"' *But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.* " -Terry Kath, Guitar Player magazine, August 1971.
Rolling Stone references the quote that Hendrix said about Kath… Google. And the fact that he took them on tour after hearing them the first time says a lot. ✌️
@ FarawayLaughterMusic *Edited 20th December* in light of new (to me) information - see Postscript That reference is to one of Kath's bandmates (Walt Parazaider) *claiming* that Hendrix said that, just hearsay and not an actual quote from Hendrix himself. Kath's praise of Hendrix, on the other hand, is in his own words, recorded in an interview with a well established magazine. I'm sure you can appreciate the significant difference between the two. POSTSCRIPT: 20th December: It was recently related to me that while some articles attribute that quote to Walt Parazaider, others attribute it to James Pankow instead and this turns out to be true. Shades of the Dick Cavett v. Mike Douglas fiasco?
@@FarawayLaughterMusicno he didn't take them out on tour He was going to in 1970 after band of gypsies with them and take them out on tour but he died
I saw him live w/Chicago in Birmingham, and Mobile, Al and I heard Hendrix believe it or not in all places in Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. I have played may big stages on a Hammond B3 and Hendrix; as his skill-set proved it was spot on when it came to Kath. Kath was beyond good beyond great with serious execution and making his Tele or whatever he was playing and was and is far beyond legend. For all these opinions as an old guy I wish you could have heard Kath behind the stage and in front of it…. No He did NOT SAY THAT ABOUT ALL GUITARIST. Kath could not be denied! Kath was that flawless and died too young at the. Ranch. Ask Pete Cetera!! 😎or Lamb. Peace!
@@hman2912He wasn't playing Russian roulette, that is when you risk your life knowing of one bullet in a revolver! He was doing something stupid pointing empty guns to his head pulling triggers but one gun had a bullet he forgot about!
Chicago had the greatest collection of musicians in the history of rock. I’ve been a fan since I bought their first album over 50 years ago. I still listen to their music today more than any other band and I will never get tired listening to them.
When I was about 10 years old started buying lp’s back in 1970s my dad was in the navy we lived overseas on the base the records went for avg. $1.50 each went to the Exchange one day on sell for 1 dollar ( it was a return ) the 4 record set Chicago live with a wall size poster, a concert book , a record size poster not a scratch on any of the 4 albums. It was a very good music.
Me too. And it’s mind-boggling to know that for Chicago 16, David Foster opted for studio musicians to cut the record, which drove a wedge between Peter Cetera and the others.
@user-dh5bnafe4b He said that about Billy Gibbons, Terry Kath, and Rory Gallagher (to name a few). You should verify your facts before you confidently say something that wrong. 😂
@@curbozerboomer1773He didn't. Prove otherwise by providing a link to an interview where he did. You won't be able to do it because there is none, only hearsay and rumour which doesn't count as credible evidence.
A great singer. He could cut it in any key. That particular song "What's The World Comin' To" is a perfect example of his power. You had Robert Lamm trying not to be offensive. Pete Cetera doing Pete Cetera. Then here comes Terry. He brought the storm with him. Terry made me pick up a guitar before Hendrix did. And Jimi said the same thing about Billy Gibbons.
His voice was so full of soul and emotion, and I loved his guitar playing, but the one who I imagined myself as when I listened to their music was Danny Seraphine. His drum licks were incredible. I wore out their Chicago II album.
I saw Jimi Hendrix live 5 times. His early death was a big part of his legacy,but not the reason for his legendary status. I saw all the legendary bands in those days many times: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, Cream, Allman Brothers, and CTA.....What set Hendrix apart from all of them was his performance CHARISMA. I have seen hundreds of live performances and nobody could mesmerize a crowd like Jimi Hendrix, before,during his lifetime,or since.His skills had to be ingested live to truly appreciate his unearthly abilities.
Jimi shook the world for 3 years at that time, he was so different to anyone else. But come the 70s we're spolit by amount insane talent and skill that would carry on aftet jimi's passing. What jimi really showed was freedom of expression and to think out side the box. He opened that door for so many to get even better.
This concept of opening the door for so many to get even better applies to most things in life too. That's progress for you. Unfortunately, with many, they just don't have the same feel and emotions to it. They just go through the motions.
He was one of those essential cogs of the machine that brought us here. He was great, and at the time he was top of the food chain. He did new things, he had a distinctive style and he influenced so many that guitar music took a new direction. The following talents he inspired are mind boggling. Some of the players today would no doubt absolutely blow Jimi's mind. I play, but im no expert music theorist and i prefer metal, but his stuff is clearly influential in much of it. Compared to the skills combined with equipment available today, some might say he is overrated. But what he did then, was more important for music than pretty much anything today. There is astonishing technicality/skills in thousands of guitar players today, but will any of them have Jimi's impact? Just my opinion! I wouldn't say he is overrated at all, but times change and advance. He couldn't keep up with some young kids ive seen playing nowadays tbh, but they will never do what he did.
