I keep hearing things about how Chicago died with Terry, but Chicago didn't die, neither did Terry, You know why? Because Terry & Chicago's music will live on forever!
Damn, Sarifin played even better live than on record - and that was still great! Him and Carl Palmer one of the first to use headphones with click track - and to keep from going deaf an added benefit!
Terry was highly regarded as a lead guitarist and I agree. He had such a distinctive edge to his vocals as well. They are intensely edgy.
Having said that, Chicago and their sound is not dead, no way no how. I saw them last weekend at the Wiltsie performing arts center in Hazleton PA and I was blown away. There are vids posted elsewhere of that terrific concert. Check it out.
@Irushconcrete007 No..Peter died with Terry..what a shame...I still see Chicago band play every chance i get when they play here...Some people just need to move on and stop being sooo dramatic.......move on.....................
@MultiSassman He also sounds like shit in the last video I just watched from 1970. I think he had a big drinking problem. I saw Chicago in the early 80s, and they were GREAT. If this guy was still with them, and I think he was, he must have cleaned up his act.
@theoriginalbadbob Terry Kath was the singer and he did whatever he felt which is what made him great. he died in 1978 do to an accidental gunshot wound so yeah he wasn't with them
@Joefebreeze Yeah, I wiki-ed him after I made the comment. I have to question your definition of "great," though. Hitler did pretty much whatever he felt. Does that make him great? Kath may have been a great singer and guitar player, but he showed absolutely no respect for himself, his audience, or his "art." Lots of artists have had drinking/drug problems, but most don't let it impair their performances. He is shit-faced drunk and/or stoned in this video, making me lose all respect for him.
@theoriginalbadbob Most of the pitch problems you're hearing on here is tape speed fluctuation. Listen to his guitar, he tears it up. Coping with 300+ nights a year on the road, well maybe YOU would have done better. Most can't cope with stardom, loneliness, etc and have problems abusing substances. Keith Richards says loneliness is what drove him to abuse. Jimmie Page, Jon Bonham and more had their performances suffer. There, but for the grace of God go I......Love and miss Terry....
@theoriginalbadbob It is sad that Kath abused substances, agreed. This was Terry approximately 90 days before he accidentally shot himself after being awake 48 hours on a cocaine and alcohol binge. He confessed to their drummer he just had to stop himself from this behavior soon. If you want to judge him, never having endured Chicago's grueling 300+ days on the road for nearly 10 years at that point, go ahead. His greatness stands and is documented in 10 albums with or without your respect.
@theoriginalbadbob Are you really judging his singing abilities from a video that was made with 70's technology and who knows what kind of mics they had on the cameras. now about you seeing them in the 80's and they sounded better and you" thought he was" shows how little you know about the band. Terry Kath died in January of '78. So I don't think you saw him playing that night, or maybe you did and you have the big drinking prblem
Yes, I was there in the Summit October 13, 1977 in Houston, TX to see this performance of Chicago and my final performance of Terry Kath. We had fourth row seats and in fact I own a copy of this original video that was copied from the Summit Camera crew and obtained through KLOL radio in Houston. Don't know how this copy was obtained, but the clarity and sound quality is by far the best I've seen on Youtube. Thanks to whomever remastered this video.
I remember one late summer / eary fall evening at the Hollywood Bowl - over 35 years ago. After an intermission Terry walked out onstage alone with the Les Paul and just plugged in. Started scratching his pic across the strings and got some rhythm going with the crowd. Then he stood there and played. Terry wan't a leaper or a poser but he would move his upper body with the pulse of the music. A man on fire. One of the best musical moments in my life.
THIS BAND .....SHOULD BE IN THE ROCK ANS ROLL HALL....WTF....R WE STUPID.....WE ARE PETITION....TO GET CHICAGO...INDUCTED,,,,THIS IS BS.....PLEASE HELP ME....
THIS BANS SHOULD BE IN THE ROCK ANS ROLL HALL....WTF....R WE STUPID.....WE ARE PETITION....TO GET CHICAGO...INDUCTED,,,,THIS IS BS.....PLEASE HELP ME....
@lyric520 your speaking to the choir...but forget it.Chicago wasn't a favorite band of the owner of Rolling Stone Magazine.Apparently, Madonna was and so she is in there.Doesn't that say it all? The R&R HOF is just a rich boys fan club and it stays alive because it affords the old timers,and yes...many of our collective favorites, a place to shine once more. It's OK I guess but calling it the Rock and Roll HOF and excluding this and countless others makes it irrelevant IMHO!
@xraeddie wow ,,,That's crazy, it shouldn't be about who like who it's about talent, and these dudes had and still have it....I appreciate your knowledge and sharing your thoughts with me....I do agree with you,and it sad, very sad.........but maybe it's for the best we can still homage them in our own way.....
@lyric520 Yeah man..i play bass in a band and if we could ever even sound half as good as these guys I'd die with a big smile on my face.You know what good music is and so do I. I'm sure that is what is most important to the band and if Terry could hear this he'd probably laugh and tell us to just enjoy their music and forget about the haters. But bands like this and Grand Funk being excluded for the likes of Grandmaster Flash in something called the R&R HOF is just beyond my comprehension!
@xraeddie you are so right....and I have my own band too,and it's so tragic that grand funk isn't in there either...I signed a petition for them...I believe that people are loosing their perspective on real music....I am not going to name drop artist but really we really need to think about what we are embracing for our children and grandchildren with as far as music...my thing is KEEP LIVE MUSIC ALIVE.....we all grew up on music with a meaning.....but now a days....it's pointless....
@lyric520 Exactly..when my son was assigned to play alto sax in school he was upset...he wanted percussion.I explained how cool the sax and other brass instruments were and you can bet I showed him Chicago and all the other classics.My kids love good music while still listening to current things.But they see daddy playing "real music' and they appreciate it. My little guy is a Beatles fanatic.I love it!
