I saw them live this summer. What a gift to he able to see them play. They are truly awesome.

Lady, Lorilei, and Suite Madame Blue. Dennis is a legit musical genius

Greg Kihn. That name takes me back. I caught his act in a San Francisco night club. Genuine. That's how I remember him..Greg, I hope to see and hear you singing in eternity, bro.

Lou is still the best

I think Rundgren may be a little on the "Autism Spectrum", but that's not a bad thing to be

Too bad mark can't get thru to his band mates...Eric Carmen(rip) got back for a reunion in the RASPBERRIES. Life is too short for their shit, do it for the fans n record new material. LIFE IS TOO SHORT BOYS

Not a fan of lenoid and friends. Chicago is still playing music. I’d rather listen to them.

Ted looks like a crazed maga person in the thumbnail.

Great group of interviews. My only comment to Peter is that at least to the audience of Chicago, you DID get lots of recognition! I have so many live concerts (released and bootleg) where the band is many times acknowledging you and your singing and bass playing to the crowd. Check out the Carnegie Hall performance: Terry praises you, as you go into a great lead vocal (one of your best) which no one has mentioned: "Question '67 and '68".

Even Kelly or any singers voice can't hold up night after night. Singers are still human.

I've seen Chicago twice in the last 2 years. And I thought they were great. I've also seen jason scheff with his different bands and thought he was great

Thanks for this mashup of those interviews, John. I’ve listened to each one of these several times over the years and loved each.

I love how they all seem protective of Kusenia. She is a true gem.

Does anyone thank Donnie Dacus for being the sacrificial Lamm as the guitar player replacing Terry Kath (see what I did there?)?

They should gather up all the former members and make a "counter" documentary detailing their version of their time as members in the band.

David Foster broke up the band. If it wasn’t for him Peter would still be in Chicago.

I'm a big Peter Cetera fan so I always sort of held it against his "replacement", Jason. However, I've come around to like Jason because in his interviews he's always humble and down-to-Earth. Bill Champlin, on the other hand, always comes across as very arrogant in his interviews regarding Chicago. He gives off the impression that he was doing them a FAVOR by being a member of the band. He had some valuable contributions to Chicago's late 80s/early 90s success, but he just comes off as too self-important to me. I find it distasteful.

Jeff Coffey and Pardini were the best iteration of the post Cetera \ Kath Chicago era. They were as true to the nuances of the original sound, style and inflections of Kath and Cetera. Champlin never met a Kath vocal he didn’t butcher, especially on Make Me Smile. 🤮. Cetera not performing with the group at the HOF ceremony was unforgivable. His “once your divorced you don’t get back together” reasoning is lame. Even divorced couples can stomach being together for one night for their kids (the fans in this case!)

These guys average a 20 year tenure with the band, a band that has lasted over 50 years. A tenor is like an athlete - your voice only lasts so long in top form, with some lasting longer than others. At some point you just have to feel lucky for the years you have/had and move on to a new life adventure. Sometimes politics and differing goals force people to part ways before the voice goes. All these guys made some good music. They made some good money, and they all have a legacy.

Another great video, John.

Wow what a coup John! Learned so much about bands and life absorbing Chicago stories...can't expect bands to go on forever then again you wonder would they go back if they coule. Scheff took it as far as he could...

Cook With Fire was the first Heart song I experienced live in 1978 at the Pontiac Silverdome. The drum intro I'll never forget. The song and experience blew me away. At the beginning of the drum intro intro, there were also flash explosions behind the two side drummers Howard and Steven leading into the guitar intro with Roger. And the multicolored step platform for the drums with flashing lights and then Ann's voice and a magnificent drum solo at the end. It was an overwhelming experience for me that I'll never forget. I wrote my English composition on it. The English teacher said write about something you are interested in and music, Heart and that concert was my focus. So thank you to Mike Fisher, the Magic Man, for his influence on that that experience.

Lou Gramm is the real voice of Foreigner. A lot of bands touring with no original members. If you're a covet band, then advertise yourself thusly.

THEY ARE PHENOMENAL!

