This is the real Chicago from 69-78. The Terry Kath years. He gave them an edge with his lead vocals, backgrounds and guitar work, so during those years even though there were many ballads, he was still there to balance things out. When he died, he took the soul, and balls of Chicago with him. Anything from this album, number 2 and #5 and some of 7 is well worth listening to because they were at their most experimental and diverse. Thank you for reacting to this. More people need to hear early Chicago and the great Terry Kath. by the way, there are plenty of examples of them playing this live especially the killer version on youtube of them in Louisville KY. Peter Cetera is an original member and a fantastic bass player/singer in his own right, and he was very much an integral part of this lineup.

@connieleighton4375

2 жыл бұрын

I think that their most beautiful ballad is colour my world sung by him, and I usually take alot of grief when I say Chicago was best before his death

@robertacolarette1594

2 жыл бұрын

@melvin perry I totally agree with you. Early Chicago was jazzy, funky, rock and blues. They were great. That’s why they exploded back in the late 60’s. Terry’s passing was a real loss. They were never the same.

@Blasserman

2 жыл бұрын

Right on. Their fantastic library was ruined by their 2nd carnation. If I ask to hear random songs by Chicago, it's now overwhelmed with modern crap not even worth a listen.

@richardcurley5798

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you & everyone who responded said. Their first 5 albums were so innovative; there was no other group like them.

@davidlitchke4964

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Well said.

First album, first song. Truly an Introduction showing a broad sampling of what they do!

They did this live a lot while Terry was still alive. Peter Cetera was a founding member and playing amazing bass on this tune.

@ScottDeBerg

2 жыл бұрын

I think Peter Cetera is a very underrated bassist. Precise and melodic at the same time... Reminds me of someone named "Paul"...?

@robertcussins2807

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDeBerg Uh, yup, I can see what you're saying. Just listen to the bass in all the early years of Chicago...excellent. And Paul? Yeah, he could cook on bass. Got no argument from me. So talented.

@brucemarshall9521

2 жыл бұрын

@@joelhoulette3244 Cetera's bass playing on this song is insane. Not just a backbeat, a melodic backbeat. Totally friggin' awesome.

@tommack9395

2 жыл бұрын

That's because Terry was the soul of the band. All the other band members had said he was the one guy they looked to during any gig for direction. Btw, Kath was also one of the best guitarist of his era, monster chops and self-taught. Cetera was not so much a founding member but was a member a couple years before they cut this first album. He's killing on bass on these early albums, an he was originally a guitar player who took up playing bass - he played with a pick rather than fingers until Chicago III. In fact there are a few Chicago recordings he played guitar on, and Terry or their producer played the bass.

@patriciacrawford2583

Жыл бұрын

Ceters was not a founding member of this group.it was originally Walt Terry and Danny and James cause Bobby Lamm came before Cetra did last to join cause he was with a nother group playing guitar cause Terry was a bassist for a nother group .know this history of this fabulous group ben together for almost fifty years .

THIS is Chicago, my friend!!!! The musicianship was stellar!!!!✌🏻

CTA, first album, first song.....what an introduction to a group!

Bought this album when it came out in 1969. Loved it then and still do, especially "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" I went on to acquire a lot more of Chicago's music, but I've always preferred the first couple of albums. Great stuff!

Peter Cetera actually was in the group from the start, so he is the bass player on this song. The original band was: Peter Cetera on bass, Terry Kath on guitar, Robert Lamm on keyboards, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone, Walter Parazaider on woodwinds, and Danny Seraphine on drums. Cetera, Kath, and Lamm shared lead vocal duties. Cetera began to emerge as the most-frequent lead singer in 1973. Their sound was already evolving long before Kath died (which wasn't until '78). However, Kath was unhappy with the changes in style and was reportedly planning to leave the group out of frustration. Once he'd passed away, the band's style really went softer and more "pop"-like, especially after producer David Foster got involved with them in '81, remaining their producer until '86. Currently, 4 of the original 7 members are still in the band (Seraphine left in 1990).

@j.w.matney8390

2 жыл бұрын

David Foster turns every band he produces into bubblegum pop ballads bands. I stopped buying Chicago albums when they went in that direction.

@talltulip

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.w.matney8390 and he's an arrogant son-of-a-gun, as well. I'm not a fan either (except for his version of Carol of the Bells, which is my favorite Christmas record).

