I totally agree Terry Kath died and as hard as they tried they would never be the same. Terry Kath was and still is a legend and nobody could ever take his place 😢
The 70s were tough on me....losing Jim Croce and Terry Kath literally left me a basket case for days. I was fortunate enough to see them in the mid 70s. Of course the encore was 25 or 6 to 4. Watching Terry shred that guitar solo was breathtaking.
The original lineup with Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine, Walt Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, Robert Lamm and Jim Pankow definitely made great cutting edge music, and they could be classified as a prog rock band. The original lineup of the band is the only one that mattered.
i liked the original line up the best too but when David Foster hijacked the band and they started getting lots of hits you can't blame them for continuing with the formula that was producing the hits.
Very good video. Brings back lot of memories. They were never the same when Terry died and when Peter left is was more evident. I saw them on Terry's last tour and it was amazing. Then I saw them the first tour after Terry died and it just wasn't the same. I didn't like that after around their 6th LP they seemed to concentrate on ballads, which are good, but you didn"t get the rock they were so good at. But they are still one of my favorite bands. Second only to the Beatles. Still listen to their music all the time. So far ahead of it's time. There is a cover band called Leoniod and Friends that does incredible Chicago covers. Thanks for posting!
The original line-up was tremendous. Saw then numerous times in the 70’s. Went about 20 years before I saw them live again and have been to shows off and on since then. They still bring the same energy along with a professional performance. Any legacy band is going to have line up changes. What’s important is the music and that’s past past the test of time.
Thanks for sharing this , I never realised they had been performing for so long and made all these albums amazing band and singers ,will have to listen to more of their music. ❤☺️👏
Danny Seraphine has a band called " California Transit Authority ".They do Chicago tunes . Also Leoinid and Friends ( youtube) still perform and are really good .
My music teacher Stu Pierce taught Terry Kath guitar before he joined the band. in fact before Terry was in his first band and had some interesting stories about Terry.
For a so-called history story you got some big facts wrong. Chicago IV was the live album. Chicago V had Saturday in the Park, and "Feeling Stronger Every Day" was on Chicago' VI. Chicago VII had "I've Been Searching So Long." Chicago VIII had "Old Days." At that point you get your numbering right again.
In 1981, Peter Cetera (while still with Chicago) put out a self-titled solo album which sold rather poorly, but it did contain the AOR hit at the time "Livin' in the Limelight" which I think is worth a listen to.
James William Guercio was on board to work with Terry on a solo project. Guercio also encouraged Cetera to make a solo album before the band fired Guercio.
Bobby Lamm's Critics' Choice of CHICAGO V was very iconic & polarizing. For me, this was his best and I totally agree with his "Lamm-entation" he vented out thru this track.
I think they were great through 1985 and when Peter went solo and left it was over. He and Terry were the sound and voice of there early years. One died and one left. Bobby Lamm has a great voice too but not enough to bring back the original sound
Chicago well I heard of them in 1973 I love the Band am there fan till today I saw Chicago 4 times and I would love to see them again thank you Chicago for all that Amazing music
Actually, Bill Chamlin was well known as a composer as well as studio vocalist, and laid down some amazing tracks all over Chicago XVIII. Some people can't stand the albums featuring Bill...but I love his work. Don't get me wrong. I'm 66, and purchased the first Chicago album when it came out...and still love that sound.
The thing with Bill...he sang "his" songs fine....he sang the original Chicago songs like he was purposely trying to make them sound bad. It was common to hear people around me while at the shows and even people walking to their cars talking about how bad Bills performaces were. I had to agree.
I've been following Chicago's Career since they have started then a big fan one of the things that you did not mention was Earth wind and fire they perform with them and put out a DVD everyone enjoy watching these 2 groups form together... It's amazing concert if they have performed together several times.... I had the great honor and pleasure meeting both groups both who I have enjoyed but I have to say my heart really does belong to Chicago and I am proud of their success and I am so glad I have everything that they have done
you forgot 1 thing Walter left the band in 2018 or 20 17 due to health issues according to the band's website he is still listed as a member but not touring and he is in the band's past members section of their website
I’m a huge fan of them and have seen them live more often than I’ve seen any other band. I love their early stuff and I even love their 80s stuff. But even with 3 of the original members still on tour, they just feel like a cover band at this point.
I agree. I have passed on many opportunities to see them since the beacon theatre show during Covid When they truncate Feeling Stronger Every Day I know they’re in a tired, cynical phase and that’s how they are now
No way. They still rock. Lamm wrote and sings some of their most popular and treasured songs as if his voice has not aged one bit. And the horns section is still incredibly powerful. I'll continue to see them in concert until they can no longer play.
