Oh man early Chicago is so great. Terry Kath one of the great guitarists of all time, three lead vocalists, and that horn section. Just all kinds of great.
Early Chicago is the best. Terry Kath on guitar and vocals. Run through their first 3 albums and you will not be disappointed. The actual Chicago Transit Authority was going to sue the band so they had to shorten their name to just Chicago.
Thank you for including/mentioning their third album as that one usually gets forgotten when talking about early Chicago.Unlike the first two albums It doesn't have any *major* hits which I think is the reason why but I believe it's just as good.
This is what Chicago was...a jazz-rock band with its own sound. Thanks for playing this one; rarely get to hear it. By the way, that was Danny Seraphine on drums.
Now you're talkin' fellas!! For my money, this is when Chicago was Chicago. When Terry Kath, the lead singer and lead guitarist on this track passed, I lost interest in this band. Peter Cetera has a great voice but when Chicago became primarily a band that did ballads it just wasn't the same for me. Shout out to you guys for reacting to this one. Peace.
I always thought the pretty boy balladeer image of Peter didn't do justice to the serious bass chops he had, especially in early tracks like this one. I always like to pull "Poem 58" off this album to show people how Pete, Terry, and Danny would have sounded as a power trio.
Hey guys, take it for what it is, an "Introduction". Every member of the band has a chance to step forward and let you know they are going to blow the doors off the place. An amazing double album that sold at the price of a single record. CTA as the band were originally called was amazing and has truly stood the test of time.
Terry Kath of vocals. Aside from being an absolute MONSTER Guitar player, such an amazing & soulful singer. Please do MAKE ME SMILE..If Terry's vocals don't give you chills, you're not Human haha..YES, they shortened their name after this first album to JUST Chicago.
“Now we put you through the changes, turned around the mood, hope it struck you different, hope you feel moved”. Incredible lyrics. What a creative idea to introduce the audience to each player and the different types of music they would be playing. These guys were tight and they knew it.
Early Chicago (1-7) was by far the best Chicago. Someone gifted me this album when I was a young trumpet player in grade school and Lee’s beautiful solo on this song was the first one I learned from a record. When I started playing the drums, a picture of Danny Seraphine playing was always near my kit. A band full of great musicians.
This band put out an insane amount of amazing music in a short time. Their first 4 releases were three double albums and a 4-album box set. And they put all that out between 1969 and 1972. I know of no band that put out 14 LPs in 4 years that were that consistently as good as these were.
Terry Kath's daughter made a film about him and and it is stated that he had this whole song in his head but could not write or read music. With the help of the members of the band they were able to put it on sheet music.... What a musical genius. I can't imagine having this whole song in your head. Too bad about his tragic death..... Chicago transit authority was the original group's name but they were sued by chicago transit authority so they shortened to Chicago
This was Terry Kath’s masterpiece. They continue to open every concert with this song as a way of honoring him since his passing. An incredible piece of music and a perfect “introduction” to the band.
Great reaction!! Terry Kath was the lead vocalist on that one. One of the best guitarists ever, RIP. keep on going through that album “I’m a man” “poem 58” “beginnings” all great.
This album is some of the best Chicago because many songs featured guitarist Terry Kath. After he died the band became softer, and more pop influenced. Jimi Hendrix liked Kath's playing, and there is a Musicians Hall Of Fame interview (Pt.2) where Chicago trombonist James Pankow talks about Hendrix wanting to record with them.
Chicago didn't change singers perse. Terry Kath is the guitarist and sings this. Bassist Peter Cetera sings the high vocals on many hits. Keyboardist Robert Lamm's voice is between them and sang other hits. All three traded lead vocals until Terry accidentally offed himself in January 1978 (8 days before turning 32) and Peter left in 1985. Robert is still playing in Chicago. This song is called Introduction. It was the first song on the album. Terry wrote it to give an idea of what the band was going to sound like on the rest of the album. Other than a few individual songs, no other Chicago album rocked as hard as their debut. And yes, they shortened the name after this album after legal action from the actual Chicago Transit Authority.
It was amazing to be able to hear this on FM radio when it came in and the stark difference between the music being played on Top 40 AM stations at the time.
"The Chicago I know...." yeah that's the watered down Chicago of the late 70s/80s. Before that they were a kick ass jazz-rock band that had multiple singers including the one you know, Peter Ceterra. After guitarist Terry Kath died they became a pop group who mainly specialized in ballads
Terry Kath is perhaps the most underrated musician of his generation. Hendrix said Terry was a better player than himself. Terry’s death is one of the most tragic of all the unnecessary deaths that occurred in the music world during that period. He was just getting started- he was starting rehearsals for a jazz solo album - but we’ll never know how much more genius he left on the table. He’s also the singer on this- and wrote some of their best songs as well. A singular talent that left much too soon.
