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  • @kennethbrown5164
    @kennethbrown5164 3 месяца назад +33

    Terry Kath was such a soulful singer... incredible!!!

  • @hibhibb5429
    @hibhibb5429 3 месяца назад +33

    I miss bands like this. Real Musicians!! The Best music came out this era!

  • @CJ-Fischer
    @CJ-Fischer 3 месяца назад +37

    Terry Kath Sang and played guitar on this song. Terry was the Leader and an incredible musician…. Terry died in his 20’s when accidentally shot himself. Terry had many great songs and forever be sadly missed😢

    • @beadybaby
      @beadybaby 3 месяца назад

      How can we know it’s accidental, though? We didn’t recognize a lot of mental illness back then, did we? (saying this as someone who has been in a psychiatry field for the past 30 years)

    • @slcs369
      @slcs369 3 месяца назад

      @@beadybaby He had a loving, beautiful wife and new baby. He was very happy. He was showing off a new gun to a friend, and his friend told him to be careful, but Terry said it's fine, it's not loaded, see?- and he put it to his head and pulled the trigger to prove it wasn't loaded. But it was.
      That is the story I was told. Such a tragic loss; he is sorely missed by his family and fans.

    • @jimbentz7640
      @jimbentz7640 20 дней назад

      @@beadybaby The official story was that it was an accident. Someone in the psychiatric field might know sometimes accidents happen.

  • @chab1rd155
    @chab1rd155 3 месяца назад +23

    They're KNOWN for their brass!!!🎷🎺🥁

  • @deniseriley6622
    @deniseriley6622 3 месяца назад +19

    My second favorite after 25 or 6 to 4. I love Chicago .❤ The late great Terry Kath singing lead on this one.

  • @jeffjones6221
    @jeffjones6221 3 месяца назад +20

    Back in the day (76-80) we used to play a lot of Chicago tunes in HS jazz band...loved it then, love it now!

    • @chriswiedeman2956
      @chriswiedeman2956 3 месяца назад +2

      My dad was a band director back then and they played a lot of Chicago tunes. I remember "Saturday In The Park" as one. Great memories!

    • @joshhencik1849
      @joshhencik1849 3 месяца назад +1

      Great group for a full band to play!

  • @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv
    @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv 3 месяца назад +13

    That's Terry Kath on guitar.

  • @davidfischer1138
    @davidfischer1138 3 месяца назад +26

    They have huge library. Great band. So much competition for air played brought out the best in so many artists in 60's ,70's, and 80's. Then, MTV took over and made music corporate, for tv, not for listeners. Thanks for keeping these great artists in people's minds

  • @FavoriteMovieDate
    @FavoriteMovieDate 3 месяца назад +10

    Terry Kath, lead singer on this song and lead guitarist, had a Jazz soul. Add all the other incredible band members and early Chicago was magic. After Kath died the band changed - much of it due to David Foster’s influence, dropping the horns, (which I think was the worst desecration), and focusing on Peter Cetera as main vocalist. Robert Lamm was the third lead vocalist for the band and wrote many of their biggest hits. He had a great voice as well. The music was still good, Chicago was incapable of being bad, but it was very very different. No longer a jazz oriented band the band segued into more mainstream ballads, some of which are truly beautiful. I like all of Chicago’s catalog but the loss of Terry Kath was a tragedy for everyone.

    • @xltek1
      @xltek1 3 месяца назад

      Spot on!

  • @tomlester8705
    @tomlester8705 3 месяца назад +4

    Kath's rhythm guitar was mesmerizing

  • @robertdahse4569
    @robertdahse4569 3 месяца назад +6

    It's so wonderful to see the younger generation appreciate the music that I grew up to

  • @Festvangelist
    @Festvangelist 23 дня назад +1

    Great musicians made Chicago a legendary . Many hits over the years including this gem.

  • @tjrivers
    @tjrivers 3 месяца назад +19

    You picked an amazing song…it’s a classic. 😊 And those drums!!!