Cetera was in the original line up. He played the bad ass bass you hear in the background. He shared vocals with Terry Kath and Robert Lamm back then.

Terry Kath (lead Guitar) is a legend. Check out "25 or 6 to 4" and you`ll see why!

The band sound didn’t change as part of “becoming commercial.” Of course there was evolution, but there were three carrying the vocals, including Cetera, however the shift you are referring to in Chicago is mostly the absence of the soulful voice and world-beating guitar of Terry Kath after his untimely death. Early Chicago, did in fact have commercial success and had all the exposure a music act could hope for in the USA at the time. One of the greatest aspects to the greater awareness of the post-Kath era were the hits that were on the new MTV phenomenon of the 80s. This too was successful, naturally, but the loss of Terry Kath as a guitar genius, singer-songwriter and arranger was like if the Beatles had lost Paul or John in ‘67 … the sound would have changed out of new challenge the cherished tunes of the last albums would either not exist or be radically different. The change was gradual in style, and Terry’s era was as long as the Beatles were together. If you explore the albums of 69-74 you will better understand how the band experimented in the studio. Live, the old songs were performed, not only the new. This was a band that enjoyed creativity of improvisation and spontaneity of jazz and blues and brought it to a rock sound that was all their own. Those who lived through this early era of CTA / Chicago will be taken back a bit by the use of “commercial” as a description, yet your observation is understandable. Just keep in mind that they were a musical phenomenon that was extremely successful for these times. The tragic loss of Kath, was like replacing Page, Blackmore, or Hendrix- save like Clapton Terry could sing as well. The loss of Kath plus the 80’s taste for synths and ballads that could feed the hunger for MTV are more likely causes than changing due to wanting a more “commercial” sound. Another great reaction choice. Tracking the variety found in early Chicago is a worthwhile rabbit-hole to explore! 👍🏻

@roymoore3156

2 жыл бұрын

Really great analysis and thanks for taking time to write it. As a CTA fan from the beginning. Listening to the band takes me all the way back to the day...wow! What a day it was...Chicago’s music holds up today as much or more than it ever did! Thanks!

@Jude74

2 жыл бұрын

This ⬆️. Btw, I’m a Chicago native and resident and we are a little possessive of the late 60’s-late 70’s era of the band. The David Foster era not as much.

Awesome band. So many great songs. My favorite is Make Me Smile.

Around 1969-70 I went to a Turtles concert at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. A friend from high school was on security and I asked him if I could sit up on the side of the stage. He said I couldn't for the Turtles but I could for the opening act. Didn't know much about their music yet but I looked over at the drum cases a few feet away and saw the name "Daniel Seraphine-Chicago Transit Authority". What amazed me was the tight horn section, and the great Terry Kath on guitar. And these guys looked really young. Great memory. PS-And they were way better than the Turtles.

@marykjones4084

Жыл бұрын

What a great memory! I loved those early recoedings. I saw them once post-Kath and the horns and drums and voices were great but of course, no Terry. They remain a great performing band.

Thx! “Colour my world” is iconic! Very mellow and soulful!

This is the Chicago I fell in love with, before they went pop.

Those early years were pure magic!

Hi Harri, Thank you for doing my request. To answer 2 of your questions, they did perform this live flawlessly as is apparent on their 4th album: Chicago Live at Carnegie Hall. And believe it or not, that is Peter Cetera you just heard on bass; he is a founding member. Stay well - Brooklyn Mike

You need to listen to "Poem 58" from the same album. You'll absolutely never guess it's Chicago. Outstanding guitar work by Terry Kath.

@robertcussins2807

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, hell yeah!!!

@daviddragavon7555

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Hurricane, you are definitely right about Poem 58!

@markthoele1808

4 ай бұрын

Yes,yes, yes.

Terry Kath sounded kinda like Ray Charles. And he was a great guitarist. Jimi Hendrix loved him. Terry Kath hated when Peter Cetera softened their sound with ballads. Terry refused to join in the recording of "If You Leave Me Now" which Cetera wrote. Terry Kath tragically died after he accidentally shot himself. Huge loss to the band and world. There is a documentary called the Terry Kath Experience put together by his daughter. Good watch. Available on KZread. Not sure if it is still on Netflix.