I saw them in Sep of 2017. That version of the band was superb. As I recall, Lamm, Pankow and Loughnane were there along with Lou Pardini, Keith Howland, Tris Imboden, Jeff Coffey, Wally Reyes and Ray Herrmann. They're not as good now.
So is Tchaikovsky, but The Nutcracker still packs them in every Christmas, and 1812 Overture every 4th of July. Come to think of it, Chicago themselves were on A Capitol Fourth this year and sounded as good as ever. The live audience seemed to think so too.
Love Chicago, Great Music, love Everyone, Terry Kath was a wonderful singer and guitarist , and love Robert lamm and Peter Cetera ❤️. I wish Peter Cetera would come back
I first saw Chicago back in 1981, a couple of years after Kath had died..... GREAT Concert... Bill Champlin replaced Kath...... Well... I just saw Chicago last night with Pankow, Lamm, and Loughnane, plus the other members they have brought in over the years (Sad to hear Walt Parazadier left because he came down with Alzeimers... ) So what did I think? They've never sounded better, nor more active!!!
Without terry they basically started turning more into a pop band. Saw them on DVD of atour couple years back. A total drag. Still good players but still. Of course like me they are getting old.
I saw them in concert back in 1995. Peter cetera was already long gone from the group and performing solo but the singer who replaced him made us forget about Peter cetera because he sounded almost the same.
Scheff sounded nothing like Cetera. Cetera took his voice, songwriting skills and quite a few fans with him when he left that dumpster fire called Chicago.
Still love Chicago's music and especially Transity Authority. Music with feeling. Ñever really big in the UK, massive in the U S. I'm from the U K and love good music.
Terry's death was a big loss but the guy who was making hits for Chicago was their producer James William Guercio. Top notch producer, his ear for hits and prowess in the studio made Chicago hits. He also managed Chicago. Chicago would likely have disbanded early on without his ability to get them into the studio and record at a time when drugs and narcissism threatened the band. When they dumped Guercio after Terry's death it was the end of the classic Chicago. Their rebirth in the 80s was Chicago in name only.
It's pronounced Par "uh zader" uh = ai. Saw them many times first in '71 at Carnegie Hall. Also it's Beginnings not Begegnnnings. BTW The Chicago album after Carnegie Hall album with the wood carved is Chicago 5 not 4!
Simple... Terry Kath died and Peter Cetera left the band. Ever since then... they've been like a good tribute band. The vocals have been lacking big-time... especially now. It's a joke. No one has been able to take Terry or Peter's place. Jason Scheff did a good job. He's a great singer. But he was stuck with trying to emulate Peter Cetera. Not easy. And now... what's left of Chicago is using backing tracks in concert. I heard them perform a new single within the past year. Something went wrong and there were two bands playing the song. Major screwup.
Forgot to mention awesome singles, "Free" and 'Lowdown from Chicago 3 .Not top ten hits but hits nevertheless! Numbering of albums are off after Carnegie Hall album. Please do not give people false history!
@@lamarravery4094 It was both the biggest and last number one of their career, but it was also: • The biggest song of 1989 despite not even being #1 that year, • And I believe (I could be wrong) the fastest-selling single in history to that point. …and it sucks.
@@lindaloeYowling and twisting every note like a pretzel trying to be soulful made me not like Champlin. Strangely enough he doesn’t seem to do that outside of Chicago but I’m still not a fan.
TK (RIP) died but CHICAGO did NOT. . . The fact is & history proves that TK was replaceable because CHICAGO's signature sound was about the horns & Cetera's vocals, NOT TK's guitar shredding. . . (eg "Free Form Guitar"off the 1969 CTA album is a 7 min worthless piece of noise). . . Especially if your goal as a new rock'n'roll band is to get your sound played on the radio & become famous & successful. . . Please give credit where credit is due. . . Lamm, Pankow & Cetera were/are the 3 engines that made CHICAGO great! Period. . .BTW, in 2017 all three of these multi-talented musicians were inducted into the Singer/ Songwriters Hall of Fame. . .