  • @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv
    @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv 3 месяца назад +11

    Chicago IX Greatest hits is Legendary.

  • @craigw1911
    @craigw1911 3 месяца назад +1

    Go dig up their debut album when they were known as The Chicago Transit Authority and play these two tracks: "Introduction" and "Poem 58". Guitar player Terry Kath wrote "Introduction" and sang lead vocals. He was called "The White Ray Charles" by his bandmates. Soulful baritone voice as you just heard on "Make Me Smile"! "Poem 58" is nine minutes of PURE FUNK led by Terry Kath on guitar, Danny Seraphine on drums, and Peter Cetera on bass. Kath's guitar will have you needing an ice pack for your jaw after you pick it up from the floor!
    When they were "The Chicago Transit Authority", they were the house band at the Whisky a Go Go in LA. One night between sets, Jimi Hendrix, who was in the audience, went to their dressing room after catching their first set. He walked up to their sax player Walt Parazaider and said, "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?" They said "YEAH!". And that's how they became Hendrix's opening act on a national arena tour.

  • @charliecochran3035
    @charliecochran3035 3 месяца назад +5

    Kath really put everything into his vocals, just like he does with his guitar. He goes crazy on this song in the live at Tanglewood take.

  • @bamboozlejones
    @bamboozlejones 3 месяца назад +12

    This song is part of a suite called "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" written by the trombone player. It has seven tracks, three of which are instrumentals, on the Chicago II album. It is a roughly 13 minute long journey through one of the finest pieces of music ever written.

    • @skevich1
      @skevich1 3 месяца назад +3

      Side two of Chicago II

    • @craigw1911
      @craigw1911 3 месяца назад +1

      @@skevich1 "Wake Up Sunshine" was the first track on Disc 1 Side 2 of their second double-LP album, and leads into the seven movement Ballet suite. "Chicago" (retronamed Chicago II) was just as phenomenal as their debut double-LP "The Chicago Transit Authority" before they shortened their name.

  • @richmuckey6827
    @richmuckey6827 Месяц назад +1

    “The horns bring the energy”
    Well said!

  • @ok-qt4kr
    @ok-qt4kr 3 месяца назад +2

    Yes sir, this is Muuuusssiiiccccc....
    Straight Masterpieces were EXPECTED from these Blokes ...n they Delivered !

  • @lisatrosclair7824
    @lisatrosclair7824 День назад

    Terry Kath was a great musician and he really put his heart into this music

  • @jamesvananda6382
    @jamesvananda6382 3 месяца назад +6

    Great song. Great reaction.

  • @Lakeshore14
    @Lakeshore14 3 месяца назад +10

    Love anything Chicago did. Have been to see them several times in concert and each time I was blown away with their sound and performances. They are the best and so versatile. Love Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Saturday in the Park, If You Leave Me Now, etc. When you’re sitting in a concert hall waiting for them to start, there is nothing like the sound when they start up. Thanks for a great reaction. 👏👏🥰

  • @Ray1969.
    @Ray1969. 3 месяца назад

    Terry Kath is definitely one of the greatest guitarists to ever live and we lost so much great music when he died so suddenly and sadly. RIP Terry

  • @jeankwal4031
    @jeankwal4031 3 месяца назад +5

    Try Chicago's Color My World. Love the piano.... actually got me to learn how to play piano. Many groups then had a huge band with horns & more. Tower of Power is another great group.
    Thanks, Shonrah!!

