Early Chicago was untouchable. The late, great Terry Kath is so criminally underrated by the general public. What a great band in their prime.

@ridgemanron

8 ай бұрын

You need to hear Leonid & Friends 'Tribute/Cover'. They are as good, if not better, with all they bring to many 'Old' Chicago songs including this one.

@carolwolf9614

8 ай бұрын

@@ridgemanron Leonid and friends are kneeling at the alter. with love and reverence. God bless them

@jackarmstrong1838

7 ай бұрын

Trust me- no guitarist Leonid could trot out could play like Kath@@ridgemanron

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

@@jackarmstrong1838 People that think cover bands sound better than the original are just simply....idiots. Lets hear Leotard & douches own original Rock and Roll PLATINUM HITS? Didn't think so.

@ridgemanron

7 ай бұрын

They are all Juilliard level musicians and vocalists. With regard to lead guitar, as well as everything extra they bring to the songs in their truly complex orchestra, even current members of Chicago are truly impressed by them, as well as the original Chicago drummer who says the Russian drummer Igor is beyond insanely good. The lead singer of Ides Of March heard their rendition of 'Vehicle' and thought it was 'The Ides' performing.

This is precisely why Terry Kath is regarded as one of the very best Guitarists of all time. In fact, the whole Band is full of Superstars! I know this was Terry`s song but props must also go to Peter Cetera with his Bass for keeping up with Terry...

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

Terry Kath was Jimi Hendrix' favorite guitarist. true story.

@aaronfrazier7159

7 ай бұрын

The whole band is COOKIN'!!! Possibly one of my all favorite live performances of all time.

@buddysdad2004

7 ай бұрын

The Great Terry Kath

@troyturton8197

7 ай бұрын

The Keyboard player, Robert Lamm actually wrote this song.

@philiphemphill4980

7 ай бұрын

Chicago at their best brilliant

Guys- you just witnessed one of the greatest guitarists, ever, just doin' his thing. Legendary.

Top 5 greatest guitar solos ever recorded

Jimi Hendrix saw Terry Kath and Chicago playing in a club and was so impressed by them he asked them to open up for him on tour. And when asked by a reporter how did it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world, he replied, you would have to ask the guitarist in Chicago. Terry Kath was one the best ever.

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

Just said that in another comment.

@linjicakonikon7666

7 ай бұрын

All due respect to the amazing Kath, that Jimi Hendrix anecdote is a variety on an very old Urban Legend. " I don't know, why don't you ask.... (fill in the blank with your favorite guitarist from the 60s).

@linjicakonikon7666

7 ай бұрын

Chicago Transit Authority is one of the best albums of all time.

@rovs34

7 ай бұрын

@@linjicakonikon7666 you’re absolutely incorrect it isn’t urban legend. The members of Chicago have told the story, as well many rock magazines even have Hendrix quoted saying Kath was the “best guitarist in the universe”.

@raybernal6829

7 ай бұрын

@@rovs34 Jimmy Pankow has stated on a few interviews that is not what happened... JH did say that TK was one of the best guitarists he's ever seen.

One of the greatest performances in one of the greatest years of rock.

The late Terry Kath shredding the guitar. He’s been gone for so long people forget how great he really was

@robertthurman9866

7 ай бұрын

He and Pal Kossoff. I miss both of them.

@jefff3886

6 ай бұрын

@@robertthurman9866 I will never forget. And as long as people like you and me are here to share the greatness, Terry will live on.

@alcambrola2834

6 ай бұрын

Saw him 8 times and it was spiritual experience each time.@@jefff3886

Terry Kath is one of the new guitarists that even Jimi Hendrix considered better. Legend.

@icmman7

8 ай бұрын

legend indeed, i still remember where i was when he f.a. and found out.

@1perfectpitch

8 ай бұрын

Legend, Not the truth.

@Rassskle

8 ай бұрын

​@@1perfectpitch"NOT THE TRUTH " ??? Terry Kath is still a legend amongst those guitarists who heard him play. Hendrix was in awe of him. Maybe he was simply too good for YOU to appreciate what he was doing.

@artsilva

8 ай бұрын

@@1perfectpitch put the pipe down

@davidchase1439

8 ай бұрын

Was great not as good as Jimmy

Terry Kath is insane. This whole "live at Tanglewood " is insane.

