He’s Talking About Writing A Song Right👍🏾 Here’s the video link • Chicago - 25 Or 6 To 4...
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@brazilsesioma8534 жыл бұрын
Not knowing Chicago is like never having tasted ice cream.
@beckystarrski4 жыл бұрын
Great 👍🏻 analogy my friend!! Ice cream 🍦 sounds good now! 🤣✌🏻
@chefpegleg14 жыл бұрын
I love some icecream every Saturday in the park.
@whiterabbit754 жыл бұрын
@@chefpegleg1 Wasn't it the fourth of July? :P
@audiotomb4 жыл бұрын
Not knowing the first five chicago albums
@chefpegleg14 жыл бұрын
@@whiterabbit75 You know, I think it was.
@kaldemvor3 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath is the most underrated guitarist in music. Jimi Hendrix had extremely high praise for him.
@patriot90673 жыл бұрын
Jimi also said the horns sounded like the came from one breath. That's how tight they sound. Can't beat the classics
@Omega13channel3 жыл бұрын
You are correct
@hudsonhawk00163 жыл бұрын
Just greasin it up folks just greasin it up. Terry was criminally underrated.
@Scotty_J.3 жыл бұрын
Actually, from what I read, Jimi said that Kath was the best guitarist in the universe. Not sure I agree but Jimi saw him live at Whiskey Go Go and I did not.
@drgwhatsthetruth37833 жыл бұрын
Yes. Jimi said "that dude is better than me" something along those lines.
@bradwalker59703 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix actually said, "Your horns play with one set of lungs and your guitarist is better than me!"
@thorolsen80572 жыл бұрын
Listen to the live version of this song
@angelawillingham99862 жыл бұрын
Watch the Terry Kath experience,done by his daughter.it has Joe walsch giving Terry Kath his high praise an many others saying Terry was. the best lead player of his time maybe all time when Joe Walsh says he don't know how he got those sounds from a strat that's saying something... love Terry he left us too soon 1978.
@markoconnor995 Жыл бұрын
Hendrix had similar praise on a British talk show when he responded to the question, "are there any contemporaries who you look up to," and Hendrix said, "Terry Kath. " unfortunately, where does one go when a king crowns you?
@boblozaintherealworld3577 Жыл бұрын
I've always heard that Hendrix was a fan but never heard the actual quote. He was right on.
@juanposse589311 ай бұрын
Check out Leonid and friends doing this tune...it'll blow you away❤
@johnstlawrence52462 жыл бұрын
The song's message is basically, "so you want to be a musician? Here's what the grind looks like."
@sunnyseacat92322 жыл бұрын
Practicing may feel like a grind but ah.... here's what practicing can do ... and vision, of course.
@kimberlyianaro37742 жыл бұрын
Yep, lol!
@monkeyfunky157 Жыл бұрын
Holy junk. Perfect accession.
@boblozaintherealworld3577 Жыл бұрын
Basically true from what I've heard. It was written by Bobby Lamm the keyboardist, and I read that the title came from the answer he gave to someone asked what time it was, which was "It's 25 or 6 to four". Nice.
@netowl39224 ай бұрын
Perfect summation!
@bwilliams4633 жыл бұрын
The guitar solo is definitely impressive, but credit where credit is due: those horns are TIGHT.
@jazzfusioner98403 жыл бұрын
Truth....Jimmy, Walt, and Lee........
@odurandina3 жыл бұрын
The guitar solo featuring the fastest guitar player in the world at that time is kinda impressive. Yeah thanks man. Even Hendrix conceded to Kath, you're better than me.
@billrhea3 жыл бұрын
Terry was one of the best guitar players ever. Look on the live version of this from tangelwood 1970 and skip to the solo.
@allansmith73053 жыл бұрын
All true. This is one very talented and tight band.
@emilyflotilla9313 жыл бұрын
Ever hear Tower of Power?
@Fsalas19583 жыл бұрын
“That guitar solo is on fire” that’s what Jimi Hendrix said.
@landrodomingo9813 жыл бұрын
True. My left hand fingers burn along with my right hand when I do those flick offs, hammer ons, etc. Good thing I keep my hands and fingers from getting cramps. I get it some light massages on it occasionally.
@kyuss29223 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath was a force of nature on guitar.
@kathrynkraft64052 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!✌️
@michalromig46393 жыл бұрын
Chicago is the sound of all members of the band, not just the singers.
@anneschreck5136 Жыл бұрын
Yes, if you watch the documentary "Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago", they all took an equal share. Then after Terry's death, Peter Cetera decided he was "special" and needed 2 shares.
@momentumspace4 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath on guitar. Eric Clapton said Terry was the real guitar god. Jimi Hendrix said Terry played better than he did. That’s all you need to know. Now go listen to more Terry Kath and Chicago.
@e_z_livn4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Warren Hey K, I’m with you all the way. When Terry Kath died they changed direction completely and I jumped off the train at that point..completely lost interest.
@MCLUHANVIDEOS4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad someone mentioned this, it's important to state the magnitude of Terry Kath
@martyjohnson7274 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy Kath got a song that he could cut through the horn mix and shine. As mentioned Leonid and Friends does the cover amazingly in a studio mix environment
@Micknkeithable4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Warren Terry Kath was taken from us wayyy to early. Genius
@toddhooks98134 жыл бұрын
@Tom Carroll I believe it was something like a reporter asked Hendrix what it was like to be the greatest guitar player (in the world??) and Hendrix said, I don't know, what don't you go ask Terry Kath.
@Erinski3 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath, baby! He really was something else. There'll never be another R.I.P.
@loumelillo17903 жыл бұрын
One of the best. Only the good die young. So true!
@billyclifton57103 жыл бұрын
@@loumelillo1790 playing with a gun, thought it wasn't loaded, but it was. Very sad and a great loss.
@kennethdunkin19553 жыл бұрын
Rip Terry Kath
@dennissmith67163 жыл бұрын
Close, these guys cover Chicago well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5DXoKWFibBop8U
@thewoodweldingfabricator93003 жыл бұрын
Back when bands had to be TALENTED.
