Born and raised as a Christian in Chicago I loved rock-pop music since before I was 10. Jesus has blessed me with the gift of music. Loving it and playing it-drums, guitar, and vocals. Terry Kath went to Taft High School where I lived. He was about 5 years older than me. I loved listening to Chicago's bands, the band Chicago, and many other great Chicago bands(New Colony Six, Cryan Shames, Buckinghams, Styx, etc.. I follow Jesus closely, but I can listen to a lot of rock music unless it dishonors God who gave us all breath to sing and play music. My wife who recently passed on to Heaven was nicknamed, LADY, at Curie H.S.in Chicago. She had a jacket with the name, LADY, on it. When I married her, I told her, LADY, is my favorite song by Chicago's Styx band. It's a beautiful song, and I had the most Godly, lovely, and beautiful wife. I look forward soon to being with her in Heaven. She was a bit of Heaven on earth married to her. Today would have been her 65th Birthday.
Chicago is my favorite band. There was a chemistry with the original members that molded their sound. Unfortunately that changed drastically after Terry Kath died. It's nobody's fault it just happened. Nobody could ever replace TK. He is probably the most under rated guitarist of all time.
As great he was as a singer, I think that his bass playing is more impressive. If he wasn't singing, his bass would be great, but to do both? There are very few that can match it.
This is the most lit live performance. The studio recording is fine, of course. But live? This thing just gives me goosebumps all the way through. The crowd. The emotion in the playing. When each member of the band gets their turn to really go to town. Shit, even the announcer is out of his mind. Just the most lit performance ever.
F’k yeah!!! I don’t care how bad your troubles are... Listen to this song and get stronger ever day! There is no adversity without opportunity. Believe in yourself You can do it!!! I want you all to not only feel stronger but GET STRONGER!!!!
I saw them on this tour and I loved Donnie Dacus's sound and input...He wasn't Terry, but he was a breath of fresh air..I thought. Donnie is a great talent, and left an impression on me as a young 15 year old guitar player.
Lots of energy. For what it lacks in clarity it makes up with urgency. They were still young men. Being that this is just a year after losing Terry Kath, I can't imagine what they were feeling. THE SHOW MUST GO ON. AMEN.
No, I think that award would go to The Band. "The who" you say? Precisely. They're probably best known for being Dylan's backing band when he went electric but they had had many years on the road before then. When backstage people (not the stagehands) asked who they were, the standard response was "Oh, that's the band.". They figured it was a good enough name as any so they kept it. Music reviewers thought so much of them that they called them the Canadian Beatles.They were all from Canada, except their singer drummer Levi Helm (an Arkansan I believe) who, even after death, remains a legend. Their fusion of gospel, rhythm and blues, and rock (born from playing all the little honytonks deep in the backwoods) was dynamite and their seminal first album "Music From Big Pink" (the color of the house they lived in around Woodstock, N.Y.) just blew away legends like Eric Clapton. He handed their tape around to other legends like George Harrison I believe and word is be had really wished he could have been their guitarist. Check them out on "Up on Cripple Creek", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (which was the most covered song when it came out) and "It Makes No Difference" (gut wrenching, if you've been there). I saw them twice live. The were damn good!
Deep down they really can't get any respect. Last I heard, they are the third biggest selling American band in history with well over 100 million records sold worldwide. The only two groups ahead of them are The Eagles and I KNOW I should know the other band but it to darn early in the morning to think lol. Take in mind I said American so bands like Zepplin and The Beatles might have sold more but they are, of course, not American bands.
Couldn't get better than this in the 70's. Still think Chicago and it's band members were under rated . Maybe because of the way they played as a tight and harmonious group overshadowed the individuals in the band, great musicians that they were and still are. Keep rockin' Chicago!
They always hid behind the famed CHICAGO logo. They wanted it that way. Humble midwestern boys who were more about the MUSIC and not so much about fame and egos.
