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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  4 роки тому +118

    Finally checking out some more Chicago!! Definitely a ‘Chick on a Blanket’ kind of song, especially on a Saturday in the Park!! Cheers guys what track do we need to check our next from them?! 🔥🙌🏻

    • @gotomymostpopularvideo3235
      @gotomymostpopularvideo3235 4 роки тому +13

      “Your the inspiration” was a good 80’s hit if you guys haven’t done it by them. Might not be your style but I like it.😅 But i would also love it if you guys did “Truckin” by The Grateful Dead✌️☮️

    • @henrythebasset8749
      @henrythebasset8749 4 роки тому +26

      Make Me Smile.. for sure. Thanks!

    • @peck404
      @peck404 4 роки тому +9

      Call on Me.
      Old Days.
      Wishing you were Here.
      My Top picks for (( Next🌶️🎸🎸🎸🎼🎧🎶

    • @jamelakajamal
      @jamelakajamal 4 роки тому +56

      Keep Grinding Brothas✌🏾🧔🏾✌🏾Love The Setup👍🏾

    • @descendantoffools9767
      @descendantoffools9767 4 роки тому +8

      Old Days is my favorite

  • @lychees100
    @lychees100 4 роки тому +157

    "Make me Smile" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day"

    • @cshude
      @cshude 4 роки тому +3

      Make me smile is my personal fave

    • @chriss.570
      @chriss.570 4 роки тому

      OMG YES 🙏

    • @NakAlienEd
      @NakAlienEd 4 роки тому +1

      Stronger Every Day starts out such a slow burn, and then hits right when you least expect it.

    • @radar0412
      @radar0412 4 роки тому +2

      These Boys are High Energy young Men. Make me Smile and Feeling Stronger is a little more up their Alley. Saturday in the Park? WTF?

    • @Mike-pz6hz
      @Mike-pz6hz 4 роки тому +5

      Yes! And please make sure you do the longer edit of 4:28 called Make Me Smile / Now More Than Ever off of "The Very Best of Chicago: Only The Beginning"

  • @lylewicks4112
    @lylewicks4112 4 роки тому +144

    "Beginnings" "Feelin' stronger every day" Can you dig it? Yes I can.

    • @cheripetty1805
      @cheripetty1805 4 роки тому +1

      I KNEW thatcha COULD!

    • @scottlaughlin9897
      @scottlaughlin9897 4 роки тому +1

      2 of my favs. Right there! Back in the Terry Kath days.

    • @joel1239871
      @joel1239871 4 роки тому +1

      Absolutely!

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 4 роки тому +2

      No "I'm a Man"?

    • @maryk446
      @maryk446 3 роки тому +1

      @@cheripetty1805 Can't blame you for that line, Cheri. I guess you're just "stayin alive!"

  • @179cpv
    @179cpv 4 роки тому +75

    “Make Me Smile.” Great vocal and guitar work from Terry Kath.

    • @MaxWindshear
      @MaxWindshear 4 роки тому +1

      Awesome song!
      I found a video of "Make Me Smile" where the guitar track is Isolated and you get to hear only Terry's guitar through the whole song. The end of the video then plays the finished song. ua-cam.com/video/6gSI77Uh2oE/v-deo.html

    • @SquirrelMan1332
      @SquirrelMan1332 2 роки тому

      The live one is awesome...

  • @Wijo_Koek
    @Wijo_Koek 4 роки тому +98

    Other band in the same vein of Chicago? Blood, Sweat &Tears: Spinning Wheel / You've Made Me So Very Happy

  • @jerrypetrillo2903
    @jerrypetrillo2903 4 роки тому +99

    Next :
    Questions 67 & 68

    • @rcdolphin714
      @rcdolphin714 4 роки тому +4

      My favorite Chicago tune. Thank God it never got a lot of airplay! Songs that get too much attention tend to get old quick!

    • @Mike-pz6hz
      @Mike-pz6hz 4 роки тому +2

      Definitely!

    • @foxholeatheist1914
      @foxholeatheist1914 4 роки тому +1

      Absolutely, it's one of my favorite Peter Cetera vocals, and I think Andy would really dig it.

    • @maryk446
      @maryk446 3 роки тому +1

      I'll second that. There is something special about this song. I don't even know what it is exactly, but it's there.

    • @jpirard
      @jpirard 3 роки тому

      @@foxholeatheist1914 It is Robert and Peter

  • @brettpawlowski6720
    @brettpawlowski6720 4 роки тому +91

    If you want a total jam, Make Me Smile is the pick.

    • @rogerpatton2242
      @rogerpatton2242 4 роки тому +3

      Their best song.

    • @spicy321
      @spicy321 4 роки тому +3

      I’m tempted to dare them to listen to the whole Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon suite to hear how it fits. As an added bonus they would get to hear Color My World.