Terry didn't die of Russian roulette. He put the gun to his head after putting in an empty clip, not knowing there was a round chambered. Terry, at the time, was fighting serious substance abuse which, no doubt, obscured his ability to make good decisions. Terry was a gun collector, and I have no doubt that he would have never done any thing so foolish had he not been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
terry kath jan 31,46 happy birthday raise your glass crank up the first 3 albums for starters and listen listen yes children thats what music sounds like.
@zitaperez Terry Kath guitar, Peter Cetera bass,Danny Seraphine drums, Robert Lamm piano, Lee Loughnane trumpet,Walt Parazaider sax, James Pamkow trombone
Anyone ever figure out the chant during Anxiety's Moment on Live at Carnegie Hall? The very beginning and the very end is all I can be sure about, and I'm not even sure about that: "We think it's... ... ...YAH, YAH, YAH!!!"
Everybody is talking about Seraphine, Lamm, Kath, Cetera and etc (read the funny play on words if you understand latin derivated experssions) :O))
But everybody forgets the trombone player, the arranger, the soul and heart of Chicago (CTA). The composer of their masterpiece "Ballet for a girl in Buchannon".
Yes, just another trombone player. Just like Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey. They were no band leaders, just mere trombone players.
Yes, the original line-up was the best of all, but please, let Terry rest in peace. He is dead and had been replaced just as so many other members.
Leave alone the ones that have gone, including Lamm and Cetera.
You see, I am a musician and I have constructed my own Chicago integral, album by album, year after year, one after the other and I must say one thing.
When Pankow is gone, there is no more Chicago. Just like Fripp with Crimson.
@groundhog713 Seraphine was good. In "Introduction" on album IV, he changes rythme like I've never heard before. I was amazed. He played in a savvy Jim Keltner style on that cut.
Maybe Mr. Peter-Edward "Ginger" Baker could have nailed-it too, but not so many. Not Ringo, not the Mooner nor the "jazz drummer", Charlie Watts.
Seraphine was the first drummer to play with headphones to my knowledge. If anything, he, like so many CTA members, was a builder of R&R.
@rouelibre1 Danny's a very proficient drummer, Keith Moon is a MONSTER drummer. Ringo was and is a very basic meat and potatoes kind of player. Even McCartney played drums on tracks better than Ringo. Moonie kept the best Rock bassist ever on a perfect clip. Not to mention the fact he had killer chops. Conversely, I don't think Seraphine could hang with the likes of Townsend, Daltrey and the Great John Entwistle. BUT, kath along with Frank Zappa were great free form guitarists in the 70's.
@rouelibre1 Lamm says the band ceased to exist once Kath died. They became something else entirely after Kath's soul, power, and raw edge was gone, and Lamm says they didn't like the way they sounded without him any more. Pankow says Kathi is the most naturally talented musician he's ever played with. Lamm wrote so many great songs, as did Pankow, don't know how you single him out as the soul of the band...... If annoying screaming at the crowd crowns him as that then I guess so.......
@shelly1fan i know...but who was the that front man they got ...he was from texas....blonde....he was awesome..........i watched sydney 1979;;know what? im glad there's people on here who know what real music is.......cuz music sucks badly today
Whatever happened to Dawayne Bailey that played guitar for them in the late 80's and during the 90's. He was incredible with them, saw them twice during that period.
@pilyto21 ... I guess the band thought they were getting too far away from their roots and he was too heavy metal-esque sounding for their taste... I personally thought he brought lots of balls, and an edge to the band, overall was a great fit in my opinion... hes one of the best guitarists i've ever heard is Dawayne Bailey, i guess a lot of old geezer fans who only swear by Terry don't realize how good Chicago really sounded live in the 1989-1994 era.
Robert Lamm said now they have the best lineup. Of course what the hell is he supposed to say he would sound like an ass if he said otherwise. The original 7 from 1969-1978 was the best lineup how can anyone see otherwise.
All of them were pretty good musicians. They had soul, a collective one if you like, and one each other. I think they wrote more history afterwards which, without any explanation, haven´t played it in here. I´ve seen Chicago live twice here in México and nothing from 21 or from Night and Day was performed in the 90's. Nevertheless, I think Chicago II is the greatest album of the band, I discover something new everytime I play it. Terry had a terrific voice we all miss. Greetings to all fans!
Terry Kath is the greatest rock guitarist of ever - bar none. I agree it's a crime that Chicago is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. How can fans help them get nominated? Apparently the current system has failed to recognize the most progressive rock band of all time.
AHA! So Edward Van Halen wasn't the first to adapt double coil picks to a Fender. lol son of a bitch! It was Terry! This was 77 and Van Halen's first album was out in August 78. hmmmm
If he said that he was stoned out of his fucking mind. How in the hell could anyone think what they have now is better than Terry Kath on guitar and Pete Cetera on bass?? Get a grip. If you think today's version is better than this you don't know Chicago my friend.
@malterah1 I´m sorry but Jason Scheff is much better on bass than Cetera. Okay, Cetera is better on vocals, no doubt about that. You can see it from 2 perspectives
--> You like the "old" Chicago with Kath and Cetera
--> You like the "new", "modern" Chicago with Keith Howland Jason Scheff and Lou Pardini.
Both are good. In my opinion nowadays the musicians are better but it doesnt mean that the past Members are not good ;) (look at Dawayne)
@soundlikeFabian dude, you're nuts!! Listen to Lowndown on 3. Cetera was a MONSTER on bass! Downbeat once said Cetera was the "heaviest" musician in the band.
@malterah1 It's not better my friend,However, if you are a musician or a music lover then you can appreciate "Passion" and even though no one will ever replace Terry you can appreciate the band playing on and believe me they sell out even now..without "PETER" and by the way .."i know alot of great bass players".....Get a grip...