One of the greatest guitargasm ever recorded...

One of the great live performances ever!

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

IMO top 5 live guitar solos ever. People that think EVH Eruption live is the greatest guitar solo are cracked. With no context within an actual song, it's just playing unrelated bridges with no real structure. Technically great...but just gets tiresome. for me. SRV Texas Flood at Mocambo is, IMO, the greastest solo ever. And I'm a huge Steely fan.

@johndeeregreen4592

7 ай бұрын

Chicago and the Eagles had the best live performances ever and did it without all the electronics or a net, so to speak.

@elisaabolafia9542

7 ай бұрын

AGREED ❗ Great song but watching this LIVE🔥 What a treat. This guy Reacting is going nuts. Love this 🎵🎵🎵

Terry Kath, ladies and gentlemen. Fucking legend. RIP.

Hey guys, let me give you some background on how that first thing with the drums happened. The roadies thought it was the last set and came out on stage and started to break the kit down when Terry Kath (the guitar player) came out and stopped them because they only exited to wait for the call for encore. They ran the roadies off and started to get the drums back into action. My oldest brother was at Tanglewood MA for that concert and told me about what they were doing. And yeah, I am on old, old rocker having just turned 70. I've attended north of 80 concerts in my life and saw Chicago four times, the first two with Terry as the guitar lead and twice after his death. I am here to tell you that you just watched one of the top 3 guitar solos in all of rock history. This was Chicago at their peak. Great reaction guys. I am glad you were able to feel that energy.

@steveforman7643

Ай бұрын

I saw them at Fillmore East a few weeks before the Tanglewood show. Terry Kath was on fire that night too.

Shout out to Robert Lamm, who wote this song and many of their early hit songs. His contributions to the band are often under-rated and forgotten by even fans of CTA/Chicago.

The guitar solo is so epic it almost overshadows the rest of the song, which is damn good on its own. The studio version has a shorter solo but more guitar on the verses which is really bad ass too. You should hear that version, but you'll probably prefer this one.

Terry Kath, one of the founding members of Chicago. One of the best solos. Almost criminal that the cameraman stayed paned out. After Terry died, Chicago turned to soft rock and ballad rock.

Terry was a beast on guitar. One of the best ever. The original Chicago lineup was some of the greatest musical talent ever assembled. They were never the same after Terry's untimely passing in 1978. He was the heart and soul of the band.

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

You know Daniel, what pisses me off most is that today's music is all written on a friggin' laptop with drum machine loops and mostly copies or variations on music already written and recorded. A lot of these new musicians never learned or mastered a musical instrument at all. Sheesh. I know that sounds a lot like Get Off MY Lawn, but I'm 70, so there's that.

Rest In Peace Terry. Thank you for your gift of music

Your next Chicago song should be from the same concert, "I'm a Man".

@paulw1010

8 ай бұрын

the drum solo will blow them away

@manueljuarez1948

8 ай бұрын

@@paulw1010 followed by Begginings!

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

Bob Lamm slays that song.

@jefff3886

6 ай бұрын

What, are you trying to kill these poor guys? lol

@josephosheavideos3992

3 ай бұрын

@@paulw1010 Not to mention trombonist Jim Pankow's working over the cowbell

Our band Pace did this in 1970-71, our lead man was a killer on everything we did. RIP Slick and Terry. Jim

@stanleymasterson1135

6 ай бұрын

Heroin kills

A very talented band and very underrated. The lead guitarist Terry Kath was a monster guitarist and songwriter yet almost no one out of musician circles here in the US know who he is and that's almost criminal. He was amazing. BTW, Peter Cetera the bass player and singer in this song went on to have huge solo success.

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

You don't say?😝

Terry Kath's right hand was a marvel. Unreal picking. This footage is of a band, all in their very early 20's. And this is how they start their gig? Crazy talent.

My absolute favorite Chicago song. The driving beat,the horns,the lyrics. Just fantastic and takes me back to my youth.

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

Eric, I was blown away by the studio version until my brother (who was at that concert) told me about Terry's legendary solo. I just can't hear the studio version now without being a bit disappointed.

@jefff3886

6 ай бұрын

Have a look at Leonid & Friends doing this song, right here on YT. I think you will be impressed, as I was.

