Chicago - "25 or 6 to 4" - 1970 - Terry Kath Guitar Solo - HQ Sound

[Nichols412]

Thats not Cetara is it?

[kenoz71]

@Nichols412 Yes it is Cetera

[Nichols412]

@kenoz71 wow he looks alot different. why on earth did he go from such a great rock and roll band to some of the gayest music in the world. such a sellout. I saw chicago perform live a couple years ago and their bass player sang lead on this song, it sounded just like cetera. No terry cath solo though. what a waste.

[nhoner]

Was there anything Kath couldn't do on guitar? What a monster player.

[elderthewelder]

NICE!!!!!

[boeingtrijet]

Terry Kath was the original "Hair Guitar"

[Richardoctavio]

Buenísimo. LO escuché cietos de veces.

[ceugenewheeler]

THIS is raw goodness! This is how it was,for real!!

[ceugenewheeler]

@ceugenewheeler Terry had it,by the balls! I was very influenced by his taste,to lay back,in this band ,that he did so tasty!

[joepangelo]

I saw Danny at the Chicago Drum Show a few years ago and I asked him about playing with Terry. That was such a cool moment for me, especially when he said that Terry was probably smiling down on us cuz I took the time to remember him that day. I shook Danny's hand twice that day (hoping some of the drumming magic would rub off), but I like to think that the second time was Terry shaking my hand through Danny. Thanks TK.

[kenoz71]

@joepangelo Very Cool

[LegalizeCrlme]

Kath >

[nicknspenser]

Terry Kath.  Wow.

[gary99099]

Real Chicago, before they became a chick band. Ah for the good 'ol days.

[nachjagger33]

nobody sing like Peter Ctera....

[LLB61959]

Should I try to do some more???....question of the decade

[euqip]

Could those who made the "100 Greatest Guitarist" list at Rolling Stone please tell me what guitar skill(s)Terry Kath did not have which left him off this list. The best guitarist of his day thought that he was a great guitarist.

[TheMonkIsMad]

Even until today, it still hurts so bad; I miss you, my friend. RIP and I'll see you on the other side. : (

[blydo505]

3 dislikes? maybe those 3 should go back to their play rooms and listen to their Justin Beiber cd's

[Nichols412]

@blydo505 almost every vid i see has a bieber comment. im not a fan, but hes got alot of talent, just because you dont like the genre of music that he plays doesnt mean he dont deserve credit for his talent. He didnt become a multi millionaire by being stupid.

[sheddski]

TERRY KATH PUT THE WAWAWA IN JIMMIE HENDRIX AFTER JIMMIE SAW HIM HE HAD ALL KIND OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WAWA SOUND TERRY WAS DOING AND JIMMIE STARTED LEANING IT TOO

[RedSoxFan4eva1000]

To all the people born after 1980...THIS IS HOW ITS DONE!!! This will never, ever fade away! This is my music!!! my all time favorite Chicago 1967-???

[geltier]

Great video! Nice to see these guys at their best. I just finished reading Danny Seraphines book on this band. I guess they were not as innocent as people thought! James Pankow was a drunk, Robert Lamm was a coke head. Unreal! If you love this band than you MUST read Street Player by Danny. What an eye opener!

[drumsyeah]

@geltier I just read that book yesterday....I literally could not put it down.....terrific insight to the band in the early years........and, for that matter up until 1990......

[fairlyfastfreddie1]

@geltier Drunks?  Coke head? What a surprise.

[kenoz71]

WOW...I just discovered Terry Kath....had no idea

[zachisaniceperson]

@kenoz71 Now U Know How I Feel! How Could People Hide This Amazing Talent From Us?!?!?!

[huck229]

Terry was the heart and soul of this band...I was a little kid and all the older neighbor kids had the Chicago records. Great stuff. People forget just how cool this band was in the early days. Wow!

[evelynagudo]

Mr Terry Kath,Just Brilliant!

[fletch2240]

forget those lists... jimi hendrix saw this guy and said..  " i am good man, but that cat blows me away" nough said

[wink89815]

Terry Kath=Beast!