@kingheart9123 жыл бұрын
My favorite guitar solo ever. So sad for Terry Kath's tragic accidental shooting of himself. I regret also the loss of whatever fantastic music he would have subsequently created had he lived.
@robertotto58114 жыл бұрын
I've probably heard that song a thousand times since I was a kid and it never gets old. It never occurs to me that there are still people just hearing it for the first time. What a blast to see that reaction.
@asmith78764 жыл бұрын
And crank it every time, until the last note.
@cesarnarro60134 жыл бұрын
Still sounds as good today as the first time i heard it in 1970 !!!
@Perplexio4 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of how I felt the first time I heard it. Since you can never hear a song for the first time more than once watching someone else hear it for the first time is the closest I'll ever get to listening to it for the first time all over again.
@sarahadjemian3425 Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen Chicago live I don’t know how many times. I’d guess close to 20. Their old stuff is so amazing it blows my mind.
@gullrockgeorge90574 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath was a hugely underrated guitarist, one of Hendrix's personal favorites.
@btannereagle4 жыл бұрын
gullrock george did you see the documentary his daughter did about the search for his guitar?
@RYANDEOROCK4 жыл бұрын
I unliked my like just to like it again. RIP TERRY
@Toadfox14 жыл бұрын
According to a Chicago documentary I saw on Netflix, band members said Hendrix said to them (quote) “Your horns are like a set of lungs, and your guitarist is better than me.”
@muzikshan4 жыл бұрын
He was a BEAST!!!!
@bretthardin92394 жыл бұрын
Hendrix loved Kath enough said
@jaytrace10063 жыл бұрын
I really think this should be the answer song to “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is”
@briannichols34122 жыл бұрын
YES
@carolgage45692 жыл бұрын
Does anybody really care? 😉
@brittgray1324 Жыл бұрын
Yup
@maddma3 жыл бұрын
I was ten years old when this song came out. I'm sixty-two now and this song still moves me.
@davidstevenson6817 Жыл бұрын
69 loved it then … love it now … it stands up against anything out there!
@michaelhowell72754 жыл бұрын
You need the Live Version. 1970 Tanglewood. You will see how great of a guitar player this is.
@michaelloveland13304 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@luked784 жыл бұрын
Yes! i just commented the same thing. One of the best solos ever. Kath is a god.
@bluetopguitar11044 жыл бұрын
The solo is unreal on that live version.
@randygallamore90194 жыл бұрын
definitely!!!
@JDDoyle86484 жыл бұрын
that Tanglewood gig could seriously mess you up, what a band!
@rosshibler21943 жыл бұрын
Just for reference - back in the day while the rest of the guitarists were listening and fascinated by Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix was fascinated by Terry Kath,
@elizabethsteele46333 жыл бұрын
really ?
@rosshibler21943 жыл бұрын
@@elizabethsteele4633 yep
@Martin.Wilson3 жыл бұрын
Ross: Kath will always be the most underrated guitar player in rock history. He was nothing short of brilliant.
@garyjohnson30813 жыл бұрын
Ross Hibler i saw them perform this live the concert was amazing!!!!!
@kdaadventures86163 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath was an amazing guitarist. It's sad he passed to early.
@CareyHolzman3 жыл бұрын
25 or 26 minutes until 4 o'clock. 25 or 6 to 4 is the time on the clock on the wall he saw while writing this song. it is 3:35 or 3:34 (analog clocks with hands make it hard to be that specific about the EXACT time. 3:35 is 25 minutes to 4 o'clock, 3:34 is 26 minutes to 4 o'clock. Hence, 25 or 6 to 4"
@CareyHolzman3 жыл бұрын
@Jim Fisher you obviously didnt watch the interview on youtube where peter cetera explains the lyics. Maybe watch that?
@plasticoflamingo29523 жыл бұрын
@Jim Fisher Sorry, man, but it's about being up for HOURS trying to write songs for an album on deadline. The tripping theory is more fun, though.
@tratko31503 жыл бұрын
@Jim Fisher It's not about LSD.
@s51curtis3 жыл бұрын
That's like saying in The Beatles song, "Let it Be", when Paul McCartney says, "In times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me..." he's referring to marijuana, which is nonsense. He's referring to his mother whose name was Mary and who died when he was 14 from cancer. He was going through a rough time and had a dream about her telling him to just "let it be...", that things will get better.
@mikes81493 жыл бұрын
@Jim Fisher no it's not, it is about writing this song. I saw them at Tanglewood, Ma. in 71. Terry Kath introduced this song as a song about itself.
@michaeldose20413 жыл бұрын
So much talent in the 70s. I feel very lucky to have grown up in such a time. The music was epic. Doors, Chicago, Clapton, Page, Beck Stones Jethro Tull Credence and on and on. Amazing . Terry Kath was the guitarist who play that driving solo. Jamel is right it is hard to find anything that compares to what we have today. They became popular back then because of hard work and dedication to the craft. The cream (no pun intended) rose to the top.
@carolbrownleehalbert35933 ай бұрын
ROCK WILL LIVE FOREVER!!!
@carolbrownleehalbert35933 ай бұрын
Oh, I love to drive to FREEBIRD!!!
@garylindsey51744 жыл бұрын
"Chicago,is a genre of its own." Yes I said that lol
@joehynes54524 жыл бұрын
@Chon Connor Hahahaha
@lanceyaggi68224 жыл бұрын
Gary Lindsey Hendrix said Terry Kath was a better guitarist than himself....which totally makes your case!
@michaelszczekot89204 жыл бұрын
I mean it’s kinda true
@Spinolio4 жыл бұрын
The thing that kills me every time I hear 25 or 6 to 4 is the absolutely incredible horns. I don't think there's a more challenging or technically perfect session ever recorded.
@josephschultz33014 жыл бұрын
I'm with ya there. That brass just screams.
@ShaggyOtis4 жыл бұрын
I dunno Steely Dan and EWF had some incredible horns lol
@Beachdudeca4 жыл бұрын
Spinolio , was a blast playing , did Trumpet , was part of our Marching Band set
@ridinfree554 жыл бұрын
No disrespecting Chicago's horn section! But lakeside. Earth, wind and fire! Ohio Players! Cool and the gang! I know I'm forgetting a couple more! Had just as much groove if not more as Chicago did!
