I've been a TV producer/director for many years, actually since Chicago dropped its first album. To do this, to have the balls to do this, to perform a massive original hit by one of the greatest groups ever, and to match it against a film of a performance by the originals, and to not just pull it off on the nose, but to totally kill it, this is true brilliance. RIP Maurice, bless you Sergey, I hope you are well. Thank you Leonid for such vision and daring.
For someone that has grown up with that 70’s and 80’s music … I can deeply say that you are not only musicians but magicians!!! Your music is magically perfect !!!
This band is a total shock for many musicians including me. I don’t know how to grade their skills. To call them great...fantastic....? It doesn’t do justice to their talent! ALL OF THEM are like the cells of a well trained body creating something that many of us didn’t know it was even existed!
Imagine doing that without really being able to speak English and working it all out by ear.....I saw them open at the village and was really surprised after the show when they did the meet and greet and I realize how heavily accented their English was, it’s probably improved a lot since...but damn....
@@kgfht5120 I manage three fluently (Dutch, English, German) and a fourth (French) passable. But then I only managed a BSc in Engineering. Ksenia - besides being an achieved singer and virtuoso piano player - has a Masters in Economics to boot. That young woman can write her own future.
I'm not sure if you expected Leonid and Friends to bungle this, but this is spot on. Every note, every word, every bit of passion is right on the money.
Ironically enough, a few years ago we had the pleasure of seeing Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire in concert. To this day, one of the best concerts EVER. This cover is absolutely awesome.
Both bands were brilliant. Chicago were a great jazz/rock band with very talented musicians. Terry Kath was a great guitarist. Blood Sweat. A d Tears were just as good.
Legends are legends for a reason. Because they brought something above and beyond what everyone was doing. I can't think of any artists from the last 20 years who will ever reach the legend status that Earth Wind and Fire reached. If you're going to cover the works of legends you'd better bring it. And boy did they bring it.
Where did these people come from! What talented individuals. This song sounds better than the original, perfect replication of the 70s sound. Brilliant, just brilliant!
I just went to one of their concerts in Florida yesterday night and they were so amazing! They sound just like their recording. They sure blew me away! I love them!I can't wait to see them again. There are no words that could describe their brilliant performance!
@@muzakkasyariy I'm so excited! I'm going to see them perform in Atlanta on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM at the Center Stage! I can't wait!!
@@bettymckinley8063 I had the pleasure of seeing them in Ft Worth...it was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time! Well worth the price of admission!!!
Saw them in Michigan this past October. They surpassed my expectations! They were awesome! Not to mention very nice people. I met a few after the show.
THANKS TO THESE INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS & SINGERS -------------THE 70'S LIVE -------ON, & ON, & ON, FOREVER & EVER. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DECADE IT WAS , YA JUST HAD TO BE THERE. ---------------------MJL, 77 Y/O
Leonid, the mixing is superb. The band sounds better than the original and I'm a huge fan of Chicago. I bet they are really proud or Leonid & Friends. Thanks for keeping Chicago's music alive.
September one of the best dance and rhythmic songs in history, Earth Wind and Fire its great creators and Leonid and friends unbeatable with this version, a wealth of good musicians, who love the music of great groups in history.
Wow! To see these side by side really illustrates how well Leonid transcribed the music and how masterful they performed and recreated an icon sound. Gives me goosebumps!
One more time !! I am speechless ! I have this song on 45, & I still own to this day. it was an irresistible winner, impossible to not sing along, with hips & hands moving ! Again, my highest commendation to all ! ----------MJL, 76 y/o
Brings me to tears. Love love live on . I can't sleep at night music keeps playing in my mind,when I'm in kitchen, when driving, bought their cd waiting for it.
We are truly becoming a global nation, despite the wars and conflicts. We are heading back to the future where the planet was a global society. There is power in numbers so I all for it. These guys are AMAZING!
That was incredible to hear them together. Shows what a great job Leonid did in arranging and how well it was carried out. Of course, it also shows how great the original was.
Je reviens régulièrement vous écouter toujours avec autant de plaisir, bravo Leonid & Friends ! C'est vraiment digne d'EWF, sans réserve. J'adore les violons.
Yeah, they got the juice. They totally pulled it off. What’s entertaining for me is to see Leonid et al doing a masterful job even as we see can see the areas of growth needed to be fully realized as a talent to be recond with. As compared to EW&F, a musical giant of a group. If where they are now is the height they desire, then they are there, hands down. If, on the other hand, they aspire to greater heights of talent and recognition and “fame”, I have no doubt they will get there. THEY GOT THE JUICE.