El pueblo norteamericano quiso y quiere mucho a Chicago, lo viví en los 90 y 2000 cuando pasaban a cada rato sus canciones por las diferentes radios, en cualquier hora del día, si son muy queridos, son la identidad AMERICANA
This is maybe my favorite Chicago song. The last few years when they play it live, they only play the second half of it, added on to another song. I really wish they would play the full version! I miss it.
one of their best tunes, & searchin for so long, are two of my favs..what a great band 3 kick ass vocalists, great drummer, all great players, horn section what more could you want, of course great writing..Chicago had it all, unfortunatley now they sound more like a cover band of themselves, but thats what they are, w/o Lamm i wouldn't even think they would bother to tour anymore..well they had a great run..
I agree. In my opinion, numerous other classic bands had the songs (like the beatles), but Chicago had the best musical ability. And the best part was, they were in their twenties when they started, and could still blow these rookies of today off stage!!
hcmusic - you sd it perfectly - I saw them w/Dacus twice, and the energy he brought was great, and he was a great player - having to step in after Kath was one of the biggest 'no win' situations ever, and I felt he handled it VERY well
The American people loved and loves Chicago very much, there are many comments from fans who say that when they were kids they only thought about Chicago from its beginnings, I lived it in the 90s and 2000s when their songs were played all the time on different radio stations, at any time. time of day, and this is one of the best, if they are well loved and Peter Cetera more of a soloist, they are the AMERICAN identity.
When I heard them in Des Moines in the summer of '73, they opened the concert with this song - i was TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY - THEY HAD ME AFTER THE FIRST THREE CHORDS AMAZING!
Dang!!!! Poor guys it looks like they were playing outside in a mini-storm!!!! All the wind in their hair, Peter's and the boys on horns, it looks cool in a weird way, and yes I do miss Cetera in the band, but hey, they still rock today, 45 years later!!!!! Chicago 4 Ever!!!!
As a child growing up in the 70's, my parents were young hipsters who had the best music collection including Steely Dan, Santana, War and of course loads and loads of Chicago. It's no wonder I turned out to be a musicians. Thanks Chicago!!
@LoveforpC4ever That's cause McCartney was his main influence. Cetera has said so many times. He even played a Hofner bass in the band he was in B4 Chicago--The Exceptions. If you've not heard the Exceptions, you MUST. Every Cetera fan needs to hear how he gradually emerged from being just a bass player, to singing backing vocals to being that band's front & center vocalist. It's stunning--like watching a rose bloom.
still, he admits to never feeling accepted by the band And I have to say, prior to reading that I definitely picked up on it with my social interaction radar. He never looked to be a welcome part of that "brotherhood" Danny or somebody talked about. Peter was left out of the circle, wasn't given his pats on the back, wasn't encouraged and raised up as Terry was. Terry could do no wrong. peter could do no right, even when giving his best rendition of 67 & 68 at the Budokan in '72. And even after blowing us away singing lead on 25 or 6 to w at the infamous Tanglewood show. Many years he was slighted by them, his band brothers. The main bro he had was Kath as Pete & Terry were best buds. Still people show a hard hate for Peter, undeserved. He is a lovely man and gave the world his gift from even before joining Chi in 67 up to his quietly announced 2019 retirement. I hope his hurt soul is healed of all these negative hate vibes rained over him these past 60 years, when he leave this toxic earthly plain and goes to a peaceful world of healing and love.
@@moodylicious Ya. I see exactly the dynamic you touch on. Two strikes against him from the git-go. First, Cetera was last to join the band. Second he played bass. Bassists are usually the least respected guys in a band, any band. (Notable exceptions: McCartney & Sting.) They're the Rodney Dangerfields of rock bands. Few people *want* to be bass players; most want to be guitarists & drummers. MANY bassists get the role dumped on them because nobody wants it. That happened to McCartney in the Beatles. So from the start, Cetera was metaphorically the snot- nosed little brother who tags along because the big boys were forced to take him along. (IE they REALLY needed a bassist AND someone to sing tenor to round out the band.) Then, unexpectedly, the tag-along ends up being REALLY GOOD and slowly emerges, essentially, as a front man. Bandmates didn't expect that...and it sorta pissed them off because, well, "Hey. WE started the band & he was just the hired hand." It's a story reminiscent of biblical Joseph and his coat of many fancy colours. So the dynamic wasn't ideal to begin with. Plus, unlike most guys in the band, he wasn't a college-educated musician. He was more of a working stiff from Morgan Park on Chicago's far southwest side. The others were from the middle-class North/Northwest Side.
