FINALLY we are hitting this live performance!! It was well worth the wait, though it’s left us hungry for more Chicago, what should we hit next from them?! 🙌🏻🔥
I never, EVER get tired of watching and listening to Terry shred that Strat. It's like an otherworldly experience. What a goddamn fucking tragedy; still makes me mad and sad.
This was the REAL Chicago. The band was never the same after the passing of Terry Kath, one of rock’s greatest guitarist. He was up there with Hendrix.
I have to say Hendrix was right I was wrong ! Terry Cath was the best! Hendrix and Prince close second! After seeing prince in tribute to George Harrison .with Geoff Lyn and Tom Petty! Had no Idea Prince was so good.,... Awesome player!
Hendrix toured with Chicago and was blown away by Kaths playing. He is quoted calling Kath „the best guitar player in the Universe“ once. For me personally, Hendrix is still untouched tho.
No flashing lights. No pyrotechnics. No autotune. Just pure raw energy by incredibly talented musicians. One of the best live performances ever. CHICAGO!!!!!
Not sure if that is an actual word Lisa 😂, but you right. Terry Kath was in my top half dozen guitars players back then and he rocks it, which makes his premature death so sad
The one and only amazing Terry Kath melts the frets off his Strat during that solo. He didn't play through a guitar amp, he used a PA system in its place, just a wah pedal for effects, and that was it. Here he gives a masterclass on how to RULE during your solo without using all the tricks and gimmicks that players use these days, but how to express your heart and soul through your guitar. Great choice guys! Cheers!
Thank you guys for playing this what really is nice is that you listen to this song all the way through and then analyze it it drives me nuts other people play a song and stop it a couple of times and start talking about the song anyways another live performance and I think it's from Tangled while you as well is ballet for a girl from Buchanan it's also the make me smile medley and it has Color My World in it as well I think about is just totally amazing keep up the good work PS I am almost 70 years old and I love this music like I did when I first heard it in my teens LOL 11:46
You might change your mind if they had a video of Chicago live at Carnegie Hall playing Southern California Purples. Kath goes somewhere hardly any guitarist could ever go on that one.
Terry Kath is one of the greatest overlooked guitarists ever. Another great live track from Chicago is "Ballet For A Girl From Buchannon" from Live at Carnegie Hall.
RUclips has been recommending The Terry Kath Experience, one of their free movies. It’s a documentary by his daughter, who was too young to know him before his passing. The impact he made, his band mates still emotional recollections and the sounds he created are a real revelation. Very well done. I highly recommend it.
I've now listened to this live version a number of times and while I still highly esteem Kath my appreciation for Cetera and Serephine during the guitar solo has approach it much more. They worked well together. Kath needed them to be "on" for his solo to work so well.
Terry Kath was absolutely of THE VERY BEST to EVER hold a guitar in his masterful hands...top 3!! If you haven't watched the documentary The Terry Kath Experience by his daughter, I highly urge y'all to do so!!
Hey guys.....60 year old guy self-proclaimed Chicago expert here.....avoid the love songs Here are songs where Terry Kath shreds: CTA album, 1969: Listen - sort and sweet rocker, with Kath front and center from the opening notes Poem 58 - a tour de force. Kath gone wild Questions 67 & 68 - brief but memorable guitar parts. Strong contender for best Chicago song ever Chicago II, 1970 You've done 25 or 6 to 4 already Make Me Smile has a ripping guitar solo but it's part of a 13 minute suite (Ballet For a Girl in Buchannon) that you won't want to showcase Chicago V, 1972: Now That You've Gone - no solo, but Terry Kath sings his lungs out and the brass soars. One of Chicago's best songs ever and only fans know it A Hit By Varese - experimental, trippy While The City Sleeps - my favorite Kath solo. Gloomy, eery, ominous rocker with a solo to match that tone Chicago VI, 1973: Feelin' Stronger Every Day - BEST Chicago song of all time. A summer hit. No solo, but the Kath transition from slow to fast song is peak Chicago. You can only avoid this song so long if you're going to do Chicago at all.
A million guitarists could play these notes. But it’s the ‘expression’ a guitarist plays with that provides its unique sound. If you watch Terry Kath’s body language during his playing, you can see his expressions consume his entire body.
Their cover of "I'm a Man" live from either the Tanglewood video or the Madison Square Garden live album will blow you away. Do yourselves a favor and check it out.
@@Miketheman1986 You are right. I've got that box of vinyl sitting unattended for the last three decades. I guess I just had a brain fart. Oh well, if that's the biggest mistake I ever make, I will lead a charmed life...
Love when the horn section watches Terry Kath's solo with amazed looks. And he takes off on the solo and basically tells the band to keep up if you can.
"Make me smile" live at Tanglewood if you want more of the same. The guitarist sings lead vocal with his soulful "Ray Charles" type voice. Fantastic stuff.
There's only one choice for what's next and that's "Make Me Smile." On this tune, Terry Kath is lead vocals. I love Peter but prefer Terry. And it has some killer guitar work of course.
It’s amazing that Chicago and Peter Cetera went from songs like this in the 70’s to the power ballads of the 80’s. Both are epic and it just shows the musicianship and how they were able to gravitate from one decade to the next:)
This was back when bands like Chicago and the Doobie Brothers had these complex - but utterly rocking - arrangements with horn sections and percussion sections and back-up singers as well as the core group. They would do these phenomenal things on the studio recordings, but then you'd see them in concert and they were actually, and somewhat unbelievably, BETTER!!!! Amazing.
Pankow is ridiculous. The sixteenth note run the horns do between lines in the verses is exceedingly difficult to execute on trombone at that tempo, and he nails it every time.
@@willard2729 Thank you for sharing this story. Your probably right. I was the opposite. I took my son to guitar lessons for two years I think because I wanted to be a groupie. He ended up playing the sax 🎷 instead. Se la Vie
What a fantastic performance! Terry Kath was such a brilliant guitarist, may he rest in peace. When you come back around to Chicago again, PLEASE react to “Wishing You Were Here” - Terry Kath on lead vocals, members of The Beach Boys providing harmony vocals for the chorus, and Peter Cetera singing the bridge. It’s absolutely sublime!