@kathynew41403 жыл бұрын
Amazing horns. The original group was amazing. Terry Kath's death was a monumental loss.
@johnfabian52263 жыл бұрын
Danny Seraphine on drums! One of rocks’ best drummers of all time.
@jamesanderson52683 жыл бұрын
The Tanglewood concert is even better. Terry Kath plays about twice as long just a wailing on it.
@calibre972 жыл бұрын
As I commented over on that video, and rephrased/repeated what others have said, he simultaneously" beat that thing into submission was taken for a ride just melded into one being with it Best. Live. Music. Evar. EEEEVVVAAR. WHeeew it is amazing. And the horns. And singing. It's all live. Watch it. You'll enjoy.
@kwanshiyin4 жыл бұрын
You got it, It's a song about writing a song. He'd been up all night trying to write it, noticed it was 25 or 26 minutes until 4 AM and wondered whether he should just give up.
@michaelhowell72754 жыл бұрын
Actually Terry's wife said it was about doing more coke. It was in searching for Terry Kath.
@acimvideos22594 жыл бұрын
Yeah I always thought it was about doing coke 'till the wee hours of the morning.
@kdm712914 жыл бұрын
I watched the doc about Terry Kath the other day, and I'm sure there are elements of all the things listed here in that song.
@acimvideos22594 жыл бұрын
@@kdm71291 yeah man, doing coke WHILST trying to write a song all night. Though I used to prefer Speedball, cocaine alone is difficult to focus concentration.
@pavkey884 жыл бұрын
Kids, if you’re reading this don’t do coke. It’s a hell of a drug and just bad news
@celticblood40104 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath, one of the most EVER underrated guitarists in rock history. Jimmy Hendricks praised him and said he was better than himself when Chicago toured with him.
@lisabafundo43554 жыл бұрын
ABSALUTLY RIGHT ON🤙
@daddyebzy4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/baakhqKwbM-co8k
@adaffro4 жыл бұрын
@@daddyebzy best version of this song eh
@celticblood40104 жыл бұрын
@@daddyebzy Thanks so much for the video. Brings back memories. I actually saw this show when they came to Arizona on this tour in 1970. I was a sophomore in high school and it was my very first concert! Beyond brilliant guitar, the best I've ever seen. And seen most of the greats.
@davidnelson54744 жыл бұрын
True story.
@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace2 жыл бұрын
What always amazes me about these bands is how young they all were.
@vincentwhitley1119 Жыл бұрын
Peter was the oldest and was only 25
@richardrooney55349 ай бұрын
After the death of Terry Kath, Chicago was never the same. During his time with the group they were amazing.
@mariewinter88692 жыл бұрын
This song is perfection a absolute masterpiece. Has everything... we need more songs rockin like this today.
@chestrockwell83284 жыл бұрын
Jamel hey brother, this really isn't only about your "reactions" anymore. I can't speak for any other viewers/commenter but for me I enjoy listening to the music (most I know well) and I now It's as if I'm simultaneously listening with a friend but also watching that friend expand their musical world.... (not the best explanation). I enjoy watching your appreciation of the these great groups, your willingness to try something and see where it leads you... buddy that's how we were back in the day, eager to see where a newly discovered group or new album would take us, we kept an open mind and allowed ourselves to get lost in the awesome tunes.... I see this happening with you and it's great :) I keep saying to myself "he's only at the tip of the iceberg" meaning there is so much great music still ahead for you.
@judithwilber25404 жыл бұрын
Chest Rockwell i was just thinking the same thing.. how it's not so much his reaction as it is to re- experience and enjoy it through his eyes and remember how much I liked this stuff lol
@kwaynesatuckle56314 жыл бұрын
So weird, same thing here. I just started watching this channel tonight and watching someone listen to songs you grew up around for the first time adding their perspective almost refreshes the song for you. It reminds me of sharing a local dish. You grew up eating it but to watch a visitor find it for the first time reminds you how awesome it is even if you’ve had it often.
@wrightwinger854 жыл бұрын
Likewise . I fall in love with the song again .
@lorrainevanlelyveld80654 жыл бұрын
K
@nettiemac4 жыл бұрын
Chest Rockwell exactly that.
@vickihigh52873 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Peter Cetera's vocals. Damn fine.
@backroads66953 жыл бұрын
You know it, sister!
@traceyrankin9363 жыл бұрын
That’s not Peter Cetera. I can’t remember the original lead singers name.
@6Snaus3 жыл бұрын
@@traceyrankin936 Cetera absolutely sang lead on the song. Chicago consistently shared the vocals between Kath, Lamm, and Cetera.
@decacards52503 жыл бұрын
@Steve Klemetti No he ain't!
@carolbrownleehalbert35933 ай бұрын
I loved STEELY DAN!!!
@chetstevens45833 жыл бұрын
Treat yourself, watch this "Live at Tanglewood", Terry's smooth intro and the subsequent solo are masterpieces.
@sushibar7773 жыл бұрын
Chicago had three lead singers. This was Peter Cetera, but other songs are Terry Kath and Robert Lamm.
@beadybaby3 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Bill Champlin!
@christinoumel22914 жыл бұрын
“Make me smile” is another good one from Chicago
@Krommel4 жыл бұрын
Love that song!!
@klasseact66634 жыл бұрын
LIVE FROM TANGLEWOOD 1970!
@MickLoud9994 жыл бұрын
Any song that includes Terry Kath is classic. Thankfully they made like 9 albums or so with him. Sadly the rest were not. ; ( Their first album is my personal fave
@MisterDarkfall4 жыл бұрын
My personal favorite. Kath's vocals are amazing.
@zoza214 жыл бұрын
There's a reason why Hendrix said that Terry Kath was his favorite guitar player shortly before his death. The entire guitar track in this song is SICK!
