CHICAGO - 25 OR 6 TO 4 | UNEXPECTED!!! | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@broaction5343]

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[@juanvillareal9610]

referring to the time of day 25 min till 4 OR 6min.till 4 ...

[@juanvillareal9610]

7 members

[@juanvillareal9610]

Two lead guitarist Lee Loughnane in video and donnie dacus...

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

@@juanvillareal9610 donnie dacus was NOT in this video.. and Lee.. played trumpet in this video... he does play guitar in concert at times..THIS is Tery Kath on guitar and no one else.

[@dolfinpt]

Awesome! But listen to album version in order to Really Appreciate this tune Live!!! It was great on the radio -growing up as a kid!❤️

[@dianedavies8291]

That guitar player is Terry Kath, who Jimi Hendrix was once quoted as saying he was the best. He sadly accidentally shot himself and died thinking the gun wasn’t loaded. Great band! ✌️❤️🎶

[@j.h.3777]

D'Oh!

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Thought he was playing Russian Roulette. Thanks a VERY dangerous “game” to play....and he lost.

[@harryhager4128]

@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 no, he had an semi-automatic pistol with the magazine removed, forgot there was still a round in the chamber, told a friend 'don't worry it's not loaded see' at which point he pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger.

[@robertcartier5088]

@@harryhager4128 Holy crap! The friend is likely still in therapy!

[@jimdavis8864]

I heard he was at a meeting with his recording company when it happened. He loved guitars, guns and booze.

[@barrycohen311]

The song writer had insomnia and was writing songs in the middle of the night. "25 or 26 minutes" until 4:00am.

[@robertpearson8798]

After five decades I finally have an answer! Makes sense.

[@ladyshar42]

yep, its the ultimate song about writer's block

[@jacklewis5452]

In Chicago, if someone asked you the time you would answer. 25 or 6 to 4 not 3:35 or 3:34 am

[@barrycohen311]

@@jacklewis5452 Radical man...Thx

[@highline64]

This is a song about taking LSD 25 back in the day. Look it up, then read the lyrics again. Song many songs have a hidden personal message!

[@ericanderson8886]

Terry Kath, brilliant guitarist rip, a tragic death rip.

[@anniegoodrich262]

Jimi Hendrix was once asked, 'So, what's it like to be the best guitar player ever?' Jimi said, 'I don't know. Ask that guy in Chicago.'

[@sandrasmith7501]

@@anniegoodrich262 Way i heard it...lol...they asked eric clapton what it felt like to be bestvguitarist in the world, and he answered" I dont know..,ask Hendrix".

[@anniegoodrich262]

@@sandrasmith7501 Haha! And the buck gets bass on!

[@sandrasmith7501]

@@anniegoodrich262 Lolol...yep!

[@steveforman7643]

You have now witnessed one of the greatest live guitar solos ever. Terry Kath was a genius and one of the best guitarists of all time. Sadly, he was taken from us way too soon by an accidental shooting. RIP guitar master.

[@joshuamichael8345]

I love the old Chicago sound when Terry was alive. Raw, Powerful and Untamed.

[@hudsonhawk0016]

Terry uncaged, too bad they morphed into Peter Cetera ballads at the end of Terry's short life.

[@laurenpeck3609]

The late, great Terry Kath! Chicago is incredible! Singer is the incredible Peter Cetera. Drummer is brilliant!

[@jimdavis8864]

Not to mention the horn section. 🤟

[@Frau44]

Peter was a bad-ass bass player before he refused to play anymore.

[@laurenpeck3609]

@@Frau44 he played bass in 2018 when I saw him. On Feeling Stronger Everyday and 25 or 6 to 4, It was great!!

[@davep8221]

@@Frau44 Supposed one of the reasons he wanted to leave was that he just didn't like horns! Hard to believe. The horns added so much bite, mellowness, whatever was needed.

[@michaelhowell7275]

Zeppelin has always been my favorite band but Terry Kath's guitar just hits me like no other. The Best!

