I've probably heard this song at least 2500 times in my life and it NEVER gets old. No matter how many times, it's just one of those songs that gets me fired up just as much as it did the first time I heard it over 40 years ago (when I was around 5 years old while my dad used to spin his vinyl records as loud as he could on Sunday mornings). I have such great memories attached to the early (Terry Kath) era of Chicago.

@leighsaldivar4439

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Love this song!!

@andydanko7074

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing I've heard it close to 12,000 times

@Jeanies09

2 жыл бұрын

It just never gets old

@lindaulik5040

Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite band in the 60's. I was a teenager back then.

@anneschreck5136

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed some Chicago after Terry died, but they were never the same to me. He was an irreplicable talent.

I grew up with this 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 "Make Me Smile", "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Questions 67 & 68", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Free", "Lowdown", "Saturday In The Park", "Make Me Smile", "Colour My World", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", "You're The Inspiration", "Will You Still Love Me?", "Look Away", "Feelin' Stronger Every Day", "If You Leave Me Now", "Old Days" etc.

@eclecticexplorer7828

2 жыл бұрын

You left out "(I've Been) Searching So Long."

@Kim-hc5si

2 жыл бұрын

YES. @Dagmar S. Out here doing the Lordt’s work. 🔥

@CuzKatieSaysSo

2 жыл бұрын

A pretty comprehensive list.

@peterk8909

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. But still I don't like stuff out of context. "Make Me Smile", etc. was part of "Ballet for a Girl from Buchannon". I prefer the whole thing.

@alfredostrisciuglio442

2 жыл бұрын

street player

One of the greatest guitar solos EVER! No, Peter Cetera was the lead vocalist on this song. Terry Kath was lead on other songs.

@Augirl78

2 жыл бұрын

Terry Kath was a genius!

@robincochran7369

2 жыл бұрын

Keyboardist Robert Lamm was the third lead singer. They had the luxury of having 3 great solsists in the group. I know the group continued after Terry's passing but JMO, Chicago died when Terry died.

@peterk8909

2 жыл бұрын

@@robincochran7369 Same for me. I thought Terry gave the band an "edge", something they lost when he died.

@js6729

2 жыл бұрын

Jimi hendrix said Terry Kaths solo on this song made him wanna quit playing

@BayouMaccabee

2 жыл бұрын

@@robincochran7369 I'm with you. I don't listen to any Chicago that came out after the tragic loss of Terry Kath. I tried, but I just can't do it. The world missed out on a LOT when he became unable to create any more new music. I would have loved to have been able to find out what he might have done post-Chicago. I bet he would have delved more into the fusion realm, similar to what Jeff Beck did in the mid to late 70s, and I know it would have been amazing. 😪

25 or 26 minutes to 4 am as he sat on the floor trying to compose a song. INCREDIBLE concert foot of the late great Terry Kath and singing powerhouse Peter Cetera. Doesn't get any better!!!! Welcome to a new rabbit hole Adogg!!

FINALLY! THIS IS MY JAM! 🙌❤ So many suggestions " Make Me Smile " , Feeling Stronger Everyday " , Saturday In The Park " " Colour My World " sooooo many more.

@Augirl78

2 жыл бұрын

Question 67 & 68

@jessiem276

Жыл бұрын

I like the later songs by Peter Cetera best.

I'm from the Chicago generation. It's so fine to see you appreciatin' our music!

Chicago is still killin' it today! Amazing group! Terry Kath was the amazing guitarist (he was one of Jimi Hendrix's favorites, btw!). We lost Terry far too soon from a gun accident. Terry did great lead vocals but you didn't hear him on this one. Vocalist was Peter Cetera the bassist. Robert Lamm (keyboards) also took lead quite often. You have DECADES to catch up on, my friend! Here for it!!!

