Up until 3 months ago, I had no idea of who Terry Kath was.... I never hear his name. Having learned his name and after watching a ton of Chicago videos, I believe he may the best guitarist of all time.
@@kimmcinerney5418 I had just written a long comment to you, but it disappeared. Anyway many are to soon gone. Spread the word spread this Music, and keep it ALIVE !!
Bro... don’t feel bad. I am a fan since I was a freshman college in 1970 and I’m still in love with this band. I am 66 now. This is the type of band that once you are in to it, will be part of your life for ever...
You guys are just old farts & fossils... 😉👍🏻 And... I'm proud to be one of you! I'm 55 and when I was 7 or 8 , I discovered the Great Chicago. That Christmas my folks got me the CTA double album and an older (non-working) Garrard turntable. I had spent the year building a Heathkit amplifier (mono!) and had dug up an old pair of speakers that functioned but needed some loving care to restore the damaged wood cabinets. Their goal (& mine 😎) was to repair the turntable and get down to the fun part... Listening! It took me just a week or two. Nowadays there is "Autotune" which makes everything and everyone --> THE SAME! Oh well, A great trip down memory lane. Btw: As a teen, hearing of Terry Kath's death, I became fervently anti-gun. I was living in NJ, so that was the norm anyway. Thank God, I grew up and discovered the CONSTITUTION! I became a cop and volunteer firefighter/emt and am now an NRA firearms safety instructor. Lesson -- DRUGS & GUNS DON'T MIX! Rip Mr. Kath. Thanks for the memories and outstanding music.
Rbad Rbad Cant appreciate your sarcasm or sincerity or service to your fellow man any more than to say so here in the public sphere. Thank you for helping to restore some of my faith in humanity. Rock on sir.
Terry Kath was a BADASS on the guitar, its a shame he's not ranked amongst the 100 all-time greats, when you get a complement from someone like Jimi Hendrix, you know where you belong, Terry Kath was one of rock's greatest guitarists who never got his due during his lifetime.
He was probably in the top 100. It is really only someone's opinion who the best is It's not like sport.. It is all about who's playing YOU like the best. For me there are about 20 guitarists who are my favourite and Terry is one of them
@@Andrewkafp - You actually have a point, I don't like how magazines and other similar saying or taking a poll who's the greatest, yes, I do agree its you or whomever likes to hear play, the real opinion is the person themself who likes to hear what they want to hear.
Terry left us 45 years ago today, and still casts a massive shadow over rock and roll. Those who understand music appreciate just what a genius he was. Those who don't, well, they really don't know what they're missing, do they?
You know what blows my mind about Terry Kath? On the song "Beginnings," This guy, Terry likely says, to himself, this song is so F-ing great, I don't need to overplay on it. That was what blew my mind about early Chicago. Kath could have been one of the most 5 famous guitarists ever on talent alone. But, he was for the band first. And dominated singing, songwriting, and guitar playing.
Watch the new documentary by his daughter! (On TH-cam for around $5 bucks or so.. ) It was great! But drugs really do suck... they took so much talent to an early grave. With Terry it was stupid handling of one of those evil handguns that led to his demise. That's a shame for sure but no reason to banish a constitutionally guaranteed right. RIP Mr. Kath.
Seen TERRY KATH and Chicago in 71 for the first time I was 11. My older brother took me. Went home and nagged my father for a guitar...Thanks Terry thanks Dad!❤️❤️🎸😎
I saw them in ‘71 too! Hollywood Bowl. I asked for tix for my 13th Birthday. Dad insisted that he chaperoned me (afraid of the Devil’s Lettuce! Lol!). Dad was a classically trained musician, he thought he’d hate the concert… and walked out a fan! It became sort of a bonding thing with us, he loved Chicago. RIP Terry and Dad. Amazing days back then, and wow but Terry Kath was the best!
Yes. His daughter said he sang with such passion. So true. I think that's the way he lived. I love the Saturday In the Park video (with Al Green in the "audience"). He's flipping burgers and stuff. I just want to give him a hug.
And I read somewhere terry and jimi were thinking of performing together or jimi even toyed with the idea of joining Chicago... Just imagine jimi and Terry in the same band!! That blows me away
In 1968, I attended the Jimi Hendrix concert at the Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum and the back up band was The Chicago Transit Authority. We had never heard of these guys. Then they came out blasting “Introduction” as their lead song, and we were all TOTALLY blown away. Kath was bigger than life!! Plus, we had never heard of such a thing as a rock band with horns!! OMG! One of my life’s greatest experiences!!❤❤❤
James Pankow is on fire. One of his best live raw performances. Robert's singing was exceptional. Peter Cetera on State of the Union was oustanding. Danny Seraphine tight on drums Terry Kath was phenomenal as usual. A monster on rhythm guitar and undefeated on lead on Make Me Smile solo...
Just wanted to extend a huge thanks to whoever is responsible for this channel. It means a lot to see someone curating all these classic live performances of one of the greatest bands.
A very enjoyable set of our youth yrs n one hell of a Guitarist vocal plus n of course ,Chicago, ultimately best set of horns n all that may come to n from them 😎🎶🔜
These old concerts are great because Terry Kath really shines. You get to hear what a great player, great singer and great writer he was. Turn the damn radio off and watch these instead.
Introduction 00:00 Beginnings 06:43 Mother 13:28 State of the Union 20:53 Make me smile 27:39 Lowdown 30:59 Make me smile (reprise) 34:50 Dialogue Part 1 & 2 36:10 Fancy colours 42:45 Saturday in the park 47:31 A Song For Richard and His Friends 51:42 Does anybody really know what time it is ? 58:49 Questions 67 and 68 1:02:22 25 or 6 to 4 1:07:26 I'm a Man 1:15:40 Free 1:24:32
@@markegan7144 So now it's Questions 69 to 72 - This is the same tour as the live album, so just how much editing has gone on? Did they really skip over Colour My World and the stuff leading up to it? Did they really omit Mississippi Delta City Blues? And even Hit By Varese? Playlist - another way to do this:- 0.00 Introduction Song, a rather sloppy performance. 6.51 Beginnings, band still a bit off 13.29 Mother - now we're talking! 20.53 State Of The Union - ok brass stuff but, still SoTU No comments 27-42 min 27.40 Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Part 1 31.00 Lowdown 34.49 Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Part 2 - 36.12 Dialogue 42.46 Fancy Colours, extended drum break 47.37 Saturday In The Park, no comment 51.45 A Song For Richard And His Friends, this is what we came here for, the feedback freakout, as it stretches out it starts to recall a certain 1969 track 58.53 Does Anyody Really Know where the piano solo went? there isn't one?!! 62.24 Questions, a few Japanese lines are thrown in 67.26 Twenty Five, of course it's not Toronto or Tanglewood, i.e: viz: sluggish 75.40 The Encore Medley - more drum action, et Cetera!