I love the first 11 Chicago albums as well as the big band and first Christmas album. I’m SO very fortunate to have seen the original Chicago line up with Terry Kath in 1971 on the Chicago III tour. What a fabulous show....stellar musicianship. The tragic accidental death of renowned guitarist and singer Terry Kath in 1978 sadly changed the soul of the band. How do you replace a soulful musician like Terry Kath?!! Well you can’t! It’s impossible. Terry was a one of a kind presence in a unique band of 7 One of a Kind players and personalities. I think my standout favorite Chicago album is their last double album Chicago VII released in 1974. Recorded at Caribou Ranch studio Chicago VII combined instrumental jazz fusion & bebop also with huge commercial hits like “I’ve Been Seaching So Long”, “Wishing You Were Here”, “Happy Man” and “Call On Me”. Chicago VII has a jazz fusion Prog side to it like their first 4 studio albums. The first side of record 1 and halfway through side B is completely instrumental. A vocal doesn’t appear until the song “Lifesaver” sung and written by keyboardist/vocalist Robert Lamm. That album has a great vibe to it and is beautifully recorded. Pete Cetera described Chicago VII as “two albums....one experimental and jazz fusion and two a commercial pop album.” It also features guest appearances by The Beach Boys and Pointer Sisters. Chicago VII.....definitely one of my GO TO....Desert Island favorites by a truly Great band.....Chicago: Robert Lamm-Keyboards/vocals Pete Cetera- Bass guitar/vocals Terry Kath- Guitar/vocals Danny Seraphine- Drums/percussion Walt Parazaider- Saxophone/flute/percussion/backing vocals Lee Loughnane- Trumpet/Flugelhorn/vocal/guitar/percussion James Pankow- Trombone/percussion/backing vocals/brass arrangements Laudir de Oliviera-Percussion
Chicago VII had a deep track by Terry Kath called "Byblos", one of my all-time favorite Chicago songs. He plays acoustic & electric guitar, and harmonized vocals with himself via multitrack recording. It's a ballad but a beautiful one, not a sappy Cetera one.
3:39 The Woodcut Album that was their first single LP release was Chicago V, not Chicago IV as the audio in this clip stated. Chicago IV was the four-disc live box set. 3:58 The featured album with "Just You 'N' Me" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day" was Chicago VI, not Chicago V. The album cover was printed intaglio style by The American Bank Note Company with raised ink as on currency and stock certificates. 4:05 Again, misnaming the album with the yellow leather-like embossed cover, it was Chicago VII, not Chicago VI, with "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long". 4:22 The Cardinal Patch album featured was Chicago VIII, not Chicago VII. Laudir de Oliveira DID become a full member of Chicago as of Chicago VII (the yellow cover again). He was first hired as a session player on Chicago VI.
Which band member was from the near west suburb of Elmwood Park Illinois because their hit song Saturday in the park is about Conte Park in Elmwood Park Illinois
Your naming of albums starting with Carnegie Hall and through to the Cardinal cover album you state are off a number. Just not accurate referencing their names
Good video despite the album mistake, however even though I saw the movement of the group in the decades, Chicago of the 1970s was considered the best era!
You got your albums ALL mixed up! SITP was off of V not IV; JYNM was off of VI not V; IBSSL was off of VII not VI. Walt went in for heart surgery in 2008 and developed an intolerance to high altitude, so he began bowing out of shows. In 2019, he announced his retirement. Shortly afterward, his family announced that he had developed dementia and was going into seclusion. In 2021, Peter announced that he had officially retired.
As a long, long standing Classic Rock Band, Chicago will remain a favorite of millions of faithful fans. It will be truly amazing to see them still performing at 60 years!🏆
I apologise in advance for disagreeing with your numbering of the albums but Chicago At Carnegie Hall was the fourth album and the single disc LP featuring Saturday In The Park was Chicago V, not Chicago lV as stated. Your numbering was one out thereafter and only fell into line with Chicago IX, their first greatest hits album. For reference purposes here is the complete list of albums on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_discography Thank you though for the concise history of the band. What a great collection of musicians and for my money while they did have a comeback period, their best era was through the first 10 or 11 albums.
Nice job on the history lesson, but you missed a few facts that are important. You left out Danny Seraphine from of your introduction to the band. This band without Danny would not have been the same band. Also, Chicago V had Saturday In The Park … not Chicago IV??? … there are other facts that are a little off!
You made a mistake on the album numbers. Chicago IV is the live at Carnegie Hall. Chicago V with the hit song "Saturday in the Park" and "Dialogue Part 1 and 2". Chicago VI with the hit songs "Feeling Stronger Everyday" and "Just you and Me". Chicago VII with the Hit Song "Call on Me".
I was really happy when the band continued to have success when they changed to a pop style with David Foster and other pop producers but to me their music lost much of its magic when it became so poppy.
The tragic accidental death of Terry Kath fundamentally changed them from a progressive, jazz/rock band into a pop band. Still good. But different, and less my bag. And what they did to Danny Seraphine was wrong. He is a criminally underrated drummer.
They were getting old, age wise, they had to change their sound to get on the radio until they were irrelevant since they became too predictable and didn't experiment.
obviously many people enjoyed their David Foster pop phase since they had several hits with him. But to me the music they made from that period had little of their musical personality in it. It's also kind of impressive when a band changes their style so completely then still continues to be successful. To me they began to sound exactly like Toto then.
biggest blow was Terry's death, and the second blow was David Foster destroying what was left of the band by making them a ballad band and elevating Peter Cetera to the leader. He invalidated the great songwriting and players that built the band. Unforgivable.
