Thank you for your filming very good missed Chicago this year love these guys and yes as long as Robert lamm, jimmy Pankow and of course Lee Logan’s, they are still Chicago-to me miss ya Terry
Over 50 years, I’ve seen Chicago live 157 times. The music will live on. New members will come and go, but there will come a time when the founding members will hang it up, as they should. They are all approaching 80.
@@SteveM-gj2vyI can think of four. 1)Madison, WI 1975. My first concert to see them live and the one where I could first drive. 2)Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI. The last live concert that Terry Kath played in WI before his death. He was wearing his Pig Nose T-shirt. 3) Alpine Valley Sept 9 & 10 1978. Guitar player Donnie Dacus (who I thought was an awesome addition) but after the concerts you could just see the looks on the original members’ faces. It wasn’t going to last. 4) Desert Diamond, Sahuarita, AZ, where I live. Sept. 25, 2005. The first time my wife had seen them. Now, she’s a fan. Somewhere in the 80s, I can’t remember when, there was a backlash building against musical acts whereby the length of the concerts had shrunk to like an hour. I saw one of the perpetrating acts, Kenny Logins, who provided us with 45 minutes. People were pissed. Articles were written about it. Chicago must have seen it, because they announced at one of the concerts I attended in the 80s, that there concerts would be 3 hours+ long, minimum.
Great video! Seeing Jim Pankow play up close like that is just amazing. I always love hearing Neil Donell! I didn't realize he was playing guitar now for some songs.
@lingoss5328 Jimmy was tremendous. I've never seen Chicago before and actually didn't know much about the band, just bought the tickets and went to check them out. They blew my expectations away. The video doesn't do it justice. The experience, being able to stand up next to the stage, it was like I was on stage with them. Jimmy blowing that trombone right at me, was somewhat hilarious, but so cool at the same time. I got to meet them before the show and take pictures, but I didn't know any of them at that time. I wish I could have met them AFTER the show instead. They made me a fan, for sure. They were all nice guys too.
I'm old enough to have seen the ORIGINAL Chicago back in the mid 70's. One show was at the Day on the Green show at the Oakland A's Park with the Beach Boys in 1975. The other was at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. That's when they were at their best...especially with Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, and Danny Seraphine. BTW...Chicago's first three albums were all "double albums." The first band to ever do that!
@@Arlo360-Official I didn’t say I saw them in 1970, I said I love them since 1970. I was a very young boy then,doing things that 99% of children did not get to do,and shouldn’t. Long story short, I didn’t have a mom or dad around a lot, No parental guidance.
The first 2 concerts I ever went to was 'Chicago' at Henry Levitt in Wichita. Guessing 71 and 72 or so. So awesome to see this footage. Sorry I missed this concert !!!
@@vincecibotti6274 I read Danny's book "Street Player" and being replaced was a deep hurt and total surprise. Danny was also a pretty tough guy, ran with a neighborhood gang. Not a guy to anger. But wish he was back.
I have seen Chicago numerous times over the past 50 years. I just saw them last year and once again, Robert took the night off. That is what is happening. These guys are 80 years old. It is understandable. Health issues are common. It is time to call it a career and enjoy the rest of their lives with family. Nobody would blame them for a well deserved rest. I know for me, I will not spend any more money to go and see “Chicago” when there is a very good chance one of the 3 that’s left will not be performing. It is not Chicago anymore. It has happened 2 times for me in the last few years. Once it was James Pankow and the last time it was Robert. They will always be my favorite band. No band will ever match their musicianship and talent but “Father Time” has made his presence known. It happens to all of us. 😢
Definitivamente, ya solo queda la trompeta y el trombon del grupo original de 7 miembros, ellos estan haciendo un gran esfuerzo por mantener el nombre o la marca Chicago, se les felicita pero ya esto les caduco....por mi parte sigo escuchando los discos o grabaciones del grupo original, considerado como lo maximo.....buenos recuerdos.
I saw Chicago live many times over the years, but unfortunately it was after Kath passed and Cetera left. I'd pay good money to see a reunion with the remaining 6 (original) members... no disrespect to the current line-up. Of course the BIG question would then become: Who replaces Terry??? God? lolol. Hey, I can dream.
Those lead boys sure fucked that great drummer, Danny Serephine out of his place in Chicago rise to the top of the pop world for at least 30 years. Danny is the man!!!