@@jkllfdsa there you go! Makes great sense! That helped to really flesh out the third rate status they afforded PC. That must have made Pankow EXTRA pissed to see Peter rise to the top and become the money maker, hit song writer, frontman & lady killer saving the band and bringing them out of the slump. Interesting dynamics. Terry was not professionally trained with the pedigree of the horns. However, he had an alpha & big presence. Plus he wowed the hell out of them on the guitar. I guess Pete's great voice and even happenin bass groove couldn't ace Terry's clout.
@@moodylicious Correct re Kath not being formally trained. Neither was drummer, Seraphine. But those 2 hung around the others studying @ DePaul U. Even though Kath was not enrolled there he hung out in the music school with them. Today, there's a Terry Kath music scholarship available @ De Paul.
@@caballero3601 great contributions to the story Dhummavati and caballero. You have both revealed deeper aspects of this palpable dynamic of hierarchy and envy as Cetera slowly revealed he was more than they were willing to give him credit for. No aspersions meant on Terry. He hung out at DePaul and learned by osmosis and association with the trained horns and Guercio. Terry was one with his instrument and few had his instinct such that he held conversation or argument with his guitar, as it literally spoke, wailed and whined. Peter;'s pain went very deep. Years of being ignored, passed over and not even acknowledged took its toll. Still, he produced when it counted and gave unexpected surprising riches to the band so bent on marginalizing him. Danny and Pete were core percussives to a band leaning heavily on percussion, beat & timing. We know Terry was on the precipice of leaving. I always wonder how that break would have been received. Likely with love, acceptance and satisfaction of having two bands to love. Peter was given an ultimatum by a band who never saw him as 'brother', so he could easily be kicked to the curb and damned for eternity for bringing every ill imaginable upon the aftermath of Chicago, during his 6-1/2 years after Terry on to his decades of solo work. I know Terry had a special bond with Peter and would not be happy seeing his friend so disparaged by his old bandmates. They will have to face the piper when judgment day comes. I loved Terry and Peter. I respected the hell out of Peter for growing up, straightening his act out and making something of his life, although his voice is a part of the Chicago I loved and I miss him. Afraid too much harm has been done, too many anti-Cetera stories spread to ever get anyone to see they may have misjudged him. All the pioneers of rock are going to that great gig in the sky sooner or later. Let's appreciate them for the path they laid for others to follow and raise a glass or a hand in salute.
I saw Chicago on this tour - I was 11 years old. I was playing trumpet in school at the time, so this was a huge deal for me. Still one of my favorite shows all these years later.
I saw their concert in Des Moines in the summer of '73. The Pointer Sisters was their warm up. Their first song was "Feelin Stronger Every Day." What a show. I was totally blown away. Fifth row. My ears rang for two days post. I'll never forget those first three notes from Cetera's bass. Cetera is in top form in this video. I'll bet that breeze felt good.
Amazing these songs, This band their songs brought such good feelings it's so amazing they captured the great mood of freedom and peace, joy and beauty in our physical world what a place huh? they really are in tune with what its always suppose to be this life, joyful Loving remember that no matter what Love wins God "is" Love
I bought this song on a 45 when I was a kid. Played it over and over. Pete wrote some great songs, many in fact. His voice was fantastic. Chicago is without a doubt one of my all time greatest bands I really dug. And I'm from the Chicago suburbs. I've been searching is to me their stairway to heaven. Pankow wrote this and others. What an unbelievable song. Brings tears to your eyes. Peter is one the best singers ever.
