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The horns were a regular part of their lineup, they were sort of known as the rock band with horns.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

@JoeCruz-hs2yt

Ай бұрын

Jimmy Hendrix said the guitar player Terry Kath was better than him at the time !

@setonhillstudios

Ай бұрын

@@JoeCruz-hs2yt 😳😳 What a compliment from a legend!

Terry Kath was a beast on guitar. RIP

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Amazing!

Somebody in the room asked after being up all night.."what time is it?"...Somebody yelled out..."its 25 or 6 minutes to 4" in the morning...hence a song is born!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Crazy! 🤯

Jimi Hendrix once told a reporter that he thought Terry Kath was the greatest guitar player of their time. Now you know that's some praise right there. I wish I had hair like Terry Kath's, looks so cool flopping around with the rhythm.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

He’s got the talent and the hair!

@26shedan

3 ай бұрын

loved the hair in the 70's. No hair products just clean, flowing, natural blowing in the wind hair.

@allanbluzdude

3 ай бұрын

And I saw Chicago (CTA then) open for Hendrix in 1969

I was a teenager in the 70’s. We had the greatest music.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Such a good era for music!

@GrandmasGotGraceLW

3 ай бұрын

I turned 21 in November of 1970. I agree with you. I came out of the 60s, with loads of good music, and then chased it right into the 70s. 😀

The lyrics say it, after that guitar solo, I feel like I need to sleep too.

It was only recently that I finally found out what this song is about. It’s twenty five or twenty six minutes to four in the morning, being awake all night trying to write a song.

@grahambatchelor3576

3 ай бұрын

I concur...

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s so cool!

@trustmetrusty3169

3 ай бұрын

Who tells time like that? Crazy. I can play that 1 slide trombone part.

@MrsLauraD

3 ай бұрын

@@trustmetrusty3169 Everybody prior to digital clocks and watches.

@trustmetrusty3169

3 ай бұрын

@@MrsLauraD lol, I have never heard someone say 25 or 26 until the top of any hour time. 3:34 or 3:35 or rounded to the quarter hour sure ie, 3:30 or quarter till 4. But never have I heard someone tell time in that matter. Hence that is why this song is legendary, cleverly written with an arrangement that stands 2nd to none. Btw I would say 0334 or 0335 to prevent confusion , my Uncle Sam taught me that.☮️✌️

I saw this lineup three times. They put on a great show each time. The horns were jet powered. Terry Kath was explosive on guitar. And Terry was a great singer, also. Check out 'Make Me Smile,' live or in studio, to hear Terry at his best. Loved your reaction to the greatest of the horn bands from the heyday.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

They’re so good! Thanks for the suggestion!

Growing up a ‘band nerd’ I remember clearly the first time I heard this song. It changed the way I thought about things. I’ll always love it for that. ❤

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s so awesome!

The horns, as others have said, were part of the band. Also, the trombonist, James Pankow, wrote most of the horn arrangements. Very talented folks.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

So awesome, they’re crazy talented

One of the greatest rock guitar solos ever recorded. RIP Terry Kath.

@setonhillstudios

Ай бұрын

Absolutely EPIC! 💯 Thanks for watching!

My brother made the mistake of letting me hear them right after he bought the album. He didn't have the heart to take it away from me. Man oh man how I miss my brother! I'll always love this band, bc of him.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

What a great memory!

Great band from the 70's-80's. They were a rock & roll band with horns & blended elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, & pop music. They had a lot of great songs such as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Feelin' Stronger Everyday", "Questions 67 & 68", "I'm A Man", "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", "Saturday In The Park", "Colour My World", "You're The Inspiration", "Will You Still Love Me?", "Look Away", "Old Days" etc.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

So awesome, thanks for the suggestions!

I love these older live performances where you get what you get warts and all no auto correct.

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

Incredible performance indeed! Thanks for watching!

I had heard this tune all my life and loved it but never saw this live version. New respect for Chicago, they absolutely KILLED it! What a band with monster talents.

@setonhillstudios

18 күн бұрын

I loved this performance! They absolutely killed it and are so talented! Can’t wait to hear more from them and thanks for hanging out!

Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitar players ever. Taken from us way too young by an accidental shooting. I was fortunate to have seen Chicago at Fillmore East about 3 weeks before this concert. Terry was on fire that night as well. RIP guitar master. 🎸🔥

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

Wow! So sad 🥲 BUT glad you got to see them live before that happened! Such an incredible band and I can’t wait to hear more from them!

Introduction is a good introduction to Chicago (CTA). 1st song off their 1st album. Poem 58 is another masterpiece.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Can’t wait to hear more from them! Crazy talented!