The only way I can explain the phenom that is Terry Kath is to compare his guitar playing and singing to a lawless, bear of a man in the baddest muscle car riding down the road hitting everything and everyone in his way. After he flattens you out with his guitar playing he scrapes you off the pavement and takes you for the ride of your life with his voice. ROCK ON TERRY! Gracias Carlos por este gran ejemplo de nuestro Terry Se montó la gorda! Saludos Carina
@carina2244 Excellent analogies. I was heavy into rock in the early-mid 70s and there is nothing that takes me back to those great high school days like Kath's Chicago. Not Zep, not Bowie, not Tull, not Floyd, not the Stones, although they were all great. There is something about this sound that defines those times for me.
I had no idea who these guys were until I saw them perform live at Universal Studios Orlando FL. They played an hour and a half after the Mardi Gras parade and the concert was included in park admission. Let me tell you that they rocked the place. What a blast that was. They are excellent musicians and put on a hell of a show even now in 2010. Amazing band.
Way to go! I wish I did that kind of thing in school instead of pissing my time away and having to catch up later. Good luck with it. Liked your song you wrote, by the way.
At least Terry Kath didn't need Auto Tune and Lip Synching recorded sound like Singers today to make them sound way better than what they really are. He would still sound better stoned on drugs than most singers today without Auto Tune or Lip Synching recordings to cover up their real garbage vocals.
Terry died as a result of accidentally shooting himself. The autopsy did find drugs and alcohol in his system. No doubt they played a part in what happened. A tragic accident, nothing else. It broke my heart in 1978 when it happened, I was a huge fan. Chicago was never the same.
@chemcaj A lot of us mourned that tragedy. THIS GROUP SHOULD BE IN CLEVELAND and I don`t mean geographically. What in the hell have they got to do to be recognized for the pioneering jazz/rock fusion group they were and the immense success and body of quality work. Are there any voters reading this?
@RangRing68 Not sure what you mean by "Peter C never returning to Chicago after Terry's suicide." Chicago recorded 6 more albums with Cetera, Chicago 17 being their biggest seller of all time WITH Cetera writing many of the songs. I agree Chicago as a raw edged band ended with Terry's death, Lamm has said he thought they should change the name of the band to something else because it was no longer "Chicago", but it's not factually correct to say Cetera never returned after Terry's suicide.
@chemcaj Peter Cetera's leaving and Danny Seraphine's getting fired caused Chicago's sound to suffer, but to me, the band Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Enough said!
@chemcaj Peter Cetera's leaving and Danny Seraphine's getting fired caused Chicago's sound to suffer,(I don't like many of Cetera's post-Chicago stuff-ex. Next Time I Fall), but to me, the band Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Enough said!
I remember hearing in a radio interview somewhere, and forget who was recounting the story but whomever was telling it said that after a show that Chicago did, that Hendrix came up to him and said, " that guitar player is a motherfucker". Can you imagine probably the greatest electric guitar player ever saying that about you?? Shows you good Terry Kath was and how much he impressed other guitarists. Sad day when he died thats for sure.
Your memory is pretty accurate - actually the story goes like this: Hendrix once told Chicago saxophonist Walter Parazaider "Your guitar player is better than me." The two guitarists knew each other, and when Hendrix took Chicago on tour, he reportedly jammed with Kath on stage.
I agree, but this may have been an encore tune or late in the set, when everyone is tired. The group was evolving for years since Ballet was recorded. I think the oldies have to played to satisfy the audience, even if the guys are sick of them and want to use their energy for the new material.
I agree with bluesnjazz123....THIS IS THE ONLY LINE-UP of CHICAGO!!! When you see them perform now....you're lucky to have maybe two original members. Lamm and Loughnane.
Pete was SO good on bass, Terry was Terry, Danny was SO damn good on drums, the horns were great, lamm, ... it was an allstar band. How the hell are they not in the hall of fame?
Terry Kath enjoyed target shooting and was a gun collector, so why he was fooling around like this and forfeited safety guidelines surprises everyone. Kath told a crew member that because the clip was not in the automatic pistol, there was no need to worry. When he pulled the cartridge out and put the gun to his head and fired, there was a round chambered but a 9mm safety mechanism prevented the round from firing. When he put the clip back in it re-engaged the round.
This shows the brilliance in arrangement for Chicago. The horns & Terry trade off playing rhythm & lead throughout the song, just incredible, flippin' genius. And Cetera's bass line is phenomenal. Great stuff.
@swabbles808 I completely agree.... THIS IS THE ONLY CHICAGO WE MUST REMEMBER... all the other stuff is just a collateral "Popisch" sugar for tea. There is only one Chicago which was almost Progressive Rock oriented... and that is this one. My best regards and I hope one day, they reconsider to meet Danny and Peter to play good old days.
keith howland is by far the worst professional guitarist ive EVER seen. atleast dawayne bailey n chris pinnick, dacus, could actually play, thats all ive got say about that guy.
keith howland is great and if you like dawayne ( speed demon ) then that's ok, but he just did not fit the band, the solos have to be played to understand and note for note for the older fans. i'm sure they will agree, so to me to me when dwayne played a solo was ok until he went and tried to play fast just messed up the song.
I keep hearing things about how Chicago died with Terry, but Chicago didn't die, neither did Terry, You know why? Because Terry & Chicago's music will live on forever!
upbeatrocker 1 day ago
Damn, Sarifin played even better live than on record - and that was still great! Him and Carl Palmer one of the first to use headphones with click track - and to keep from going deaf an added benefit!
Just amazing stuff.
flatbouy 1 week ago
Seem's that Terry as a hard time to sing??? he must be on heavy drugs,,,,too bad,,
MultiSonny57 1 week ago
my favorite band is chicago love it and this song
wisocerJV 3 weeks ago
Terry Kath is obviously overweight, overmedicated and out of breath. If that makes for good vocals, well...i just don't know...
pushinthebigFiveO 4 weeks ago in playlist More videos from juantoletemex
See all the instruments and no computers. And real vocals
70sRob 1 month ago
terry,,, love u,,, tell hendrix Hi....
kdw456 1 month ago
Nothing like "CHICAGO" when Terry was alive,his vocals made their sound!♥
msstevie1951 1 month ago 2
Terry was highly regarded as a lead guitarist and I agree. He had such a distinctive edge to his vocals as well. They are intensely edgy.
