That solo is widely regarded as one of the greatest live guitar solo of all time. I was so fortunate to have seen Chicago at Fillmore East about 3 weeks before the Tanglewood show. Terry was on fire that night as well. RIP guitar master. 🎸🔥

Terry Kath was a monster on guitar. The whole band was ultra tight on this performance.

Fun fact: I had to play this song in school in middle school (I play trombone), and I had no idea where it came from until high school when I discovered Chicago. This song is literally a part of the Illinois school band curriculum 😂

Had the privilege of seeming them live many times, but twice before Kath died. I also saw what I believe was Kath's last live performance in the city of Chicago at old Soldiers' Field in the fall of 1977, months before his untimely death.

Amazing! Terry so underrated!❤

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

7 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

Sorry Bob, but Terry Kath did not write this song. It was Robert Lamm (keyboards).

You paused and said okay we got a little instrumental. Followed by one of the greatest guitar solos ever.

Quisp cereal? I LOVED that, and now its gone. Just like this band.. Thank you for your reaction.. xo

Peter and the guys went to a Cubs game in San Francisco which the Cubs won. Some Marines took exception to the loss and took it out on some long hair Cub fans. Peter ended up with a broken jaw. He recorded the studio version of this song with his jaw wired shut. He liked the way it sounded so much he incorporated the clenched jaw in his singing style which you can see in this video.

Everybody always talks about Kath's lead here, but they totally miss the incredible drum and bass work, which is the whole foundation and completely first rate.

Great reaction, Bob! You're as proud of Chicago as I am of Boston. One of the best guitar solos ever; Terry nailed it! Back in the day, I saw Chicago and the Moody Blues...talk about a dynamite double bill! No one will ever make the kind of music we had back then. Tragedy for both bands with Terry Kath and Brad Delp gone way too soon.

I was blessed to see Chicago in May of’ 70 before this performance in Langhorne PA at Neshaminy HIgh School in the GYM! No stage and I was in front of Terry on the second row. He was so amazing and I was blown away 😎🙏♥️

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

5 ай бұрын

...still kicking myself for never seeing them.

@steveforman7643

Ай бұрын

I was fortunate to see them at Fillmore East about 3 weeks before this concert. Terry was on fire that night too. 🎸🔥

Peter Ceterra "s Bass playing was great, too!

My first rock concert was going to see Chicago perform in Cincinnati in the early 70s. I think I was in either 9th or 10th grade. It was wonderful! I remember walking through the parking lot after the concert with my ears ringing so badly from the level of sound I had been exposed to for a couple hours. I still have some residual hearing loss today - no joke! But I would do it all again if I could!

The best years for music 50’s, 60’s and 70’s and Chicago was that bridge band a 70’s rock band with the horn line like a 40’s & 50’s big band ! I’ve got a young lady you should check out, she performs old school like your seeing here, LIVE ! Travel back to the summer of 1964 with her and take a listen to her cover of the Animals “ House of the Rising Sun “ ! You can find this video on her KZread channel from about 11 days ago, and the young lady is Allie Sherlock ! Take a listen to her powerful, rich, raspy, soulful voice and her beautiful guitar accompaniment , Enjoy ! 🎤🎸🎼

Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world and he replied "The next time I meet Terry Kath, I'll ask him!" Enough said!

This Chicago was the best Chicago that ever was. After Terry Kath was gone, I didn’t enjoy most of their stuff. But goodness the talent of this band and what they did with Terry Kath puts them at the top of the list for me as an all time favorite.

Terry Kath had a great guitar solo in the song, but the song was NOT written by Kath. It was written by the keyboard player Robert Lamm. He was awake early in the morning staring blindly out the window of a rented Hollywood home seeing the flashing neon lights of the city and struggling to come up with the lyrics for a song. He looked at his watch and it was 25 minutes or 26 minutes to 4 AM. Hence, 25 or 6 to 4.

Terry was a Beast !

I never saw them live until about 3 years ago. It was well,worth it.

Actually Robert Lamm wrote the song. You mentioned Terry Kath. Jimi Hendrix spoke very highly of Terry Kath. Terry's voice was quite good, too. He has a 'Ray Charles' type of a voice. Now, there is a Russian group that plays many Chicago tributes... and I tell you: they are AMAZING! They are called, 'Leonid and Friends' - if you watch and listed to 'Leonid and Friends' perform Chicago songs, not only do they play very well, but they could make people want to see 'Chicago'! Now, Chicago is still around, but it is a different lineup from the 60s and 70s. The group has a total of 37 albums as of 11/10/2023. I was a Chicago fan in the 70s and 80s too when they still had the original lineup of the seven which are here at this concert. Sadly, Kath took a revolver to his head, thinking that it wasn't loaded - but there was one round in the chamber...he died in 1978 and only 31 years old. He was certainly a 'foundation' type of a guy for the group.

CTA Baby! This is in fact one of my overall favorite live performances from any band, the whole Tanglewood concert was incredible. I grew up with this song on the radio, but never saw it live until I got older. I kinda wish we had youtube in the 70's, so I could have seen this live as a teen.

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

10 ай бұрын

Hi. Thanks so much for checking out the video. I agree this band was amazing, especially this performance in particular. I saw a lot of bands in the '70s, but unfortunately I never saw chicago.. and I live in chicago! It's one of those bands that I will never forgive myself for not seeing back in the day. Thanks again for the listen.

Drummer went crazy on previous song and knocked them over… Terry just filling in…

What a great song Bob, you did a great job reviewing this one Terry's guitar solo really blows me away he's so underrated I think. We really did Rock in the 70s Bob 👍

My brother was at that concert Bob. The band was starting to break down when the crowd screamed for an encore. They were putting the drums back together so they could do it. Just so you know.