Great overall review of Chicago. I think the big band album “Night and Day” would have been a better album with Danny Seraphine on drums. He is a better jazz player than Tris Imbolden IMHO
Chicago was never one band. They were multiple bands....the first group, the group after Kath's death, the group during the Foster era, the group after Cetera departed, the group with Jason Sheff, and so on. Are they Chicago today? In the traditional sense, no. When Lamm, Pankow and Lee depart, the groups ends. Until then, enjoy them!
Some of your facts are wrong. Your reference to different albums, and the singles that they spawned were incorrect. Their live album was Chicago 4, Saturday in the Park came off of Chicago 5. Minor mistakes, but,,,
What do you mean what happened to them? They were a very successful band in the 70s and 80s, Terry accidentally shot and killed himself back in ‘78,… the rest of them went on to have successful careers- now most of them are old & retired,… and the last 3 of them are beating a dead horse and don’t know when to call it quits…
Your album sequence is all screwed up from Carnegie Hall on, until you bring the band into the '80s. Carnegie Hall is considered Chicago IV. Saturday in the Park is on Chicago V, and so on and so on,
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I totally agree Terry Kath died and as hard as they tried they would never be the same. Terry Kath was and still is a legend and nobody could ever take his place 😢
The 70s were tough on me....losing Jim Croce and Terry Kath literally left me a basket case for days. I was fortunate enough to see them in the mid 70s. Of course the encore was 25 or 6 to 4. Watching Terry shred that guitar solo was breathtaking.
The original lineup with Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine, Walt Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, Robert Lamm and Jim Pankow definitely made great cutting edge music, and they could be classified as a prog rock band. The original lineup of the band is the only one that mattered.
I'd probably call their debut right behind Boston's as the best debut of that genre ever.
Totally 👍 Agree With You On That!! Meaning the Original Version Of Chicago Was The Only One That Mattered!!
I Really Liked Boston,I Bought Their Debut, And Some Of Their Other Albums.
i liked the original line up the best too but when David Foster hijacked the band and they started getting lots of hits you can't blame them for continuing with the formula that was producing the hits.
"The original lineup of the band is the only one that mattered"'. What a ridiculous statement.
Is it possible to love all three eras of Chicago ?
Yes. It is.
Danny was one of the best drummers I ever heard. I had wondered if he was still with them. Thanx for the update...
Thanks for listening
Very good video. Brings back lot of memories. They were never the same when Terry died and when Peter left is was more evident. I saw them on Terry's last tour and it was amazing. Then I saw them the first tour after Terry died and it just wasn't the same. I didn't like that after around their 6th LP they seemed to concentrate on ballads, which are good, but you didn"t get the rock they were so good at. But they are still one of my favorite bands. Second only to the Beatles. Still listen to their music all the time. So far ahead of it's time. There is a cover band called Leoniod and Friends that does incredible Chicago covers. Thanks for posting!
Their first 3 albums were incredible, especially the the 2nd one.
The original line-up was tremendous. Saw then numerous times in the 70’s. Went about 20 years before I saw them live again and have been to shows off and on since then. They still bring the same energy along with a professional performance. Any legacy band is going to have line up changes. What’s important is the music and that’s past past the test of time.
As a teen, who started playing drums at age 4, Chicago molded me. But after we lost Terry? To me, it was the 2nd time "The Day the Music Died."
Thanks for sharing this , I never realised they had been performing for so long and made all these albums amazing band and singers ,will have to listen to more of their music. ❤☺️👏
Danny Seraphine has a band called " California Transit Authority ".They do Chicago tunes . Also Leoinid and Friends ( youtube) still perform and are really good .
Amazing - they started in 1969, 54 years ago. Their music is completely timeless.
They actually started in 1967, but their first album came out in 1969.
Terry Kath died That’s what happened. 😢
My music teacher Stu Pierce taught Terry Kath guitar before he joined the band. in fact before Terry was in his first band and had some interesting stories about Terry.
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True, but when Pete left that was too much to overcome even though they kept playing!
Didn't Peter Cetera leave as well?
Chicago Was NEVER Just Terry Kath! Peter Apparently Was ALWAYS "Unhappy" Being In This Band - Who Needs That!
Amazing band...one of my all time fav's.
One of my favorite bands of all-time!👍
Cetera's bass lines are fantastic and need to be studied and emulated.
tours with Earth Wind & Fire were great.