He couldn't play 'to a click' ..apparently something they began using to keep time.I was at a show w buddy in mid 90's. Friend finally says 1/3 through the show, "Now I get it. They sound different. Where's Danny Seraphine? "
I love the fact that they are still rocking after all these years, but I have seen the pricing for this show. To be honest, I wouldn't pay the prices to sit up front to see a band with 2 and a half founding members. I would just sit out on the grass and sing all night.
I would be home in my air conditioning listening to the recordings when they were really good especially at the cost of tickets today. I am 69 and am a musician and love this era of music but I don't need to see old guys trying. And as a drummer the current drummer overplays compared to the iconic Danny Seraphine parts. Tris Imboden blended nicely on drums also while changing some things. But I guess in a consumer driven economy as long as people are willing to pay these guys will be out there.
You would be home on your phone or pounding that keyboard, taking a shit on somebody. We get it. You're not impressed. Just don't watch it and move on. Holy shit. Are you 69 or 16?
@@shapro88 Shawn, for me, I'm not saying the show you posted wasn't great. I really enjoyed it. What I"m saying is that with the cost of tickets these days, it's difficult to spend upwards of $300 or higher to sit up front like where you are sitting. You may have gotten lucky and didn't pay that much and this was not a knock on you at all. It's the industry (not even the bands in some cases but Ticketmaster and the Venues) that's the rip off.
saw them on the 14 tour in Salina, Ks. back in 1982. Great concert! Howie Mandel opened for them. Only original member not with them was Terry Kath who died from an accidental gunshot a few years earlier.
PETER CETERA will always be the voice of Chicago for me. Also guitar virtuoso Terry Kath is definitely missed all the time. Nowadays these guys or current line up is just a another nostalgia band reliving it's past glory.
Jason Scheff and Bill Champlain songs. They were great additions to the band and kept them relevant for 30 years. They fell apart after that. I can't stomach Neil Donnel absolutely horrific. Bring back Scheff and Champlain.
@@salespro54 snickering from afar.. Bill complained to ME backstage "these guys hate the B3." He didn't GAF. find the interviews he does on You Tube. They treated him poorly, and Champlin actually saved them Chicago wouldn't even listen to a song submission of his for any album. Hu8ge mistake , esp if you've heard Champlin solo records of the same period.
@@raddodson971 Hate to hear that if true. Recently saw the video of him with Amy Grant singing their duo about 15 years ago. Not a fan of the song that much but they do it well, and she's stunning in that one too
YOU SUCK! 🎃♀️🎃 BUM OF AN IDOLT TOURE 'R YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER EVEN IF THEY DID, INDEED, COME ON THE RADIO WITH A NEW HIT A BOLDLY PRONOUNCE IT TO YOU •()•
I've been to hundreds of concerts from Metallica, the Scorpions & ACDC to Elton, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Phill Collins, Genesis, Sting, the Police, Tom Petty, the Eagles, Pat Benatar, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Green Day and many others, and I've only walked out of one concert in my life. A few years back, Reo Speedwagon opened for Chicago in Irvine, CA, and they went the first 90 minutes having played one song that we recognized. When we were leaving, they played Hard to Say I'm Sorry, but that was the only other song I knew. Several people from my class of 1988 had similar experiences and said stuff like "I guess I don't like Chicago as much as I thought I did." I'd way rather see more guitars than horns. This doesn't mean your experience loving the show isn't valid, and I'm glad you all had a good time. I was just massively let down by their set. But at least Reo Speedwagon sounded great.
I didn't care for the opening number or the song Free but the rest was classic Chicago. Too bad the person recording the show was in the front row. I prefer to be in the middle...the sweet spot for the house mix so you get the full sound of this great band. Too much trombone in your face on this vid.
I really enjoyed them with Bill Champlin or Lou Pardini on keys doing the old Terry Kath songs or the 80's Champlin stuff. Also liked Jason Scheff and Jeff Coffey on bass and tenor vocals but this new lineup with Neil Donnell and some other guys doesn't do it for me. Glad they're still touring though and that Lamm, Pankow and Loughnane are hanging on.
Truncating Feeling Stronger Every Day is sacrilegious I can find 2 minutes to cut out somewhere else. Eliminate one song Champlin was on and you’re there
Carlos Murguia sounds really good on Just You 'N' Me. Kind of sad the way he tag teams with Lamm, but I guess that's what Lamm has to do, being in his 80s.