Grithron2 .. You reference sloppy for the intro tune .. It should be noted that they played it like that deliberately .. like everyone's little private jam session at the start of a concert .. Usually led into sat n park .. Dialog .. Make me smile .. which your comment did .. Lol .. more Chicago magic 😀
Totalmente de acuerdo pero ellos en ese tiempo en total eran 7 elementos ! Después ingresaría , años después Laudio Soarez de Oliveira como percusionista en Chicago VIII , ( ya desde el VI y VII había participado como invitado y músico de de sesión ) siendo 8 en total hasta Chicago 14! Cambiando de disquera a WEA !!! Para 1982 ! Saludos desde CDMX hoy tengo 64 años y soy fan de ellos desde 1970!!! 👍😃🇲🇽
Absolutely, but there were 7... Terry Kath(g), Peter Cetera(b),Danny Seraphine(d), Robert Lamm(p, organ, etc), Lee Loughnane (trumpet, flugelhorn), Walt Parazaider(reeds n flute), James Pankow ('bone)... we dare not dismiss or forget any... they almost all wrote for/with each other, played till fingers bled to get and stay TIGHT, and to honor their heroes (in 3-5 GENRES of music across hundreds of years), and to love and serve their adopted brothers, their audience, ...heck, even their families back home. All hail the "REAL Chicago 7" (and just as political as the '68 Grant Park/DNC Chicago Seven radicals, too... and miraculously, with a BACKBEAT!)
I am so happy to have seen him, just around this same yr. Chicago was my 1st concert. I still think they were pure 🔥 I still enjoy this sound! #RIP Terry Kath
Thanks very much for posting this. I have always loved Terry's amazing guitar work, musicianship and persona. He's one of very few that as I age (just turned 55 years young) I love his work even more. Without having that be the case, I wouldn't think it possible. Terry Kath was one of the truly greats of all time. Cheers!
Love Terry's t-shirt!! Warehouse New Orleans!! Proud Louisiana girl loving Chicago forever!! Wooohooo!! Wish Terry could have continued on this earth. The amazing music he would have brought to us all!!!! Sigh... Much love to the entire band!!! 😍🤗😘💞💞
@@MaeMee5 Awe... It's all good. I'm sure you've seen some great ones!! I've seen many and had such good times.... Memories 🎵..... 😊 Blessings to you & yours. Take care in these crazy times.
As much as I love Neil Peart, all the Rush fans REALLY need to check out Danny Serraphine... one of the greatest drummers of all time!!! Never gets enough recognition.
Amazing footage. They were on their way to super stardom. Terry Kath especially extraordinary. He looked so happy to be playing for the appreciative Japanese people. Great audio also on this. A gem
Such awesome musicianship that just doesn't exist anymore. I've loved Question 67 & 68 since I was 12 yrs old. So good to hear it again, since it's not one of the standards. Thanks for posting.
This was an incredible band...got to see them live at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island..forget the year but never the memory...got to see them up close the venue was small...power power power............these were times you could afford to see groups....todays prices are 150 to 2000 dollars for a ticket...outragious..
Wow. And I thought Tanglewood was the shit. What a band! If only I was old enough to have seen them back then. Kath, Lamm, and Cetera had so much talent.
I’ve listened to every 25or6to4 on TH-cam and the best version is Carnegie Hall, Cetera’s vocals are on fire and Kath’s solo is the best ive found by him and absolutely the best guitar solo ever(by anyone)I’ve ever listened to. unfortunately it has no video.
Right on and I agree with you. There was something very unique about the performance at Carnegie Hall, That is how I define the greatness of Terry Kath, his guitar was an absolute blast furnace on the entire album.
I saw them early 70’s, when Terry was in his prime, and Cetera’s songs were getting him a lot of play. So, now, with 4 of the 7 still together, it’s so obvious how important and how much loss there is without those 3 key pieces!!
Terry Kath is the most underrated guitarist ever. This guy was amazing. Wish I could have been at this concert but I was 11 years old. I grew up on this music and still love it to this day. I miss Terry's soulful voice.
Even though the camera work is kind of rough on the eyes this footage is priceless. This IS Chicago. Unfettered by AOR hell. There are some mistakes but the performance is good. The sound quality at times is pretty bad. But these guys were so good that the footage remains enjoyable. Gloriously live, unfiltered, raw, powerful.They were more edgy than many would know. Kath really shines in Dialogue and Richard. He gave that Strat a good workout. Some of those fast, tight bluesy riffs had me thinking about SRV's smoking solos. Long live Terry Kath. As Joe Walsh said, he gave Chicago that 'rub' which made them such an exciting band, especially live. Insane playing by Terry in 25 or 6 to 4. A studio Les Paul was an interesting choice to play in live performances.
I was doing a stack of ironing and listening to some Chicago on TH-cam in the other room when this came on. I didn't know what it was, but noticed at once the brilliance of the performances and when I finished my work, I realized that it was the Japan Tour which was always supposed to be one of the best, and the video is so much better than previous clips I'd seen. ... I'll be saving this, thanks so much for posting!
I wish I would have been able to see this incarnation of Chicago. Terry Kath was a fantastic guitar player, and he had a soulful voice. Alas, I was but an embryo when they filmed this concert. I am happy I can at least watch these old videos, and of course still listen to their music as it is timeless. Rest In Peace, Terry Kath. Gone too soon, but you live on through the music you made.
Fuckin' Terry..amazing. I think he was the greatest rhythm player ever. A great soloist too but his rhythm playing was 2nd to NONE. Those chord changes are difficult at BEST just trying to play them without singing but he's not even LOOKING when he makes some very hard chord changes. And that voice...Wish you were here!
That was a VERY HIGH RANKED compliment, considering that Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Robin Trower and a few other TRULY OUTSTANDING guitar masters were around when Jimi made that statement. Or he could have said, "Damn! He is almost as good as me, but I don't think, that as long as he's playing THAT kind of music, that I have anything to get up about. Ha, ha, ha."( The kind of back handed 'compliment' that you can get in 2019.) Jimi Hendrix seemed to be the type of artist who really checked out the guitarists who could play their own style of Rock music. I was about 13 when Hendrix died and I remember, before that, if anyone remembers, EVERYBODY who played guitar, was trying to be like Hendrix and play like him. Jimi probably got REALLY sick of that and maybe that's why Terry Kath got the nod . I was able to witness why in '73, when Chicago played the Pan American Center in Las Cruces NM. I was just getting started on going to concerts and a friend's big brother had the album, "Chicago- Live At Carnegie Hall"" and when I heard those vinyl platters, I was really amazed. I was listening to stuff like The Stooges, Alice Cooper, Black Oak Arkansas, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I had only heard Chicago on Top 40 AM. But hearing that Carnegie Hall gig made me think differently. Anyway, big brother says I'm going, Mike sez Yeah, me too. Big brother says Are YOU going? I sez Can I catch a ride? Big brother says Oh yeah. You and Mike can take turns carrying each other the 70mils to Las Cruces. No punks allowed, assholes! I always thought that he was cool until that day and I never forgot it. BUT guess WHO ended up going and who DIDN'T? I have been to many concerts in the years since, got to watch Blackfoot do their set at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin with Handsome Dick Manitoba, singer for the Dictators who opened for Blackfoot, sitting with us, I got to meet and rap a little while with Tony Stevens and Roger Earl of Foghat in Corpus Christi, but that Chicago concert was really fine, because of Terry Kath's playing and that it was a Rock concert, but done in a professional manner. I was getting a GOOD contact high, but me, a punk asshole, could see that Terry Kath was the axis of Chicago. Of course, the only other concert I had been to was Black Oak Arkansas, but after seeing Terry Kath, I had a better idea of why the two Black Oak guitarists smashed their guitars above Jim Dandy Magnum's head, as the guitarist's climax!(And I STILL love Black Oak Arkansas' Raunch and Roll Live album!) When Terry died I was bummed out for a long time, the stupid way he died was a waste of a true artist, but I found it soothing to at least know that I, a punk asshole, had heard and seen, the GUITARIST who Jimi Hendrix said was a better guitar master than himself. When Kath died, so did the band's greatest time period of brilliance and being on top as a GREAT band with the GREAT guitarist who took them there.