@coldbeer55524 жыл бұрын
Billy Gibbons has entered the chat
@Exisles4 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of urban myths re: HENDRIX; Another, when he was asked "What does it feel like to be the greatest guitar player of all time"? His reply was "Dunno, you'd better ask Rory Gallagher" !
@michaeladrian22104 жыл бұрын
@@Exisles Roy Buchanan
@markdemos754 жыл бұрын
Because its 3:34 or 3:35 in the morning. Too many party favors.
@thereagauze4 жыл бұрын
@@Exisles I've heard it about Rory, Terry Kath and Billy Gibbons all monster guitarists. Who knows if any of them are true.
@scottgriffith77593 жыл бұрын
The "Tangle Wood" live version brings it to life. Kath kills it on the guitar.
@Straightupshooter6 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Terry was a man possessed in that performance.
@sadhumarga74223 жыл бұрын
Jamal, I must tell you this. I am 67 years old. When I was a teenager me and my best friend were together listening to 25 or 6 to four for the first time, I had just scored the album. The look on his face was exactly like yours when you started jamming to this. Your delving into and presenting these far out old tunes goes beyond just the subject matter. Now time travel is included.
@algallego4 жыл бұрын
"What was that??" That was the whirring guitar licks of Mr. Terry Kath-- someone who was called a top cat on guitar by the likes of Jimi Hendrix.
@sherrit19644 жыл бұрын
A G Terry Kath, I miss him! RIP Terry 😇
@bluesman32324 жыл бұрын
Died way too young from a self inflicted, accidental(?) gun shot. Was cleaning gun when it went off.
@cywoods604 жыл бұрын
he is the great, Terry Kath is LEGENDARY
@TE5LA-GAMING4 жыл бұрын
@@bluesman3232 The story I heard is that he was playing around with the gun and someone told him to be careful and he put the gun to his head and said, "It isn't loaded". Famous last words.
@bluesman32324 жыл бұрын
@@TE5LA-GAMING Was probably high (?) ........of course everyone was high back then. Last words that came back to haunt him!
@Valelacerte4 жыл бұрын
I like that Jamal listens to and tries to understand the meaning of the lyrics.
@douglasskinner63484 жыл бұрын
He has the right meaning. Robert Lamm, Chicago's Keyboardist, Lead Vocalist and song writer, said that it's about him writing the song and that it was written between 25 and 6 to 4 in the morning, and despite rumors, it's not about drugs.
@skull46634 жыл бұрын
Its great to see him enjoy the music
@Valelacerte4 жыл бұрын
@@skull4663 Yeah, it is. At first, I thought, _"What? Another classic he hasn't heard before?!"_ But then I realised he just enjoys the music however many times he may have heard it.
@pacificcoastpiper39494 жыл бұрын
Douglas Skinner isn’t that also the answer to, does anybody know what time it is?
@Valelacerte4 жыл бұрын
@William Stefens I think non-musicians relate to the singer the most because everybody sings to some degree and remembers lyrics. The singer is also the representative of the band. People who have some interest in playing tend to appreciate the musicianship. However, I agree that both the art and appreciation of good songwriting have taken a backseat, perhaps partly because of decades of DJs, boy/girl bands and a _business product_ approach to art.
@C.M.303373 жыл бұрын
Takes me right back to HIGH school in the 70's. Every HIGH school marching band was playing this song, especially with the huge horn section. You didn't say anything about the horn section, the best horn section in rock. Certainly wakes you up in the morning - I remember.
@RMB422 жыл бұрын
Yep. I was in stage band on bari sax and I had to carry that repetitive bass line in 25 or 6 to 4. I liked the song (still do) but playing it wasn't a lot of fun.
@swtsoph2 жыл бұрын
This first album, Chicago Transit Authority, is the happiest album I've ever heard. After this, their songs became like everyone else's songs - singing about the torture of love and broken hearts - but this one was just joy upon joy. Smoking a blunt and listening to the jam on side 2 was so exciting and thrilling.
@rogerwhittemore99504 жыл бұрын
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" "Beginnings" "Saturday In The Park" "Questions 67 & 68" are some more early Chicago songs to check out
@mattgoldberg43354 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, and I love Make Me Smile and Dialogue...they were truly great - one of the best-ever - in their early years.
@jaime83184 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Feeling Stronger Every Day.
@otisdylan95324 жыл бұрын
Roger's suggestions plus Jaime's suggestion are exactly what I would suggest.
@gm91624 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. The early material from Chicago is some of their best work.
@matthewshropshire714 жыл бұрын
Peter Cetera hated singing Saturday in the Park...he called it the Howdy Doody song
@bubblehead76804 жыл бұрын
According to composer Robert Lamm, the song is about trying to write a song in the middle of the night. The song's title is the time at which the song is set: 25 or 26 minutes before 4 am
@doctorx34 жыл бұрын
Yep. There was a lot of pressure to release a second album ASAP, and some of the guys has songwriter's block.
@lynlo4694 жыл бұрын
I agree but I’m sure a lot of coke was involved also
@qjo4 жыл бұрын
Always wondered about the title. Thanks.
@doctorx34 жыл бұрын
@@lynlo469 I doubt that they had the money for cocaine yet. That shit was still really fuckin' expensive in 1970. Meth was more likely.
@gryphman4 жыл бұрын
I was surprised how quickly he picked up on that. Most people go right to drugs. lol
@dragluian3 жыл бұрын
Another great song from Chicago is "Make Me Smile", definitely worth a listening to.
@rvprossjjlrzar3 жыл бұрын
My ultimate favorite group of my school days. I love that every musician playing was the band of Chicago. What you heard recorded you heard the same live in concert. Incredible big bands of the 70's. So glad you're listening to them and loving them.
@ernierivas23344 жыл бұрын
Peter Cetera on vocals, Terry Kath on guitar. These guys had amazing talent.
@springfield03a364 жыл бұрын
Ernie Rivas they will absolutely melt your face off!!!
@tonyfrench27004 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix said that Terry Kath was the best guitarist he had ever seen (what does that say)
@ContrarianCorner4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmurphy4585 You might have been thinking of someone else who died in a swimming pool. Kath accidentally shot himself in the head with his own gun, as described by an eye witness. Thinking it was unloaded, he put it to his temple and pulled the trigger, not realizing there was a round in the chamber. Regardless, it was a tragic way to go for an incredibly talented man.