  • @flubblert
    @flubblert 4 роки тому +60

    Needless to say this song saturated the airwaves on beautiful summer weekends in parks up and down Chicago's beautiful lakefront. Such glorious memories.
    Suggest "Beginnings", or "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" next please sirs.

    • @paulrevererider7392
      @paulrevererider7392 4 роки тому

      San Francisco Bay too ! Awesome memories

    • @Kathy-bk6cg
      @Kathy-bk6cg 10 місяців тому +1

      I remember this being played at the lake ❤

  • @jaybee3055
    @jaybee3055 4 роки тому +60

    TEN YEARS AFTER- ID LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. you guys will luv it.

    • @stevejones18
      @stevejones18 4 роки тому +6

      OH YEAH!! Thank God you said that! I’ve been meaning to suggest that song as well for sometime!! Yeah do “I’d love to change the world” by the band 10 years after. Great song!

    • @russtbird
      @russtbird 4 роки тому +4

      I’ve been thinking for a while that TYA need some air time - good choice!

    • @michaelgrillo4333
      @michaelgrillo4333 4 роки тому +5

      I have sent them a request for some Alvin Lee and Ten Years after. They sohwed some interest but never heard a test run.

    • @pamnorris8954
      @pamnorris8954 4 роки тому +3

      Totally agree on 10 years after!!!

    • @jeffmcdonald5901
      @jeffmcdonald5901 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely! Alvin Lee was a vastly underrated genius on gtr!!

  • @KremerJim
    @KremerJim 4 роки тому +25

    Absolutely stopped what I was doing to watch! Making this old man happy! Keep jamming to Chicago.

  • @kw99190
    @kw99190 4 роки тому +6

    You guys are right that this song is well suited to its lyrics, but there's more. It's hard to convey unless you lived it, but the song has the spirit of a more relaxed time (with less technology), in which you could hang out in a "free" community. When they sing "listen children, all is not lost," I believe they're saying that that spirit still exists.

  • @larrywilliams1372
    @larrywilliams1372 4 роки тому +40

    There are so many great Chicago songs still left to react to; "Feelin' Stronger Everyday", Make Me Smile" and on and on..

  • @midkingsteve
    @midkingsteve 4 роки тому +5

    The song "beginnings"!!

  • @michaelhowell7275
    @michaelhowell7275 4 роки тому +63

    Poem 58 is one of the best guitar songs ever, do yourself a favor. He is the best.

    • @Habichiwoowoo
      @Habichiwoowoo 4 роки тому +7

      Terry Kath for the win!

    • @lisaw5604
      @lisaw5604 4 роки тому +4

      Absolutely agree!

    • @Mike-pz6hz
      @Mike-pz6hz 4 роки тому +8

      Please, please do Poem 58! Also, South California Purples off the same album. But Poem 58 is a must, some of the best guitar work out there!

    • @jeffreywilmot3798
      @jeffreywilmot3798 4 роки тому +4

      Yes pleeeeease

    • @shyshift
      @shyshift 4 роки тому +2

      Just go for it and play Chicago Transit Authority start to finish and have your mind blown dudes. From Introduction to Liberation the debut is phenomenal!

  • @ralliswiesenthal3495
    @ralliswiesenthal3495 4 роки тому +61

    Good song. Others to check out; "Wishing You Were Here", "Old Days", "Colour My World", "Does Anybody Really Know", "Feeling Stronger Everyday "!

    • @757optim
      @757optim 4 роки тому +1

      Haven't heard "Colour My World" in years. Great song for when you're trying really hard. : )

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 4 роки тому

      No "I'm a Man"?

    • @laurieherman4690
      @laurieherman4690 4 роки тому +1

      Wishing you were here is a must.

    • @patrickq7489
      @patrickq7489 4 роки тому

      They already did it

  • @711wisconsin5
    @711wisconsin5 4 роки тому +33

    "Feeling Stronger Every Day"

  • @richardacevedo8923
    @richardacevedo8923 3 роки тому +6

    Chicago one of the greatest bands ever love them.

  • @tiffersworld380
    @tiffersworld380 4 роки тому +29

    Make me Smile, Question 67 &68 or Feeling Stronger Everyday

  • @donsimpson8163
    @donsimpson8163 4 роки тому +16

    Please please please. Next needs to be "Introduction". First album, first track. UNREAL!

  • @bodhisattva3774
    @bodhisattva3774 4 роки тому +35

    Another band to check in this vein is Ides of March... check "Vehicle"

    • @markd9130
      @markd9130 4 роки тому +3

      Great choice. Lot's of people don't recognize the band or song name. But, they know that first horn riff!