I read that they have been great friends since the 1970's
For a so-called history story you got some big facts wrong. Chicago IV was the live album. Chicago V had Saturday in the Park, and "Feeling Stronger Every Day" was on Chicago' VI. Chicago VII had "I've Been Searching So Long." Chicago VIII had "Old Days." At that point you get your numbering right again.
In 1981, Peter Cetera (while still with Chicago) put out a self-titled solo album which sold rather poorly, but it did contain the AOR hit at the time "Livin' in the Limelight" which I think is worth a listen to.
It’s a great album. The songs are diverse and beautifully recorded
terry was throwing around the idea of leaving the band prior to death there talk he wanted to form a new band minus the horn section
James William Guercio was on board to work with Terry on a solo project. Guercio also encouraged Cetera to make a solo album before the band fired Guercio.
People forget that Cetera had recorded a solo album in 1981 when he was still in the band. Although he didn't leave the band at the time.
Bobby Lamm's Critics' Choice of CHICAGO V was very iconic & polarizing. For me, this was his best and I totally agree with his "Lamm-entation" he vented out thru this track.
That's on VI, not V
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Terry Kath was a phenomenal musician gone too soon
Couldn't agree more!
I think they were great through 1985 and when Peter went solo and left it was over. He and Terry were the sound and voice of there early years. One died and one left. Bobby Lamm has a great voice too but not enough to bring back the original sound
Chicago well I heard of them in 1973 I love the Band am there fan till today I saw Chicago 4 times and I would love to see them again thank you Chicago for all that Amazing music
Actually, Bill Chamlin was well known as a composer as well as studio vocalist, and laid down some amazing tracks all over Chicago XVIII. Some people can't stand the albums featuring Bill...but I love his work. Don't get me wrong. I'm 66, and purchased the first Chicago album when it came out...and still love that sound.
The thing with Bill...he sang "his" songs fine....he sang the original Chicago songs like he was purposely trying to make them sound bad. It was common to hear people around me while at the shows and even people walking to their cars talking about how bad Bills performaces were. I had to agree.
Bill had a terrible voice he Always sounded drunk to me.
@@charlesbatts3676 He really tried to pour on the Holy Roller gospel thing and it was just aweful.
3 old guys and a Chicago tribute band now! lol...just kidding...this old guy has been lovin' them since 1969! Keep on rockin' boys!
They are stil a great band
I recently discovered that Chicago 14 was quite good. Such an underrated album.
I've been following Chicago's Career since they have started then a big fan one of the things that you did not mention was Earth wind and fire they perform with them and put out a DVD everyone enjoy watching these 2 groups form together... It's amazing concert if they have performed together several times.... I had the great honor and pleasure meeting both groups both who I have enjoyed but I have to say my heart really does belong to Chicago and I am proud of their success and I am so glad I have everything that they have done
you forgot 1 thing Walter left the band in 2018 or 20 17 due to health issues according to the band's website he is still listed as a member but not touring and he is in the band's past members section of their website
I’m a huge fan of them and have seen them live more often than I’ve seen any other band. I love their early stuff and I even love their 80s stuff. But even with 3 of the original members still on tour, they just feel like a cover band at this point.
I agree. I have passed on many opportunities to see them since the beacon theatre show during Covid
When they truncate Feeling Stronger Every Day I know they’re in a tired, cynical phase and that’s how they are now
No way. They still rock. Lamm wrote and sings some of their most popular and treasured songs as if his voice has not aged one bit. And the horns section is still incredibly powerful. I'll continue to see them in concert until they can no longer play.
I saw them in Sep of 2017. That version of the band was superb. As I recall, Lamm, Pankow and Loughnane were there along with Lou Pardini, Keith Howland, Tris Imboden, Jeff Coffey, Wally Reyes and Ray Herrmann. They're not as good now.
They’re getting old
So is Tchaikovsky, but The Nutcracker still packs them in every Christmas, and 1812 Overture every 4th of July. Come to think of it, Chicago themselves were on A Capitol Fourth this year and sounded as good as ever. The live audience seemed to think so too.
Another great one- maybe try to do one on Pablo Cruise in the future
Love Chicago, Great Music, love Everyone, Terry Kath was a wonderful singer and guitarist , and love Robert lamm and Peter Cetera ❤️. I wish Peter Cetera would come back
I first saw Chicago back in 1981, a couple of years after Kath had died..... GREAT Concert... Bill Champlin replaced Kath...... Well... I just saw Chicago last night with Pankow, Lamm, and Loughnane, plus the other members they have brought in over the years (Sad to hear Walt Parazadier left because he came down with Alzeimers... ) So what did I think? They've never sounded better, nor more active!!!
Without terry they basically started turning more into a pop band. Saw them on DVD of atour couple years back. A total drag. Still good players but still. Of course like me they are getting old.