@c2itccase94 жыл бұрын
Chicago was/is the best American band of all time. Robert Lamm was/is pretty good, too.
@jackjackson15914 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmurphy4585 Kath died eight days before his 32nd birthday. The 'accidental gunshot' wound that ContrarianCorner describes is correct. Not a suicide...Just arrogant and ignorant at one time. Terry's semi-automatic pistol had a round chambered (not established for certain if Terry knew this) but the gun would not fire without a magazine inserted. Lots of autos are designed that way. At some point, a clip was inserted and the stunt Terry had been pulling all party long, went horribly, horribly wrong. Don't point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot.
@hollybeat69014 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath, their lead guitarist, was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar player
@robertreichle14 жыл бұрын
So was a hundred other great players according to the hundred legends going around about every one of them. :)
@brettsfav44 жыл бұрын
Yes. If you haven’t seen it, check out this amazing documentary that his daughter Michelle produced called The Terry Kath Experience. www.terrykath.com/
@neillenet2914 жыл бұрын
Actually Billy Gibbons was Hendrix's favorite guitarist, but Hendrix loved Terry Kath. Hendrix said Terry Kath was a better guitarist than him.
@ronhollie41774 жыл бұрын
Yes, Jimmy Hendrix once said of Terry Kath:" I play guitar well, but this cat blows me away!"
@neillenet2914 жыл бұрын
@@ronhollie4177 Hendrix was spot on. Terry Kath is an exceptional guitarist. Died way too young.
@prodoverjeff28763 жыл бұрын
That guitarist was Terry Kath, an amazing player. I found the band first through their 4th album, a 4 reord set recorded live at Carnegie Hall. The live eversion of this song shows Terry's awesome ability to play both rhythm and lead, at the same time no overdubs when you're live. Even Hendrix hired the band as his opening act on the road thinking Terry played better than he did. Sadly he passed while still a young man, but he inspired many guitarists to actually study what music is.
@rebeccalipps80073 жыл бұрын
I recall writing a 26-page paper on the Shakespeare play "Coriolanus" in college & as I finished up in the early morning hours, I knew I had had to wait to sleep because the paper was due that day at my 8 a.m. class. I turned on the classic rock station that morning to this song playing. Serendipity.
@pookievision4 жыл бұрын
My dad f***ing loved this tune man, he'd be drunk as hell, in his pants with a whiskey in one hand and a cigar in the other dancing til the early hours!!!! 🤟🤟 RIP Daddio
@glasspez3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! My dad loved this band. I'll toast your dad the next time I have a whiskey. RIP to both our dads!!
@pookievision3 жыл бұрын
@@glasspez Msg on ere when ya do, ill raise one with ya 🤟
@javierjimenez35413 жыл бұрын
My dad too. He passed almost a year ago but all these songs remind me of his awesome taste in music.
@franksmith74193 жыл бұрын
God bless him.
@MothershipVideos3 жыл бұрын
@@glasspez Me to.
@Tracer9GTRider84 жыл бұрын
I'm in my 50s and seeing younger folks give this stuff a listen, and truly getting it, is so much fun! I'm glad you love it!
@marcryvon3 жыл бұрын
I'm 68 and am also thrilled that some kids like this music. Bright kids !!
@robtoc3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! 53 here.
@nancyd22403 жыл бұрын
62 here. Jamal your reaction was my reaction years ago. Love it, so enjoying your response and, getting to here it again.
@samperez4403 жыл бұрын
very well said
@xianshep3 жыл бұрын
I'm in my 50s and still can't wrap my head around the fact that there are already a few generations who have never heard this stuff...
@vipergg91592 жыл бұрын
This song showed why Terry Kath was the best of the best . And you understand why we think we lived thru the greatest period in music history in the 60's, 70's and early 80's .It was Pete Cetera doing lead vocals and Terry Kath doing the lead guitar . Both guys were amazing in their prime . Sadly Terry lost his life in a stupid accident .
@TheLongWind2 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath on Guitar. He's a freak, a musical genius.
@danielmchenry10004 жыл бұрын
"all these older bands how crazy good they sound. I can see why there is frustration with newer music" you nailed it. In those days every week a new great song would come out by a great band. Great music was a way of life.
@thewok4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. There was an art to music that’s missing these days. The Industry finds great, good or even passable singers and then pairs them up with what seems like the same musicians for the same type of songs, and they push those songs to popular media. I always like the comparison of some Beyoncé song to Bohemian Rhapsody. I don’t know if it was Beyoncé’s biggest hit or best song, but the contrast is insane. There are certainly some very talented bands and singers out there busting their asses not necessarily to be famous, but to play music. And they don’t get the recognition of the idol-types because they don’t fit the marketing mold. The sad part is, I’m not sure if Chicago would make it today. I don’t know if Boston, Genesis, Rush, ELO, Led Zeppelin, or any of the other really great bands of the 60s and 70s would make it in the modern music industry. Think about that. A band like this could play this song in front of a panel of judges and hear, “It’s a no from me, dawg.” And that is why I really hate the modern music industry.
@jimm55934 жыл бұрын
Daniel Mchenry You are absolutely right. I was born in 55 and between elementary school starting in 1960 and finishing college in 1977, I lived through the greatest era of music imaginable. Beatles, Stones, CSNY, Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Chicago, America, CCR, and the list just goes on and on. The day the music died is now.
@sm6jesse4 жыл бұрын
check out Rick Beato on youtube, he talks about this alot. new music is rigid because of overdependence on metronome and what's called Quantizing in the recording software. basically editing everything to be exactly on beat, but this tends to strips the song of life. Old bands didn't have this option, they played by feel. Keeping a consistent beat is not important, as long as the band is together. Important to let the music of the moment drive you (mostly the responsibility of the drummer)
@JoeHamelin4 жыл бұрын
We had our crap songs too, back in the day. The good ones lasted.