Having said that, Chicago and their sound is not dead, no way no how. I saw them last weekend at the Wiltsie performing arts center in Hazleton PA and I was blown away. There are vids posted elsewhere of that terrific concert. Check it out.
454something 1 month ago
2 people are tone deaf...
tazereli 2 months ago in playlist American Rock
Life was lovely when Terry was in it -- miss him
ncarolinaluv 2 months ago 2
I was at this concert. It was great! Still remember it.
jhernandezsr 2 months ago
holy shit....this is the best version of the tune...even better than Massachusetts
amzingjourney 3 months ago
The GREATEST......Ever !!!
lakeladymel 3 months ago 3
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thats why u do not play with guns
hungwell90 3 months ago
Peter Cetera was. Chicago without PC was "ago". He brought four letters with him, C H I C, when he went solo.
donnaforena 3 months ago
Terry!
kincher23 4 months ago
They have:
Drum Set
Keyboard
Trombone & Trumpet
Saxophone
Electric Guitar
Vocals
No Category of Instrument is left behind!
DarthPickley 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Chicago 2
dis nawt such a great song
sorry terllin da truth, itt sucks
n oo offence
BarnGein 4 months ago
I Agree irush): "Chicago Died,,,When Terry DIED :(
i8urpillz4u 5 months ago 2
chicago died with terry
Irushconcrete007 5 months ago 22
@Irushconcrete007 No..Peter died with Terry..what a shame...I still see Chicago band play every chance i get when they play here...Some people just need to move on and stop being sooo dramatic.......move on.....................
JennaP46 3 days ago
Yea, great musicians, I know I play sax, but the singer sounds like shit live!
MultiSassman 5 months ago
@MultiSassman He also sounds like shit in the last video I just watched from 1970. I think he had a big drinking problem. I saw Chicago in the early 80s, and they were GREAT. If this guy was still with them, and I think he was, he must have cleaned up his act.
theoriginalbadbob 5 months ago
@theoriginalbadbob Terry Kath was the singer and he did whatever he felt which is what made him great. he died in 1978 do to an accidental gunshot wound so yeah he wasn't with them
Joefebreeze 5 months ago
@Joefebreeze Yeah, I wiki-ed him after I made the comment. I have to question your definition of "great," though. Hitler did pretty much whatever he felt. Does that make him great? Kath may have been a great singer and guitar player, but he showed absolutely no respect for himself, his audience, or his "art." Lots of artists have had drinking/drug problems, but most don't let it impair their performances. He is shit-faced drunk and/or stoned in this video, making me lose all respect for him.
theoriginalbadbob 5 months ago
@theoriginalbadbob Most of the pitch problems you're hearing on here is tape speed fluctuation. Listen to his guitar, he tears it up. Coping with 300+ nights a year on the road, well maybe YOU would have done better. Most can't cope with stardom, loneliness, etc and have problems abusing substances. Keith Richards says loneliness is what drove him to abuse. Jimmie Page, Jon Bonham and more had their performances suffer. There, but for the grace of God go I......Love and miss Terry....
shelly1fan 4 months ago
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shelly1fan 4 months ago
@theoriginalbadbob It is sad that Kath abused substances, agreed. This was Terry approximately 90 days before he accidentally shot himself after being awake 48 hours on a cocaine and alcohol binge. He confessed to their drummer he just had to stop himself from this behavior soon. If you want to judge him, never having endured Chicago's grueling 300+ days on the road for nearly 10 years at that point, go ahead. His greatness stands and is documented in 10 albums with or without your respect.
shelly1fan 4 months ago 3
@theoriginalbadbob Are you really judging his singing abilities from a video that was made with 70's technology and who knows what kind of mics they had on the cameras. now about you seeing them in the 80's and they sounded better and you" thought he was" shows how little you know about the band. Terry Kath died in January of '78. So I don't think you saw him playing that night, or maybe you did and you have the big drinking prblem
apollodogful 4 months ago 3
Make me smile...Please....
JennaP46 5 months ago
2:34 pure awesomeness.
somebodyfarted123 5 months ago
@doubleheadergr-Agree-no one compares to those horns. I was there, too-Chicago concerts were the BEST!
cathyr4559 6 months ago 2
The more I listen to this, the more I like it! Man the band was great during this time!!
SSShops 6 months ago 2
Great Show! Love the 70's feel of this version...
contacttheformula 6 months ago
Terry Kath WE SO Miss YOU!! He and Cetera we're SO AWESOME!!!!!
MsSkippy1988 7 months ago 2
I love this one.
slickjilly 7 months ago
I was at 2 memorable Chicago shows, Pine Knob Mi both times June 1976, Aug 1993.
More smoke than I can remember.... 18" joints from the Big Bambu album..........
Best horn section ever - rivaled Santana at the time....
doubleheadergr 8 months ago 2
Yes, I was there in the Summit October 13, 1977 in Houston, TX to see this performance of Chicago and my final performance of Terry Kath. We had fourth row seats and in fact I own a copy of this original video that was copied from the Summit Camera crew and obtained through KLOL radio in Houston. Don't know how this copy was obtained, but the clarity and sound quality is by far the best I've seen on Youtube. Thanks to whomever remastered this video.
AudioVideoQuest 8 months ago
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xraeddie 8 months ago
I remember one late summer / eary fall evening at the Hollywood Bowl - over 35 years ago. After an intermission Terry walked out onstage alone with the Les Paul and just plugged in. Started scratching his pic across the strings and got some rhythm going with the crowd. Then he stood there and played. Terry wan't a leaper or a poser but he would move his upper body with the pulse of the music. A man on fire. One of the best musical moments in my life.
