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First Time Hearing Chicago "Poem 58" (Reaction!)
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My absolute favorite from Chicago. Underrated, under known, under appreciated.
Chicago Transit Authority as they were known in 1969 was a song that showed power and authority, a likely song for this radical era. Great reaction by the way.
More suggestions for you ; "Southern California Purple ", "Introduction ", "Listen " and " l'm a man", just a few to start.
Early Chicago (CTA) was 🔥. You should check out “Introduction”. First song on their 1st album. A nice “Introduction” of this extremely talented band to the masses.
Chicago Transit Authority (their name before shortening it to Chicago) was playing at The Whiskey A Go Go in LA and Jimi Hendrix was in the audience. He went to their dressing room as they were coming out to do their second set and told them, You guys have a horn section that sounds like one set of lungs and a guitar player that's better than me! You wanna go on the road?" The guys said YEAH! And that's how they went out on tour as Hendrix's opening act.
Guitarist Terry Kath was mostly SELF TAUGHT.
In their years with Terry Kath on guitar (1967-1978), they had more funk, R&B, and jazz influences you could hear in their music. Terry Kath was the heart and soul of that. His deep baritone voice was so beautiful he was described by bandmates as "the white Ray Charles".
Chicago was very politically left leaning especially in their music during those years. On their second album, the same one with "25 Or 6 To 4", is a four movement suite titled "It Better End Soon". Written and sung by Terry Kath, it was a protest against the Vietnam War. It is HEAVY on the R&B and funk feel, well worth a listen. sax & Woodwind player Walt Parazaider belts it out on flute.
Also on the second album is a seven movement, thirteen minute long suite "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon", from which the hits "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World" were extracted and released as singles. Terry sang both of those too.
When Kath died of an accidental gunshot to the head on January 23, 1978, Chicago lost their leader, their soul. They morphed into a soft sappy ballad band under the leadership of bass player Peter Cetera and new manager David Foster. Two distinct and opposite eras of Chicago - one rock, jazz, and blues, and one pop ballads. I'm solidly in the Terry Kath camp.
Best album I’ve ever heard in my life
Not offended because you think they're brotha's. It's really a compliment, but I've heard that enough, anyone can have soul.....and you're right, these guys DO
My favorite song from this band, a lot of people don't even know about it.
Every time a discussion (argument?) is about the greatest rock guitarists breaks out, I want to ask if any of those arguing heard this song. Very underappreciated guitarist, but guitarists know him. He's a founding member of the band and also one of the singers.