I can't disagree. Terry Kath lived and breathed music. Analog Era had so many great musicians. These phones stealing our hands making it more rare sadly.
They were originally named Chicago Transit Authority after the subway system in Chicago, BUT the city made them drop Transit Authority, possibly sued them to change the name. This whole album is like this.
Gentlemen, you have just experienced the beginning of the greatest era of music from my favorite band in the history of EVER!! In my humble opinion, nobody matched what these seven musical geniuses put out on their first eight albums. Three great lead vocalists, a killer horn section, a gifted songwriter and keyboard player, an underrated bass player, a criminally underrated and underappreciated guitar player who massively impressed Jimi Hendrix, and my favorite drummer, from whom I learned most of my chops. Anything off the first two albums is pure gold....so go nuts!! 😆
Chicago had 3 lead singers. This is guitarist Terry Kath. They also had Peter Cetera on bass and lead vocals and Robert Lamm on keyboards and lead vocals. They were all in the band at the same time and sang on different songs.
Unlike Steely Dan, the horn players were members of the band. The actual Chicago Transit Authority made them shorten the group name. The vocalist on this song was Guitarist Terry Kath. The main vocalist on Chicago's later recordings was bassist Peter Cetera. See this early lineup of the band on the video "25 or 6 to 4 - 7/21/1970 - Tanglewood (Official) "
Introduction, a perfect title to introduce the most innovative group of the Rock era. Sadly, they morphed into the mainstream music industry., but their first 5 albums are legendary.
The title of this song is exactly as advertised: an Introduction to Chicago. They give you a taste of what their about and we're they'll be taking listeners. Great songs with incredible arrangements, powerful vocals, a perfect horn section, and stellar guitars.
This was my first Chicago album when I was 15, and this song is what forever pulled me into their sound. I kinda forgot about it. Their early stuff was SO good! Thanks for reacting to this one, and reminding me to add this to my playlist!!
Great ears guys, this is when Terry Kath was still alive doing vocals and guitar. Robert Lam and Pete Cetera were the later vocalists. Loved this first album.
1st album. They were sued by the real Chicago Transit Authority so they had to shorten their name. Terry Kath (guitar) wrote introduction to introduce how they were different & the styles they did. He also sang it. They had 3 lead singers. BUT you need to see them in the Tanglewood concert. The 2 best songs are "25 or 6 to 4" & "Ballet for A girl In Buchannon" 14 minutes both from Tanglewood.
CTA shook the Rock & Roll world with this album in 1969. I was a college freshman that summer, saw them play at the first Atlanta Pop Festival that July. So different from every other band, fresh, tight, and rocking! Still listen to this album often. Thanks guys!
Me to....a college freshman when this came out. Never got to hear them live though :( Everybody, including our marching band, was playing Chicago constantly. SO tight!
I grew up with Chicago. This "Introduction" track off the CTA album was their way of Introducing the band &letting people know what you were going to get from Chicago. Terry Kath guitar & lead vocals was the heart & soul of the band. When he died in the 70s Chicago lost their grove & soul & the band went into their softer "commercial" releases. NOTHING like the earlier Chicago 1.. 2..& 3. You mentioned Terry's voice being different 🙂Many called Terry Kath "The White Ray Charles".
3 lead singers. This is Terry Kath. Y'all are remembering Peter Cetera. Robert Lamm also sings lead. Listen to "I'm a Man" and you can hear all three take parts.
I see that cover and I am thrown back to my pre teen years, listening to my older siblings albums when they were not home and later having them passed on to me when they went off to college. The creativity of so much music and different groups of that time period will never be matched. Nice to see you and others experiencing it and ofc nice to hear it again. I appreciate it even more with all the diagnosis of the instruments, singers, and meanings, which I really had no clue about at age 8 to 13.
As you've now seen, the early Terry Kath-led Chicago is nothing like the mamby-pamby-Cetera-driven monstrosity they became after Terry died. They can still jam live on the old stuff like "Introduction" (which was what they used to open all their shows with, literally their 'Intoduction' to the crowd.) Their version of Little Stevie Winwood's "I'm a Man" is one long, tight jam session you have to hear, for the rythm section if nothing else
Chicago had the original members until 1978 when Terry Kath died. Dialog pts. 1&2 has Terry Kath and Pete Cetera singing like they’re having a conversation, a dialog.