Why is it so hard for some people to accept what Jimi said about Terry, I personally dont understand it. You weren't there, and they were! Chicago didn't play to the critics, Rollin Stone, or the Rock Hall, and because they didn't kiss their ass, they were left off of the lists of so called greats as defined by the establishment at the time. Jimi and Terry were equally talented, with just different enough of styles to make them both very unique.
the music is as fresh as it was 53 years ago.I saw them in concert in jacsonville in may. even though just 3 original members the new musicians blend in great.
Total guess...Lamm, Pankow and hmm🤔 ...another member of the brass section? (Or maybe Danny?) I've wanted to look at a new show but can't do it. I'm living in the past and enjoying it.
I kept the ticket stubs from the shows I attended starting in 1972. The ticket price was $8.50. Add another 0 to that price just to get in the door at shows today to see bands that couldn’t come even close to the quality of musicianship these guys had.
I love Chicago at this time , I especially like the song Lowdown WOW , this was their Peak time , God they were so great , I could listen to them rveryday ! !
He was a great bass player too.. Check out Robert Lamms' album Skinny Boy... Terry was the bass player... brilliant. I must add that Danny Seraphine is one of the great drummers of all time.
Danny is quality for this sort of band.You couldnt have Keith Moon,Danny Danillo or Charlie Watts in Chicago .Its like theyve been selected for their excellence.
Let's just say they weren't the same after Terry left the band. Basically there were two versions of Chicago... One with Terry Kath, and one without Terry Kath. they were the first band I've ever seen live and that was in 1975 and my God, they we're so good, and so loud. Danny seraphine stole the show that night, he played his ass off and couple that with my father, Buddy Rich, and Ronnie Tutt, with Elvis, and Danny seraphine cinched the deal that I would become a professional Drummer. I mean, when you see the nerds out in the audience all air drumming you know the drummer is killing it. the only other time I saw that was when Gary Novak played the Chick Corea at the maintenance shop in Ames Iowa.
Thank you soooo much for posting this, which I somehow had not realized existed on line! Having bought the single LP (heavily edited short of course) many years back, and then much later the double CD from the concerts in Japan, I had always wanted to have a glimpse of it on stage. Just to watch them in the middle section of MOTHER is something magical, let alone all the other wonderful numerous moments, and of course my beloved FREE! What an (skilful) explosion of energy... Thank you again.
This has to be one of the best performances of the tune (Introduction) the guys ever did. Just stunning with the dynamics, the control. unbelievable collection of musical talent so great and today so unusual. This group could ONLY have been born in the USA!
Hey everybody, I was just thinking about the fact that I can hardly click on a Chicago song or video on here without reading a comment from someone saying something to the effect about it being a shame that Peter Cetera was an egomaniac. I can't think of many bands of Chicago's stature that didn't have at least one bigheaded member. All of the things that I've read about him may be true, I don't know, but what I do know is that he was/is a great singer and bassist and that without him I don't believe that this great band would have been nearly as great as they were/are! Just my opinion, I'm not trying to tick off anyone. Peace to all.
Yes Cetera was great in the early days of late 60s and 70s Chicago and when he became the frontman in the 80s. Cetera was the force behind Chicago in the 80s. I stopped listening to them in 85-86 when he left.
Kath manhandles the guitar, making it look like a toy...he completely owned the instrument. Chicago was America's band for 20 years...now, just a show machine, in remembrance of the real players. My first album was Chicago Transit Authority, with the opening Introduction.
I saw them in Johnstown, PA the fall of 70 and totally zoned out, so great!! Terry played a copy Les Paul for one song that he bought at a local music store!! So cool. Terry was the driving force behind Chicago!! They were never the same after he passed!! And, yes, I'm that old!! Lol
20:51 "State of the Union," the first song from Chicago V played at this concert. I saw them the summer of the same year, in Indianapolis. The record hadn't reached the stores yet, so heard it straight from the band live first. And Kath was just a ball of energy and amazing guitar.
I was playing a Penn State frat party when someone from the Chicago area put the CTA album on. I was hooked. As a musician, these guys were are still are my idols. Such great musicians and showmen.
I got to see Terry Kath and Chicago during the early'70s. I remember after the concert, on the floor, there were little piles of pot, where the people just dumped their pot and rolled joints. The album,"Chicago-Live at Carnegie Hall" was the album that opened people's eyes to what this band could do. Terry Kath died and so did the brilliance.
Solid band amazing Danny Seraphine is playing all this on a four piece kit. He inspired me when i was playing drums before i went to guitar. My neighbors complained with the stereo going and me following along..
A friend in my neighborhood first introduced me to Chicago’s music back in 1970 (Live at Carnegie Hall). I was completely hooked after that. Those guys could jam with the best of them. TK was a complete animal on guitar and had an awesome singing style. Got to see them in person in 1975 (17 years old) at Chicago Stadium with The Beach Boys, 15th row! I was in heaven, knowing that for one night they were performing right in front of me! I got to see them two more times before Kath died. I cried the day I heard the news about him. But, what a legacy they’ve left us. So glad I was able to grow up during their time here on earth.
This is just amazing. One of the greatest musical performances ever. Every concert they added so many new improvisations. Danny on the drums drives the whole concert with such flair and rhythm. So glad this was captured on film. Amazing
American bands always do so much better overseas, especially, it seems, in Japan. *CHICAGO* is no exception! Right from the start, we have a *Kath* tune ("Introduction") where we hear, see, smell, taste, feel this aMAZEing group of guys on stage! When *Lamm's* "Beginnings" begins, we have, before us, *Terry's* sweet guitar, *Danny's* smooth yet powerful drumming, *Robert/Bobby's* no-miss jazzy keyboards, and that so friggin' well-oiled *Horn-Machine,* with just 3 dudes, mind you, pumpin' out together-sounds that make New Orleans piss its pants! ( *Walter* .....good God!!)