@ericboncuk5303

6 ай бұрын

@@jefff3886 Eow,they’re excellent. Thanks for sharing.

BANGER, indeed!!! 😂 Deep dive on Chicago is a gift! Lol. Thank you both for this one.

Next song will showcase Terry Kath's vocals, try Colour My World/Make Me Smile from the same concert

@bookhouseboy280

8 ай бұрын

That's the "Ballet for a Girl in Buchanon" suite. The Steven Wilson remix breathes new life into Chicago II.

Ladys and gentlemen, Mr. Terry Kath . . . . . Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist . . .

The late great Terry Kath, along with the equally excellent Danny Seraphine on drums.

Props to the horn section (Loughnane, Pankow, & Parazaider) with the call and response to Cetera's vocals. Also Seraphine on drums. I feel like they don't always get the credit they deserve. Their sound is as much Chicago as the others.

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

Paznkow had way too much fun in this video. I love the Chicago horns. They are still the original horn section that tours with them. I saw Chicago 4 times,, twice before Terry died and twice after. It just wasn't the same band without Terry leading them.

Terry Kath was a BEAST!! RIP to Terry and Walter

Music back then was just soooo different!!!!! So good

@edwardcapobianco2975

8 ай бұрын

You're absolutely correct. 60s and 70s the 2 best decades bar none for music. If you take music produced in the 80s-2023, add it all together it still cant touch collectively what was done in the 60s and 70s. That is a fact! Yes there was alot of good music made In the 80s-2023 but the quality,quantity, variety,diversity, musicianship,lyrical content,stage presence and just pure talent from the 60s and 70s is unmatched. Look at how many groups and singers from those 2 decades that still sell massive quantities of records to this day! The Beatles are #1 today on the charts 53 years after they broke up and 60 years after they first had a song on the music charts! Tell me one jerk off rapper or crap rock band from today could pull that off!! No one! P.S. Also 61 years after they formed The Stones are also in the top 10 on the record charts! I rest my case!

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

@@edwardcapobianco2975 OK, but there a few 80s bands and artists (ACDC-70s/80s, G&R, and of course Micheal Jackson!!) that still compete. But after the 80s.....yea, almost none. Todays kids really have no idea what REAL musical talent is. Taylor Swift....😝You'd have to pay me to go see her.

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

@@edwardcapobianco2975 By the way....GREAT SOLILLIQUAY!

@edwardcapobianco2975

7 ай бұрын

@@USGrant-rr2by thank you and I agree with you about the 80s. I am not discounting groups like black crowes ,Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl crow or Chris Stapleton. All really good but they are throwbacks and play real music. I don't know what's happened with today's music. Like you said the only way I would see Taylor swift is if she made a bukakke video! 😆

Chicago was unreal! Still unreal! The best brass in the business! Seen them live too many times to count!

@mr.otterpockets3854

7 ай бұрын

Amen

The longer Terry Kath played the faster the drummer played the backing beat. Both incredible.

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

Every kick drum beat he played was an eighth note. THAT is amazing in itself

@garygeorge9648

6 ай бұрын

The drumming on this is outstanding!

@texasbassranger

6 ай бұрын

@@garygeorge9648 It most certainly was. The first two minutes of the song, every drum kick was an eighth note. That had to be exhausting.

I grew up on Chicago and you are spot on this was revolutionary at the time they played Chicago 24-7 on the radio it was awesome.

Saw them in 1978 on tour and it is STILL one of the best concerts I ever saw. 3rd row at the New Haven Coliseum with a bucn of friends from high school. We slept out for 2 days for tickets (it was a thing back in the day). Just an incredible band...

Half a century ago....and totally 🔥 Great reaction!

"I'm a Man" from same concert is a rocker too. All 3 vocalists get to contribute on it.

Don't forget this is over 50 years old. Thanks for not interrupting like some folks reacting.

The guitar solo on the record is cool, but this...this is truly amazing! Been loving this song 40 years or better maybe as I'm 50

@USGrant-rr2by

7 ай бұрын

Yea, should have let him shred more on the record. I know....radio play time limits. That was BS!

@tommyblackwell3760

7 ай бұрын

One thing that comes through better in the studio recording is Danny Serafine's drumming....just like Terry Kath, an absolute monster with his instrument!