Lifeislikeabeanstalk 8 months ago
Thanks for putting this out there really enjoy watching it
elvirakath 9 months ago
They sound like crap on this tour. All the drugs and alcohol caught up to them.
CityslickCaptain 9 months ago
Has a bit of that disco feel to it, don't you think?
TXMusicDrummer 9 months ago
This was just another broken family. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why must it always end liike this? Why??????
tole1121 9 months ago
oooohh! ﾃﾘｰ･ｷｬｽ､MAKE ME SMILE!
blackandtanful 9 months ago
i miss u terry kath and there will be no other than terry kath again
fahrenheit4ever3232 9 months ago
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THIS BAND .....SHOULD BE IN THE ROCK ANS ROLL HALL....WTF....R WE STUPID.....WE ARE PETITION....TO GET CHICAGO...INDUCTED,,,,THIS IS BS.....PLEASE HELP ME....
lyric520 9 months ago
THIS BANS SHOULD BE IN THE ROCK ANS ROLL HALL....WTF....R WE STUPID.....WE ARE PETITION....TO GET CHICAGO...INDUCTED,,,,THIS IS BS.....PLEASE HELP ME....
lyric520 9 months ago 2
@lyric520 your speaking to the choir...but forget it.Chicago wasn't a favorite band of the owner of Rolling Stone Magazine.Apparently, Madonna was and so she is in there.Doesn't that say it all? The R&R HOF is just a rich boys fan club and it stays alive because it affords the old timers,and yes...many of our collective favorites, a place to shine once more. It's OK I guess but calling it the Rock and Roll HOF and excluding this and countless others makes it irrelevant IMHO!
xraeddie 8 months ago
@xraeddie wow ,,,That's crazy, it shouldn't be about who like who it's about talent, and these dudes had and still have it....I appreciate your knowledge and sharing your thoughts with me....I do agree with you,and it sad, very sad.........but maybe it's for the best we can still homage them in our own way.....
lyric520 8 months ago
@lyric520 Yeah man..i play bass in a band and if we could ever even sound half as good as these guys I'd die with a big smile on my face.You know what good music is and so do I. I'm sure that is what is most important to the band and if Terry could hear this he'd probably laugh and tell us to just enjoy their music and forget about the haters. But bands like this and Grand Funk being excluded for the likes of Grandmaster Flash in something called the R&R HOF is just beyond my comprehension!
xraeddie 8 months ago
@xraeddie you are so right....and I have my own band too,and it's so tragic that grand funk isn't in there either...I signed a petition for them...I believe that people are loosing their perspective on real music....I am not going to name drop artist but really we really need to think about what we are embracing for our children and grandchildren with as far as music...my thing is KEEP LIVE MUSIC ALIVE.....we all grew up on music with a meaning.....but now a days....it's pointless....
lyric520 8 months ago
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@lyric520 Exactly..when my son was assigned to play alto sax in school he was upset...he wanted percussion.I explained how cool the sax and other brass instruments were and you can bet I showed him Chicago and all the other classics.My kids love good music while still listening to current things.But they see daddy playing "real music' and they appreciate it. My little guy is a Beatles fanatic.I love it!
xraeddie 8 months ago
神よ仏よ･･･救え!････被災地の方､若者引っ張れ,頑張れ! CHICAGO･･･僕らに微笑みを #tokyofm
blackandtanful 10 months ago
im playing this for my schools band
then we'll perform in hershey park june 3rd
aSZLiGHTNiNG 11 months ago
@aSZLiGHTNiNG cool thats only about 3 hours from where i am(pittsburgh)
MrRavenHaTeR 10 months ago
@MrRavenHaTeR black and yellow
aSZLiGHTNiNG 10 months ago
@aSZLiGHTNiNG all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrRavenHaTeR 10 months ago
Yes.My favorite band in high school,right at the time this happened
fraink7 11 months ago
Total loss! Its amazing how one person can change the entire band..
mpbunch 11 months ago
This rules !
greatlakes011 11 months ago
This rules !
greatlakes011 11 months ago
Terry didn't die of Russian roulette. He put the gun to his head after putting in an empty clip, not knowing there was a round chambered. Terry, at the time, was fighting serious substance abuse which, no doubt, obscured his ability to make good decisions. Terry was a gun collector, and I have no doubt that he would have never done any thing so foolish had he not been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
sticks7864 11 months ago
Unfortunately, it was not just an accidental shooting it was the result of losing at Russian Roulette.
cooltooth112 1 year ago
terry kath jan 31,46 happy birthday raise your glass crank up the first 3 albums for starters and listen listen yes children thats what music sounds like.
68beano 1 year ago 2
Can't believe it was 33 years ago today we lost this incredibly talented musician. RIP Terry.
sticks7864 1 year ago
the greatest, the best, and lead by the one and only....
kimberkley 1 year ago
I didn't know all of their names, can somebody tell me who is who please
zitaperez 1 year ago
@zitaperez Terry Kath guitar, Peter Cetera bass,Danny Seraphine drums, Robert Lamm piano, Lee Loughnane trumpet,Walt Parazaider sax, James Pamkow trombone
bjoelfn55 1 year ago
How bout those Chicago Cougars? Now there's an obscure World Hockey Association jersey.
17865329 1 year ago
Anyone ever figure out the chant during Anxiety's Moment on Live at Carnegie Hall? The very beginning and the very end is all I can be sure about, and I'm not even sure about that: "We think it's... ... ...YAH, YAH, YAH!!!"
jncyt 1 year ago
Everybody is talking about Seraphine, Lamm, Kath, Cetera and etc (read the funny play on words if you understand latin derivated experssions) :O))
But everybody forgets the trombone player, the arranger, the soul and heart of Chicago (CTA). The composer of their masterpiece "Ballet for a girl in Buchannon".
