My wife died at the sweet young age of 30. Today she would be 61. Technology is amazing and all these years later this music still brings back so many wonderful memories. . . my wife and I were both teenagers when this song came out. Hang on to every moment in life. Soon they will be gone as we will be too. God bless everyone.
Maybe the best cover band covering Chicago, one of the Greatest Bands Ever! Don't forget, It's always much easier to cover than it is to create because the music score is already there for you and all you have to do is put together a great group of musicians and copy it. I applaud Leonid and Friends for doing that so brilliantly!
I've been a musician all of my considerably long life. I have never heard anything like these guys (and girls). Every one of them is top knotch. I have been listening for hours. I join others who have called for prayers for Ukraine. I cannot believe that, in the year 2023, the world is letting this carnage continue. What is wrong with us ?
What does Ukraine have to do with it? 99% of them are Russian. If you want to pray for Ukraine, then go to the US government and ask not to send weapons.
I played this Chicago song endlessly in the 70s whenever life sucked. It gave me hope. Now, I am thoroughly enjoying this cover watching musicians with mad skills make this song come to life again in a fresh and energized way. Thank you Leonid & Friends.
I thought I would stop at the goosebumps but then the tears started to swell up.... I mean Please, DO NOT STOP recording Chicago songs. As a man in his 50's and almost a lifelong Chicago fan, from the city of Chicago and knowing almost all of Chicago's entire library, you folks are better than you can ever imagine....... bravo to you!
Chicago has been one of my #1 since I was 9, When my folks moved us to Florida from Chicago I had this AM radio that at some time at night I could Dial in WLS an d WCFL. Couldn't get enough Motown and Pop tunes. Funny how I remember that at 62 years old.. My dad was a machinist worked with Pete Cetera's dad also a Machinist. The founding Members Of Styx lived a block away from my house in Roseland. As young kids we would sit by the basement window at night and listen to them practice.. Never thought they would become anything as we had a lot of basement and garage bands in our neighborhood in 68 and 69. Roseland was a great town to grow up in during the 60's. Today?☢
TH-cam says posted 7 min ago, it 315 am couldn’t sleep and saw this video. Popped it my earbuds and played the video. I won’t sleep now and neither will my wife I woke her up and said listen to this. What a beautiful cover all the memories come flooding back to that time of our life’s. We have enjoyed your music for a few years we missed you last summer when your toured the USA and that won’t happen again.
Russia and Ukraine working together to make something beautiful instead of warring. It can be done. Prayers to Serge, Leonid and all Russians and Ukrainians - Let Peace Prevail.
All the work of the United States government is causing another conflict in another part of the world. Shameful...we as a country are going to pay for the sins of this evil government that only knows death and destruction... what a shame.
Can we all pause for just a moment, and simply acknowledge that Chicago wrote some of the greatest songs in all of modern music? This happens to be one of them.
Keep in mind this is more than "just another tribute band." The lineup features some of the best musicians to come out of Russia and the former Soviet Republics. Each one, all of them, are classically trained. This is no garage band featuring the kid down the street. This is the result of 30-years of artistical freedom and expression in a country that repressed it for decades. This is the result of that freedom. They just kill it. Every single song. Every single cover is absolutely spot on. What a band!
Bill BIrd, I am in my mid 60's and played keyboards and percussion thru high school. Marching band, jazz band etc... Chicago was my Idol and I had transcribed there music at an early age so a group of us could get together and play Chicago music. This is a dream come true. ONLY REAL musicians with REAL talent and a REAL knowledge of music could do this. I have told everyone I know about this group. I have been listening since the FIRST DAY it showed up on TH-cam. I once saw Chicago play in 1975 in Springfield Illinois and it was HORRIFYING. First concert I had every been to and a terrible memory. They BUTCHERED there music. Ever since then I ONLY listened to there studio albums. You are SPOT ON. Just SPOT ON.
@@pedrojulio5889 I know a little bit about music. Was in marching band but just as color guard. My instrument was my voice. Sang in choir, glee club etc. Never did anything big. Probably could have with more support. I'm 55 and grew up listening to Chicago. Always loved them but never heard they sucked live. But it makes a lot of sense. Takes good band rapport to pull this off. You can see they have it with the knowing smiles at each other, sideways glances. They know they are nailing it. So glad I found this channel.
@@kittykixbootie I thought about what I said and HOPE no one took it as a negative comment. Phil Collins concerts are ALWAYS done to perfection and others, but this is with a LOT of money and effort JUST for this reason. I am sure Chicago has done MANY or maybe even MOST concerts with perfection, but the one I heard was nothing short of HORRIFYING and at a younger age I was completely confused. The sound was terrible, they played most songs at high speed, and the singing was SO OFF KEY. It was probably just a bad gig for them?? Or maybe the provisions of the Illinois State fair was inadequate. But to say the least I only saw one more band, Boston in 1975 but IT was SO LOUD I had to leave. SOOOOO I stuck to studio Albums. There are SO many added harmonies or background sounds that can be achieved in the studio. I note that some bands live figured out ways around this. Toto ALWAYS sounds great even with the MANY different lineups they have had thru the years. Just thought of one more band. STIX from Chicago had JUST STARTED playing and they played in 1971?? in a little theatre in Canton Illinois. They were quite talented but I think it could have been interpreted as a earthquake it was SOOOOO LOUD!!! I think I had to leave that one also.
@@pedrojulio5889 you aren't wrong at all. Phil Collins was the first concert I went to and it was amazing. I have always been an avid concert goer and I can tell you off the top of my head who the pros are. Hall and Oates, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Sarah Maclachlan, Crosby, Stills and Nash. I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting. But there are some bands that just can't get it together live. I went and listened to Chicago singing this song live after this and boy was it awful. I'm thinking that bands like this are the impetus behind TH-cam removing comments from the catalog music on the platform because comments were disabled. If I'm able to, I will go back and share the video I'm talking about. The music industry would very much rather the public stay blissfully ignorant though.
Los mejores músicos ,!!! ustedes hacen los mejores covers.y a veces lo hacen mejor que los originales.reciban una felicitación de mi parte desde México,
Replacing Peter Cetera's vocals in this song is a very tough thing to do but Serge Tiagnyriadno's vocals are killer! Great job by the entire crew! Kudos to everyone involved!