Robert is really running out of steam, he is almost 80 so he gets a pass for that. Neil is shreking as usual and just awkward. Eric Baines on bass actually has a good voice
Why should he get a pass? People paid good money for tickets. If you had an old plumber who no longer was good and came in and did a half assed job would he get a pass? Leonid and Friends, the Russian cover band, still has the energy of original Chicago.
Respectfully, Rad, I have no use for Leonid and Friends. It makes no sense to me to have a "tribute" band when the band you're "tributing" still exists and is out there performing with regularity, albeit with only three of its original seven members. Seems like a slap in the face, as in, "Hey, look at us, we do their stuff better than THEY do!" Just annoys me. But... if I'm off base here, I'm open to being set straight...
@@williamj.sheehan2001 If Chicago wouldn't go through singers as often as I change underwear, Leonid and Friends might not be as popular as they are, they do more than just Chicago songs.
@@tokugawa12able Saw Terry 8 times. When Terry died, to me the band did also. Being a trumpet player, I started to drift more into soul/funk and Tower of Power became my band of choice. They too are now getting up there with only 2 original members. That means I must be old too-lol. Bottom line, enjoy what you enjoy if it brings you joy. Hate to sound cliche but "It's all good."
@PeterCamberwick You may have noticed I was standing about 4 feet from the loud end of Jimmy's trombone... That's what was so great about this concert. We were right in there with them by the end of it. No guard rails, just some of us standing at the edge of the stage, and the guys playing their horns right in our faces. It was great! I love the way the "Getting Stronger Every Day" and "25 or 6 to 4" sound on the video. That is exactly what it sounded like being there in that moment.
Wow...Jimmy's chops are shot. Can't hold out any notes and skips over notes in the fast runs. Like Rocky Balboa once said...time beats us all, it's undefeated.
Yep. Terry is no longer with us, Peter left, Danny was fired and Walt has retired from the band due to major health issues. We still got Robert, Jimmy and Lee in this great band.
It’s starting to become real trendy for …bands to tour with the name but no original members and well covered tracks to keep them sounding great ! It amazes me how people accept this without any problem? Whatever ?
Little River Band charging $75 to see they're show and NO original members remaining. WTH Niel Schonn the ONLY remaining original member in Journey 🤯 Guarantee you can't see Journey for much under $100 a ticket. What a JOKE 😤
Whatever you call him, he was the most entertaining and charismatic person on that stage, and he is the one that I walked out of there wanting to go back and see again.
I think he was sick during a few dates - he may have came up for a few songs and let the group do most of the gig. He also usually steps out front and plays guitar on Beginnings - choosing to stay out back on the keyboard this time.
I think it turned out pretty good except for the last few songs when we were right next to the stage. I mean, I recorded it with my phone, I'm not some professional video Grapher. 🙄
@bradcrawford1998 I've been described as having belonged to a BASKET OF DEPLORABLES by a very nasty woman 8 years ago. This feels so oddly familiar, "Brad Crawford 1988". You know, that beautiful woman... her husband's initials are "B.C." Just a coincidence I'm sure. 🧐🤨
Indeed. It's funny what bands are around posing. Saw that Marshall Tucker and Jefferson Starship are coming to my area and had to chuckle. Can't imagine people paying to see that, at least not more than $20 if that.
@@mrrandy1 Great point, heck didn't even realize that name was still around. And boy, after reading about lawsuits and such around how is touring as LRB, I see what you mean. Hadn't heard all that, the fact frauds can tour with that name is nuts. I listened to them some but marginally, too sappy for me in general. We're going to ELO in Oct and will post the vids later. We saw them just a few years ago and they were fantastic so hopefully still the case. I don't think Jeff Lynne would compromise his legacy ever by sounding like crap. Catch them if you can, even if you're not a big fan you'll enjoy it
@@mrrandy1 I vaguely recall that, might lost a few brain cells since then....but I was more than impressed when we saw them. Even my sons in their 20s too. Even mediocre hits like Do YA and Shine a little Love were great live. Otherwise one hit after another. Even some Traveling WIlbury songs with George Harrisons son and Tom Pettys guitarist. I've got a few from that show posted if you're interested. This next time I'm taping the entire show instead of songs here and there. Try to catch them on this final tour if you can somewhere
@MissJensk1 The Dallas Cowboys today, they're not REALLY The Cowboys either I guess. The Steelers aren't REALLY The Steelers either. Every team playing today must be a "cover team". No original players.
Like so many bands from the 70's, 80's and 90's, they are personnel wise just a shell of their original self, but the music is still great. Stage presence is terrible.