Yes, just another trombone player. Just like Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey. They were no band leaders, just mere trombone players.
Wake-up, you fools!
rouelibre1 1 year ago
Yes, the original line-up was the best of all, but please, let Terry rest in peace. He is dead and had been replaced just as so many other members.
Leave alone the ones that have gone, including Lamm and Cetera.
You see, I am a musician and I have constructed my own Chicago integral, album by album, year after year, one after the other and I must say one thing.
When Pankow is gone, there is no more Chicago. Just like Fripp with Crimson.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
@rouelibre1 Lamm is still with the band, Seraphine is gone.
groundhog713 1 year ago
@groundhog713 Sorry, my mistake, but the statement remains true. James Pankow is the Robert Fripp, the Keith Richards, the very soul of CTA.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
@groundhog713 Seraphine was good. In "Introduction" on album IV, he changes rythme like I've never heard before. I was amazed. He played in a savvy Jim Keltner style on that cut.
Maybe Mr. Peter-Edward "Ginger" Baker could have nailed-it too, but not so many. Not Ringo, not the Mooner nor the "jazz drummer", Charlie Watts.
Seraphine was the first drummer to play with headphones to my knowledge. If anything, he, like so many CTA members, was a builder of R&R.
rouelibre1 1 year ago
@rouelibre1 Danny's a very proficient drummer, Keith Moon is a MONSTER drummer. Ringo was and is a very basic meat and potatoes kind of player. Even McCartney played drums on tracks better than Ringo. Moonie kept the best Rock bassist ever on a perfect clip. Not to mention the fact he had killer chops. Conversely, I don't think Seraphine could hang with the likes of Townsend, Daltrey and the Great John Entwistle. BUT, kath along with Frank Zappa were great free form guitarists in the 70's.
DUSTYBASS 11 months ago
@rouelibre1 Pankow says Terry was the soul of the band.
shelly1fan 4 months ago
@rouelibre1 Lamm says the band ceased to exist once Kath died. They became something else entirely after Kath's soul, power, and raw edge was gone, and Lamm says they didn't like the way they sounded without him any more. Pankow says Kathi is the most naturally talented musician he's ever played with. Lamm wrote so many great songs, as did Pankow, don't know how you single him out as the soul of the band...... If annoying screaming at the crowd crowns him as that then I guess so.......
shelly1fan 4 months ago
@shelly1fan i know...but who was the that front man they got ...he was from texas....blonde....he was awesome..........i watched sydney 1979;;know what? im glad there's people on here who know what real music is.......cuz music sucks badly today
amzingjourney 3 months ago
@amzingjourney
Donnie Dacus
kincher23 2 months ago
Whatever happened to Dawayne Bailey that played guitar for them in the late 80's and during the 90's. He was incredible with them, saw them twice during that period.
pilyto21 1 year ago
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@pilyto21 ... I guess the band thought they were getting too far away from their roots and he was too heavy metal-esque sounding for their taste... I personally thought he brought lots of balls, and an edge to the band, overall was a great fit in my opinion... hes one of the best guitarists i've ever heard is Dawayne Bailey, i guess a lot of old geezer fans who only swear by Terry don't realize how good Chicago really sounded live in the 1989-1994 era.
dredayak18 1 year ago
Robert Lamm said now they have the best lineup. Of course what the hell is he supposed to say he would sound like an ass if he said otherwise. The original 7 from 1969-1978 was the best lineup how can anyone see otherwise.
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago 2
2 people can't be made to smile. Probably cause they listen to shitty music!
murderousbastard83 1 year ago
D. SERAPHINE'S got a killer new book out - "STREET PLAYER-MY CHICAGO STORY" - A MUST READ FOR ANY FAN!
kritikkal 1 year ago
All of them were pretty good musicians. They had soul, a collective one if you like, and one each other. I think they wrote more history afterwards which, without any explanation, haven´t played it in here. I´ve seen Chicago live twice here in México and nothing from 21 or from Night and Day was performed in the 90's. Nevertheless, I think Chicago II is the greatest album of the band, I discover something new everytime I play it. Terry had a terrific voice we all miss. Greetings to all fans!
planeagain 1 year ago
Terry Kath is the greatest rock guitarist of ever - bar none. I agree it's a crime that Chicago is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. How can fans help them get nominated? Apparently the current system has failed to recognize the most progressive rock band of all time.
WGHelman 1 year ago
AHA! So Edward Van Halen wasn't the first to adapt double coil picks to a Fender. lol son of a bitch! It was Terry! This was 77 and Van Halen's first album was out in August 78. hmmmm
kevykev38 1 year ago 2
And they're not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?What a bunch of bullshit!
slicktiger28 1 year ago 3
@slicktiger28
they're not in the hall of fame!?!?!?! man, big fail!!!
jenller 1 year ago
this is old...too old in my opinion, now Chicago is better...Robert Lamm said that they now have the best line up
soundlikeFabian 1 year ago
@soundlikeFabian
If he said that he was stoned out of his fucking mind. How in the hell could anyone think what they have now is better than Terry Kath on guitar and Pete Cetera on bass?? Get a grip. If you think today's version is better than this you don't know Chicago my friend.
malterah1 1 year ago 2
@malterah1 I´m sorry but Jason Scheff is much better on bass than Cetera. Okay, Cetera is better on vocals, no doubt about that. You can see it from 2 perspectives
--> You like the "old" Chicago with Kath and Cetera
--> You like the "new", "modern" Chicago with Keith Howland Jason Scheff and Lou Pardini.