@@terryy6938 - I think Serge is Ukraine. At the time of this recording I think he was in Kyiv (Kiev) while most of the group was in Russia. Just a guess.
Close your eyes while you're listening to this song and you'd think it was Peter Cetera singing lead. The musicians in this band are beyond amazing and nail that Chicago sound to perfection.
@GetSwitchedOnKnoxville their current tenor Neil Donnell is the closest to Peter of the replacements, bit nothing matches Cetera from 67 to 85. This is the beat cover I've ever heard of the 70s Chicago
Let us not all forget that old, great music is still being covered today. For instance, there are a tremendous amount of people that will pay big amounts of cold, hard cash to sit in an auditorium to hear songs that were created many hundreds of years ago, such as Bach and the like. Good music is good music, no matter the time, era, or if it's a cover or not -- period.
I don't know about that - I mean it's the same arrangement, soundscape, mix and balance throughout, and I don't know what about it is actually better (listen to them back to back - are they more in tune for example?) but the joy is in being able to continue to enjoy this music played expertly by musicians of similar calibre to the original bands.
If you wish to compare, do so with both bands in their (original) studio recordings. No doubt, Leonid & Friends are great and they worked hard at it to come closer to the original than any other tribute band, but there is no replacing an original, especially Terry Kath and Peter Cetera.
Instrumentally, vocally and the perfection of every recorded note. Leonid, the ability you have to engineer all this is nothing short of miraculous! We await every video as if we are small children at Christmas. Anyone who has ever doubted that this is one of the most talented groups that has ever graced our shores, knows nothing of music! All who know you are blessed with your talent, humanity and true love for people you've always displayed!!!🙏❤❤❤
Amen, brother. I love these guys and get goosebumps every time I hear their music. I am just a drummer but I know musicians must listen to this and truly admire the raw talent and years of perfecting each member's craft. Just incredible and I can't wait for each new performance.
Steven Eaton...Yeah Dude!!! What he said!!!! I too await the next “Leonid and Friends” issuance like the proverbial “kid on Christmas Morning”!!!! Good on Ya!!!
The music of “ Chicago “ was not only groundbreaking, it was a reflection of the city itself during the sixties and seventies. Clear, common, and positive themes. No esoteric crap. Core talent and imagination, great arrangement, dynamic sound. Like the people and the City of Chicago. Leonid and Friends not only pay tribute to the band, they pay to the City also.
Have to disagree. Yes, they are younger, fresher, and bring that edge to the sound. However, heard the original band with Earth Wind and Fire live, and for guys in their 70's still bring it. I was amazed at the encore, after a 3 hour gig still brought the heat on '24 Or 6 To 4, with EW&F did a 15 minute version, Longnare and Pankow were still bringin' it.
Common experience--what my wife said a couple of years ago after I discovered Leonid & Friends. She was walking through the room and asked, "Where did you get all that Chicago stuff?"
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse I really think so. I know Chicago was great, but they took a major hit when Kath died in '78. What's so amazing to me is how incredible every member of Leonid & Friends is, especially when you consider that English isn't their primary language. Peter Cetera was an amazing singer for sure, but there are many singers in L & F who are as good as you will ever hear.
@franz stockmann They were touring the west coast last fall, I saw them in November in Portland Oregon, they were absolutely brilliant to a sold out house.
Just want to share my happiness that this really outstanding crew of musicians have chosen our studio for recording, mixing and filming those incredible covers. We're so happy to help them make their work look and sound like no one does. Needless to say they're among the most welcomed people at our facility. And great kudos to Leonid for his relentless efforts to give that great music a second life.
This took me from tears to chills! Not a cover, but a complete resurrection of the greatness Chicago was in the 70's. So much talent & discipline went into this, I'm in awe. Respect! ☑️💯
You hit it!!! Spot on. Chicago Music was "Instrumental in my getting married to my beautiful wife....back in the '70's. This cut definitely brought back some great memories.
I've watched this track over a dozen times in 48 hours. I'll be back another a hundred times again. Man, what a great performance of a complex piece involving all kinds of unique vocal and instrumental voices. This group has led a much needed and welcome Chicago revival. Thank you!
They're fantastic, and bring in as many great musicians as needed to play ALL the overdubs, all the little studio embellishments as needed. Fantastic band.
Real strings, horns and woodwinds are what the group Chicago had to use back in the 1970s, seeing as there were no synthesizers then. I know, I was there.
THE HARD PART OF WATCHING IS....STOPPING MYSELF FROM PLAYING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER. JUST AWESTRUCK. I am 60 years old and have all the albums, grew up with Chicago. You guys are heaven sent!
These people are Musicians, playing real instruments and singing just through a mic, and not a computer. And even though its a cover, they are singing and playing there guts out. Its beautiful I wish I could see this band live. Keep up the Great work.
I’ve seem them in concert. I’ve listened over and over. And STILL, after a long Friday, I put on headphones, crank it up and just let this music wash over me. It’s like church I love watching a group of violinists SMILE while deeply immersed in the music. Just pure joy.
Oh man. I did not know that! You’re absolutely right, icing on the cake. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall during that recording. The energy! All that joy!
Chicago themselves have never played this song as well as Leonid & Friends. This is the best I've heard the song since the original studio recording on Chicago VII. It's also one of Leonid's best productions. Stunning!
@@thomasprovidenti8331 That's an opinion. Fair enough. But it takes nothing away from my comment; Chicago with or without Cetera never played this song this good live.
@@bubblehead78 7-8 guys in chicago. Not 15 or so like this. Give chicago 6 or 7 more pieces and it's over. With their current line up as well. Saw chicago live 25 times and trust me when I tell you, they are better.