@robertacolarette1594

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that documentary. I think that’s where I heard that his wife revealed that Terry was thinking about leaving the band because of the direction they were taking the music. If he had started his own band, just imagine what that would have been like.

@roymoore3156

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertacolarette1594 I’ve followed CTA from the start. I am yet to get beyond ‘what would have happened’ if...Terry Kath hadn’t died. I hope the film made by his daughter was cathartic, Lord knows she may have needed it!

@saturnnet1627

2 жыл бұрын

"If You Leave Me Now" gave chicago their very first number 1 hit and helped to solidify their musical legacy so Terry Kath wasnt always right in his vision of the band.

@whenisdinner2137

2 жыл бұрын

A reporter onesaz Jimi Hendrix what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player that ever lived. He responded "I wouldn't know, ask Terry Kath."

@kennethrussell1158

Жыл бұрын

He voted Ray Charles as one of his idols. As did Steve Winwood.

CTA..Excellent LP. Terry Kath a monster on Guitar!! Soulful voice. Hendrix was amazed by Kath. Thanks Harri Fab choice, Terry's influence was Stellar.

Harri you can’t go wrong with any song off this double album. I first heard this when I was in middle school and I was amazed! Terry Kath was an amazing and underrated guitar player and vocalist. His soulful voice and bluesy riffs set him apart and is greatly missed. I suggest you try listening to Poem 58, I’m A Man, or South California Purples.

Some bands were blessed with multiple vocalists: the Beatles...Three Dog Night...Chicago (Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Pete Cetera).

This is the Chicago I knew best. My small high school jazz ensemble did a cover of Introduction in 1972 for music contests and came in first several times. Thanks in part to the director's transcription. Needless to say the changing time signatures and tempo changes required plenty of dedication and rehearsal. Chicago's early hits, Make Me Smile, Beginnings, and 25 or 6 to 4, became the staple of many high school pep bands, marching bands and drum corps in the 70s. The opening guitar riff of 25 or 6 to 4 eventually got banned in music stores for being overplayed.

They did do it live. This was the first song on the first album and was appropriately titled: Introduction, and that is what it was. ( by the way, how many rock bands feature a trombone solo) . Peter Cetera was an OG member of the band, that's him on bass. The guy with gravely voice and the nasty guitar 🎸 licks was Terry Kath. He died stupidly playing with an "unloaded" gun. They became a ballad band. Hard to fill Terry Kath's shoes. A lot of time Chicago had all 3 vocalist trading off verses and doing some nifty harmonies. First few albums were double record albums, some you'll love..others not so much (I'm looking at you: "Free Form Guitar") Try: "In the Country " for a fine example of Pete and Terry sharing vocals. Plus. It rocks!

The greatness of Chicago. Challenging music to listen to and to play. Jazz/Rock/early Prog and early Fusion before anyone had the idea. Great music, period.

That whole album is pure fire.

Try The Crusaders, Tower of Power, Blood Sweat and Tears for more terrific horn-driven stuff like this. This is the best version of Chicago, before Terry Kath died and they went soft and simple.

Saw them ( the original band, with Terry Kath) in 1970-71. They were music theory graduates and superb live performers.

Best Chicago album ever! Imho✌🤘

One of my very first albums! Love Terry Kath. Still have the record and it’s in great shape.

First Album, first cut, I remember hearing this as a High School Freshman and wondered how does it get any better than this.

I know Peter Cetera has that unforgettable voice, but was a hell of a bass player too! Danny Seraphine is such a great drummer! Perhaps unknown to many, but not us Chicago fans😁😉

Another great jam from the same album is South California Purples.

What you described is just that. These guys were classically trained, I think they were from DePaul University. One of my favorite groups. A variety of forms, masterful.

One of my All Time Chicago tunes. I had this album in 1969 & this track "Introduction" did exactly that. It introduced you to who "Chicago" was !! From Rock to Soulful R&B, to Jazz. & back into Rock all in one track !!

Welcome to the best music (the first eight albums) from my favorite band in the history of EVER!! I still like and listen to everything they've done since then, but the early stuff is absolutely my favorite, and the music that immediately hooked me when I was a kid. They still sometimes play "Introduction" in concert, and most of their concert set is the early classics. Thanks for this video!

Great band, I have seen them live so many times and they are always as tight as they are on recordings and much more high energy and excitement. Thank you for this reaction.

