@killerDIRK1 And yet..the band played on. I sure hope Terry found the peace in death denied to him in life. Truly a musical genious who left us much too soon.
Urban legend has it when Hendrix saw Kath playing with Chicago at Whiskey A Go Go in late '69 he commented, "God, he's a better player than I am". See why at 3:24 in.
As others have noted it just dosen't seem possible that Terry Kath is not on the many "Greatest Guitarist" lists. And that Chicago is not in the R&R HOF.
The great guitarist of his day paid massive complements to TK.
I have watched literally hundreds of clips of Chicago performing live (God bless YouTube), and I just realized that no matter how good or shitty the overall performance was, that not once, EVER, have I heard James Pankow play a sour note. That's one hell of a track record.
Robert Lamm is rocking a wall of Leslie 910s behind his B3. Between that and the horn section, and of course Terry Kath, he probably could not hear correctly for the remainder of the evening!
Nobody absolutely nobody could compare to Terry Kath back in those days!! Jimmy Hendrick was quoted in saying that Terry was better than he was!! Do research my good friends!!
"sinsagoodmansbrother" where have u been with this jewel? it's an incredible video angle shot & i'm in awe watching my favorite guitar player of all times! TERRY KATH & the original rock group CHiCAgO along w/ the original legendary GRAND FUNK RAiLROAD lives in my heart 4EVeR, cheers! x0]
the bottom line is This band seriously went bad and could say it started dieing with the death or Terry Kath and lost its backbone. They rebounded with slower love songs with Cetera at the helm then he left and they fired Serafine that was it, this band now hasnt had anything good since Serafine left, except about 10 greatest hits albmus ...notice they all have Kath,Cetera and Serafine on them .The manager they have is an idiot. Disband ,then the band can go into musical lore as a great band
@mfbinc These Rolling Stone lists have more to do with corporate financially successful commercial R&R than talent or abliity. Rolling Stones feeds off of the business of music and vice versa. Johnny Ramone is a better guitatarist than Terry Kath and Jose Feliciano? Jimi Hendrix is a better guitarist than Les Paul or Chet Atkins?
@mfbinc Rolling Stone magazine isn't relevant in regards to anything except making money for its investors: anything of lasting value can't really be judged by magazine sales. Music that is timeless i appreciated because of its quality not because someone wants to push sales. As for Terry Kath, he's well remembered and cherished...
@mfbinc what do you say to a list that ranks Angus Young #96,Robbie Krieger#91,Eddie van Halen #70, but has Joan Jett & Joni Mitchell, yet does not have..not only the great Terry Kath, but no Stanley Jordan,no Alan Holdsworth, no Brent Mason, nor Randy Hansen,Mick Taylor,no Rick Derringer,or Brian Jones no Shawn Lane no Jan Anderson no Martin Barre (legendaryTull Guitarist)..do i need to go on? this list is so bogus on so many levels that i have not an ounce of respect for these trolls.
I know Kath is more known for his guitar playing ability, but what an incredible voice this guy has. Growing up my dad (RIP) played original Chicago all the time and I didn't realize until years later that the lead singer was not a black guy. Listen, he sounds like a soulful powerful black singer. Amazing vocal ability.
heard this song @ ocean city , md . as a teenager , had to get the album . heard 25 or 6 to 4 , ......wow ! 2 awesome lead singers & horns , r u kidding ? then california purples w/ bobby lamm on vocals , this is the best american band ever !
all of the too early deaths that have come along....Moon...Lennon...Stevie Ray...etc.....this is the one that hurt the most.....maybe cuz I was still young ..or maybe cuz I just loved this band.....after Terry's death the band just lost its ...its...I dunno....is testicles too strong a word?....is that even fair?
@photinia99 Yes, I think its fair... Terry Kath's Incredible playing and his excellent vocals were the very heart of this band... Chicago I & II were my favorites... If you love Chicago II, pick up the MultiChannel DVD Audio Disc... You won't be sorry... Trust Me...
@sinsagoodmansbrother Best Live one for sound quality & performance combined is Chicago Live in Japan 1972. Out of print & hard to find though except on Mp3s which I don't recommend for anyone who has a decent stereo system. "Live At Carnegie Hall" has some incredible performances but the sound leaves a lot to be desired. Also, all the people that like early Chicago should check out the band Chase. All three of their albums are now on one 2 disc set.
@sinsagoodmansbrother more than fair Terry was the heast & soul of this great band...what is the title of the dvd that you are recommending? is it a concert or just audio of their 2nd lp?
@sinsagoodmansbrother The best way I've heard it put is that when Terry died, Chicago lost its "soul".... That always made sense to me. My older brother told me this years ago.