@@pickmeasinner I think of Buddy Rich this way. He was way ahead of his time and will forever be known as the best drummer overall, but you get things younger generations who learn note for note what he played and decided they were better. Also they try to up the ante by adding new tricks and techniques, which don't make them better, it's just progress, based on someone who was already there first.
He was the useful idiot of those times politics the same as The Beatles and many others that were inspiring the youth to rebel do crazy drugs and hate the church and the family life . We see today the results of that culture .
Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarists ever. His death tho an accident was a loss to the whole world. A tragedy that diminished us all. RIP Terry Kath.
For that period he was great. Just like athletes, musicians have become giants amongst their predecessors. Blackmore was great back then, too. From a technical standpoint, today's guitarists are far beyond the capability of this killing it during the 60s and 70s. But it's not just technique though. Who played soulful slide like Trucks back then? The answer is no one, because there weren't many popular slide guitarists lol. Point being, the bar is raised every 10-20 yrs. Terry was something though. What a monster!
Saw both Hendricks and Kath, and both were incredible. Who cares who said what, just enjoy the fact that we've got two incredible guitar players that we still get to enjoy.😊
Spot on. Who's best is the one YOU like the most at the time. It could be someone else tomorrow - and the next day and the next day. Music isn't a competition,. Just enjoy it, for crying out loud!
@@charliemoore2551 Two friends of mine were debating what was the best music for when you're "altered"; one was holding out for the Doors, I forget what the other was saying. I stopped the discussion with "whatever's on the turntable at the time."
I am so happy I got to hear the original Chicago with Terry Kath in 1975. I will never forget this show. So many years ago and it feels like yesterday. Damn!
What gets overlooked with Hendrix is how complete he is - tone, creativity, composition, solos, lyrics, and soulful singing. I love him as a singer/lyricist actually.
Jimi was extremely humble, but there is nobody that surpasses him on the mountain. He played things that sounded like they didn't even come from this planet. One of my favorite performances of his is song most people never hear him play. It was part of the BBC Sessions collection, an impromptu jam session with Jimi on guitar and Stevie Wonder sitting in on drums playing a cover of his song, "I Was Made to Love Her." The sounds that come from that guitar are like nothing else, and I can listen to that song all day long on loop and not get tired of it.
@@GarryWaltz I've never heard Buck Owens was a great player. He DID write some songs that were hits. Many had only two chords ......... I guess that could be different if not great.?
I was fortunate enough to see Terry Kath live multiple times also Clapton, Atkins, Townsend, Van Halen and others. Kath has always been The Guy that took guitar playing to an absolute new level of WOW. Awesome talent and the undeniable leader of Chicago. Jimi was absolutely correct.
@loveistruth5713 He was very technically proficient and could talk and be emotional with his guitar. He lacked for nothing as many of the best have attested.
But it did make them tons of money so they could all retire comfortably. And, to be honest, the later material is still listenable, unlike so much contemporary faff.
Terry Kath was my first guitar hero at 12 years old. I loved the mix of horns and rock that this band put out. I played trombone in the grade school band so it was the horns that first hooked me. But after listening to a few albums, Kath's guitar was what I keyed into. RIP Terry, you are missed.
@@ericbutler739 real musicians do. They understand they do not create the music. The music channels them. All the greats will tell you that. Robin Trower told me that personally
Isn't it? Why do they literally have music competitions? I've played multiple instruments for decades. It's always a contest to someone. Didn't say I liked it.
No he did not take them out on tour!! There were plans to take Chicago on tour Jimi wanted them to tour with him unfortunately He died before it could happen
"Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 presents an extraordinary performance by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The main support act at the Forum that night was Chicago Transit Authority"
Jimi was being too kind. Jimi’s playing was a quantum level above anyone else. Jimi played with and learned from the worlds best rhythm and blues players ever…
Not really if you think about it. Thinking you are one of the best in the universe is exactly being humble. He gave him props, but still included himself in the discussion.
There are so many fantastic guitarists who have been ignored, Terry Kath, Ollie Halshall.... Even so, Hendrix will never lose his position as the most influential.
@@daBEAGLE1017 boy, no kid hard to play a horn when you’re breathless we all were breathless watching, hearing, blown away by his ability. To me there is no division between cast Hendrix and to add one more Stevie Ray Vaughan. Excellence has no division each one of them were beyond comparison one to another. Admire Hendrix just for being able to say Terry Kath was better than him, but not true. None was better than the other. They both broke new ground with water guitar could be done in the hand of a master.