[minddredge]

325 to 340 wow

[minddredge]

holy crap best version of this song ever kath is on fire

[frankjluera]

I was 16, me and my GF Patti went to the Arie Crown Theartre in Chicago to see the band Chicago. It was my very first concert. Watching this video brings back some very special memories. 35 plus years later I still love this band and their music. Without a doubt the most underappreciated American band ever! Watching Chicago in this video you can grasp just how fricking AMAZING they were!! Thanks for the awespome post. Hope you're doing well Patti...

[excelerater]

what they asked JIMI who he thought was the greatest Jimi says KATH

[zachisaniceperson]

@excelerater Jimi also loved Billy Gibbons, Randy California, and Phil Keaggy.

[chickpeainspace]

one of the best guitarplayer and one of the warmest voices in pophistorie,i love terry kath..

[PNWgroove]

Nobody Chicago has had on lead guitar has been able to come close to Terry Kath. They can't even copy his solos, much less come up with something as inovative on their own. Chicago simply became a commercial pop band after his untimely passing. Tris is good but does not have the energy or inovation of Danny in the early years. They were my favorite band for about 8 years. It makes me said when I think about what they have become.

[maxxrocket]

Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist???....Terry

[nomoonprty]

amazing that this group has always been at their best vocally and musically, playing live. Always outstanding brass, and voices that's harmonies changed the current music trend. There hasn't been or will ever be never be a jazz / rock band like them. So glad I had a chance to see them in their early years in Schaumburg, IL. Great morries. Man, we used to have a blast at Beginnings. It seems so long ago, and there was nothing to compare to the greatest band Thank god they are ageless.

[alraune6666]

T.Kath, one of the greatest !

[deanoguitartech]

i have always really liked this lead it pretty much everywhere but it works.... R I P Terry Kath

[Johncroce1]

100 greatest guitarist..No Alvin Lee, Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Richie Blackmore, Total B.S. The judges never heard the 70's..

[SSShops]

Terry was incredible... he really set the pace for modern day guitar players.

[TheBrowngab]

now that I found these guys I must do some research on these Chicago albums, I prefer older music. Can anyone tell me the names of the best albums, your favorites old and new sure sure would be appriciated.

wow could Terry play

[zachisaniceperson]

@TheBrowngab chicago transit authority, chicago 2, and chicago 3 are my favs. jimi hendrixs 'are you experienced', blind faiths self titled album, 'exile on main street' by the rolling stones, 'hotel california' by the eagles, check out the song '30 days in the hole' or 'hot and nasty' by humble pie, 'abbey road' from the beatles, led zeppelin 1, 2, 3, 4, 'cricklewood green' by ten years after, and a modern thing 'brothers' by the black keys.

[wentkat]

@TheBrowngab The first four or five Chicago albums (before Terry Kath's death) are great!

[TheBrowngab]

WOW just incredible, I always thought Chicago was girls music lol when the wife asked if I could play some. Ha I laughed said sure and put some on. Next thing I'm thinking wtf this is smokin good, I always loved good playing, someone who can rock an instrument and man Terry rocks huge I'm blown away that he's getting notes and sounds great.

To bad he's passed on as it would have been cool to see how far his talent would have gone.

Hopefully he's still playing up in heaven passing on his talents

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥ .

[beableish]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

[kybluewhite]

Love it!

[roysuomki]

This is 1970?...no one was playing like that in 1970....not that I remember. That is why Hendrix told one of the horn players in Chicago that he thought Kath was amazing. I think Terry Kath was ahead of his time. I think that because the band was so horn focused, and because they went off into ballads mostly in the mid 70's, his guitar playing never got it's due.

He left us too soon! Thank you Terry Kath.

[BalladOfThinMan]

This is beautiful work! I'm in awe!

[BalladOfThinMan]

I agree, duffbrainard. Andy Summers not on there, either.

[departurestall]

When Terry went off on a tear with his guitar, nobody even comes close!!!!!

[hammer44head]

Terry Kath shredding,aint nobody in his league,not then or now.