It really all so beautiful seeing those Russian violinist ladies having the time of their lives smiling and enjoying while playing their favorite instruments!!!! B E A U T I F U L!!!!
Leonid and Friends ended their Clearwater, Florida concert with this song a few years ago and it was great then. This compilation with the insert of the original by EW and F is over the top, what a wonderful assemblage of fine musicians and performers all excellent in what they do. Compliments to all of you who took part in this production!!!
Leonid & Friends are outstanding musicians and fantastic performers! The joy and enthusiasm in their performances is electric. As a retired music teacher, I used EW&F's September with my students to demonstrate how professional groups would push tempo as a tune progressed. In the original recording, EW&F picked up the tempo by almost 12 beats a minute from beginning to end. Leonid & friends didn't quite do that, but still managed a 6-8 beat push. I always wondered if it was planned or was an important nuance of the recording they loved.
As someone who has sung in a tribute band, I can only dream that me and my mates could sound this authentic. This is what happens when a group of musicians truly care about their craft and want to get it right.
I know it hurts (me at least) but sometimes a band can actually improve on the original. Old memories can make you think it was better than it was. This band’s/ensemble’s versions are incredible.
I don't think any other cover band on the planet can do the originals more justice, if not be better than the original.. L&F record digitally and you can hear more instruments and clearer sound as if in the studio with EW&F. Jaw-dropping!
I love "Old School" big bands sounds - trumpet, trombone, Sax all the string instruments. No one is doing this type of music anymore. Totally incredible...keepem coming!!! THANK YOU!!!
I met my wife in September of 1978 when this song came out. These people do the song better than the original. And Ksenona could melt an ice cube by just being in the same room, wow!! Make an ole man wish for younger day's.
EW&F was the very first band I saw as a young kid '78. Man they were great in concert! These guys and gal, do them all the justice in the world. Their sound is so clean. Love that horn section!! If you close your eyes you would swear the lead singer, Sergey is Maurice White in a different body. Damn they sound good!!
I played Trumpet in our HS school band and when we played this song all 24 of us trumpets would unleash on those Trumpet riffs at the end. We loved it.
In the following linked video you can see two of my favorite jazz trumpeters and singers, the then 15 years old Andrea Motis, and the only 8 years old (!) Alba Armengou: th-cam.com/video/F2RdBFZie2o/w-d-xo.html
I've been a TV producer/director for many years, actually since Chicago dropped its first album. To do this, to have the balls to do this, to perform a massive original hit by one of the greatest groups ever, and to match it against a film of a performance by the originals, and to not just pull it off on the nose, but to totally kill it, this is true brilliance. RIP Maurice, bless you Sergey, I hope you are well. Thank you Leonid for such vision and daring.
RIP Maurice! Fanflippintastic duet!🙏♥️💯✅
Miss Sergey
I've been trying to contact Sergey on Facebook, but no reply yet ! I too , hope he and his family are safe !!!🙏☝️🙏❤️🙏☝️🙏👍
And to do it in a language that’s not native to him. Outstanding
Blows my mind!
I can't get enough of this band. They are out of this world and every song is a masterpiece!
They might be the best live of all time MAYBE?
They are impressive!!
Preach!
拍手喝采！EWFのVIDEOとのシンクロがすばらしい！
I wish Maurice White were alive to hear what an incredible job Leonid and Friends did with this song. No doubt he is smiling from above.
Definitely.
It`s the best copy. that I have ever heard.
Nu pas ontdekt fantastisch
One of the Best cover bands in the world!
no, the best!!!! such artistry!!!!!
Not just a cover band......true artistry
Geez! I couldn’t tell if it was Earth, Wind, and Fire singing and playing or Leonid and Friends singing and playing. Exactly like EWF, amazing!
You can’t even tell the two apart! That’s how good Leonid and Friend’s is! CRAZY!
For someone that has grown up with that 70’s and 80’s music … I can deeply say that you are not only musicians but magicians!!! Your music is magically perfect !!!
awesome band formed from Russia been told every song I hear awesome singers and musicians...awesome great job.
thanks from australia
The best cover band in the world and in history.
History of music probably goes back 200,000 years. Bone flute was found in a cave
Ksenia Buzina, one of the most beautiful singers of the world - such a beauty and class!