Good call Allison. It never registered with me that Terry Kath handled lead vocals, but I always thought the Harmonys were "Beach Boys Like". Now I know the reason.
@@garyschill7923 it was such an amazing collaboration. And there’s even a live version of it on RUclips. Chicago performed with Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Mike Love on one of Dick Clark’s NYE specials. It’s an incredible live performance. One really cool part of it is that whenever Terry Kath would finish one of the verses, he would turn to watch The Beach Boys sing, appearing to be in total awe of them. Such a cool moment!
My favorite band in the 70’s; yes, I’m old! First concert in 74 or 75 was Chicago, and saw them MANY more times, including 2 or 3 times with the great Terry Kath. You really can’t go wrong with anything from the first two albums; Side 1 of Chicago 2 (The silver album) is amazing.
Tanglewood is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and to several music schools. They host concerts, typically not rock concerts. So for Chicago to be playing there at the time was out of the ordinary.
I don’t know if it’s still there but there was a venue called the Music Inn in Lenox, Mass. in that same area. Saw the ABB there 1979-80-ish. Great outdoor venue.
@@rexvisitor44 I saw Hot Tuna and the original Mahavishnu Orchestra there, not as good a facility as Tanglewood but a great place to see shows in the 70s. 🎸
Tanglewood was named after one of our famous American authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote one of his most well known works, “Tanglewood Tales” a re-writing of Greek mythology for children, while living in a cottage on the estate that eventually became home to the Tanglewood music festival among many other events.
I've seen this video dozens of times and Terry Kath's solo still takes my breath away. Every time I listen to it, I hear something new that surprises me. It's unreal.
EPIC effing performance my Terry Kath, what a badass!!! These guys were musicians first and foremost. In a guitar driven band Kath would have been a household name.
The crazy thing is how they were dealing with equipment problems, jammed a bit and then blew right up into this fast paced crazy song. They didn't hardly need to think about it...
Damn. I loved growing up in the 60's & 70's. My Dad and my aunts playing the music of those decades every day. I was so fuckin' lucky! Thanks for your reactions. They're priceless.
"Beginnings" from Chicago Transit Authority, Tanglewood or Live in Japan. They are all S-Tier. Maybe you could do the entire movie - "Live at Tanglewood".
I love it! Back when bands or soloists had to sound great live, and not just on their studio albums. No autotune, no fancy effects or clean ups. Just REAL MUSIC. That's what a lot of the so called artists are lacking today.
The drummer wasn’t “still setting up.” His bass drum mounted ride cymbal stand broke. He had to use the stand from his right side crash cymbal for his ride. They were still switching over when the video started.
Yeah, and it's interesting how Terry kind of forced the issue by gradually revving things up, as if to say, "Let's go! Just do the best you can with it!"
Ive been telling all these youngsters they NEED to hear Dialogue Part 1. It is SOOOO Relevant to the times we're living in now. Terry and Peter exchanging Lead Vocals the whole way thru....one of my all time faves.
When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”
The most missed piece Chicago ever done was Introduction. No one makes a review video of it. It changes every minute and a half. It describes Chicago in the early days.Radio did not play it because it was too longer and unlike alot of their other music they did not make a shorter version.
Introduction!!! All the way! Do NOT let this one pass. Specifically chosen as the introduction of their music to the world. And it DELIVERS the goods!!! Don’t miss it. You’ll be so sorry if you do.
Lol...I saw Jackson Brown at Tanglewood. He literally sat down with his legs dangling over the edge of the stage and talked to us all after his concert. Great guy!
Thanks guys. Many feel that "Introduction" was Terry's masterpiece. He didn't read music....he'd tell James Pankow, the trombonist, what was floating around in his head, and Pankow would write the charts. Drummer Danny Seraphine was blown away by how elaborate the music was, and how the time signatures were ridiculously hard to play, etc. 25 or 6 to 4 was a GREAT choice. I agree with many others here that "I'm a Man," from the same show, should be next. Terry sings, as do Peter Cetera and keyboardist Robert Lamm.....and Terry, as the young guys say, "shreds." The rest of the band just has a blast. Or, the one I mentioned, "Introduction," also live from Tanglewood. You can't go wrong with either of those from the Chicago Transit Authority studio album either. Chicago was SO underappreciated by critics, as was Terry Kath. Used to piss me off. Acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals (His voice was so soulful, like a white Ray Charles almost). Too soon gone.....but thank you for this Wednesday morning surprise.
Tanglewood in the beautiful Berkshire mountains of Massachussetts is my favorite music venue by far. An incredible variety of music in the most relaxing environment anywhere. Go there and see for yourself.
Truthfully, when Terry Kath died I was selfishly crushed. He was the hard edge which Chicago needed to offset Cetera's softrock love songs preference. To this day, I love their first few albums. The following years, each time they had another commercial "sweet song" pop hit, I cringed... remembering when Kath was their leader & they had heart & soul.
CTA, II, III, and VII are great albums. I could toss the rest of them out. Kath is the soul of why those 4 albums are absolutely amazing. Watching Kath live is insane. His selection in scales and ease of play is entirely different than anyone else.
@@FenderBassMan The powers that be saw dollar signs with the ballads and pop songs that is why Chicago went in the direction they did. Unfortunately Peter Cetera got bashed for the changes.
It’s a beautiful venue in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Grew up not far from there. James Taylor plays there in the summer and lives in the area. It’s the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
@@roberthaines1227 Seen the Boston Symphony there, and wow, this is the place if you want to introduce a noob to symphonic pleasures. Under the stars of a dark summer sky, on your blanket with wine, cheese and shmokey-dokey.
Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, Danny Seraphine and the horns were freakin' amazing back in the day. Try Ballet for a Girl in Buchanon. That song will show every member contributing to their amazing sound.
Agreed on "Ballet for a Girl In Buchannan" but also the Terry Kath written track "Introduction" appropriately opening their debut album as "Chicago Transit Authority> for the same reasons. Kath's soulful baritone voice and the individual performers getting "spotlight" sections. On "Ballet" props to Danny Seraphine especially on the movement "To Be Free" where his drumming is superhuman.
