Chicago - '25 or 6 to 4' Reaction! Horns and Guitars! Tempo and Style! Classic!

[@alanwhetstone3922]

The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.

[@Lionheart5977]

ABSOLUTELY!!! 💯💯💯

[@tom9188]

Definitely the best version, Terry tears that solo up!

[@bobbycavazos7824]

YES!!!....WATCH AND LISTEN TO LIVE VERSION!

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Nah, the studio version is best-much tighter.

[@tom9188]

@@DJ-bj8ku of course it's tighter and cleaner, it's a studio version but live has more feel, more excitement, more entertaining and the solo at Tanglewood is far better.

[@destination22ful]

Thanks for the reaction. That’s how you play guitar. RIP Terry.

[@targetshootr]

Their early stuff was the best. Beginnings, Make Me Smile, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Feelin Stronger Ever Day. The soundtrack of our youth.

[@jdw5678]

And others -- Just You 'n' Me, I've Been Searching So Long, Call On Me, Wishing You Were Here, Old Days . . .

[@Chiari_Queen_T]

100%

[@RosaGarcia-vr8oc]

Thank you, I was 17 when this song came out.Chicago was unbelievable

[@lindasalvaterra1304]

They were an awesome band! Lots of equally great hits such as: Saturday In The Park, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Beginnings, Just You and Me, etc.

[@juzbo44]

Old Chicago will never let you down, guys!

[@freebirdtony]

Undoubtedly the band's finest era.

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

The lyrics are literally about him (Robert Lamm, keyboard player and singer) writing a song, and him questioning what time it was, 25 or 26 minutes before 4 a.m, as he sits in his shared house above the Sunset Strip in L.A.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I think they're brilliant. Maybe Ollie doesn't realize that that's exactly when it was written - 3:35 AM. Maybe he thinks it's 2 in the afternoon and Robert is pretending it's 25 or 6 to 4 just to write a song. You never know with him.

[@accursedamygdala8241]

I always imagined it was about a guy about to die and him thinking of the beaches of home as he went through the odds in his head, which was a really weird stake come to think of it lol.

[@musestudio7075]

👍👌💜

[@SaintDuck]

I'm a Man , live, 1969 will change your world! They were still called "Chicago Transit Authority' at the time though. Highlights all the musicianship the band has, amazing.

[@mikemiller3069]

I graduated high school in 1978. People weren't as focused on genre as they are today. In fact, I don't think I even heard the word "genre" until probably the late 80s. We just liked what we liked. I listened to everything from John Denver to Styx and everything in between and no, everything didn't sound the same.

[@taramahoney2412]

The 70's was the widest range of different kinds of music. That sounds never gets old.

[@danastearns7939]

Chicago, "a rock band with horns". influences: R&B/ Blues, rock, classical. All but one were born/raised there; all were schooled there, all but Kath (self taught guitar) attended music schools there. They write and compose all their songs (except one cover they did - I'm a Man). Lamm (keyboards), Cetera (bass), and Pankow (trombone) are in the Singers/Songwriters Hall of Fame. This song was written by Lamm, sung by Cetera, with harmonizing vocals of Lamm and Kath. Jimi Hendricks often remarked that Kath was better than he was. The 2nd most successful (in record sales) American Rock Band next to The Beach Boys; and the 3rd in longevity - (active since 1969) after The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones. No one had more top 40 hits during the '70's.

[@jkgannon1049]

LOVED the wide variety of music we had back in the day! Room for it all!!!

[@Ncxgroup]

The Live version at Tanglewood is the best and a MUST.

[@jacklewis5452]

the sound quality isn't that good on tangle wood.

[@craigw1911]

@@jacklewis5452 The Tanglewood recording isn't as good as the studio, but WATCHING Terry Kath absolutely manhandle his Strat is a MUST. One of the hottest live guitar solos ever. It shows why Jimi Hendrix was impressed by Kath.