This has got me pondering thinking way back. I don't think I ever compared Jimmy Hendricks with Chicago I'm 64. Just Enjoy the of all of all the bands you live and cherish explore to your heart's content. That's the beauty of TH-cam
I live in Chicago have lived in Chicago my whole life i didn't know how great a guitarist Terry Kath was , im floored wow ! Rest in Heaven Terry and Jimmy you are missed 🕊️❤️
Jimi is the goat. His innovating changed much of the direction of music. He was certainly duplicated, but he was the first. I always wonder what would have happened, had he lived longer. Such a brilliant artist.
Jimi Hendrix advanced innovative blend of technologically forged fusion in various genre's and styles as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, is unmatched on every level and can not be replicated!
How did his life end? I seen them in concert many years ago and for some reason I know about Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin, even Eddie Van Halen and Chuck Berry, and Bon Scott, but not him
@@samdoors5132It was an accidental, self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was playing with his guns at a party at one of the band’s roadies, the guy warned him to be careful, Terry Kath showed him the empty magazine, put it back in the gun, pointed it at his temple and pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, there was a round in the chamber, and he was killed instantly. His last words were “What do you think I’m going to do? Blow my brains out?” He died eight days before his 32nd birthday.
we played 25 or 6 to 4 in jazz band in high school. I alway dug in deep for that solo, I see random people from school and they remember me for how I played.
Después de la gran época de los 60s, de grandes grupos con bellas y épicas canciones con sus grandes guitarristas que son leyendas y verdadera inspiración para que lo que les siguieron y que se convirtieron en verdaderas máquinas de la guitarra, nunca alcanzaron el talento,el sentimiento y la humildad de. Jimi Hendrix, es, fué y seguira siendo el mejor ., un saludo a los conocedores de la mejor época del rock .
Terry kath was an excellent awsome underrated gutire player ever to bless us with such awsome sound its so sad he went too soon and even though I still listen to the band they just werent the same after he died
@Capgro1 Really?!? I Like Aerosmith a LOT, some fans go with “Rocks” album but one of my favorites is “Toys in the Attic”. I’m indifferent to Kool & the Gang, just not my cup of Tea! Yeah it’s to each his Own!
There are many supposed quotes of Hendrix saying that other guitarist were better than himself. The fact that these statements are out there, whether true or not, tells me that Hendrix was and STILL is the benchmark for which all others are being compared. That send a clear and strong message . . . Hendrix is truly the G O A T ! ! !
@@Anthony-tn6mu Jimi Hendrix was smart enough to realize there were a lot of great guitarists. You're obviously lacking in this department. You think Hendrix is the greatest because everyone seems to think he's the greatest. Nice job bandwagon jumper. What a nice little conformist you are.
@@randycoursey7230 Oh dear what arrogance. They say a little knowledge is dangerous and you clearly epitomise that. I saw Jimi live in the 1960s (as well as the little Rory who was greatly over-rated) and I know who was streets ahead in his playing. So yeah I must have been jumping on a bandwagon.
@@toosiyabrandt8676 ah, un bon commentaire, je suis a 2000% d'accord et puis, Jimi, sa presence et sa classe sur scene, l'impression de faire parler son coeur avec sa guitare, ça, c'est un autre paire de manches....
My memory of this - Chicago's music - makes me a great ghost of a guitarist. I know every note as this band was riding along with us in the Ford Falcon convertable through the Arboretum listening to WLS or WCFL. Thier music was our experience too and there will never be another Terry Kath or Chicago like back then.❤
He was different, but I wouldn't say he was the greatest ever. A lot of that talk is just the mystique of his early death. He was great, and different, but not the best in my opinion.
Jimi said on a talk show once when asked if he was the best and he replied; " I may be the best one in this chair,,". Meaning the chair that he was sitting in. He was very humble and modest about his own talent.
Saw Terry in a small venue in NJ , 10 - 15’ away and he played that-right-to-us. It wasn’t so much being in a concert as in their practice room. The memories of that are indelible.
"' *But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.* "
-Terry Kath, Guitar Player magazine, August 1971.
Rolling Stone references the quote that Hendrix said about Kath… Google. And the fact that he took them on tour after hearing them the first time says a lot. ✌️
@ FarawayLaughterMusic
*Edited 20th December* in light of new (to me) information - see Postscript
That reference is to one of Kath's bandmates (Walt Parazaider) *claiming* that Hendrix said that, just hearsay and not an actual quote from Hendrix himself. Kath's praise of Hendrix, on the other hand, is in his own words, recorded in an interview with a well established magazine. I'm sure you can appreciate the significant difference between the two.
POSTSCRIPT: 20th December: It was recently related to me that while some articles attribute that quote to Walt Parazaider, others attribute it to James Pankow instead and this turns out to be true. Shades of the Dick Cavett v. Mike Douglas fiasco?
@@FarawayLaughterMusicno he didn't take them out on tour
He was going to in 1970 after band of gypsies with them and take them out on tour but he died
@user-dh5bnafe4b
You have no idea what you’re talking about.