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 4 роки тому +4

      That Russian band does a really good version of that song:
      ua-cam.com/video/fX8g_JEJol8/v-deo.html

    • @BillPenny
      @BillPenny 4 роки тому +2

      Vehicle is a forgotten mad BANGER!!

    • @TheCybertiger9
      @TheCybertiger9 3 роки тому

      @@frankmarsh1159 Ksenia is worth the price of admission

  • @rcwallyman
    @rcwallyman 4 роки тому +8

    Make Me Smile (long version), Beginnings, and Questions 67 & 68 - three great Chicago tunes

  • @jwine4145
    @jwine4145 4 роки тому +69

    “Make Me Smile” is my vote for your next Chicago song. If not that, then Dialogue Parts 1&2.
    Another Band with horns front that era? Blood, Sweat & Tears!

    • @LeeRoggy
      @LeeRoggy 4 роки тому +1

      Spinning Wheel would be a great addition to the rotation!

    • @patrickq7489
      @patrickq7489 4 роки тому

      Make Me Smile has to be next. If you like Terry Kath’s guitar, you’ll love his singing on this.

    • @michellowe8627
      @michellowe8627 4 роки тому

      Yay for Make Me Smile. Boo for comparing BS&T to Chicago. BS&T is just a pop band with a horn section.

    • @jwine4145
      @jwine4145 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, B, S&T had a few pop songs. But songs like ‘I love you more than you’ll ever know’ I do not think of as pop. That would be my vote for a B, S& T song 😎

    • @StarBoi3000
      @StarBoi3000 3 роки тому +1

      If they do "Make Me Smile," it should be the whole medley that takes up most of side two of the vinyl album

  • @mdc53
    @mdc53 4 роки тому +4

    ‘Introduction’ The first song off the first Chicago Transit Authority album. Killer guitar, killer bass, killer drums, killer horns. Need I say more?

  • @lessaulsbury2087
    @lessaulsbury2087 4 роки тому +28

    Check out "Introduction" from Chicago. Similar to Chicago are Blood, Sweat & Tears from them you could go with "Spinning Wheel", "And When I Die", "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "God Bless the Child".

    • @darp0z5
      @darp0z5 3 роки тому

      Yes, 'Introduction' is awesome, as are BS&T!

    • @maryk446
      @maryk446 3 роки тому +1

      There's something about the opening to "You've made me so very happy" that is just magical. Even 50 years later the magic is still there.

  • @bradhardisty1652
    @bradhardisty1652 4 роки тому +25

    Horn bands besides Chcago... Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tower of Power, Ides Of March, Earth, Wind & Fire, Edison Lighthouse.

    • @mrhallcommajon
      @mrhallcommajon 4 роки тому +2

      Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" would blow their minds.

    • @leetroy3129
      @leetroy3129 4 роки тому

      Edison Light House! My Baby Loves Lovin' was one of my favorite songs when I was a kid.

    • @burmajones803
      @burmajones803 4 роки тому

      Yes yes EWF!

    • @giftedplanksify
      @giftedplanksify 4 роки тому

      J.Geils band

  • @dbadbt
    @dbadbt 4 роки тому +66

    Suggested Chicago would include Make Me Smile or South California Purples.

    • @ethanwalmark5621
      @ethanwalmark5621 4 роки тому +2

      The whole Ballet for a girl in Buchanan suite that includes make me smile and colour my world.

  • @iancunningham5576
    @iancunningham5576 4 роки тому +8

    Vocals by Robert Lamm ( Piano/ Keyboardist) and Peter Cetera ( Bassist)
    They were at the peak of their powers and on a major run of hits.

  • @patrickdiverpd
    @patrickdiverpd 4 роки тому +25

    Gotta do Feelin' Stronger Everyday, such a great song that's super soulful

  • @Chris4Liberty
    @Chris4Liberty 4 роки тому +30

    Next Chicago:
    ‘Make Me Smile’
    Different band:
    Ides of March - ‘Vehicle’

    • @ethanwalmark5621
      @ethanwalmark5621 4 роки тому +5

      #1 vote for VEHICLE.

    • @scottingram7634
      @scottingram7634 4 роки тому +2

      Vehicle ... smokin' song!

    • @maineman9447
      @maineman9447 4 роки тому

      ...take me anywhere I wanna go....

    • @leetroy3129
      @leetroy3129 4 роки тому

      Vehicle is a cool song!

    • @wareagle4789
      @wareagle4789 4 роки тому

      Ah, yes. "Vehicle". The song that taught a whole generation of kids that it's fine to jump in a sedan with a friendly stranger.