Take a good long listen and watch closely, young one's, as Peter Cetera's performance is nothing short of legendary. A true rock god!
I agree 💯
Peter you are absolutely brilliant my dear brother and homie XO Rosie from New York City
Right on there will never be another
And the horns!!! And the wind loved it all, too!
Because he’s high AF😂
Born and raised as a Christian in Chicago I loved rock-pop music since before I was 10. Jesus has blessed me with the gift of music. Loving it and playing it-drums, guitar, and vocals. Terry Kath went to Taft High School where I lived. He was about 5 years older than me. I loved listening to Chicago's bands, the band Chicago, and many other great Chicago bands(New Colony Six, Cryan Shames, Buckinghams, Styx, etc.. I follow Jesus closely, but I can listen to a lot of rock music unless it dishonors God who gave us all breath to sing and play music. My wife who recently passed on to Heaven was nicknamed, LADY, at Curie H.S.in Chicago. She had a jacket with the name, LADY, on it. When I married her, I told her, LADY, is my favorite song by Chicago's Styx band. It's a beautiful song, and I had the most Godly, lovely, and beautiful wife. I look forward soon to being with her in Heaven. She was a bit of Heaven on earth married to her. Today would have been her 65th Birthday.
Chicago is my favorite band. There was a chemistry with the original members that molded their sound. Unfortunately that changed drastically after Terry Kath died. It's nobody's fault it just happened. Nobody could ever replace TK. He is probably the most under rated guitarist of all time.
No doubt.... Him and Brian May of Queen... Very underrated
@@jeffvanschoonhoven5171 Brian May underrated? Are you an idiot?
I thought he died in 1980?
@@topangus123 78*
underrated by who? jimi hendrix said that chicago had the best guitar player he'd heard. so.....??
I love watching PC sing and play bass at the same time. He makes it look so easy.
Absolutely.. monster of a Bassist.. completely underrated.
I never seen him play bass before. He was plucking that thing.
As great he was as a singer, I think that his bass playing is more impressive. If he wasn't singing, his bass would be great, but to do both? There are very few that can match it.
Early Chicago is easily one of the greatest bands ever. But when Kath died the soul of Chicago was never the same.
Hard to believe that Peter is still doing this song in concert....37 years later!!!! Beat that!!
He is still amazing at the age of 72.
Well Paul McCartney is still doing songs that are over 50 years old. Just sayin' .......😄
David Weaver Peter is the best and he will always be the best , he is my No.1💜💜💜💜💜
He retired a few years ago. What a legacy.
This is the most lit live performance. The studio recording is fine, of course. But live? This thing just gives me goosebumps all the way through. The crowd. The emotion in the playing. When each member of the band gets their turn to really go to town. Shit, even the announcer is out of his mind. Just the most lit performance ever.
I saw the same show in Melbourne never forgot it just so awesome ! 👏👏👏
F’k yeah!!! I don’t care how bad your troubles are... Listen to this song and get stronger ever day! There is no adversity without opportunity. Believe in yourself You can do it!!! I want you all to not only feel stronger but GET STRONGER!!!!
Btw, I love this song!!!
Yup. This song had the power to lift me out of the deepest funks.
Peter Cetera could really rock it in his prime, he really could.
Yes, he is the best.
I agree,totally miss Terry Kath though.
Cetera sounds great even today. Maybe he can't quite hit those upper octaves like he did back in the day, but still sounds damn good
Rock funk hard
Robert G. I agree, he really sounds awesome even with this poor recording!
Ahh those horns. Made Chicago sound so BIG and this song so perfect.
My all-time number one favorite song and my "feel good" song of choice .
Wow! Cetera's vocals, Dacus's guitar and that brass really cooks this performance!
I LOVE the windblown hair!!!
me too lol
Peter Cetera is the greatest performer ever! The brass section are superb,and Daniel Seraphine is from another world! He's outstanding!!