The truly great musos are often those with no ego ! 😂
Terry Kath was a beast! Anyone who knew about great guitarists in the 70’s knows who Terry Kath was.
I saw him live w/Chicago in Birmingham, and Mobile, Al and I heard Hendrix believe it or not in all places in Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. I have played may big stages on a Hammond B3 and Hendrix; as his skill-set proved it was spot on when it came to Kath. Kath was beyond good beyond great with serious execution and making his Tele or whatever he was playing and was and is far beyond legend. For all these opinions as an old guy I wish you could have heard Kath behind the stage and in front of it…. No He did NOT SAY THAT ABOUT ALL GUITARIST. Kath could not be denied! Kath was that flawless and died too young at the. Ranch. Ask Pete Cetera!! 😎or Lamb. Peace!
Shot himself playing Russian roulette
Unfortunately he was also a gun nut who accidently killed himself right in front of a group of people. So sad.
Play on Mr. Kath
@@hman2912He wasn't playing Russian roulette, that is when you risk your life knowing of one bullet in a revolver! He was doing something stupid pointing empty guns to his head pulling triggers but one gun had a bullet he forgot about!
What are you babbling about?
Chicago had the greatest collection of musicians in the history of rock. I’ve been a fan since I bought their first album over 50 years ago. I still listen to their music today more than any other band and I will never get tired listening to them.
When I was about 10 years old started buying lp’s back in 1970s my dad was in the navy we lived overseas on the base the records went for avg. $1.50 each went to the Exchange one day on sell for 1 dollar ( it was a return ) the 4 record set Chicago live with a wall size poster, a concert book , a record size poster not a scratch on any of the 4 albums. It was a very good music.
Me too. And it’s mind-boggling to know that for Chicago 16, David Foster opted for studio musicians to cut the record, which drove a wedge between Peter Cetera and the others.
I think you would have to Include Kansas and Dream Theater in that conversation. 🤔
hell, ya man they rock.
I still listen to Chicago but only the Terry Kath years. Chicago turned to fluffy for me after Kath.
Jimi was a humble guy he said that about a few guitarists
Terry Kath is one of the best ever
He didn't say it about any of them.
@user-dh5bnafe4b Yes, he did say that about a few guitarists...and he was indeed, humble.
@user-dh5bnafe4b
He said that about Billy Gibbons, Terry Kath, and Rory Gallagher (to name a few). You should verify your facts before you confidently say something that wrong. 😂
@@curbozerboomer1773He didn't. Prove otherwise by providing a link to an interview where he did. You won't be able to do it because there is none, only hearsay and rumour which doesn't count as credible evidence.
Not only was Terry Kath a great guitar player but had a killer singing voice as well. 😊
A very similar singing sound to Hendrix, actually.
@@dougconley He was a great singer. A unique voice, full of soul-deep, dark, powerful.
"Colour My World"
🎹🎤🎺🎷🎷🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶
He really did have a great voice.
This is what I grew up on CTA.
Hendrix was so humble. Once asked how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world, he replied they'd have to ask Rory Gallagher ❤
Just a cheap myth, long debunked.
Fake story. You could plug in any name there.
What I was gonna say
@@sportster16301he said it …. It’s on you tube, some show
@user-dh5bnafe4bum he actually said it on a recording at a a studio it on video
Terry Kath's solo on '25 or 6 to 4' is simply incredible. And, that's just scratching the surface of what he could do.
Liberation from the first album CTA...smokes.
Yeah right.
@@RobertMJohnson you talking to me?
You've heard it? If not: shut your mouth.
@@RobertMJohnsonYou clearly never heard of it his work😂
The best piece of lead guitar in the history of rock and roll.
Kath was a good singer as well.
If you heard one of Chicago's songs you've heard them all.😂
A great singer. He could cut it in any key. That particular song "What's The World Comin' To" is a perfect example of his power. You had Robert Lamm trying not to be offensive. Pete Cetera doing Pete Cetera. Then here comes Terry. He brought the storm with him. Terry made me pick up a guitar before Hendrix did. And Jimi said the same thing about Billy Gibbons.
@@averychilcoclueless...I'm not a fan of Chicago but I realize that those guys were on another level in their early years..
His voice was so full of soul and emotion, and I loved his guitar playing, but the one who I imagined myself as when I listened to their music was Danny Seraphine. His drum licks were incredible. I wore out their Chicago II album.
Great!
I loved Terry Kath, and it’s a shame how he died…RIP….💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏
How did he die?
He was playing around with an "unloaded" gun and shot himself. He had a terrible drug problem.
@thomasbell7033 Damn... I'm sorry about the way he died.