Album 1, Side 1, Song 1. This was what they were about to unleash on the world of music. It’s Chicago kicking ass, taking no prisoners and setting themselves up for over 50 years of greatness in one form or another. Introduction was played live and it sounded great live. Check out the Tanglewood performance from 1970.

I remember listening to this with joss sticks and joints in 1969. The growling vocal by Kath, the horn arrangement and Seraphine on drums were a revelation. Their follow-up album was extraordinary!

Terry Kath wrote this all out in his head, James pankow transposed the music. Masterpiece!!!

This entire debut album is fire! Every single song is excellent with the exception of Free Form Guitar, which is seven minutes of distorted guitar. I highly recommend that you check out the entire album!

Yes Chicago allways lived this band especially in the late 70s , many thanks

They were so many things that make a band so magically great, that --even though they're still working musicians today -- their legacy is legendary.... especially where and when I grew up, Chicago's NW side in 60's and 70's.

The other little know incredible fact about this song is Terry Kath wrote this without knowing how to read or write musical notation. He sat down with Jim Pankow played it and Jim wrote it down 🙏❤️👍😎

It does my heart so much good listening to and watching you review music that has moved me for going on fifty three years. Thanks Harri!

Peter Cetera did the "stuff" and fit in as an original member of the band from 1967-1985.

Peter Cetera is lead singer on 25 or 6 to 4 and many other hard rockers Chicago did over the years. Robert Lamm and the three horn players were all disappointed in the change to more commercial and softer sounds of the 1980’s but recognized it needed to happen to get back on the radio and it did result in a major career resurgence from 1982 - 1992. Check out the 2016 documentary about band history by Peter Pardini called Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago. Incredibly, after 54 years they still have three original members and will be releasing a new album of original music in early 2022.

Harri, my man ... buddy ... I see you have found their soul. Yeah, Terry Kath (the singer here, and lead guitarist until his death) was the drive in this group and Peter Cetera was the nail in their coffin to me. After Terry died, they just did 1 Peter Cetera song after another, and they all sounded the exactly same to me. This version of the group is the ONLY version I recognize or will listen to. Oh, the members stayed the same after Terry died, but without his "life force", they were just a shell of themselves. As I have relayed in the past, I've heard one of the horn players say that, if you even mention his name in front of them, the entire group sheds a tear ...

@ellenjones7819

2 жыл бұрын

They lost all their soul after Cetera took over.

@StevesFunhouse

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellenjones7819 You got that right 😟 !!!

@brucedillinger9448

2 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY agree with you. I eventually stopped listening to Chicago after the watering-down began.

Michael Plotino nailed it Harri ... All timer groove on this - and their albums while Terry Kath (guitarist/vocalist on this track) - was still alive . Highest level intersection of Jazz/Blues/Funk/Rock .

There first three albums are the best in my opinion. Saw them 3 times in late 69 and '70, they opened each show with the 'Introduction', it's a great tune.

That horn guy just is the icing on their 🍰 cake!

Rock, Jazz, Blues, Avant Garde Classical as well. That breakdown section before you broke in the first time is straight up Varese.

This album and their second album simply titled Chicago were two of my favorite albums to listen to when I was a teenager. You mentioned they would have to rehearse a lot to play this song live..Chicago was an amazing band to listen to live..a good example of that is their Tanglewood concert..very much worth a listen.

Yes, the first song on the first album, covering every aspect of who they were and would become!!

Early Chicago was amazing!! Terry Kath was incredible!!❤

Terry Kath one of the best ever. 25 or 6 to 4 at tanglewood live.

I bought that album in '69 and saw them live in Columbia, SC in '70. They did not miss a beat. Peace out.

That first album.. almost every song is amazing.. Chicago Transit Authority .. amazing. Thanks for doing this one. Lift one for Terry Kath .. one of the greats

They are still amazing live!

Loved Chicago Transit Authority, later changed to Chicago! I think brass in music is great, and I miss that in new music! Thanx Harri :)

I saw them perform this live in Philadelphia in October of 1969. My jaw hit the floor. 52 years later I still cant find it. Great reaction my friend!

Chicago definitely bring the horns! Great reaction Harri!

Terry Kath was the heart and the soul of the band . When he died so did it.