Chris Choir- Let's not let rudeness prevail. Interestingly, Jimi (obviously blown away at the time) is quoted as telling Chicago Transit Authority sax player Walt Parazaider, "Walt, the Horns are like one set of lungs, and your guitar player is better than me!". And true, offstage, Jimi was as humble as Terry, but he knew what anyone who gives a damn about music knows; No one musician is truly better than any other when giving their all. It's simply a matter of preference/opinion. It's well known that Jimi considered christian rock, acoustic guitarist Phil Keaggy, better than himself. Personally, I think he sucks! But once again, that's just my opinion.. and Terry Rocks! Smiles
You are right! He was on a level higher that Jimi. No disrespect to Jimi and Terry may be the only one better but you need to do some more research and see more of his playing. He could play pretty much anything Jimi could but I don't think Jimi new all of Terry's tricks and sounds and they came on the scene at pretty much the same time. Jimi was a better showman for sure.
@@chrischoir3594 5 best singing blues/rock guitarists ever (not in order of quality; they're ALL kick-ass): Lonnie Mack, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Winter, Kath, Hendrix. Buddy Guy in top 10.
Never saw Terry play a LP before. He was definitely the leader of Chicago. I remember the day I heard of his death. I was in the kitchen and heard it on my transistor radio. I was just a young teen but it was a complete kick in the gut to me. I couldn't wrap my head around his death at the time.
Chicago live in Japan. Is the one of the best live album. James Pnkow was the ifrst artist who thank Japanese funs in Japanese. konnichiwaこんにちは,Atigotoありがとうfrom the artist!! We all excited.
He is the greatest musician… I was lucking to experience In Pittsburgh PA in 1976 live, I will never forget that experience and the way he carried the performance for Chicago. On top of that, thanks to Michael I fell that every day his spirit and soul continues with me. His artistry has certainly influenced how I view the world and the man I strive to be.
Up until 3 months ago, I had no idea of who Terry Kath was.... I never hear his name. Having learned his name and after watching a ton of Chicago videos, I believe he may the best guitarist of all time.
Jimi Hendrix said Terry was a better guitar player than he was
You betcha!
Glad to Have You as Another FAN of Terry! The G.O.A.T.!
Yes agree. Its a crime he is rarely mentioned amongst greatest if all time! Maybe be because he died fairly young. 😢
@@kimmcinerney5418 I had just written a long comment to you, but it disappeared. Anyway many are to soon gone. Spread the word spread this Music, and keep it ALIVE !!
Ain’t no way it gets old by I’m almost 71 m been listening to the old group since 1970
same!
Same! I'm 67 y old, from Yokohama Japan. Old but good days.
Con terry desaparecio el verdadero mundo
1970? You started late!
I've been a Chicago fan for 50 years. Is it just me but the music just dosen't get old.
E Older Much of the post Kath era doesn’t age as well.
Bro... don’t feel bad. I am a fan since I was a freshman college in 1970 and I’m still in love with this band. I am 66 now. This is the type of band that once you are in to it, will be part of your life for ever...
You guys are just old farts & fossils... 😉👍🏻
And... I'm proud to be one of you!
I'm 55 and when I was 7 or 8 , I discovered the Great Chicago.
That Christmas my folks got me the CTA double album and an older (non-working) Garrard turntable.
I had spent the year building a Heathkit amplifier (mono!) and had dug up an old pair of speakers that functioned but needed some loving care to restore the damaged wood cabinets.
Their goal (& mine 😎) was to repair the turntable and get down to the fun part... Listening!
It took me just a week or two.
Nowadays there is "Autotune" which makes everything and everyone --> THE SAME!
Oh well, A great trip down memory lane.
Btw: As a teen, hearing of Terry Kath's death, I became fervently anti-gun. I was living in NJ, so that was the norm anyway.
Thank God, I grew up and discovered the CONSTITUTION! I became a cop and volunteer firefighter/emt and am now an NRA firearms safety instructor. Lesson -- DRUGS & GUNS DON'T MIX!
Rip Mr. Kath. Thanks for the memories and outstanding music.
RBAD RBAD lm a old fart in England and l don’t think they are as good without Terry, the same with the Stones without Brian
Jones.
Rbad Rbad Cant appreciate your sarcasm or sincerity or service to your fellow man any more than to say so here in the public sphere. Thank you for helping to restore some of my faith in humanity. Rock on sir.
Terry Kath was a BADASS on the guitar, its a shame he's not ranked amongst the 100 all-time greats, when you get a complement from someone like Jimi Hendrix, you know where you belong, Terry Kath was one of rock's greatest guitarists who never got his due during his lifetime.
Yes, indeed!!! Too bad they showed more of Peter’s butt and not enough of Terry playing!!
These "all-time greats" polls are meaningless anyway.
Because Terry Kath was a BADASS with guns too. He blew his brains out while playing russian roulette with himself... 2nd Amendment 😄LoL
He was probably in the top 100.
It is really only someone's opinion who the best is
It's not like sport.. It is all about who's playing YOU like the best.
For me there are about 20 guitarists who are my favourite and Terry is one of them
@@Andrewkafp - You actually have a point, I don't like how magazines and other similar saying or taking a poll who's the greatest, yes, I do agree its you or whomever likes to hear play, the real opinion is the person themself who likes to hear what they want to hear.
Terry left us 45 years ago today, and still casts a massive shadow over rock and roll. Those who understand music appreciate just what a genius he was. Those who don't, well, they really don't know what they're missing, do they?
Well said
AMAZING GUITARIST !!!!
Not the same band without him. Great talent!!
I agree as Jimi Hendricks once said "I'm pretty good but that kath guy blows me away!"
Alcohol and guns don't play well together.
You know what blows my mind about Terry Kath? On the song "Beginnings," This guy, Terry likely says, to himself, this song is so F-ing great, I don't need to overplay on it. That was what blew my mind about early Chicago. Kath could have been one of the most 5 famous guitarists ever on talent alone. But, he was for the band first. And dominated singing, songwriting, and guitar playing.
Raw pure and natural music. Everything is original. Layers and layers of music.
Very few bands have this quality of musicianship, writing and vocals - with three terrific leads. Very, very few!
Not sure there are any or were any except original Chicago
Steely Dan comes to mind. ❤️
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Agreed... So much talent...
A Very Terrific Band!!
Such a shame that Terry Kath isn't with us any more. He was an astounding guitarist
And VOCALIST!
@@j2mutch1 Word! 😀 God Bless.
Terry is no longer here, but his spirit and his music will always be with us !! ❤♡💙
He was, and still is my all time favorite That was the end of Chicago when he past!
Watch the new documentary by his daughter! (On TH-cam for around $5 bucks or so.. )
It was great! But drugs really do suck... they took so much talent to an early grave.
With Terry it was stupid handling of one of those evil handguns that led to his demise.
That's a shame for sure but no reason to banish a constitutionally guaranteed right.
RIP Mr. Kath.
Seen TERRY KATH and Chicago in 71 for the first time I was 11. My older brother took me. Went home and nagged my father for a guitar...Thanks Terry thanks Dad!❤️❤️🎸😎
I take it that your Dad got you that Guitar, very cool connection.
Aways look in the cylinder. Just sayin
I saw them in ‘71 too! Hollywood Bowl. I asked for tix for my 13th Birthday. Dad insisted that he chaperoned me (afraid of the Devil’s Lettuce! Lol!). Dad was a classically trained musician, he thought he’d hate the concert… and walked out a fan! It became sort of a bonding thing with us, he loved Chicago.