I saw Jimi Hendrix live 5 times. His early death was a big part of his legacy,but not the reason for his legendary status. I saw all the legendary bands in those days many times: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, Cream, Allman Brothers, and CTA.....What set Hendrix apart from all of them was his performance CHARISMA. I have seen hundreds of live performances and nobody could mesmerize a crowd like Jimi Hendrix, before,during his lifetime,or since.His skills had to be ingested live to truly appreciate his unearthly abilities.
Well spoken. Jimi was magic.
JB could, and did and he NEVER stopped innovating, a much better player than Hendrix, or anyone else.
@autk stop telling jokes 😂
@@autkLeft field much? JB? Isn't this about Terry Kath and Jimi Hendrix ?? Could you make a little more vague reference???
Actually, he’s a close second to Ken Tamplin. According to Ken Tamplin.
Terry Kath very underrated but a great guitar player, one of the very best
There's that word again... underrated. No buddy he wasn't. Everyone knew he was a badass guitar player.
par ceux qui n'ont pas d'oreilles.
@@moudugenou3492 même sans oreilles juste a le regarder pour comprendre ;)
Jimi shook the world for 3 years at that time, he was so different to anyone else.
But come the 70s we're spolit by amount insane talent and skill that would carry on aftet jimi's passing.
What jimi really showed was freedom of expression and to think out side the box. He opened that door for so many to get even better.
This concept of opening the door for so many to get even better applies to most things in life too. That's progress for you. Unfortunately, with many, they just don't have the same feel and emotions to it. They just go through the motions.
He was one of those essential cogs of the machine that brought us here. He was great, and at the time he was top of the food chain. He did new things, he had a distinctive style and he influenced so many that guitar music took a new direction. The following talents he inspired are mind boggling. Some of the players today would no doubt absolutely blow Jimi's mind. I play, but im no expert music theorist and i prefer metal, but his stuff is clearly influential in much of it. Compared to the skills combined with equipment available today, some might say he is overrated. But what he did then, was more important for music than pretty much anything today. There is astonishing technicality/skills in thousands of guitar players today, but will any of them have Jimi's impact?
Just my opinion! I wouldn't say he is overrated at all, but times change and advance. He couldn't keep up with some young kids ive seen playing nowadays tbh, but they will never do what he did.
@@pickmeasinner I think of Buddy Rich this way. He was way ahead of his time and will forever be known as the best drummer overall, but you get things younger generations who learn note for note what he played and decided they were better. Also they try to up the ante by adding new tricks and techniques, which don't make them better, it's just progress, based on someone who was already there first.
He was the useful idiot of those times politics the same as The Beatles and many others that were inspiring the youth to rebel do crazy drugs and hate the church and the family life . We see today the results of that culture .
@@pickmeasinner"Some would say..." Those people are called, ignorant.
Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarists ever. His death tho an accident was a loss to the whole world. A tragedy that diminished us all. RIP Terry Kath.
No he wasn't
Terry Kath was so amazing but often overlooked because Chicago was known as a "horn" band. He had a great singing voice too.
For that period he was great. Just like athletes, musicians have become giants amongst their predecessors. Blackmore was great back then, too.
From a technical standpoint, today's guitarists are far beyond the capability of this killing it during the 60s and 70s. But it's not just technique though. Who played soulful slide like Trucks back then? The answer is no one, because there weren't many popular slide guitarists lol. Point being, the bar is raised every 10-20 yrs. Terry was something though. What a monster!
He died by mishandling a firearm.
@@JohnBricksmith2048Only the sound matters, technically speaking.
Saw both Hendricks and Kath, and both were incredible. Who cares who said what, just enjoy the fact that we've got two incredible guitar players that we still get to enjoy.😊
Spot on. Who's best is the one YOU like the most at the time. It could be someone else tomorrow - and the next day and the next day. Music isn't a competition,. Just enjoy it, for crying out loud!
@@charliemoore2551 Two friends of mine were debating what was the best music for when you're "altered"; one was holding out for the Doors, I forget what the other was saying.
I stopped the discussion with "whatever's on the turntable at the time."
Jealous 😮
Terry Kath and Chicago. Their records are cheap at most any record sale. Buy them.
Gini Hendricks?
I am so happy I got to hear the original Chicago with Terry Kath in 1975. I will never forget this show. So many years ago and it feels like yesterday. Damn!
Terry Ka th Definitely one of the Great's! Sad how he died, but he left us a Beautiful body of work to enjoy......RIP Terry. 🎸❤️
Is terry Kath dead? I din't know, when was that? Saludos desde México
@@patriciotamayo9222 he died horribly, search it up
Famous last words: "Don't worry, it's not loaded."
@patriciotamayo9222 yeah, for almost 47 years
@@lachlansmith623 ahhh, thanks My friend, so he died very young, it's a shame, rip terry Kath, greetings and blessings from México
What gets overlooked with Hendrix is how complete he is - tone, creativity, composition, solos, lyrics, and soulful singing. I love him as a singer/lyricist actually.