Frankly I disagree, some of Chicago's best and money making hits came after Terry Kath's death. The death that destroyed the music world was John Lennon-no question about this! Yankees545454
@photinia99 It's called, "Gun disease" and it seems that practically all celebrities - musicians, actors, ball players, these days must succumb to it - they just can't help themselves, or, to put it the way when I was young - "they just can't stand success." Too bad, but that's just the way it is. Too much too soon.
Please post more of this concert, if you can. I simply adore the original 7 guys together in Chicago. Terry Kath was a brilliant musician, love his voice.
@sinsagoodmansbrother /concerning Chicago Terry Kath,Make Me Smile, I agree with you ,great sound, and unbelievable video clarity. too bad theres not much more to go around with the original band,not the new clowns doing all the greatest hits .
@jthoen61 Amen... Me too... love this album Chicago II. Very energetic playing and just a great, great album... Make me smile, fancy colors, 25 or 6 to 4 etc... Thanks for the comments!
Damn - they just don't make music like this any more - I know I sound like an old fart but I'm right. I've always wanted to cover this song.This guy is born to rock. Look how much fun he is having.
Terry Kath, Pete Cetera,and Danny serafine back when Chicago was a great band, then some idiot exec said listen to the idiot singer from California who tried to take over, sure they did Look aqay,but Chicago fans were starving for something, since then the three founding members no longer want to come back kath cant, ...and the idiot manager of the band can only keep saying lets make another greatest hits, I think their onthe 15th ghits .all with Kath,Cetera,Serafine....get the point?
Glad you enjoyed it... One of my favorite albums... I remember getting this LP when I was around 14 years old... Great material, Great music & Great, Great guitar playing... When I found this video, I just had to post it...
"Maby I'm dating myself in time. I always LOVED when they were known as " CHICAGO
TRANSIT AUTHORITY." Still one of the perfect acts in my opinion.Peace & love hippie3375
hippie3375 4 days ago
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Awesome!! Danny and Terry made the band...... Terry is still the man... relevant after all this time.... Thanks for posting!
JimAntics 6 days ago
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Awesome!! Danny and Terry made the band...... Terry is still the man... relevant after all this time.... Thanks for posting!
JimAntics 6 days ago
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Awesome!! Danny and Terry made the band...... Terry is still the man... relevant after all this time.... Thanks for posting!
JimAntics 6 days ago
Awesome!! Danny and Terry made the band...... Terry is still the man... relevant after all this time.... Thanks for posting!
JimAntics 6 days ago
Honestly.....Was there ever a better guitarist than that??????
lczoid 2 weeks ago 2
@lczoid I really don't think there was!
MrCirrusMinor 1 week ago
Chicago did not lose its testicles as per photinia99, when Terry died the band lost its SOUL !
killerDIRK1 3 weeks ago
@killerDIRK1 And yet..the band played on. I sure hope Terry found the peace in death denied to him in life. Truly a musical genious who left us much too soon.
george8404 3 weeks ago
Urban legend has it when Hendrix saw Kath playing with Chicago at Whiskey A Go Go in late '69 he commented, "God, he's a better player than I am". See why at 3:24 in.
hgerrard 3 weeks ago
Love that horn section
kuriaki71 3 weeks ago
As others have noted it just dosen't seem possible that Terry Kath is not on the many "Greatest Guitarist" lists. And that Chicago is not in the R&R HOF.
The great guitarist of his day paid massive complements to TK.
euqip 3 weeks ago
I have watched literally hundreds of clips of Chicago performing live (God bless YouTube), and I just realized that no matter how good or shitty the overall performance was, that not once, EVER, have I heard James Pankow play a sour note. That's one hell of a track record.
tdelamont 1 month ago
Two thumbs up for Terry Kath and Jimmy Trombone.
tdelamont 1 month ago 3
WHY ARE THESE GUYS NOT IN THE hall of fame?
pete7138 1 month ago
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Robert Lamm is rocking a wall of Leslie 910s behind his B3. Between that and the horn section, and of course Terry Kath, he probably could not hear correctly for the remainder of the evening!
Roundaboutrecords 1 month ago
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Roundaboutrecords 1 month ago
I like how Jimmy keeps yelling "Yeah!" xD
MrCirrusMinor 1 month ago
Great God, what exciting footage. In addition to his legendary guitar work, I like Terry's vocals also.
SeattleLA 1 month ago
when terry died a little piece of me died too
gatillo3c 1 month ago
Thanks for posting this Terry We Miss You R.I. P.
ngml320 1 month ago
Nobody absolutely nobody could compare to Terry Kath back in those days!! Jimmy Hendrick was quoted in saying that Terry was better than he was!! Do research my good friends!!
