I was asked to listen to Chicago - I'm A Man (Reaction!!)
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This song was originally written and sung by then teem organist Steve Winwood when he was in The Spencer Davis Group. Steve and his various bands are a nice rabbit hole.
Guitarist Trry Kath wrote the first song off the first album called..."Introduction." It pretty much covers everything they do at that time. It's long and will make a great journey.
They have three lead singer and four songwriters.
Happy 4th of July!
… that hook seems to be getting deeper and deeper 😎😎😎 CLars
that is a lot of ultra talented musicians up on that stage. I've read and heard how Jimi Hendrix has told people that he thought Terry Kath was a better guitar player than him, so that says it all
Give Joe Satrianis' Crystal Planet a try.
@@crow2able I love that album.
Back when Chicago was still a rock band. RIP Terry Kath.
I love it when young folk discover the music of my youth.
Me too! It just makes me so happy because when we were growing up in the seventies, grownups used to say that the music wouldn't last because these folks weren't "serious" musicians. My own Dad used to say "Do you think folks are going to be listening to that mess 20 years from now?"
Yes, Spencer Davis group member Steve Winwood, later of Traffic, wrote, sang AND composed the song in 1967 as a teenager. Chicago doing it is a tribute to them.😅
They owned the song!
I had no idea, that's cool! I'm a big fan of Traffic and Blind Faith and I am aware of his work in the Spencer Davis Group as a teenager, but I never realized Steve Winwood wrote that song. Thanks for the info, man ✌😁
Edit: I'm going to look up the Spencer Davis Group version of that song right now!
I actually like this version better than the original.
I remember the original
Yes, Steve Winwood is the Man 🙂
Yes more Chicago! Beginnings and Color my World! Make Me Smile and. Does Anybody Really Know What time it Is! Saturday In The Park!
with Kath's passing they lost their soul and went sentimentally romantic and mushy. Kath one of Hendrix's guitar heroes.
Yes Chicago toured with Hendrix and they were planning an album together when Hendrix died.
Yup after Kath died the best of Chicago died !
right?
Terry Kath the Guitarist blew Jimi Hendrix away when he first heard him play...so much so he asked Chicago to go on tour with him...if that isn't a ringing endorsement...I'm not sure what is.
CTA was the House band at the Whiskey in LA. They used to open up for Hendrix there. That's how Hendrix saw Kath playing. I don't think they toured together.
Nah
Mr Terry Kath died way too soon. His voice and guitar playing are legendary!
Remember kids, don't play with guns.
Jimi Hendrix was once asked, "What's it like to be the world's greatest guitarist?" and he quickly responded, "I don't know. Why don't you ask that guy from Chicago?"
Actually, he said it was billy gibbons.
Google: "Jimi Hendrix is often quoted as saying that Terry Kath, the guitarist for the band Chicago, was the best guitarist he had ever heard. This quote is attributed to Jimi Hendrix in various sources."@@johntiggleman4686
@@johntiggleman4686 I guess you know the story about the strat Hendrix gave to Billy? If not, then it's a hoot!!
After Kath passed away , the singing in Chicago went mostly to Peter Cetera. Most of their 80’s was Dave Foster/Peter Cetera driven stuff that was mostly ballads. The horns took a backseat during that time. Chicago sold records during that time ,but I personally feel they lost their soul when Kath died . He hated the direction they were going in as well. He told Lamm to go to hell when Lamm told him they were going to tour playing only their hits.
Kath told them worse than that. 😊
For awhile, I dug David Foster's production...a lot. Over the years, though, not so much. Chicago, AWB, & The Tubes with Foster is a primer on how too much "sheen" can suck the soul out. Foster is great with solo acts...with his fantastic studio guys. His keyboard playing is also great.
Have you seen Leonid and Friends from Russia- the greatest Chicago legacy band in the world? Right on YT. Your mind will be blown. And they’ve got a guy who sounds like Terry. And Peter.
@@TheDivayenta Yeah, they had me since their 1st video ("Brand New Love Affair, Parts 1 & 2")...great players & stellar production.
IMO they put out elevator music after the death of Kath.
First 5 albums were all great, then Terry was gone and pop music money caught Peter's ear and that was that. I liked some of it, but I have to admit, I don't know much about their music in the next 20 albums.