RIP Terry and Dad.
Amazing days back then, and wow but Terry Kath was the best!
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Where did you see them?
No wonder Hendrix wanted this band to tour with him. Each and everyone of them rocks their ass off. All are so talented!!!!!?
Yes. His daughter said he sang with such passion. So true. I think that's the way he lived. I love the Saturday In the Park video (with Al Green in the "audience"). He's flipping burgers and stuff. I just want to give him a hug.
Terry hated the horns. I dig them. But I would have loved to have heard his record. He was to begin the day he passed
@@326vince Terry didn't "hate" the horn section. He just wanted to move in a different direction, without the horns.
@@326vince Though we never got to experience his power trio, I hear it in my minds ear. Tragic loss :(
And I read somewhere terry and jimi were thinking of performing together or jimi even toyed with the idea of joining Chicago... Just imagine jimi and Terry in the same band!! That blows me away
pretty amazing to think there has never been a better ensemble than these guys. Terry Kath. absolutely amazing!
Terry KATH absolutely donated at Tanglewood 1970, watch!!!
In 1968, I attended the Jimi Hendrix concert at the Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum and the back up band was The Chicago Transit Authority. We had never heard of these guys. Then they came out blasting “Introduction” as their lead song, and we were all TOTALLY blown away. Kath was bigger than life!! Plus, we had never heard of such a thing as a rock band with horns!! OMG! One of my life’s greatest experiences!!❤❤❤
James Pankow is on fire. One of his best live raw performances. Robert's singing was exceptional. Peter Cetera on State of the Union was oustanding. Danny Seraphine tight on drums
Terry Kath was phenomenal as usual. A monster on rhythm guitar and undefeated on lead on Make Me Smile solo...
I agree. I especially loved "State of the Union"....what a groove! 👍👍
They had such a different flavor when Terry was in the lead. I liked most of the Cetera era material, but the edgy Kath era was awesome.
Just wanted to extend a huge thanks to whoever is responsible for this channel. It means a lot to see someone curating all these classic live performances of one of the greatest bands.
You're very welcome!
A very enjoyable set of our youth yrs n one hell of a Guitarist vocal plus n of course ,Chicago, ultimately best set of horns n all that may come to n from them 😎🎶🔜
@@terrykathspotlight9916the audio on this is phenomenal!
These old concerts are great because Terry Kath really shines. You get to hear what a great player, great singer and great writer he was. Turn the damn radio off and watch these instead.
In their early first 5 years, perhaps the best band ever.
Tend to agree 👍 Those early Allman Brothers were right up there too !
Introduction 00:00
Beginnings 06:43
Mother 13:28
State of the Union 20:53
Make me smile 27:39
Lowdown 30:59
Make me smile (reprise) 34:50
Dialogue Part 1 & 2 36:10
Fancy colours 42:45
Saturday in the park 47:31
A Song For Richard and His Friends 51:42
Does anybody really know what time it is ? 58:49
Questions 67 and 68 1:02:22
25 or 6 to 4 1:07:26
I'm a Man 1:15:40
Free 1:24:32
Den Lig Thanks for the play list , makes it nice if you just want to hear a particular song , much appreciated ! !
@@markegan7144 So now it's Questions 69 to 72 - This is the same tour as the live album, so just how much editing has gone on? Did they really skip over Colour My World and the stuff leading up to it? Did they really omit Mississippi Delta City Blues? And even Hit By Varese?
Playlist - another way to do this:-
0.00 Introduction Song, a rather sloppy performance.
6.51 Beginnings, band still a bit off
13.29 Mother - now we're talking!
20.53 State Of The Union - ok brass stuff but, still SoTU
No comments 27-42 min
27.40 Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Part 1
31.00 Lowdown
34.49 Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon Part 2 -
36.12 Dialogue
42.46 Fancy Colours, extended drum break
47.37 Saturday In The Park,
no comment
51.45 A Song For Richard And His Friends, this is what we came here for, the feedback freakout, as it stretches out it starts to recall a certain 1969 track
58.53 Does Anyody Really Know where the piano solo went? there isn't one?!!
62.24 Questions, a few Japanese lines are thrown in
67.26 Twenty Five, of course it's not Toronto or Tanglewood, i.e: viz: sluggish
75.40 The Encore Medley - more drum action, et Cetera!
Grithron2 .. You reference sloppy for the intro tune .. It should be noted that they played it like that deliberately .. like everyone's little private jam session at the start of a concert .. Usually led into sat n park .. Dialog .. Make me smile .. which your comment did .. Lol .. more Chicago magic 😀
Awesome Band!!!
Listening to this great Band since the 70's!!!
My favorite band forever. So many memories flowing back from those years. Saw them in 69 and 73. Makes me cry and smile at the same time.
Terry Kath ... The Heart and Soul of the greatest band of all time
Terry Kath Miss You Man!
Rest in Peace, Dear 👼.
God Bless.
The deeper I dive the more I discover just how talented these 6 were.
7
Totalmente de acuerdo pero ellos en ese tiempo en total eran 7 elementos ! Después ingresaría , años después Laudio Soarez de Oliveira como percusionista en Chicago VIII , ( ya desde el VI y VII había participado como invitado y músico de de sesión ) siendo 8 en total hasta Chicago 14! Cambiando de disquera a WEA !!! Para 1982 ! Saludos desde CDMX hoy tengo 64 años y soy fan de ellos desde 1970!!! 👍😃🇲🇽
Which one isn't included in your "talented 6"?
Absolutely, but there were 7... Terry Kath(g), Peter Cetera(b),Danny Seraphine(d), Robert Lamm(p, organ, etc), Lee Loughnane (trumpet, flugelhorn), Walt Parazaider(reeds n flute), James Pankow ('bone)... we dare not dismiss or forget any... they almost all wrote for/with each other, played till fingers bled to get and stay TIGHT, and to honor their heroes (in 3-5 GENRES of music across hundreds of years), and to love and serve their adopted brothers, their audience, ...heck, even their families back home. All hail the "REAL Chicago 7" (and just as political as the '68 Grant Park/DNC Chicago Seven radicals, too... and miraculously, with a BACKBEAT!)
Jimmy Hendrix once said Terry was the best guitarist in the universe! That's something coming from him!
I am so happy to have seen him, just around this same yr.
Chicago was my 1st concert. I still think they were pure 🔥
I still enjoy this sound!
#RIP Terry Kath
Terry is beyond masterful , and fills out the band unbelievably so !
I am completely blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rest in peace Terry Kath
You were the very best!!!!!!!!!
An ABSOLUTE TREASURE ! Thanks for posting ! There is 'No Chicago' without Terry's brilliant guitar !
Terry Kath - one of the great guitarists of the golden rock age...kids - don't play with guns!!
What a great loss he was he was the soul of the band the rest of the band always looked at him and focus at him while they were performing.
...play guitars instead!
Thanks very much for posting this. I have always loved Terry's amazing guitar work, musicianship and persona. He's one of very few that as I age (just turned 55 years young) I love his work even more. Without having that be the case, I wouldn't think it possible. Terry Kath was one of the truly greats of all time. Cheers!