This was one of Jimi Hendrix's favorite albums, bands & lead guitarist (as was Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame).Terry Kath (also vocals) was a great guitarist guided the band though they for the most part equal say but Terry was well respected. Unfortunately his death had a profound effect on the band, especially between Robert Lamm (keyboards & vocals) & Peter Cetera (bassist & vocals). Peter Cetera is the voice you are used too. They also championed Jaco Pastorius (one the most important jazz bassist in fusion). The story there was they were playing a club in Miami & the waitress was telling them her husband was the world's greatest bassist musician. They humored her by saying tell her to have him to come by after the show. Jaco often looked unkempt, showed up, they were thinking this was a disaster, but figured let him play. A few notes in they were sitting there thinking this guy's the world's greatest bass player. Though he didn't get signed yet he was on the radar & he hooked up with Weather Report by pestering Joe Zawinul on a street corner in NYC till he gave him an audition. The rest is history.
@@debrabrabenec Those stories came from a biography written about him. "He died in 1987 as a result of injuries sustained in a beating outside a South Florida after-hours nightclub." (Wikipedia) I believe that's the same club he auditioned in. More info available at wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius
Landmark Album , gentlemen . Set the tone for the synthesis of Jazz/Rock/Blues/Funk/Classical fusion , along with Blood , Sweat & Tears , Tower Of Power . Their first 7 Albums with Terry Kath (guitarist) till he passed , is as good as it gets .
Chicago was my first ever concert, 1976. They were great live. Terry Kath was awesome. The band changed after he died, but their first 3-4 albums were really good. Check out the live version of 25 or 6 to 4 from 1970 at Tanglewood. Kath really shows off his guitar skills.
Along with Blood Sweat & Tears this group Chicago were the pioneers of Big Band Jazz/ Rock/Classical fusion music and influenced bands like Tower of Power. Earth Wind & Fire. Steely Dan. Blood Sweat & Tears and Chicago always music base was Jazz. Excellent legendary band!!! Great reaction. I love this band and intro because it is a prelude to all the songs on the album into one song like a medley. Brilliant!!!!
Inside of this one song you will find the DNA of every song they would later record. In one word this song is a masterpiece. A most excellent reaction .
The original sound. This is the first take on a new thing. First cut on first album. So yes it sounds different. They were just getting started. Many iterations called Chicago later. This is where it started. Thanks for the great work fellas. Cheers!!! Much love and musicallity...
Terry Kath in early Chicago. Make Me Smile is another amazing one with Terry on lead vocals. He has an incredible song & Jimi Hendrix said he was the best guitar player, just loved him.
Chicago had 3 lead singers Terry Kath you sang on this one and is the guitar player. Peter Citara think I spelled wrong bass player. Robert Lamb keyboards. This was the first song on their first album and for me and many more the best album. Terry Kath tragically died in 1978 and they were never the same.
Chicago Transit Authority is the metropolitan public bus and trains company for commuters. They sued for use of name thus they became Chicago! This was their first album Terry Kath was the lead singer before his death! Great rabbit hole ahead guys! Chiguy
Jimi liked them so much, he took them on tour as his opening act. In Indianapolis, the crowd, who had never heard of C.T.A. started booing them, and Jimi stopped the show telling everyone, how these guys were his friends, and how much he loved the band, and if they continued to boo, he wouldn't play. Needless to say, they stopped, and the show went on. After Jimi's set was over, he turned his back to the audience and flipped the whole crowd off as a goodbye!
YES YES YES!!!!!! "Poem 58" is PURE FUNK! Terry Kath was in Beast Mode on that track especially! And Danny Seraphine laying down that beat, Cetera with bass underpinning the track.
Terry Kath, the guitarist and lead vocalist on the song, was a founding member of the band. Not only was he a great guitarist, he also was a major contributing songwriter. This song was considered "Terry's masterpiece" by a later band member (guitarist) of the group. Almost immediately after they released this first album, they were asked to change their name by the actual "transit authority" officials. He was also hailed as Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist.
I have said this before when other young people express their appreciation for this song. "Introduction" is THE greatest song in the history of rock-n-roll. Terry Kath (the greatest rock guitarist ever) penned this gem, featuring most of the members of septet taking individual star turns as well as churning out the most eclectic tutti climax. With its multiple tempo and mood changes, Introduction has EVERYTHING a music fan could want in one song.
Spectacular. They show you everything what will be to come. 3 different lead singers when they started out with Terry Kath, the all world lead guitar player, sings lead here. Robert Lamm on 25 or 6 to 4, and z Pete Cetera who played immaculate bass was the smooth sweet sounded lead singer!Gentleman you need to do the whole album especially Beginnings, and Questions 67 and 68!