[@abevillanueva1974]

1970s...BEST decade of music with the most diverse talent ever! Chicago still kicking it today. They're on Mt. Rushmore of groups for sure! How lucky i grew up listening to them and the rest of the 70s!!

[@davewilson435]

Terry Kath was brilliant. A beast on guitar. They were not even remotely the same band after he passed. R.I.P. If you haven't reacted to Grand Funk Railroad 'Inside Looking Out" Live 1969...give it a listen. I'm pretty sure that one will surprise you too.

[@ginaluvsrush6093]

Feeling Stronger Every Day and Beginnings are also great songs...

[@laurenpeck3609]

YES!!!!

[@Frau44]

First song from first album (double) was Introduction written by Terry, sung by Terry. I love it, God how didn’t I know about Chicago when Terry was alive? Walt Parazaider is in my mom’s HS yearbook....😉

[@remedy9648]

Amen!

[@davidpost428]

@@laurenpeck3609 Yes ! Yes ! YES !!!

[@williamcabell142]

You have to listen and watch them preform “I am a Man”! WOW!

[@jagjag739]

Agreed!! Their live performance is off the wall.

[@Frau44]

I learned who Chicago (really) was with I’M A MAN!!! (1969 version) Terry’s guitar needed a cigarette after the concert!!

[@jimdavis8864]

Oh hell yes!

[@davideldridge9021]

Yes yes yes

[@jimdavis8864]

‘ I’m A Man’ is the actual title. But, yeah, it’s a great song. They should react to the Tanglewood (1970) version.

[@johnbuttarazzi839]

Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”

[@jimdavis8864]

True story.

[@Frau44]

Im with Jimi on this one. One of the members allegedly spent a romantic evening with Janis Joplin...not Terry though...

[@golfer5636]

Every Chicago song has this comment, often the commenter will post this on every reaction video he/she watches

[@wesalker3479]

@@Frau44 Janis spent a lot of "romantic evenings" with a lot of people of ALL descriptions. It was the sixties and she was a beautiful butterfly!

[@Frau44]

@@wesalker3479 yes, gone too soon. I love watching old videos of Janis on Dick Cavat (sp) he was so fascinated it seemed... 🎶👍🏼

[@allanbluzdude]

Hendrix had so much respect for Kath that he invited Chicago (Transit Authority) to open for him for part of his 1969 tour, that was the first time I saw Chicago (and second time seeing Hendrix).

[@jimalbrecht8803]

The late great Terry Kath... Under-rated killer guitar player and Under-rated vocalist singer,/song writer for Chicago Transit Authority!!! 25 or 6 to 4... some have said it referred to the time of the morning... it was either 25 or 26 to 4am. 25 or 6 to 4 in the morning. ✌😀👍

[@jamesanderson5268]

This is what I listened to in High School.

[@geraldherrmann787]

terry kath is one of the greatest guitarists ever, even jimi hendrix bowed to him. he is one of those guitarists who don´t even have to look at the guitar. he was the soul of chicago, but died soon in 1978.

[@mikemaggio4979]

I have seen Chicago at least 7 or 8 times in the last 40 years and I can honestly say they are one of the best live bands out there, they still tour! You always get your money's worth!!! Phenomenal!!!

[@nordvegfigg7746]

Terry Kath was the heart, the soul and the cojones of Chicago. After his death they gradually became a soft rock band known for sappy ballads and top 40 radio friendly garbage. He was one of the greatest guitarists of his time. He threw his soul into that solo.

[@TreyXanthean-c5h]

imagine being born in the late 60's (i was) and growing up experiencing these songs brand new being played on the radio and ALL these same feelings experienced you are having but as a Child. MAGICAL times the 70's were in Music! great video.

[@2869may]

I agree that the studio version should be heard for a first reaction.....

[@robertcartier5088]

Agreed. I feel it makes me appreciate the Live performance more!