"Saturday in the Park" is probably their most iconic ever. The group was originally called "Chicago Transit Authority and released their first (self-titled) album under that name. They were then sued by the Chicago Transit Authority transportation agency and had to shorten their name to "Chicago." They then released their second album as "Chicago," making them perhaps the only group to begin their recording careers with two differently-titled self-titled albums. This was Terry Kath (guitar) at his absolute fines.

@petefeth

2 жыл бұрын

I heard years later the actual Chicago Transit Authority used "25 or 6 to 4" or it may have been "Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is" (one of them anyway), in one of their ads without permission. Apparently when the band heard about it and pointed out the irony The ad was pulled. Whether this is true or not it's a good story.

@camperoboricua5487

2 жыл бұрын

I found the original ChicagoTransitAuthority album in an old records store at NY one month ago. 📀🥇

@MissAstorDancer

2 жыл бұрын

@Bookhouse Boy 100% Agree! I think it's a masterpiece on so many levels!

@jessiem276

Жыл бұрын

I thought "Saturday In The Park" was boring ...same with "Color My World".

CHICAGO, "25, OR 6, TOO 4". This concert footage from the concert at Tanglewood. Is some of the best I've ever seen. More three lead singers on this band. Guitarest Terry Kath, Bassist Peter Cetera, Keyboardist Robert Lamb. "MAKE ME SMILE",SATURDAY IN THE PARK", "DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?", "BEGINNINGS ", QUESTIONS 67, AND 68", DIALOGUE PARTS 1 AND 2".

@jessiem276

Жыл бұрын

Peter Cetera had the best voice.

The amazing Terry Kath! R.I.P. to one of my top 3 favorite guitarists of all time. Gone WAY too soon.

This is a great version of this song, the guitar solo is outstanding!

The Voice of Chicago and the Guitar Player is Terry Kath..One of the best of all time...never gets old. Sad that he died young..They were never the same...

This song is what happens when the song writer for an amazing band has writer's block at 25 or 26 minutes to 4 in the morning!

@mmg8823

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if that makes sense to the digital clock generation. 😄

Feeling Stronger Every Day...my favorite drum solo...and I think that Terry Kath is lead in "I'm A Man." Can't go wrong with early Chicago songs.

Chicago was my favorite group growing up. I went to two of their concerts back in the 1970's! Still love them today! They have many hits. Saturday in the park is a good one!

Next try Chicago's "I'm A Man". It's 10 minutes of Terry Kath proving why Jimi Hendrix thought he was the best guitar on Earth, along with in your face drums and percussion, and funky bass, and both vocalists trading off, it's about as nasty a hard driving rock song as you'll ever hear. I just heard it again, and the guitar, drums and bass were SO overwhelming, I don't even know if there were any of their signature horns playing at all!

So glad you did the live version. Terry Kath's guitar solo is why I load this up when I need a boost at work. Hard to nod off in the keyboard when you have this to get your heart pumping.

Chicago has three lead vocalists..guitarist Terry Kath, bassist Peter Cetera and Keyboardist Robert Lamm. All three sing leads on different songs and harmonize together. Try Saturday In The Park -Lamm on vocals, Feeling Stronger Every Day-Cetera on vocals and Color My World - Kath on vocals.

Nice reaction! You really appreciate REAL music, and that's admirable!

Terry Kath WAS Chicago as far as I'm concerned. To hear what a great singer he was on top of shredding guitar check out "Make Me Smile"

@jimcarlson6157

2 жыл бұрын

a 20 piece band played Make Me Smile at the convocation I attended yesterday, and I imagined that voice. love that tune

@jessiem276

Жыл бұрын

I love Peter Cetera's voice best.