Love Terry's t-shirt!! Warehouse New Orleans!! Proud Louisiana girl loving Chicago forever!! Wooohooo!! Wish Terry could have continued on this earth. The amazing music he would have brought to us all!!!! Sigh... Much love to the entire band!!! 😍🤗😘💞💞
New Orleans here too. I went to the Warehouse for some concerts. But unfortunately didn't see when Chicago was there 😔
@@MaeMee5 Awe... It's all good. I'm sure you've seen some great ones!! I've seen many and had such good times.... Memories 🎵..... 😊 Blessings to you & yours. Take care in these crazy times.
As much as I love Neil Peart, all the Rush fans REALLY need to check out Danny Serraphine... one of the greatest drummers of all time!!!
Never gets enough recognition.
Time has proven that he was as irreplaceable as Terry & Peter.
instablaster.
Good Point -Well taken. From mtw in LA - longtime Rush fan and part time drummer..
Danny would've been a perfect fit on Neil's Burning for Buddy albums.
@@tenn_ore Unlike Neil, Danny could actually play jazz. Unfortunately, Neil Peart couldn't swing to save his life.
True Quality Musicians..no auto tune crap...Never gets Old.thank you Chicago
Amazing footage. They were on their way to super stardom. Terry Kath especially extraordinary. He looked so happy to be playing for the appreciative Japanese people. Great audio also on this. A gem
Such awesome musicianship that just doesn't exist anymore. I've loved Question 67 & 68 since I was 12 yrs old. So good to hear it again, since it's not one of the standards. Thanks for posting.
And a great underrated drummer.
Daniel Seraphine, the original drummer. An absolute cyclone!
This was an incredible band...got to see them live at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island..forget the year but never the memory...got to see them up close the venue was small...power power power............these were times you could afford to see groups....todays prices are 150 to 2000 dollars for a ticket...outragious..
Wow. And I thought Tanglewood was the shit. What a band! If only I was old enough to have seen them back then. Kath, Lamm, and Cetera had so much talent.
Eva89117 Tanglewood is my favorite but this one in Japan comes in a close second. Peter's voice is excellent in this concert.
Eva89117 Ah, it was good times, grasshopper!!
I’ve listened to every 25or6to4 on TH-cam and the best version is Carnegie Hall, Cetera’s vocals are on fire and Kath’s solo is the best ive found by him and absolutely the best guitar solo ever(by anyone)I’ve ever listened to. unfortunately it has no video.
Right on and I agree with you. There was something very unique about the performance at Carnegie Hall, That is how I define the greatness of Terry Kath, his guitar was an absolute blast furnace on the entire album.
I saw them early 70’s, when Terry was in his prime, and Cetera’s songs were getting him a lot of play. So, now, with 4 of the 7 still together, it’s so obvious how important and how much loss there is without those 3 key pieces!!
Best Chicago line up ever. Terry Kath is missed !
I have never watched them without Terry. It’s too much for me.
I agree...
It's just not the same. Never will be, ever. Will meet someday up there. You can bet on that!!
Terry Kath is the most underrated guitarist ever. This guy was amazing. Wish I could have been at this concert but I was 11 years old. I grew up on this music and still love it to this day. I miss Terry's soulful voice.
Watching this in 2020.Un Fnnn believable! No words for this level of greatness!!!
Just seeing this today for the first time. Amazing! Such a talented band where everyone gels perfectly
Terry was amazing! but dont forget Danny, his drumming was grounbreaking for this band,
Even though the camera work is kind of rough on the eyes this footage is priceless. This IS Chicago. Unfettered by AOR hell.
There are some mistakes but the performance is good. The sound quality at times is pretty bad. But these guys were so good that the footage remains enjoyable. Gloriously live, unfiltered, raw, powerful.They were more edgy than many would know.
Kath really shines in Dialogue and Richard. He gave that Strat a good workout. Some of those fast, tight bluesy riffs had me thinking about SRV's smoking solos. Long live Terry Kath. As Joe Walsh said, he gave Chicago that 'rub' which made them such an exciting band, especially live. Insane playing by Terry in 25 or 6 to 4. A studio Les Paul was an interesting choice to play in live performances.
What a great evaluation of this event from you.
I was doing a stack of ironing and listening to some Chicago on TH-cam in the other room when this came on. I didn't know what it was, but noticed at once the brilliance of the performances and when I finished my work, I realized that it was the Japan Tour which was always supposed to be one of the best, and the video is so much better than previous clips I'd seen. ... I'll be saving this, thanks so much for posting!
one of America's best all-time bands.
I wish I would have been able to see this incarnation of Chicago. Terry Kath was a fantastic guitar player, and he had a soulful voice. Alas, I was but an embryo when they filmed this concert. I am happy I can at least watch these old videos, and of course still listen to their music as it is timeless. Rest In Peace, Terry Kath. Gone too soon, but you live on through the music you made.
Three perfect singer, three perfect horns, a perfect rhythm section and plenty of great compositions. One of the best rock-bands ever.
Here in Wis. '.same - same- it don't get better than these guys BEST JAZZ ROCK THAT'LL EVER LIVE!❤❤❤❤
Fuckin' Terry..amazing. I think he was the greatest rhythm player ever. A great soloist too but his rhythm playing was 2nd to NONE. Those chord changes are difficult at BEST just trying to play them without singing but he's not even LOOKING when he makes some very hard chord changes. And that voice...Wish you were here!
Terry Kath was amazing. There’s a reason Jimi Hendrix was amazed when he first saw Terry play. So sad he died so young
Thank you Jesus thank you Lord for the best band that was in existence in the 1970s I remember clearly
Saw Chicago on CTA tour at “Of Our Own” in Houston 1969. Wonderful. Hendrix said Terry was better than him. Agreed!
Terry versus Jimmy = Match nul
That was a VERY HIGH RANKED compliment, considering that Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Robin Trower and a few other TRULY OUTSTANDING guitar masters were around when Jimi made that statement. Or he could have said, "Damn! He is almost as good as me, but I don't think, that as long as he's playing THAT kind of music, that I have anything to get up about. Ha, ha, ha."( The kind of back handed 'compliment' that you can get in 2019.) Jimi Hendrix seemed to be the type of artist who really checked out the guitarists who could play their own style of Rock music. I was about 13 when Hendrix died and I remember, before that, if anyone remembers, EVERYBODY who played guitar, was trying to be like Hendrix and play like him. Jimi probably got REALLY sick of that and maybe that's why Terry Kath got the nod . I was able to witness why in '73, when Chicago played the Pan American Center in Las Cruces NM. I was just getting started on going to concerts and a friend's big brother had the album, "Chicago- Live At Carnegie Hall"" and when I heard those vinyl platters, I was really amazed. I was listening to stuff like The Stooges, Alice Cooper, Black Oak Arkansas, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. I had only heard Chicago on Top 40 AM. But hearing that Carnegie Hall gig made me think differently. Anyway, big brother says I'm going, Mike sez Yeah, me too. Big brother says Are YOU going? I sez Can I catch a ride? Big brother says Oh yeah. You and Mike can take turns carrying each other the 70mils to Las Cruces. No punks allowed, assholes! I always thought that he was cool until that day and I never forgot it. BUT guess WHO ended up going and who DIDN'T? I have been to many concerts in the years since, got to watch Blackfoot do their set at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin with Handsome Dick Manitoba, singer for the Dictators who opened for Blackfoot, sitting with us, I got to meet and rap a little while with Tony Stevens and Roger Earl of Foghat in Corpus Christi, but that Chicago concert was really fine, because of Terry Kath's playing and that it was a Rock concert, but done in a professional manner. I was getting a GOOD contact high, but me, a punk asshole, could see that Terry Kath was the axis of Chicago. Of course, the only other concert I had been to was Black Oak Arkansas, but after seeing Terry Kath, I had a better idea of why the two Black Oak guitarists smashed their guitars above Jim Dandy Magnum's head, as the guitarist's climax!(And I STILL love Black Oak Arkansas' Raunch and Roll Live album!) When Terry died I was bummed out for a long time, the stupid way he died was a waste of a true artist, but I found it soothing to at least know that I, a punk asshole, had heard and seen, the GUITARIST who Jimi Hendrix said was a better guitar master than himself. When Kath died, so did the band's greatest time period of brilliance and being on top as a GREAT band with the GREAT guitarist who took them there.