Yup
So well put. 🤙🏻
Hendrix was sloppy live though
@@ray3559 Its like that sometimes.
They also say that about Jimmy Page🤷🏻♂️
Jimi was extremely humble, but there is nobody that surpasses him on the mountain. He played things that sounded like they didn't even come from this planet. One of my favorite performances of his is song most people never hear him play. It was part of the BBC Sessions collection, an impromptu jam session with Jimi on guitar and Stevie Wonder sitting in on drums playing a cover of his song, "I Was Made to Love Her." The sounds that come from that guitar are like nothing else, and I can listen to that song all day long on loop and not get tired of it.
Hendrix and Glen Campbell also said Roy Clark was the greatest guitarist around.
Buck Owens is great also
Roy Clark was amazing he was Shredding since the late 50s
...Don Rich Was an extremely amazing player/picker!...
@@GarryWaltz I've never heard Buck Owens was a great player. He DID write some songs that were hits. Many had only two chords ......... I guess that could be different if not great.?
You got that right
I was fortunate enough to see Terry Kath live multiple times also Clapton, Atkins, Townsend, Van Halen and others. Kath has always been The Guy that took guitar playing to an absolute new level of WOW. Awesome talent and the undeniable leader of Chicago. Jimi was absolutely correct.
Yeppers, nothing against the others but Terry is better.
What I wouldn’t give to have seen all those bands/guitarists. You’re one lucky guy.
@donmummert5623
You can still see him/them perform of course. That's easy. But not him live.
He might not have been technically proficient but he spiritually evolved into something special when he played
@loveistruth5713
He was very technically proficient and could talk and be emotional with his guitar. He lacked for nothing as many of the best have attested.
Absolutely amazing. Very melodic with an absolute understanding of his scales along with a flair jazz improvisation
Dunno about better than Hendrix but he was the heart and soul of that band.
@@MyMotherTheCar definitely in the early years for sure!
Hendrix is overrated as a guitar player and underrated as a composer.
Well said !
Terry Kath Era Chicago was awesome! But after he died and they met David Foster it all sadly turned to a wussy ballad mush. RIP TK
And then they brought in Bill Champlin who did his best to funk them up as much as possible until he could stand it no longer.
Yup.
But it did make them tons of money so they could all retire comfortably. And, to be honest, the later material is still listenable, unlike so much contemporary faff.
AMEN brother
Their voices went away, they had to hire Bill Champlain ,Who never lost his voice,and I think is super talented.
It's the measure of a man's greatness to recognize talent greater than his and feel nothing but admiration
nah, he just said that, he knew better....
Terry WAS a great player , musician and singer 🎸🎶🎸❤️
Jimi and Terry both knew there is no best . All unique . Great stuff .
This is how I see it as well. Every musician has their own style. All to be appreciated.
There can only be one best, so it’s tough to say.
Chicago was on of my favorites back in the days.....
'1969 in november at Penn State; totally dark, one spotlight, ''hei, we're Chicago'' and they played for 3 hrs! Unforgettable!
Terry Kath was my first guitar hero at 12 years old. I loved the mix of horns and rock that this band put out. I played trombone in the grade school band so it was the horns that first hooked me. But after listening to a few albums, Kath's guitar was what I keyed into. RIP Terry, you are missed.
Not only a badass guitar player but he also had a fantastic singing voice, very unique and soulful.
Music is NOT a competition. ✌️❤️
Most folks don't get that. Hendrix did. Kath did.
I always say: They play instruments, not each other.
what???
@@ericbutler739 real musicians do. They understand they do not create the music. The music channels them. All the greats will tell you that. Robin Trower told me that personally
Isn't it? Why do they literally have music competitions? I've played multiple instruments for decades. It's always a contest to someone. Didn't say I liked it.
Jimi Hendrix loved the band so much, he took them on tour and gave them their first break!
No he did not take them out on tour!!
There were plans to take Chicago on tour Jimi wanted them to tour with him unfortunately
He died before it could happen
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist oh wow! I was thinking that it happened. I’ll have to go back and read about it. Thanks
@@FarawayLaughterMusicwow! Embarrassing.
"Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 presents an extraordinary performance by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The main support act at the Forum that night was Chicago Transit Authority"
Jimi was being too kind.
Jimi’s playing was a quantum level above anyone else.
Jimi played with and learned from the worlds best rhythm and blues players ever…
Who
This merely proved how humble Jimi was.......
Not really if you think about it. Thinking you are one of the best in the universe is exactly being humble. He gave him props, but still included himself in the discussion.
Hendrix would also praise Rory G.
So TRUE !!!
Urban myth
Hendrix was a humble man, and generous with his praise for other guitar players. Kath was good, but Hendrix was in a class by himself.