I'm going to see Lou this Saturday in Warren, Ohio. And then a couple of weeks later, in Erie. PA looking forward to that.

Got about 30 or so FZ albums. May I assume I kinda like his music? 😅

Jason's always been a class act!

You know Peter, I've never heard Robert Lamm whining like this, even though he wrote 75% of Chicago's music! Sheesh, if anyone should get recognition it's him!

This was great. What a cool behind the scenes perspective. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

always liked Chicago.

Lou is honest and straight up

John, this was a really great segment. Thank you for putting this together, we love Chicago-period. As far as Neal is concerned, he is AMAZING! He has been our favorite singer of those songs since. zPetrr left. His range is just incredible and has been a pleasant surprise.🙏🏻🎧

Chicago was an 'albums band' when I followed them. They had hit singles but it was the albums that drew me In. They were a bit like Heart in that sense, on a longer time scale. Some things had changed by the early 80s and it was clear it was more about having hit singles, "market realities." 4/28/76, Chicago in Roanoke, my first big time concert exp. Before that it had been Looking Glass, in a bar in Cheraw SC.

Donnie Dacus was definitely a strong tenor singer as well. He sang kinda like Billy Joel. Check out: "Take a Chance" "Ain't It Time" "Must Have Been Crazy" and my favorite- "Paradise Alley". I wish that he could have stayed in the band a bit longer.

I miss Bill and Jason being in the band. I have stopped going to see them live when Bill was gone.

I spent a lot of time in Croton-on-Hudson in the early 70's.

Love this band. Wish they would cover Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You.

You're the only interviewer that I'm aware of on KZbin who asked that question. Graham receives it well, if pragmatically cagey. Yet when it came to 10cc Mk II Eric and Graham held it together and that is a significant chapter. You also have to wonder what Graham thought when Eric worked with McCartney, although its probably not a suitable question here. I'd heard that Eric wanted to produce the album but Paul didn't. No one in the original 10cc band was a slouch. Their combined artistic credentials went on and on, although Eric has been retired for years.

Love the honest “opinions” of these guys! Speaks volumes of the dynamics of that group and the control that the originals still exert. At these point, we’ve got the discography. The live shows are OK if you’re into seeing a similar set list year to year. Thanks John!

Y'all are all class acts we have been blessed by all of the talent that has done vocals with Chicago , good gravy what a bunch of great talented singers.

One aspect most people forget is that a band is actually a corporation formed to create a product to sell be it a recording or a live performance. Like other corporations, people come in, make a contribution, then they leave. The corporation will exist until such time the management (or stakeholders) decide to end it. Granted, there are times in the lifecycle when certain members of the band have a certain chemestry that yields substantial revenues (like Champlin's reference to the Foster era). Though the consumer (listener/fan) wants to cryogenically lock that period, it is impossible. Tastes change, trends change, people change. The recordings are the legacy of that period of time. Enjoy the recordings. But you cn't expect the same people to perform the same arrangements for 20+ years without being tired and artistically stale.

I used to love the group. I've seen them live around a half dozen times. I refuse to go anymore now that they have become a revolving door cover band. Yes, I know other bands have done the same thing. I won't go see them, either. I want to remember Chicago as what they used to be, before they purged so many long-timers.

Peter Cetera called that documentary 👉 A CROCKEMETARY 😂😂😂😂😂

Thanks John!!!!!

Thanks for posting, John. I’ve loved Chicago since I was a young teen, ‘69. They played in our town as they were touring many college campuses, here in Pennsylvania. It’s good that you made a compilation of the older interviews with Bill, Jason, Jeff & Neil. All fantastic vocalists & musicians.

Chicago is awesome, full stop!!!

They record most of their music in Ukraine.

They don't seem to me to be Russian at all, that's an insult. They are Ukrainian. Yes. they speak Russian the same way we speak English but we are not British.

It's a shame Jeff Coffey didn't stay longer but I understand his reasons, but I thought he was the best post-Cetera singer. On a side note, I've seen alot of clips recently without Robert Lamm onstage!

I LOVE YOU JOSEPH❤❤❤Y SOY LEPPARDIANA TAMBIEN.