[@LucyRoberts-w4t]

Legendary.

[@macjbe]

@@jacklewis5452and it’s still great

[@paulaleckey1968]

Yes! it's fire!!

[@Opx958r]

I graduated from high school in 1976. The band always played this at halftime. Great song and great memories.❤

[@anthonyv1719]

Everyone will tell you watch the live version of this - quite incredible.

[@tracyborden1468]

+1

[@alexanderromalo7153]

The guitar player (Terry Kath) has a story and lore that has passed to legend, he likely *is* one of your favorite guitar player's favorite guitar players.

[@musestudio7075]

Legend has it that once as Chicago finished a set and Jimmy Hendrix was about to go on, they passed each other backstage and Jimmy told Terry that he was a better guitar player than himself. 🌟💜

[@freebirdtony]

Early Chicago is the band's finest era, with vocalist Peter Cetera.

[@elegantirony78]

Make Me Smile & Beginnings are so great. Terry Kath's Chicago was the best. Terry Kath died in 1978 and Chicago changed after that. We didn't really care that much about lyrics back in the day. It was always about the music

[@zq9m3xh8]

Love these reactors, but I had to laugh at his comment about the lyrics. Compared to the lyrics in rap and hip hop, these lyrics are Shakespeare!

[@chiefsohcahtoa3285]

My father was a high school football coach for 42 years beginning in 1966. I can confirm that the bands played this song at every game. With the strong horn section, this song was a natural fit. Another great marching band song from this era is "Vehicle" by Ides of March. (Apologies if someone else has already mentioned this song.)

[@debibailey2968]

Such a classic!!! Love early Chicago the best! That rift is one of the best and most recognized ever!! ❤❤❤❤

[@Patti-sg1fv]

Love Chicago ❤ They had their own sound and no one could copy them.

[@SnarkyMediaGroup]

Saturday in the Park, Feelin' Stronger Everyday, Make Me Smile, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? They have released around 38 albums. They often tour with Earth, WInd & Fire. Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire are co-headlining a 2024 North American tour called the Heart & Soul Tour. The tour will feature sets from each band, and will culminate with a joint encore performance.

[@Brandi6666]

Terry kath was a beast of a guitar player. His name doesnt get tossed around like the other guitar gods, but he is in that elite club🤘❤️

[@ls1959]

Chicago has toured many times with Earth, Wind, and Fire. Putting those two horn sections together on the classic songs of Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire is fantastic. The energy level is huge. Find a live version of the two bands playing together.

[@christianmarler2253]

This is a great reaction video that broadened into an excellent, thought-provoking conversation regarding musical styles, eras and trends. It's great, intellectual discourse. Thank you, guys!

[@greyhawk-111]

This is one of the rare exceptions where I think it's worth watching the live performance over the original recording... not because it's better, per se, but because they frickin' kill it and gives the new listening a real feel for what this band was capable back in the day.

[@richardconnolly4835]

Saturday in the Park is another great one. It paints a picture in your mind and always makes me smile.

[@browntabproductions]

Ahhhhh the “Rock Band with a Horn section.” Singer Peter Cetera had to record the vocal for this song while his jaw was still wired together after he had been attacked at a baseball game at Dodger Stadium on May 20, 1969. RIP Terry Kath. The Band was never the same. People aren’t kidding about the Tanglewood Live Recording. It absolutely ROCKS! Real.

[@actuariallurker9650]

Another few classic Chicago songs from their 70s era: Saturday in The Park from 1972, If You Leave Me Now from 1976, Does Anyone Really Know What Tome It Is -1969, Feeling Stronger Every Day-1973

[@averycausey3995]

Really happy to watch you guys enjoy this old music! I was born in the 50's and grew up with what is now called classic rock. It still sounds good don't it! And yeah, you should really check out "Feeling stronger every Day" and "Does anybody really know what time it is". I appreciate your discussion about the music. And 'wood you are so right. As soon as something becomes popular and sells, a whole bunch of folks copy it.