Terry Kath was amazing
Hendrix said he wasn't the greatest guitarist ever. He was humble.
Didn't he say Rory Gallagher and Johnny Winter and Eric Clapton were best 😂 I think 🤔 Jimi was tripping a lot
There is no best they all changed the 🎸 guitar and music just enjoy.
All the best ever out there never bragged that they thenself were the best. They are all humble, only to others they give credits.
Dude was set to go out on his own when he died I was in shock definitely one of the great ones driving force behind Chicago great great band
They simply admired each other! Terry died in 1978, both were living legends!
Back when there was freedom in music. Spontaneous creativity. Miss it.
Me too.Amen.Shit now is garbage.
Exactly
Thanks for this my friend , thanks really . respects .
I’m proud to be a guitarist from the same part of town as Terry Kath, Chicago’s northwest side. Best part of the city to grow up in.
Terry is a big reason why I became a lead guitar player
Mine is made of wood.
Terry was a beast🤘❤️ thank God we have his energy for infinity
There are so many fantastic guitarists who have been ignored, Terry Kath, Ollie Halshall.... Even so, Hendrix will never lose his position as the most influential.
Ollie was a gun!
The best rock and jazz band ever.
And like Jimi left us much too soon. RIP guitar heroes.☮️❤️✝️
Terry Kath was a fantastic guitarist. Everyone is great with their own way of playing and their own special licks
And Jimi was always polite about the talents of others.
NOT ALWAYS,.....HE WAS EMBARRASSED BY THE MONKEYS.
Both were great and amazing guitarists. They approved it. ❤😊
I always loved this video where the horn section of Chicago is standing around watvhing Terry jam.
@@daBEAGLE1017 boy, no kid hard to play a horn when you’re breathless we all were breathless watching, hearing, blown away by his ability. To me there is no division between cast Hendrix and to add one more Stevie Ray Vaughan. Excellence has no division each one of them were beyond comparison one to another. Admire Hendrix just for being able to say Terry Kath was better than him, but not true. None was better than the other. They both broke new ground with water guitar could be done in the hand of a master.
This has got me pondering thinking way back. I don't think I ever compared Jimmy Hendricks with Chicago I'm 64. Just Enjoy the of all of all the bands you live and cherish explore to your heart's content. That's the beauty of TH-cam
He was born a musician he had music 🎶🎶🎶 in his blood
I live in Chicago have lived in Chicago my whole life i didn't know how great a guitarist Terry Kath was , im floored wow ! Rest in Heaven Terry and Jimmy you are missed 🕊️❤️
not a Chicago fan but credit where credit is due, Terry Kath is a fantastic musician and this video was a bit of a revelation to me
If you love music and are of a certain age, you know this man!! Fantastic guitarist!!
There were lots of great guitarists......Love him or hate him.... you all know why Jimi was.....Special ......
Jimi is the goat. His innovating changed much of the direction of music. He was certainly duplicated, but he was the first. I always wonder what would have happened, had he lived longer. Such a brilliant artist.
《Make me smile》is a great example of Kaths musical talent RIP🌾✌️🤠🌵
I love both of them, so it's cool with me! 🎵🎶🎸
He sure did!!! Terry had MAD skills 🤙🤙🤙
I'm glad Terry Kath is getting some recognition. Great guitarists. Super underrated!
Jimi Hendrix advanced innovative blend of technologically forged fusion in various genre's and styles as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, is unmatched on every level and can not be replicated!
He was amazing 😢I can't believe that his life ended the way it did😢
How did his life end?
I seen them in concert many years ago and for some reason I know about Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin, even Eddie Van Halen and Chuck Berry, and Bon Scott, but not him
@@samdoors5132It was an accidental, self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was playing with his guns at a party at one of the band’s roadies, the guy warned him to be careful, Terry Kath showed him the empty magazine, put it back in the gun, pointed it at his temple and pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, there was a round in the chamber, and he was killed instantly.
His last words were “What do you think I’m going to do? Blow my brains out?”
He died eight days before his 32nd birthday.
@samdoors5132 Unintentional self-inflicted gunshot.
That 30 second riff shows his brilliance. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎉
So many great guitar players. Kath was good for sure
"The Chicago Transit Authority" Ground breaking since April '69
we played 25 or 6 to 4 in jazz band in high school. I alway dug in deep for that solo, I see random people from school and they remember me for how I played.
Terry Kath was an assassin on lead 🎸
Chicago Transit Authority 's early albums played continually in the seventys. Had a live five album box set before box sets were a thing.
That was very gracious of Jimi, and humble. And the guy was a fantastic guitarist, I never knew his name til now, thank you.
I miss the days when music was real as Chicago's.
TRUE Masters of the Universe, both. Name better than 25 or 6 to four...