James Pankow wrote 'Ballet For a Girl In Buchannon' as an attempt to get his ex-fiancee back. She was attending West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon WV. Pankow misspelled the name of the town. Buckhannon is about 30 miles from Elkins WV where I was born.
I'm a little late to the party here, but if you guys want more Chicago like this? You should honestly just watch the entire Tanglewood concert. It's a really great representation of Chicago in their heyday. Also, I love what you guys are doing. Keep being awesome!
"I'm a Man" totally shreds live. The Tanglewood concert rocks!!!! Some of their ballads (Beginnings, Make me smile) were cut down back in the day for radio play. Some of Terry's rocking solos were cut out, but watching them live will give you the opportunity to hear him shred!! Terry's vocals are also of the chart! Please continue to rock Chicago live!!!!!
The story's been told before, but worth retelling. From the mouths of the bandmembers, Jimi Hendrix was taken by Chicago from the first time he saw them. He immediately asked them to tour with him. Hendrix not only thought of Terry Kath as an equal, but allegedly said that Terry Kath was a better guitarist. They have top notch musicians at every spot. While Terry Kath was the undeniable superstar, the original drummer is underappreciated, and Peter Cetera is great on the bass. Of course the horn section is one of the best. I saw them early this month, and the trombone player, trumpet player and keyboardist are original members. Also, what band has three legitimate lead singers - Cetera, Kath ("Make me Smile") and Lam ("Beginnings")? If you want to be blown away by their musicianship, try "Poem 58."
"Their horns section is one set of lungs and their guitarist is better than me." As well as "check out Terry Kath, he's the best guitar player in the universe" are the quotes I'm familiar with from Jimi. Jimi was a super humble dude and loved finding other incredible artists to jam with. I wonder if they ever did jam? Wish that was on tape.
"I'm a Man" from this same show should be next up! And I need to add, the camerawork you spoke of is not his fault. He is doing EXACTLY what the director is telling him to do. It is much more the director and editors fault.
And they also wanted to show THE REST OF THE BAND. They focused on Terry a lot, but this wasn't a guitar lesson, it was a performance by a band comprising seven brilliant musicians.
Tanglewood is an outdoor venue in The Berkshire’s region of Massachusetts. The Who, jJefferson Airplane, Steely Dan, James Taylor even the Boston Symphony have played there. It’s a beautiful place to be at for art and culture. As far as camera work goes, this was 1970ish and not all venues had great access for filming especially an outdoor amphitheater.
Santana did Soul Sacrifice at Tanglewood and Michael Shrieve considered it a better performance to Woodstock. It's a Beautiful Day did White Bird there when Patti Samos was still alive and killed it. Tanglewood is a special place.
I really enjoyed your reaction. I fell in love with the entire Tanglewood concert footage. Please, please, please, do more reactions from the concert. One of the best I've ever seen.
Humans playing raw music directly through the instruments with little to no alternation via effects. REAL Frikin Live MUSIC right there. One of the legendary bands of our time. CHICAGO
OMG! Tanglewood is an awesome venue! It's an open aired auditorium in the WOODS! A very tangled woods, hence the name. I saw the Boston Symphony (I think) there.
I'm one of the biggest Chicago fans ever. Love them so much, have been to many concerts and I own every album they've ever put out. That being said, you folks need to do a search for Leonid & Friends and listen to their 25 or 6 to 4. They are the ultimate tribute band and if you know Chicago like I do, you'll see that they play the song note for note. Since all of the original Chicago guys (inlcuding me) are old dudes now, Leonid & Friends are a re-birth of Chicago. Catch one of their concerts. You won't be disappointed.
With Chicago, you can not go wrong with anything from their first 2 albums “Chicago Transit Authority”and “THE Chicago II” Both those albums are masterworks of blues-rock. It’s unfortunate (imo) that after “Chicago II” they devolved into a MOR singles band.
This was a magic performance that was caught on camera (thank God). I loved it the first time but have to say every time i see and hear it again i love it more and more. I get goosebumps every time! Its just sssoooo good. We dont have Terry, but we have this one performance frozen on auto play, for us to be there, with this amazing talent for 7 minutes of bliss. Cant say enough how much i love this video and this particular bands performance and this musician Terry Kath on this one night. Its just so special. Its magic, plain and simple magic. Thank you for letting others experiance it too. It is a experiance isnt it.
Tanglewood is a really beautiful concert hall in the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachussetts! It's mostly for classical music, and you listen to music surrounded by fields, rolling hills, trees and mountains in the distance. Santana did an AMAZING performance there after Woodstock, including Soul Sacrifice (minus the hallucinations), and there should be a video of it floating around.
Tanglewood ridiculous name?!! I went to school 5 mi, away in the beaucolic Berkshires (Western Mass). Arlo Guthrie lives a few miles away and his Epic, Alice's Resturaunt all based in the area.( Lenox and Stockbridge, Ma). . It is a famous and historical venue. I saw the Moody Blues there several times. No offense Alex, but to quote Randy Bachman " Got to go to school' !! !
POEM 58 I first heard Chicago (Transit Authority) in 1968 on WNAP FM from Nap (Indianapolis) town, Indiana, USA. One of the most requested songs then was "I'm a Man" by Chicago. I think it was a promo copy because the record wasn't available yet. When it would come on the radio I would call my best friend to see if he was listening. It was the first album I bought, now I have 3 crates full of Rock and Roll. If you want some more Terry Kath, listen to "Poem 58" off that first album I bought. It's an 8 minute 35 second song but the first 4 minute 48 seconds is bass, drums and Terry Kath, lots of Tery Kath. No horns, no keyboard, no special equipment.
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FINALLY we are hitting this live performance!! It was well worth the wait, though it’s left us hungry for more Chicago, what should we hit next from them?! 🙌🏻🔥
In that case you have to do RUSH - La Villa Strangiato live at Pinkpop
Poem 58 or South California Purples
Introduction from the 1st album. Will not disappoint. Drumming is fabulous 🤠
Now you need to hit their I'm A Man at Tanglewood!