  • @bookhouseboy280
    @bookhouseboy280 3 месяца назад +3

    Part 1 of James Pankow's 7-part "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" song cycle/suite, "Make Me Smile" was recorded for their second album, Chicago (often called Chicago II), which was released in 1970. A radio-friendly edit of "Make Me Smile" was released as a single, becoming the band's first Top 10 record (Part 5, "Colour My World," was initially released as the B-side). "Make Me Smile" was the group's breakthrough hit, in that Its success triggered renewed interest in the group's two prior releases, "Questions 67 and 68" and "Beginnings." - Edited from Wikipedia

  • @mariaportengen2959
    @mariaportengen2959 3 месяца назад +6

    An iconic band
    Great music🎶🎶🎶❤️👍🙋‍♀️

  • @lisatrosclair7824
    @lisatrosclair7824 День назад

    They blew your mind in last part of the song 🤯🤯🤯😊

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 3 месяца назад +12

    Great band from the 70's-80's. They were a rock & roll band with horns & blended elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, & pop music. They had a lot of great songs such as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Feelin' Stronger Everyday", "Questions 67 & 68", "I'm A Man", "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", "Saturday In The Park", "Colour My World", "You're The Inspiration", "Will You Still Love Me?", "Look Away", "Old Days" etc.

    • @TheJm129
      @TheJm129 3 месяца назад +2

      My vote is for "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" next.

  • @ramonalfaro3252
    @ramonalfaro3252 3 месяца назад +2

    You have a bunch of great songs in the Chicago Catalog!!!! I suggest their cover of I'm a Man Shon!!!

  • @mikewilder8838
    @mikewilder8838 3 месяца назад +3

    Shon's analysis and explanations of the songs are far more in depth and inciteful than any of the other reaction videos on YT. He deserves more subs than he has gotten so far.

  • @ok-qt4kr
    @ok-qt4kr 3 месяца назад

    First 7 Albums have THIS KINDA VIBE ...till about 1975 .
    1. Sing A Mean Tune .
    2. IT Better End Soon .
    3. What's This World Coming To ?
    4. Sing A Mean Tune Kid .
    5. The Approaching Storm ...
    Enjoy immensely!

  • @GaryCain-qf5vi
    @GaryCain-qf5vi 3 месяца назад +4

    If you like a group that has it all, music, instruments and great vocals👍 this is the one they were very popular when I was in high school 1969-1972 and college 1972-1976. This is definitely a rabbit hole you should investigate! Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary😅 "Saturday in the Park" you'll love it ❤️

  • @DRAGON_FAN_TIM
    @DRAGON_FAN_TIM 3 месяца назад

    This song is from the music suite of Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon also known as "The Ballet" and "Make Me Smile Medley", is a nearly thirteen-minute mini-rock opera/song cycle/suite from Chicago's 1970 album Chicago (also called Chicago II). It was the group's first attempt at a long-format multi-part work.

  • @loupi4bama
    @loupi4bama 3 месяца назад +2

    🗣 MORE CHICAGO‼

  • @chrisjamieson3452
    @chrisjamieson3452 3 месяца назад +2

    Some of the other best (soulful with Terry) songs to check out. I'm a Man. What's This World Coming To. Poem 58. South California Purples. Dialogue Parts 1 & 2.

  • @chab1rd155
    @chab1rd155 3 месяца назад +4

    My Favorite band!!! 🙌💞

  • @cameronstestingart794
    @cameronstestingart794 3 месяца назад

    Question 67 and 68 is a must listen. Terry is so intense and you can feel his voice go right through you like this one.

  • @stephensarahbutcherhowell5477
    @stephensarahbutcherhowell5477 9 дней назад

    Their original name was Chicago Transit Authority but they were given a warning. And just shortened it to Chicago

  • @dennisflury6942
    @dennisflury6942 3 месяца назад +1

    Bro did 3 years at Ft. Sheridan and got to see Chicago !!!! 1984-87!

  • @pamabernathy8728
    @pamabernathy8728 3 месяца назад +5

    Once again, thank you for showcasing artists from my youth!! Another generation rediscovering music from "back in the day." Everything from the orchestral arrangements to artists who are accompanied by just acoustic guitar or piano.
    Blessings, Shon!
    (& no auto tune back then!!!)

  • @edwardjacklewis
    @edwardjacklewis 3 месяца назад +3

    Great reaction!