@greghooper164 жыл бұрын
@@JoeHamelin My shirona
@justafreethinker4 жыл бұрын
Jamal, if anyone ever tells you that horns don't belong in Rock n Roll, direct them to Chicago!
@glenchapman38994 жыл бұрын
If AC/DC can have a hit with an out of tune bagpipe.......any instrument is on the table when it comes to rock!!!
@lanceferguson71594 жыл бұрын
Not a wasted note in the bunch. There's true genius in their compositions.
@erato14 жыл бұрын
I love good horns in Rock. That is why I rock Klipsch speakers.
@Eric_Torres4 жыл бұрын
Or Dog fashion disco... they are weird with horns! And metal
@Brewkowsky074 жыл бұрын
or Jethro Tull with a flute
@daltondean562 Жыл бұрын
My dad managed a bowling alley in the early 1970’s in Odessa Texas. Chicago came into the bowling alley around 11 pm after performing a concert. My dad cleared the entire bowling alley so they could have it to them self’s. He called my teenage sisters so they could meet the band. They were all very down to earth, nice guys. They bowled til about 3am.
@MacSvensson3 жыл бұрын
"sometimes you tend to forget about the band" - Jamel So true, man. So, so true!!! So glad you enjoy every aspect of the music.
@theodoreritola97583 жыл бұрын
Jamel 25 or 6 to 4 Was one of the 1st songs to be RLEASED IN 1970,, What a way for the 70s to get STARTED , The rest is history,,
@DeboWorks4 жыл бұрын
Chicago didn’t ever make a bad song. I’ve been listening to them for YEARS!
@jimcarlson61574 жыл бұрын
I heard Trump is sending in the Police to clean up Chicago's stuff. that's gonna Sting.
@jenniferbernard42313 жыл бұрын
Agreed! They are my favorite band
@jameshankssr4663 жыл бұрын
In my opinoin they never made a good song! They sound like a bunch girls with dildos in there asses
@jameshankssr4663 жыл бұрын
robert putt i dont have a favorite band i grew up in the 60s and 70s and there was a lot of real good music unlike the garbage they have today but i always hated Chicago from the day they released their first song! If one of their songs came on the radio i couldnt change the station fast enough their music irritates me
@TheRedWaltz244 жыл бұрын
Chicago's, "I'm A Man" is also another classic from their earlier period. Highly recommended.
@g_man21774 жыл бұрын
I'm a Man is a cover from the Spenser Davis Group.
@timebandito42784 жыл бұрын
Wasn't that a song by Spencer Davis Group, too?
@jameschisholm71314 жыл бұрын
Yes, but Chicago took it to a new level, in my opinion.
@CharCanuck144 жыл бұрын
So why not throw some Spenser Davis Group into the pot with "Gimme Some Lovin'"? You'll love it Jamel....especially listening to teen-aged Steve Winwoods vocals.
@g_man21774 жыл бұрын
@@jameschisholm7131 like the original from Spenser Davis Group better, but that's just me. Gimme Some Lovin' is my favorite from SDG.
@stevecappella73583 жыл бұрын
Check out Chicago playing with Earth Wind and Fire. Two super groups all with incredible musicians all at once. Wish I had tickets to that concert.
@tamelajones60023 жыл бұрын
I had tickets to that very concert in Indianapolis and those horns were amazing! That guitar, the singing! Sounds like a steam engine out of control! Amazing!
@stevecappella73583 жыл бұрын
@@tamelajones6002 I couldn't even imagine how amazing that would have been to see in person. I've seen both groups on their own, but together they had such synergy. Thanks for your reply.
@karlalethlean6214 Жыл бұрын
I went to their concert in 04 at Greek Theater, L.A.. It was great.
@Mariko06243 жыл бұрын
In a 2013 interview, Robert Lamm said he composed "25 or 6 to 4" on a twelve-string guitar with only ten strings - it was missing the two low E strings - and that he wrote the lyrics in one day. The band first rehearsed the song at the Whisky a Go Go.
@Radar3234 жыл бұрын
Hendrix called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.” If that's not an endorsement, I don't know what is. I enjoy your videos. Keep it up.
@kathynew41403 жыл бұрын
Indeed. His death was a monumental loss.
@WhyZ_Guy3 жыл бұрын
beautiful guitar riffs, clean and functional
@keithsorensen803 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@robinmartz90523 жыл бұрын
Yep! Cuz he WAS better than Jimmy! Not to dis Jimmy! He was that good. Chicago never got back their mojo after Terry died but ppl might argue with me. I still love them but I find myself listening more to the old stuff. I wanted to go to a Chicago concert in the worst way but just couldn’t. Dang.
@kathynew41403 жыл бұрын
@@robinmartz9052 Kath was amazing. I remember my high school teacher telling me he had died, and I broke down crying. I still loved them after that, until Cetera left. The truly were too different at that point.
@ruthmeow42624 жыл бұрын
Yes, back in the day- when the instruments were just as important as the vocals. These days it feels like the instruments are fillers between the lines.
@BonnieHalfElven4 жыл бұрын
Yes, you rarely hear a solo instrument anymore.
@Jar0fMay04 жыл бұрын
There more like background noise. Sad
@ruthmeow42624 жыл бұрын
@Judi Dipillo There are synth players with great talent, Nick Rhodes for instance. Unfortunately all we are getting is barely passable when you think of what a talented artist could craft with it.
@TheSimonScowl4 жыл бұрын
And the 'music' just filler between commercials!
@deantait83264 жыл бұрын
They're still making music? Not that I've heard or can find 😎
@LDM6623 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath, was very underrated. It was his vision.
@kimberlyianaro37742 жыл бұрын
Be jealous, be very jealous. As a child of the '70's, I lived this music!!!
@amanontheland78924 жыл бұрын
EVERYONE who owned a record player, had this album when it came out.
@MMGJ104 жыл бұрын
Yep! I had a hand me down from my older brother
@Sherrilynn274 жыл бұрын
Still do!
@vickigill68254 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions. My favorite band, love the brass.
@notajp4 жыл бұрын
I actually still have it, as well as most of the original Chicago albums (on vinyl of course)....