[@2869may]

@@robertcartier5088 I've seen many concerts, and feel the "experience" is cool but the quality of the music just wasn't there in many cases.... I LOVE good live performances (James Taylor, Carly Simon, Neil Young, Bob Seger, Carole King) but I prefer the clean studio music for the most part. I did see ZZTop in 90' at the Cotton Bowl with Santana and Steve Miller, Great concert! all sounded good but ZZTop sounded SO good...! I was really impressed.

[@Frau44]

@@robertcartier5088 right? I’ve heard Walts flute solo from It better end soon, Carnegie Hall was fantastic. I can’t find a good video of that concert though...

[@MoMoMyPup10]

@@2869may The best concert I ever saw was Bruce Springsteen. And I wasn't even a fan and didn't really wanna go. Same with Eric Clapton - great concert, wasn't a fan. Two of my favorite artists - Elton John and Billy Joel I thought were flat live. Chicago with Terry is better live but I generally agree about pop rock songs and the studio. Heavy Metal is better live.

[@2869may]

@@MoMoMyPup10 That's cool..! You weren't that interested and probably didn't expect to have that good of a time..... and Bam! you were having blast..!

[@roccaclassico9028]

Lead guitarist is Terry Kath (R.I.P.)! Also by Chicago, "I'm a Man" and "Beginnings". You will love, trust me!

[@davep8221]

The great thing about Chicago (Transit Authority back then) was the three great but different lead singers... added so much variety on top of the different styles of music. Every single album the made went platinum.

[@gidion4004]

What does 25 or 6 to 4 mean? The song was written by Chicago keyboardist and singer Robert Lamm (Brooklyn, October 13, 1944) and would indicate a night time slot: 3:35 (25 minutes at 4) or 3:34 (26 minutes at 4). Lamm explained on the point: “At the time I was living with a bunch of hippies on the Sunset Strip. One of the advantages of this particular house was that it was located in the Hollywood Hills and that I could look out over the city late at night. Here, I was trying to describe the creative moment when I realized that there was a neon sign that marked that moment and which I decided to use as a refrain ". The other explanation An explanation that according to some was actually artfully constructed ex post, to disprove that the title of the popular piece was actually a tribute to the synthetic drug LSD, whose nickname was 624 ("6 to 4") because you took it at 6 in the afternoon the effects of the drug would wear off by 4 am, that is 10 hours later (a dose of just 25 μg of LSD can cause minimal alterations in perception and mood for more than 10 hours).

[@michael48072]

Your reaction was totally genuine and priceless...ive been a Chicago fan my whole life but had never saw this version until a few months ago....its fricking unbelievable

[@Blinkerson55]

The sixties and seventies gave us an explosion of great music. I'm born and raised (1955) in Chicago and they were so unique with horn section. I gotta put you on another great English axeman. His name is Alvin Lee with Ten Years After. A monster hit for them is "I'd Love to Change the World " ! Monster guitar to go with the best lyrics. If you want crazy fastest blues guitar with them would be "I Woke Up this Morning ". Cheers, Chicago Ray

[@JeMy569]

I saw them in concert… I sat( yes, sat down…lol) in the front row & that horn section blew me AWAY!!! The sound, his voice…. A lifetime experience I will never forget!

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Great choice. Song is about writing a song at 25 or 26 minutes to 4 am in the morning. Edit: they were under pressure from the producers to get an album out.

[@boosuedon]

AND, he has "writers block" and can't think of anything to write about.

[@byronmitchell3784]

25 OR 6, TO 4 a.m... IN THE MORNING... THIS WHEN THEY WROTE THIS TUNE... CHICAGO IS FANTASTIC.... "MAKE ME SMILE"... "SATURDAY IN THE PARK".... "DIALOGUE PARTS 1 AND 2" TERRY KATH WAS THE MAN... GUITARIST...

[@Frau44]

Finally! From Chicago area?