They go into the '80s set and it's just a cover band with Robert on a keyboard he doesn't even need to be playing. Who are these people as Seinfeld would say
They put on a great show. One of the most talented bands in music history.
As long as Robert is there singing his biggies,and Lee and Jimmy are still blowing those horns.There still kicking ass in my book.
Because you have no standard of quality. You hear what you want to hear.
@@cfgjr You're hearing what you want to hear too.
ROBERT IS Chicago!!
@@cfgjrbe still with that. They should keep rocking I say I say boy 🎉
@@calderadelescocia7325let's face it ,like other bands , their kids will eventually take over and it'll still sound great!
Wonderful !! this concert is historic the band greatest of America
Thank you for your filming very good missed Chicago this year love these guys and yes as long as Robert lamm, jimmy Pankow and of course Lee Logan’s, they are still Chicago-to me miss ya Terry
I'm so glad that I recorded it too. It's been fun to watch again!
They have so many hit songs.They sound great !! Thank you so much ❤❤❤!
1967 I first heard Chicago Transit Authority on a Chicago radio station. This Band became my favorite brand for life.
JUST LIKE THE ENERGIZER BUNNY..... THE'Y JUST KEEP ON ROCKING AND THAT SOUND IS STILL SOME OF THE BEST EVER!!!!
Over 50 years, I’ve seen Chicago live 157 times. The music will live on. New members will come and go, but there will come a time when the founding members will hang it up, as they should. They are all approaching 80.
157 but who's counting...
Nice ! Name your top 5 shows, please.
Me? 43 times
@@SteveM-gj2vyI can think of four. 1)Madison, WI 1975. My first concert to see them live and the one where I could first drive. 2)Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI. The last live concert that Terry Kath played in WI before his death. He was wearing his Pig Nose T-shirt. 3) Alpine Valley Sept 9 & 10 1978. Guitar player Donnie Dacus (who I thought was an awesome addition) but after the concerts you could just see the looks on the original members’ faces. It wasn’t going to last. 4) Desert Diamond, Sahuarita, AZ, where I live. Sept. 25, 2005. The first time my wife had seen them. Now, she’s a fan. Somewhere in the 80s, I can’t remember when, there was a backlash building against musical acts whereby the length of the concerts had shrunk to like an hour. I saw one of the perpetrating acts, Kenny Logins, who provided us with 45 minutes. People were pissed. Articles were written about it. Chicago must have seen it, because they announced at one of the concerts I attended in the 80s, that there concerts would be 3 hours+ long, minimum.
Very cool to hear the horn section acoustically live from the stage versus the PA. They are so good that 3 guys sounds like a powerhouse horn section.
@BrianKushner Absolutely! It was a totally different sound, just standing up and at the edge of the stage. So cool.
Pankow’s horn is way out of tune
But he's in perfect step!
Great video! Seeing Jim Pankow play up close like that is just amazing. I always love hearing Neil Donell! I didn't realize he was playing guitar now for some songs.
@lingoss5328 Jimmy was tremendous. I've never seen Chicago before and actually didn't know much about the band, just bought the tickets and went to check them out. They blew my expectations away. The video doesn't do it justice. The experience, being able to stand up next to the stage, it was like I was on stage with them. Jimmy blowing that trombone right at me, was somewhat hilarious, but so cool at the same time.
I got to meet them before the show and take pictures, but I didn't know any of them at that time. I wish I could have met them AFTER the show instead. They made me a fan, for sure. They were all nice guys too.
Wow!!!! They sound fantastic!!
I’ve seen them twice the last 2 summers and they were outstanding! 🙌👏👏
Great filming, thank you so much !!!
Thanks!
I'm old enough to have seen the ORIGINAL Chicago back in the mid 70's. One show was at the Day on the Green show at the Oakland A's Park with the Beach Boys in 1975. The other was at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. That's when they were at their best...especially with Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, and Danny Seraphine. BTW...Chicago's first three albums were all "double albums." The first band to ever do that!
I was there with my mom and her husband. We had a blast!!🤩
Awesome! It was so much fun! I hope I get to see them again.
Was the building full ?
Love! This band since 1970.
Completely different band from 70s
@@helbitkelbit1790How so?
This is NOT the band you saw in 1970. They should more accurately tour as the Chicago Horn Section playing all your favorites from the REAL Chicago.
@@alabastersmidge4692Maybe three guys left from the 70s.