Wow, after hearing all these details about them, I will now add them to my "nothing but a tribute band " list, alongside Journey and Foreigner.
I saw them in concert back in 1995. Peter cetera was already long gone from the group and performing solo but the singer who replaced him made us forget about Peter cetera because he sounded almost the same.
Jason did very well replacing Peter. I was very upset when Jason left the band. His best song was "Will you still Love me""
Scheff sounded nothing like Cetera. Cetera took his voice, songwriting skills and quite a few fans with him when he left that dumpster fire called Chicago.
What happened, starting around the sixth album they morphed into just another pop group.🥱 The seventh album was their a last burst of real creativity.
@@rexrossman6666 No way. That happened when Chicago X was released.
Still love Chicago's music and especially Transity Authority. Music with feeling. Ñever really big in the UK, massive in the U S. I'm from the U K and love good music.
one minor issue the band was called Chicago Transit authority " before it was shorten to just CHICAGO
Terry's death was a big loss but the guy who was making hits for Chicago was their producer James William Guercio. Top notch producer, his ear for hits and prowess in the studio made Chicago hits. He also managed Chicago. Chicago would likely have disbanded early on without his ability to get them into the studio and record at a time when drugs and narcissism threatened the band. When they dumped Guercio after Terry's death it was the end of the classic Chicago. Their rebirth in the 80s was Chicago in name only.
It's pronounced Par "uh zader" uh = ai. Saw them many times first in '71 at Carnegie Hall. Also it's Beginnings not Begegnnnings. BTW The Chicago album after Carnegie Hall album with the wood carved is Chicago 5 not 4!
What happened to Chicago? Lori Lightfoot happened to Chicago. (Sorry, that was too easy. I couldn't resist.)
Howland and Coffey put a touring band together and are soon playing South Florida’s showcase club, The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton.
The Music makes the group!
Simple... Terry Kath died and Peter Cetera left the band. Ever since then... they've been like a good tribute band. The vocals have been lacking big-time... especially now. It's a joke. No one has been able to take Terry or Peter's place. Jason Scheff did a good job. He's a great singer. But he was stuck with trying to emulate Peter Cetera. Not easy. And now... what's left of Chicago is using backing tracks in concert. I heard them perform a new single within the past year. Something went wrong and there were two bands playing the song. Major screwup.
Forgot to mention awesome singles, "Free" and 'Lowdown from Chicago 3 .Not top ten hits but hits nevertheless! Numbering of albums are off after Carnegie Hall album. Please do not give people false history!
Tritone: Lowdown was a great song. One of their best...
At 0:29 Peter Cetera played Bass in Chicago, but his voice was a high tenor.
Correction Cetera didn't want to return or have anything to do with Chicago ever again.
I definitely have to admit that I really like all the cheesy Chicago hits (except for Look Away lol). They have a real charm to them! :)
Never liked Look Away either. Funny how it went to no. 1.
I Don't know How LOOK AWAY Made It To number 1 eather.And I Was Never Crazy About BILL CHAMPLIN Anyway
@@lamarravery4094 It was both the biggest and last number one of their career, but it was also:
• The biggest song of 1989 despite not even being #1 that year,
• And I believe (I could be wrong) the fastest-selling single in history to that point.
…and it sucks.
I totally agree!
@@lindaloeYowling and twisting every note like a pretzel trying to be soulful made me not like Champlin. Strangely enough he doesn’t seem to do that outside of Chicago but I’m still not a fan.
To me, Chicago died when Terry Kath died. JMHO
They are still touring and releasing albums! What happened to B,S& T, Blue Cheer, the Ides of March and many other bands? *crickets*
Chicago died with Terry Kath!
TK (RIP) died but CHICAGO did NOT. . .
The fact is & history proves that TK was replaceable because CHICAGO's signature sound was about the horns & Cetera's vocals, NOT TK's guitar shredding. . .
(eg "Free Form Guitar"off the 1969 CTA album is a 7 min worthless piece of noise). . . Especially if your goal as a new rock'n'roll band is to get your sound played on the radio & become famous & successful. . . Please give credit where credit is due. . . Lamm, Pankow & Cetera were/are the 3 engines that made CHICAGO great! Period. . .BTW, in 2017 all three of these multi-talented musicians were inducted into the Singer/ Songwriters Hall of Fame. . .
These guys were great!
I love the first 11 Chicago albums as well as the big band and first Christmas album.
I’m SO very fortunate to have seen the original Chicago line up with Terry Kath in 1971 on the Chicago III tour.
What a fabulous show....stellar musicianship.
The tragic accidental death of renowned guitarist and singer Terry Kath in 1978 sadly changed the soul of the band. How do you replace a soulful musician like Terry Kath?!!