Terry Kath one of the most underrated guitar players ever did you know he did not know how to read music but he was friends with Jimi Hendrix who said that Kath was a better guitar player then he was

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Oh wow, that’s a high compliment!

BTW, at the end of that, I think it's Robert Lamm on the keyboards saying what most people interpret as Take Care. I'm pretty sure he's actually saying, Terry Kath! who was one of the greatest guitarists of the era. RIP Terry!

@setonhillstudios

Ай бұрын

Such an EPIC band and a killer player! Thanks so much for watching!

You should check out “Introduction” next. It was the first song on their first album and really sets the tone for what the band is about

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Sweet, thanks for the recommendation!

@BC-cp8nv

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios100% agree on Introduction. Awesome first song on their first album.

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.

I vividly remember playing some version of this song at some point in high school or middle school band. It was part of our band curriculum 😂

@setonhillstudios

26 күн бұрын

Let’s goooo! Love that! Such a great tune! Thanks for sharing!

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.

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

Haha 🤣 Love the analogy! No lies told though. They were locked in! Thanks for watching!

Chicago got their big break opening for Albert King at the Whiskey A Go Go and soon become the house band there. One night between sets they ran into Jimi Hendrix who said to them your horn section plays like a single set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me, you want to go on the road? So they did a national tour opening for Hendrix starting in April 1969, 55 years ago.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Wow that is incredible!

While watching bassist Peter Cetera sing you may have noticed that he wasn't opening up his mouth very much? This was a result of his having to sing for a period of time with a broken jaw that was almost wired shut after getting into a brawl at a Los Angeles Dodgers game in 1969. I saw them in concert in NJ, at a high school of all places, right around the time this one was recorded, and they were crazy good.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Whaaaat?!? That’s crazy! 🤯

In my opinion, the live Tanglewood version and the studio version are two of the greatest solos of all time. Top 3. You have to listen to the studio album cut too. The guitarist is Terry Kath. He accidentally shot himself in the head in the '70s and didn't survive. His last words were, "What do you think I'm gonna do? Blow my brains out?" Then he accidentally blew his brains out. It's a live concert and the horn section members are permanent members of the band. The song was written by Robert Lamm the keyboardist. He wrote it one night when he couldn't sleep and kept looking at the clock. Something like that. It's common knowledge in the music biz that Jimi Hendrix told two of Terry Kath's bandmates that Terry's a better guitarist than he is. You're about to be blown away by Terry Kath.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Wow that is incredibly tragic… he was insanely talented!

@KerryNelsonART

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios he was, and, he could sing! Listen to him on Color My World, and, him and Peter Cetera on Dialog, also on I'm A Man.

Can you read a clock? 3 o'clock, 1/4 past, half past, small watch tired eyes, is that 25 to, or 26 minutes to 4 am? He's got writers block, nearly dawn, looking for something to say.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Gotcha!

You should react to any of the songs from this concert that you can find on KZread. They're all Fire!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, I bet the whole thing is amazing!

Agree with your comments; excellent band from my mid-20's-mid-30's era. Unfortunately, I was working many hours a week thru that era and missed a lot of these bands as well. Great stuff right there!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

They’re fantastic! Better late than never!

Horns part of the lineup-25 or 6 to 4 means 25 or 26 minutes to 4AM. Group has about 50 hits-deep deep rabbit hole-try Beginnings or Make me smile album versions or the same Tanglewood concert. Guitarist Terry Kath, Bass and lead singer on this song Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm Keyboards, danny seraphin drums, james panko Trombone

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for all the info! They have such a unique sound and this performance was awesome! Appreciate it!

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! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGyVrMuFhcS9d6w.html 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.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s so incredible! Thanks for the suggestion!

@craigw1911

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios Two more tracks on the debut album that you as a drummer should hear are "I'm A Man" and "Liberation". Danny Seraphine's drumming is STELLAR!

@craigw1911

3 ай бұрын

​@@setonhillstudios One more recommendation is actually seven songs blended together. On the second album is a seven movement suite "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon". It's the suite from where the singles "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World" came. Danny shows his jazz chops particularly in "So Much To Say, So Much To Give" (I didn't know a human could kick drum so fast!), and "To Be Free". Best enjoyed listening to the full suite in one continuous play.

Just a few months ago, in November, I got to see VoicePlay on stage with Chicago performing this very song! Such a great performance! ❤❤

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I bet it was an epic performance!