@@bubblehead78 I grew up with Chicago music and I agree with you, not just this song but all other Chicago songs covered by L&F, they're great... both live & studio recordings
Dear Russian friends .... WOW!!!!!!! I know the word "wow" is over-used a bit nowadays, but it truly applies here. The musicianship, attention to detail, and talent here is breath-taking and amazing! Dare I say this is better than the original? Almost beyond words FANTASTIC once again Leonid and Friends. You hit a grand slam home run once again. I had been requesting this song, so THANKS from USA for finally doing it. You are awesome!!!!!!! America loves you!!!!!!!
see you guys on Sunday, can't wait :). I've been listening to you guys since the video you did of some lost Russian tunes a few years back. I told my wife about you and she fell in love. You are playing in Clearwater Sunday and there were only obstructed seats left :( I checked back in yesterday and there were 2 seats in Row I center stage and i snapped them up.
The best concert I ever saw in my life was Chicago with Terry Kath in 1977 at The Capital Center in Largo, MD/Suburban DC. That year I saw Muddy Waters, Beatlemania, The Stones, Springsteen. Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Peter Frampton. Bachmann-Turner Overdrive. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles, even The Osmonds were great live. There will never be live shows like that again.
Damn, if this doesn't bring chills. Not only do we see superb singing and musicianship here, but I am once again reminded how INCREDIBLE Chicago was back in the day. Such an amazing composition, rendered faithfully by Leonid‘s and Friends! Well done!
Well, this was about the best way a guy could start the day with! As a former FM rock jock who strayed from the playlist (just recommendations, right?) and played waaaaay more Chicago than I should have, this is an absolutely awesome cover. Well done....music is universal!
From a lifetime Chicago Admirer , and having heard them live , this Cover is OFF THE CHARTS..! You people are all amazing..! Thank you for bringing tears of joy to my eyes once again...🙏
@@russellmclatchey4162 I’ve seen Chicago several times, as far back as ‘74. They were great songwriters and arrangers, and phenomenal musicians. But these guys are better musicians, hands-down.
After having heard every song they've uploaded to TH-cam, I consider this their signature performance. They are simply astoundingly good musicians and singers. I'm so glad they showed up in my feed.
@@GeneCarter-cw7nd Another great performance! I can see why you'd choose "After the Love is Gone." I guess we'll have to call both songs #1.000 and #1.001.
Did you ever believe that a band would make you say "This band does Chicago better than Chicago did Chicago", but there it is. I can't quit binge listening to their music. Simply amazing.
Wait one minute. Are you telling me these guys aren’t American. Whoa. They are fantastic. I am an African American who grew up idolizing Chicago. I even learned to play the trumpet because of these guys. I went to school for music. These guys are ummmm should I say it. Yes, I shall. The $#It. Bravo bravo
@@boobsax ...changing some iconic songs ruins them....I've seen it many times where a band wants to do their own thing with a classic & destroy it...if you were a musician you would know that but probably are just a wanna be.
An old timer here who listens every night to this amazing gift from God as tears trickle down my cheek in gratitude. Thank you Leonid & Friends for giving me new meaning and purpose to my life as I near the end. God bless you now and always.
No es el final. Es el comienzo de una nueva vida, después de la vida. No sé cuál será tu orientación religiosa. Sea cual fuere, encomiénda tu alma y vé lo mas limpio que puedas, con todo tu corazón, al encuentro de, " por siempre vivo". Todo lo hermoso que vemos, hacemos y escuchamos como este maravilloso grupo de Leonid and Freinds, son regalos convertidos en dones dados a estas personas para nuestro deleite. Porque Él nos ama.🙏🌹
Been listening to this song for 45 years, and this is the first time I have heard every lyric clearly. My favorite Chicago song. For the last two years I have shouted "Searchin'" at my computer with every song you have done previously!! "One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse.
why Ukraine only? Because Russian leadership made a bad decision all Russians are bad? I say God save us all from the 5 English speaking nations that are dividing the world and causing blood shed. In America they have brainwashed people into believing they are the best country. Trouble of Russia is Putin has quashed all opposition making people believe he is the best leader.
WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST LISTEN TO???? Oh my word...UNBELIEVABLE...the last minute I nearly had an out of body experience!!! ...& I am speaking as a major die hard CHICAGO fan !! This Canadian greatgrmother thx you !!! Sent it to my brother(another super fan).. He gave you the highest compliment...He said "Dang Russians" ...believe me that's high praise !!!
You should see them in concert! They are truly amazing musicians. And their story is just as amazing. All the music had to be transposed by ear to paper! They couldn't get the sheet music in Russia! I feel grateful to have seen them twice last year in Minnesota!
This band literally brings tears to my eyes. Their musicianship and passion for their craft shows through their play and touches my heart. What talent and professionalism is amazing. Thank You and God Bless - You all are an inspiration. 👍🙏🎵🎶
That would be a nice change of pace, but the NFL would not understand as this great music from the past does not fit their agenda to appealing to younger crowds. Their Loss.
My wife died at the sweet young age of 30. Today she would be 61.
Technology is amazing and all these years later this music still brings back so many wonderful memories. . . my wife and I were both teenagers when this song came out. Hang on to every moment in life. Soon they will be gone as we will be too. God bless everyone.
glad to see that music brings you pleasure after experiencing such a tragic event.
Hang in there, my good friend
May the lord continue to bring you peace if you ask him!!😊
So sorry for your loss
Prayers for you 💘
Music lovers, musicians playing music for music's sake. No costumes, no light show, no self-indulgence. A real gem.
yup
better believe it
An honest band in a dishonest time. Perfect!
They are incredible live!!!
Well said man. Goose bumps watching these fantastic musicians
I hope for their safety being from Ukraine and all.
Holy Moly... if you close your eyes, you'd swear it was Chicago in concert. What an excellent job you all did. Absolutely outstanding.
Omg❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Chicago could never play like this in concert.
@@billb410 Maybe even two Chicago together couldn’t
IKR!
sorry Chicago NEVER sounded this good.
So lovely. ❤ My anthem. Blessings to all.
For now, L&F is the greatest band on the Earth!
And forever.
The next great soul band!
Maybe the best cover band covering Chicago, one of the Greatest Bands Ever! Don't forget, It's always much easier to cover than it is to create because the music score is already there for you and all you have to do is put together a great group of musicians and copy it. I applaud Leonid and Friends for doing that so brilliantly!