@DylanHughesPhotoVideo4 жыл бұрын
Honestly believe this is one of the greatest solos ever.
@nathanhull83024 жыл бұрын
DylanHughesss definitely
@dustyrhodes16554 жыл бұрын
@@ginnywhat5777 yep
@ronaldromuno63834 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you, amazing and timeless solo.
@somb4964 жыл бұрын
Rock and Roll Machine by Triumph
@scottanthony34264 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Check out their live version from the July 21 1970 Tanglewood concert. It is here on KZbin. Not only does he get longer to improvise, you get so see him in action. So sorry that we lost him at such a young age.
@kathydove47592 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved their music! I actually tried out for drill team in high school to this song. Think you so much for turning others onto Some of the best music ever recorded
@Brad51613 жыл бұрын
Hendrix called at least a couple of other guitarists the greatest too. He was a humble guy.
@kkampy40523 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen the clip from Dick Cavette when he says to Hendrix "they say you are the best guitarist in the world" and Hendrix drops his head and says "oh no".
@edworthington75484 жыл бұрын
Peter Cetera was the lead singer and Terry Kath was the guitarist. Hendrix said Terry Kath was the best.
@JaronActual4 жыл бұрын
I believe Cetera was also the bassist.
@Putaspellonyou4 жыл бұрын
@@JaronActual He was. But Hendrix said Kath was his "favorite," not the best.
@c.j.77524 жыл бұрын
Terry sang as well
@karlsmith25704 жыл бұрын
Peter Cetera also played bass for Chicago
@AFmedic4 жыл бұрын
And Danny Seraphine on drums was fantastic. He is so under-rated, Using basically a starter-kit he could make Neil Peart and his gazillion drums & cymbals sound like a kid banging on mom's pot & pans
@shueevon4 жыл бұрын
It's about trying to write a song, with the title referring to the time of day: either 3:35 a.m. (25 to 4) or 3:34 a.m. (26 to 4). Lamm explained on The Chris Isaak Hour: "I was living with a bunch of hippies up above Sunset Strip. One of the advantages of this particular house was that it was in the Hollywood Hills and I could look out over the city late at night. 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 4 a.m. in the morning when I looked at my watch - I was looking for a line to finish the chorus.
@davidatwood10774 жыл бұрын
Good answer!!
@patriciahopey13844 жыл бұрын
Thankyou 3cheers from Canada
@bobbuhrman38434 ай бұрын
Terry Kath, Bobby, Peter with Danny on drums, and the best horn section Walter, Lee & Jimmy ~ Chicago was, and will always be, the world’s greatest rock and jazz fusion band ever! I’m so glad J aka J that you’ve discovered their music! Appreciate you! 🖤
@double00spy2 жыл бұрын
Every member of Chicago pulls his weight. They are all excellent. Even so, Terry Kath, on guitar, is a stand-out. Jimi Hendrix said he was the best guitar playing at the time.
@hockeyfan76524 жыл бұрын
You would probably like "Feeling stronger everyday". Chicago has many great songs to choose from.
@briansbrain4264 жыл бұрын
Awesome tune!!
@migueltrevino96204 жыл бұрын
Definitely my favorite Chicago song!
@CamoJan4 жыл бұрын
Yes, "Feeling Stronger Everyday", but the Extended version. The percussion break-out at the end is amazing!
@trashcandy.4 жыл бұрын
Yes, please react to this song!
@seanwright17494 жыл бұрын
My favorite Chicago song
@christinevergona45244 жыл бұрын
Jamel, we don’t mind the pauses. That’s how we learned the lyrics, you keep picking up the needle from the album (yes, vinyl album), then try to put it back just far enough to hear lyrics again. We did that a million times to get it right. Many of us went through two or three albums because they got all scratched up from wear and tear. 😈🌹😈
@williamgrant92622 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reacting to this I've not heard this for years, forgotten how great it is love the horns guitar solo and obviously the vocals
@stephenharper89353 жыл бұрын
Leonid and Friends are an unbelievable tribute to The Chicago Transit Authority!
@brianmiller72214 жыл бұрын
I grew up with these guys literally in my back yard. I'm from Chicago the northwest side were they all grew up. Terry Kath on guitar went to my high school ( Taft HS ) and Seraphine on the drums with Cetera and Panko they were all locals in my neighborhood. They all played in the 60's as a garage band in my neighborhood. I knew they were great then as well as now.
@dks67144 жыл бұрын
That is amazing and what a story to tell. Thanks for sharing.
@TulsaGirlForever4 жыл бұрын
Brian~ That must have been SOOoooo fun & is obviously memorable!! You can tell from my name I had the type of experiences w/ the hometown music Gods. Thx for sharing!!!
@pmuscio24 жыл бұрын
Wow,!! What a great feeling to see greatness in the making!!
@jlbrebels4 жыл бұрын
WOW I envy you straight up
@richl13194 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about Taft high school in California?? I went there also
@Marx-Lennon3 жыл бұрын
You nailed it Jamel. The song is about staying up late, like 25 or 26 minutes until 4am, trying to write/finish writing a song
@michaelklapp91593 жыл бұрын
This song.
@youthinasia95233 жыл бұрын
It's about acid
@christopherbaker26323 жыл бұрын
i all ways thought it was about "How many JOINTS you should get from a phat quarter" of course when you're smoked to the gills everything is about gettin higher
@Marx-Lennon3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherbaker2632 hahaha interesting take!
@Marx-Lennon3 жыл бұрын
@@youthinasia9523 it’s not. It’s about the actual time of day in which the song was written.
@YerPope3 жыл бұрын
Glad you got into Chicago while Terry Kath, the guitarist and driving force of the band was alive. The whole band was as tight as they come. Terry Kath was one of the best guitarists of the 60s and 70s rock era.
@skootercopeland20053 жыл бұрын
You Are! My Friend n I don't even know you, thank you J J for doin what you do! , now he's singin bout being up alnight n it's 25 or 6 till 4 am , can't sleep because of his love life , Terry Kath is the greatest guitar player ever but died young,,
@karenchalas87614 жыл бұрын
For a REAL thrill watch the live version of 25 or 6 to 4 and see Terry Kath do the solo .The BEST ever.