[@byronmitchell3784]

@@Frau44 No Renee, I just appreciate quality music LOL.. UP IN COVID BURIED WISCONSIN...

[@sherryarflin726]

Their catalog is extensive. Color my World , I’m a Man, the songs go on forever.

[@Frau44]

Colour my world-wishing you were here #TerryKath

[@DianaJG8]

"Color My World"!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Frau44]

@@DianaJG8 wishing you were here 🎶🎵

[@DianaJG8]

@@Frau44 - YES, THAT'S beautiful, too! But in the early 70's Color My World made for some WONDERFUL slow dancing!! 😉👍

[@Frau44]

@@DianaJG8 I love it, Terry, #RIPTERRYKATH

[@laurenval2370]

Terry Kath. A part of my childhood and sadness when he passed 😢. Thank you for keeping his legacy going! Chicago was and is the very best of keeping in our hearts what was and could be...

[@johnallen869]

Early Chicago with the late, great Terry Kath was fire!

[@MrRondonmon]

Terry accidentally shot himself playing with a gun in 76 or 77, he left a bullet in the chamber and told a friend, watch this. And pulled the trigger. Jimmy Hendrix called him the greatest one night, so that's high praise of course. THIS SONG was because they needed one more song to finish off an Album and they were up all night, tired, sleepy, etc. so they asked the Janitor what time it was because he kept EXACT TIME, and he said, oh, 25 or 6 to 4 [AM] and they all just laughed their asses off. Then created a song with that title.

[@sheriketyer8120]

Continue to listen to CHICAGO. They are true musicians, singers, song writers & everything else in between. I grew up with the original members, in this concert, & they are the BEST !!

[@caroleann_2142]

By far. One of my favorite Guitarists. Terry Kath!!! Just Incredible!

[@rickmay198]

They were great back then and the guitarist was probably one of the best ever and that is my favorite song

[@GM-lq4eu]

Terry Kath, unbelievable guitar player, I know he was one of jimmy hendrix favorite guitar players. I believe a reporter was interviewing Hendrix, and they asked him how does it feel being the greatest guitarists in the world, and who he listens to. And I believe he said, I don’t know about being the best guitar player, but that Catt Terry Kath from The band Chicago is great.

[@cesarnarro6013]

You got it so right the diversity of bands in the early 70's

[@indydave1955]

By far this is the best live guitarist EVER

[@michael7191]

Definitely check out the studio version. Perfection. Been listening to it for 50 years and I never get tired of it.

[@cspaikido]

They are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame overdue but very deservedly.

[@517BigBill]

Terry Kath is one of the guitar gods of the’60’s and ‘70’s. RIP. There is another guitar god you need to see, Alvin Lee and Ten Years After! Check out their 1969 Woodstock performance of I’m Going Home! Amazing!

[@RandyTWA]

Sadly, when Terry Kath died so did Chicago...

[@williamlucas4656]

Not true. I saw them three years ago and they were great. Keep in mind they are in their 70s now. Terry was a fantastic guitarist but you must remember that the rest of the band are all university trained musicians and are fantastic into themselves. Terry’s influence with strongest during the first five years of the band after they became Chicago. Then they got on the commercial train. Been a fan since 1969.

[@RandyTWA]

@@williamlucas4656 - I respect your opinion but you said it yourself...the commercial train.

[@Frau44]

@@RandyTWA 💯agreed. It became a Foster/Cetera band.

[@carlosruiz-ob7le]

alguna vez jimmi hendrix dijo que terry era uno de los mejores guitarrists que había escuchado, y algo sabia jimmi!

[@valerielynn7256]

Personally I loved both Chicago’s early days and the 80s ballads for me it’s the best of both worlds

[@terivancampen4570]

This is a SUPER band. They have many great songs.

[@bkniker]

25 or 6 to 4, refers to the time on the clock. They're just sitting around and listening to tunes. It's about tripping all night and coming down from the high, it's almost dawn, should we just crash, or do some more.

