Chicago - Terry Kath - "A Song For Richard And His Friends"

PLEASE NOTE: Video quality is poor. I just wanted to share this Terry's amazing performance. Enjoy!

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[MoGreensEye]

Thanks Juan. Is this the same show Chicago released a few years ago as a 2 cd set?

[juantoletemex]

Nop. "Live in Japan" 2 CD set was recorded in Osaka. It's the same Japanese tour (june 1972), with almost the same setlist. Saludos!

[MoGreensEye]

Great Kath. Sniveling lyrics. Tokyo 1972?

[juantoletemex]

Yes, my friend.

[StanBennet]

Today, people pay to see Chicago. If Terry Kath was still alive, people would kill to see

Chicago.

[WrestlingHeretic]

"Hey, now, would you go away? We're so tired of the things that you say...."

Yeah, this song occurred to me more than once during the 2001-2009 period.

[jhnstn1]

@WrestlingHeretic Without this turning into a pointless political argument what specific liberties did they curtail? How about we call it even and blame it on Bush, :>)

[WrestlingHeretic]

@jhnstn1

Oh yeah. You never DID answer my question. How has Obama curtailed civil liberties?

[WrestlingHeretic]

@KJEllwein

And yet, the song remains a criticism of the face of the hard right in its day. George W. Bush has more in common with Nixon than Obama ever could.  As for Obama being a pathological liar, well, what can I say? You know how "they" are. Right?

[KJEllwein]

@WrestlingHeretic I think of this song every time I hear the pathological liar Obama speak.

[cutewittykath]

We miss you Terry

[jhnstn1]

@WrestlingHeretic My feelings since 2008 my friend. :>)

[lavkod1]

@OdeToNecrophilia

Seems like you don't have the slightest idea whatsoever, but Hendrix himself said about Kath, that he considers him to be better than himself!

[BeckyPoC]

I'm a big fan of old-time Chicago and hadn't seen this. It reminds me a lot of "Space" at Grateful Dead shows - not the best thing to listen to, but the guitarist is enjoying creating those sounds. Robert Lamm was such a great songwriter, too.

[BeckyPoC]

@alvarprocesstech, actually it was about Richard Nixon.

[5150jordan5150]

@OdeToNecrophilia actually, Hendrix was a Kath wannabe. The Chicago instrumental "free form guitar"...much like this, inspired Jimi to do more random things, like in the Machine Gun solo....which is basically like this. And hey, skillwise, Terry blew Jimi out of the water.

[alvarprocesstech]

Cool tune. I used to live in Chicago in the '90's . They must be referring to the corrupt Richard M or Richard J Daley and their cronies that claim 'Chicago Works' . IMHO chicago is a shithole and I wouldn't live there for any amount of money. Rich or poor , I wouldn't want to be there if the shit finally goes down.  No wonder these guys all decided to leave and go and live in California which is possibly marginally better.

[cheleguapo]

I wonder what Frank Zappa would have had to say about Terry Kath.

[libralady1010]

@4858mf Very well put and sadly...a truthful post. The Hope and Change Gang has turned into the Gang who not only couldn't shoot straight but can't count our change-as in money! Behaving like irresponsible teenagers with a credit card...and they're all going bat-shit insane with it!

[SharingonMadara]

@okpatriot well then you do not see the piont of terry kaths long hard work trying to create a new style of thinking when it comes to the guitar, the innovative result and the effect it had on music. Jimi hendrix too, put effort into doing the exact same thing. But if it is garbage.....

[okpatriot]

This hurt my ears, on the lowest volume...yuk!! This guitar solo does not count as music, IMO. Do not care for Jimmy Hendrix style of guitar playing.

His solos/singing is good, but he has his good and bad days at singing, just like the other memebers of Chicago, or any band for that matter.

[okpatriot]

Yuk!!! First time I heard this garbage!! Do not care for Long drawn out guitar solos, especially when they sound terrible!!

I love Chicago...they are my favorite band!!

[pilesovinyl]

@StanBennet Agreed, and sadly despite 4 decades of success and hits, pioneering the jazz/rock fusion movement and featuring some of the greatest instrumentalists of the past 3 decades they have been ignored by the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Oh we can induct the Stooges and Abba, but not Chicago. WTF

[offroad77]

Hey Juan - thanks for posting this performance. This is true raw Chicago talent and emotion. And of course - the creative genious of the late great Terry Kath! And the heartfelt song writing and creativity of Robert Lamm.

[rucb1alum]

Wow...can't get away from trolls here either.

[miamigroove]

is there a better quality post of this? this is genius

[jhnstn1]

What civil liberties did they curtail?

[WrestlingHeretic]

Bush and Nixon comparably abused their power by curtailing civil liberties. That's what prompted my comparison.

How has Obama curtailed civil liberties?