Hard to argue with you on this
@@megavideomarketing she is my girlfriend....shhhhh. she doesn't know it yet
This band is a total shock for many musicians including me. I don’t know how to grade their skills. To call them great...fantastic....? It doesn’t do justice to their talent! ALL OF THEM are like the cells of a well trained body creating something that many of us didn’t know it was even existed!
Most, if not all, have degrees from prestigious Russian music schools and conservatories so not surprising.
Imagine doing that without really being able to speak English and working it all out by ear.....I saw them open at the village and was really surprised after the show when they did the meet and greet and I realize how heavily accented their English was, it’s probably improved a lot since...but damn....
@@topangus123 I read somewhere Ksenia speaks 7 languages fluently. I thought I was good at two.
@@kgfht5120 Another seven reasons to love her!
@@kgfht5120
I manage three fluently (Dutch, English, German) and a fourth (French) passable. But then I only managed a BSc in Engineering. Ksenia - besides being an achieved singer and virtuoso piano player - has a Masters in Economics to boot. That young woman can write her own future.
She is absolutely gorgeous
She is also a trained world-class vocalist, with talent and beauty.
These covers by Leonid & Friends are joyous celebrations. I love them,
Oh, absolutely.
They've brought me joy that I didn't think was still in me. Restored my faith in humanity. Thank you Glen(Dad)🙂
I miss you
I couldn’t agree more with everyone here.
A celebration is exactly what this is.
I'm not sure if you expected Leonid and Friends to bungle this, but this is spot on. Every note, every word, every bit of passion is right on the money.
Ironically enough, a few years ago we had the pleasure of seeing Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire in concert. To this day, one of the best concerts EVER.
This cover is absolutely awesome.
Both bands were brilliant. Chicago were a great jazz/rock band with very talented musicians. Terry Kath was a great guitarist. Blood Sweat. A d Tears were just as good.
Legends are legends for a reason. Because they brought something above and beyond what everyone was doing. I can't think of any artists from the last 20 years who will ever reach the legend status that Earth Wind and Fire reached.
If you're going to cover the works of legends you'd better bring it. And boy did they bring it.
Anyone who did not like this is not a true Earth Wind and Fire fan. Music and vocals were spot on and well done.
A PHENOM group and can't get enough of them. The video is perfect spotlighting Maurice White!
Where did these people come from! What talented individuals. This song sounds better than the original, perfect replication of the 70s sound. Brilliant, just brilliant!
Moscow Russia
On a scale of 1 - 10 they are, like, a 50.
@@davemason9542 tries again therefrom Ukraine!!!
Combo of Russian and Ukrainian. Touring the Mid west today.
Great rendition but NO, not better than the original. Sorry.
I just went to one of their concerts in Florida yesterday night and they were so amazing! They sound just like their recording. They sure blew me away! I love them!I can't wait to see them again. There are no words that could describe their brilliant performance!
Tickets for the show in "September" - very fitting. Love to see them do some Chase charts
Una obra maestra soy cubano en mi país se oía siempre tengo 60 años y cuando era joven bailaba con ellos
When was this concert
And the beautiful Ksenia Buzina on backing vocals .!!
She will be changing her last name to mine soon ;-)
@@markusthedrummer8143
Why are my toes laughing ?
Indeed she's a cutie pie .
Leonid & Friends is a MUST SEE band!!! They're a Chicago tribute band from Russia, who also recorded & performed this EW&F song to perfection!
YEAH and theyre REALLY gooooodd
@@muzakkasyariy I'm so excited! I'm going to see them perform in Atlanta on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM at the Center Stage! I can't wait!!
@@bettymckinley8063 I had the pleasure of seeing them in Ft Worth...it was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time! Well worth the price of admission!!!
Saw them in Michigan this past October. They surpassed my expectations! They were awesome! Not to mention very nice people. I met a few after the show.
Ukraine.
Can't say enough thanks---fan from Taiwan!
I thought I was dreaming 🤔amazing band and vocals ❤❤❤❤
From Russia with love !!!!!! Super fantastic group
THANKS TO THESE INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS & SINGERS -------------THE 70'S LIVE -------ON, & ON, & ON, FOREVER & EVER. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DECADE IT WAS , YA JUST HAD TO BE THERE. ---------------------MJL, 77 Y/O
Leonid, the mixing is superb. The band sounds better than the original and I'm a huge fan of Chicago. I bet they are really proud or Leonid & Friends. Thanks for keeping Chicago's music alive.