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

8 ай бұрын

Wow, that's sooo cool and sooo 70's! LOL Things were definitely different back then.

@avlisk

7 ай бұрын

Never knew that part of the story. Great info. Thanks.

I toured with them for 6 months in 1995 and out of all the tours I did that was one of my favorites. I love their music...

My dad was a huge chicago fan .. the old chicago.. after Terry bit the chicken they were never the same.. they Chicago Transit Authority was among the best of all time. Later on they just made me sad. Such good horns.. good guitar.. good everything. then .. pathetic ..so sad. Always finger check your firearms to tell if they are loaded .. dang Terry!! DANG IT TERRY!

I agree, when you mention this band , the horns are one of the first things that comes to mind. Good pick. I've seen this video before, and yeah, Terry kills it on guitar. The band lost a lot when he died, still great though.

Great live performance! My favorite Chicago cut is a live recording of "Color My World" where Terry Kath sings lead.

Chicago's debut album was a masterpiece, almost like a greatest hits album, then this as a followup, and it was released not long after CTA. I've also heard Jimi Hendricks called Terry the best guitarist he had ever heard.

Page himself stated that Terry was his favorite guitarist.

Everyone always comments on Terry's solo; when they see this video. Why doesn't anyone ever comment on what he's doing while playing rhythm. People, go back and listen to what Terry is doing on rhythm. There are great lead guitar players and great rhythm guitar players. Terry was both.

Interestingly Jimi Page gave credit to this song as inspiration for the break in, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.

I LOVED CHICAGO! That was quite the guitar solo! Goosebumping Good Grief! I don't remember that extent of a solo on the record. That could be my bad memory or that it wasn't that long. I loved most of their songs and probably would have loved more had I ever seen them live. Good choice for this week, Bob! Thanks! Can't wait for the next two days' choices. I'm thinking the instrument variety really gave them an extra 'edge'.

From their initial album by The Chicago Transit Authority ( later shorten to Chicago to keep from being sued by the actual Chicago Transit Authority) they were 1 of my favorite groups. This video shows why you should watch live performances over just listening to studio versions, live is where the magic happens. In the 60s and 70s living in Iowa meant a 250 mi. trip to the twin cities, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago to experience one of the super-groups of the era. Bummer. Love your channel, keep on keeping on. 😎✌🏻🤟🏻🤙🏻🖖🏻

As a suggestion: ran across a video which sets forth a current extended live performance of this song by both 'Chicago' and 'Earth Wind and Fire'

Robert Lamm wrote 25 or 6 to 4!!!!!!!!!!!!

It seems like Chicago was never the same after the death of Terry Kath.

Terry Kath used a cry baby wah wah pedal!

Terry kath is a name every rock fan should know and so few do. What a shame. I had the good fortune to have a front row seat when they played Rockfest in Cadott WI about 20 years ago. I had VIP tickets for like row 12 and mentioned I like Chicago at are campsite and fellow who had front row let my wife and I use his seats because he was not a fan

The “path they went down” and got “too soft” I would say had more to do with their new producer David Foster, who is a great song writer and Producer himself but definitely changed Chicago into something they weren’t before.

Robert Lamm the keyboard guy wrote the song not Terry Kath although Terry played his butt off.

Robert Lamm wrote it.

Dave Gilmore "Comfortably Numb" at Pulse best guitar solo ever!! Terry Kath was brilliant thought.....Hendrix favourite guitarist I believe....

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

9 ай бұрын

I'll have to check that one out. Hendrix was flat out amazing. Nobody can deny that one. I was really impressed with Terry though.

@rjsmith44-op8fy

3 ай бұрын

No way Kath would smoke Gilmore and Artis Gilmore of the Bulls too!!!lol

Terry's death changed Chicago. Not Peter. It became a different band. Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar player is Terry .

Producer song writer David Foster wanted them to use strings and less horns and wanted Peter Cetera to become their front man. When the band said no, Foster convinced Cetera to go solo. Then with Terry's death it didn't look good for Chicago. Cetera only had one hit album followed by duds. With Robert Lamm and the horns they have rebuilt several times and still perform and record

If you like guitar solos play some southern rock from the 70's

Watching this video it's easy to understand why Jimi Hendrix called Terry Kath the greatest guitar player in the universe.

Terry Kath's was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar player

Terry Kath did NOT write this, Robert Lamm the keyboardist did.

Hendrix said Kath was the greatest guitarist in the universe

Thanks Bob for this video. Chicago was one of the best ever bands until Terry Kath killed himself fooling around with a pistol in Colorado at their recording ranch. After they were a good band, but never like the original. Todays version isn’t very good at all, quite honestly. Should you like to explore a cover band, I suggest you watch a group of Russian musicians that go by Leonid and Friends. They will surprise you. Ron

Yo bring som Blood Sweat and Tears another hormy band and Maybe some Vanilla Fudge

Terry Kath didn't write this song. Robert Lamm, the keyboard player did, and as the writer and one of the three singers he got to decide who's going to sing lead. Robert never enjoyed the spotlight

to me it was David Foster that ruined Chicago. He put in Peter's head that he didn't need Chicago and changed the band for the worst. If Terry was still alive he wouldve kept the band to its strong roots.

@ModernLifeForThe70sMind

9 ай бұрын

I SO agree. Terry never would have let that band move to the direction that they ultimately did. With that said...still one of my favorite bands of all time.