@@Arlo360-Official I didn’t say I saw them in 1970, I said I love them since 1970. I was a very young boy then,doing things that 99% of children did not get to do,and shouldn’t. Long story short, I didn’t have a mom or dad around a lot, No parental guidance.
Still very very spot on! I love Chicago!!
The first 2 concerts I ever went to was 'Chicago' at Henry Levitt in Wichita. Guessing 71 and 72 or so. So awesome to see this footage. Sorry I missed this concert !!!
Saw them at this venue when Walter was still performing around 10 years ago
Wow, still have that sound we all love!
You think these guys were playing in late 60’s and there still playing. Remarkable .
Awesome band. Really put on a great show
Well three of them are original members at this point
That bass player can sing! Dang!
@williamj.sheehan2001
Eric Baines. He's pretty cool. We saw him play with Dwight Yoakam a few times before this.
Still recognize Robert’s great voice. And oh, those horns!!!❤
I still miss the skill and energy of the great Dan Seraphine.
He gave the band an r&b groove. They'll never be able to replace him
@@vincecibotti6274 I read Danny's book "Street Player" and being replaced was a deep hurt and total surprise. Danny was also a pretty tough guy, ran with a neighborhood gang. Not a guy to anger. But wish he was back.
I have seen Chicago numerous times over the past 50 years.
I just saw them last year and once again, Robert took the night off. That is what is happening. These guys are 80 years old. It is understandable. Health issues are common. It is time to call it a career and enjoy the rest of their lives with family.
Nobody would blame them for a well deserved rest.
I know for me, I will not spend any more money to go and see “Chicago” when there is a very good chance one of the 3 that’s left will not be performing. It is not Chicago anymore. It has happened 2 times for me in the last few years. Once it was James Pankow and the last time it was Robert.
They will always be my favorite band. No band will ever match their musicianship and talent but “Father Time” has made his presence known. It happens to all of us. 😢
Still one of the best bands ever!!!
@candydungca1465 You are correct about that! I can't wait to see them again. This was my first time and it was way better than I expected.
Still jamming Chicago on the drums after a long break:)
Lee does a good job with his solo on Introduction
Definitivamente, ya solo queda la trompeta y el trombon del grupo original de 7 miembros, ellos estan haciendo un gran esfuerzo por mantener el nombre o la marca Chicago, se les felicita pero ya esto les caduco....por mi parte sigo escuchando los discos o grabaciones del grupo original, considerado como lo maximo.....buenos recuerdos.
I saw Chicago live many times over the years, but unfortunately it was after Kath passed and Cetera left. I'd pay good money to see a reunion with the remaining 6 (original) members... no disrespect to the current line-up. Of course the BIG question would then become: Who replaces Terry??? God? lolol. Hey, I can dream.
See you in Clarkston, Mi on July 17th!!
Those lead boys sure fucked that great drummer, Danny Serephine out of his place in Chicago rise to the top of the pop world for at least 30 years. Danny is the man!!!
I completely disagree with you. The guy they have now is great.
Danny is doing just fine without Chicago since he has his own band he isn't suffering .
@@timothyturner1056 Great to hear.🤚
He couldn't play 'to a click' ..apparently something they began using to keep time.I was at a show w buddy in mid 90's. Friend finally says 1/3 through the show, "Now I get it. They sound different. Where's Danny Seraphine? "
I love the fact that they are still rocking after all these years, but I have seen the pricing for this show. To be honest, I wouldn't pay the prices to sit up front to see a band with 2 and a half founding members. I would just sit out on the grass and sing all night.
I would be home in my air conditioning listening to the recordings when they were really good especially at the cost of tickets today. I am 69 and am a musician and love this era of music but I don't need to see old guys trying. And as a drummer the current drummer overplays compared to the iconic Danny Seraphine parts. Tris Imboden blended nicely on drums also while changing some things. But I guess in a consumer driven economy as long as people are willing to pay these guys will be out there.
You would be home on your phone or pounding that keyboard, taking a shit on somebody. We get it. You're not impressed. Just don't watch it and move on. Holy shit. Are you 69 or 16?
@@shapro88 Shawn, for me, I'm not saying the show you posted wasn't great. I really enjoyed it. What I"m saying is that with the cost of tickets these days, it's difficult to spend upwards of $300 or higher to sit up front like where you are sitting. You may have gotten lucky and didn't pay that much and this was not a knock on you at all. It's the industry (not even the bands in some cases but Ticketmaster and the Venues) that's the rip off.