[@surlechapeau]

Bro's, you'll love their "Saturday In The Park", "Make Me Smile", "Just You And Me" and "Does Anybody Know What Time It Is". Another great horn band is Blood, Sweat & Tears especially "Spinning Wheel"

[@Frau44]

Terry is everything!! You guys are AWESOME!!! #TERRYKATH #MichelleKathSinclair

[@ginaluvsrush6093]

I love it guys! Greetings from Chicago!

[@vickieray]

The amazing Mr. Terry Kath 🎸🎶🔥

[@HughCorbyCruick]

Glad you mentioned the diversity of sound styles that were available in the 70’s. This was before the homogenization of music that occurred when big corporations took over the business. Keep exploring this era and your mind and tastes will expand.

[@ImaDogTrainer]

Hard to believe they've never heard Leonid and Friends do this!

[@imweakfordeaky]

Leonid & Friends should be the only people ever allowed to cover Chicago ! They are amazing.

[@Frau44]

I was thinking the same...

[@jodidavis1178]

They do a fantastic cover!

[@jayballauer8353]

This was my first thought. Their cover of this is incredible.

[@charlesfitzgerald9631]

Leonid & Friends has a video of them (L & Fs) doing a KILLER cover of this.....It’s really really good

[@robertwalker1803]

Jimi Hendrix called the late Terry Kath of Chicago the greatest guitarist ever…what a compliment.50 years ago….

[@caroleann_2142]

Jimi swore Terry played...backwards... He loved Kath....

[@LevWrldBetr]

My music brothers, thanks again for playing out a request. Just remember if you listen to this after Terry Kath’s death it’s not the same type of Rock but more of a soft rock genre. Thanks again.

[@thomasrocker7408]

The song is about writing a song sitting on the floor. He became so tired and bleary eyed that he didn't know if it was 25, or 6 to 4. Chicago is still performing.

[@flubblert]

Check out "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" by Chicago (p.s. greetings from Chicago!!)

[@carmenwise2256]

HEYYY Y'ALL FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Terry Kath was ONE of the Best.👍💚😀

[@jimp4666]

If you guys want to hear the most intense guitar lead song ever recorded, try Poem 58 by Chicago. after that you will understand what Terry Kath was all about.

[@davesturick9805]

agreed. Poem 58 shows his true brilliance

[@bobbyc3895]

People think "Chicago" and the mostly associate the sound with either the brass instruments or Peter Cetera's vocals, but then you see these videos where Terry Kath goes off and it adds a new level of appreciate for how great they all were. Another "guitar surprise" is the Isley Brother's Summer Breeze. Ernie Isley busts out some incredible rock guitar work out of the blue.

[@fauii4222]

Yes! You finally reacted to this..can't believe you guys haven't heard of Chicago, though..next, please check out Grand Funk Railroad's Inside Looking Out (1968) for another knockout live performance

[@matthewdrake4385]

Good call for Grand Funk RR.

[@erickthomas325]

Make Me Smile - Chicago Turn the Page - Bob Seger Tiny Dancer - Elton John 👌👌👌 Bet all 3 will give you chills!

[@veadairavani5692]

The guitarist was Terry Kath. He was amazing! Jimi Hendrix said he was his favorite guitarist.

[@ernaanspach473]

Chicago, "Getting Stronger Everyday" is one of those change up songs you'll really like. Thanks

[@m.a.g.a.1806]

Terry Kath's solo is awesome. He was one of the greatest guitarists ever!!!

[@robertcrummel9105]

Chicago is absolutely a premier group of the ages. Still could listen to them for hours, and have.

[@viacrucis2509]

Terry Kath was Stevie Ray Vaughan before SRV but had an amazing baritone singing voice. I cried when he died. Felt so sad for days.

[@janinebennett4492]

Chicago had so many great songs

[@jamess29]

I had the honor to see Chicago in Oakland CA a few months before Terry Kath tragically met his end. RIP brother.