My favorites. :)
Lexington lab band is great as well.... Check them out !
I've been a musician all of my considerably long life. I have never heard anything like these guys (and girls). Every one of them is top knotch. I have been listening for hours. I join others who have called for prayers for Ukraine. I cannot believe that, in the year 2023, the world is letting this carnage continue. What is wrong with us ?
NO CLUE
What does Ukraine have to do with it? 99% of them are Russian. If you want to pray for Ukraine, then go to the US government and ask not to send weapons.
War sucks
🎉so true!!!
We have turned our backs to God
I never comment on videos, but these guys give me goosebumps. They take me back to 1975, listening to Chicago records with my dad. Priceless.
Can you imagine if they toured doing all the artists they've replicated?!? I wonder if they could BOSTON!😮😮😮
@@GdeMarco787Blood, Sweat and Tears
@@eltorocal
I played this Chicago song endlessly in the 70s whenever life sucked. It gave me hope. Now, I am thoroughly enjoying this cover watching musicians with mad skills make this song come to life again in a fresh and energized way. Thank you Leonid & Friends.
I thought I would stop at the goosebumps but then the tears started to swell up.... I mean Please, DO NOT STOP recording Chicago songs. As a man in his 50's and almost a lifelong Chicago fan, from the city of Chicago and knowing almost all of Chicago's entire library, you folks are better than you can ever imagine....... bravo to you!
71st & Hermitage. You and I are one. They're GOOD! Saw TERRY KATH twice with Chicago in concert.
I admit. It was so well done, my eyes were tearing up too.
Chicago has been one of my #1 since I was 9, When my folks moved us to Florida from Chicago I had this AM radio that at some time at night I could Dial in WLS an d WCFL.
Couldn't get enough Motown and Pop tunes.
Funny how I remember that at 62 years old..
My dad was a machinist worked with Pete Cetera's dad also a Machinist.
The founding Members Of Styx lived a block away from my house in Roseland.
As young kids we would sit by the basement window at night and listen to them practice..
Never thought they would become anything as we had a lot of basement and garage bands in our neighborhood in 68 and 69.
Roseland was a great town to grow up in during the 60's.
Today?☢
Best comment for me thankyou
Saw them two weeks ago here in Corpus Christi Texas...always memorized by them
TH-cam says posted 7 min ago, it 315 am couldn’t sleep and saw this video. Popped it my earbuds and played the video. I won’t sleep now and neither will my wife I woke her up and said listen to this. What a beautiful cover all the memories come flooding back to that time of our life’s. We have enjoyed your music for a few years we missed you last summer when your toured the USA and that won’t happen again.
Keep showing the world how its done. Russians and Ukrainians singing American music in English. I live it. God bless you all
I love the age ranges too!!!
Russia and Ukraine working together to make something beautiful instead of warring. It can be done. Prayers to Serge, Leonid and all Russians and Ukrainians - Let Peace Prevail.
Amen
This a Russian, Moscow based band
Serge left the band to go and fight in the war. Very sad. 😭
All the work of the United States government is causing another conflict in another part of the world. Shameful...we as a country are going to pay for the sins of this evil government that only knows death and destruction... what a shame.
Ditto. Absolutely beautiful!!
Can we all pause for just a moment, and simply acknowledge that Chicago wrote some of the greatest songs in all of modern music?
This happens to be one of them.
NO. This is little school girl music.
OneAndDone Yep James Pankow wrote a couple of real classics. And all the great brass arrangements!
Dmc you gotta be joking
Yes they have. Thank You, Thank You Chicago.
@@toddcuster3557 He's probably a rapper. They wouldn't know good music from excrement.
Keep in mind this is more than "just another tribute band." The lineup features some of the best musicians to come out of Russia and the former Soviet Republics. Each one, all of them, are classically trained. This is no garage band featuring the kid down the street. This is the result of 30-years of artistical freedom and expression in a country that repressed it for decades. This is the result of that freedom. They just kill it. Every single song. Every single cover is absolutely spot on. What a band!
Bill BIrd, I am in my mid 60's and played keyboards and percussion thru high school. Marching band, jazz band etc... Chicago was my Idol and I had transcribed there music at an early age so a group of us could get together and play Chicago music. This is a dream come true. ONLY REAL musicians with REAL talent and a REAL knowledge of music could do this. I have told everyone I know about this group. I have been listening since the FIRST DAY it showed up on TH-cam. I once saw Chicago play in 1975 in Springfield Illinois and it was HORRIFYING. First concert I had every been to and a terrible memory. They BUTCHERED there music. Ever since then I ONLY listened to there studio albums. You are SPOT ON. Just SPOT ON.
@@pedrojulio5889 I know a little bit about music. Was in marching band but just as color guard. My instrument was my voice. Sang in choir, glee club etc. Never did anything big. Probably could have with more support. I'm 55 and grew up listening to Chicago. Always loved them but never heard they sucked live. But it makes a lot of sense. Takes good band rapport to pull this off. You can see they have it with the knowing smiles at each other, sideways glances. They know they are nailing it. So glad I found this channel.
@@kittykixbootie I thought about what I said and HOPE no one took it as a negative comment. Phil Collins concerts are ALWAYS done to perfection and others, but this is with a LOT of money and effort JUST for this reason. I am sure Chicago has done MANY or maybe even MOST concerts with perfection, but the one I heard was nothing short of HORRIFYING and at a younger age I was completely confused. The sound was terrible, they played most songs at high speed, and the singing was SO OFF KEY. It was probably just a bad gig for them?? Or maybe the provisions of the Illinois State fair was inadequate. But to say the least I only saw one more band, Boston in 1975 but IT was SO LOUD I had to leave. SOOOOO I stuck to studio Albums. There are SO many added harmonies or background sounds that can be achieved in the studio. I note that some bands live figured out ways around this. Toto ALWAYS sounds great even with the MANY different lineups they have had thru the years. Just thought of one more band. STIX from Chicago had JUST STARTED playing and they played in 1971?? in a little theatre in Canton Illinois. They were quite talented but I think it could have been interpreted as a earthquake it was SOOOOO LOUD!!! I think I had to leave that one also.