I request doing Beginnings. A masterpiece
That footage shows what MONSTER of a guitarist Terry Kath is.
I knew he was great but never watched him live. Dude makes it look effortless but he was ripping it up
I don't like to use the phrase criminally underrated because it's such a cliché, but c'mon...
Jimi Hendrix was a big fan of Terry Kath. They toured together before his death. James Pankow said that they had plans to work together.
I never, EVER get tired of watching and listening to Terry shred that Strat. It's like an otherworldly experience. What a goddamn fucking tragedy; still makes me mad and sad.
Was.
This was the REAL Chicago. The band was never the same after the passing of Terry Kath, one of rock’s greatest guitarist. He was up there with Hendrix.
I have to say Hendrix was right I was wrong ! Terry Cath was the best! Hendrix and Prince close second! After seeing prince in tribute to George Harrison .with Geoff Lyn and Tom Petty! Had no Idea Prince was so good.,... Awesome player!
@@robblues4139 Prince was one of the most underrated guitar players. Only those who followed his career closely new the truth.
Hendrix toured with Chicago and was blown away by Kaths playing. He is quoted calling Kath „the best guitar player in the Universe“ once. For me personally, Hendrix is still untouched tho.
@@peterlustich1341 he also said Rory was the best .
Yep...makes me very sad still
The encore for this set is "I'm a Man" Where Terry Shreds for another 5 minutes.
The whole concert is just absolutely incredible! You can’t see anything like this today from anyone!
Should listen to Spencer Davis Group first
Poem 58 as well! ruclips.net/video/RGPmPuiGFug/видео.html
Early Chicago was HOT!
later all ballads.
“Lowdown” is an unheralded song that has tremendous implications for today’s America.
One of the GREAT guitar solos of all time. We lost Terry Kath far too soon. RIP.
He was like Hendrix and Beethoven. Burned bright, died young. We are blessed that he lived and gave us incredible performances like this one.
No flashing lights. No pyrotechnics. No autotune. Just pure raw energy by incredibly talented musicians. One of the best live performances ever. CHICAGO!!!!!
Now that's how you mesmerize a crowd, folks! Terry Kath's solo is fantabulous!
Not sure if that is an actual word Lisa 😂, but you right. Terry Kath was in my top half dozen guitars players back then and he rocks it, which makes his premature death so sad
@@HamiltonRb I agree! ( not a real word, but I use it when I'm trying to describe something really great) ✌
@@lisamorrison2149 You nailed it girl 👏
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...more real than you think, actually...
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The one and only amazing Terry Kath melts the frets off his Strat during that solo. He didn't play through a guitar amp, he used a PA system in its place, just a wah pedal for effects, and that was it. Here he gives a masterclass on how to RULE during your solo without using all the tricks and gimmicks that players use these days, but how to express your heart and soul through your guitar. Great choice guys! Cheers!
A Radio Shack PA and home made speaker cabinets. Unreal.
And Rolling Stone magazine doesn’t include Terry Kath in their list of the Top 100 Guitarists ? That’s criminal.
That’s why rolling stone isn’t relevant same way with the rock and roll hall of fame.
Top 100? TOP 5! Jimi Hendrix said Terry Kath was his favorite guitarist.
Criminally under represented. This is the same time as Hendrix boys.
Fuck Rolling Stone magazine.
Rolling Stone has not been relevant in the last 40 years.
Probably already said 37 times but this has got to be one of the greatest live performances and solos of all time. Thank you.
Terry Kath. A man that even Jimi Hendrix supposedly said was "underrated".
The live performance of South California PUrples at Carnegie Hall is absolutely mind blowing.
Thank you guys for playing this what really is nice is that you listen to this song all the way through and then analyze it it drives me nuts other people play a song and stop it a couple of times and start talking about the song anyways another live performance and I think it's from Tangled while you as well is ballet for a girl from Buchanan it's also the make me smile medley and it has Color My World in it as well I think about is just totally amazing keep up the good work PS I am almost 70 years old and I love this music like I did when I first heard it in my teens LOL 11:46
THE BEST guitar solo.
@@ricklaszlo8223 This is why I don't listen to other responders. Always chopping the song up for their egotistical, know nothing nonsense.
Just the greatest live performance ever captured. They were all on fire. Tears.
You might change your mind if they had a video of Chicago live at Carnegie Hall playing Southern California Purples. Kath goes somewhere hardly any guitarist could ever go on that one.
Terry Kath never has got the credit he deserves. One of the best ever.
He has a great voice too to go along with that outrageously good guitar work.
Terry Kath = Jimi Hendrix’ fave guitarist
@@mikewoodrow5878
Myth.
He passed far too soon.
Terry f/n Kath . . so true . . one of the best guitarists ever! Shivers⚡️🌪⚡️. . when he plays that guitar ❤️🔥
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Terry Kath is one of the greatest overlooked guitarists ever.
Another great live track from Chicago is "Ballet For A Girl From Buchannon" from Live at Carnegie Hall.
Hear Hear!
aka: Make Me Smile 😎🎸
@@bigbow62 One of the two singles that came from the suite, which opens and closes this epic piece. The other was/is "Color My World."
It's also awesome from this show.
That whole album is 🔥🔥🔥
RUclips has been recommending The Terry Kath Experience, one of their free movies. It’s a documentary by his daughter, who was too young to know him before his passing. The impact he made, his band mates still emotional recollections and the sounds he created are a real revelation. Very well done. I highly recommend it.
I have seen it! It is a wonderful watch.
It’s a great documentary
I watched this earlier this week, it’s worth the watch and TK was an AMAZING musician! He is missed.
Totally!
I watched it also. Loved it!
Peter Cetera is probably one of rock's most underrated bassists.
I've now listened to this live version a number of times and while I still highly esteem Kath my appreciation for Cetera and Serephine during the guitar solo has approach it much more. They worked well together. Kath needed them to be "on" for his solo to work so well.
Guys on the horns are watching Terry Kath in awe during the guitar solo. R.I.P. one of the greatest.