@daveyaeck2649 I was yapping at the little drummer boy. Thanks for your comments.
@@shapro88 my pleasure. I'm happy Chicago still is ROCKING after all these years.
saw them on the 14 tour in Salina, Ks. back in 1982. Great concert! Howie Mandel opened for them. Only original member not with them was Terry Kath who died from an accidental gunshot a few years earlier.
Love chicago
I will be there in August in WPB, Florida. Hurricanes permitting. Lol.
I am the eye in the sky the space satellite stations 123
You are peace ✌️ and joy 😊 everything that you want will come to you in that perfect time
Aaaaall RIGHT!
PETER CETERA will always be the voice of Chicago for me. Also guitar virtuoso Terry Kath is definitely missed all the time. Nowadays these guys or current line up is just a another nostalgia band reliving it's past glory.
On some songs! Robert Lamm is the "voice" to me!
But they pack arenas and play about 8-9 months every year. Used to be 10 !
Astounding.
@@SteveM-gj2vy Still won't be Chicago to me without Peter. That's good they pack em in but not good for me.
Where is “look away”, “I don’t want to live without your love” , “if she would have been faithful”
Jason Scheff and Bill Champlain songs. They were great additions to the band and kept them relevant for 30 years. They fell apart after that. I can't stomach Neil Donnel absolutely horrific. Bring back Scheff and Champlain.
I would like to have heard "Look Away"
@@salespro54 snickering from afar..
Bill complained to ME backstage "these guys hate the B3." He didn't GAF.
find the interviews he does on You Tube.
They treated him poorly, and Champlin actually saved them
Chicago wouldn't even listen to a song submission of his for any album.
Hu8ge mistake , esp if you've heard Champlin solo records of the same period.
😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Time to call it a career. Only thing left to do is negotiate with Peter to do a one off concert to say goodbye and ride off into the sunset.
I agree with that...
I read that Peter can't really sing anymore.
@@raddodson971 Hate to hear that if true. Recently saw the video of him with Amy Grant singing their duo about 15 years ago. Not a fan of the song that much but they do it well, and she's stunning in that one too
YOU SUCK! 🎃♀️🎃
BUM OF AN IDOLT
TOURE
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YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER
EVEN IF THEY DID,
INDEED,
COME ON THE RADIO
WITH A NEW HIT
A BOLDLY PRONOUNCE
IT TO YOU •()•
If you love what you do and they still love playing for people together why stop?
Set list?
Every song on the video is bookmarked.
❤
I've been to hundreds of concerts from Metallica, the Scorpions & ACDC to Elton, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Phill Collins, Genesis, Sting, the Police, Tom Petty, the Eagles, Pat Benatar, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Green Day and many others, and I've only walked out of one concert in my life. A few years back, Reo Speedwagon opened for Chicago in Irvine, CA, and they went the first 90 minutes having played one song that we recognized. When we were leaving, they played Hard to Say I'm Sorry, but that was the only other song I knew. Several people from my class of 1988 had similar experiences and said stuff like "I guess I don't like Chicago as much as I thought I did." I'd way rather see more guitars than horns. This doesn't mean your experience loving the show isn't valid, and I'm glad you all had a good time. I was just massively let down by their set. But at least Reo Speedwagon sounded great.
I didn't care for the opening number or the song Free but the rest was classic Chicago. Too bad the person recording the show was in the front row. I prefer to be in the middle...the sweet spot for the house mix so you get the full sound of this great band. Too much trombone in your face on this vid.
Problem is REO sets are 75 minutes tops. Not worth prices they charge.
I really enjoyed them with Bill Champlin or Lou Pardini on keys doing the old Terry Kath songs or the 80's Champlin stuff. Also liked Jason Scheff and Jeff Coffey on bass and tenor vocals but this new lineup with Neil Donnell and some other guys doesn't do it for me. Glad they're still touring though and that Lamm, Pankow and Loughnane are hanging on.
Same setlist as every summer. Come on, guys.
Since they haven't recorded anything noteworthy since 1985, they don't have anything new that people want to hear.
Truncating Feeling Stronger Every Day is sacrilegious
I can find 2 minutes to cut out somewhere else. Eliminate one song Champlin was on and you’re there
the frontman [lead vocals] sound great as if they were the original members.👏👏👏
Did you have your phone stuck down the end of the trombone? LOL
@PeterCamberwick As close as I could possibly get.