SammyBee1957 2 months ago
Andy Summers*
BalladOfThinMan 2 months ago
I agree, mfbinc. He should have been in top 5 if he were even in the list. They also left out George Harrison and Andy Summer
BalladOfThinMan 2 months ago
Terry Kath was a awesome musician.RIP Terry
REVLIMITER3 2 months ago
"sinsagoodmansbrother" where have u been with this jewel? it's an incredible video angle shot & i'm in awe watching my favorite guitar player of all times! TERRY KATH & the original rock group CHiCAgO along w/ the original legendary GRAND FUNK RAiLROAD lives in my heart 4EVeR, cheers! x0]
tornmask1 2 months ago
Rare to see this performed in the extended suite version. Too bad they cut off the video before the song was over.
CarlAnthonyTV 2 months ago
the bottom line is This band seriously went bad and could say it started dieing with the death or Terry Kath and lost its backbone. They rebounded with slower love songs with Cetera at the helm then he left and they fired Serafine that was it, this band now hasnt had anything good since Serafine left, except about 10 greatest hits albmus ...notice they all have Kath,Cetera and Serafine on them .The manager they have is an idiot. Disband ,then the band can go into musical lore as a great band
MrStoney2011 2 months ago
terry katz was the bob wills of his generation.
combining rock and jazz.
he appreciates, encourages and pushes every band member to be a better player all the while conducting the band and doing his thing.
journey46 2 months ago
good playng, good singin, perfect brass section!
chicagofan1ful 2 months ago
Rolling Stone mag left Terry Kath off of it's 100 greatest guitarists list....what a joke
mfbinc 3 months ago 21
@mfbinc These Rolling Stone lists have more to do with corporate financially successful commercial R&R than talent or abliity. Rolling Stones feeds off of the business of music and vice versa. Johnny Ramone is a better guitatarist than Terry Kath and Jose Feliciano? Jimi Hendrix is a better guitarist than Les Paul or Chet Atkins?
Really?
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@mfbinc Rolling Stone magazine isn't relevant in regards to anything except making money for its investors: anything of lasting value can't really be judged by magazine sales. Music that is timeless i appreciated because of its quality not because someone wants to push sales. As for Terry Kath, he's well remembered and cherished...
8toesleft 2 months ago
@mfbinc what do you say to a list that ranks Angus Young #96,Robbie Krieger#91,Eddie van Halen #70, but has Joan Jett & Joni Mitchell, yet does not have..not only the great Terry Kath, but no Stanley Jordan,no Alan Holdsworth, no Brent Mason, nor Randy Hansen,Mick Taylor,no Rick Derringer,or Brian Jones no Shawn Lane no Jan Anderson no Martin Barre (legendaryTull Guitarist)..do i need to go on? this list is so bogus on so many levels that i have not an ounce of respect for these trolls.
MOSKII58 1 month ago
@MOSKII58 i actually think robbie krieger is underrated....but kath was the best
mfbinc 3 weeks ago
Now I gotta hunt down Colour my World because this ending felt unresolved....lol
WilliamRayWalters 3 months ago
@WilliamRayWalters Yeah, where's the rest of it?
cathoderoy 3 months ago
I know Kath is more known for his guitar playing ability, but what an incredible voice this guy has. Growing up my dad (RIP) played original Chicago all the time and I didn't realize until years later that the lead singer was not a black guy. Listen, he sounds like a soulful powerful black singer. Amazing vocal ability.
WilliamRayWalters 3 months ago
Grew up with Terry, group practiced in basement. I'm 64 this takes away 40 plus years. THANK YOU!!!!
jkrogue711 3 months ago
heard this song @ ocean city , md . as a teenager , had to get the album . heard 25 or 6 to 4 , ......wow ! 2 awesome lead singers & horns , r u kidding ? then california purples w/ bobby lamm on vocals , this is the best american band ever !
daverave159 3 months ago
all of the too early deaths that have come along....Moon...Lennon...Stevie Ray...etc.....this is the one that hurt the most.....maybe cuz I was still young ..or maybe cuz I just loved this band.....after Terry's death the band just lost its ...its...I dunno....is testicles too strong a word?....is that even fair?
photinia99 3 months ago 14
@photinia99 Yes, I think its fair... Terry Kath's Incredible playing and his excellent vocals were the very heart of this band... Chicago I & II were my favorites... If you love Chicago II, pick up the MultiChannel DVD Audio Disc... You won't be sorry... Trust Me...
sinsagoodmansbrother 3 months ago 8
@sinsagoodmansbrother Best Live one for sound quality & performance combined is Chicago Live in Japan 1972. Out of print & hard to find though except on Mp3s which I don't recommend for anyone who has a decent stereo system. "Live At Carnegie Hall" has some incredible performances but the sound leaves a lot to be desired. Also, all the people that like early Chicago should check out the band Chase. All three of their albums are now on one 2 disc set.
metamorphosis67 3 months ago
@sinsagoodmansbrother I have that,plus 15 albums.22 cds,LOVE this band since I was 8 in 1967,seen them live 32 times!