I still get a kick when I hear reactions to band members taking turns as lead singers, either per track or all featured on one. It may never have been standard practice but it’s almost unheard of in this century. To me, that’s always been the mark of a BAND full of talent. Musicians playing instruments. Not producers programming computers.
Trust me, being a sound engineer back then with an analog board with very limited amount of channels, and everybody being an integral part to the song, it was tough. When digital with a zillion channels came along, it made my job much easier...but less fun.
back then we ran a 6 channel mixer on stage for the drums, mixed down on stage, set, and used 1 snake line to run it to the main mixer out front. Now I had 5 vocal mics, or whatever. Kuddos
I saw Chicago in Amarillo so many decades ago, and I was disappointed I think mainly because of the sound man. Many bands would use a local guy who was a great friend of mine. I think trying to get the mix for Chicago was too much for him. My alternative theory was Chicago just didn't care about sounding great in Amarillo.
R.I.P. Terry 😢
Originally sung by Steve Winwood when he was with Spencer Davis
The song is actually called “I am a man”. Done originally by the spencer Davis group Chicago picked it up a notch
Yeah "I'm a Man"
This is old muddy waters
Actually its an old blues song byBo Diddley
@@timcardona9962the Bo Dudley song is a different song…this was written by Steve Winwood/Jimmy Miller
Yes, the old Bo Diddly tune of similar name was done by the Yardbirds some years earlier. This is a rendition of the Steve Winwood/Spencer Davis Group tune. CTA at first , then called Chicago.
Chicago had 3 vocalists - Terry Kath (guitar), Peter Cetera (Bass), and Robert Lamm (Piano/Organ/Keyboards). All 3 had their own unique voices, and their harmonies sounded huge.
What's This World Coming To was the last song they recorded with all three voices on one tune.
The entire horn section is jamming percussion ! Terry is killing it imagine seeing this live in 1971 .. you walk out of there your mind is freaking blown!
Tanglewood! I was g here in70
@@mikemadden4084 holy crap that must have been amazing
Terry K is one of the 70’s greatest guitarists. These guys knew how to throw down. What a musical powerhouse. Great stuff Polo. The vinyl version smokes as well.
Chicago is probably the most complete band instrumentally that you will ever see and no one does percussion better than them. I remember when they were Chicago Transit authority when they first came on the radio way back when I'm 69 years old
"No one does percussion better than them"
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Chicago is great, no doubt. Check also The War....with or without Eric Burdon,
And santana@@Mika-eb5cg
So much SOUL, Adored the Band back then & TERRY KATH ❤❤❤
This is what I was talking about on the last one. These 70s rock bands were made of multitalented musicians. All songwriters who can play and sing more than one instrument. That kind of talent in more than one band member is rare these days.
Definitely listen to their first album Chicago Transit Authority. It is a gem. Then decide if you want to listen to more. Trust me, you will.
One of my favorite albums. My brother brought it home the week it was released, I was 10 years old and I couldn’t stop listening to it and I still can’t.
@@michaeldezego340 - I was 11 in 1969 but probably didn’t hear the until I was 13 when the first AOR station came on the air in Ft Lauderdale. The first album of theirs I bought was the fifth album after hearing Saturday in the Park.
Absolutely! I bought the album back in 1970 and still love it. Free form Guitar is incredible. Kath was insane on the guitar when left alone.
@@billschafer9668 that's another of my favorites!
CTA is probably the best rock album ever recorded. I wouldn't expect him to do a reaction to the whole thing, but it's a crime to not ever take time to put it on and zone with it.
Thanks for the memory Polo. Our band did this song in 1971, I was a junior in Golden HS. During the drum solo all of us band would go back stage, drink a Pepsi, smoke a cigarette and just hang while our drummer Rick Knoche just nailed it! We could tell when he was getting tired and wanted us back in stage. His longest solo went just over 10 minutes one time. People on their feet the whole time rock’n while the sweat was just pouring off of him! We would always do a ballad after that song. 😂Thanks again. Oh! And it’s I’m A Man. 👍
Cool memories!
It cracks me up when I hear people say they never heard of Chicago . What lived under a rock for the past 50 years? Chicago is the most successful rock band in American History
I hear many saying those same words in different reaction videos.
Many of the reactors are much
younger than you and I. How can they know of all the groups from 50 years ago if their environment is totally different than it was before?
Just love that these bands, this era, threw everything into their performances . No holds barred , heart on sleeve, gut busting , soul wrenching. It’s a big part of what makes this music more human than much recent sound.