Después de la gran época de los 60s, de grandes grupos con bellas y épicas canciones con sus grandes guitarristas que son leyendas y verdadera inspiración para que lo que les siguieron y que se convirtieron en verdaderas máquinas de la guitarra, nunca alcanzaron el talento,el sentimiento y la humildad de. Jimi Hendrix, es, fué y seguira siendo el mejor ., un saludo a los conocedores de la mejor época del rock .
Terry kath was an excellent awsome underrated gutire player ever to bless us with such awsome sound its so sad he went too soon and even though I still listen to the band they just werent the same after he died
Chicago was SO different in the 70s than in the 80s ( Plus I can’t stand 80s Cetera Chicago!) and that Solo by TK COOKS! 🔥👌😎
I lost interest after the first album. Nothing they did later compared to that one.
I agree. I feel the same way about Aerosmith and Kool & the Gang.
@Capgro1 Really?!? I Like Aerosmith a LOT, some fans go with “Rocks” album but one of my favorites is “Toys in the Attic”.
I’m indifferent to Kool & the Gang, just not my cup of Tea! Yeah it’s to each his Own!
@@bradleymcavoy3432 My favorite music genres are classic rock and funk.
I'm thankful for every great guitar player. Good, better, best - i don't care so long as they're fun to watch and listen to.
There are many supposed quotes of Hendrix saying that other guitarist were better than himself.
The fact that these statements are out there, whether true or not, tells me that Hendrix was and STILL is the benchmark for which all others are being compared.
That send a clear and strong message . . . Hendrix is truly the
G O A T ! ! !
NOBODY is better than Hendrix.
There are a million school kids on TH-cam who would blow Hendrix off the stage. Fact.
Hell, I'm better than Jimi. No big deal.
Robert Fripp is. Nobody can do anything close to his Baby's On Fire guitar solo for one.
@@garryroberts5106 no, you've never heard, and I've never heard of those people for a reason. They are NOT as good.
Fucking monster. Awesome documentary. Worth watching. Chicago had great musicians and they were all in awe over Terry.
Jimi was very kind in his comments and frequently referred to other guitarists as being the best. Of course they were not.
@@Anthony-tn6mu Jimi Hendrix was smart enough to realize there were a lot of great guitarists. You're obviously lacking in this department. You think Hendrix is the greatest because everyone seems to think he's the greatest. Nice job bandwagon jumper. What a nice little conformist you are.
@@randycoursey7230 Oh dear what arrogance. They say a little knowledge is dangerous and you clearly epitomise that. I saw Jimi live in the 1960s (as well as the little Rory who was greatly over-rated) and I know who was streets ahead in his playing. So yeah I must have been jumping on a bandwagon.
Hi
Hendrix played LYRICALLY not like a SPEED FREAK ON AMPHETAMINES!
@@toosiyabrandt8676 ah, un bon commentaire, je suis a 2000% d'accord et puis, Jimi, sa presence et sa classe sur scene, l'impression de faire parler son coeur avec sa guitare, ça, c'est un autre paire de manches....
Chicago was my first concert in 1972. Always loved Terry Kath.
Just Jim being jim always the humble soul because we all know the truth
Was Jimi Hendrix High when he said that?? What would you say today was the best artist? Jimi Hendrix 🎸
John mclaughlin
Jeff Beck
My memory of this - Chicago's music - makes me a great ghost of a guitarist. I know every note as this band was riding along with us in the Ford Falcon convertable through the Arboretum listening to WLS or WCFL. Thier music was our experience too and there will never be another Terry Kath or Chicago like back then.❤
RIP TK
Sad story of how he passed.
Jimi was extremely humble, but everyone knew that Jimi was "The One"!🔥🔥
Yes. He was humble.
He was different, but I wouldn't say he was the greatest ever. A lot of that talk is just the mystique of his early death. He was great, and different, but not the best in my opinion.
Jimi said on a talk show once when asked if he was the best and he replied; " I may be the best one in this chair,,". Meaning the chair that he was sitting in. He was very humble and modest about his own talent.
nonsense, Ritchie Blackmore is the best! Remember!
I was lucky enough to see Chicago live in Perth, Western Australia on Jan 16 1979. FANTASTIC.
I saw them in Cincinnati.
As a kid in the 60's , I always enjoyed Terry's playing .
Terry Kath is the heart and soul of Chicago. With great bass vocals, along with the rest of the personel.
He was truly MAGNIFICENT.
Terry Kath was so good, he blew his own mind.
God has blessed us with Terry Kath!
Saw Chicago in 1971..TK..my fav ever since..RIP..😢
Saw Terry in a small venue in NJ , 10 - 15’ away and he played that-right-to-us. It wasn’t so much being in a concert as in their practice room. The memories of that are indelible.
Two very different artists. I like them both the same