Hi Harri, Thanks for posting this incredible song by CTA. My Rock band used to play many of there songs when I was 14 years old. I was and still am the lead guitar played for our band and was tremendous influenced but Terry Kath's fabulous guitar work. Unfortunately, we could not play this song, as It had too many horns for us to duplicate without a horn section of our own. But this song was always one of my very favorites, as I played trumpet a well and totally understood how incredible the band and there horn section was. P.S.Love your reactions, AND love your voice, It you have time, React to Gary Moore, Separate Ways, Live - 12:00+minute video in LONDON NIGHT CLUB, Incredible!

In my Top 10 All Time. Pure Fire.

Great song. I've recommended it to several reactors but you're the first to listen to it. If you're going to start with Chicago where better than the first song on their first album. Also Southern California Purples from this album is a great showcase of Terry Kath and his incredible singing and guitar work.

I never heard this one. I really like the vocals. 🌺✌️

Terry Kath the Guitar player wrote this tune, It's amazing how many time signatures it went through and how he arranged the Horns. Terry put a Humbucker Pickup on a Telecaster Guitar and played through a PA with Radio Shack Speakers, He put chicken Wire around the PA to Cancel out Police & Fire Dept Broadcasts that would bleed into live performances! Melvin Perry is correct. Terry was killed when his Pistol accidentally discharged. His death stunned Musicians as many felt his best was yet to come. Jimi Hendrix became an instant Fan of Chicago, When he heard Terry play he began to tell Guitarists, "I heard this Band Chicago and they have this Amazing Guitarist who is as good as I am." Thank you for honoring Terry Kath and the Band Chicago. Rest in Peace Terry, Your music is still touching lives and getting Reactions.

You were diggin' it Harri, I saw you. This is the definitive Chicago album. There is not much else like it, hasn't been for 50 years. Thanks for the recommendation and the post.✌️❤️🎵

They nailed it live.

Songs like "If You Leave Me Now" are great, but this is my favorite Chicago song.

CTA had me at "hello". We saw them at the Lambertville Music Circus in July of 1970. I was so impressed. No one played anything like that at the time. (BST?)

It's a welcome tune about the history of the band up to that moment.

The documentary left me with one thought I’m still ruminating about. A band mate of Terry’s said that Terry’s death saved the lives of all the other band members. Because Terry died, Chicago lived. WOW!

@S2Wiley

Жыл бұрын

Then David Foster tried to kill the artist in each of them.

This is when Chicago "Chicago Transit Authority," was just starting out. They were nasty, gritty, and soulful. Then they became "Chicago," a couple of years later. They transformed into a different Band, with a different sound. Lots of Horns, and musical arrangements and, just different. I liked them as they were in the beginning as "CTA.' Oh well, they were obviously a great Band in the end.

watch the chicago doc.... it explains that Terry Kath could not read or write music but he had this piece of music composed in his head and that Keyboardist Robert Lamm charted it for him.....Terry had composed it to introduce the different band members.....after running thru it a few times in rehearsal.....the band recorded it LIVE in one take.

Peter Cetera was in the band from the beginning. He was the bass player and sang some of the songs. But they were much more rocking back then. Peter was in the band until the 80s when he left to go solo. It was after Terry Kath died that they started changing their sound. They even did a disco song (Street Player) on Chicago XIII. But for the most part it was the same band members when they went more commercial. But Peter's ballady songs started getting the most airplay so he kind of took over. I like all phases of this band, but nothing can touch the early stuff. The 3 singers are Peter, Terry Kath (who sang this song) and Robert Lamm.

Listen to poem 58 from the same album or just listen to the whole album . Their first album was the best and they gradually diminished in my opinion. Was it really 53 years ago when I first heard that album ? Yes !

@craigw1911

2 жыл бұрын

Poem 58 is a MUST!!!

Peter Cetera is an original member. Harri, you’re terrific!

Seriously. Pretty darn good. Great picks.

50 years Ago. Chicago & Blood Sweat and Tears. Horn Rock . Pioneers. 1969

Chicago - brought an unheard of sophistication and complexity to the Rock format that makes these early recordings classics.