Both are good. In my opinion nowadays the musicians are better but it doesnt mean that the past Members are not good ;) (look at Dawayne)
soundlikeFabian 1 year ago
@soundlikeFabian dude, you're nuts!! Listen to Lowndown on 3. Cetera was a MONSTER on bass! Downbeat once said Cetera was the "heaviest" musician in the band.
palevine 1 year ago
@malterah1 It's not better my friend,However, if you are a musician or a music lover then you can appreciate "Passion" and even though no one will ever replace Terry you can appreciate the band playing on and believe me they sell out even now..without "PETER" and by the way .."i know alot of great bass players".....Get a grip...
JennaP46 1 year ago
@soundlikeFabian "Too old"? Yeah,sure,ok.
Chrisdrumz 1 year ago
Just too killer!!!
Youthinkyoucanplay 1 year ago
This is the real chicago!!!!original members,simply amazing one of the best bands of all the times
ganyi 1 year ago 3
they disco'd this one out a bit, fuckin a'!! groovin'
3chrds 1 year ago
The only way I can explain the phenom that is Terry Kath is to compare his guitar playing and singing to a lawless, bear of a man in the baddest muscle car riding down the road hitting everything and everyone in his way. After he flattens you out with his guitar playing he scrapes you off the pavement and takes you for the ride of your life with his voice. ROCK ON TERRY! Gracias Carlos por este gran ejemplo de nuestro Terry Se montó la gorda! Saludos Carina
carina2244 1 year ago
@carina2244 Excellent analogies. I was heavy into rock in the early-mid 70s and there is nothing that takes me back to those great high school days like Kath's Chicago. Not Zep, not Bowie, not Tull, not Floyd, not the Stones, although they were all great. There is something about this sound that defines those times for me.
whisky2roxy 1 year ago
second that
kyleertl 1 year ago
what a band they were!
skibluiz 1 year ago
i say the beatles are the best band ever... but ill also say this, terry kath was the baddest motherfucker who ever picked up a guitar.
fletch2240 1 year ago
That is absurd if they haven't been inducted.
ardnity 1 year ago
best band ever!!!!!
donnyjayw 1 year ago
I had no idea who these guys were until I saw them perform live at Universal Studios Orlando FL. They played an hour and a half after the Mardi Gras parade and the concert was included in park admission. Let me tell you that they rocked the place. What a blast that was. They are excellent musicians and put on a hell of a show even now in 2010. Amazing band.
Billncwllnc1 1 year ago 2
TWO WORDS TERRY KATH
hallmark45 1 year ago 31
Ladies and gentlemen....these are musicians.
UncleJeffreySpuds 1 year ago 17
@UncleJeffreySpuds HEY BROTHER,,YOU ONLY FORGOT 1 THING,,THESE ARE OLYMPIAN ATHLETE MUSICIANS!! :) :) :) GOD REST YOUR MERRY SOUL TERRY ALAN KATH!!!
EXTIQUE 4 months ago 3
rip Terry Kath
keysjf 1 year ago
Damn, this band's got all kinds of hits. I wish I could just write one good song to save my life.
MishuTaste 1 year ago
Love PC's bass in this.
TheSweetSpot52 1 year ago
@TheSweetSpot52 im playin bass for this at my school and yeah it does rock
whywhywhydude 1 year ago
@whywhywhydude
Way to go! I wish I did that kind of thing in school instead of pissing my time away and having to catch up later. Good luck with it. Liked your song you wrote, by the way.
TheSweetSpot52 1 year ago
WE MISS YOU TERRY 32 YEARS R I P
jba2323 1 year ago 2
The group was over fatigue but the group chemistry still persists.Still a great cut.
dannyLee3052 1 year ago
Go to any Karoake and listen to most amateurs sing and that is what most singers sound like without the technology use of Auto Tune.
Terry Kath and all Singers in the world didn't have that priviledge resourse to use because it was not invented yet.
NiagaraFalls4424 1 year ago 2
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At least Terry Kath didn't need Auto Tune and Lip Synching recorded sound like Singers today to make them sound way better than what they really are. He would still sound better stoned on drugs than most singers today without Auto Tune or Lip Synching recordings to cover up their real garbage vocals.
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NiagaraFalls4424 1 year ago
Crazy. This was only 3 months before Terry died.
tomaskalnoky 2 years ago
Love that WHA Chicago Cougar jersey TK is wearing, man what memories !!
badrogue66 2 years ago
Anyone...like terry for "make me smile", keep this song with him, and don´t play it with anybody else, that´s a big mistake.
rosaesala 2 years ago 2
Terry died as a result of accidentally shooting himself. The autopsy did find drugs and alcohol in his system. No doubt they played a part in what happened. A tragic accident, nothing else. It broke my heart in 1978 when it happened, I was a huge fan. Chicago was never the same.
chemcaj 2 years ago 40
@chemcaj A lot of us mourned that tragedy. THIS GROUP SHOULD BE IN CLEVELAND and I don`t mean geographically. What in the hell have they got to do to be recognized for the pioneering jazz/rock fusion group they were and the immense success and body of quality work. Are there any voters reading this?
pilesovinyl 1 year ago 2
@chemcaj too bad .ucked. drunk.
Trashfished 1 year ago
@chemcaj Yeah what a bummer. bizaar.
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RangRing68 10 months ago
@RangRing68 Not sure what you mean by "Peter C never returning to Chicago after Terry's suicide." Chicago recorded 6 more albums with Cetera, Chicago 17 being their biggest seller of all time WITH Cetera writing many of the songs. I agree Chicago as a raw edged band ended with Terry's death, Lamm has said he thought they should change the name of the band to something else because it was no longer "Chicago", but it's not factually correct to say Cetera never returned after Terry's suicide.
shelly1fan 2 months ago
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RangRing68 2 months ago
@chemcaj Peter Cetera's leaving and Danny Seraphine's getting fired caused Chicago's sound to suffer, but to me, the band Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Enough said!
JayBBluejay 6 months ago
@chemcaj Peter Cetera's leaving and Danny Seraphine's getting fired caused Chicago's sound to suffer,(I don't like many of Cetera's post-Chicago stuff-ex. Next Time I Fall), but to me, the band Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Enough said!