Why is it so hard for some people to accept what Jimi said about Terry, I personally dont understand it. You weren't there, and they were! Chicago didn't play to the critics, Rollin Stone, or the Rock Hall, and because they didn't kiss their ass, they were left off of the lists of so called greats as defined by the establishment at the time. Jimi and Terry were equally talented, with just different enough of styles to make them both very unique.
Terry launches into Free Form Guitar at 52:20...right and left hand tapping WAY before Eddie. Genius.
@Dan Snyder Good call, Dan. Django Reinhardt sometimes gets credit for originating that technique, but not sure how accurate that may be.
@@speezer22 To bad we only get about a half minute of Django but wow. PS Free from guitars was put out around 68.
Look at Green Tambourine and you'll see fret tapping there by Bill Bartlett (of Lemon Pipers and later Ram Jam's Black Betty).
Les Paul was tapping in late 40’s folks
Terry Kath was a force of nature no doubt. You just don’t see that strength like that often.
Simply PRICELESS, OUTSTANDING, MAGIC, TIMELESS.....you name it !
So glad to be able to have seen them twice. One with Terry Kath and one without. Love the music and man.
the music is as fresh as it was 53 years ago.I saw them in concert in jacsonville in may. even though just 3 original members the new musicians blend in great.
Total guess...Lamm, Pankow and hmm🤔 ...another member of the brass section? (Or maybe Danny?) I've wanted to look at a new show but can't do it. I'm living in the past and enjoying it.
I kept the ticket stubs from the shows I attended starting in 1972. The ticket price was $8.50. Add another 0 to that price just to get in the door at shows today to see bands that couldn’t come even close to the quality of musicianship these guys had.
Raises glass for Kath !!
ditto brother! doing it now 10/11/2019 in Olympia WA at 11:08pm.
Bravo
I love Chicago at this time , I especially like the song Lowdown WOW , this was their Peak time , God they were so great , I could listen to them rveryday ! !
He was a great bass player too.. Check out Robert Lamms' album Skinny Boy... Terry was the bass player... brilliant. I must add that Danny Seraphine is one of the great drummers of all time.
Danny is quality for this sort of band.You couldnt have Keith Moon,Danny Danillo or Charlie Watts in Chicago .Its like theyve been selected for their excellence.
Saw the in Carnegie Hall 1971(yes I am that old) Great band,not the same after Kath and then Cetera left.
Lucky you!
I saw them in '70 in Tampa, Curtis Hixon Auditorium. Unbelievable.
Let's just say they weren't the same after Terry left the band. Basically there were two versions of Chicago... One with Terry Kath, and one without Terry Kath. they were the first band I've ever seen live and that was in 1975 and my God, they we're so good, and so loud. Danny seraphine stole the show that night, he played his ass off and couple that with my father, Buddy Rich, and Ronnie Tutt, with Elvis, and Danny seraphine cinched the deal that I would become a professional Drummer. I mean, when you see the nerds out in the audience all air drumming you know the drummer is killing it. the only other time I saw that was when Gary Novak played the Chick Corea at the maintenance shop in Ames Iowa.
We're they really too loud for that place? Danny tells a funny story about their 1 week stint at thee Hall.
I too was at that show with 20 friends from high school.
Terry Kath was one of a kind.my favorite concert is from Tangelwood 1970.if you've not seen it you should check it out
Amazing
Thank you soooo much for posting this, which I somehow had not realized existed on line! Having bought the single LP (heavily edited short of course) many years back, and then much later the double CD from the concerts in Japan, I had always wanted to have a glimpse of it on stage. Just to watch them in the middle section of MOTHER is something magical, let alone all the other wonderful numerous moments, and of course my beloved FREE! What an (skilful) explosion of energy... Thank you again.
Damn, I love the sound of the trombone, I can't help it. Such a beautiful tone !
The best of the best band all time!!!Salut from Saint Petersburg.
Vladislav Ryabokon Only the Beatles were in their league..
sen this a couple days ago thanks for posting
I found Chicago were at their best when Terry Kath
was with them
It was 50 years ago, with the release of Saturday In The Park, that I fell in love with Chicago and never looked back.
Walt Parazaiders solo in free is outstanding!
This has to be one of the best performances of the tune (Introduction) the guys ever did. Just stunning with the dynamics, the control. unbelievable collection of musical talent so great and today so unusual. This group could ONLY have been born in the USA!
Hey everybody, I was just thinking about the fact that I can hardly click on a Chicago song or video on here without reading a comment from someone saying something to the effect about it being a shame that Peter Cetera was an egomaniac. I can't think of many bands of Chicago's stature that didn't have at least one bigheaded member. All of the things that I've read about him may be true, I don't know, but what I do know is that he was/is a great singer and bassist and that without him I don't believe that this great band would have been nearly as great as they were/are! Just my opinion, I'm not trying to tick off anyone. Peace to all.
Yes Cetera was great in the early days of late 60s and 70s Chicago and when he became the frontman in the 80s. Cetera was the force behind Chicago in the 80s. I stopped listening to them in 85-86 when he left.
Cetera is a legend
Ignore them.
Cetera was/ is awesome. Don’t listen to the trash talk. He was the voice of Chicago & it was tragic when he left. Same when they fired Danny
Kath manhandles the guitar, making it look like a toy...he completely owned the instrument. Chicago was America's band for 20 years...now, just a show machine, in remembrance of the real players. My first album was Chicago Transit Authority, with the opening Introduction.
I saw them in Johnstown, PA the fall of 70 and totally zoned out, so great!! Terry played a copy Les Paul for one song that he bought at a local music store!! So cool. Terry was the driving force behind Chicago!! They were never the same after he passed!! And, yes, I'm that old!! Lol
God bless Johnstown, PA.
Love Chicago! One if the best bands ever! I went to two of there concerts in NY. In the 70s! Amazing music and lyrics!
with Terry?