Well you can’t! It’s impossible.
Terry was a one of a kind presence in a unique band of 7 One of a Kind players and personalities.
I think my standout favorite Chicago album is their last double album Chicago VII released in 1974.
Recorded at Caribou Ranch studio Chicago VII combined instrumental jazz fusion & bebop also with huge commercial hits like “I’ve Been Seaching So Long”, “Wishing You Were Here”, “Happy Man” and “Call On Me”.
Chicago VII has a jazz fusion Prog side to it like their first 4 studio albums.
The first side of record 1 and halfway through side B is completely instrumental.
A vocal doesn’t appear until the song “Lifesaver” sung and written by keyboardist/vocalist Robert Lamm.
That album has a great vibe to it and is beautifully recorded.
Pete Cetera described Chicago VII as “two albums....one experimental and jazz fusion and two a commercial pop album.”
It also features guest appearances by The Beach Boys and Pointer Sisters.
Chicago VII.....definitely one of my GO TO....Desert Island favorites by a truly Great band.....Chicago:
Robert Lamm-Keyboards/vocals
Pete Cetera- Bass guitar/vocals
Terry Kath- Guitar/vocals
Danny Seraphine- Drums/percussion
Walt Parazaider- Saxophone/flute/percussion/backing vocals
Lee Loughnane- Trumpet/Flugelhorn/vocal/guitar/percussion
James Pankow- Trombone/percussion/backing vocals/brass arrangements
Laudir de Oliviera-Percussion
Saw them 1971-78. After Terry died, was never the same.
The REAL Chicago
Chicago VII had a deep track by Terry Kath called "Byblos", one of my all-time favorite Chicago songs. He plays acoustic & electric guitar, and harmonized vocals with himself via multitrack recording. It's a ballad but a beautiful one, not a sappy Cetera one.
The most band jazz rock in the world, Chicago
Excellent video.
Thanks for the visit
Chicago was ALWAYS Terry Kath...end of story.
God, I bought that album, I still got it, still love it
Terry died, Peter left. That did it for me.
3:39 The Woodcut Album that was their first single LP release was Chicago V, not Chicago IV as the audio in this clip stated. Chicago IV was the four-disc live box set.
3:58 The featured album with "Just You 'N' Me" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day" was Chicago VI, not Chicago V. The album cover was printed intaglio style by The American Bank Note Company with raised ink as on currency and stock certificates.
4:05 Again, misnaming the album with the yellow leather-like embossed cover, it was Chicago VII, not Chicago VI, with "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long".
4:22 The Cardinal Patch album featured was Chicago VIII, not Chicago VII. Laudir de Oliveira DID become a full member of Chicago as of Chicago VII (the yellow cover again). He was first hired as a session player on Chicago VI.
Ironically Peter Cetera hated "Old Days"
Which band member was from the near west suburb of Elmwood Park Illinois because their hit song Saturday in the park is about Conte Park in Elmwood Park Illinois
Leonid and Friends carry on the Legacy of Chicago!
I'm sick Of Hearing About LEONID AND FRIENDS.
@@lindaloe Seeing Leonid and Friends be like......!
Be Like What?
@@lindaloe You know like they used to say 'And I'm all........! They be hella good 💯😊!
See them
Your naming of albums starting with Carnegie Hall and through to the Cardinal cover album you state are off a number. Just not accurate referencing their names
Good video despite the album mistake, however even though I saw the movement of the group in the decades, Chicago of the 1970s was considered the best era!
Peter Cetera left the group after the Chicago 17 album for a solo career.
He didn’t “ leave the band” they FIRED him
You got your albums ALL mixed up! SITP was off of V not IV; JYNM was off of VI not V; IBSSL was off of VII not VI. Walt went in for heart surgery in 2008 and developed an intolerance to high altitude, so he began bowing out of shows. In 2019, he announced his retirement. Shortly afterward, his family announced that he had developed dementia and was going into seclusion. In 2021, Peter announced that he had officially retired.
As a long, long standing Classic Rock Band, Chicago will remain a favorite of millions of faithful fans. It will be truly amazing to see them still performing at 60 years!🏆
I got to see them in the mid 80's when Peter Cetera was still in the band. Amazing show! I saw them again a few years ago. They still rocked.
I apologise in advance for disagreeing with your numbering of the albums but Chicago At Carnegie Hall was the fourth album and the single disc LP featuring Saturday In The Park was Chicago V, not Chicago lV as stated. Your numbering was one out thereafter and only fell into line with Chicago IX, their first greatest hits album. For reference purposes here is the complete list of albums on Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_discography
Thank you though for the concise history of the band. What a great collection of musicians and for my money while they did have a comeback period, their best era was through the first 10 or 11 albums.
