Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 [GEN Z REACTION]

[@jasonremy1627]

Robert Lamm is the organ player, he does sing lead, but not on this song. The lead vocals on this one is Peter Cetera, the bassist. The guitarist, Terry Kath also does lead vocals sometimes too.

[@stevenseul361]

Make Me Smile, Colour My World, Terry. Saturday in the Park, Does Anyone Really Know What Time it is. Robert Lamm.

[@nancymjohnson]

All sing lead at some point. Seen them dozens of times.

[@craigw1911]

Trumpet player Lee Loughnane got his first lead vocal appearance on the Terry Kath written "Song Of The Evergreens" on Chicago VII. Trombone player James Pankow sang lead on "You Are On My Mind" on Chicago X and "Till The End Of Time" on Chicago XI.

[@jwoodjapan]

Chicago is famous for their horns but anyone who listens to them at all knows that Terry Kath was the soul of the band. His untimely passing really tore a hole in their music for me as they then drifted off into featuring soft pop ballads.

[@stevenseul361]

and Heart

[@laurenval2370]

Miss Terry immensely!❤😢

[@jasonremy1627]

The horn section is a permanent part of the band. They actually are the longest serving members of the band by now.

[@stevenseul361]

Robert Lamm too

[@garysteinert8040]

Possibly greatest guitar solo ever recorded.

[@jasonremy1627]

One of the greatest live performances of one of the greatest songs! This is a great band, especially this era of the band!

[@captainsatellite2112]

Cetera sang this with a clenched jaw because it had been wired shut 6 months prior. Per Peter, he was at a baseball game and some guys jumped him because of his long hair. Spent a few days in the hospital.

[@Chiari_Queen_T]

His jaw was actually wired when he recorded the studio version of this song. I don't really care for him much, but I've got to give credit for that!!!!!

[@5ft15jodi]

Peter Cetera is singing lead on this one. As for the sound during the guitar solo…A wah-wah pedal, or simply wah pedal, is a type of effects pedal designed for electric guitar that alters the timbre of the input signal to create a distinctive sound, mimicking the human voice saying the onomatopoeic name "wah-wah".

[@rebeccalipps23]

I never tire of watching this performance. I adore this era of Chicago with Terry on guitar & The Tower of Power horn section.

[@jameshartshorn377]

One of the top five greatest guitar solos of all time.

[@chickmcgee1000]

They’re not underrated, time just has a way of letting the present obscure the past.

[@davidpaxton3590]

They are underrated and under appreciated.

[@mateostaplez7497]

Terry Kath's solo on the studio version is even more unbelievable. When Jimi Hendrix was asked "What's it like being the best guitar player in the world?" He replied "I don't know. You need to ask that guitar player from Chicago." Try out the live version of Questions #67 & 68.

[@patrickmcevoy5080]

The horns are an important part of their sound, and the trombonist, James Pankow, wrote a lot of their songs, including several of their biggest hits. He was also the principle arranger of the horn parts.

[@stevenseul361]

Thank You for turning this around so quick and I'm glad you liked it. Terry is one of the most underrated guitarists. Terry was the Heart and Soul of Chicago he had an accidental shooting in 1978. Drugs and guns don't mix. So Sohum anything before 1978 always check out.

[@Sohum]

Terry's performance in this was masterful, the pleasure was all mine!

[@stevenseul361]

@@Sohum I hoped you'd like it ❤

[@thekingcobra63]

Peter Cetera is the bass player and lead singer

[@grahamreed8774]

In the 70s I bought this single and album. This was known as Brass Rock (not horn rock) and they and Blood Sweat and Tears were the best two bands. This is known for Terry Kath's killer guitar solo. The best ever recorded anywhere at the time. The main riff was a jam in the studio after they had finished recording at 25 or 6 to 4 in the morning and became their biggest hit. Thanks for doing this, but now I'm a Band-Maid fan. The sad end was he died early after playing Russian roulette with a loaded gun. It's the regular band- best album Chicago 5.

[@robertbassham8514]

Thumbs up for being a Band Maid fan.

[@garyjohnson7133]

The horn section is eating it up FANTASTIC!!

[@stevenseul361]

No Not Robert Lamm. Chicago has three vocalists. This singer is Pete Cetera/bass and Terry sings also.. Robert is the keys. Multitalented band. Horns are part of the band

[@Sohum]

Ooh, thanks for clarifying Steve!