20:51 "State of the Union," the first song from Chicago V played at this concert. I saw them the summer of the same year, in Indianapolis. The record hadn't reached the stores yet, so heard it straight from the band live first. And Kath was just a ball of energy and amazing guitar.
I was playing a Penn State frat party when someone from the Chicago area put the CTA album on. I was hooked. As a musician, these guys were are still are my idols. Such great musicians and showmen.
Chicago Transit Authority bought the album back in late 60s and still have it. Fantastic music and under rated guitarist Terry Kath. Man!!!!😊
I got to see Terry Kath and Chicago during the early'70s. I remember after the concert, on the floor, there were little piles of pot, where the people just dumped their pot and rolled joints. The album,"Chicago-Live at Carnegie Hall" was the album that opened people's eyes to what this band could do. Terry Kath died and so did the brilliance.
全盛期の武道館公演を映像で観られるなんて素晴らしい！！#budokan
I have gotten to see them over the years in all forms
Best band of the ages
My opinion
Solid band amazing Danny Seraphine is playing all this on a four piece kit.
He inspired me when i was playing drums before i went to guitar. My neighbors complained with the stereo going and me following along..
BIG Stick Danny got screwed by the band in 90 when they went to click and let him go......
1:10:15 starts the Kath Magic......
Buddy Rich felt that Danny Seraphine was as good as a drummer as existed the rock medium.
Newzchspy ¿What do you mean “went to click”?
@@Newzchspy, they did all this music without the curse called the click. They had a choice of whether they wanted to use one or not.
It's really cool to see Terry playing two-handed tapping in that solo break. I know others were doing this as well, but it was still uncommon.
In what part of the video does he do this?
A Song for Richard and His Friends is where he taps on the strings on his guitar!
@@tommycollins7846
Thx
Terry Was The Man!😎.
God Bless.
Never gets old, only gets better...fantastic band all the way around❣️Thanks for posting...🌎✌🏼🎶
I still love Chicago through the mark lineups but the best lineup was when Terry Kath did the magic before he passed away
I'm guessing this is an old NHK tape. For it's vintage, the audio is quite good, and in stereo. Excellent post.
This isn’t NHK because NHK’s programs never accept sponsors
Japanese equipment
I Remember seeing them at the Royal Albert hall in London so polished incredible songs a most memorable concert thank you Chicago
Oh wow, that had to be awesome! In '69 or '71?
Unbelievable.! I’m so fortunate to have experienced this wonderful band!
70 people don’t know greatness when they hear it
A friend in my neighborhood first introduced me to Chicago’s music back in 1970 (Live at Carnegie Hall). I was completely hooked after that. Those guys could jam with the best of them. TK was a complete animal on guitar and had an awesome singing style. Got to see them in person in 1975 (17 years old) at Chicago Stadium with The Beach Boys, 15th row! I was in heaven, knowing that for one night they were performing right in front of me! I got to see them two more times before Kath died. I cried the day I heard the news about him. But, what a legacy they’ve left us. So glad I was able to grow up during their time here on earth.
This is just amazing. One of the greatest musical performances ever. Every concert they added so many new improvisations. Danny on the drums drives the whole concert with such flair and rhythm. So glad this was captured on film. Amazing
Best live bands ever: Chicago, Santana, Allman Brothers, Jethro Tull, and Tower of Power.
Boston!
Sounds so Good in 2019 " Make Me Smile " Beginnings was soooooo Great tonight and when I first heard it at 17. 🎵🎶💜♥️💙❌⭕❌⭕💯
This is by far the best version of Chicago's concert at Japan in 1972 in terms of video and most especially audio.
American bands always do so much better overseas, especially, it seems, in Japan. *CHICAGO* is no exception!
Right from the start, we have a *Kath* tune ("Introduction") where we hear, see, smell, taste, feel this aMAZEing group of guys on stage!
When *Lamm's* "Beginnings" begins, we have, before us, *Terry's* sweet guitar, *Danny's* smooth yet powerful drumming, *Robert/Bobby's* no-miss jazzy keyboards, and that so friggin' well-oiled *Horn-Machine,* with just 3 dudes, mind you, pumpin' out together-sounds that make New Orleans piss its pants! ( *Walter* .....good God!!)
Peter también era importante su maravillosa voz y la fabulosa manera de tocar el bajo.😮
Greatest band that there ever was back in 1972. I grew up with this band and saw them many times in concert.
Thank you for this gift!!
I never realized how good Terry Kath was, on a level with Jimi Hendrix. Maybe he was less about his ego and more about his band and went unoticed.
no he was not on a level with Hendrix, just stop with that nonsense
Chris Choir- Let's not let rudeness prevail. Interestingly, Jimi (obviously blown away at the time) is quoted as telling Chicago Transit Authority sax player Walt Parazaider, "Walt, the Horns are like one set of lungs, and your guitar player is better than me!". And true, offstage, Jimi was as humble as Terry, but he knew what anyone who gives a damn about music knows; No one musician is truly better than any other when giving their all. It's simply a matter of preference/opinion. It's well known that Jimi considered christian rock, acoustic guitarist Phil Keaggy, better than himself. Personally, I think he sucks! But once again, that's just my opinion.. and Terry Rocks! Smiles
I'm better than Hendrix. Last week, I think I figured out how to play a G chord.
You are right! He was on a level higher that Jimi. No disrespect to Jimi and Terry may be the only one better but you need to do some more research and see more of his playing. He could play pretty much anything Jimi could but I don't think Jimi new all of Terry's tricks and sounds and they came on the scene at pretty much the same time. Jimi was a better showman for sure.
@@chrischoir3594 5 best singing blues/rock guitarists ever (not in order of quality; they're ALL kick-ass): Lonnie Mack, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Winter, Kath, Hendrix. Buddy Guy in top 10.
Never saw Terry play a LP before. He was definitely the leader of Chicago. I remember the day I heard of his death. I was in the kitchen and heard it on my transistor radio. I was just a young teen but it was a complete kick in the gut to me. I couldn't wrap my head around his death at the time.
I still can't wrap my head around. Such a shame
Just heard something from them I've never heard before. Starts right after Kath's free form thing at about 54:35. Definitely worth a listen.
Yes! This is amazing!
First time I heard that free from guitar man that thing shut me down really couldn't deal cause he tored it up man!!! Oh yes!!!
I'm sure you know it by now but that song is called Richard and his friends. There's a killer version of it on the Carnegie Hall live album
My high school is near the Nippon Budokan,
so I went to this concert.
I still remember it clearly.
Chicago live in Japan. Is the one of the best live album. James Pnkow was the ifrst artist who thank Japanese funs in Japanese.
konnichiwaこんにちは,Atigotoありがとうfrom the artist!! We all excited.
Love the body movement of the musicians........❤🖤❤🖤
He is the greatest musician… I was lucking to experience In Pittsburgh PA in 1976 live, I will never forget that experience and the way he carried the performance for Chicago. On top of that, thanks to Michael I fell that every day his spirit and soul continues with me. His artistry has certainly influenced how I view the world and the man I strive to be.