Yeah, REAL Chicago! Their first several albums are dope and were a great band until original members started dying/leaving. They were awesome until Terry Kath passed, they were never the same after and chased pop hits instead of legitimate rock. I have listened to Chicago 1 more than any other album of tjeir, my favorite Chicago album and one of the best debut albums ever! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎺♩🎶
First song on their first album - Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago I). They had to change their name due to name copyright issues with the real Chicago Transit Authority. They felt a need to "introduce" their type of music (influenced from jazz, blues, R&B and rock) that infused horns into primary melodies - not really done before. A few bands had some horns for back-up/background but not infused into the melodies like Chicago - who called themselves "a rock band with horns". So, in this introductory song of their music each member has a "moment to shine" - along with some tempo changes and their vocals. Terry Kath lead singer, Peter Cetera just walking that base; the drum fills so smooth, keyboards running with the bass, and the horns just playing together so smooth. Chicago hit big in 1969, and through 1978 their lead singer was Terry Kath (guitarist), along with Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera. Kath died in 78, and though they got another lead guitarist whom could sing, the band turned more towards ballads which were sung by Cetera (the tenor). Cetera left to pursue a solo career in 1985 and then other vocalist came on board. The drummer, Seraphine, left in 1990. Parazaider (sax, flute, clarinet) retired in 2017. Only 3 originals remain - Lamm, Pankow (trombone), and Loughnane (trumpet). Only The Beach Boys have been more successful and long-lived concerning American Bands; no band had more top 20 hits during the 70's; they are in the R&R Hall of Fame; and Lamm, Pankow and Cetera are also in the singers/songwriters Hall of Fame. All but one were born in the Chicago metro-area, and all were schooled in Chicago where they also attended music schools - except Kath - he was pretty much self-taught.
They had three lead singers, Terry Kath on guitar on this one, Robert Lamm on keyboard with a mellow sound and Pete Cetera on bass the high pitched voice.
This was the very 1st album I ever bought. I purchased it as an 8 year old back in 1969. I'm loving that young Brothers like yourselves are discovering what I did all those years ago.
One of my all time favorite bands and quite underrated. They're never in the conversation and that's a shame. No one could match their output. I'm 72 and saw CTA (Chicago) live at Eagles Auditorium in Seattle in 1970. Tickets were 5 dollars and I stood front and center imagining I was being pelted by spittle from the brass section. Those first 9 albums with Terry Kath was the soul and the glue and the magic of this group.
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Oh man early Chicago is so great. Terry Kath one of the great guitarists of all time, three lead vocalists, and that horn section. Just all kinds of great.
Leonid & Friends is the ultimate tribute to Chicago. You will be hard pressed to tell the difference.
When i was a kid I thought Terry Kath on vocals was a black man. That voice. Then to realize that he was one of the greatest guitar players?!!!
Early Chicago is the best. Terry Kath on guitar and vocals. Run through their first 3 albums and you will not be disappointed. The actual Chicago Transit Authority was going to sue the band so they had to shorten their name to just Chicago.
Thank you for including/mentioning their third album as that one usually gets forgotten when talking about early Chicago.Unlike the first two albums It doesn't have any *major* hits which I think is the reason why but I believe it's just as good.
Lowdown and Free were from the third album but they were kind of minor hits.
CTA, is the truth! This entire album is legendary!!👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
As always, Mr Danny Seraphine low-key killing the drums.
Extremely underrated.
Those sputters
yep
This is what Chicago was...a jazz-rock band with its own sound. Thanks for playing this one; rarely get to hear it. By the way, that was Danny Seraphine on drums.
Now you're talkin' fellas!! For my money, this is when Chicago was Chicago. When Terry Kath, the lead singer and lead guitarist on this track passed, I lost interest in this band. Peter Cetera has a great voice but when Chicago became primarily a band that did ballads it just wasn't the same for me. Shout out to you guys for reacting to this one. Peace.
That's a bit harsh. Peter Cetera has signature Chicago songs as well. Nothing wrong with enjoying both.
@@Greg-io1ip you didn't evidently read the part were he said it wasn't the same for him.
totally agree
Yes!!!
I always thought the pretty boy balladeer image of Peter didn't do justice to the serious bass chops he had, especially in early tracks like this one. I always like to pull "Poem 58" off this album to show people how Pete, Terry, and Danny would have sounded as a power trio.
The great Buddy Rich was asked back in the 70's if there were any young drummers he liked and he said "Yeah I like that kid that plays in Chicago".
Hey guys, take it for what it is, an "Introduction". Every member of the band has a chance to step forward and let you know they are going to blow the doors off the place. An amazing double album that sold at the price of a single record. CTA as the band were originally called was amazing and has truly stood the test of time.
Cetera was always famous for his voice, but was a melodic bassist-and underrated
I SO AGREE with you! Peter is a Vastly Underrated BASS guitarist ! 🎸🎶 💥
Terry Kath of vocals. Aside from being an absolute MONSTER Guitar player, such an amazing & soulful singer. Please do MAKE ME SMILE..If Terry's vocals don't give you chills, you're not Human haha..YES, they shortened their name after this first album to JUST Chicago.