Pete is the GOAT? Wow, that is a big statement. Love Peter man, he was badass, but not the GOAT. Danny might be the best drummer though!! Cheers!~
Totally 💯
Love his voice love the way he moves around ,he could never be replaced , there's only one Peter cetera 💜💜💜💜💜💜
etc.....
YES!!!❤❤❤
Yes!!💯
When Chicago was "Chicago"... in their prime. Cetera was amazing both in the band and as a solo artist.
i love the way the wind is blowing through peter's hair. oh sigh....
When I die, and if I get to heaven, and if Cetera does too...*this* is the version of him I hope God sends to me.
Omg don't even have words peter is the greatest !
One of my favorite Chicago videos. These guys sound amazing. The brass is unbelievable.
Best live version of the song that I've ever heard.
Especially without Kath
They picked up the pieces after losing Terry😢 and did an amazing job! Luv Chicago forever!
Sooo fricken good! I miss this kind of legitimate talent so much.
Yea me too
Peter is a true Rock Star. He sings,
Lays bass, performs great songs with that powerful voice!
Look at Peter being all sexy with wind in hair and a angel voice.
I saw them on this tour and I loved Donnie Dacus's sound and input...He wasn't Terry, but he was a breath of fresh air..I thought. Donnie is a great talent, and left an impression on me as a young 15 year old guitar player.
And he was great in Hair
Cetera's work in this song definitely shows us what a Rock-God looks like. Man was he good!
Chills down the spine. Can’t believe I’m only discovering these guys just now at 24
You're lucky!! Lots more to enjoy!
CHICAGO RULES!! This is Chicago in their prime,with Peter Cetera as frontman/vocalist/bassist! Peter is truly the Rock God! 🎸😎🤘👍💯🎵❤️🎵❤️🎵
Lots of energy. For what it lacks in clarity it makes up with urgency.
They were still young men. Being that this is just a year after losing Terry Kath, I can't imagine what they were feeling.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON. AMEN.
Wow!! What a Killer fucking song to open with.
His voice sounds so pure! I love it!
Hate to say but Cetera looked pretty damn cool!
Definitely! PINK jacket and the WIND in his hair! 🎶💋🎵
Why would you hate to say it? Because you're a guy? Pshaw. Cool is cool. Sexy is sexy. Call 'em like you see 'em. No shame in that.
Probably the most underrated bands of all time!
No, I think that award would go to The Band. "The who" you say? Precisely. They're probably best known for being Dylan's backing band when he went electric but they had had many years on the road before then. When backstage people (not the stagehands) asked who they were, the standard response was "Oh, that's the band.". They figured it was a good enough name as any so they kept it. Music reviewers thought so much of them that they called them the Canadian Beatles.They were all from Canada, except their singer drummer Levi Helm (an Arkansan I believe) who, even after death, remains a legend. Their fusion of gospel, rhythm and blues, and rock (born from playing all the little honytonks deep in the backwoods) was dynamite and their seminal first album "Music From Big Pink" (the color of the house they lived in around Woodstock, N.Y.) just blew away legends like Eric Clapton. He handed their tape around to other legends like George Harrison I believe and word is be had really wished he could have been their guitarist. Check them out on "Up on Cripple Creek", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (which was the most covered song when it came out) and "It Makes No Difference" (gut wrenching, if you've been there). I saw them twice live. The were damn good!
Deep down they really can't get any respect. Last I heard, they are the third biggest selling American band in history with well over 100 million records sold worldwide. The only two groups ahead of them are The Eagles and I KNOW I should know the other band but it to darn early in the morning to think lol. Take in mind I said American so bands like Zepplin and The Beatles might have sold more but they are, of course, not American bands.
Drove through Rockies early morning with this song blasting.
That’s where they recorded the song.
Peter is God's gift to woman. Hands down.
Is it true that Karen Carpenter was lucky enough to date him?