Terry Kath was absolutely of THE VERY BEST to EVER hold a guitar in his masterful hands...top 3!! If you haven't watched the documentary The Terry Kath Experience by his daughter, I highly urge y'all to do so!!
Hey guys.....60 year old guy self-proclaimed Chicago expert here.....avoid the love songs
Here are songs where Terry Kath shreds:
CTA album, 1969:
Listen - sort and sweet rocker, with Kath front and center from the opening notes
Poem 58 - a tour de force. Kath gone wild
Questions 67 & 68 - brief but memorable guitar parts. Strong contender for best Chicago song ever
Chicago II, 1970
You've done 25 or 6 to 4 already
Make Me Smile has a ripping guitar solo but it's part of a 13 minute suite (Ballet For a Girl in Buchannon) that you won't want to showcase
Chicago V, 1972:
Now That You've Gone - no solo, but Terry Kath sings his lungs out and the brass soars. One of Chicago's best songs ever and only fans know it
A Hit By Varese - experimental, trippy
While The City Sleeps - my favorite Kath solo. Gloomy, eery, ominous rocker with a solo to match that tone
Chicago VI, 1973:
Feelin' Stronger Every Day - BEST Chicago song of all time. A summer hit. No solo, but the Kath transition from slow to fast song is peak Chicago. You can only avoid this song so long if you're going to do Chicago at all.
+100 for Poem 58 and Questions!
Great list! I would have to add "Introduction" from CTA
@@SteelyDaddy59 you are correct. It’s an unforgivable oversight, insofar as I just saw them open with this live two weeks ago!
introduction and free with dialogue parts 1&2
BEGINNINGS!!! There’s a Tanglewood performance or the studio version, both great. Same for Make Me Smile with Terry Kath on Lead vocals
Very much agree with your list. Every high school girl loved "Begginnnings" back in the day. "Make Me Smile" is Terry doing his Ray Charles best.
Just reading the titles of the songs in the comments gets me teared up and emotional!! "Only the beginning . . .!"
Exactly what I was thinking. 👍
A million guitarists could play these notes. But it’s the ‘expression’ a guitarist plays with that provides its unique sound. If you watch Terry Kath’s body language during his playing, you can see his expressions consume his entire body.
Terry Kath is just mesmerizing. What a talent. Hendrix's favorite guitarist for a reason.
Their cover of "I'm a Man" live from either the Tanglewood video or the Madison Square Garden live album will blow you away. Do yourselves a favor and check it out.
And don't wait a year to do it!
agreed!!!
Madison Sq Garden live album? You mean Carnegie Hall! Haha
@@Miketheman1986 You are right. I've got that box of vinyl sitting unattended for the last three decades. I guess I just had a brain fart. Oh well, if that's the biggest mistake I ever make, I will lead a charmed life...
Love when the horn section watches Terry Kath's solo with amazed looks. And he takes off on the solo and basically tells the band to keep up if you can.
The guy on the trombone is my favourite, he's really feeling it !
@@nickyfield137 James Pankow has always been Chicago's hype man!
Introduction off Transit Authority shows every side of the band.
Agreed. It's a must hear!
It’s a must!
Yes indeed! "Introduction" is must hear stuff!!
Introduction was a true "introduction" to every part of Chicago Transit Authority. It truly introduced what the band was all about.
Tanglewood is definitely one of the more underrated live shows ever. God rest Terry
"Make me smile" live at Tanglewood if you want more of the same. The guitarist sings lead vocal with his soulful "Ray Charles" type voice. Fantastic stuff.
There's only one choice for what's next and that's "Make Me Smile." On this tune, Terry Kath is lead vocals. I love Peter but prefer Terry. And it has some killer guitar work of course.
Agreed with the Colour My World Intro
Me too
Absolutely!!
Great call!
They should go the whole "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" suite. It's so good...
Danny on drums is amazing on the studio version of "Feeling stronger every day". "Beginnings” was done back in 1969 but still great!
One of my favourite old Chicago songs. “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” Is another one. Early Chicago had the best song titles LOL
I never get tired of watching this. Whole concert is fire
It’s amazing that Chicago and Peter Cetera went from songs like this in the 70’s to the power ballads of the 80’s. Both are epic and it just shows the musicianship and how they were able to gravitate from one decade to the next:)
This was back when bands like Chicago and the Doobie Brothers had these complex - but utterly rocking - arrangements with horn sections and percussion sections and back-up singers as well as the core group. They would do these phenomenal things on the studio recordings, but then you'd see them in concert and they were actually, and somewhat unbelievably, BETTER!!!! Amazing.
The truth.
James Pankow's mother is saying " finally trombone lessons that paid off".
Pankow is ridiculous. The sixteenth note run the horns do between lines in the verses is exceedingly difficult to execute on trombone at that tempo, and he nails it every time.
@@DavidWilliams-cd5sq Pankow is definitely skilled and proved there is room for trombone in rock. I've always loved his sound.
@@DavidWilliams-cd5sq At most any tempo
Pankow has said many times that his mother was crying as he drove away to relocate to Hollywood to pursue the dream. It was probably true for all 7
@@willard2729 Thank you for sharing this story. Your probably right. I was the opposite. I took my son to guitar lessons for two years I think because I wanted to be a groupie. He ended up playing the sax 🎷 instead. Se la Vie
What a fantastic performance! Terry Kath was such a brilliant guitarist, may he rest in peace. When you come back around to Chicago again, PLEASE react to “Wishing You Were Here” - Terry Kath on lead vocals, members of The Beach Boys providing harmony vocals for the chorus, and Peter Cetera singing the bridge. It’s absolutely sublime!
Good call Allison. It never registered with me that Terry Kath handled lead vocals, but I always thought the Harmonys were "Beach Boys Like". Now I know the reason.
@@garyschill7923 it was such an amazing collaboration. And there’s even a live version of it on RUclips. Chicago performed with Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Mike Love on one of Dick Clark’s NYE specials. It’s an incredible live performance. One really cool part of it is that whenever Terry Kath would finish one of the verses, he would turn to watch The Beach Boys sing, appearing to be in total awe of them. Such a cool moment!