@huldradraco

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios sure was! was great fun watching the trumpeter right next to him fanboy over Geoff's deep bass drops 😂😂

The way they come into this is so cool

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

💯 That was one of my favorite parts! 🤘🏻

Watch all of the songs in this concert - they’re all great.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Sweet, I bet it’s all amazing!

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.

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow! Thats crazy! 😳

Yes sir, one of the greatest shows of all time. The studio is very similar to this except I believe Terry actually got possessed here on stage and played longer and wilder than in studio, but still worth checking out - it's amazing. My fav from this show is called, I'm A Man. It's a cover from the Spencer Davis Group, featuring the very young Steve Windwood who wrote the song at 17, I believe. Chicago features 3 lead singers and some serious grooving by the drummer. I know you'll love that. PS stay away from 80's and beyond. After Terry's passing they went in a different direction for the money, and they found it. VERY popular in the 80's but that's bc it was pop music. And also don't ask if the horns are in the band ever again. You know who, ⬇⬇, might stroke out or something.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Definitely know the horns are part of the band now 🤣 tbh Anna for the suggestion on I’m A Man, have to check that one out!

The late great Terry Kath on guitar. Someone once asked Jimi Hendrix what it felt like to be the best guitarist around and Jimi’s answer was “you need to ask Terry Kath about that “

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s crazy to think about 🤯

@mikerichards67

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios and imagine this Jimi and Chicago had talked about recording an album together,now that would have been just incredible!!!

Chicago is fire! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Love this so very much! Love your reaction!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much! They are 🔥 indeed and cannot wait to hear more from them! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! 😁

Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitar players ever! He died way too young, right around age 32. I loved Chicago when Terry was alive, they became to much like pop rock later. Listen to Questions 67 and 68 and I'm a Man, just to mention a few great songs.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

He was fantastic! Thanks for those suggestions!

MAMA Here best solo of all flippin time. Mr Terry Kath. Yep the horns were part of the band. When you rewatch😂 notice the horn section when Terry does his solo. Cheers

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Ok will do! I definitely have to dig into more of their stuff! Absolutely amazing! Have a great one!

Jazz + rock = Chicago. They were all graduates from De Paul University School of music inChicago except for Terry Kath the lead guitarist. The other members of the band said that Terry was the best musician in the band

@setonhillstudios

Ай бұрын

Appreciate the info! Phenomenal band and can’t wait to hear more!

The horns ARE the band, lol!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

That’s what I’m finding out!

THRILLED that you’re finally reacting to Chicago, one of my top 2 or 3 bands. First thing you should know is that their sound evolved dramatically over the years. What you saw here was early Chicago. Many Chicago fans love early Chicago and dislike later Chicago; and of course, some are the other way around. The early work was more rock-y; later work was more pop-y. They self-described as “a rock band with horns,” which was pretty revolutionary at the time (1967). The basic lineup was -- Terry Kath, guitar and lead vocals -- Robert Lamm, keyboards and lead vocals -- Peter Cetera, bass guitar and lead vocals -- Danny Seraphine, drums -- James Pankow, trombone -- Walter Parazaider, sax, flute, clarinet -- Lee Loughnane, trumpet, flugelhorn They all met in Chicago. Their original band name was “Chicago Transit Authority,” but the actual Chicago transit authority objected, so they shortened their name to simply “Chicago.” Their first two albums were both 2-records sets. Audacious!! Both albums are fire! The title of this song is shorthand for 25 or 26 minutes before 4am. The lyrics describe Robert Lamm’s all-night struggle to write a song. The lead vocalist is Cetera. Kath is, IMO, criminally underappreciated. Even Jimi Hendrix proclaimed Kath to be a better guitarist than himself. He died young (age 31), and I often wonder if he would be receiving greater recognition and notoriety if he’d lived longer and created a larger body of work. At the time of his death, he was planning to leave Chicago and go solo as the musical direction of the band had already begun morphing into something that he found unfulfilling (according to an excellent documentary film about him called “The Terry Kath Experience” which was produced and directed by his daughter). Many people seem to feel that Chicago’s sound changed after Kath died, but the evolution had begun prior to that. They are still touring, with 3 original members (Lamm, Pankow, and Loughnane). Danny Seraphine is my favorite drummer, and I was lucky to see him live last year, which was fantastic. I saw Chicago in concert in 1974, and I'll be seeing them live again this fall! 👍

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for all the info!

Terry Lath! The man!!!

@setonhillstudios

Ай бұрын

Such a beast! Can’t wait to hear more from them! Thanks for hanging out!

Such an incredible song and performance! 👍 🤟 What I really love about that guitar solo is the way it builds. At first, I'm like, yeah, that's good, but nothing special. By the end, I'm questioning why they're not building his statue on stage while he's still performing!

