Have a Splendid Successful Day
Not even close! It was written by Robert Lamm. He was up most of the night trying to finish this song and didn't what name to call it. He looked at the clock all blurry eyed and couldn't tell if it was 25 minutes to 4 or 26 minutes to 4am and that's how it got named.
We were lucky….we lived it !!
Very lucky!
Now I suggest Make Me Smile from the same Concert..
I haven't checked but if you haven't you I'll be blown away by Santana playing Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock
Your son is a cool kid"!
Thanks William! -Ethan
On September 24, 1977 I saw Chicago at Soldier Field for their Saturday in the Park concert. They ended playing for almost 4 hours with no breaks. Members would leave the stage but someone else was always playing something from drum solos to horn jam sessions to Terry's guitar work. This whole concert captures the sound of the original line up that was easily Hall of Fame quality before the death of Kath and that insipid 1980s ballad band took over. (edit for your questions; Robert Lamm the keyboard player/ singer and the horn section are still with the band. The bass player lead singer here is still alive but not with the group, the drummer was asked to leave the band back in the 90s.) A better live version of Chicago is a group from Russia called Leonid and Friends, they play original Chicago rock. Good follow ups are Beginnings, Dialogue parts 1 and 2, I'm a Man and Saturday in the Park. If you want to do a nice 10 minute song the Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon features the song Make Me Smile.
Hey Chet! There you are! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions I originally commented on Doobie Dave's thread where you gave me a shout out for picking this classic. Wasn't sure how far you read each individual thread so i thought I would repost the bulk here in case you missed it.
Trombone player is still in the band, and he is the leader of the band.
There are three original members left, the keyboardist Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombone James P.ankow.
Only the guitarist, Terry Kath, has died Other members left the band for various reasons. RIP Terry.
I'm sorry but that Tanglewood performance is ALL about the guitar solo of Kath
Great performance and great reaction. People forget how good a live band Chicago were.
If you like rock music with a brass section you really should check out a band called Brown Sabbath They are a Sabbath tribute band but with trumpet, trombone and sax! Honestly it does work. Try their versions of Children Of The Grave and The Wizard they are really great fun🤘😁
What a great guitar solo. Rest In Peace Mr Kath
Like on the Live @ Carnegie Hall. Amazing cool band back then.
None other than Jimi Hendrix once called Terry Kath "The greatest guitarist in the universe!" Both are probably jamming together in heaven right now.
One of the epic live performances .. Terry Kath making Jimmy Hendrix weep in admiration .. check out Black Sabbath in Paris 1970 .. particularly war pigs .. another great set and great sound from the same year! .. it'll blow your mind too
Chicago opened for Jimi Hendrix several shows on this very tour!
We’ve been told by many that Hendrix was a big fan of Terry Keith. Makes sense ! -Ethan
@@fatherandsonreactions around that time Jimi was being interviewed and was asked what it was like being the best guitarist around? He said you should ask the guy from Chicago that question.
My mother bought my first Chicago album for me. A couple years later I turned her on to frank zappa hot rats.
That there was Hendrix favourite guitarist!
That’s awesome! I would imagine that it would be hard for someone who is that good at playing guitar to have a favorite guitarist -Ethan