@martyjansing2675

7 ай бұрын

PSSST....it's not a solo. the bass, drums, and keys are kickin' it through the whole JAM!!!!

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

I'm 70 and right there with you Ace.

Live! No auto-tune! One of the greatest guitar solos by one of the greatest guitarists ever. Rolling Stone's recent "The Greatest 250 Guitarists..." list did not have Terry on it, As the gentleman below said - "criminally underrated."

@texasbassranger

7 ай бұрын

Just sayin' David...just made that point myself in a reply. Good point man. And yeah, that Rolling Stone list was shit.

One of the greatest groups of the 70s. Listen to does anybody know what time it is.

This was the era of music that was so diverse and engaging! There were so many "jam" bands back in those years. They would jam night after night! Such talent!!

It was fun watching watching your reaction to this Chicago vid. Thank you for not stopping periodically for commentary. You let the whole song and then gave you reaction. Superior production of this type of KZread vid

@mykicks

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree. There are "reactors" out there that I just cannot watch because of exactly this reason. And besides just interrupting the song, they seem to do it at the most crucial point in the song, maybe just as it's transitioning to another segment. Nothing these people are going to say is more important to hearing the full context of the song. Comments can wait. And I think they're more thoughtful and interesting that way. Don't tell me what you think of a song if you've only heard half of it. Great point Keith Brown1915.

I played trombone in my grade school band, it was a lot to carry to school every day. I wasn't very enthused about the idea. Then came bands like Chicago with James Pankow on trombone. It energized me and I kept playing. I love early Chicago!

Rest in Peace Terry Kath

My folks brough their debut album home when I was 13. We were all blown away. This song and "Im a Man" were killers.

I really appreciate how you let the whole song play through without pausing or commenting. All I need to see is your faces as you react to it.

@mykicks

6 ай бұрын

Me too. See my comments above on Keith Brown's post.

you are listening to Chicago for the first time, you've been given a gift. this is the their best song with a remarkable overall performance and an unbelievable alternative version of the guitar solo on the album! congrats!

One of the greatest guitar players I’ve ever seen

RIP Terry Kath.

The studio version is 🔥

That guitar solo is insane... Sounds great for being live... The studio album recording is precise and spot on ... One of my favorites!

I saw Chicago live in 1971. I was 13, my older brother took me to the concert. They were great, however, I still prefer the studio version of this great song.

Two of the most Underrated guitarists Terry Kath , Chicago . The other is Michael Schenker, UFO . Their live version of Rock Bottom on the Strangers in the Night LP is amazing !

This video never gets old

Terry Kath was Hendrix favorite guitarist. If you liked this try Im a man from the same concert. The drum solo will blow your mind

Thank you twos. That's the way these videos should be done. You ran the whole thing and enjoyed it instead of stopping, asking goofy questions like you've never heard music before.

one of the greatest guitar solos in history

I freakin' WORE OUT ALL my Chicago Albums in high school! I LOVED their brass section! But look up the COVER version of 25 or 6 to 4 as performed by "Leonid and Friends" Their reproduction of this song is MASTERFUL! And the LEAD GUITARIST just KILLS IT!!!! I could watch that song ALL day! And they have SO MANY MORE! Its SO COOL they have done these songs as a "TRIBUTE" to "Chicago's original works! 😎

this was the first song I learned on the trumpet. they were called the Chicago transit authority at the time

Thanks so much for not pausing the song, like lots of reactors do. I few points that others may or may not have covered........(Tanglewood) was the place they were playing. Several live albums by several groups were recorded there. The title refers to the time of the morning that the song was written. It was either 25, or 26 until 4. Hendrix called guitar player Terry Kath the BEST guitar player out there. I believe that Terry died tragically in an accidental suicide episode while playing Russian Roulette. Their 1st two albums are completely killer!

Love this...besides one of my favorite Chicago tunes, the first minute of this video is fill waiting for the drummer to repair his cymbal stand...and then rolling right into 25 OR 6 TO 4. Great Stuff

Terry Kath could knock your socks off with his guitar and he did it without 15 different effects pedals. Just one box on the floor that was probably distortion and gain. The man could play with anyone.

I grew up playing this song in the 70s. Now I'm 68. It's this kind of music, from that period, that doesn't let me feel old.