  • @peck404
    @peck404 4 роки тому +22

    1st.. Mellow Chicago song from 1972. This was a mainstay in Illinois where I..lived. 🎼🎧🎧Chicago in.early 70s was Huge.MASSIVE HORNS ..BUT That sappy ballad 80s crap. Was. Just THAT SAPPY. LOL

    • @FesterSilently
      @FesterSilently 4 роки тому +1

      Yah, I gotta say, having listened to both "eras" of Chicago, I *definitely* favor the more jazz-like, horn-filled rock of the 70s, versus the (decidedly weaker, more assembly-line) 80s "love song" stuff.

    • @benredmond6636
      @benredmond6636 4 роки тому +2

      I absolutely love the sappy 80's Chicago songs

    • @frankmarsh1159
      @frankmarsh1159 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah Chicago was one of those few bands that could do hard rock and mellow ballads equally well. One of the best 70s bands for mellow songs... But in the 80s they completely lost the plot. Drum machines and cheap digital synthesizers and massive cheesy-cheese wiz. They are at the top of the list for the worst band sell out in history.

    • @fantomfoto
      @fantomfoto 3 роки тому

      I was born in 82 and there is some connection to the sappy 80's ballad era of Chicago. But I still MUCH prefer the 70's Terry Kath era of Chicago. To me I think of them as two totally different bands. Kind of like how Heart had the 70's bad ass rocker chick vibe and went all sappy in the 80's.

  • @dennispower5362
    @dennispower5362 4 роки тому +41

    Next Chicago MAKE ME SMILE .do yourself a favor..

  • @Russ-gy7tx
    @Russ-gy7tx 4 роки тому +11

    You had to have been there to appreciate, BBQs, Pool parties, 1972 in general. Try “Beginnings” “Does anyone Really know what Time it is” “Make Me Smile” “I’m A Man” which was a Spencer Davis Group cover so you’ll have to do both versions.

  • @joshjacobs3906
    @joshjacobs3906 4 роки тому +5

    Make Me Smile is a soulfull love rocker.....Beginnings is wonderful as well

  • @remohio
    @remohio 4 роки тому +36

    Robert Lamm sang this one. They had three great singers early on.

  • @disston1
    @disston1 4 роки тому +5

    Chicago songs to check out - Make Me Smile (their best) or I'm a Man (my favorite song during the summer of 69). Similar band - Blood, Sweat & Tears, Spinning Wheel or And When I Die

  • @ecschwalbe
    @ecschwalbe 4 роки тому +21

    I implore you, PLEASE do "Introduction", this is the first song from their first album, written and sung by the guitarist Terry Kath, who has the most beautiful blue eyed soul "Ray Charles" like voice. Time signature changes, tempo changes, key changes, style changes, it is truly just unreal. This is the reason I picked up a bass by the way, Peter Cetera's playing is superb. You will get a real feel for what these pioneers were capable of.

    • @patriciagoodwin1922
      @patriciagoodwin1922 4 роки тому

      Yessss!!! Terry Kath is brilliance!!

    • @darp0z5
      @darp0z5 3 роки тому

      Yes! Agree with every word of this!

  • @suzanneprock7286
    @suzanneprock7286 4 роки тому +3

    "I've Been Searching So Long" and "Make Me Smile" were two of their most awesome songs!

  • @ammie8659
    @ammie8659 4 роки тому +19

    Crosby Stills and Nash- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

    • @stevedamico5793
      @stevedamico5793 4 роки тому +2

      YES!!!..An absolute MUST!!...but the original studio cut first...Also, Stephen Stills "Treetop Flyer."

    • @stevejones18
      @stevejones18 4 роки тому +2

      Oh yeah: AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!! And also Carry On and Find the Cost of Freedom

    • @wicky4473
      @wicky4473 4 роки тому

      Absolutely! And Deja Vu. And Almost Cut My Hair! A must for Alex!

  • @stevejones18
    @stevejones18 4 роки тому +32

    Gotta follow this up with Shambala by Three Dog Night, and Another Park, Another Sunday by The Doobies. Great troika of songs (which I have on an early 70's playlist).

    • @flubblert
      @flubblert 4 роки тому +2

      yep.

    • @floorticket
      @floorticket 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah, "Shambala" for sure.

    • @susiealles1517
      @susiealles1517 4 роки тому +2

      Love Three Dog Night. Try a Little Tenderness, One, Liar, Eli’s Coming, lots to choose from

    • @JacQuie1776
      @JacQuie1776 4 роки тому +4

      3 Dog Night "Shambala" YES !!!!!

  • @workingman6681
    @workingman6681 4 роки тому +3

    Have to do Make Me Smile!
    It's a must!!!! Love some more Chicago!!!!!!!

  • @markd9130
    @markd9130 4 роки тому +51

    For another similar band try Blood, Sweat & Tears. Best song: God Bless the Child (cover of Billie Holliday).