@@pedrojulio5889 you aren't wrong at all. Phil Collins was the first concert I went to and it was amazing. I have always been an avid concert goer and I can tell you off the top of my head who the pros are. Hall and Oates, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Sarah Maclachlan, Crosby, Stills and Nash. I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting. But there are some bands that just can't get it together live.
I went and listened to Chicago singing this song live after this and boy was it awful. I'm thinking that bands like this are the impetus behind TH-cam removing comments from the catalog music on the platform because comments were disabled. If I'm able to, I will go back and share the video I'm talking about. The music industry would very much rather the public stay blissfully ignorant though.
Here it is th-cam.com/video/eJTXb_yqpfc/w-d-xo.html
That moment when it’s so great that you sit in silence in tears.
Well said.
Very well said!
Yes.
Exactly! ❤
Now this is a true tribute band.
Unbelievable. The talent in this band is off the charts,
I agree with you, I found them last year and first 30 seconds, I was amazed, such talented people, in every way, LOVE them all
Better than the original??? You could argue that...outstanding !!
Indeed!
The vocals are so perfect it's hard to believe it's real
I know, it doesn't get better than this!!
I'm praying for my brother Serge as he is still stuck in Ukraine. Pray for our brother please.
It is impossible not to love these special people... their music, their friendship and their hearts for us fans is irreplaceable...
What a super job
You do know this is a cover band. Good job though.
Los mejores músicos ,!!! ustedes hacen los mejores covers.y a veces lo hacen mejor que los originales.reciban una felicitación de mi parte desde México,
Yes I know it is cover band but still ,cover or not excellent sound
When the earth heals from COV 19 and they can return to North America that will be a grand concert!
I am 65 and I just found my siblings! Given up at birth for adoption…I’ve been searching for so long…now I know my life has meaning! 🎉
Good👍!!!
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Awesome! 😊
Replacing Peter Cetera's vocals in this song is a very tough thing to do but Serge Tiagnyriadno's vocals are killer! Great job by the entire crew! Kudos to everyone involved!
Serge sounds JUST LIKE Peter! It's incredible!
I agree.. this was perhaps the biggest surprise to me. reproducing the instrumentals is one thing, but they really nailed it with the voice.
100%
And considering their native language is Russian, to sound just like the original is even more incredible.
@@terryy6938 - I think Serge is Ukraine. At the time of this recording I think he was in Kyiv (Kiev) while most of the group was in Russia. Just a guess.
Close your eyes while you're listening to this song and you'd think it was Peter Cetera singing lead. The musicians in this band are beyond amazing and nail that Chicago sound to perfection.
I just saw Chicago, September 27th at 2023. In Knoxville, the new lead singer is "the voice", Neal Donell..better than Peter!
@GetSwitchedOnKnoxville their current tenor Neil Donnell is the closest to Peter of the replacements, bit nothing matches Cetera from 67 to 85. This is the beat cover I've ever heard of the 70s Chicago
not better than Peter @@ChipEichelberger
you got a shit ton of well-deserved likes!
@@ChipEichelberger
Sounds exactly like Chicago in the 70's. So much better than the Chicago band of today, Spot on!
Amazing cover ! 👋🌍😜🤠🥰💘
Praying for you Serge and your countrymen. Thank you all for being great ambassadors of music, and a positive influence on our world.
✌
@@richardkarch6132 Serge has his own TH-cam channel..We need to get his subscriber count high
The only "cover" band in history that reinterprets, improves upon and outperforms the original every single time! WOW!
@Carlton Cotter I couldn't have said it better myself it is better than the
Original 👍👌😊
Let us not all forget that old, great music is still being covered today. For instance, there are a tremendous amount of people that will pay big amounts of cold, hard cash to sit in an auditorium to hear songs that were created many hundreds of years ago, such as Bach and the like. Good music is good music, no matter the time, era, or if it's a cover or not -- period.
I don't know about that - I mean it's the same arrangement, soundscape, mix and balance throughout, and I don't know what about it is actually better (listen to them back to back - are they more in tune for example?) but the joy is in being able to continue to enjoy this music played expertly by musicians of similar calibre to the original bands.
Not true. But it’s a really good cover.
If you wish to compare, do so with both bands in their (original) studio recordings. No doubt, Leonid & Friends are great and they worked hard at it to come closer to the original than any other tribute band, but there is no replacing an original, especially Terry Kath and Peter Cetera.
Instrumentally, vocally and the perfection of every recorded note. Leonid, the ability you have to engineer all this is nothing short of miraculous! We await every video as if we are small children at Christmas. Anyone who has ever doubted that this is one of the most talented groups that has ever graced our shores, knows nothing of music! All who know you are blessed with your talent, humanity and true love for people you've always displayed!!!🙏❤❤❤
Amen, brother. I love these guys and get goosebumps every time I hear their music. I am just a drummer but I know musicians must listen to this and truly admire the raw talent and years of perfecting each member's craft. Just incredible and I can't wait for each new performance.
Amen
❤️❤️❤️❤️
There is nothing more to be said - they are just brilliant.
Greetings from Germany
Steven Eaton...Yeah Dude!!! What he said!!!! I too await the next “Leonid and Friends” issuance like the proverbial “kid on Christmas Morning”!!!!
Good on Ya!!!
Chicago would be honored at the quality of this performance! Well done!
After I fell out of my chair jamming, I got up and clicked the thumbs-up...... You guys are spectacular. THANK YOU FOR THE SONG!!!!
Right?!! Me too!!! My hair was just on fire at this performance!!!
@Wagner PD HA!
@Wagner PD Hahahaha....that's the sad part; I don't drink! Have no excuses....
The music of “ Chicago “ was not only groundbreaking, it was a reflection of the city itself during the sixties and seventies. Clear, common, and positive themes. No esoteric crap. Core talent and imagination, great arrangement, dynamic sound. Like the people and the City of Chicago. Leonid and Friends not only pay tribute to the band, they pay to the City also.
@James Cory liberal ideology happened
@@vaeagle1 da Komrad! Putintrump2020! Making Mother Russia Great again!
Used to be called "The City that Works". Now it's just a city that's run by jerks.
