When they asked Hendrix how it felt to be the world's greatest guitarist he said : Go ask that dude in Chicago. CTA played my high school graduation dance. (Lord am I getting old!) Wheeling High School Wheeling,Illinois, Class of '69.

I saw Chicago Transit Authority in Vancouver, before they were really big. The opening band was Illinois Speed Press, a great opening band, but when Chicago came on, the stage was black, but they opened with the horns playing "Introduction" and the entire audience stood up. That was an amazing moment, since probably half the audience had never heard of them before. The sound of those horns was amazing.

I saw this terrific band play this song at my very first concert (age 13) in Philadelphia that same year. They were never the same after Kath died.

@eumaeus

5 ай бұрын

I'm not an envious person, but boy, you were so lucky to have seen them live, at their height (pre 'pop' era).

This takes me back to my High School daze.

Classic

You guys just witnessed one of the greatest live guitar solos ever!!! I was fortunate to have seen Chicago at Fillmore East about 3 weeks prior to this concert. Terry was on fire that night too. 🎸🔥

@glennandadriansrocktalk

2 ай бұрын

That is awesome.

One of the best live concerts ever.

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

@glennandadriansrocktalk

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm a huge fan of that first record and have played a bunch of those songs with other musicians - just for fun - including Introduction, what a work of art. - G

You hear people talk about a band being "tight", well these guys were SO tight that Terry could start strumming his axe perfectly timed to when the others would finish getting set up and come in with him right on time, in sync, not breaking rhythm with each other, gliding into the song as smoothly as an Olympic ski jumper sliding down the ramp to the gold medal flight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jimi Hendrix told Chicago's publicist that Terry was a better guitar player than he was. They actually had plans to do shows together. When Chicago made the studio album with this song on it, Cetera's jaw had been broken and he had to sing it through clenched teeth because his jaws were wired shut. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tanglewood is the super famous venue where the Boston Symphony Orchestra gives sold out performances. It has been around for a long time. Tanglewood is a music venue and festival in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Tanglewood Learning Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The real Chicago Transit Authority, the one that has been around since the 19th century, the one that is a department of the City of Chicago that regulates, oversees, maintains, et cetera, the commuter trains, ferries, and much other stuff, told the band to stop using their name or get their pants sued off. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lyrics say it, after that guitar solo, I feel like I need to sleep too.

Excellent reaction guys! You gave some insightful history on the song before and after playing it, played a great video of a song I could actually see while you both stayed in your respective little corners and let the song play! Terry Kath was an animal! God only knows what he could have done had he had more time.

@glennandadriansrocktalk

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! And, totally agree on Terry

Hahaha....another job I did for Bill Graham at Tanglewood! Also Jethro Tull....✌️ PS: Same venue - Chicago- I'm a Man has more Terry Kath greatness and also shows off how good of a vocalist he was.

@glennandadriansrocktalk

5 ай бұрын

Very cool! Sounds like it was a great job!

Saw them - if you can believe it - at a concert in the gym at the University of Hartford in the spring of 1969 - just before “Beginnings” was released as a single. (Opening act was Tim Hardin.) Blew us away and totally unexpected.

@glennandadriansrocktalk

4 ай бұрын

Wow what a double bill! That's amazing.

Peter Cetera was a main asset for the band. He needs to get more recognition. Peter is an awesome bass player. Of course, Terry was awesome.

I believe those who grew up using digital clocks and watches are confused by the title.

@eumaeus

5 ай бұрын

HAHA, that's the funniest comment I've ever seen to the title of this track. Bravo!

@deborahbarchard5957

5 ай бұрын

@@eumaeus My two "millenial" daughters have never referred to a time as a certain number of minute(s) to an hour in my presence. They use the number of minutes past an hour. ie: "Three thirty-five" or "Three thirty-six". Confusing, I know.

Yes, that horn section! Saw you playing trombone Glenn haha. My older sister turned me on to Chicago. The story goes, somebody asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the best guitar player in the world, he said go ask Terry Kath. Saturday In The Park, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is. Another great performance Black Sabbath, War Pigs live Paris 1970. All incredible performances but Bill Ward on drums was on fire!🤘

Southern California Purples is a great cut from their first LP. I dont think there are any live videos out there, but the studio version is FIRE!

RIP Terry.

tower of power had horns also.

By the way...Terry onviously used a wah-wah pedal, but that was it.

@glennandadriansrocktalk

5 ай бұрын

Yeah that occurred to me as we were listening! He was a master on the wah.

@BritIronRebel

5 ай бұрын

@@glennandadriansrocktalk A guy that used no pedals at all was Alvin Lee of Ten Years After. Blisteringly fast guitarist. KZread's got a great video of TYA live at Winterland (black and white) doing 'I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes'. 👍

Not an expert on facts, but i did read several times last century that Chicago came before Blood Sweat n Tears, BUT......Chicago were held back until BS&T got established and then Chicago got introduced to the broader audience outside Chicago. A bit like Englebert and Tom Jones. Englebert was first and ready to conquer the world when his manager secured Tom Jones......so Englebert was pushed backwards until middle aged women started throwing soiled panties at Tom.. ...then they released Englebert and had 2 radio superstars at the same time.