    • @Habichiwoowoo
      @Habichiwoowoo 4 роки тому +3

      Just what I was going to suggest. But I think you gentlemen will like Go Down Gamblin'...

    • @lylewicks4112
      @lylewicks4112 4 роки тому +4

      Yes, the original BS&T with Al Kooper. Incredible band. They just were never the same once he left and David Clayton-Thomas joined.

    • @piscator57
      @piscator57 4 роки тому +3

      Spinning Wheel

    • @urbeatle
      @urbeatle 4 роки тому +4

      I was thinking another song from that album "You Make Me So Very Happy". That's just going to blow them away.

    • @Live2swim
      @Live2swim 4 роки тому

      I hope they will listen to a couple of War songs. Cisco Kid is short but great.
      If Andy and Alex want something along these lines...like with some tasteful wind, big band, I know ythey will love War's The World is a Ghetto. (A long one)
      I think need to get into some " socially-conscious", funky rock. Then there are other artists once you go on that path. (Some of the finer Curtis Mayfield songs, for example. Studio versions before live versions.)
      ua-cam.com/video/ptIcert_Ra8/v-deo.html

  • @craigtennant7637
    @craigtennant7637 4 роки тому +14

    Love! This song! Make Me Smile next, please

    • @craigtennant7637
      @craigtennant7637 4 роки тому +4

      Oh, and “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”

  • @racerfink
    @racerfink 4 роки тому +14

    I’d love to see some Earth, Wind & Fire reactions. Similar to Chicago, and they even toured together recently. There must be nearly 30 people on stage when they do their finale!

    • @otisdylan9532
      @otisdylan9532 4 роки тому +1

      I would too. I would probably start with "Shining Star", but "September" would work too.

    • @Bucketbothead007
      @Bucketbothead007 4 роки тому

      Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone (Live) Do you feel the love? lol

  • @michaeltroy1848
    @michaeltroy1848 4 роки тому +5

    'Make Me Smile' ripping guitar lead!

  • @Mike-pz6hz
    @Mike-pz6hz 4 роки тому +5

    Make Me Smile (the longer 4:28 edit off of "The Very Best of Chicago: Only The Beginning"), Dialogue (Pt. I & Pt. II) which the full version over 7 minutes can be found on "Chicago Presents The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath", South California Purples, and you MUST do Poem 58. You won't regret it.

  • @Ldastro
    @Ldastro 4 роки тому +4

    Make Me Smile and Feeling Stronger Every Day please

  • @raymondharris8814
    @raymondharris8814 4 роки тому +4

    Make me smile has to be next from the original CTA album take care boys

  • @johnsparks8083
    @johnsparks8083 4 роки тому +2

    "Beginnings" will blow you away with its arrangement! TRUST!!

  • @DanielFrost21
    @DanielFrost21 4 роки тому +2

    Chicago: "Feelin' Stronger Every Day"....."Make Me Smile"

  • @jamesshaffer206
    @jamesshaffer206 4 роки тому +4

    I can dig it. I remember this song on the radio every station every day. The 70s were a great time to be a kid/ teenager.

  • @knarf_on_a_bike
    @knarf_on_a_bike 4 роки тому +4

    "I think it was the Fourth of July." Memories of the summers of my youth. And I'm Canadian! LOL.

  • @ROW3rd
    @ROW3rd 4 роки тому +1

    can you imagine hearing all this on the radio as it was released . Im 59 and I did you guys bring back great memories an I like seeing younger people like you enjoying it as muck as I. Rock on guys

  • @joelhahn2501
    @joelhahn2501 4 роки тому +33

    Feeling Stronger Every Day, Make Me Smile, and Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is.
    As for similar bands, try Three Dog Night (One, Shambala, Eli's Coming, Momma Told Me Not To Come, Show Must Go On, and more), or Aliotta Haynes and Jeremiah (Lake Shore Drive), or Canned Heat (Going Up the Country), or maybe even the Moody Blues, though they're arguably closer to Pink Floyd.

    • @jamesdignanmusic2765
      @jamesdignanmusic2765 4 роки тому +2

      Canned Heat's "On the Road Again" is a must

    • @stevejones18
      @stevejones18 4 роки тому +1

      Yep, but feeling stronger every day is also a great song

    • @niched1
      @niched1 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah Three Dog Night is a pretty good comp, though they definitely had more of an early 70s pop quality.