JayBBluejay 6 months ago 3
@chemcaj yeaaa,never the same.Kath what a singer writer player...unreal
dempsey981 6 months ago 12
The guitar solo by TK should be put in a lock box and not allowed to be played ever again!
waltonfan32 2 years ago 7
poor tk such a good man was it drug??
cathycastleton 2 years ago
dang the bass sounds so groovy lol
dillonrockband 2 years ago
Jimi Hendrix was a fan of terry Kath. Now I can see why.
fayette202 2 years ago 5
I remember hearing in a radio interview somewhere, and forget who was recounting the story but whomever was telling it said that after a show that Chicago did, that Hendrix came up to him and said, " that guitar player is a motherfucker". Can you imagine probably the greatest electric guitar player ever saying that about you?? Shows you good Terry Kath was and how much he impressed other guitarists. Sad day when he died thats for sure.
badrogue66 2 years ago
Your memory is pretty accurate - actually the story goes like this: Hendrix once told Chicago saxophonist Walter Parazaider "Your guitar player is better than me." The two guitarists knew each other, and when Hendrix took Chicago on tour, he reportedly jammed with Kath on stage.
fayette202 2 years ago
Yup thats the story, sorry I forgot some of the salient details, thanks for filling them in. Kath was the shit wasnt he??
badrogue66 2 years ago
Jake Reichbart plays a mean version of this song really worth checking out.
adazsweet 2 years ago 2
Super !
gorsergey 2 years ago 2
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The band seems really burnt out here compared with earlier performances of the same song.
jennebe27 2 years ago
I was thinking the exact same thing. So sad that shortly after this, Terry was gone.
sue44070 2 years ago
I agree, but this may have been an encore tune or late in the set, when everyone is tired. The group was evolving for years since Ballet was recorded. I think the oldies have to played to satisfy the audience, even if the guys are sick of them and want to use their energy for the new material.
dillwankster 2 years ago
@jennebe27... No, no.. THIS IS classic Chicago!
Korona41 2 years ago
We're playing this song in my Jazz/Rock band!
Rogan2311 2 years ago 3
LUCKY sonova! jazz band this year hasnt even started for me yet. I asked my teacher if we could do this and i think hes wanting to.
dillonrockband 2 years ago 5
2.08-wow
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago 2
I'm playing that part at 2:08 with alto sax in band. Actually I'm got the sax part to play.
Rogan2311 2 years ago
Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago
My Favorite Chicago tune. The lyrics, drum parts, guitar, feeling/intensity, ............the whole package. RIP Terry!
gpatigler 2 years ago 3
I agree with bluesnjazz123....THIS IS THE ONLY LINE-UP of CHICAGO!!! When you see them perform now....you're lucky to have maybe two original members. Lamm and Loughnane.
trumpetman514 2 years ago 5
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Pete was SO good on bass, Terry was Terry, Danny was SO damn good on drums, the horns were great, lamm, ... it was an allstar band. How the hell are they not in the hall of fame?
upyanuts 2 years ago
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upyanuts 2 years ago
Yeah, Right on! A KILLER performance~!!
rockitmanjohn 2 years ago 3
Chicago-LIVE!
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago 3
Lee Loughnane having a tough night. It happens. Great tune. Do we have the entire suite posted?
highlandsh 2 years ago
shot himself with a 9mm all fucked up after a party.
markrink 2 years ago
Terry Kath enjoyed target shooting and was a gun collector, so why he was fooling around like this and forfeited safety guidelines surprises everyone. Kath told a crew member that because the clip was not in the automatic pistol, there was no need to worry. When he pulled the cartridge out and put the gun to his head and fired, there was a round chambered but a 9mm safety mechanism prevented the round from firing. When he put the clip back in it re-engaged the round.
KarmicOmen 2 years ago
This shows the brilliance in arrangement for Chicago. The horns & Terry trade off playing rhythm & lead throughout the song, just incredible, flippin' genius. And Cetera's bass line is phenomenal. Great stuff.
DonGenarosDog 2 years ago 6
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW tERRY LOST HIS LIFE?
kevykev38 2 years ago
Terry shot himself with a gun buy accident
Afast78 2 years ago
what a way to go
65Dart 2 years ago
Do a search on Wikipedia to see the details.
Almost 32 and playing with guns.
DOPERS R DOPES...and are dangerous to society.
gettalifenow 2 years ago
Shot himself by accident showing off what was suppose to be a unloaded gun and he pulled the trigger to show it was empty and it wasnt. So sad
atp1962 2 years ago 3
This is Chicago's best line-up, Kath, Cetera, Lamm
THIS IS CHICAGO!!
swabbles808 2 years ago 37
Unless you're into post-70's drivel, this is THE ONLY line-up of Chicago!
blueznjazz123 2 years ago 2
yeah, but jason sheff is good...not nearly as good as cetera though. I miss Kath!!!!!!!!!!
ragnargrimnar 2 years ago
@swabbles808 I completely agree.... THIS IS THE ONLY CHICAGO WE MUST REMEMBER... all the other stuff is just a collateral "Popisch" sugar for tea. There is only one Chicago which was almost Progressive Rock oriented... and that is this one. My best regards and I hope one day, they reconsider to meet Danny and Peter to play good old days.
jgongora13 1 year ago 2
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keith howland is by far the worst professional guitarist ive EVER seen. atleast dawayne bailey n chris pinnick, dacus, could actually play, thats all ive got say about that guy.
upyanuts 2 years ago
He's not great, but he's not that bad.
TerryKathLives 2 years ago
keith howland is great and if you like dawayne ( speed demon ) then that's ok, but he just did not fit the band, the solos have to be played to understand and note for note for the older fans. i'm sure they will agree, so to me to me when dwayne played a solo was ok until he went and tried to play fast just messed up the song.
aldamahope 2 years ago