The group, Chicago started in the late 60s - and had quite a combination of instruments blending together. Of the original 7 members: 1) Peter Cetera - was lead singer in many of their songs. He wrote some of the music, and he also played bass guitar. 2) Terry Kath - played lead guitar, and actually was lead singer in a few of their songs. His guitar-playing was noticed by Jimi Hendrix who spoke very highly of him. Terry Kath's voice was quite unique also - he was a fan of Ray Charles, and when he sings you might notice that it sounds kind of like Charles. 3) Robert Lamm - played keyboard, and was the lead singer on many of their songs. Lamm wrote many of their songs and was gifted in songwriting. 4) Danny Seraphine - drummer. He definitely could play the drums! 5) Walter Parazaider played the saxophone. 6) Lee Loughnane - trumpet player. 7) James Pankow - trombone player who also wrote some of their songs as well. Each musician wasn't limited to the instruments that I had just stated, but those instruments were the ones they played the most. The band has had many changes over the years and decades, and exist until now: 11/12/23. They have had 37 albums from late 60s until this date of 11/12/2023. There is a current Russian group that plays many Chicago songs, and they play them very well. That group is called 'Leonid and Friends'. Leonid and Friends also play a few 'Earth, Wind, and Fire' songs - and they do it very well! Enough said.

Glad that you chose the live version. My favorite band growing up as a teenager in the 70's. I still have most of their first few albums.

New rabbit hole alert 📢 Chicago was huge back in the day. Check out their song "Saturday In The Park". Their original name was Chicago Transit Authority, but they later shorten it to Chicago.

This band has been great for years, although they did lose their punch when Terry Kath thought that gun was unloaded. Most members were college music majors from the Chicago area. What really makes this band unique is all the members were musicians in the truest sense. They wrote, composed, and scored the music themselves. Most could play multiple instruments, and most could sing. Even the trombonist occasionally would sing. I could go on and on, but I'll finish with this. "Ballard for a Girl in Buchannon" is a suite of songs written by James Pankow (the trombonist) which include "Make Me Smile" and "Colour my World". I personally feel this is a true masterpiece.

Imagine if Terry hadn't died so young and tragically, the songs and performances he'd had put out over the years. So sad

@snowfan0521

2 жыл бұрын

After watching the amazing documentary made by Terry's daughter, you find out he was working on a solo album at the time of the accident because he wanted to go in a different direction than the rest of Chicago was going.

Magnificent song by one of the all-time most talented bands...ever...

Story is they were hanging out in the middle of the night and one of the guys asked another what time it was; the other guy squinted at the clock and said "It's 25 or 6 (meaning 26) to 4:00." And voila another hit song was born!

@eclecticexplorer7828

2 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it.

Chicago, "Make Me Smile"!!

This was the original lineup of the group Chicago which started in the 1960s. This here was 1970. They are actually still performing, but with a different lineup. They have 37 albums at this time (11/08/2023). That lead guitarist name was 'Terry Kath' in whom Jimi Hendrix spoke very highly. Sadly in 1978, Kath took a revolver to his head, thinking it was not loaded...and BANG! He was only 31 years old when he died. It was a REAL TRAGEDY! 25 or 6 to 4 meant 3:36 or 3:35am. It was about a musician trying to write a song, and he was up all night - and now it was 3:36 or 3:35 am. The man didn't say, "Take Care", but he said, "Terry Kath"!. The man who said it was the one on the keyboard, "Robert Lamm." The one doing the Lead Singing - his name is 'Peter Cetera'. The group started in the late 60s, and started out with these 'SEVEN' - the original seven. The group Chicago is still around with a different lineup: they have 37 albums as of 11/08/2023.