You nailed it on the head on EVERY point, but two. One, Peter Cetera was already in the band by this time - and playing some kick-butt bass on this song. Two, Chicago still plays Introduction at the beginning of their concerts. I have long felt (for nearly 50 years) that Introduction is THE greatest song in the history of rock-n-roll. Its composer, Terry Kath, is criminally underrated both as a songwriter and as a guitarist. Before you mentioned it, I had never thought of Introduction as a movie theme, but I can envision it now. Perhaps if some visionary producer/director included Introduction in his/her film, Terry Kath (nearly 45 years after his death) might finally get the credit he deserves, both as a songwriter and as the finest rock guitarist ever.

Terry Kath was a tour de force, the band members referred to him as their quarterback. The old Chicago and the new Chicago were the same members after Kath's death. What was missing was his writing and rocking attitude. The biggest change In personnel was they had to hire two guitarist to replace him. But no one could ever replace his soulful voice or how he brought out the best in the others. Peter cetera is a phenomenal bass player, this song is a prime example he crushed it, but later on after Kath's death he didn't play to his full potential.

CHICAGO, "INTRODUCTION"... THIS ARE THE DAYS OF THEIR GREATNESS. IT ALL LEFT AFTER LEAD GUITAREST TERRY KATH'S DEATH. AND THOSE GIRLY SONGS STARTED. THOSE EARLY DAYS WERE THE BEST, IN MY WAY OF THINKING. THE SOULFUL, JAZZ, ROCK AND ROLL SO PLEASING TOO THE EAR..

Only three of the original lineup are touring together. From the original lineup Terry Kath (guitar, lead vocals) died of a self-inflicted accidental gunshot to the head. Peter Cetera (bass, lead vocals) quit to go solo, Danny Seraphine (drums) was fired, Walt Parazaider (woodwinds, sax) left touring for health reasons (he now has Alzheimer's, had heart problems too). Original members Robert Lamm (keyboards, lead vocals), James Pankow (trombone) and Lee Loughnane (trumpet) still tour as Chicago with several additional players & singers. For several years they added a percussionist from Brazil, Laudir de Oliveira (1973-1981) first as a session player on Chicago VI then becoming a full member. In 1981 he was asked to leave the band to make room for another player. Laudir went on to perform with other groups before returning to Brazil in 1987. Laudir died of a heart attack during a performance in Rio 2017.

They play it live at every concert. No problem!

I like it when they use multiple singers. Try a much later deep cut called "Bad Advice "

Don't know how many albums they did but after the 3rd album I was through with them. The debut album was and is a masterpiece, groundbreaking jazz rock blues brilliance.

Hari, believe it or not, Peter Cetera was in the group at this time. That's him playing those cool bass lines.

The story I heard growing up, is the Chicago was a creation of the band's original Producer, that he chose up the musicians, then put them in a big old farmhouse he had rented, and just had them write music for a month. When you know that story, the song 25 or 6 to 4 makes perfect sense.

Other smokin horn bands to check out Lighthouse (One Fine Morning), Chase (Get It On), Ides Of March (Vehicle) and of course Blood Sweat & Tears (Lucretia MacEvil, And When I Die, HiDeHo, God Bless The Child, Spinning wheel, go down Gamblin, You've Made Me So Very Happy and I Can't Quit Her.)

They still do that song live. It's great.

This was when they were still billing as the Chicago Transit Authority, I think. Love them.

Saw them twice, LIVE. They were even more dynamic. Terry Kath was the heart and soul of Chicago.

This is the REAL Chicago!

Well, as usual, a great reaction, Harri. You wondered how they could do this live. Well, I just heard them do it….literally last week. The new touring version of Chicago is not the powerhouse that the original band was (saw them three times in the seventies), but not bad either. They had three original members but everyone could play, and they opened with this number (Robert Lamm sang it instead of the dearly departed Mr. Kath). They have two of the original horn guys, Pankow and Loughnane, and they can still both blow. One of my fave Chicago tune. Glad you got to hear it.

Over 50 years old and still sounds as fresh as if it was done recently. It far surpassed the test of time!

3 original members from the line-up still remain to this day... Robert Lamm, Jimmy Pankow & Lee Loughnane... And they frequently have opened shows with this very tune over the last 5 years. 👍😎

That’s the first album I ever bought. I was 9-years-old and had received a record player for Christmas. I paid for the album myself with money I made doing chores around the house. I still have the album.

The members composed the charts and performed the parts written and arranged by the group with very little variation from each theme within the context of acid rock improvisation.