[1i1feat]

Terry was the gas in Chicago's engine!!

[dollylw]

Thank you so much for remastering this. I favored this in the one where 1st 2 min were messed up. Terry Kath, you'4e the man. RIP

[Tenwhiskers]

great job!!

[tornmask1]

my favorite song in the Whole Wide World "25 or 6 to 4"! Original CHiCAgO RoCK Group 4EVeR! thank u "henrygreen0203" for load'n this AWESOMEOUS CHiCAgO video, Cheers! x0]

[wangchungjr]

hey duffbrainard...didnt jimi hendrix say that terry kath was better than him.  i remember hearing that somewhere

[Bolinbabe]

IMHO, this band should have packed it up after Terry died because he was the heart and soul of Chicago. What an amazing, blazing guitarist (and vocalist).

[journey46]

@Bolinbabe yep, except kath dug them and loved them so much.

[MyNameisReece]

"Look guys this guitar isnt even loaded"

[rockinredneck57]

@MyNameisReece Not funny.

[MyNameisReece]

@rockinredneck57 it wasnt meant to be......."he blew everyone away with his playing" lighten up

[LuckyLeBone]

To all. For what its worth? A far better,fairer and more sensible list, is "GIBSON's 50 Greatest Guitarists of all time" Though I dont agree with it totally either. Its more realistic than RS's.

[69superposition]

what an awesome performance. gives me goose bumps.

[genie44420]

Smiling,I LOVE CHICAGO!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!! AWESOME!!!

[Daltonalex25]

lol, when i heard them on radio i always thought of guys dressed in white coats and red ties. damn i was wrong.

[H1wyStr]

Great to see some early live footage of the best damn geetar player on the planet! I LOVE me some Terry Kath. My all-time favorite.

[anneallman1]

I am a musician because of Terry Kath and Danny Seraphine. Oh, and the rest of Chicago was "instrumental" in helping me decide, too. Thanks to one and all for all the great music. Terry shouldn't just be ON the list of great guitarists, he should be AT THE TOP. We do this song at every gig and I love the looks on people's faces when they see this old white chick (me) playing the living hell out of this solo. What a damned shame that Terry isn't with us. Rest in peace, sir.

[evelynagudo]

Mr Terry Kath Was Really Phenominal!

[bsharpinLondon]

This is proof that Terry was the best player nobody has ever heard of. That Rolling Stone list is a joke. A bit surprising when you look at the team of judges though. Willie Nelson and Joni Mitchel are on the list. r u kidding me? Robert Johnson, Dicky Bets and Fripp don't even make the top 60. Who really believes that Zappa was better than Buddy Guy? Keith Richards at number 4 is laughable. Any decent bar band that covers the Stones likely has a better guitarist

[wentkat]

@bsharpinLondon Zappa was quoted many times as saying he didn't think he (himself) was a very good guitarist! I agree completely - for Terry Kath not to be on the list and Robert Fripp being low on the list is absurd. RS and other critics make their picks based on their own personal tastes, not on talent/ability or innovation.

[omygato23]

I hope Terry is teaching the angels how to rock..LOL

[CrappyApple001]

What a great friggin jam! They dont make music like this anymore ....

[Denlig27]

Solo Terry ... fique !!

[skoaltiger]

Terry was one of the best ever till now period

[glenrich84]

This video is a controlled substance. Im gettin high

[19ARSENAL100]

1 DISLIKE ERR HELLO!!!!!!! How can you be serious man!!!

[kamala2111]

Kath not a top 100 all time guitarist WTF!

[goldsmithstudent]

ladies and Gents the Master!!!

[tgigunner]

Man they were so young.. kath kicked ass !!

[Danielwalkr]

am amazed.... in that same Rolling Stones poll no Alex Lifeson

[BaddDaddi]

Terry was one of the best guitar slingers of his time. He was an inspiration and it's because of players like Terry kath, Jimi Hendrix, Tommy Bolan that I have a career and still travel the world performing music that is part of their legacy.