Cetera (bass) and Lamm (keyboard) were up all night trying to write a song that they could incorporate Terry Kath's guitar xtreme talents. Eyes tired, red and not sure exactly what time was showing on clock. BIG and DEEP rabbit hole getting into Chicago. A little history: Their first album was titled after their name - Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Being threatened with lawsuit over the name use they changed their name to simply "Chicago". All were raised and schooled in Chicago; all but one were born there; several of them attended same music grad school where they got together and started the band. They were intent on incorporating horns into the music - not merely for background. Their influences were jazz, R&B with rock. All of their subsequent albums always used Roman numerals, ie: Chicago II (this song from that album), Chicago III, etc.. Little mentioned fact: Chicago was the 1st rock group invited to play at The Met in New York = their live double album Chicago IV. Terry Kath, guitar, was likened by Jimi Hendrix to being the better guitarist. Robert Lamm, keyboards, is an underrated songwriter/singer, does most of the writing - although several in the band have written some. They write AND compose all of their songs, except for "I'm a Man", off their CTA album which was a cover from an earlier release by The Spencer Davis Group (68 I think). NO rock group had more top 40 hits in the 70's. After the death of Terry Kath in Jan 1978, the band changed producers and the emphasis was more on Cetera's vocals (bass guitar and tenor voice range) whom is very, very good singer and underrated bass player as well, and their music became more ballad-styles.

Yes yes yes! Please go down the Chicago rabbit hole! A masterful band with so many great hits!

Another great memory and my favorite group back in the day👏🏻👏🏻😊 Another great song by them and my favorite is “Color my world”. Check it out you won’t be disappointed.

I saw Chicago in concert in Portland Oregon on the early 70’s. I can’t even explain how cool they were live!! 👵🏼❤️✌🏼😎

This song never gets old! One of Chicago’s best songs ever, can’t beat the guitar and horns.

The 3 lead singers are keyboardist Robert Lamm, Guitarist Terry Kath & the singer of this song bassist Peter Cetera.

The studio version of this song is a "must listen" version too.

If I had to pick one song from the 1970s that best summed up the whole decade, it would be 25 or 6 to 4! It's got it all. I love the horn section bopping around during the guitar solo! Getting right into the spirit.

Love, love, LOVE Chicago! A fav of mine for real. Anytime I heard one of their tunes on the radio when I was young, I nicknamed them the 'brass band'. They had one of the best brass sections in R&R in my opinion. Thank you for this reaction!! ❤

This is an incredible band and an outstanding song. I have seen them live many times and they are always so tight and perfect. Never a disappointing moment in a Chicago show. I love all their music. Thank you for your reaction.

Hi ! wow i m impressed ! i m 66 years old ! that was one of my first Chicago song experience ! but from the record version !the one that was in all the Juke-box everywhere ! but that live version is longer ! better solo ! amazing ! where the heck did you find that ? ! hey ! thanks ! can t get over it !

I saw them two nights before this concert and on a number of other occasions. They always sounded great. Love your reaction..

This song was practically a rock anthem!

Jimi Hendrix was blown away by Terry Kath's guitar playing. "When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”. If course he said similar accolades with Rory Gallagher and Billy Gibbons as well.

@grogueQ

2 жыл бұрын

And Phil Keagy

I saw Chicago when I was in high school, in Montreal. Terrific! Chicago the type of music played on FM radio back in the day, Montreal station CHOM, it was the best we could get in rural upstate New York.

An Early Classic,, Chicago "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is"

This band made it easier for older people to listen to “young peoples” music. This song was no exception to the rule! One of the finest groups ever assembled! Whatever song they did made a hit out of the song !!!

🔥🔥🔥🔥One of the Greatest bands from that Era 🎵

Got to be one of the top ten rock classics. Terry Kath was phenomenal for sure. Adogg, I love your reactions and praise of great singers and musicians, particularly of top-notch guitarists like Kath.

Bring me back to the BEST music, in my opinion, that made me get up and dance crazy!!!! Loved, loved Chicago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite band of all time. Listening to them all my life. They are amazing.

Chicago in the era was: Terry Kath: Guitar and Vocals Peter Cetera: Bass and Vocals (lead on this song) Robert Lamm: Keys and Vocals Danny Seraphine: Drums Walter Parazaider: Sax Jimmy Pankow: Trombone Lee Loughnane: Trumpet

I love the entire Tanglewood concert. Terry is manhandling his guitar. Fantastic

They played this song at all our pep rallies when I was in High School. Terry Kath sang lead on many songs along with Peter Cetera, and is one of the most underappreciated guitarists of all time. This solo is recognized more than his overall talent. Maybe if he had lived longer his amazing talent would have been recognized more. I saw a very fitting comment once that Terry didn't just play a song, he lived it.