So agree - let it all out there, raw and real. I like the adjectives you use to describe their talented work and sound. Spot on, IMO.
Chicago's older stuff kicked pretty hard , the band went through some transitions over the years, none of it bad, but the older stuff just rocked!!
Thanks for acknowledging the band’s evolution without being disparaging. Very mature.
When bands just jammed. Love it. Freedom!!!
Their first album Chicago Transit Authority is my #1 best debut album of any band.
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Composed by Stevie Winwood at the age of 19. Check him out in The Traffic and DEFINITELY in Blind Faith
Hendrix called Terry Kath his favorite guitarist and called the horn section another set of lungs on the stage.
Oh, to have seen this live... Terry, Peter and Robert sharing lead vocals, Danny going beast on the drums and Jim, Walter and Lee being as solid as ever (and making it look fun). And Terry, again showing why he was one of the best ever and why Jimi Hendrix was an admirer.
You get them, I can tell. Yup, 3 singers, 3 horns and Terry was amazing-- a beast!! He played lead guitar, rhythm guitar and sang lead on many of their songs---at the same time! His voice was compared to Ray Charles and Hendrix was a fan and even confessed to Walter (center horn) that Terry had it way over him. In fact Terry and Jimi supposedly were in the beginning stages of collaborating when Jimi died. We lost Kath also too soon and tragically 1/23/78.
Chicago was a special band. The talent in each member is beyond and a few of them were even childhood friends. Well worth exploring!
One of my favorites is "Dialogue"--check out those lyrics!!
Terry can just shred!! He can melt your face with his pure power on the guitar
Danny Seraphine on drums! Amazing also.
I was about 10, visiting Denver. Walking through the park and Chicago was practicing playing this song! For a festival that night. My cousin said " I don't like that electric music". I just smiled and kept it to myself.
Yes Terry, lead guitar, Peter , Base guitar, and Robert Lamm Organ all sing in most songs with their deep voices,
Can you imagine what a band with talent like this could do NOWDAYS with technology!!! These guys were before my time but I pull them up and have them on playlist ALLLLLL DAY LONG! Back when talent was real…
Glad you found this train to ride. You've seen the power and energy from their live performances, but I highly suggest the album versions for future reactions to get the full effect of these incredible musicians. Try the first track on their first album, Introduction, to get a feeling for the talent in the group, Beginnings and Questions 67 and 68. All these songs are from their first album, Chicago Transit Authority. Every cut is a masterpiece.
Yes!
Introduction (which Terry Kath wrote) is simply THE greatest song in the history of rock-n-roll.
I got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell. Looking forward to you doing Don't Fear the Reaper.
When Jimi Hendrix was asked what was it like being the best guitar player in the world? Jimi replied something like "I don't know, ask Terry Kath." All of the great guitarist are great in their own right and the ones who are humble enough to recognize the other ones makes themselves even greater.
The Steve Winwood / Spencer Davis Group version is a true mind blow. Consider he's only like 17.
This is definitely a banger. They were great in their early years as the transit authority
Drummer Danny Seraphine is still rocking with a band of his own, called the California Transit Authority (CTA). An extremely good dude, awesome musician, and always fun to hear.
Poem 58 and California Purples!!!!
I remember listening to this on my Walkman almost everyday on the school bus when I was in 5th grade. It struck me that all the dudes TELL you they’re a man, but then the drummer SHOWS you. 😂 After hearing this, I was on a mission to find badass drummers, and five or six years later, I met Danny Carey. 🤯
Straight goosebumps
When it comes to great Chicago lyrics, I think I love Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is most.
Many bands have covered this song, but this is my favorite.
You're swimming in the right Stream , here .
Their inventory is a Deep Well .
First 7 Albums (while guitarist Terry Kath was alive) , are as good as it gets .
These tracks and anything else playing on A.M. stations back then remind me solely of being a toddler sitting on the floor zoning out to this music while dads at work & mom cleaning the house. Music was playing in our home like 14hrs a day when i was a kid. From radio to my dads library of albums then to Mtv. Happy to start with the 70s sound. Sad af i never persuited a career in music as I think about music like 60-70%(literally)of each day since those days zoning out(music+mary jane mixture in the air)on the floor.
LOL....this is one of my favorites from them....just as good today as it was back in my junior year... Also loved the original from the Spencer Davis Group...60s time-frame! 🙂Thanks for reacting.