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

🤣 so true!

The Great TERRY KATH rip Please do MAKE ME SMILE and BEGGINNINGS BY CHICAGO Great reaction !!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions!

- The horn section is "instrumental"/integral to the early 'Chicago' sound! :)

A similar sound to another band with horns Rare Earth whose drummer was the lead vocalist.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the recommendation!

Congrats on getting your first real taste of Terry Kath. IMO one of the ten best ever and definitely the least appreciated. He was the heart of Chicago and they weren’t the same after his death. He also had an amazing bluesy voice. Check out Make Me Smile from the same concert where he was lead vocals.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

He’s amazing! Thanks for the suggestion!

Jimi Hendrix thought Chicago was the best band he had ever heard and he loved the horns. I understand he wanted to do a kind of collaboration with them. So it would have been Terry Kath and Jimi on guitars with Danny Seraphine and Mitch Mitchell on drums surrounded by world-class musicians. But Jimi and Terry checked out way too prematurely so it was not to be

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

So unfortunate, that would’ve been an amazing super group!

Check out “make me smile”

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

The band started in 1967 and named it Chicago Transit Authority. Obviously, they shortened it. I was introduced to them in 1970 and have been a fan ever since Not a fan of live albums because theyre hard to sing with😂

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Understandable! They’re an amazing group!

@snakeinthegrass7443

3 ай бұрын

They were sued or at least threatened to be sued by the actual Chicago Transit Authority so they had to change their name.

Rip terry

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

R.I.P.

There are at least 2 slightly different stories about the bands formation. Basically, 6 uni students all playing in different rock and pop bands started meeting up in a local ( Chicago ) coffee shop. They were all into jazz and decided to form their own band, without a bass player, and the Chicago Transit Authority was born as a covers band. They soon realised they needed another singer, and chose Robert Lam for his tenor voice, and he played base......making a 7 piece jazz band that played ROCK. The real Chicago Transit Authority ( railway) complained about an illegal use of their name by a group of long haired hippies, so they dropped Transit Authority and became CHICAGO. Great band until Terry Kaffs needless demise.....the band continued but without their driving force and quality controller they soon became another mediocre POP band.

@setonhillstudios

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the info and stopping by! Killer group that I can’t wait to hear more from!

3:35 or 3:34 am just doesn't roll tbe same

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

True!

@GrandmasGotGraceLW

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! 😀

staying up all night and should we do more stuff .... you know... more

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video!

The late great Terry Kath

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

R.I.P. he was amazing!

Better then album lol😂

What you want to take away from this video is that you ALWAYS assume an empty gun is loaded !!!

Terry Kath.

100% part of the band...

Kinda surprised that you don't know who Chicago are but then again you are a younger fella. They still tour. Not all original members though.

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Yea, missed the boat on this one but better late than never!

Look at your watch. Is it 25 to four, or 26 to four???

Doofus, the horns were part of the band

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

🤣😂 Many times bands bring in various session players from Nashville or LA that are not official members of the band but just contracted for gigs or recording.

@mikeaguilar7668

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios listen up...the horns of Chicago were in the band...James Pankow (the trombone) if fact wrote some of the songs...sheesh

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

@@mikeaguilar7668 🤣🤣 It’s certainly got you worked up. It’ll be alright man 😎✌🏻

@snakeinthegrass7443

3 ай бұрын

@@mikeaguilar7668 How the heck is he supposed to know that? This is his INTRO to the band!! You've NEVER watched a band with sessions players on stage??? UH, Floyd has about 15 people up there at the Pulse concert that aren't in the band. Chill out, bro. No question is a stupid one unless you've asked it repeatedly. Have a smoke, it'll make it alright, man.

@mikeaguilar7668

3 ай бұрын

@@snakeinthegrass7443 you're just as ignorant only stupider

I'm sorry I love Chicago but you showing devil horns does not want to make me react to your video. God Bless!

@setonhillstudios

3 ай бұрын

Are you talking about the rock and roll sign?

@GrandmasGotGraceLW

3 ай бұрын

@@setonhillstudios Probably! My goodness! Probably had been told that's what the sign was about.

@craigw1911

3 ай бұрын

​​@@GrandmasGotGraceLWThe late Ronnie James Dio (an Italian born as Ronald Padavona) adopted the hand gesture from his Italian grandmother. The "malocchio" or "evil eye" gesture was either to ward off evil or give the evil eye, depends on how you give it defines the meaning. I had an Italian mom and was familiar with the gesture from my childhood too.