[@leonardpoindexter5289]

How GREAT is a 1 minute 20 second guitar solo? Nobody can beat that!

[@LynnBartlett-un2vp]

Only thing to beat is the longer guitar solo in the live version At Tanglewood.

[@mariaportengen2959]

This is a real Masterpiece.

[@aldobelli8300]

The Tanglewood live is the ABSOLUTE best version of this, as many other commentators have posted. MUST WATCH!!!!!!!!

[@marksilverman4537]

70's Chicago is where it is at. More groups with great songs and horns - Blood, Sweat & Tears and their songs God Bless The Child and You Made Me So Very Happy. The Ides of March and their song Vehicle. Lighthouse and their song One Fine Morning. And Tower of Power and their songs You Ought To Be Having Fun and This Time It's Real.

[@craigw1911]

The live Tanglewood performance of "25 Or 6 To 4" (July 1970) has a face-melting Terry Kath extended guitar solo!

[@scottmcguire7956]

I absolutely love old school Chicago. As many will mention, the Live at Tanglewood version is one of the best live videos on KZbin. So many great songs and a really unique sound. "Dialogue Pt. 1 & Pt. 2" may be my all-time favorite from them. "Question 67 and 68" is definitely worth your time. Their version of "I'm A Man" is too. "Skinny Boy" and "Mississippi Delta City Blues" are deep cuts that always bring the vibes.

[@bink63]

Horns, Funk and Groove. THAT IS Chicago!!!

[@desertdee1]

The 70s Chicago was the greatest! :)

[@beverlysbrookes8247]

This is one of my favourite Chicago songs.....just brilliant! ❤❤

[@petercocolla2759]

The Live Version from Tanglewood 1970 a must see.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

More Chicago ! Please do MAKE ME SMILE and BEGINNINGS

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

This band is the shit! Never the same band after Terry died!

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I saw them at Madison Square Garden in NYC in October 1977. Great show. I wish I still had that concert t-shirt.

[@bretttodd6470]

Now you gotta check it out live. Dude on guitar goes off the chain with the solo. Seeing the horns is cool too. Also hear Saturday in the Park.

[@joelliebler5690]

One of the all time songs and bands. These guys understood music and arrangements!

[@derricktrottier6763]

Peters jaw was wired shut when he sang this .. let that sink in......

[@TheColt45s]

The Great Jimmy Hendrix, who toured with Chicago alternating who would open, said that Terry Kath was the greatest guitarist he had ever heard or seen. Watching the Tanglewood live video is a much greater experience.

[@quincee3376]

*Jimi

[@lisaeddins5291]

This Live in Tanglewood is awesome to watch. The guitar solo by Terry Kath is fun to watch , the horns are soooo sharp....must watch live

[@actuariallurker9650]

If you liked this you guys will like Wishing You Wee Here which is a collab of Chicago and three of The Beach Boys on backing harmonies - haunting song about being away from your lover - that song is from 1974 so a few years after 25 or 6 to 4

[@TheMikeman1971]

Guys dropping some music Bombs i see what a banger song huh i tell you all again a great band has more instruments than 2 guitars and a set of drums True music with soul and feelings !

[@jeffmodlin4195]

Incredible reaction to a kick-ass song and group. Love you guys and your reactions are always genuine. Keep on keepin on!!!

[@Renkk17]

The 70's Rock are always the best to start listening to! And there is quite a difference, check out the difference between 70's Aerosmith and 80's Aerosmith! the 70's Rock is always more Rocked out! Check out Aerosmith - Dream On - Chip Away at the Stone - Mama Kin - Toys in the Attic - Last Child - Remember - Sweet Emotion - Train kept a Rolling - Walk this Way - Kings and Queens

[@GinnyRobertsonLLC]

Thanks for this. We’re seeing Chicago live in Baltimore tonight.