[@judywalker8020]

51 years ago....When Terry hits the guitar solo,the band just laughs.

[@WinteryMix84]

I was on the 1st row at their concert in 1978. I swear, you could feel the vibrations from the guitar in your body.

[@_Common_Logic_]

You nailed the chord progression in relation to the Zeppelin song. It's actually just "chromatic" which means going down the musical note scale in order, one at a time, so it's not really copied from anything, but is sonically familiar. Good ear... It earned a "SUB" =)

[@tjmctube]

Chicago, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire. Great groups that mastered including brass into rock/pop. This song was a top 40 radio hit, but in those days you'd probably not hear this extended solo on the air. When I first watched this video performance it was like WTF.... that solo just bursts out of nowhere.

[@jimnicosia5934]

BrosAction, Now you know why my generation was always so high. I saw them twice in concert.

[@BobE316]

Jimi Hendrix said that Terry Kath was the greatest guitar player in the world....Chicago has been going strong for over 50 years....I've seen them in concert 3 times, including the original group in this video

[@philging]

Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.

Never heard of Chicago? What a shame! Best band ever. Terry Kath best guitarist ever. Dig more in the history about them, and you will find many goldnuggets.

[@descendantoffools9767]

Chicago has so many great songs, but my favorite is probably Old Days.

[@donpaladino]

You guys picked a GREAT Chicago video to watch. That band was AWESOME. Terry Kath was a brilliant guitarist. The drummer was brilliant. Three different guys who could carry lead vocals on a song. The trombone player could write and arrange music and I think he was a driving force in the group. NO band could compare to their sound.

[@josephlurito5900]

Glad to see young guys like you two appreciate the genius of Terry Kath! One of the best ever, horribly underrated and underappreciated in his time. Enjoy his work on their first 11 albums, particularly the 1st through 5th. Some truly amazing work. And way ahead of its time.

[@genov9374]

Its the follow-up to the song "Does anybody really know what time it is?" 😄

[@dannycasson1551]

I’ve been listening to this song my whole life and I still don’t know what the title means! Legendary band...never seen this video. Thanks guys! 🎶🎸

[@Xcris_crosX]

25 or 26 minutes till 4 in the morning 'break of day"

[@dannycasson1551]

@@Xcris_crosX thanks..make sense now! Back then if you wanted the correct lyrics you’d have to buy the record.

[@Xcris_crosX]

@@dannycasson1551 I think I still have the vinyl album somewhere around. Yikes!

[@dannycasson1551]

@@Xcris_crosX I just looked and I actually have a copy! My bad...I have no excuse!

[@theblackcat5416]

Nice "little" guitar solo, eh ? The great Terry Kath at his best. You guys are great !! 🎸❤🌻😷🎶

[@Skootsem]

25 minutes or 26 minutes to 4 a.m. during a college “cram” session...

[@antarcticorb9197]

Beginnings next..same group!!!

[@alanoakley3242]

The story I heard is that they were sitting around trying to write at almost 3.35am when someone asked the time. Someone else responded 25 or 6 to 4 (ie 25 or 26 minutes to 4), which made them laugh because nobody asked for such precision (and they were probably a little stoned). Lead guitarist Terry Kath is not better known only because he died so young.

[@sarahvanucci597]

Another band of the early 70s. I saw them live at Summerfest on the Lakefront of Milwaukee, Wisconsin when I was 14! Blew my young mind!

[@FarAwayEyes69]

This was Awesome ! Voted the greatest guitar solo of all time in ROCK 'n' ROLL HISTORY !!!!! PEACE !!!

[@karenscigliano9787]

Yes, you just experienced the beauty, genius energy that was Terry Kath...a shooting star. Chicago started out as CTA and was unlike any other rock band -- in terms of talent and original songs/sound. The horns alone in their music take everything to another level that you can't believe what you're hearing. I grew up in Chicago near them and heard this band everywhere all the time...and Im 62 now and I still can't believe how great they sound. I love that you guys discovered them and moreover appreciated them like you did. Terry's story is a tragic one though, but they had a good run in the 60s and 70s....until January 23, 1978.