@yargnad4 жыл бұрын
Jimi said Terry was the most impressive guitarist he had ever seen. Pretty sure that was on the Dick Cavett show.
@karenchalas87614 жыл бұрын
@@yargnad the one Tanglewood
@pvccannon19664 жыл бұрын
The horns man, i so miss the horns. No one has any in songs any more.
@jasonhardison71034 жыл бұрын
Bruno mars does
@hubrisjones7584 жыл бұрын
Check out Thank You Scientist. Its progressive rock with horns.
@SuperDobieGirl4 жыл бұрын
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT....
@b7et54 жыл бұрын
Look up CHASE, the band
@alexl5724 жыл бұрын
Cake
@stricklandgarageaviation28643 жыл бұрын
This is a BAND! Those horns are so sweet. Guitar solo......out of this world.
@danastearns7939 Жыл бұрын
Robert Lamm (keyboards, songwriter/one of the lead vocals) stayed up late trying to write this song. He was tired, sleepy, red-eyed, hence the name as he looked at the clock to check time. They called themselves a rock band with horns, combining classical music, jazz, R&B and pop/rock. Lamm (keyboards), Cetera (bass), and Pankow (trombone) wrote ALL their music arrangements and lyrics and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. They were the band's vocalists too. They were the 1st rock group to sell out Carnegie Hall - for a whole week - in 1971. Have sold over 100 mil records; had more top 40 hits than any group during the 70's, which included 20 top 10 singles, and were ranked by Billboard #13 of top 100 artists. Their 1st album titled Chicago Transit Authority was awarded a Grammy and inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2014. They were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
@michael71914 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with that guitar solo 50 years ago, and the love has never left me.
@donjindra4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@ocelot7163 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a young man like yourself, getting joy out of some of the best music ever made. God bless you.
@ajcbng82893 жыл бұрын
This is a symphony. An experience. ❤️
@chuckroy55643 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all you do! Reliving all this great music is good for the soul.
@cmdrbnd007bond84 жыл бұрын
Terry Kath, the lead guitarist, is said to be Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist.
@nzmarco4 жыл бұрын
Bad ass guitarist who left the world too soon.
@haleymills53514 жыл бұрын
Please listen to Leonid and Friends on KZbin They do Chicago cover band. Trust me they are amazing Even the guys from the Orginal Chicago love them
@garymorris74724 жыл бұрын
Hendrix also said that about Rory Gallagher and Johnny Winter. Hendrix respected quite a few guitarists.
@PhillipLandmeier4 жыл бұрын
That's correct. Hendrix jammed with Kath and the band, and was in the process of joining Chicago when disaster struck. He loved the sound of "rock and roll with horns", and if you listen carefully to Kath, you can see why Hendrix was a fan. Kath was a beast.
@talon16234 жыл бұрын
@@nzmarco Which one?
@frozenlake12154 жыл бұрын
Recommended: Ides of March, "Vehicle" (1970)
@GeminieCricket4 жыл бұрын
Oh. Yes !
@MadSlantedPowers4 жыл бұрын
I used to think that “Vehicle” was a Blood Sweat & Tears song when I first heard it.
@chandragirtman10234 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Awesome song 🤘
@beckydrogowski74793 жыл бұрын
Wow, Jamel, seeing your reactions to this and so many other classic rock tunes that I grew up listening to and loving, it's just like hearing them for the first time again, when I see someone new experiencing them. Thank you for "keeping great music alive" This song is a masterpiece, great choice! Loving what you do!
@josephoshea14422 жыл бұрын
The lead vocalist for this song was bassist Peter Cetera, a gifted tenor. The guitarist was the late Terry Kath (a fine baritone himself), the most incredible - and, sadly, under appreciated, musician who ever set his fingers to a fretboard. The writer was keyboardist Robert Lamm, who was the group's third lead singer. He (along with Cetera and trombonist James Pankow) was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.
@davisworth51144 жыл бұрын
The guitar player is Terry Kath, who was admired by Jimi Hendrix.
@sms91064 жыл бұрын
Terry was one of the best guitar players of all time.
@HardRockMaster75774 жыл бұрын
@@sms9106 Kath is easily in the Top 10 of all Time.
@jhamptonjr4 жыл бұрын
"That" was Terry Kath on lead guitar, a guy Jimi Hendrix called the best guitar player on Earth.
@jasonbehm72164 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I had heard or read that Jimi had said Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was his favorite guitar player or who he thought was best.
@robertreichle14 жыл бұрын
@@jasonbehm7216 There are a bunch of stories that Hendrix said this or that. Probably none of them are real. OR all of them. Who knows? There are too many for them all to be true unless Hendrix just ran around saying the same thing about every good guitarist he saw. "No, man. That guy is my favorite now!"
@jasonbehm72164 жыл бұрын
That may be the case. I googled it and he said Terry Kath was a better player than he was. Maybe favorite and best are two separate categories for Jimi.
@Veggamattic4 жыл бұрын
If he didn't say except me he was talking shit.
@truthbetold99234 жыл бұрын
One of the best groups at the time with such an awesome horn section...such a tragedy to befall Terry Kath...
@indivisible8853 жыл бұрын
This song always gives me goose bumps! I love your reaction to it!
@GA-if6qf2 жыл бұрын
Love and appreciate you and your hard work, Jamel! Thank you!!!
@timothyturner86343 жыл бұрын
It's great to see a brother Stunned at music that's been around for eons. We love your reactions man.
@nitab19714 жыл бұрын
Watch them do this Live at Tanglewood. They'll blow your mind. Baboom!!! I saw them live back in the day at....Carnegie Hall! It was amazing. And, he was sitting writing a song at either 25 or 6 to 4...4am in the morning.
@captamerica592 жыл бұрын
I have watched a ton of reaction videos. Yours by far are the best. Love your input, your honest and truthful reactions. Most of this music I feel is heartfelt and you get it. Thanks, Pat
@edwardwonch86813 жыл бұрын
Genius part is it is sing about the struggle to write a song.