Better than the current Chicago lineup. This is more than a trubute. This is next generation Chicago.
Hello Dave!!
Have to disagree. Yes, they are younger, fresher, and bring that edge to the sound. However, heard the original band with Earth Wind and Fire live, and for guys in their 70's still bring it. I was amazed at the encore, after a 3 hour gig still brought the heat on '24 Or 6 To 4, with EW&F did a 15 minute version, Longnare and Pankow were still bringin' it.
@@perryparsons9960 I'm sorry bro, but Leonid and Co. is much, MUCH closer to prime Chicago than current Chicago.
Perry Parsons - Sorry, these guys are better!
@@ckalnicki not better just a fresh take on Chicago which we’ve heard done their way a million times. So that’s why some say their better. 🤔
Makes tears come to my eyes!
OMG, if I didn't see the name of this , I could of sworn it was Chicago, AMAZING ❤👍👍👍
Common experience--what my wife said a couple of years ago after I discovered Leonid & Friends. She was walking through the room and asked, "Where did you get all that Chicago stuff?"
Always a fan of Chicago, but these folks are better; far better ……..❤️
I am 67 and from Chicago, You guys remain the best band I have EVER heard.
Better than Chicago?
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse I really think so. I know Chicago was great, but they took a major hit when Kath died in '78. What's so amazing to me is how incredible every member of Leonid & Friends is, especially when you consider that English isn't their primary language. Peter Cetera was an amazing singer for sure, but there are many singers in L & F who are as good as you will ever hear.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse Лол
Man this is so Bad Ass! Excellent performance! Thank you for sharing this masterpiece!
71 years young, raised as a trumpet player, now rocking the bass, IGOR! The drummer in my band loves you! 8-)
If I go to heaven when I die, this is what the angels will sound like. Pure awesomeness.
There are only a few bands I would go out of my way to see and I believe I would travel to Russia to see this band.
@Igor Ostrowski ну это не Артур Пирожков, ясное дело. Но среди тех, кому НАДО - достаточно известная команда.
They were doing the county fair circuit a year or so ago. Got to see them for $15! Amazing!!!
Take me along, I too, have a crush on Ksenya.
@franz stockmann They were touring the west coast last fall, I saw them in November in Portland Oregon, they were absolutely brilliant to a sold out house.
I concure.
Just want to share my happiness that this really outstanding crew of musicians have chosen our studio for recording, mixing and filming those incredible covers. We're so happy to help them make their work look and sound like no one does. Needless to say they're among the most welcomed people at our facility. And great kudos to Leonid for his relentless efforts to give that great music a second life.
God bless your work.
How blessed you were to have this opportunity. Congratulations for an excellent mix!
love this band saw them on LI last year....outstanding
@@toddkerchner9221 all mixes are done by Leonid himself
You guys do nice work, very precise... an old roadie from the 70s
Iam 67 yous are so awsome #1 group 💜🤝👍😇
This took me from tears to chills! Not a cover, but a complete resurrection of the greatness Chicago was in the 70's. So much talent & discipline went into this, I'm in awe. Respect! ☑️💯
@#TEAM TRUMP Way to go.
You hit it!!! Spot on. Chicago Music was "Instrumental in my getting married to my beautiful wife....back in the '70's. This cut definitely brought back some great memories.
I went from chills to tears, what a great rendition of this number from my senior year in high school.
Resurrection... Excellent description of what this is.
Bru my brother, spot on. Having a bad day came here for entertainment. This rocked my world. Old Chicago and this group nailed it !!!!!!
I've watched this track over a dozen times in 48 hours. I'll be back another a hundred times again. Man, what a great performance of a complex piece involving all kinds of unique vocal and instrumental voices. This group has led a much needed and welcome Chicago revival. Thank you!
Funny thing is that if I wanted to hear this song again, I'd pick this cover over the original. I'm sure others would as well.
One of the greatest cover songs ever made, how in the heck is this possible.
When God all things are possible
A whole lot of extraordinary talent is how.
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!
They're fantastic, and bring in as many great musicians as needed to play ALL the overdubs, all the little studio embellishments as needed. Fantastic band.
Pure talent - all of them!
It's so beautiful that they use real strings and real horns and woodwinds. That makes the experience so beautiful
Real strings, horns and woodwinds are what the group Chicago had to use back in the 1970s, seeing as there were no synthesizers then. I know, I was there.
No egos. No theatrics to sell the song. No idols. It is just the music front and center. We all go on an incredible ride!
Yes Dobe123, you hit the mark straight on! Your statement captures the "Magic" of L & F!!
THE HARD PART OF WATCHING IS....STOPPING MYSELF FROM PLAYING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER. JUST AWESTRUCK. I am 60 years old and have all the albums, grew up with Chicago. You guys are heaven sent!
“Love. To read everybody’s comments! We know what real music was all about!
Im on at least my fifteenth time playing it.
Ditto! Their artistry is amazing - it goes beyond just playing the notes. These guys have the inflection...real heart & soul.
I always listen 3-4 times in a row every time. Awestruck
These people are Musicians, playing real instruments and singing just through a mic, and not a computer. And even though its a cover, they are singing and playing there guts out. Its beautiful I wish I could see this band live. Keep up the Great work.
They do put on a good live show, I saw them last year at a beautiful outdoor venue in Decatur, Illinois
🙏such a great cover by lenoid&friends💌👏🌟✌️
Close my eyes and its Chicago...Wow!
I’ve seem them in concert. I’ve listened over and over.
And STILL, after a long Friday, I put on headphones, crank it up and just let this music wash over me. It’s like church
I love watching a group of violinists SMILE while deeply immersed in the music.
Just pure joy.
The band borrowing the strings section from the local symphony is the icing on the cake.
Oh man. I did not know that!
You’re absolutely right, icing on the cake.
Would have loved to be a fly on the wall during that recording.
The energy! All that joy!
Chicago themselves have never played this song as well as Leonid & Friends. This is the best I've heard the song since the original studio recording on Chicago VII. It's also one of Leonid's best productions. Stunning!
Careful. With Pete they were unstoppable.