[duffbrainard]

Just got done reading Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists article and no mention of Terry Kath. Mike Campbell, George Harrison, Angus Young better than Kath? Harumph! They did give proper credit to Mick Taylor though... so that's sorta cool. I dunno, those lists are bullshit really.

[mfbinc]

@duffbrainard no terry kath invalidates the whole list.....

[juliaz12345]

@duffbrainard I know. Even Jimi Hendicks was impressed with him. That has to mean something.

[cootaloot]

@juliaz12345 I've read that Jimi Hendrix also liked his playing

[LesKern]

@duffbrainard Shame on RS for putting out an 8th grade look at guitarists. Wouldn't it have been better to have a list of the most INFLUENTIAL guitarists rather than a "best" list? Idiots. Kath was an amazing guitarist, and inspired countless people, including me.

[Adequates63]

@LesKern Who reads RS anymore? If it were not for Matt Taibi, they would be fishwrapper! People forget Terry Kath, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and the like. They simply know no better.

[Adequates63]

@duffbrainard The lists are total bullshit, just a Popularity contest based on the knowledge of the General Population.....LOL! A population that voted for GW twice!

[spacepatrolman]

@duffbrainard Johnny winter is in it but he should have been number 1 he blew led zeppelin off the stage at newport

[wheatonna]

@duffbrainard Yeah if you needed any further proof that those R.S. lists are bullshit, now you have it. Kath not in the top 100. Idiots. Recently they did 100 best Dylan songs and they forgot "Chimes of Freedom". And so on.

[MOSKII58]

@wheatonna not only is kath not in the top 100 but they still have not inducted this historic band into their ridiculous hall of fame..

[SaxopwnJazzCombo]

@duffbrainard Well Chicago is the 2nd most successful american rock band behind the Beach Boys but music critics hate them cause they never really 'celebritized' their music.

[TtownJim]

@duffbrainard U are absolutely right. Just send them this video. He could play guitar and bass, and sing. They and BSW were groundbreakers in giving the horns a voice while still maintaining a unique mix of rock and vocals. They should be in the Rock HOF but I ain't holding my breath since the RHOF is pretty screwed up. Great memories of Chicago.

[tornmask1]

@TtownJim : that joint of ppl shud had already retired frm vote'n cuz they don't knw wat-tha heck their do'n! cheers to all CHiCAgO rock group lovers!

[huskerspew]

@duffbrainard Agreed, those list are complete bullshit. Hendrix is quoted as saying Kath is one of his favorite guitarists. Those who know and understand music know Terry Kath was a brilliant guitarist.

[revup67]

@duffbrainard your comments just go to prove it's a trash rag. Mike Campbell is simply incredible. Did they include such greats as Robben Ford, Uli Roth, and George Kooyman of Golden Earring? Doubtful.

[chadwix]

@duffbrainard Can't believe the Rolling Stone no more. Glenn Buxton was missing this time too.



[SeattleLA]

@duffbrainard Yes, I could not believe that travesty, plus the great Steve Howe was not on it either.

[FlixMaker64]

@duffbrainard What's wrong with Angus Young? One of the greatest straight up rock guitarist of all time!

[davydrums1]

@duffbrainard I gave up on RS when the 100 Rock Vocalists List left off Freddie Mercury.Everyone is entitled to Their opinion,But to leave these 2 off is insane.

[teegeemedia]

@duffbrainard Yeah BS for sure.

[spintunezz]

@duffbrainard YOU ARE SO RIGHT BROTHER!!

[cutis1000]

Terrific. Thank you for uploading. Terry Kath is on fire!

[Tripleggg1959]

41 years later it still kicks butt!!

[WilliamRayWalters]

Chicago before they morphed into something different, something worse.

[paddie3535]

damn good stuff

[metamorphosis67]

This incredible progressive jazz-rock band turning into the sappy pop group Chicago of the 80s & 90s would be like Jimi Hendrix turning into Lionel Ritchie ! It's like anything & everything that mattered, both musically & spiritually got sucked out of the band & sent to another planet & all that was left was pablum. Whereas before their uncompromising music lifted up millions with them to a higher level, later, by pandering they made sure everyone stayed at a retarded infant level.