Saw these guys a couple of months ago; the 56th anniversary of the band. And they can still rock the house down! Robert Lamm (keyboards), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), and James Pankow (trombone) are the original members still with the group. I first saw them when I was in high school (1973 or 1974).

In HS, I was in the symphony and played the trumpet. We played this song. I loved the trumpet part.

My favorite guitar solo from any era. I only stopped in because I saw 25 or 5 to 4 in your title. I will say that you seem like a really chill dude and seem like a fun guy to share a beer with. You won't ever go wrong with Chicago.

I saw Chicago in concert 3 times. Fanominal every time! I'm 67 now.

You just heard the best guitar solo, ever.

RIP Terry Kath. He was an incredible guitarist.

Always loved Chicago !

This song was so good that the rapper Pete Pablo had a remixed beat of this in his album in the late 90s. ...Pure classic

Thanks for the presentation. RIP Terry.

They slayed it

Subscribed. I remember hearing stuff for the first time, pretty great seeing others feel the same.

RIP Terry! Great video guys welcome to the worlds of actual artist!

Loved this reaction !!!

Too good! Saw so many good concerts at Tanglewood back in the 80's as well. I worked there for 8 years so got the free view :)

One of the most important live concert performances in Rock history. The guitarist had a magnificent singing voice too.

Real musicians, playing the hell out of their instruments, live on stage. No autotune, no quantiizing, no prerecorded vocals, no lip-synching. Sounds like a strange concept these days, but that is how music should be.

Great job reacting to this it has already made my night!

REALLY Enjoyed your Reactions!!! So much fun to watch first timers listen to Songs that were on AM radio when I was in High School! We were as jazzed as you two were over 50 years ago! 😮😂❤

Damn! That solo made me cry this time. "Terry, Terry, Terry! Put down the gun!" You can't imagine how many times I've snatched it out of his hands in my mind. How can I still be in mourning for a man I never knew who died in nearly a half of a century ago?

Off their first album, one of the truly great debut albums. Musicianship from the top shelf. The term " monstering the guitar" surely comes from watching Terry Kath.

It was 1970 'Goose Lake pop fest. in Michigan. (about 350,000 people) I'm on 3 hits of 'brotherhood sunshine' LSD, out walks Chicago and opened with this. I stumbled upon this channel, thought I had a 'flashback'. Lol. your fun, so I'll subscribe. Man, I loved the 60's. Magic moment in time.

Saw them do this in person in 1969. It was an outdoor concert in a small stadium. The lead act was Poco and they were a nice little folk/rock band. Then Chicago came on with the energy and the brass and blew the place away. They were known then as "Chicago Transit Authoriy" then. Try "Beginnings" or "I'm a Man" off the first album named after the band.

@stephenmiller6690

7 ай бұрын

I saw them live in 1970. Just freaking amazing.

@neshobanakni

7 ай бұрын

The CTA forced them to change their name.

@stevet7487

7 ай бұрын

I saw them in 1970 when they were the headliners - Grand Funk Railroad, James Cotton blues band and Norman Greenbaum were on the bill. Sad to say Grand Funk Railroad blew them away that night. And I was there for CTA. Just being real.

This concert was in 1970. I was 20 years old. I am now 73 and I still listen to Chicago.

The Tanglewood gig was in 1970. No computers. No drum machines. No Autotune. Seven dudes just blowing hard, playing their asses off, grooving extremely tight. Early 70s Chicago was amazing and Kath a Top 10 player, criminally underrated and unknown.

Great reaction!

That was an awesome reaction! Thank You 😀✌

Thanks for watching: Jimi loved Terry. ❤

Classy to play some early chicago...wow...Tanglewood is one of my favorite KZread vids...props to you guys...

I don't know how many times I've seen this video but it never gets old. The amazing Terry Kath, R.I.P. I love seeing people react to this video.

Love it! You're hearing it like they meant!!

Known this my whole life❤ TY

HA! I knew you guys would love it!

One of my all time favorites!

Great band. Their entire collection is top drawer

What a vocal!!

A lot to explore here. 3 different lead singers in the band. The keyboardist, The bassist on this one, and guitarist Terry Kath has an amazing voice as well. Oh, and Jimi Hendrix said that Terry Kath is a better guitarist than himself. As kid I used to sing this guitar solo in my head. It is that melodic and brilliantly constructed.

Welcome to my world. Glad you made it here.😊