This is the original Chicago Transit Authority lineup! This performance was introduced by Bill Graham. Chicago Transit Authority became CTA, and finally CHICAGO.

Actually the bassist is singing, Peter Cetera. The guitarist in the denim shirt is Terry Kath...he does have a powerful voice! They have 3 singers in the group and 7 members here, 8 a little later on.

This is Chicago's greatest composition. So freakin masterful

Chicago provided a horn section to beef up their sound beyond conventional rock-and-roll. Among my Chicago favorites a "Questions 67 & 68" (another song with numbers in the title), and "Color My World," which was played at many weddings in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Don't usually like live versions for a first listen - but this is good .

Peter Cetera on vocals. That guitar solo - Terry Kath. Most amazing guitarist EVER. RIP Terry.

My favorite thing about Chicago is their use of instruments. I love the horns especially. There are so many Chicago songs. You need to do more please ❤

I saw Chicago in 1980. The band had regroup after Terry's death. It took two (2) guitarists to play this one song that Terry played by himself. Their music change to more soft rock not as driven before.

Poem 58, Taking It On Uptown (no horns), Mississippi Delta City Blues which is said to be a sample of upcoming solo work cut short by his untimely death.

I'm absolutely LOVING going on this journey with you while you discover all the brilliant music we grew up listening to in the 60's and 70's. There were some brilliant musicians in those days, so thank you for this.

"Saturday In The Park"!!!!!! Please, please, pretty please!!! You won't be sorry!!😉😉😉🎶🎼🎵🎤🎸🥁🎹🎙🤘🤘🤘

7:35 I think the term that you are looking for to describe that solo is "God Tier". I normally find guitar and drum solos boring, but not this one.

I grew up with them and finally saw them perform a few years ago. A few of the original members are still there and I am seeing them again in May. They sound amazing even today.

My favorite Chicago song ❤️. Chicago has some very amazing music. They were originally called CTA Chicago transit authority but had to change that for obvious reasons.

Great reaction! Terry Kath was one of my favorite guitarists. Jimi Hendrix had great respect for his playing. If you like extended guitar solos, check out "Poem 58" and "Liberation," also by Kath with Chicago.

You should listen to Ambrosia's "How Can You Love Me?" I promise it will blow you away. There were 7 original members: Robert Lamm (keyboards/lead singer) Terry Kath (guitars/lead singer) Jimmy Pankow (trombone/singer) Walt Parazaider (woodwinds) Lee Loughnane (trumpet/singer) Danny Seraphine (drums) Peter Cetera (bass/lead singer) Terry Kath died in January 1978; Peter Cetera quit in June 1985 to pursue a solo career (Glory of Love & The Next Time I Fall w/Amy Grant); Danny Seraphine was fired in 1990; Walt Parazaider underwent heart surgery in 2007, sorta semi-retired, then fully retired in 2021 when it was announced he'd developed dementia/Alzheimer's. I could go into the FULL history of Chicago, but I'll leave it here for now. However, if you want to listen to other great songs, here are a few: "Take A Chance" "No Tell Lover" Mississippi Delta City Blues" "Someday (August 29, 1968)" "Once In A Lifetime" "Follow Me" & "Once Or Twice".

"Make me Smile" from this same concert i even better.

Wow!!! Thanks for this, that brought back a lot of memories... I used to listen to chicago all the time, but watching this live performance made my evening. Thanks again!

Chicago is legendary!

Chicago is my favorite band of all time❤. Love love love all their songs

Absolutely stellar band, And remember it's just what we use to call music 🎶 brings back so many memories. Glad you enjoyed.