  • @timothybush9633
    @timothybush9633 3 месяца назад +3

    Hi Shon, Chicago is a great group and yes Terry Kath was the Singer & Guitar player. They have many good songs like Saturday in the Park. 25 or 6 2 4 and you can see a live performance of Saturday in the park & Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is from 1973 having a BBQ with friends and at the end you can see Al Green

  • @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus
    @rmacdougallaliasdogviticus 3 месяца назад +3

    'Questions 67 & 68' next please. Great rocker from the 1969 debut album.
    Canada has a great band along these lines as well.
    Check out 'Lighthouse - One Fine Morning' (1971)
    Cheers.

    • @DRAGON_FAN_TIM
      @DRAGON_FAN_TIM 3 месяца назад

      the canada version of chicago. superb group

  • @marksanders8028
    @marksanders8028 3 месяца назад +4

    You got it brother. I’m so glad you got to hear this music I grew up with.
    I’m old now and watching you react to it is like hearing it again for the first time.
    Peace.

  • @yougotmossed3592
    @yougotmossed3592 10 дней назад

    Superb musicians and song.

  • @markmcduff5898
    @markmcduff5898 3 месяца назад +1

    One of my FAVORITE BANDS of all time. “Can Anyone Tell Me What Time it is”, “25 or 6 to 4”… CLASS

  • @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv
    @JAMESMOORE-gq4vv 3 месяца назад +3

    They have a 4 album/CD Live album, Live from Carnegie Hall, HAPPY 'CAUSE I'M GOING HOME Live.

  • @User_ginny_aikensc_92753
    @User_ginny_aikensc_92753 3 месяца назад +3

    Hope you check Chicago's "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" ~ it's 🔥✌

  • @katkat-fm3wj
    @katkat-fm3wj 3 месяца назад +2

    Go ahead and say it Shon. It makes you smile. Lol😊

  • @kenfladie1122
    @kenfladie1122 3 месяца назад

    Blood Sweat and tears - You've made me so happy!

  • @doloreskrisky1670
    @doloreskrisky1670 3 месяца назад

    Was originally called CTA. Saw them several times. First was when they were still called CTA. It was on Thanksgiving, 1968.

  • @johnmathieu3430
    @johnmathieu3430 3 месяца назад

    I'm sure that this was already mentioned but Hendrix loved Chicago. Was going to tour with them - he died right after that. He said of Terry Kath, that he was a better guitarist than he was and their horn section, "blew with one lung" Kath is undoubtedly the best percussion guitarist, ever and he was one of the few in Hendrix's league, but in my opinion, Hendrix was being modest.

  • @kevinwalsh9788
    @kevinwalsh9788 3 месяца назад +2

    " Saturday in the Park I think it was the Fourth of July "

  • @tommarks3726
    @tommarks3726 3 месяца назад +2

    "Wishing you were here" is my favorite Chicago groove. Beach Boys sing back up on the song. F#cking beautiful. Love your channel bro..and the hair. HAHA

  • @willfromyadkinville
    @willfromyadkinville 3 месяца назад

    i loved this era of there music!

  • @debbiewalker31
    @debbiewalker31 3 месяца назад +1

    They have so many great songs for you to react to, but I would love for you to check out their song, INTRODUCTION, next.

  • @sharonmcdonald6299
    @sharonmcdonald6299 3 месяца назад

    Ah!!! Memories, freakin memories!

  • @amandafaber9983
    @amandafaber9983 3 месяца назад

    Of course you love it!!
    I can’t wait for you to hear “Beginnings!!”

  • @pollynicklas5220
    @pollynicklas5220 3 месяца назад +2

    Being in HS from 72 to 78 and in band throughout, we played plenty of Chicago. We had a small combo and played a couple songs from Chicago including this one, and we had a singer as well!