[@musestudio7075]

I think RL also sang on this. And later sang Terry's part. RIP Terry Kath.💔🙏💜

[@peterfitz1545]

Kath, aside from playing the best live solo of all time, was an incredible voice, harmonizing with Peter

[@RobKeay1]

Terry Kath was Jimi Hendrix’s favorite guitarist! The effect on his guitar is a wah wah foot pedal. He is rocking a tone filter on it. Hendrix, Clapton, Page… all used it. Also, the song is about tripping on LSD 25 on a beautiful park.

[@chitownlee]

They had 3 lead singers Terry Kath guitar, Robert Lamm keyboards and Peter Cetera bass and all the band members were song writers. I was born and spent my first 40yrs in Chicago.

[@ricardosalas4818]

Called it JAZZ ROCK back in the day also, u should check out TOWER of POWER and WAR for brass fueled ROCK. BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS. There are many more groups from the 70's in the FUNK category too. Look them up and let your brain explode to their music. 😅😅😅

[@nancymjohnson]

Terry Kath was Hendrix favorite guitarist. You can tell in this video how much the trombone player love watching Kath play.

[@1227air500]

Great reaction, and great suggestion by Steven. I saw Chicago in the fall of 1969 at VaTech for $7 in a 3,000 seat auditorium. It was my first concert by a "real" band. I was totally blown away and the brass was so very great. Fantastic! What a way to start college!

[@markdecker6190]

Just like me! My high school sweetheart was on the committee to choose a band for a big concert at our big regional high school. They had originally chosen Stevie Wonder who turned out not to be available so it came down to two other acts (don't remember the other choice) including Chicago, then CTA or Chicago Transit Authority and I said "GET CHICAGO!!". The show was just as good as that Tanglewood performance and was in fact also my first big name live concert, I was 16 at the time. Gov. Livingston Reg HS in Berkeley Hgts, NJ.

[@1227air500]

@markdecker6190 Cool! You already knew about CTA. I didn't have a clue. But a guy from Memphis in the dorm was THE music expert and told everyone we HAD to go. He was right!

[@1227air500]

16 year old grand daughter has been asking about the music we listened to & I still have a bunch of 1969-1975 classic rock albums. I have to get a new cartridge for the turntable. She would love it.

[@laurenval2370]

Chicago is one my all-time favorite bands EVER!! Terry Kath was a monster guitarist!❤

[@ezguitarzdotcom]

Underrated??? They’re in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lol Having said that love the reaction :-)

[@robertbassham8514]

I had all their albums growing up as I was in junior high in 1970 and they were one of the groups I practiced drums to. Just pointing out that there is a tribute band from Russia called Leonid & Friends who were so impressed with Chicago they do many of the album versions of their songs. Here is their rendition of 25 or 6 to 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5DXoKWFibBop8U

[@markdecker6190]

Big ditto for Leonid & Friends!!!

[@ranger_a6953]

Underrated? How so? "Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups, and one of the world's best-selling groups of all time, having sold more than 100 million records." That's just a tiny thing. Rated by Billboard in the top 15 of all time in 2014 and 2018. Their accomplishments are extensive, to say the least.

[@ls1959]

I think you'll also like the Chicago song, Beginnings, which brings out the best in their horns. For great lead guitar, some classic lead guitar songs include Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, Outlaws- Green Grass and High Tides, Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb, Eagles- Hotel California. Being a Rolling Stones fan I really love Can't You Hear Me Knocking.

[@brianbrown2266]

Imagine Terry was going to do collabs with Hendrixs,but Jimmi died before it happened.I think it would have melted us Mortals !!

[@Eowyn187]

That hit me so hard, hearing you say this was out 54 yrs ago. Half a freaking century. Wtf.

[@Sohum]

It's mindblowing actually, art is timeless though :)

[@Eowyn187]

@Sohum It sure is!!

[@form1025]

Musical talent has faded over the years, this type of music and it's creators will remain relevant forever.

[@sammybeck7794]

The reason they looked like a garage band getting set up kinda looking unprofessional is because the drummer had some issue with his drums, technical difficulties as it were while they were between songs. So Terry was feeling it and you could tell that he was ready to play. 😊😊

[@garysteinert8040]

No… all three sing lead, this is Peter Cetera. Robert is spinning.

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 Chicago is fantastic and I'm so glad that you're diving into our music from back in the day

[@douglasbrooks5603]

Jimi Hendrix is quoted as saying Terry Kath was his favorite guitarist. Hendrix and Chicago toured together early in their careers.

[@michaelgrillo4333]

I know you never heard of Horn Rock but we never cared about Genre when we listened to this music back in the day. Check out their Intro Song

[@aldobelli8300]

In case you didn't notice in the beginning, they are keeping time while the drummer fixes his cymbal.