Terry Kath is one of the greatest guitar players in rock history. Jimmy Hendrix told the drummer he felt like Terry was better than him…. really.

He was on acid. "Should I try take some more...." 25th song, and 6 to 4. ;-)

Over 50 yrs old & LIVE. Great stuff. Next, check out......I'm A Man.....or Beginnings.....they have LOTS of hits.

Terry Kath just murders that guitar, great band!

Make Me Smile is a banger! Terry Kath's guitar work is awesome and I love this live performance of 25 or 6 to 4, but only because I have heard the studio version so many times. You really should listen to the studio version!

Wow! Hard to believe you never heard of them or their music 🎶 I've been singing this song for 35 years.. Love it still

This is hysterical. Glad to see video when Chicago was America's premier rock band. I forget the name of the sound engineer who stated back then that the 2 bands you never wanted to follow on Stage were The Who and Chicago.

Great group, always listened. What makes this group different from all the other groups is the use of the brass section. This is the equivalent of a 70's "Big Band". They are all musicians. This band was where Cetera (who you pointed out in a jean jacket) first got massive public attention. Chicago's sound hit the discos - good clubs had larger groups and brass.

That guitar solo is insane!

Great song from days gone by! 🎶💯❤️ Chicago has many.

THIS was the original Chicago Transit Authority. I begged my dad to buy me the album. Cetera's voice was perfect for this song.

Chicago with the guitar player Terry Kath has some of the very best early songs!! Jimi Hendrix was touring with Chicago someone asked him how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world and Jimi Hendrix replied it’s not me it’s Terry Kath!!!

Broooooo!!! I’ve heard this song so many times on the radio and never really gave it much of a chance. THEN I just happened to see them live right before COVID…yep, just a few years ago and HOLY CRAP!!! The whole band killed it!! Amazing live!

The title, 25 or 6 to 4, refers to the time that the songwriter was working at when they wrote song, 25 or 26 minutes to 4 AM.

Next Chicago song: “BEGINNINGS” You’ve been killing , great reactions! 🔥

70s music always make people happy or smile. I love that.

That Is one of the sickest leads in history…Even Hendrix bowed his hat to this man…Although Peter Cetera is singing this song, Terry Kath not only was a great guitarist but he sang with soul like Ray Charles or Barry White…!

And when you remember this was 50+ years ago, even more mind blowing!

Actually, the name of this band was originally the Chicago Transit Autority or known as CTA. After the first two albums the City of Chicago filed a cease and decease order against the band. They then became known as simply Chicago. When Terry Kath, the guitarist died, as far as in concerned, the band lost its heart and soul. They became pure pop.

Yeah, plain old great rock! This version is way more expansive than the studio version. A great romp all the way along.

It's great to see your generation appreciate this great music that came out of the 70s which was the best time in music. Chicago was a true musical super group. By the way Jim hendrix is quoted by saying that guitar player for chicago blows me away!0

Song just gave me chills and a hitch in my breathing for the 1000th time. Pretty dramatic for a song about writing music late at night.

I always loved the idea of writing a song about staying up all night trying to write a song. Love Chicago. Enjoy

Terry Kath, the guitist, is one of the most underrated guitarist of all time. He's definitely in my top 10 best guitarist ever! I've heard many guitar players say that they tried for years to copy that solo and could never do it! Chicago is my favorite band, second only to the Beatles. Check out a new band called LEONID & FRIENDS, who focus on doing material from Chicago. Love your channel, man! 😀😀😃😄

“New Band”? Not new for lots of us, thankfully so. Glad you love them as we do.

The lyrics go "waking up before the dawn", so I think the 25 or 6 to four is what time it is. My vote for next Chicago song - Saturday in the Park.

@martinlepper4522

2 жыл бұрын

Or....I'm A Man.....

@robertf9625

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. It's about trying to finish writing a song in the wee hours of the morning. A lot of people have mistaken it to be about drugs.