    • @themaven2017
      @themaven2017 4 роки тому

      Three Dog Night - Joy to the World aka Jeremiah was a Bullfrog

    • @mcsabie1
      @mcsabie1 4 роки тому

      Totally agree, try three dog night, but try "play something sweet (brickyard blues)"

  • @mstrut9510
    @mstrut9510 4 роки тому +7

    Other bands in this genre
    Blood Sweat and Tears “Spinning Wheel”
    Tower of Power “Back on the Streets Again” “What is Hip”

  • @samuelmregister
    @samuelmregister 4 роки тому +15

    i'll add to others, your hearing "beginnings", and most certainly "ballet for a girl in buchannan " medley. neither of these early works were ever surpassed by the band.

  • @Lightmane
    @Lightmane 4 роки тому +2

    The other band you're looking for is Blood Sweat & Tears
    Spinning Wheel was one of my favorite songs, growing up

  • @garrycostner
    @garrycostner 4 роки тому +2

    Fair review. Chicago has so many great tunes, especially the early albums before Terry Kath passed. Make me Smile is one that got a lot of air in the 70s. The short version on AM and the long version on FM. Both are good cuts. Cheers Gents!

  • @thefoss5387
    @thefoss5387 4 роки тому +7

    Contemporaries to Chicago were Blood, Sweat, and Tears (I believe they shared Producers), I'd start with Spinning Wheel, also a more forgotten group Chase (Sadly, there was a tragic plane crash), I'd go with Get It On. Off the same album as Saturday in the Park, and as Andy likes Cetera, I'd consider a more topical song, Dialog Part 1, in which Kath and Cetera trade social views with a ripping rhythm guitar track, by Kath, underneath. Note, I was a classmate of Trumpeter Lee Loughnane's younger brother, Phil, at Elmwood Park High School near Chicago from 1971 to 1975.

    • @9337sjm
      @9337sjm 4 роки тому +1

      Woah, I had forgotten all about Chase till you mentioned them. I had their 8-track back in the day! We even played “Get It On” in high school band during football games!
      Another vote for “Dialogue Parts 1& 2”!

    • @thefoss5387
      @thefoss5387 4 роки тому

      I was fortunate enough to have met and chatted with Dartanyan Brown, fellow Drake University Alum, and Bassist/Vocalist for Chase's third and final album, Pure Music. Chase, with its Drake connection had a big following there, but, I understand, didn't get as much hype nationally. Ironically, the first track off of Chase's debut album was "Open Up Wide" and the final track of their final album, "Close Down Tight." Jim Peterik, founder of the Chicago based group, Ides of March, and author of Vehicle, also penned songs and sang on Pure Music. My other favorite tracks from Chase include their cover of d'Abo's Handbags and Gladrags, Peterik's Boys and Girls Together, from the debut album, and So Many People and Hades from Ennea.

  • @seekfirst817
    @seekfirst817 4 роки тому +13

    Searchin and Feeling Stronger Every Day.

    • @amys7215
      @amys7215 4 роки тому +1

      Searching so long 💜

    • @gbeachbum464
      @gbeachbum464 4 роки тому

      @@amys7215 Yes, that's a banger!

  • @dizzyface4163
    @dizzyface4163 4 роки тому +10

    Please listen to "Introduction". You will not regret it and that whisky will taste so good while it's going.

  • @johnduval8891
    @johnduval8891 4 роки тому +6

    "Poem 58" is the jam to listen to by Chicago. ☮️

  • @brianmyers6706
    @brianmyers6706 4 роки тому +6

    Great Chicago song. They were at the top of their game with this one. The first 3 Chicago albums are stellar. Beginnings, Q 67&68, and Lowdown are great choices for next.

  • @meganrapchick8299
    @meganrapchick8299 4 роки тому +7

    you guys need to listen to: makes me smile, feeling stronger every day, wishing you were here - start there

  • @AnthonyLaMastra
    @AnthonyLaMastra 4 роки тому +1

    That’s always been my favorite Chicago song. I’m so happy you finally reacted to it!

  • @kennethjimenez5185
    @kennethjimenez5185 4 роки тому +2

    When I was a boy I loved this song so much, it just felt like such a great “summer” song and it made you want to be outside having fun. I can’t say that it hasn’t aged a bit (especially in these times) but it still very nostalgic for me.

  • @ym61
    @ym61 4 роки тому +19

    Awesome, boys! This is the right era for Chicago. Gotta do “Beginnings”

  • @cabansinleaf8867
    @cabansinleaf8867 4 роки тому +7

    This is by far my favorite tune by Chicago for summer time.
    Edit: Tower of Power is definitely in the same vein if not even more so, freaking incredible groove that goes on for miles, and I would suggest checking out the song ... What is Hip.

    • @stephaniethurmer5370
      @stephaniethurmer5370 4 роки тому +1

      I would also add Chase to that list.

    • @Wijo_Koek
      @Wijo_Koek 4 роки тому +1

      Good choice, Tower of Power. I'd suggest: 'There is only so much oil in the ground'.