@@allisonreed7682 I always watched Dick Clarks New Years Eve Specials, but I don't remember a goddamn thing from any of them
@@garyschill7923 I know what you mean 😆
Yes! I would love to see their reaction to "Wishing You Were Here." Chicago was such a great band (I realize they are still around).
rarely have a guitarist and his guitar been so exquisitely FUSED.......that's the best word that comes to mind right now.........
My favorite band in the 70’s; yes, I’m old! First concert in 74 or 75 was Chicago, and saw them MANY more times, including 2 or 3 times with the great Terry Kath. You really can’t go wrong with anything from the first two albums; Side 1 of Chicago 2 (The silver album) is amazing.
Yes mine too
‘72. I was 14. Shaped my life on a grand scale. 💗
My first concert as well! ❤❤❤
Tanglewood is the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and to several music schools. They host concerts, typically not rock concerts. So for Chicago to be playing there at the time was out of the ordinary.
This was one of the concerts put on by Bill Graham that summer, along with The Who, Santana, and Miles Davis..."the Fillmore at Tanglewood"
Tanglewood Rocks!
I have seen plenty of rock shows there, a great place for music.
I don’t know if it’s still there but there was a venue called the Music Inn in Lenox, Mass. in that same area. Saw the ABB there 1979-80-ish. Great outdoor venue.
@@rexvisitor44 I saw Hot Tuna and the original Mahavishnu Orchestra there, not as good a facility as Tanglewood but a great place to see shows in the 70s. 🎸
Tanglewood was named after one of our famous American authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote one of his most well known works, “Tanglewood Tales” a re-writing of Greek mythology for children, while living in a cottage on the estate that eventually became home to the Tanglewood music festival among many other events.
Joni Hendricks stated that Terry Kath was the greatest guitarist…
That’s Jimi Hendricks who liked Terry Katy’s playing……damn that spellcheck!!
I've seen this video dozens of times and Terry Kath's solo still takes my breath away. Every time I listen to it, I hear something new that surprises me. It's unreal.
Yup me too-- I keep coming back to this concert as if I could hold on to them somehow...
and the second solo is clipped too..there was probably 3 or 4 more minutes of that
EPIC effing performance my Terry Kath, what a badass!!! These guys were musicians first and foremost. In a guitar driven band Kath would have been a household name.
The crazy thing is how they were dealing with equipment problems, jammed a bit and then blew right up into this fast paced crazy song. They didn't hardly need to think about it...
You'll love their "Feeling Stronger Every Day" and "Make Me Smile"
Add "Beginnings" to the mix, but I vote for "Make Me Smile" next.
Chicago wasn't the same after Terry Kath's death. He was the heart and soul of the band.
Yeah. When they lost Terry, they turned into a cheesy pop band making middle of the road love songs. His death ripped the balls out of the band.
Totally agree
Chicago died when Terry Kath died.
Listen to Leonid and Friends! Even Chicago loves and respects this band. They cover a lot of Chicago songs. A real tribute to their favorite band!
@@Allright21 Completely agree. They are amazing.
Make Me Smile - no question. Tanglewood or studio, they’re both phenomenal. Some of the very best of early Chicago and Terry Kath.
My Fav of theirs
Damn. I loved growing up in the 60's & 70's. My Dad and my aunts playing the music of those decades every day. I was so fuckin' lucky!
Thanks for your reactions. They're priceless.
One of the few bands i ever saw live that took flawless studio cuts to an even higher level when played live. Every.....single....song.
"Beginnings" from Chicago Transit Authority, Tanglewood or Live in Japan. They are all S-Tier. Maybe you could do the entire movie - "Live at Tanglewood".
Make Me Smile (the album cut is over 12 minutes long) worth every minute. It's called "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon"
i've suggested this a couple times to A&A- this seminal medley is a musical experience par none.
Tanglewood is a trailer park.
I think the camera guy was just as mesmerized. He probably forgot he had a job. Best solo ever.
Probably just stood there, mouth open in awe..letting camera roll...thinking "WOOOOAH!!"
Back then, they simply didn’t shoot live performances like they do today.
This might have even been film and not video.
I love it! Back when bands or soloists had to sound great live, and not just on their studio albums.
No autotune, no fancy effects or clean ups. Just REAL MUSIC.
That's what a lot of the so called artists are lacking today.
The drummer wasn’t “still setting up.” His bass drum mounted ride cymbal stand broke. He had to use the stand from his right side crash cymbal for his ride. They were still switching over when the video started.
Yeah, and it's interesting how Terry kind of forced the issue by gradually revving things up, as if to say, "Let's go! Just do the best you can with it!"
Just for its incredible message, Terry Kath, Chicago, “ Dialogue parts 1&2” never means more than it does today
I left the same suggestion. Cannot recommend this highly enough. The Tanglwiood performance of it is really cool.
Yes! Great song
Absolutely!!! Dialogue is a must!!
Ive been telling all these youngsters they NEED to hear Dialogue Part 1. It is SOOOO Relevant to the times we're living in now. Terry and Peter exchanging Lead Vocals the whole way thru....one of my all time faves.
Totally agree. Been suggesting it forever.
"Make Me Smile" live from the same show. Terry Kath sings as aggressive as he plays.
When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”
TANGLWOOOD, “ make me smile” You get to hear the voice behind the guitar playing .. it’s . simply .amazing.
Chicago songs are our love story. Almost 50 years with children & grandloves! 🎼❤️🩷🩷🩷
Hey A&A
"Questions 67 and 68" by Chicago has everything, great brass, Terry ripping it and Peter's great voice.
Anybody else agree?
Oh no a Peter Cetera lover! Band went downhill with him, a traitor he was.
Absolutely right!!!
Yes! Good choice!
The most missed piece Chicago ever done was Introduction. No one makes a review video of it. It changes every minute and a half. It describes Chicago in the early days.Radio did not play it because it was too longer and unlike alot of their other music they did not make a shorter version.
100% Agree
100% Agree
Introduction!!! All the way! Do NOT let this one pass. Specifically chosen as the introduction of their music to the world. And it DELIVERS the goods!!! Don’t miss it. You’ll be so sorry if you do.