@@thomasprovidenti8331 That's an opinion. Fair enough. But it takes nothing away from my comment; Chicago with or without Cetera never played this song this good live.
@@bubblehead78 7-8 guys in chicago. Not 15 or so like this. Give chicago 6 or 7 more pieces and it's over. With their current line up as well. Saw chicago live 25 times and trust me when I tell you, they are better.
I agree.
@@bubblehead78 I grew up with Chicago music and I agree with you, not just this song but all other Chicago songs covered by L&F, they're great... both live & studio recordings
L&F hit the cover off the ball here again.
Dear Russian friends .... WOW!!!!!!! I know the word "wow" is over-used a bit nowadays, but it truly applies here. The musicianship, attention to detail, and talent here is breath-taking and amazing! Dare I say this is better than the original? Almost beyond words FANTASTIC once again Leonid and Friends. You hit a grand slam home run once again. I had been requesting this song, so THANKS from USA for finally doing it. You are awesome!!!!!!! America loves you!!!!!!!
That drummer is an animal, he’s extremely clean with all of his rolls. He’s the kind of drummer that Fagen & Becker would have used, I’m sure.
Yeah and he has that great seventies tone. Dampened down and dry and in your face. It sits in the mix nicely.
Kind of a lot like DANNY SERAPHINE! Hmmm? :)
Speaking of which . . . How about some steely dan?
@@johndraper3608 LOVE me some Dan!
Shooter McGavin Kid Charlamaine
I was wondering when you were going to call the orchestra together to lay down this track. Serge at his best!
Serge really hit it out of the park on this one! Outstanding!
Serge from his studio in Kiev, and still nailing it like he was there.
@@jpisello he hit a grand slam home run
see you guys on Sunday, can't wait :). I've been listening to you guys since the video you did of some lost Russian tunes a few years back. I told my wife about you and she fell in love. You are playing in Clearwater Sunday and there were only obstructed seats left :(
I checked back in yesterday and there were 2 seats in Row I center stage and i snapped them up.
I can’t stop watching these guys, it blows my mind how good they are.
Saw them at Penns Peak two years ago. They open up with "Make Me Smile" Unreal.
And English is not even their first language...
Me to i keep watching!! Im 59 years old so i grew up listening to chicago in the 70s these guys ate just awesome
The best concert I ever saw in my life was Chicago with Terry Kath in 1977 at The Capital Center in Largo, MD/Suburban DC. That year I saw Muddy Waters, Beatlemania, The Stones, Springsteen. Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Peter Frampton. Bachmann-Turner Overdrive. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles, even The Osmonds were great live. There will never be live shows like that again.
Oh yes the Capital center, saw many a concert there.
Damn, if this doesn't bring chills. Not only do we see superb singing and musicianship here, but I am once again reminded how INCREDIBLE Chicago was back in the day. Such an amazing composition, rendered faithfully by Leonid‘s and Friends! Well done!
Totally agree..excellent all around!!
Barry Seymour Well said.
EVERY song hits me with a wave of emotions that I had forgotten .... everything is so perfect!!
Chills exactly! Wow.
Well put!!!!.....this group is so great you have to reflect on the original in absolute awe...
You all do Chicago proud!
Well, this was about the best way a guy could start the day with! As a former FM rock jock who strayed from the playlist (just recommendations, right?) and played waaaaay more Chicago than I should have, this is an absolutely awesome cover. Well done....music is universal!
From a lifetime Chicago Admirer , and having heard them live , this Cover is
OFF THE CHARTS..!
You people are all amazing..!
Thank you for bringing tears of joy to my eyes once again...🙏
Totally agree...my exact feelings
Best cover band in the WORLD !
This is the reason why rock and roll lives on
. Great rendition.
Are you freaking kidding me? This is, without a doubt, the most talented group of musicians on the planet. Just ... wow.
Bear in mind that they are doing songs that were written and performed by the " greatest musicians " on the planet 45 years ago.
That might be going a bit(way) to far!lol
@@russellmclatchey4162 I’ve seen Chicago several times, as far back as ‘74. They were great songwriters and arrangers, and phenomenal musicians. But these guys are better musicians, hands-down.
Hell yah❤️
You need to watch the “Lexington Lab Band” do Chicago too.
After having heard every song they've uploaded to TH-cam, I consider this their signature performance. They are simply astoundingly good musicians and singers. I'm so glad they showed up in my feed.
I think After the Love Has Gone is their Apex, but this is a close second.
@@GeneCarter-cw7nd Another great performance! I can see why you'd choose "After the Love is Gone." I guess we'll have to call both songs #1.000 and #1.001.
agree but my old school is pretty fkn good. great band.
I am partial to 25 or 6 to 4. The guitarist nails it like Terry Kath, but they're all fantastic. Even the Carpenters song they do
Damn! best cover ever!
Did you ever believe that a band would make you say "This band does Chicago better than Chicago did Chicago", but there it is. I can't quit binge listening to their music. Simply amazing.
exactly
They are unbelievably talented and are spot on with every single note.
Bear in mind as masterful as they are, they are still copying the work that Chicago created from scratch.
As a Chicago fan who wore out 2 cassettes of this album and knows every note, counter melody, bass line and drum fill, this is absolutely fantastic.
Yeah, it's exactly right ... Every note, they absolutely capture every nuance of the original.
i wore out 4 8 tracks.these guys are great
They were the 1st concert I ever saw in 1977 ! This was sweet !
@@Herefornow-571 seems to get even better Everytime I hear this n I've listened to this numerous times this past year 😁👍💯💕❤️
Not to mention the 8 tracks that never worked.
Stop the war concert ,Leonid and Friends. Let us inform the planet know what we want. So much talent in one room, so much power for good. ❤
I have seen Chicago live and I've got to say these musicians did one of the most incredible tributes I have ever heard. Thank you.
Wait one minute. Are you telling me these guys aren’t American. Whoa. They are fantastic. I am an African American who grew up idolizing Chicago. I even learned to play the trumpet because of these guys. I went to school for music. These guys are ummmm should I say it. Yes, I shall. The $#It. Bravo bravo
Russians at that glad you like them they are awesome
in Mother Russia... CHICAGO.. plays the musicians! LOL!! Great aren't they???