[47viviane]

@metamorphosis67 I totally agree! BTW you might want to switch to Colloseum LIVE, much the same venue as this one "prog jazz-rock" (but you most certainly already know that.......)

[metamorphosis67]

@47viviane Yeah, Colosseum with Dick Heckstall-Smith who played many horns at once, Roland Kirk style. Great band. Zappa was a fan of Heckstall-Smith & jammed with Colosseum in Europe. I also like Colosseum II where they had Gary Moore on guitar playing in the 70s fusion style, best stuff Moore ever played. I exchanged e-mails with Jon Hiseman, the drummer a few years ago. I don't remember how we got onto the topic of beers but he told me that his favorite beer was Peroni Nastro Azzuro.

[kamala2111]

Kath was the man.

[pinchetico]

@kamala2111 Terry Kath IS the man!!!!

[pinchetico]

@kamala2111 Terry Kath IS the man!!!!

he never died!!!!!!!!

[amerocker]

Incredible! Thank you, henrygreen0203!

[cspaikido]

I love this performance. Thanks for the upload of this with the improved sound and video.

[mari66101]

Thanks so much for this upload. Love this band,I was too young to have seen them with all the original guys back in 1970. This video is the next best thing.

[tobitto1]

素晴らしい！



[drumbs]

TERRY KATH GAVE IT ALL ON EVERY NOTE HE EVER PLAYED. !

LUCKY WE HAVE VIDEOS AND MUSIC LIKE THIS TO RELIVE!!

MONSTER BAND......

[Montery12]

Lamm explained on The Chris Isaak Hour: "I was living with a bunch of hippies up above Sunset Strip. I wanted to try to describe the process of writing the song that I was writing. " So, 'waiting for the break of day, searching for something to say, flashing lights against the sky' - there was a neon sign across the city. That song came from the fact that it was 25 or 6 to 4am in the morning.

[ConspiracyGuy1]

Jimi Hendrix once told Terry he was a great guitar player. That says something.

[muhhuh2]

Oh, the horns!  Oh, Terry! Amazing music!~

[Guitaristcj84]

You, terry kath, are god

[TheLamboGuy101]

It's like he never wanted my pants to be clean.

[40kcheese]

Pure genius

[Prestostark]

Great piece of music history. Thanks for posting. One of the greatest performing bands ever, as far as talent goes.

[honkyxadonis]

why haven't i heard of this guy till today!

[LesKern]

holy crap what an incredible solo.

[fedex727rj]

Thumbs up if Terry Kath reminds you of cousin IT...????.

[boxlore69]

I saw Chicago 3 times in Toronto between 1970 and 1977. Except for maybe Santana, I never felt such energy like that genearted by Chicago. They were exceptional

[baldy5027]

@boxlore69 i saw them in 01 and 05 they still rock! wish i was around to see kath though

[boxlore69]

@baldy5027

Please remember, I wasn't there to see just TK .

Chicago was a great band that brought us all closer together. Terry was a great guitarist, but the whole band was phenominal....don't forget Peter Cetera....he was a driving force for the group, but also a great bass player. I remember the time in '73 or '74 the "warm-up group" was BTO....not bad for an evening concert.

[YaleRoth]

seriously Terry Kath was ahead of his time...him and Hendrix.

[glowaves]

Incredible!

[terrykaren]

TERRY ROCKS!!!!

[hotsoupism]

(Almost) No one can touch Terry

[eruptionmat]

Hope this concert gets an official release one day soon. RIP Terry.

[CesarMill498]

awesome indeed! They sound great live.

[marmont48]

Awesome footage! Again! Thanks!

[letate59]

I concur with jakobole. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[jakobole]

Damn! Thanx for this video. Finally! Nice to hear a good qual. recording of this tune with a smokin' TK!

[fernandocucumber]

Thanks for the great post, Henry!

[MiGrm9]

This is a nice clean video. Much better than the others I've seen on youtube. TK rocks the guitar like no other!