“Now we put you through the changes, turned around the mood, hope it struck you different, hope you feel moved”. Incredible lyrics. What a creative idea to introduce the audience to each player and the different types of music they would be playing. These guys were tight and they knew it.
First song on the first album. It was literally an introduction to the band and the players. What a cool way to say hello to the world.
This is the REAL Chicago.
Great Album
one of the greatest debut albums
Chicago had three lead singers and that was one of their strengths.
Im a man is a great one off of that album. It was a cover if I remember correctly, done by several bands right in that same time period
Yep, originally by The Spencer Davis Group, with Steve Winwood on vocals.
My favorite song off of this album is Questions 67 and 68. Amazing horns📯📯📯📯
excellent choice.
Early Chicago (1-7) was by far the best Chicago. Someone gifted me this album when I was a young trumpet player in grade school and Lee’s beautiful solo on this song was the first one I learned from a record. When I started playing the drums, a picture of Danny Seraphine playing was always near my kit. A band full of great musicians.
This band put out an insane amount of amazing music in a short time. Their first 4 releases were three double albums and a 4-album box set. And they put all that out between 1969 and 1972. I know of no band that put out 14 LPs in 4 years that were that consistently as good as these were.
Terry Kath's daughter made a film about him and and it is stated that he had this whole song in his head but could not write or read music. With the help of the members of the band they were able to put it on sheet music.... What a musical genius. I can't imagine having this whole song in your head. Too bad about his tragic death..... Chicago transit authority was the original group's name but they were sued by chicago transit authority so they shortened to Chicago
Great documentary by his daughter. All love and respect.
I’ve gotta track that one down!
@@davetroock9522 Here ya go! It's fantastic. Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience ua-cam.com/video/f7egJTtz10E/v-deo.html
"Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience"...a great documentary indeed.👍🏻
Always glad to see someone reacting to this insanely good song.
This was Terry Kath’s masterpiece. They continue to open every concert with this song as a way of honoring him since his passing. An incredible piece of music and a perfect “introduction” to the band.
Great reaction!! Terry Kath was the lead vocalist on that one. One of the best guitarists ever, RIP. keep on going through that album “I’m a man” “poem 58” “beginnings” all great.
This album is some of the best Chicago because many songs featured guitarist Terry Kath. After he died the band became softer, and more pop influenced. Jimi Hendrix liked Kath's playing, and there is a Musicians Hall Of Fame interview (Pt.2) where Chicago trombonist James Pankow talks about Hendrix wanting to record with them.
Chicago didn't change singers perse. Terry Kath is the guitarist and sings this. Bassist Peter Cetera sings the high vocals on many hits. Keyboardist Robert Lamm's voice is between them and sang other hits. All three traded lead vocals until Terry accidentally offed himself in January 1978 (8 days before turning 32) and Peter left in 1985. Robert is still playing in Chicago.
This song is called Introduction. It was the first song on the album. Terry wrote it to give an idea of what the band was going to sound like on the rest of the album. Other than a few individual songs, no other Chicago album rocked as hard as their debut. And yes, they shortened the name after this album after legal action from the actual Chicago Transit Authority.
THIS.. is Real Chicago! Whooooot.
The song showcases each musicians in the band, hence the different parts/solos.. also.. "Introduction" of the band.
Keep in mind these guys are right out of college.
It was amazing to be able to hear this on FM radio when it came in and the stark difference between the music being played on Top 40 AM stations at the time.
You’re in for yet another epic dive!! I can’t wait for your level of appreciation!!
"The Chicago I know...." yeah that's the watered down Chicago of the late 70s/80s.
Before that they were a kick ass jazz-rock band that had multiple singers including the one you know, Peter Ceterra. After guitarist Terry Kath died they became a pop group who mainly specialized in ballads
Terry Kath is perhaps the most underrated musician of his generation. Hendrix said Terry was a better player than himself. Terry’s death is one of the most tragic of all the unnecessary deaths that occurred in the music world during that period. He was just getting started- he was starting rehearsals for a jazz solo album - but we’ll never know how much more genius he left on the table. He’s also the singer on this- and wrote some of their best songs as well. A singular talent that left much too soon.
I can't disagree. Terry Kath lived and breathed music. Analog Era had so many great musicians. These phones stealing our hands making it more rare sadly.
Thanks to my mother's influence I grew up listening to my hometown namesake, love Chicago. Great choice.
They were originally named Chicago Transit Authority after the subway system in Chicago, BUT the city made them drop Transit Authority, possibly sued them to change the name. This whole album is like this.
Gentlemen, you have just experienced the beginning of the greatest era of music from my favorite band in the history of EVER!! In my humble opinion, nobody matched what these seven musical geniuses put out on their first eight albums. Three great lead vocalists, a killer horn section, a gifted songwriter and keyboard player, an underrated bass player, a criminally underrated and underappreciated guitar player who massively impressed Jimi Hendrix, and my favorite drummer, from whom I learned most of my chops. Anything off the first two albums is pure gold....so go nuts!! 😆
This entire album is top tier..