This explains why they’re just mimicking Chicago and not doing anything creative with it.
@@boobsax You might want to check their next video...they actually improved that song.
@@boobsax ...changing some iconic songs ruins them....I've seen it many times where a band wants to do their own thing with a classic & destroy it...if you were a musician you would know that but probably are just a wanna be.
“In the Music Industry”, you have GOOD, BETTER, BEST. What happened to “PERFECT”? These guys are the epitome of perfection.
Well said
👏👏👏👏
I'm smiling as the tears run down my cheeks.
the whole generations of americans are proud of you group talented,but the real group in chicago city.must be awesome surprised
Serge, absolutely crushing it in a foreign language. Amazing. If Serge starts covering Boston songs, look out.
Oh gosh, I'm not ready!!! That would be amazing!
😎 Bring it on 🎼🎸🎶
Serge Tiagnyriadno is incredible. His vocal is as good as the original!
Probably better!
Not even close, to those who have ears.
@@johnr1294 especially if they are not English speaking eh?
@@johnr1294 hearing loss problems comes with age, just accept it.
The production value is twelve out of ten.
As a lifelong Chicago transit authority fan I have to say that was fantastic!
An old timer here who listens every night to this amazing gift from God as tears trickle down my cheek in gratitude. Thank you Leonid & Friends for giving me new meaning and purpose to my life as I near the end.
God bless you now and always.
No es el final. Es el comienzo de una nueva vida, después de la vida. No sé cuál será tu orientación religiosa. Sea cual fuere, encomiénda tu alma y vé lo mas limpio que puedas, con todo tu corazón, al encuentro de, " por siempre vivo". Todo lo hermoso que vemos, hacemos y escuchamos como este maravilloso grupo de Leonid and Freinds, son regalos convertidos en dones dados a estas personas para nuestro deleite. Porque Él nos ama.🙏🌹
Serge was really inspired on this one, he sounded great!!
Exactly ... he hit it out of the park.
👍 agree
Beautiful and beyond amazing
Excellent musicianship combined with outstanding artistry, and showmanship. Please keep up the good work!
Absolutely amazing!!! The best cover I have ever heard. Great job. All the best!
Been listening to this song for 45 years, and this is the first time I have heard every lyric clearly. My favorite Chicago song. For the last two years I have shouted "Searchin'" at my computer with every song you have done previously!! "One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse.
Scott Melligan , Pretty Lady by Lighthouse too !
@@joed3433 One Fine Morning absolutely.
100% what Scott said. This the clearest I have ever heard this song done, and it's just gorgeous. And another vote for "One Fine Morning"!
I'm still hoping for Gonna Fly Now. I'm sure Leonid will not disappoint.
That’s funny I just started to grooving to Lighthouse this week! 👍👍
There has to be Some kind of "AWARDS" for you guys ! Excellent sound. "YOU GOT A FAN IN ME "
She has to be one of the most beautiful woman ive ever seen.. and what a voice..
I was just thinking that.
I would swear this is Chicago!!
I would swear this is much better!
To our friends from Russia , this was awsome , greetings from Boise Idaho !!!
OMG,OMG,OMG. THIS BAND AND SINGERS, KNOCKS EVERY COVER, OUT OF THE PARK.
Searching so long for peace, autonomy, and freedom.
Praying for Serge, his family, and countrymen.
God save Ukraine 💙🇺🇦💛🙏
Willow, what a beautiful comment. Read it over and over. 🙏🏼💛
they're Russian. not from Ukraine
@@allang1968 Serge is from Ukraine. The others are from Russia.
why Ukraine only? Because Russian leadership made a bad decision all Russians are bad? I say God save us all from the 5 English speaking nations that are dividing the world and causing blood shed. In America they have brainwashed people into believing they are the best country. Trouble of Russia is Putin has quashed all opposition making people believe he is the best leader.
Amen. God Bless Ukraine and Serge.
The power that the first version had, this is unbelievable
You guys kill it with Chicago covers!!!
And the hits just keep on coming...
A little bit of Tom Cruise... Movie: A Few Good Men... Perfect comment.
Ok my 50th time watching this-just love the finale guitar!
I had the 8 track of Chicago. Get emotional when I hear these guys Awesome. 🎸🎤🎹🎼
WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST LISTEN TO????
Oh my word...UNBELIEVABLE...the last minute I nearly had an out of body experience!!!
...& I am speaking as a major die hard CHICAGO fan !!
This Canadian greatgrmother thx you !!!
Sent it to my brother(another super fan)..
He gave you the highest compliment...He said "Dang Russians" ...believe me that's high praise !!!
You should see them in concert! They are truly amazing musicians. And their story is just as amazing. All the music had to be transposed by ear to paper! They couldn't get the sheet music in Russia! I feel grateful to have seen them twice last year in Minnesota!
THERE IS A MAIL ORDER BRIDE WITH YOU TUBE CHANNELL
@@steveg5382 I have read every word/every website that tells their story and passed it on...amazing amazing !!
@@steveg5382
So so so JEALOUS!!!!!
This band literally brings tears to my eyes. Their musicianship and passion for their craft shows through their play and touches my heart. What talent and professionalism is amazing. Thank You and God Bless - You all are an inspiration. 👍🙏🎵🎶
Stan Sanders...same here. I'm sitting here bawling like a baby. These guys are AMAZING.
They’ve done it again!
These people are insanely good!!!❤️❤️❤️
Someone line this group up for the Super Bowl halftime show please!! Amazing talent
Totally agree !
Too classy for that venue.
NFL is WOKE.... no way this perfection should ever touch these classless woke venues
That would be a nice change of pace, but the NFL would not understand as this great music from the past does not fit their agenda to appealing to younger crowds. Their Loss.
I agree, but knowing they're from the Baltic states, the WOKE NFL would swear Trump owns them!
You guys “out Chicago” Chicago. Keep ‘em coming!
You’re really stupid to say such a thing.
@Catholic Firefighter ... that's WHY he's a "butthead" bear
To sing with such conviction when it's not your native language is impressive.
I keep getting the chills