The song title is "I'm A Man" -- originally by the Spencer Davis Group written by Stevie Winwood and their producer Jimmy Miller and sung by Winwood.
Stevie forever!!! ❤
This was often their encore song. So likely saw them after 2 plus hours of playing. Woof! 3 lead vocalists, often playing off each other. Try "In The Country", or "South California Purples" --off their live at Carnegie Hall album. You might give a bow o' respect to Terry Kath, the guitarist 🎸 after that one!
They weren't called "Chicago" when they made this song in 1968. They were called "Chicago Transit Authority, (CTA) I think they changed the musical outlook and make-up of the Band when they changed their name, and became more instrumental, with a horn section. This is the earliest version of "Chicago Transit Authority, and they were much more raw and gritty, than the Band they would eventually become.
Thanks
The Chicago Transit Authority sued the band and forced a name change.
Their original name was the Big Thing.
I met Joe Pass in the '80's in some dudes living room in Half Moon Bay, CA. and as an aspiring musician I was thrilled to chat with him. The one thing he told me ..." Know how to begin a tune and know how to end a tune" Pure Gold
Joe would know. But wtf was he doing in Half Moon Bay? Surfing Maverick’s?
@@jimmoore8951 surfing six strings
Polo. You are the best. Love you set, your style, your opinions. You be you, let others adjust.
...wow, just assumed this would be the B&W version from The Beat Club (IIRC). Kath, wardrobe aside, is a beast!
(I wore that same look in 1975/HS junior). :-)
Anything by the band Rare Earth I'm missing you,,I'm gonna get you girl and of course Nazareth the band from Scotland massive hit Love Hurts!! Love LOVE all these tunes!!! Nazareth will surprise you definitely!!! Badass shit it tis!!!! Annie
4:49 "The other guy" singing is Pete Cetera. And the other track was 25 or 6 to 4.
They were called Chicago because they all were musical students at DePaul University . They called themselves CTA initially but the Chicago Transit Authority threatened to sue them if they didn't change the name of the band. Hence CHICAGO !
Terry Kath was one of Jimi Hendrix favorite guitarists
Even after 6+ decades of life, this was the best show I've ever been too! Next Chicago song, go right to the beginning,( And that's a great tune also "Beginnings") "Introduction" first song first album. Peace & Love.
In no way am I suggesting that you do a reaction video to the entire Tanglewood Concert, that would be a VERY long video; but I do suggest you take the time and watch it for yourself. There are so many surprising moments throughout. Knowing that this is over 50 years old, seeing how talented, amazing, and magical all of the performers were, it makes one sad to see how far the music "talent" has fallen. Their are three singers in the band that I am aware of (Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, and Robert Lamm) and all of them are masters at what they do. On top of that, all of them are playing instruments at the same time.....just impressive. The horn section is top notch, the percussion is outstanding, and Terry Kath (lead guitarist) is a once in a lifetime God of his instrument of choice.
Terry Kath, Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm.... Three distinctive voices, and all we're great throughout their time together in CTA/Chicago! Love this rabbit hole that your followers have led you to!! Keep it coming...
I've been a huge Chicago fan since 1973. First concert I ever went to when I was 13.
I saw these fellows live with these original musicians 4 times in my college years. I don't think anyone sat down during the concerts except during a brief intermission. They were so tuned in to one another they never missed a beat. Those early records of theirs are still my favorites. Thanks for posting this!
I got so excited when I saw this pop up!! 💥💥 Fire 🔥🔥🎺🎸🎼 Next up I would love to see you do their song “Dialogue Parts I & II” ♥️
I have to admit, I've only heard their recorded songs. They are so good live it's ridiculous!!! One fo the best live performance bands I've ever seen!! WOW! Very Santana Like
At 14 years old, Steve Winwood, (who can play any instrument) helped found the Spencer Davis Group. He wrote "I'm a man" at 15 years old.
Probably only myself, and maybe a few drummers & percussionists, really enjoyed watching that drummer switch back and forth from traditional to matchstick grip. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ALMOST LOST AN EYE TO THIS SONG! GUY PLAYING AIR GUITAR WITH A POOL CUE, TAGED ME GOOD!
These guys were my neighborhood garage band. Went to school with the younger sister of the trombone player, went to his wedding. LOVE Chicago.