    • @ms.chuckfu1088
      @ms.chuckfu1088 4 роки тому +2

      Tower of Power did a quarantine version of What is Hip. April 14th. Very fun. Only the vocals are live.

  • @TacomaPaul
    @TacomaPaul 4 роки тому +2

    Their first album (1969)... was a double album !? "Chicago Transit Authority". Record company did not think that was "wise". Then the actual CTA said they had to change their name. Became "Chicago".
    Their first album has SO many songs on it ! Beginnings, 25 or 6 to 4, Saturday..., Southern California Purples, I'm A Man, sooo many more.

  • @soundsuitestudios-b-9723
    @soundsuitestudios-b-9723 4 роки тому +1

    More greatness from Chicago with Terry Kath: "[I've Been] Searchin' So Long" - "Just You 'N' Me" - and "Wishing You Were Here" (with The Beach Boys singing backup). Start with Searchin' - the second half transitions to something unexpected.

  • @sweetpea1445
    @sweetpea1445 4 роки тому +7

    Please react to Make Me Smile!

  • @alrivers2297
    @alrivers2297 4 роки тому +5

    Good song by them but even better ones are Beginnings, Make Me Smile, Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is, Call On Me and Feeling Stronger Everyday

  • @chab1rd155
    @chab1rd155 3 роки тому +1

    Chicago is probably my all time favourite band!!! Love all the brass!!!

  • @starman6092
    @starman6092 4 роки тому +2

    Have you gents heard BAKER STREET by Gerry Rafferty from 1978? It was a huge hit with awesome sax and guitar solos and Gerry's voice is as smooth as butter. One of my favorite songs of all time. For Chicago, MAKE ME SMILE and BEGINNINGS are my next suggestions. Keep them coming!

  • @paulettejohnson6147
    @paulettejohnson6147 4 роки тому +9

    Triumph Fight the good fight!

  • @bob_._.
    @bob_._. 4 роки тому +15

    The only kinda similar band I can think of off-hand is Blood, Sweat & Tears which was fronted by the great David Clayton-Thomas. "Spinning Wheel" "And When I Die" "God Bless the Child" "You've Made Me so Very Happy"
    And of course, attempt #87 for "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

    • @susiealles1517
      @susiealles1517 4 роки тому

      bobobobinalong Great suggestions!

    • @DrNothing23
      @DrNothing23 4 роки тому

      First song longer than 5 minutes slotted for airplay! DJ's LOVED it, as it allowed them time to use the john during their show! ;)

    • @ingrid8994
      @ingrid8994 4 роки тому

      💯💯💯

  • @kenaune2807
    @kenaune2807 4 роки тому +1

    Love classic Chicago! The strengths of Saturday in the Park are the vibe and the great chord/key changes. Try Poem 58, South Caifornia Purples, Free, Dialogue 1 & 2, or Ballet For A Girl In Buchanan. Some of these songs are a little bit under the radar for such a mainstream group, but they are all instantly recognizable as classic Chicago.

  • @blanewilliams5960
    @blanewilliams5960 4 роки тому +3

    "Make Me Smile"

  • @nonsuch
    @nonsuch 4 роки тому +17

    Please do Chicago - "Feeling Stronger Everyday" I feel it's their best song.

  • @niched1
    @niched1 4 роки тому +5

    "My Old School" by Steely Dan has a similar vibe to this song. Great horns, great singing and a similar laid back rhythm -- but a completely different sentiment. Yeah and definitely do "Make Me Smile" like everyone else says.

  • @jokerswildio
    @jokerswildio Рік тому +1

    To me, this is Chicago at their very best!! I may be partial because it brings back memories of when I was a kid and my family would play this song going to a park or a 4th of July event...but I find absolutely nothing wrong here...A+!!

  • @timcardona9962
    @timcardona9962 4 роки тому +2

    Make Me Smile all the way for some more uptempo jazz/rock with face-melting guitar work

  • @oldnytv5911
    @oldnytv5911 4 роки тому +8

    Love it! Great going guys! When it comes to Chicago, there is a lot to recommend. The first CTA album is where to go. Beginnings, Questions 67 and 68, Poem 58, South California Purples and Liberation. For later Chicago, Feeling Stronger Everyday is superb. Thanks guys!

  • @jcltnc459
    @jcltnc459 4 роки тому +5

    Next Chicago song, "Questions 67 & 68"

  • @flybfree
    @flybfree 4 роки тому +3

    You gents bring excellent raw entertainment, in suchs times we breathe in. Thank you! Keep rock'n in the sauce. You are angels, and I hear you!

  • @legionofbarry
    @legionofbarry 4 роки тому +3

    Beginnings is a must listen. Musicically brilliant!