[@kallsop2]

My three favorite bands that used horns at this time were Chicago, Blood Sweat And Tears and The Ides of March. I first started hearing my brother play Chicago's music when I was 9 in 1972 and they became part of what shaped my music likes when I got older. Still sounds great all these years later.

[@glass2467]

They aren't underrated at all. Just haven't been discovered as much by younger generations, naturally. And surely someone has already commented below regarding the alien sounds. It's called a Wah pedal. I think that's all he used - the guitar through a wah pedal, and the amp.

[@pccougar895]

Peter Cetera on Vocals here.

[@Greg-om2hb]

Their original name was, “Chicago Transit Authority,” which most Chicagoans call the CTA.

[@kallsop2]

IIRC the city sued them or had a cease and desist order issued against them.

[@garysteinert8040]

Wawa pedal, you can see him step forward to turn it on then off.

[@markdecker6190]

After the show they went to Wawa to get some chocolate milk.

[@garysteinert8040]

@ are 13?

[@markdecker6190]

@@garysteinert8040 Just messin' with you. It's a Wah-Wah pedal. Wawa is a big convenience store chain in PA/NJ and some other states that got it's start as a dairy company.

[@nancymjohnson]

EPIC SONG! Great performance. Thank you! ☮️❤️🎼😎

[@ScottRapue-n9q]

Jimi hendrix said he was the best guitar player he ever saw

[@laurawatters914]

AWESOME REACTION SOHUM!! I WAS A YOUNG TEENAGER I COLLECTED ALL CHICAGO ALBUMS. DID YOU KNOW EDDIE VEDDER IS A CHICAGO NATIVE? INCREDIBLE BAND!! "SATURDAY IN THE PARK" I LOVE THE HORN SECTION 🎷THE GUITAR PLAYING IS AMAZING!! THANK YOU STEVEN FOR THIS AWESOME REQUEST!! AWESOME REACTION DEAR 💫 😊💓🔥🤘✌️

[@stevenseul361]

Anytime

[@cliftonparago4547]

Robert Lamm wrote the song, Peter Cetera is the lead singer of this song They shared lead singer duties among 3 guys.

[@peterfitz1545]

Aside from the best live guitar solo of all time, Terry's harmonies with Peter are epic. Horns and bass are top shelf.

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 if you were a trumpet player and you were in jazz band, I would imagine you would absolutely love reacting to Miles Davis! he is my all-time favorite jazz artist

[@jimbro5223]

I always suggest to reactors to Chicago to listen to the track from their first album, "Introduction".

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

Terry Kath was one of Jimi Hendrix’s Favourite Guitarists!

[@johnnyallen5736]

Great reaction--thank you!

[@davidschecter5247]

How Terry is not considered one of the greatest guitarists of all-time is beyond me. Probably because he didn't get a lot of chances to solo on record.

[@brianlipskey8440]

when Jimi Hendrix thinks you are better than he is, you are better than just good......

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

The only pedal Terry has on the floor is a wah wah pedal for that great sound.

[@dianawhite637]

Want to hear 3 awesome voices. Three Dog Night, Eli's coming!

[@MrJohnw2454]

Chicago has 3 lead vocalists. Peter, Terry and Robert who is on keyboards.

[@MrJohnw2454]

These are the original 7 members of Chicago. The horns are the stable.

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

The Lead Singer is Peter Cetera, Robert Lamb does sing but Peter is the main Singer! RIP Terry Kath!

[@jameschisholm7131]

Well, Chicago has three lead singers; here it's Peter Cetera, but if you want to hear Robert Lamm singing, this is a link to Saturday In The Park Live from 1972 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4WpdWR5admJf8k Great reaction, Sohum!

[@stevenseul361]

Good Job

[@spadams999]

Terry Kath was using a wah-wah pedal during the last half of his solo.

[@kowindsurf1590]

the brass is always part of the band

[@baileyride]

Just listen to PC’s bass line! It’s absolutely amazing. Peter’s greatest crime was putting down the bass!

[@StanCostello-f2n]

Great reaction! And one of the best solo’s ever! Especially for the time! Could you please do the Eddie Van Halen (RIP) 1986 eruption guitar solo! You will definitely be floored! Please and thanks

[@SteveGans-y4k]

They were a great rock band before Terry Kath died. Their first two albums are required listening.

[@roberta7727]

Love Chicago ❤ I have seen them many times 🦾💯🤘🎸🐐🔦🌟 Love 😻🔥🇺🇸🎹📀✌️ your channel and your reactions 🎧💯🎸🎶God Bless you and yours 🙏✌️

[@Sohum]

[@mimig3904]

Robert Lamm wrote the song, but Peter Cetera is the lead singer on this one.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

Jimi Hendrix said Terry Kath is the best guitarist he had ever heard. RIP Terry.