  • @valerielynn7256
    @valerielynn7256 3 месяца назад +2

    Should definitely do Chicago 25 or 26 to 4 live at tanglewood 1970 Has one of the greatest guitar solos ever or react to 80s Chicago which was more about the vocals of Peter Cetera songs like you’re the inspiration hard habit to break and hard to say I’m sorry can’t go wrong with either

  • @mokumboi19
    @mokumboi19 2 месяца назад

    Maaaan, I'm so glad you're on Chicago. Next, you really should check out Beginnings. BANGER.

  • @Dropddime74
    @Dropddime74 3 месяца назад

    Wow, I can’t believe I’ve never heard this song before. Thanks for reviewing awesome tune.

  • @mickeyhank
    @mickeyhank 2 месяца назад

    That was fun! Thanks Shon. My Mom lived in Chicago for many years, and I’ve been there a bunch. Some more great Chicago titles from their early years: I’m a Man, South California Purples, Lowdown, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Searching So Long, Saturday in the Park, Questions 67 and 68. Enjoy!

  • @michellerutherford9551
    @michellerutherford9551 3 месяца назад +1

    I seen them in concert about 37 yrs ago, the horn section will blow your mind, when i seen it live , I'm mesmerized ❤

  • @gpxo11
    @gpxo11 3 месяца назад

    Other horn bands to check out-Lighthouse (One Fine Morning), Ides Of March (Vehicle) and Chase (Get It On) and of course Blood Sweat & Tears (God Bless The Child, spinnoing Wheel, Lucretia MacEvil, Hi De Ho, Go Down Gamblin and You've Made Me So Very Happy)

  • @johnlong9534
    @johnlong9534 3 дня назад

    This song reminds me of driving to work at night with this on L O U D.

  • @suesimpson3003
    @suesimpson3003 8 дней назад

    Song was written by Timmy trombone

  • @bigdaddypiggy
    @bigdaddypiggy 11 дней назад

    I was teenager in the 80’s (I was born in DC in 1971) & admitting I liked Chicago back then I woulda been clowned mercilessly by my buddies but man they’re so good 🤘🏻

  • @empyrealone
    @empyrealone 2 месяца назад

    Terry Kath is one of the greatest and most underrated guitar players ever. Jimi Hendrix admired him. I've heard it said that Jimi thought Terry was better than him. Check out Chicago's, I'm a Man (Live). Make sure it's the live version, so you can see Terry play the guitar.

  • @supertal244
    @supertal244 21 день назад

    Peter Cetera is a monster on the bass!

  • @aeonise
    @aeonise 2 месяца назад

    If you want to feel the power even more, check out Rick Beato's breakdown of the song where he isolates Terry Kath's vocals. It's just incredible.

  • @mitchridder4071
    @mitchridder4071 3 месяца назад

    For Chicago's jazzy brass influence, try their "Call on Me" next.

  • @jconradguest
    @jconradguest 17 дней назад

    Terry Kath, the white Ray Charles! The first time I heard this tune, I'd have bet Terry was black.
    Great music transcends generations, cultures, and races. Great reaction.

  • @maine420grow8
    @maine420grow8 3 месяца назад +1

    25 or 6 to 4 live from Tanglewood. 30 million views. If you wanna know who Terry (Kath) and Chicago is my brother from another mother.

    • @valerielynn7256
      @valerielynn7256 3 месяца назад +1

      Definitely one of the greatest guitar solos ever

  • @R777-RLM
    @R777-RLM 3 месяца назад +1

    Musicians, including synthesizer musicians, add a body, spirit, or essence to a song - they're a part of it. Also, the may sing backup, lead, or they may write. Excellent as always, Shon.

  • @TeresaMount-t9o
    @TeresaMount-t9o 3 месяца назад

    Love CCR this is one of their best, I remember it well. Thanks Shon

  • @slcs369
    @slcs369 3 месяца назад +1

    Could be my favorite Chicago song, I'm not sure! Better listen to it another 100 times... :)

  • @lisatrosclair7824
    @lisatrosclair7824 День назад

    You in it now

  • @peterfitz1545
    @peterfitz1545 2 месяца назад

    If you like Terry Shon, you will live 25 or 6 to 4 Live at Tanglewood. Best guitar solo all time and brassy as hell.