[@thisisitreactions]

Did you enjoy the show? I'm sure it was awesome. 🙂

[@warrencooper1298]

“Make me Smile” will make you smile.

[@jtcolo43]

Yup, they were my super heroes.. Great choice men. Terry Kath was that lead RIP. He had that edge that made Jimi Hendrix sit up and praised him. He still blesses us all. So many great early Chicago songs.

[@suzanneprock7286]

Chicago has so many great songs, their early songs are the best but they never disappoint with their new music.

[@lisaborel7714]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but the title refers to 25 or 6 (26) minutes to 4:00 am. The whole song is about him being up all night trying to write a song so he wrote a song about not being able to write a song.

[@RabbiSteve1]

Thank you, guys. A great reaction to one of the greatest rock classics of all time. Jazzy, progressive, and just plain great.

[@colleenmonfross4283]

I agree with you, Corey. Fantastic song that ranks up there with my all time favorites. I remember when Chicago first became known and that song has remained at the top of the list for me.

[@graciezundt4201]

As a band geek who came of age in the late 70's, it was definitely a staple of every high-school band. There were several Chicago songs that were arranged for marching band. Also some Santana songs were arranged for band.

[@kima.4268]

I saved my allowance for weeks to buy my first album. Chicago. 13 yrs old and fell in love with that guitar riff.

[@phw6526]

Watch live at Tanglewood, Terry Kath (rip) destroys on his Fender Strat. OG , all analog, horns , songwriting back in the day was outstanding..🔥🔥✌️

[@xJRx77]

The song was written by the keyboardist Robert Lamm. In many interviews, he has said he hit writers block while trying to write this, was up all night trying come up with all, and remembers looking at the clock and it being 25 or 6 to 4 in the morning.

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

Fenon202 is correct--when this first came out, it was a head turner. (Or should I say an "ear" turner, lol?) Adding an entire jazzy, brass section to rock music, and making substantial use of it, made this band stand out from the rest, and gave them their signature sound. Plus, they had THREE excellent lead singers, and an amazing guitarist in Terry Kath. I realize music is subjective, but most people in the know do feel that the early Chicago tunes were their finest. That's not to talk trash about their later, more commercial songs. It's just that the horn era was on a whole 'nother level.

[@jayveebee2095]

Timeless masterpiece. Truly brilliant.

[@757optim]

Glad you did the studio cut first. Now watch them live at Tanglewood. Dudes had IT. (That's Terry Kath on guitar.)

[@paulrosenberg4227]

My parents brought their debut album home when I was 13. The only time we hung out with our folks for a whole album! Early Chicago with the late great Terry Kath (guitar) was fire.

[@MuckoMan]

You should watch the live version of this song. You will appreciate it even more.

[@RobRager]

This has been on the radio, since I was 8 years old

[@royboy56100]

Wichita Ks. 1975 Henry Levitt arena CHICAGO for 3 hours, with 4 encores.." We are running out of songs to play ! "

[@gregyaklin5980]

I was there in the 70's. It was probably the most innovative time, musically. Funk, Hard rock,disco, new wave, punk rock, and rap, etc.all mainly happen in the 70's. And then went from the 70's and changed to whatever it changed into. But, most of it got it's start in the 70's.

[@kevinmassey1164]

Good move listening to the studio version, the same version everyone is familiar with, first. I fully expect you will react to the live version…and being familiar with the song will only make that more impactful

[@WyattIamrolling]

I am SOOOOOO glad you guys lived this. I knew you would. Once again, you've made this old man very happy. Read the story, sad sad story, about that amazing guitarist and how one stupid , careless stoned moment took him from us. Guns and drugs don't fucking mix. Ever.