Yes... INTRODUCTION
I've suggested this one to reactors several times but maybe now someone will finally listen.
Check out "Introduction", the first song from the first album. Time changes, shredding, holy sheet!!!
Lol...I saw Jackson Brown at Tanglewood. He literally sat down with his legs dangling over the edge of the stage and talked to us all after his concert. Great guy!
So glad you reacted to this. Awesome!
"Tanglewood" calls to mind unforgettable live performances by some of the greatest names in American music to me.
I'm a man, same concert. Very few rival Terry Kath. The soul of the man outshines just about anybody who may have better "technical" playing.
Thanks guys. Many feel that "Introduction" was Terry's masterpiece. He didn't read music....he'd tell James Pankow, the trombonist, what was floating around in his head, and Pankow would write the charts. Drummer Danny Seraphine was blown away by how elaborate the music was, and how the time signatures were ridiculously hard to play, etc. 25 or 6 to 4 was a GREAT choice. I agree with many others here that "I'm a Man," from the same show, should be next. Terry sings, as do Peter Cetera and keyboardist Robert Lamm.....and Terry, as the young guys say, "shreds." The rest of the band just has a blast. Or, the one I mentioned, "Introduction," also live from Tanglewood. You can't go wrong with either of those from the Chicago Transit Authority studio album either. Chicago was SO underappreciated by critics, as was Terry Kath. Used to piss me off. Acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals (His voice was so soulful, like a white Ray Charles almost). Too soon gone.....but thank you for this Wednesday morning surprise.
Amen on "I'm a Man". Saw this band more times than any other in the 70's.
I wish I could have seen with Kath. I was too young.
It's hard to believe that Rolling Stone magazine did not have Terry Kath in their top 100 guitarist list. In reality he is 2nd only to Jimi Hendrix.
My #1 favorite band through high school!
The mixture of brass and rock did it for me.
Beginnings is top notch too!
Tanglewood in the beautiful Berkshire mountains of Massachussetts is my favorite music venue by far. An incredible variety of music in the most relaxing environment anywhere. Go there and see for yourself.
Truthfully, when Terry Kath died I was selfishly crushed. He was the hard edge which Chicago needed to offset Cetera's softrock love songs preference. To this day, I love their first few albums. The following years, each time they had another commercial "sweet song" pop hit, I cringed... remembering when Kath was their leader & they had heart & soul.
CTA, II, III, and VII are great albums. I could toss the rest of them out. Kath is the soul of why those 4 albums are absolutely amazing.
Watching Kath live is insane. His selection in scales and ease of play is entirely different than anyone else.
@@pfury67 Chicago V too.
Watch the Terry Kath story on YT He was more than just a guitar player vocalist ..
Could NOT agree more! What was Cetera THINKING??? And why did other band members allow him to think as such?
@@FenderBassMan The powers that be saw dollar signs with the ballads and pop songs that is why Chicago went in the direction they did. Unfortunately Peter Cetera got bashed for the changes.
Tanglewood sounds like a cool name to me.
It’s a beautiful venue in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Grew up not far from there. James Taylor plays there in the summer and lives in the area. It’s the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
It’s a great place, legendary
You are not kidding, see my other reply, tons of memories there.
@@roberthaines1227 Seen the Boston Symphony there, and wow, this is the place if you want to introduce a noob to symphonic pleasures. Under the stars of a dark summer sky, on your blanket with wine, cheese and shmokey-dokey.
My wife... who saw the Boston Pops there one summer... says its is really just a (very nice and big) shed with a big lawn out front!
Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, Danny Seraphine and the horns were freakin' amazing back in the day. Try Ballet for a Girl in Buchanon. That song will show every member contributing to their amazing sound.
That is great one from the 2nd album. Ballet For a Girl in Buchannon.
Agreed on "Ballet for a Girl In Buchannan" but also the Terry Kath written track "Introduction" appropriately opening their debut album as "Chicago Transit Authority> for the same reasons. Kath's soulful baritone voice and the individual performers getting "spotlight" sections. On "Ballet" props to Danny Seraphine especially on the movement "To Be Free" where his drumming is superhuman.
@@craigw1911
Oh yes, how did I overlook that one. That's a great track too!!!
James Pankow wrote 'Ballet For a Girl In Buchannon' as an attempt to get his ex-fiancee back. She was attending West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon WV. Pankow misspelled the name of the town. Buckhannon is about 30 miles from Elkins WV where I was born.
I'm a little late to the party here, but if you guys want more Chicago like this? You should honestly just watch the entire Tanglewood concert. It's a really great representation of Chicago in their heyday. Also, I love what you guys are doing. Keep being awesome!
Damn, that was such excellence! Have loved this band since the 70's when I was young. Love that you guys give it such respect!
"I'm a Man" totally shreds live. The Tanglewood concert rocks!!!! Some of their ballads (Beginnings, Make me smile) were cut down back in the day for radio play. Some of Terry's rocking solos were cut out, but watching them live will give you the opportunity to hear him shred!! Terry's vocals are also of the chart! Please continue to rock Chicago live!!!!!
There is a 1968 live TV studio version of CTA doing I'm a Man ...I'll post the link when I find it...
The story's been told before, but worth retelling. From the mouths of the bandmembers, Jimi Hendrix was taken by Chicago from the first time he saw them. He immediately asked them to tour with him. Hendrix not only thought of Terry Kath as an equal, but allegedly said that Terry Kath was a better guitarist. They have top notch musicians at every spot. While Terry Kath was the undeniable superstar, the original drummer is underappreciated, and Peter Cetera is great on the bass. Of course the horn section is one of the best. I saw them early this month, and the trombone player, trumpet player and keyboardist are original members. Also, what band has three legitimate lead singers - Cetera, Kath ("Make me Smile") and Lam ("Beginnings")? If you want to be blown away by their musicianship, try "Poem 58."
“The original drummer” is Danny Seraphine.
The Monkees also toured with Hendrix.
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Don't forget James Pankow who wrote those songs. Killing it on the trombone at the same time.