September one of the best dance and rhythmic songs in history, Earth Wind and Fire its great creators and Leonid and friends unbeatable with this version, a wealth of good musicians, who love the music of great groups in history.
You can see the Joy in their faces!! Absolutely perfection!!
I saw EWF at a concert back in the 70s. Grand funk opened for them. Brings back so many great memories
Incredible… fantastic… amazing… what a gift to all of us. Thank you so very very much!
The bass line is exact 100% between 2 videos, feeling like there is only 1 bass. Perfect working!
Wow! To see these side by side really illustrates how well Leonid transcribed the music and how masterful they performed and recreated an icon sound. Gives me goosebumps!
when ppl get up n are dancin' around....it's a great song, no matter who's playing' it!!
Someone below nailed it. They are out of this world!
One more time !! I am speechless ! I have this song on 45, & I still own to this day. it was an irresistible winner, impossible to not sing along, with hips & hands moving ! Again, my highest commendation to all ! ----------MJL, 76 y/o
Brings me to tears. Love love live on . I can't sleep at night music keeps playing in my mind,when I'm in kitchen, when driving, bought their cd waiting for it.
This music puts a smile on face for hours. I loved this back in college and love it even more now. Like I never heard it before. Pure happiness.
KESENIA ! ! !
It reminds me of college as well, only these "guys" are even better
We are truly becoming a global nation, despite the wars and conflicts. We are heading back to the future where the planet was a global society. There is power in numbers so I all for it. These guys are AMAZING!
That was incredible to hear them together. Shows what a great job Leonid did in arranging and how well it was carried out. Of course, it also shows how great the original was.
This performance just doubles the joy of possibly the most incredibly upbeat, infectious song ever.
The very BEST September cover and most of Chicago great songs....yes they are very gifted and talented musicians.
Je reviens régulièrement vous écouter toujours avec autant de plaisir, bravo Leonid & Friends ! C'est vraiment digne d'EWF, sans réserve. J'adore les violons.
It's mind boggling to me how much talent must be involved for so much beautifully flawless and original music content to be constantly.
Awesome music this is a great song they do awesome job
Yeah, they got the juice. They totally pulled it off. What’s entertaining for me is to see Leonid et al doing a masterful job even as we see can see the areas of growth needed to be fully realized as a talent to be recond with. As compared to EW&F, a musical giant of a group. If where they are now is the height they desire, then they are there, hands down. If, on the other hand, they aspire to greater heights of talent and recognition and “fame”, I have no doubt they will get there. THEY GOT THE JUICE.
It really all so beautiful seeing those Russian violinist ladies having the time of their lives smiling and enjoying while playing their favorite instruments!!!! B E A U T I F U L!!!!
Yes Victor , & Kesenia ! !
A cantora é uma gracinha
Leonid and Friends ended their Clearwater, Florida concert with this song a few years ago and it was great then. This compilation with the insert of the original by EW and F is over the top, what a wonderful assemblage of fine musicians and performers all excellent in what they do. Compliments to all of you who took part in this production!!!
I wish they’d come to California!!!
Touring the Midwest now
Pure JOY - from Russia with LOVE!
(Ksenia ❤️)
What an amazing band ,amazing musicians,I wish they would tour Australia ❤😊
I wish they would come to London.
Grupazo de todos los tiempos mi respeto para esos gran talento de la historia musical mundial gracias edición bendiciones mil gracias
Ksenia just lights up the screen whenever she appears!
K S E N I A ! ! !
I really want to see these guys live. What a talented group of people.
I absolutely agree. They are currently touring the USA so check their website for details. I will see them in NYC in May
Such a great band! With the beautiful Ksenia Buzina...i love you!
Wow... that's so cool....
Leonid & Friends are outstanding musicians and fantastic performers! The joy and enthusiasm in their performances is electric. As a retired music teacher, I used EW&F's September with my students to demonstrate how professional groups would push tempo as a tune progressed. In the original recording, EW&F picked up the tempo by almost 12 beats a minute from beginning to end. Leonid & friends didn't quite do that, but still managed a 6-8 beat push. I always wondered if it was planned or was an important nuance of the recording they loved.
Excelentes!!! Besos de Chile 🇨🇱
The incrideble sound of black band ........... Morris White Deus lhe de muita luz....Melhor couver
fantastic
I hope this sensless mess in Ukraine is over soon and we can get back to peaceful ways and great bands like this. GOD bless you all.