Trumpet,trombone & saxophone makes up the horn section!
They had three singers from the start Terry Kath,Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm😎
Chicago had 3 lead singers. This is guitarist Terry Kath. They also had Peter Cetera on bass and lead vocals and Robert Lamm on keyboards and lead vocals. They were all in the band at the same time and sang on different songs.
And James Pankow sang some as well.
@@Ibanezed210 I don't think Pankow ever sang lead, back then anyway. Lee Loughnane sang lead on a song on Chicago VII.
@@debrabrabenec He sang "You Are On My Mind."
@@Ibanezed210 Okay, thanks. I never bought another Chicago album after VII, so I was unaware.🙂
Unlike Steely Dan, the horn players were members of the band. The actual Chicago Transit Authority made them shorten the group name. The vocalist on this song was Guitarist Terry Kath. The main vocalist on Chicago's later recordings was bassist Peter Cetera. See this early lineup of the band on the video "25 or 6 to 4 - 7/21/1970 - Tanglewood (Official) "
Introduction, a perfect title to introduce the most innovative group of the Rock era. Sadly, they morphed into the mainstream music industry., but their first 5 albums are legendary.
The title of this song is exactly as advertised: an Introduction to Chicago. They give you a taste of what their about and we're they'll be taking listeners. Great songs with incredible arrangements, powerful vocals, a perfect horn section, and stellar guitars.
This was my first Chicago album when I was 15, and this song is what forever pulled me into their sound. I kinda forgot about it. Their early stuff was SO good! Thanks for reacting to this one, and reminding me to add this to my playlist!!
Great ears guys, this is when Terry Kath was still alive doing vocals and guitar. Robert Lam and Pete Cetera were the later vocalists. Loved this first album.
They all three sang lead vocals from the beginning!🙂
1st album. They were sued by the real Chicago Transit Authority so they had to shorten their name. Terry Kath (guitar) wrote introduction to introduce how they were different & the styles they did. He also sang it. They had 3 lead singers. BUT you need to see them in the Tanglewood concert. The 2 best songs are "25 or 6 to 4" & "Ballet for A girl In Buchannon" 14 minutes both from Tanglewood.
The band was never the same without Terry Kath!!!! Miss him dearly!!!!
absolutely this, their whole dynamic changed after he died, I was devastated..
You guys really hit the whole spectrum - fantastic! I love the photo of Steely Dan on the back shelf.😊
This is when they ROCKED, this whole album is hot. Bought this when it came out, I was 14. Wore the groves out 😂😂. ✌️
Brings back memories of HS marching band in the 70's. We were all hardcore Chicago geeks for obvious reasons.
CTA shook the Rock & Roll world with this album in 1969. I was a college freshman that summer, saw them play at the first Atlanta Pop Festival that July. So different from every other band, fresh, tight, and rocking!
Still listen to this album often.
Thanks guys!
Me to....a college freshman when this came out. Never got to hear them live though :( Everybody, including our marching band, was playing Chicago constantly. SO tight!
I grew up with Chicago. This "Introduction" track off the CTA album was their way of Introducing the band &letting people know what you were going to get from Chicago. Terry Kath guitar & lead vocals was the heart & soul of the band. When he died in the 70s Chicago lost their grove & soul & the band went into their softer "commercial" releases. NOTHING like the earlier Chicago 1.. 2..& 3. You mentioned Terry's voice being different 🙂Many called Terry Kath "The White Ray Charles".
3 lead singers. This is Terry Kath. Y'all are remembering Peter Cetera. Robert Lamm also sings lead. Listen to "I'm a Man" and you can hear all three take parts.
The trumpet solo at the 4:00 mark is one of my favorite transitions. Smooth it is and always will be.
I see that cover and I am thrown back to my pre teen years, listening to my older siblings albums when they were not home and later having them passed on to me when they went off to college. The creativity of so much music and different groups of that time period will never be matched. Nice to see you and others experiencing it and ofc nice to hear it again. I appreciate it even more with all the diagnosis of the instruments, singers, and meanings, which I really had no clue about at age 8 to 13.
As you've now seen, the early Terry Kath-led Chicago is nothing like the mamby-pamby-Cetera-driven monstrosity they became after Terry died. They can still jam live on the old stuff like "Introduction" (which was what they used to open all their shows with, literally their 'Intoduction' to the crowd.) Their version of Little Stevie Winwood's "I'm a Man" is one long, tight jam session you have to hear, for the rythm section if nothing else
20K! Among reactors, you guys are a treasure. Keep the great stuff flowing.