Carlos Murguia sounds really good on Just You 'N' Me. Kind of sad the way he tag teams with Lamm, but I guess that's what Lamm has to do, being in his 80s.
Robert Lamm will be 80 on October 12. Peter Cetera is 80 today 9/13/24.
Robert is really running out of steam, he is almost 80 so he gets a pass for that. Neil is shreking as usual and just awkward. Eric Baines on bass actually has a good voice
Why should he get a pass? People paid good money for tickets. If you had an old plumber who no longer was good and came in and did a half assed job would he get a pass? Leonid and Friends, the Russian cover band, still has the energy of original Chicago.
The trombone player Jimmy sounds off.
Leonid and Friends are the new Chicago.
Respectfully, Rad, I have no use for Leonid and Friends. It makes no sense to me to have a "tribute" band when the band you're "tributing" still exists and is out there performing with regularity, albeit with only three of its original seven members. Seems like a slap in the face, as in, "Hey, look at us, we do their stuff better than THEY do!" Just annoys me. But... if I'm off base here, I'm open to being set straight...
@@williamj.sheehan2001 If Chicago wouldn't go through singers as often as I change underwear, Leonid and Friends might not be as popular as they are, they do more than just Chicago songs.
@@raddodson971 Point well-taken, Rad.
They sound GREAT!! Whiners...................
With due respect to Messers Imboden & Seraphine , I think Chicago's best drummer is with them now, And that is Mr. Walfredo Reyes, Jr.
did the trombone player hit any right notes during 25 or 6 to 4?
Yes.
@@alabastersmidge4692 where?
@@thevanburenagency6664 He hit all the right notes. He sounded great!
I don't know but we were having a blast with him!
@@shapro88 Yes 2
Come on people ......THERE"S ONLY 2 ORIGINAL MEMBERS IN THIS VIDEO.
All three are there Robert Jimmy and Lee😮
@@debbiechristie9976 You are absolutely wrong. Robert Lamm is not there.
@hiflyer1168 Are you blind and deaf?
Who do you think is playing the keys?
Sad, call it quits, when Terry was there it was epic, he was another level
Just your opinion
@@michaelross8059shared by more than a few
@@michaelross8059 ha ha
@@tokugawa12able Saw Terry 8 times. When Terry died, to me the band did also. Being a trumpet player, I started to drift more into soul/funk and Tower of Power became my band of choice. They too are now getting up there with only 2 original members. That means I must be old too-lol.
Bottom line, enjoy what you enjoy if it brings you joy. Hate to sound cliche but "It's all good."
Maybe.....button the shirt old man.
Great video but the sound is bad.
Go to the live show. You won't be disappointed.
y Peter Cetera
Horns sound horrible……
Almost everyone is gone. What is the point anymore
How DARE YOU!!!😡
@@alabastersmidge4692 They're right, 2 brass players doesn't make it Chicago. No original singers is tough
Ray is not Walt, but he just might be a better player - the solos for sure.
Oh know did they not do 25 o 6 24
@CS-ow4gl 25 or 6 is the last song they played.
Still truly sound great but makes me think of Peter Cetera.
I always listened to just the horns not the singing. Great brass section. They are still great. Singing sucks
Good job, cos in this video, that's all you can fackin hear!
@PeterCamberwick You may have noticed I was standing about 4 feet from the loud end of Jimmy's trombone... That's what was so great about this concert. We were right in there with them by the end of it. No guard rails, just some of us standing at the edge of the stage, and the guys playing their horns right in our faces. It was great! I love the way the "Getting Stronger Every Day" and "25 or 6 to 4" sound on the video. That is exactly what it sounded like being there in that moment.
Pankow sucks, always has, very lucky trombone player……..high school all state kids play better.
Chicago was over in 1978.....this is a good cover band
Wow...Jimmy's chops are shot. Can't hold out any notes and skips over notes in the fast runs. Like Rocky Balboa once said...time beats us all, it's undefeated.
Their vocals went south when Peter Cetera left! Robert Lamm is only decent one left in group.
Singer is from hunger ….and the drummer is terribly off.
Down to 3
Yep. Terry is no longer with us, Peter left, Danny was fired and Walt has retired from the band due to major health issues. We still got Robert, Jimmy and Lee in this great band.
It’s starting to become real trendy for …bands to tour with the name but no original members and well covered tracks to keep them sounding great ! It amazes me how people accept this without any problem? Whatever ?