RedSoxFan4eva1000 1 month ago
@sinsagoodmansbrother more than fair Terry was the heast & soul of this great band...what is the title of the dvd that you are recommending? is it a concert or just audio of their 2nd lp?
MOSKII58 1 month ago
@MOSKII58 typo i meant "heart" sorry !
MOSKII58 1 month ago
@sinsagoodmansbrother I say Terry was the soul of the band...That talent, that voice, definitely the soul!!
sindilee 2 weeks ago 3
@sinsagoodmansbrother The best way I've heard it put is that when Terry died, Chicago lost its "soul".... That always made sense to me. My older brother told me this years ago.
37revmo 1 week ago
@photinia99 Amazing song. Chicago was really never the same after Terry passed away
MrGdog63 3 months ago 2
@photinia99 Terry aka The VOICE.
danno131305 2 months ago
Frankly I disagree, some of Chicago's best and money making hits came after Terry Kath's death. The death that destroyed the music world was John Lennon-no question about this! Yankees545454
yankees545454 2 months ago
@photinia99 It's called, "Gun disease" and it seems that practically all celebrities - musicians, actors, ball players, these days must succumb to it - they just can't help themselves, or, to put it the way when I was young - "they just can't stand success." Too bad, but that's just the way it is. Too much too soon.
fairlyfastfreddie1 1 month ago
The sound quality is great on this for such an old video. Its great to watch Terry Kath's performance. He really had soul.
advokris 3 months ago
Love this song... like some of Cetera's vocals/songs too. Just prefer the stronger, deeper male voice.
HMACDONALD69 3 months ago
absolutely perfect. Love the new camera angles. A total treasure, nice to see some new Terry Kath footage so long after this was done.
HRHSheeba 3 months ago
@HRHSheeba Thanks for the comments... I think I have some more from this show?... I'll try to post them If I can finf them...
sinsagoodmansbrother 3 months ago 2
@sinsagoodmansbrother
Please post more of this concert, if you can. I simply adore the original 7 guys together in Chicago. Terry Kath was a brilliant musician, love his voice.
mari66101 3 months ago
@sinsagoodmansbrother /concerning Chicago Terry Kath,Make Me Smile, I agree with you ,great sound, and unbelievable video clarity. too bad theres not much more to go around with the original band,not the new clowns doing all the greatest hits .
MrStoney2011 2 months ago
Terry was an amazing guitarist and vocalist....we miss and love you Terry...I'll take this music anytime over the new stuff of today.....
jthoen61 4 months ago 2
@jthoen61 Amen... Me too... love this album Chicago II. Very energetic playing and just a great, great album... Make me smile, fancy colors, 25 or 6 to 4 etc... Thanks for the comments!
sinsagoodmansbrother 3 months ago 2
WOW>>>>> HOLD ON .... COUSIN IT IS ALSO A MUSICIAN???? KICK ASS!!
fedex727rj 4 months ago 2
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fedex727rj 4 months ago in playlist fedex727rj's favorites
Damn - they just don't make music like this any more - I know I sound like an old fart but I'm right. I've always wanted to cover this song.This guy is born to rock. Look how much fun he is having.
TheDrumChannel 4 months ago
Awesome!Really clean footage thanks for posting it...Terry Rocks!
cutewittykath 5 months ago
Terry Kath, Pete Cetera,and Danny serafine back when Chicago was a great band, then some idiot exec said listen to the idiot singer from California who tried to take over, sure they did Look aqay,but Chicago fans were starving for something, since then the three founding members no longer want to come back kath cant, ...and the idiot manager of the band can only keep saying lets make another greatest hits, I think their onthe 15th ghits .all with Kath,Cetera,Serafine....get the point?
MrStoney2011 6 months ago
Glad you enjoyed it... One of my favorite albums... I remember getting this LP when I was around 14 years old... Great material, Great music & Great, Great guitar playing... When I found this video, I just had to post it...
sinsagoodmansbrother 8 months ago
Wow how did you come up with this footage? Thanks for posting.
teegeemedia 8 months ago
Great different camera view..........great sound.......thanks for posting.
frisco94 9 months ago
Me three
kevinherbert 9 months ago