WOW CONGRATS on 20k subs!! You guys deserve so much more.
Chicago had the original members until 1978 when Terry Kath died. Dialog pts. 1&2 has Terry Kath and Pete Cetera singing like they’re having a conversation, a dialog.
"Listen" and "Poem 58" are two more amazing songs on this album (actually, they all are). Check them out to have your minds blown.
20K! Great job!
This is the perfect first song for this band when they first came out. Double album full of music like this
This was one of Jimi Hendrix's favorite albums, bands & lead guitarist (as was Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame).Terry Kath (also vocals) was a great guitarist guided the band though they for the most part equal say but Terry was well respected. Unfortunately his death had a profound effect on the band, especially between Robert Lamm (keyboards & vocals) & Peter Cetera (bassist & vocals). Peter Cetera is the voice you are used too. They also championed Jaco Pastorius (one the most important jazz bassist in fusion). The story there was they were playing a club in Miami & the waitress was telling them her husband was the world's greatest bassist musician. They humored her by saying tell her to have him to come by after the show. Jaco often looked unkempt, showed up, they were thinking this was a disaster, but figured let him play. A few notes in they were sitting there thinking this guy's the world's greatest bass player. Though he didn't get signed yet he was on the radar & he hooked up with Weather Report by pestering Joe Zawinul on a street corner in NYC till he gave him an audition. The rest is history.
Wow! Never heard that story!
@@debrabrabenec Those stories came from a biography written about him. "He died in 1987 as a result of injuries sustained in a beating outside a South Florida after-hours nightclub." (Wikipedia) I believe that's the same club he auditioned in. More info available at wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorius
@@larryg7126 Thanks!
When i first heard this back in day it immediately got may attention...these dudes were in their early 20's, amazing. BTW, congrats on 20k
They were so good in that era, unmatched! Before they hits.
Terry Kath was the soul of Chicago
THIS album: One of the all-time greats!
Landmark Album , gentlemen .
Set the tone for the synthesis of Jazz/Rock/Blues/Funk/Classical fusion , along with Blood , Sweat & Tears , Tower Of Power .
Their first 7 Albums with Terry Kath (guitarist) till he passed , is as good as it gets .
Chicago was my first ever concert, 1976. They were great live. Terry Kath was awesome. The band changed after he died, but their first 3-4 albums were really good. Check out the live version of 25 or 6 to 4 from 1970 at Tanglewood. Kath really shows off his guitar skills.
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My first concert as well at the Hollywood (FL) Sportatorium in the summer of ‘76.
Along with Blood Sweat & Tears this group Chicago were the pioneers of Big Band Jazz/ Rock/Classical fusion music and influenced bands like Tower of Power. Earth Wind & Fire. Steely Dan. Blood Sweat & Tears and Chicago always music base was Jazz. Excellent legendary band!!! Great reaction. I love this band and intro because it is a prelude to all the songs on the album into one song like a medley. Brilliant!!!!
There were two lead singers. Actually, sometimes three.
On top of being the most underrated guitar player and a favorite of Jimi Hendrix, Terry Kath would open his mouth to sing and out came Ray Charles.
Y'all should go through this record, song by song. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written
First concert I ever experienced! I was in jr high. Sounds just as good today as it did then 50+ yrs ago. You guys rock ✌️
Inside of this one song you will find the DNA of every song they would later record. In one word this song is a masterpiece. A most excellent reaction .
This, one of their best - revived superbly by Leonid & Friends now on 3rd US tour.
Same album ... "I'm A Man" -- it will BLOW YOUR MIND !!! 😎🙌🙋😏🚧🚨
yes it will
Quite the "Introduction" to Chicago...😊
The original sound. This is the first take on a new thing. First cut on first album. So yes it sounds different. They were just getting started. Many iterations called Chicago later. This is where it started. Thanks for the great work fellas. Cheers!!! Much love and musicallity...
Terry Kath in early Chicago. Make Me Smile is another amazing one with Terry on lead vocals. He has an incredible song & Jimi Hendrix said he was the best guitar player, just loved him.
Chicago had 3 lead singers Terry Kath you sang on this one and is the guitar player. Peter Citara think I spelled wrong bass player. Robert Lamb keyboards. This was the first song on their first album and for me and many more the best album. Terry Kath tragically died in 1978 and they were never the same.
Great reaction! This is the first song on the album. Liberation, the last song on the album, is a Terry Kath tour de force.
Chicago Transit Authority is the metropolitan public bus and trains company for commuters. They sued for use of name thus they became Chicago! This was their first album Terry Kath was the lead singer before his death! Great rabbit hole ahead guys! Chiguy
Jimi liked them so much, he took them on tour as his opening act. In Indianapolis, the crowd, who had never heard of C.T.A. started booing them, and Jimi stopped the show telling everyone, how these guys were his friends, and how much he loved the band, and if they continued to boo, he wouldn't play. Needless to say, they stopped, and the show went on.