3 Original members.
Little River Band charging $75 to see they're show and NO original members remaining. WTH Niel Schonn the ONLY remaining original member in Journey 🤯 Guarantee you can't see Journey for much under $100 a ticket. What a JOKE 😤
No Peter Cetera.. No Chicago....
No clue...
I can sum this performance up in two words. Horr ible
Give me Leonid and Friends or Tower of Power ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
Sad to say Robert has lost his pipes.
woah...Pankow is not having a good nite.
Whatever you call him, he was the most entertaining and charismatic person on that stage, and he is the one that I walked out of there wanting to go back and see again.
Bad when they even suck as a tribute band
What happened to Lamm on several songs? He disappeared from stage and someone else took over. Diaper change??
I think he was sick during a few dates - he may have came up for a few songs and let the group do most of the gig. He also usually steps out front and plays guitar on Beginnings - choosing to stay out back on the keyboard this time.
No Terry, no Peter, no Danny... no Chicago.
What an original take.
@bradleyowen7612 It's witnessing that Earth-shattering MIC DROP every time I read a comment so similar...
Lousy video... even worse audio!
@kendallevans4079
Sorry, I was basically on stage with the horn section. Priorities.
I completely disagree. The sound is great.👍
@@alabastersmidge4692 Hmmm.......
@@kendallevans4079 Yes!
I think it turned out pretty good except for the last few songs when we were right next to the stage. I mean, I recorded it with my phone, I'm not some professional video Grapher. 🙄
This lineup NOWHERE as good as the last time in saw them 7-10 years ago 😤 The sound on this video is NOT GOOD, DEPLORABLE in fact 🤮
@bradcrawford1998 I've been described as having belonged to a BASKET OF DEPLORABLES by a very nasty woman 8 years ago. This feels so oddly familiar, "Brad Crawford 1988".
You know, that beautiful woman... her husband's initials are "B.C."
Just a coincidence I'm sure. 🧐🤨
Pretty difficult to get a descent recording from up front. See them live yourself, then comment.
This is now a cover band
Indeed. It's funny what bands are around posing. Saw that Marshall Tucker and Jefferson Starship are coming to my area and had to chuckle. Can't imagine people paying to see that, at least not more than $20 if that.
@@vanlifeonthego6684 and dont forget The Little River Band, such a joke.
@@mrrandy1 Great point, heck didn't even realize that name was still around. And boy, after reading about lawsuits and such around how is touring as LRB, I see what you mean. Hadn't heard all that, the fact frauds can tour with that name is nuts. I listened to them some but marginally, too sappy for me in general. We're going to ELO in Oct and will post the vids later. We saw them just a few years ago and they were fantastic so hopefully still the case. I don't think Jeff Lynne would compromise his legacy ever by sounding like crap. Catch them if you can, even if you're not a big fan you'll enjoy it
@@vanlifeonthego6684 I love ELO and remember there was ELO Part Two where the base player Bev I believe started a separate ELO band.
@@mrrandy1 I vaguely recall that, might lost a few brain cells since then....but I was more than impressed when we saw them. Even my sons in their 20s too. Even mediocre hits like Do YA and Shine a little Love were great live. Otherwise one hit after another. Even some Traveling WIlbury songs with George Harrisons son and Tom Pettys guitarist. I've got a few from that show posted if you're interested. This next time I'm taping the entire show instead of songs here and there. Try to catch them on this final tour if you can somewhere
Bad video of guys who unfortunately have lost it.
They still sound fantastic!!!
Not really Chicago is it
@MissJensk1 The Dallas Cowboys today, they're not REALLY The Cowboys either I guess. The Steelers aren't REALLY The Steelers either. Every team playing today must be a "cover team". No original players.
The old posers with useless new people who can't sing. Leonid does it better.
State fair band
Hopefully my State.
Its time the band stop. Im 72. No where near the same look or sound as past. Its over. Its like cher going on and on . Even rush is over. Now
Like so many bands from the 70's, 80's and 90's, they are personnel wise just a shell of their original self, but the music is still great. Stage presence is terrible.
RIP Terry Kath.
Theresnostopping,nogivingup,noquitingwhatsoeverwiththeseguys.totalyawsome!!!!!!!
They go into the '80s set and it's just a cover band with Robert on a keyboard he doesn't even need to be playing. Who are these people as Seinfeld would say
sorry guyS been a major FAN BUT CANT DO IT NO MORE RETIRE WITH DIGNITY ITS JUST NOT U