Really? Karen is my favorite female singer of all time.
Peter was asked to write a song for her. He did it is on you tube with him on back up vocals.
Couldn't have said it better!!
Are you gay?
PETER CETERA RULES! WHAT A PERFORMER!
This is pretty much my favorite song by Chicago.
Same here.
Me also
Now this is a band with talent
Peter's hair in the wind 😍😜🔥🔥🔥🔥
Head to toe gorgeous too!!!
thank god for RUclips. So we can relive it.
Peter is a very underrated bassist.
@Changes4TheBetter Yep, pulled me thru many an episode of depression. Might not be alive today were it not for Chicago's music. Thank you Jesus.
Couldn't get better than this in the 70's. Still think Chicago and it's band members were under rated . Maybe because of the way they played as a tight and harmonious group overshadowed the individuals in the band, great musicians that they were and still are. Keep rockin' Chicago!
They always hid behind the famed CHICAGO logo. They wanted it that way. Humble midwestern boys who were more about the MUSIC and not so much about fame and egos.
El pueblo norteamericano quiso y quiere mucho a Chicago, lo viví en los 90 y 2000 cuando pasaban a cada rato sus canciones por las diferentes radios, en cualquier hora del día, si son muy queridos, son la identidad AMERICANA
This is maybe my favorite Chicago song. The last few years when they play it live, they only play the second half of it, added on to another song. I really wish they would play the full version! I miss it.
Love the windblown hair.
one of their best tunes, & searchin for so long, are two of my favs..what a great band
3 kick ass vocalists, great drummer, all great players, horn section what more could you want, of course great writing..Chicago had it all, unfortunatley now they sound more like a cover band of themselves, but thats what they are, w/o Lamm i wouldn't even think they would bother to tour anymore..well they had a great run..
Amen to that that guy and the horn section made this band stand out in the early days. Rock on Danny!
Could P.C. look and sound more like a rock god here? ... A hard act to follow.
I think Peter here the GOD!!!!!
He is a legend!!!!!
PC is phenomenal in this performance.
That’s a music lesson right there.
I agree. In my opinion, numerous other classic bands had the songs (like the beatles), but Chicago had the best musical ability. And the best part was, they were in their twenties when they started, and could still blow these rookies of today off stage!!
Seraphine is the best drummer I have ever seem, and I've seen Buddy Rich! :-)
Love Chicago! Amazing, awesome band!
My favorite band of all time.I finally got to see them in concert July 17th 2009 in Seattle. Extra special treat Earth wind and fire.
Wickedly awesome performance
hcmusic - you sd it perfectly - I saw them w/Dacus twice, and the energy he brought was great, and he was a great player - having to step in after Kath was one of the biggest 'no win' situations ever, and I felt he handled it VERY well
My favorite Chicago song, lots of turmoil during this time in my life, I made thru
That horn section hook is fire ...🔥
The American people loved and loves Chicago very much, there are many comments from fans who say that when they were kids they only thought about Chicago from its beginnings, I lived it in the 90s and 2000s when their songs were played all the time on different radio stations, at any time. time of day, and this is one of the best, if they are well loved and Peter Cetera more of a soloist, they are the AMERICAN identity.
I LuV, LuV, LuV, Peter Cetera Back In His Chicago Days XoXo JUST SAYIN!~!
dayum, was he not an absolute study in Perfection!!??
moodylicious Oh yes , he was the BEST, no one could ever compare , not even close !!!!
He is beautiful!♥️
Just saw him 3 night ago, still great.
Awesome Peter Cetera Rocks
classic Chicago. no Kath is a bummer. still awesome
One word : FANTASTIC !!!
When I heard them in Des Moines in the summer of '73, they opened the concert with this song - i was TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY - THEY HAD ME AFTER THE FIRST THREE CHORDS AMAZING!