[@erikahlander3489]

Concerning brass sections: from about the same time is the Dutch group Ekseption who, like several other at the time, mixed classical music with rock. Check "Toccata" live video from 1973. Also Frank Zappa included brass in his music, especially in the 1960s. If you are not familiar with Zappa, he covered all kinds of genres, mixing everything, and never cared if it was appropriate. He released 60+ albums 1966-1993. For a short video clip from the 1960s (there are not many) check "Oh, in the sky" BBC 1968 (but all songs are totally different).

[@kirbyk7370]

I would recommend anyone who likes this music to check out Peter Seraphines band CTA and listen to the song Make Me Smile. The guitar player plays Terry's vocal's, which is mesmerizing.

[@ReneBosman-gr2dt]

Not underrated: Chicago was big in the 60’s and the 70’s

[@VinceEmbry]

No disrespect at all towards Robert, or Peter but I've always preferred Terry's voice.

[@dbadbt]

Watch Stevie Ray Vaughn perform Texas Flood live at the El Macombo(?). That is an EXTENDED virtuoso guitar jam…

[@jeffmelnick1332]

That's Peter Ceterra on lead vocals

[@davisworth5114]

If you dig great guitar, react to Johnny Winter, "Mean Town Blues", live at Woodstock.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Please do BEGINNINGS by Chicago if you wanna heat Robert Lamm sing then check out MAKE ME SMILE to hear Terry Kath sing like Ray Charles ... seen Chicago 3x ! awesome

[@bikerbud3903]

Peter Cetera is the lead singer Check out their latest single "NOW" live during their studio recording

[@larryfisher2633]

Peter Citera is the soloist

[@baronofgreymatter14]

Only underrated to you

[@johncrookston6111]

How about some Grand Funk Railroad "Inside Looking Out" live 1970

[@raymeedc]

Underrated⁉️ One of the longest running, most successful bands in their time. What rock have you been living under?

[@eddiewages7486]

If you like horns you need to do blood sweat and tears great band

[@steveullrich7737]

Since you like brass you should also listen to another band from this era called Blood Sweat and Tears. Also horn rock is an AI concoction, jazz rock is better term.

[@Wilburnator]

Let me just sat, I slightly disbelieve you. To the max.

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@lindataggart9076]

Not underrated at all! I was there.. the best of the best

[@SDPBandReactions]

Its a wah pedal !

[@neonpark1874]

No one has heard of "horn rock" because it's not an actual thing.

[@Sohum]

Other commenters are saying it is🙃

[@DarrellFanning-bx7xz]

Do yourself a favor and watch "im a man" from the same concert

[@georgekininmonth2070]

Great review! The early artists were true musicians who created their work without the help of autotune. Their creativity flourished, and no band wanted to mimic another. Originality was key, and we benefited from that diversity. Unfortunately, today we see a prevalence of cookie-cutter bands and extensive sampling. It’s a sad shift, and we’re paying the price for it.

[@mitchridder4071]

The one guitarist who many think was the best of all time, Jimi Hendrix said, Terry Kathy was better than him.

[@Chiari_Queen_T]

Terry Kath has a much better voice than Peter Cetera (who is actually singing). Robert Lamm does too IMO.

[@samuelmregister]

Underrated? nah. Perhaps lesser known to younger generations? more likely.

[@kevinmassey1164]

You’ve watched in the incorrect order.

[@jorgecolon2014]

You are a nice person, but you have committed the greatest sin known to man. You paused during a guitar solo! You can't do that. 😱😱😱🙂

[@seanjockel43]

They are not underrated. For many years they were held in high regard but over time morphed into a bland pop band

[@richardzoll4067]

you should stop the video and talk a lot more. especially during the best guitar solo ever accidentally captured on video.

[@James-c8s9z]

Underrated? DON'T THINK SO!!

[@jameskinchen2148]

Sound quality is terrible compared to studio version. Doesn’t remotely do justice to the song.

[@RickTrain-m3z]

You NEVER interrupt a Kath solo, there are other places you can interject a pause 👎on your reaction song great you not so much

[@rhm5158]

Hey brother please don’t take the Lord’s name in vain

[@stevenseul361]

What Lord? Don't push your beliefs onto others. Don't like it don't watch.... you people are stupid.

[@ButternutGOLD]

You talk way too much

[@Sohum]

sorry!

[@bartstarr100]

Most bands had at least 2 singers. Nobody wanted to wear out their voices on tour.

[@Sohum]

That makes sense!