"Their horns section is one set of lungs and their guitarist is better than me." As well as "check out Terry Kath, he's the best guitar player in the universe" are the quotes I'm familiar with from Jimi. Jimi was a super humble dude and loved finding other incredible artists to jam with. I wonder if they ever did jam? Wish that was on tape.
Kath: Just the amp, the guitar, the wah, and one incredible man.
I'm a Man at Tanglewood. It shows all 3 lead vocalists singing & them using other instruments, very creatively. One of them, being a cowbell.
"I'm a Man" from this same show should be next up! And I need to add, the camerawork you spoke of is not his fault. He is doing EXACTLY what the director is telling him to do. It is much more the director and editors fault.
INDEED
And they also wanted to show THE REST OF THE BAND. They focused on Terry a lot, but this wasn't a guitar lesson, it was a performance by a band comprising seven brilliant musicians.
Alex, your facial expression during the guitar solo was PRICELESS!!
Tanglewood is an outdoor venue in The Berkshire’s region of Massachusetts. The Who, jJefferson Airplane, Steely Dan, James Taylor even the Boston Symphony have played there. It’s a beautiful place to be at for art and culture. As far as camera work goes, this was 1970ish and not all venues had great access for filming especially an outdoor amphitheater.
Santana did Soul Sacrifice at Tanglewood and Michael Shrieve considered it a better performance to Woodstock. It's a Beautiful Day did White Bird there when Patti Samos was still alive and killed it. Tanglewood is a special place.
I really enjoyed your reaction. I fell in love with the entire Tanglewood concert footage. Please, please, please, do more reactions from the concert. One of the best I've ever seen.
Humans playing raw music directly through the instruments with little to no alternation via effects. REAL Frikin Live MUSIC right there. One of the legendary bands of our time. CHICAGO
OMG! Tanglewood is an awesome venue! It's an open aired auditorium in the WOODS! A very tangled woods, hence the name. I saw the Boston Symphony (I think) there.
It was our generations version of what Red Rocks is to this one. Mesmerizingly beautiful with incredible music all around.
You should definitely hit, Make Me Smile by Chicago
Hahaha I did grow up in Tanglewood!! That was the name of my subdivision. And yes it was a mystical place, it was the 70's 😊
I'm one of the biggest Chicago fans ever. Love them so much, have been to many concerts and I own every album they've ever put out. That being said, you folks need to do a search for Leonid & Friends and listen to their 25 or 6 to 4. They are the ultimate tribute band and if you know Chicago like I do, you'll see that they play the song note for note. Since all of the original Chicago guys (inlcuding me) are old dudes now, Leonid & Friends are a re-birth of Chicago. Catch one of their concerts. You won't be disappointed.
Way Make Me Smile from the same concert....awesome. You actually get to see Terry play his lead...
Check out Chicago's "Questions 67 & 68" - really a great song -there is a version live in Paris from 1969. Awesome!
With Chicago, you can not go wrong with anything from their first 2 albums “Chicago Transit Authority”and “THE Chicago II” Both those albums are masterworks of blues-rock. It’s unfortunate (imo) that after “Chicago II” they devolved into a MOR singles band.
You will never know the real power of Terri Kath until you listen to "Poem 58". An absolute monster guitar tune! ☮️
Agree, but lets just listen to the whole damn album!
@@garyschill7923 excellent point. ☮️
I've been hitting up on Poem 58 like forever.
*Terry
The whole Tanglewood Live concert is like this....Kath is a STAR ❤
This was a magic performance that was caught on camera (thank God). I loved it the first time but have to say every time i see and hear it again i love it more and more. I get goosebumps every time! Its just sssoooo good. We dont have Terry, but we have this one performance frozen on auto play, for us to be there, with this amazing talent for 7 minutes of bliss. Cant say enough how much i love this video and this particular bands performance and this musician Terry Kath on this one night. Its just so special. Its magic, plain and simple magic. Thank you for letting others experiance it too. It is a experiance isnt it.
Tanglewood is one of the premier outside venues in America. I saw many great concerts there. Bob Marley being my most favorite.
Check out ‘Leonid and Friends’ a Chicago Tribute band from Russia that sounds more like Chicago than Chicago does.
Saw them in person just before COVID. Incredible!!! Read the back story on these guys. Going again in Kansas City in Nov
Agree I just also just suggested them.
Saw them pre-covid in Annapolis. How great they are.
Tanglewood is a really beautiful concert hall in the Berkshire Mountains in Western Massachussetts! It's mostly for classical music, and you listen to music surrounded by fields, rolling hills, trees and mountains in the distance. Santana did an AMAZING performance there after Woodstock, including Soul Sacrifice (minus the hallucinations), and there should be a video of it floating around.
Andy's face during the guitar solo..... pure joy!!!
Chicago was my very first concert-1975 Seattle. Terry Kath...best ever. Ask Jimmy Hendrix.
Tanglewood ridiculous name?!!
I went to school 5 mi, away in the beaucolic Berkshires (Western Mass). Arlo Guthrie lives a few miles away and his Epic, Alice's Resturaunt all based in the area.( Lenox and Stockbridge, Ma). . It is a famous and historical venue. I saw the Moody Blues there several times. No offense Alex, but to quote Randy Bachman " Got to go to school' !! !
Great reaction! Early chicago (w/ Terry Kath) live is amazing! Colour My World, Beginnings, Make Me Smile... just to name a few
The point where you realize that the first part of the song is only there so the band can warm up to be the back up for the guitar solo.
POEM 58
I first heard Chicago (Transit Authority) in 1968 on WNAP FM from Nap (Indianapolis) town, Indiana, USA. One of the most requested songs then was "I'm a Man" by Chicago. I think it was a promo copy because the record wasn't available yet. When it would come on the radio I would call my best friend to see if he was listening. It was the first album I bought, now I have 3 crates full of Rock and Roll. If you want some more Terry Kath, listen to "Poem 58" off that first album I bought. It's an 8 minute 35 second song but the first 4 minute 48 seconds is bass, drums and Terry Kath, lots of Tery Kath. No horns, no keyboard, no special equipment.
Terry was like "Not set up huh? Well, the bus is leaving".