Nice job on the history lesson, but you missed a few facts that are important. You left out Danny Seraphine from of your introduction to the band. This band without Danny would not have been the same band. Also, Chicago V had Saturday In The Park … not Chicago IV??? … there are other facts that are a little off!
Thanks for the info!
Never the same band without Cetera
You made a mistake on the album numbers. Chicago IV is the live at Carnegie Hall. Chicago V with the hit song "Saturday in the Park" and "Dialogue Part 1 and 2". Chicago VI with the hit songs "Feeling Stronger Everyday" and "Just you and Me". Chicago VII with the Hit Song "Call on Me".
Peter got a big head like most lead singer do screw him
I was really happy when the band continued to have success when they changed to a pop style with David Foster and other pop producers but to me their music lost much of its magic when it became so poppy.
The tragic accidental death of Terry Kath fundamentally changed them from a progressive, jazz/rock band into a pop band. Still good. But different, and less my bag. And what they did to Danny Seraphine was wrong. He is a criminally underrated drummer.
@@Ignats75 without Kath, Cetera and Seraphine, they are just a lightweight schlock-rock outfit. Bill Champlin and David Foster ruined them.
@@derhandtrommler No argument from me.
They were getting old, age wise, they had to change their sound to get on the radio until they were irrelevant since they became too predictable and didn't experiment.
@@Ignats75 That happened before Terry's death because If You Leave Me Now was released 2 years earlier in 1976.
Whoever the jackals is narrating needs to know his album sequence he f**ked it up
Yeah...how about the big chunk of real estate that they purchased in Colorado and the studio?! Sheesh!
obviously many people enjoyed their David Foster pop phase since they had several hits with him. But to me the music they made from that period had little of their musical personality in it. It's also kind of impressive when a band changes their style so completely then still continues to be successful. To me they began to sound exactly like Toto then.
I always wonder what they would have been WITHOUT David Foster. Corn pops...not for me.
biggest blow was Terry's death, and the second blow was David Foster destroying what was left of the band by making them a ballad band and elevating Peter Cetera to the leader. He invalidated the great songwriting and players that built the band. Unforgivable.
Great overall review of Chicago. I think the big band album “Night and Day” would have been a better album with Danny Seraphine on drums. He is a better jazz player than Tris Imbolden IMHO
Chicago was never one band. They were multiple bands....the first group, the group after Kath's death, the group during the Foster era, the group after Cetera departed, the group with Jason Sheff, and so on. Are they Chicago today? In the traditional sense, no. When Lamm, Pankow and Lee depart, the groups ends. Until then, enjoy them!
Your facts are all wrong re the numbering of the albums. Sloppy.
You should have spoken about Danny Seraphines Hair Piece.
He looked very Different and younger. Amazing.
So what?. How is that relevant to this?
@@kennethrussell1158 😁
Peter Cetera was dragging them into Wimp Rock territory with shit like Old Days and If You Leave Me Now.
Peter did not write Old Days and he hated the song.
You're getting the Chicago albums mixed up. Chicago iv was their 4 disc live set.
The death of Terry Kath killed Chicago..after what they became ballad band
Some of your facts are wrong. Your reference to different albums, and the singles that they spawned were incorrect. Their live album was Chicago 4, Saturday in the Park came off of Chicago 5. Minor mistakes, but,,,
…but it threw off his references to V, VI, VII, VIII…
If you cannot pronounce the band members name's correctly, I'm out right away.
What happened to them? Time. If you live long enough, you too will have this experience.
You've made misspeaks on singles with their corresponding albums. I'm not convinced you're a genuine fan...
You might want to do your homework on this piece a lot of misinfomation!!!!
And I saw 'em in Brisbane. Loved it
Pretty hopeless when he misnames every album after Carnegie Hall, eg saying Saturday in the Park is from Chicago 4!
Original lineup only!
your counting is off. You have 5 as 4 and 6 as 5.
Why don’t you ever say Guercio’s first name? So rude
Chicago died after Peter left.
I never liked any of the music David Foster produced for Chicago. I don't like David Foster...full stop.
What do you mean what happened to them? They were a very successful band in the 70s and 80s, Terry accidentally shot and killed himself back in ‘78,… the rest of them went on to have successful careers-
now most of them are old & retired,… and the last 3 of them are beating a dead horse and don’t know when to call it quits…
The brown album is 5 not 4. Carnegie was 4.
Your album sequence is all screwed up from Carnegie Hall on, until you bring the band into the '80s. Carnegie Hall is considered Chicago IV. Saturday in the Park is on Chicago V, and so on and so on,
Eventually david foster and peter cetera ruined the band for awhile.