[@josephregester7780]

amazing performance. consider how small the stage is for such a large group. Terry Kath tragically died in the 70s. The band went on to be very popular for ballads and more pop sound after his death. Saturday In The Park is also quite good.

[@samuelmregister]

Only rock band that began their recording career with two consecutive double albums! Those first 2 in particular are a must for any self-respecting classic rock listener.

[@Frau44]

I swear to God, I think it was three-no?

[@samuelmregister]

@@Frau44 my god, you're right!!

[@actorJSB]

@@Frau44 absolutely right....3 doubles released within a little under 2 years.

[@williamlucas4656]

1968. Sitting up all night trying to write songs until 25 or 6mins to 4 in the morning. The band was originally started by three university graduates who want to integrate their horns and woodwinds into rock ‘n’ roll. They recruited additional members from a band that folded, to include Terry Kath, one of the greatest guitarists ever. It was said that he idolized Jimi Hendrix but that Hendrix was afraid to meet him because he might “show him up”. Most of their real rock ‘n’ roll was in the first two albums. As regards the diversity of music and bands in the 70s keep in mind they all began in the 60s with influence from The Beatles. The end began to come with the invention of computer drum solos and then computer control of music using multi track recorder’s that then became digital recorders and then came the manipulation by the producers. That was the end of unique instrumentalism and the beginning of the synthesized “product” that you know today.

[@Manageode]

You guys still have me awake! Loving the videos. When you listen to the Chicago song "I'm a Man", you MUST listen to the studio version first. No matter how much you want to see the guitar playing, it can wait. Because in the studio they layered so much into the opening, plus you want that one to be clear for the first listen. It's not their best song lyrically, but that opening is good fun. And if I was you, I would hear the studio version of 25 or 6 to 4 some time. This live version is dynamite, but so is the recording in the studio.

[@SeaMonster111]

Danny Seraphine - drums; Robert Lamm - keyboards, lead vocals; Water Parazadier - sax; Lee Loughnane - Trumpet; James Pankow - trombone, Terry Kath - guitar lead vocal; Peter Cetera - bass, lead vocal

[@jones0122]

Chicago is the reason that every high school band has a little offshoot jazz band group. The band directors just hope and pray (even in school) that these kids will sound a little bit like Chicago.

[@plk5520]

That's Terry Kath on guitar. Jimmy Hendrix's favorite guitarist.

[@dankelly7712]

I love your guys reactions So cool to see younger people reacting to this great music

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Terry Kath was Hendrix’ favorite guitarist. Chicago was a monster band with tons of hits. Such a TIGHT BAND when at their peak. Died when Terry did.

[@karenscigliano9787]

Everytime I see this performance I feel something special happened there and TG they recorded this concert -- probably Bill Graham's genius at work....It's like witnessing Shakespeare writing a sonnet... genius rare talent that his ego allowed him to seamlessly blend into the other 6 in the band. His voice is also something to behold and be reckoned with. I used to feel so angry after he killed himself by accident so carelessly. But age gives some wisdom and his short but super sweet life was all this world had for us. Grateful.

[@margaretchayka6878]

You need to listen to the entire Chicago 1 (Chicago Transit Authority), 2 and 3, the best of this band, amazing music. The guitar genius was also an amazingly soulful vocalist. It's wonderful to see young people appreciate this amazing music. The beginning of rock and roll was a wonderful time, so experimental and also very skillful.

[@retroactive1autrey668]

I think the title means that the song was written from a feeling in the middle of the early morning.

[@rojavida]

Your taste in music is great. So glad you appreciate good music.

[@lesgobrandon9444]

They were called chicago transit authority at first . Pure talent across the board from percussion to horns . Been listening for over 50 years to Chicago .