[@mimig3904]

25 or 6 to 4 lyrics is about time. They were trying to come up with a song late at night & were getting pissed. The live version is unreal.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

The early Chicago songs are the best…the real Chicago that I love!👍👏👏👏💙💙💙

[@mjtribby6328]

Summer time downtown Chicago is beautiful. You need to visit.

[@karenwalker3770]

OH BUMMER... you've GOT TO WATCH THEM LIVE!!!

[@michaelmcnair7624]

When Jimi Hendrix first saw Terry Kath play, he said, "He plays better than I do!"

[@MaryannTurton]

I FUKING love this song is the correct reaction Corey!😛

[@seanpaula8924]

Cory Roy was diggin it 😊👍✌️

[@karenpowell6063]

Make me Smile and Color my World are two other Chicago bangers . This song was fire 🔥 and I loved your reaction

[@mikesmith2344]

Ever have one of those nights where the "fun" had no ending....waking up, still dazed still from the night before and thinking, "shit, what time is it" and thru your blurred vision you cant tell if it's " 25 or 6 to 4".....

[@julzy3]

The early Chicago is a little before my time - I grew up with the David Foster era Chicago - but this song is a classic banger!🌬 love the Windy City

[@denisetowe895]

Great, great early Chicago! Have always loved it. I agree (whether you do it online or not) you need to watch the live version at Tanglewood! ❤

[@tombreeden595]

Check out the live version at Tanglewood

[@UGG169]

Live version a MUST

[@lorrainemiller688]

Those of us who write under the lash of a muse completely understand the lyrics... This song is freaking amazing! So glad he didn't check out around midnight!!!

[@johneldridge8678]

Excellent reaction. Great song.

[@jonsher7682]

I played trombone growing up, eventually jazz, but played this song for the halftime band at the University of Virginia, not a marching band, but what is called a "scramble band," which featured 150 band members running wild between songs, then forming a simple shape or word for each punchline of a show that connected comedy with music. Officially, the band's name reflected that connection: "The Award-Winning Virginia Fighting Cavalier Indoor/Outdoor Precision (?) Marching Pep Band and Chowder Society Revue, Unlimited!!!"

[@safespacebear]

"should I try to do some more, 25 or 6 to 4". I remember those nights...those nights that sometimes lasted the whole weekend...as long as you had some more to do lol

[@owenboarman5259]

The entire Chicago Transit Authority LP is a must.

[@AndyD180]

Please check out "Introduction" from their 1st album. It would have been the first song anybody heard of theirs and it will also blow you away! After 11 albums we lost Terry Kath. Then David Foster took control and slowly lost the horns and turned into a ballad machine. Cheers from Canada!

[@djblack21]

I played this song when it was a hit. I am totally getting into your reactions. (I'm just discovering reaction videos to take my mind off other things). The music back then was outstanding.

[@davidmckenzie420]

Yep, one of the greatest songs ever.

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

Love seeing these guys react to this!!

[@gesundheit602]

A young Peter Cetera on lead vocals... what a voice! I love early Chicago, as well as their resurgence in the 80's when I was in high school.

[@workingman6681]

This is Peter Cetera singing lead and the incredible Terry Kath. You must listen to this song live to watch Terry Kath absolutely kill it. Also, Make Me Smile is Terry Kath on lead vocals. Great reaction👍

[@rk41gator]

Going to college we played a LOT of Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears in our marching band.

[@elvyfoster7455]

Love the reaction, guys! Chicago is one of the best. Truly the soundtrack of my youth. FYI the city of Chicago isn't even in the top 10 most violent cities in the U.S.

[@sjoh104041]

Went to Chicago for the first time a couple of years ago. Love Chicagoland! Like any city it has its problems, but don’t believe all the negative things some say.

[@davidw7]

True.... far most who visit come away with far more positive images of the city and it is a tourist city today also for a reason.

[@thekingcobra63]

You have to listen to the live at Tanglewood version of this song, the great Terry Kath goes OFF with that guitar.

[@4yules]

chicago soooo many great songs!