Dang!!!! Poor guys it looks like they were playing outside in a mini-storm!!!! All the wind in their hair, Peter's and the boys on horns, it looks cool in a weird way, and yes I do miss Cetera in the band, but hey, they still rock today, 45 years later!!!!! Chicago 4 Ever!!!!
This song is so well written... I honestly don't know anyone who hears it that doesn't like it!
Love that Spector NS-1 bass!
I love the stong ending to this song
Chicago may well be the best band that ever was.
I love Peter back in the day... 🎶🎶
As a child growing up in the 70's, my parents were young hipsters who had the best music collection including Steely Dan, Santana, War and of course loads and loads of Chicago. It's no wonder I turned out to be a musicians. Thanks Chicago!!
@LoveforpC4ever That's cause McCartney was his main influence. Cetera has said so many times. He even played a Hofner bass in the band he was in B4 Chicago--The Exceptions. If you've not heard the Exceptions, you MUST. Every Cetera fan needs to hear how he gradually emerged from being just a bass player, to singing backing vocals to being that band's front & center vocalist. It's stunning--like watching a rose bloom.
still, he admits to never feeling accepted by the band And I have to say, prior to reading that I definitely picked up on it with my social interaction radar.
He never looked to be a welcome part of that "brotherhood" Danny or somebody talked about. Peter was left out of the circle, wasn't given his pats on the back, wasn't encouraged and raised up as Terry was. Terry could do no wrong.
peter could do no right, even when giving his best rendition of 67 & 68 at the Budokan in '72. And even after blowing us away singing lead on 25 or 6 to w at the infamous Tanglewood show.
Many years he was slighted by them, his band brothers.
The main bro he had was Kath as Pete & Terry were best buds.
Still people show a hard hate for Peter, undeserved.
He is a lovely man and gave the world his gift from even before joining Chi in 67 up to his quietly announced 2019 retirement.
I hope his hurt soul is healed of all these negative hate vibes rained over him these past 60 years, when he leave this toxic earthly plain and goes to a peaceful world of healing and love.
@@moodylicious Ya. I see exactly the dynamic you touch on. Two strikes against him from the git-go. First, Cetera was last to join the band. Second he played bass. Bassists are usually the least respected guys in a band, any band. (Notable exceptions: McCartney & Sting.) They're the Rodney Dangerfields of rock bands. Few people *want* to be bass players; most want to be guitarists & drummers. MANY bassists get the role dumped on them because nobody wants it. That happened to McCartney in the Beatles. So from the start, Cetera was metaphorically the snot- nosed little brother who tags along because the big boys were forced to take him along. (IE they REALLY needed a bassist AND someone to sing tenor to round out the band.) Then, unexpectedly, the tag-along ends up being REALLY GOOD and slowly emerges, essentially, as a front man. Bandmates didn't expect that...and it sorta pissed them off because, well, "Hey. WE started the band & he was just the hired hand." It's a story reminiscent of biblical Joseph and his coat of many fancy colours. So the dynamic wasn't ideal to begin with. Plus, unlike most guys in the band, he wasn't a college-educated musician. He was more of a working stiff from Morgan Park on Chicago's far southwest side. The others were from the middle-class North/Northwest Side.
@@jkllfdsa there you go! Makes great sense! That helped to really flesh out the third rate status they afforded PC. That must have made Pankow EXTRA pissed to see Peter rise to the top and become the money maker, hit song writer, frontman & lady killer saving the band and bringing them out of the slump. Interesting dynamics. Terry was not professionally trained with the pedigree of the horns. However, he had an alpha & big presence. Plus he wowed the hell out of them on the guitar. I guess Pete's great voice and even happenin bass groove couldn't ace Terry's clout.
@@moodylicious Correct re Kath not being formally trained. Neither was drummer, Seraphine. But those 2 hung around the others studying @ DePaul U. Even though Kath was not enrolled there he hung out in the music school with them. Today, there's a Terry Kath music scholarship available @ De Paul.