  • @had64198
    @had64198 3 месяца назад +2

    Terry Kath amazing talent. Gone too soon!!

  • @suzyhomemaker-xv2bw
    @suzyhomemaker-xv2bw 2 месяца назад

    Chicago Transit Authority was the GOAT ! Thanks for the music & the memories, Terry Kath! Peter Cetera destroyed the real sound of Chicago when he killed the horns.

  • @blacknwhitecookie8967
    @blacknwhitecookie8967 3 месяца назад

    Such a classic & another great reaction!
    I'd love to see you react to The Broken Bells "Holding on for Life" (original video starring Anton Yelchin RIP). Such a fantastic & original song by a black & white duo. ❤

  • @Lovegun-w4s
    @Lovegun-w4s 3 месяца назад +2

    Terry Kath accidentally killed himself in a freak gun accident.....R.I.P ☹️☹️

  • @codjh9
    @codjh9 3 месяца назад

    They did many, many other great songs with great horns, but consider checking out 'Questions 67 & 68'.

  • @balbutie
    @balbutie 20 дней назад

    love your reaction, keep it up

  • @owl-gd6ce
    @owl-gd6ce 3 месяца назад

    So Good!!!

  • @stanleynykaza9042
    @stanleynykaza9042 3 месяца назад

    Terry Kath sings like RAY CHARLES !!!Please do BEGGININGS by Chicago next !

  • @watchwmn
    @watchwmn 3 месяца назад

    ❤Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Saturday In The Park, many more, awesome band, tight, upbeat...love the horns 😈!

  • @WendyBecker-t3q
    @WendyBecker-t3q 3 месяца назад

    I suggest The Hollies-
    Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress;
    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother;
    The Air that I Breathe
    Thanks!😊

  • @J0hnGalt73
    @J0hnGalt73 3 месяца назад

    Fun fact: the human ear is designed to natively accept analogue sound waves. Waves. Digital isn't a wave at all. It's blocks of data. It's completely inorganic to how we receive information. This is why, if you have occasion to listen to an album recorded on vinyl, it sounds so warm and natural. It's far superior to digital. Problem being, it's a finicky medium and humans do love their convenience. No matter the actual cost.

  • @tomhuhn7082
    @tomhuhn7082 3 месяца назад

    Great review!

  • @lisatrosclair7824
    @lisatrosclair7824 День назад

    Check out some Journey, Reo Speedwagon, Kansas

  • @laurenval2370
    @laurenval2370 3 месяца назад

    Rest in Peace Terry Kath 😢

  • @elegantirony78
    @elegantirony78 3 месяца назад +1

    Beginnings should be next

  • @kentturley6006
    @kentturley6006 3 месяца назад +2

    Try from live from tanglewood!

  • @craigw1911
    @craigw1911 3 месяца назад

    This is part of a seven-movement suite titled "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon", written by trombone player James Pankow, appearing on Chicago's second album. James wrote it for a girl in West Virginia he was dating at the time.
    The record label at the time of the release in 1970 joined together the opening and closing movements, "Make Me Smile" and "Now More Than Ever" (a reprise of "Make Me Smile") to release a single of "Make Me Smile" that sounded as a complete song. You should listen to the entire suite, which also includes Terry Kath's lead vocal on "Colour My World": ruclips.net/video/xgM4xSIShYw/видео.html

  • @jaybo2023
    @jaybo2023 2 месяца назад

    If you get a chance listen/view the 1970 version of make me smile....these boys jam

  • @80sboy71
    @80sboy71 3 месяца назад

    I’m still waiting on some Shine Down. Trust me you won’t be disappointed.😢

  • @Krymsyn_Rydyr
    @Krymsyn_Rydyr 3 месяца назад +1

    The White Ray Charles

  • @moneymaker7272
    @moneymaker7272 3 месяца назад

    ❤❤❤