Incredibile 😂 congratulazioni
As someone who has sung in a tribute band, I can only dream that me and my mates could sound this authentic. This is what happens when a group of musicians truly care about their craft and want to get it right.
Desde que descubrí esta agrupación , he quedado fascinado con la calidad de sus interpretaciones , gracias Leonid & friends!!!!!
What a gift to the world this group is!
Leonid & Friends have done the impossible. I became an instant fan well done.
FAN-TAS-TIC! There's no other word for this band and their cover versions.
Nicely Done editing..Watching From The Philippines..💙 Love SEPTEMBER..
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT "GOD" LOVES "MUSIC BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER BY LIFTING THEIR SPIRITS"
Simply an amazing tribute supergroup. Cover band just doesn't describe their talent.
Yeah, it really is a reproduction of studio recording done live and thats not easy just ask any muso. André
"Tribute Supergroup" what an apt description - much better than 'cover band'.
I know it hurts (me at least) but sometimes a band can actually improve on the original. Old memories can make you think it was better than it was. This band’s/ensemble’s versions are incredible.
That was OUTSTANDING!!!!!! I am smiling from ear to ear and I still feel like dancing. WOW!!!! Just WOW!!! So we’ll done!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This shows how true Leonid & friends are to the original. This was really cool to listening to. Groovy baby 😎🤘
Just love it. ✝️🇺🇸🇺🇦🥊 Coach Mando from the Alamo City.
Love the extra base this way!
Good cover band. Earth, Wind and Fire wrote so many great hits. It's nice to see that others recognize that and are trying to keep them alive.
Just amazing the precision of Leonid and friends!.... Just great!
I don't think any other cover band on the planet can do the originals more justice, if not be better than the original.. L&F record digitally and you can hear more instruments and clearer sound as if in the studio with EW&F. Jaw-dropping!
SZo good to see so many bands doing such quality stuff. The Aussie Hindley Street band, so many great bands
Wonderful to see Maurice White again. Great tribute with the split screen video. Leonid, once again your band is flawless...
CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN NASHVILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love "Old School" big bands sounds - trumpet, trombone, Sax all the string instruments. No one is doing this type of music anymore. Totally incredible...keepem coming!!! THANK YOU!!!
Una de las mejores banda ,eso es musica no la porquería que hoy hacen , q son un cachivache
You guys are making a lot.greatness one song after another, istill cant believe my ears every time you play,WOW!!!!!!!
fabulous!!!!
Probably the best cover of any song I’ve ever heard.
You might want to hear them do 25 or 6 to 4.
I agree
Better, yes better than the original by EW&F - but that's just my opinion.
I met my wife in September of 1978 when this song came out. These people do the song better than the original. And Ksenona could melt an ice cube by just being in the same room, wow!! Make an ole man wish for younger day's.
EW&F was the very first band I saw as a young kid '78. Man they were great in concert! These guys and gal, do them all the justice in the world. Their sound is so clean. Love that horn section!! If you close your eyes you would swear the lead singer, Sergey is Maurice White in a different body. Damn they sound good!!
I played Trumpet in our HS school band and when we played this song all 24 of us trumpets would unleash on those Trumpet riffs at the end. We loved it.
In the following linked video you can see two of my favorite jazz trumpeters and singers, the then 15 years old Andrea Motis, and the only 8 years old (!) Alba Armengou: th-cam.com/video/F2RdBFZie2o/w-d-xo.html
Una gran felicitación para todos por su excelente trabajo y que nos sigan deleitando de la buena música ❤
Fantástica produção, fantástico grupo, fantástica banda fantástico tudo
❤🎉
This group is fantastic. I would love to see them live. I live in the Sacramento area of California. USA. I’ll have to look for them to be here.
I love it!
This band is freaking! fantastic!
Kesinia ! ! !
Bravo! Very beautiful song.
Wow I am thrown back by this band. They did a masterful job with that song. Excellent.
Слушаешь-и мурашки по коже
KESNIA IS A GODDESS WITH VOICE OF AN ANGEL SHE COULD MAKE STONE WEEP
Thanks for saying what I have wanted say forever... She reminds me of why I think Russian women are the most beautiful in the world.
Absolutely spot on……..just crazy! Who is the GORGEOUS female back up singer? She has to do more front line stuff! Thanks for so much talent 😊!
Ksenia. Lots of her videos here on TH-cam.
Awesome side by side comparison. The power of 1.