After Jimi's set was over, he turned his back to the audience and flipped the whole crowd off as a goodbye!
No surprise it was in Indy, home.of intolerance for many things.
Musically Creative Art -Jazz - rock -funk - soul ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤ “Chicago” 🔥 need to listen the entire album ! (RIP) Terry Kath 🙏🏻 🎸
Early Chicago was pure Gold. Wait until Poem 58 guys!
YES YES YES!!!!!! "Poem 58" is PURE FUNK! Terry Kath was in Beast Mode on that track especially! And Danny Seraphine laying down that beat, Cetera with bass underpinning the track.
Right on
Terry Kath is the lead guitarist and lead vocal here. Also lead vocal on Make Me Smile. May he Rest In Peace
1st song of their 1st album. They are introducing themselves. CTA had 3-singers: Cetera, Kath (Kath sings Introduction) and Lamm.
Terry Kath, the guitarist and lead vocalist on the song, was a founding member of the band. Not only was he a great guitarist, he also was a major contributing songwriter. This song was considered "Terry's masterpiece" by a later band member (guitarist) of the group. Almost immediately after they released this first album, they were asked to change their name by the actual "transit authority" officials. He was also hailed as Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist.
I have said this before when other young people express their appreciation for this song. "Introduction" is THE greatest song in the history of rock-n-roll. Terry Kath (the greatest rock guitarist ever) penned this gem, featuring most of the members of septet taking individual star turns as well as churning out the most eclectic tutti climax. With its multiple tempo and mood changes, Introduction has EVERYTHING a music fan could want in one song.
Spectacular. They show you everything what will be to come. 3 different lead singers when they started out with Terry Kath, the all world lead guitar player, sings lead here. Robert Lamm on 25 or 6 to 4, and z Pete Cetera who played immaculate bass was the smooth sweet sounded lead singer!Gentleman you need to do the whole album especially Beginnings, and Questions 67 and 68!
Yeah, REAL Chicago! Their first several albums are dope and were a great band until original members started dying/leaving. They were awesome until Terry Kath passed, they were never the same after and chased pop hits instead of legitimate rock. I have listened to Chicago 1 more than any other album of tjeir, my favorite Chicago album and one of the best debut albums ever! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎺♩🎶
My absolute favorite Chicago album. Very innovative.
Monster first track! Imagine our faces when this was released.
First song, first album
They opened every show with this for at least a few years
February 15 1967!!! Introduction was the first song!! And ... it a Masterpiece!!!
First song on their first album - Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago I). They had to change their name due to name copyright issues with the real Chicago Transit Authority. They felt a need to "introduce" their type of music (influenced from jazz, blues, R&B and rock) that infused horns into primary melodies - not really done before. A few bands had some horns for back-up/background but not infused into the melodies like Chicago - who called themselves "a rock band with horns". So, in this introductory song of their music each member has a "moment to shine" - along with some tempo changes and their vocals. Terry Kath lead singer, Peter Cetera just walking that base; the drum fills so smooth, keyboards running with the bass, and the horns just playing together so smooth. Chicago hit big in 1969, and through 1978 their lead singer was Terry Kath (guitarist), along with Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera. Kath died in 78, and though they got another lead guitarist whom could sing, the band turned more towards ballads which were sung by Cetera (the tenor). Cetera left to pursue a solo career in 1985 and then other vocalist came on board. The drummer, Seraphine, left in 1990. Parazaider (sax, flute, clarinet) retired in 2017. Only 3 originals remain - Lamm, Pankow (trombone), and Loughnane (trumpet). Only The Beach Boys have been more successful and long-lived concerning American Bands; no band had more top 20 hits during the 70's; they are in the R&R Hall of Fame; and Lamm, Pankow and Cetera are also in the singers/songwriters Hall of Fame. All but one were born in the Chicago metro-area, and all were schooled in Chicago where they also attended music schools - except Kath - he was pretty much self-taught.
They had three lead singers, Terry Kath on guitar on this one, Robert Lamm on keyboard with a mellow sound and Pete Cetera on bass the high pitched voice.
This was the very 1st album I ever bought. I purchased it as an 8 year old back in 1969.
I'm loving that young Brothers like yourselves are discovering what I did all those years ago.
One of my all time favorite bands and quite underrated. They're never in the conversation and that's a shame. No one could match their output. I'm 72 and saw CTA (Chicago) live at Eagles Auditorium in Seattle in 1970. Tickets were 5 dollars and I stood front and center imagining I was being pelted by spittle from the brass section. Those first 9 albums with Terry Kath was the soul and the glue and the magic of this group.