  • @mikejackson449
    @mikejackson449 4 роки тому +13

    You have to do “ Beginnings “

  • @DaverJ
    @DaverJ 4 роки тому +7

    Chicago: "Can you dig it?" A&A: "Ehhhh, yeah, I guess. B+"

  • @melissalamborn2657
    @melissalamborn2657 4 роки тому +3

    I suggest Ballad for a Girl in Buchannon. It’s a 13 minute masterpiece by Jimmy Pankow the trombone player.

  • @spamthese7221
    @spamthese7221 3 роки тому

    Absolutely one of my all time favorite feel good songs. The moment I hear that piano, I can't help but smile!

  • @9337sjm
    @9337sjm 4 роки тому +51

    Please review “Dialogue, Parts 1 and 2”. Very politically relevant, even for today! 💯

    • @Habichiwoowoo
      @Habichiwoowoo 4 роки тому +3

      Yes! This! My all-time favorite Chicago song. And, I will never understand why Terry Kath is not on every Best Guitarists list...

    • @mikek5958
      @mikek5958 4 роки тому

      @@Habichiwoowoo He is with his peers and the people who know and understand singular talent.

    • @boscokid9524
      @boscokid9524 4 роки тому

      Absolutely!

    • @Mike-pz6hz
      @Mike-pz6hz 4 роки тому +1

      I agree. Make sure it's not the short single version. The album splits it into two tracks, but you can find the full song in one track on the album "Chicago Presents The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath". Just make sure the length is over 7 minutes.

    • @cjbmm
      @cjbmm 4 роки тому

      This is my vote too. You should probably print the lyrics because some versions on you tube it’s hard to get if you don’t know them

  • @brypiot
    @brypiot 4 роки тому +5

    Always loved that song...and always think the same thing every time: Those guys need a calendar!

  • @jimfski164
    @jimfski164 4 роки тому +1

    In the early 70's I went to see Chicago expecting a fairly mild concert, knowing songs that were played on the radio like this one. I walked away from the concert saying this was one of the best concerts musically that I've seen. At the time I had never heard of Terry Kath, but he as outrageous and so was the drummer. What can be said about the horns, at the time there were not a lot of bands with horn sections, but it adds such a nice flavor to the music. A precursor to Chicago is Blood, Sweat & Tears , you'd enjoy Spinning Wheel, God Bless this Child, And When I Die or Lucretia Mac Evil.

  • @phillipscott1237
    @phillipscott1237 3 роки тому +1

    Love it. Ha! ....I remember hearing this for the first time when I was12 yeas old. I was actually in the park with my family in Denver. It actually was the Fourth of July and I had my first beer with my uncle. I've always been a fan and always will be. With all that said, Feeling stronger Everyday is still my favorite. Especially after seeing them sing it live years later. Thanks for the memories guys!

  • @stevenhooker2600
    @stevenhooker2600 4 роки тому +9

    Make Me Smile or Fellin Stronger Everyday by Chicago

  • @bruceguthrie6171
    @bruceguthrie6171 4 роки тому

    The lead vocalist on this song is Robert Lamm. Chicago actually had three guys who could sing! Next song: "Introduction" (It was the first song on their first album and Terry Kath wrote it to showcase all the things the band could do), "Questions 67 and 68", "Make Me Smile"

  • @DanJunkins
    @DanJunkins 4 роки тому +4

    Great reaction, thnx guys. Also, I myself, would like to thank you for Not changing your format. You guys have stayed true, you didn't go off on the whole virus, riot, black/white thing. We can come to your channel knowing that it's you two reacting to the music we all love. Thank you.

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 4 роки тому +4

    Chicago is pretty unique. The only similar bands to pre-love songs Chicago I can think of are Blood Sweat and Tears (You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die) and The Ides of March (Vehicle). But there’s at least a half dozen more Chicago songs to check out -
    Feeling Stronger Everyday
    Make Me Smile
    Questions 67&68
    Beginnings
    Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
    Old Days
    (I’ve Been) Searching So Long
    Just You n Me
    Have fun.

  • @salhaney
    @salhaney 4 роки тому +6

    "Make Me Smile", "Wake Up Sunshine", and "Fancy Colors" you'll probably enjoy than this.

  • @thetannaree
    @thetannaree 4 роки тому +1

    Omg you said it! The horns were a huge reason for the band breaking up - they always wanted to be highlighted once Terry Kath died. Peter Cetera was a beast on the bass - you should def listen to "Feelin' Stronger Everday" where his bass and voice lead - drums are amazing.
    Also Terry Kath---ugh! "Make Me Smile" is E V E R Y T H I N G

  • @1177kc
    @1177kc 3 роки тому

    They jammed so long on this song when I saw them live that I forgot what they were even playing until they started singing again at the end. Fantastic band-so many hits!