@@caballero3601 great contributions to the story Dhummavati and caballero. You have both revealed deeper aspects of this palpable dynamic of hierarchy and envy as Cetera slowly revealed he was more than they were willing to give him credit for. No aspersions meant on Terry. He hung out at DePaul and learned by osmosis and association with the trained horns and Guercio. Terry was one with his instrument and few had his instinct such that he held conversation or argument with his guitar, as it literally spoke, wailed and whined. Peter;'s pain went very deep. Years of being ignored, passed over and not even acknowledged took its toll. Still, he produced when it counted and gave unexpected surprising riches to the band so bent on marginalizing him. Danny and Pete were core percussives to a band leaning heavily on percussion, beat & timing. We know Terry was on the precipice of leaving. I always wonder how that break would have been received. Likely with love, acceptance and satisfaction of having two bands to love. Peter was given an ultimatum by a band who never saw him as 'brother', so he could easily be kicked to the curb and damned for eternity for bringing every ill imaginable upon the aftermath of Chicago, during his 6-1/2 years after Terry on to his decades of solo work. I know Terry had a special bond with Peter and would not be happy seeing his friend so disparaged by his old bandmates. They will have to face the piper when judgment day comes. I loved Terry and Peter. I respected the hell out of Peter for growing up, straightening his act out and making something of his life, although his voice is a part of the Chicago I loved and I miss him. Afraid too much harm has been done, too many anti-Cetera stories spread to ever get anyone to see they may have misjudged him. All the pioneers of rock are going to that great gig in the sky sooner or later. Let's appreciate them for the path they laid for others to follow and raise a glass or a hand in salute.
I saw Chicago on this tour - I was 11 years old. I was playing trumpet in school at the time, so this was a huge deal for me. Still one of my favorite shows all these years later.
Me too saw them at the Myer music bowl unreal !
Peter the man and he is handsome there huh 😊😊😊longhair
I saw their concert in Des Moines in the summer of '73. The Pointer Sisters was their warm up. Their first song was "Feelin Stronger Every Day." What a show. I was totally blown away. Fifth row. My ears rang for two days post. I'll never forget those first three notes from Cetera's bass. Cetera is in top form in this video. I'll bet that breeze felt good.
Amazing these songs, This band their songs brought such good feelings it's so amazing they captured the great mood of freedom and peace, joy and beauty in our physical world what a place huh? they really are in tune with what its always suppose to be this life, joyful Loving remember that no matter what Love wins God "is" Love
And now the time has come for both of us to live on the run. Unreal.
The Latin percussionist is obviously a driven musician and the true virtuoso of the band.
The late Laudir de Olivieria from Brazil. Died in 2017.
Great song after all these years
Luv luv luv peter then and now!
What a talent Peter cetera...Strong man...such an amazing song...love it 😍🎤🎸🎶❤️🎶❤️
One of my very favorite songs since childhood. So! Dynamic!
This song inspires me in so many ways....!!!!
Huge song and péter worldchampion!!
The greatest horn ban ever n there music brings back such beautiful 😍 days still miss thos day now n I'm sure many others do too
God were they good, even without Terry Kath. Those were the days.
so cute
I can’t understand why this song wasn’t a number 1. I think it’s their best! The keyboards are the best part - other than gorgeous Ben’s voice😊
I bought this song on a 45 when I was a kid. Played it over and over. Pete wrote some great songs, many in fact. His voice was fantastic. Chicago is without a doubt one of my all time greatest bands I really dug. And I'm from the Chicago suburbs. I've been searching is to me their stairway to heaven. Pankow wrote this and others. What an unbelievable song. Brings tears to your eyes. Peter is one the best singers ever.
This song's words and performance takes on a whole new level of meaning since it was within a year after Terry Kath's death RIP
now that was rockin"
No puedo dejar de oírlos es como un pequeño vicio
If you can do it, it ain't bragging.....
Peter es un duro!!! escribe, canta, dirige y toca. Fabuloso!!!
Chicago is my favorite band, I love Chicago the band!
Feel the power.
my favorite live version!