I doubt that there has ever been a better collection of talent in one band than Chicago.
HE!! YES !!! MORE CHICAGO!!!
These guys are amazing. Did love all there stuff. But really loved some of it all my life. Born in 1975 here.
I just worked for Bill Champlin yesterday! He used my keyboards for a show yesterday in Coralville, Iowa.
Right on rockin 60's and 70's they all were new and blowing our minds
This is one of my favorite bands. Like many bands in this era, they live IN and FOR the song.
MORE COWBELL!!!!
Polo, this concert you which you first reacted to 25 or 6 to 4, and now this song, "I'm a Man", is an awesome concert to react to so many of Chicago's truly best songs that defined Chicago's true musical style, and Terry Kath, who sadly was lost to us far to early, was truly an underrated guitarist.
As for other great Chicago songs to react to, definitely recommend, Make Me Smile, Dialogue parts 1 & 2, Saturday in the Park, Does Anyone Really know what Time it is, and Beginnings. And for your own listening pleasure, definitely recommend taking in their first album Chicago Transit Authority, which was the original name of the band before it was shortened to just Chicago.
The use of cow bells ,they layered and built the music so dynamically.
My favorite is “I don’t want to live without your love” but I also love “what kind of man I be?” And “will you still live me?
How they went from this masterpiece to soulless uninspired 80's radio drivel is amazing to me.
They made a lot of money on that so-called drivel. They evolved with the times.
Once the came out with color my world in 73 or 74 it was over.
Terry Kath passed.
Their kids appreciate it
After the first 3 albums, you could feel a change . They moved away from being a rock band and started to become a mainstream pop band. They continued to push Terry Kath into the background. Sad .
Hearing Chicago for the very first time on their debut album was a revelation for me. All sorts of things going on!
I grew up listening to Chicago. They were an amazing rock/instrumental band.
Jimmy Hendrix was once asked “ what does it feel like to be the best guitarist in the world “. His response “ I’ll ask Terry Kath when I see him”.
Glad I found your channel. I enjoy seeing younger cats discovering music from my era for the first time. I love Chicago.
Did you notice when Terry’s bridge pickup wire on his Strat was loose. He had to pound it several times to “reconnect” the wire and kept on playing.
I love the way they are there rooting the drummer on. I am a drummer and that drummer is on cloud 9 just being able to lei it all out. It doesn't happen often.
Introduction is the first song on their debut album .It lets you know EVERYTHING youre gonna get from them.
The best of Chicago album is great. Never will forget seeing them live☮️
I saw them in concert around 1977. Great concert!
Thank you for reminding me of Chicago...one of my favorite bands of the 70s
That was back when we had general admission in concerts and we would jump around and dance in the pit while they played. I really miss the pre-Who-Concert rock concerts.
Wow. I am a long time fan of Chicago but in my youth I was ignorant to the absolute mastery of this band!
Listen to the studio album “Chicago” and you’ll hear Terry Kath singing and his guitar on 25 or 6 to 4. He will BLOW YOU AWAY. His phrasing is perfection 🤩 Unfortunately we lost Terry in a terrible accident and Peter Cetera took over lead vocal.
Missing you Terry 😢
Thanks for giving Chicago their proper respect. They never disappointed me at ANY live performance. With or without Terry Kath.
I remember their early albums from young teen years…What a First Impression! A lot of that was goin’ on then. Really lucky to have gotten to experience those days in person…I never thought it would end.
You can pick up almost any early Chicago and it will be good. I first started with Chicago IX which was a greatest hits and absolutely loved it. Then I started listening to some full albums. The first two are nearly perfect and two of my all time favorite albums. Off of the top of my head, I would recommend "Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?", "In the Country", "Make Me Smile", "Beginnings", "Colour My World", "Introduction", "Listen","Movin In", "Now More than Ever", "Sing a Mean Tune Kid" and "Free". But there are a ton more great songs.
They actually had three lead singers during that phase of their career. The guitar player, the bass player, and the keyboard player. That guitar player is Terry Kath and was famously declared the best guitarist in the world by none other than the late great Jimi Hendrix himself!
I hope you would also give their song, "Make Me Smile" a try. That song might be my favorite by this group.
Besides Danny Seraphine's outstanding drum solo and Terry Kath's fantastic guitar work, what really stands out about this performance is trombonist Jimmy Pankow's unbelievable cowbell playing.