Chicago - Beginnings - 7/21/1970 - Tanglewood (Official)

[@normallen3457]

Their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was WAAAAAAAAAY overdue.

[@FleuerDiLis]

@@normallen3457 WAYYYYYYY overdue! Period!

[@joekosobucki2141]

But at least Terrys daughter was there to represent him!

[@Hue_Nery]

TRRHOF doesn't deserve them. That shill house is so out of touch.

[@glennis4441]

Agree they should have been in years ago. RROF is a joke.

[@heathercollins4432]

I love the absolute rawness of this video...no auto tune, no editing, just professional musicians doing what they do best...

[@tj-kv6vr]

Love the Beatles, for sure. These guys are in TOP 5

[@FleuerDiLis]

@@heathercollins4432 pure musician's writers and producers!

[@JamesRufert-ry7nm]

Ditto

[@tlares5589]

Pure feeling!

[@cacornhusker2940]

Screw Auto Tune....phonier than a Harvard Degree for Flunkies.

[@chrisschrecker5497]

This is Chicago. The original and best lineup in my humble opinion. 😊

[@phishfearme2]

The Chicago Transit Authority

[@SAVANNAHEVENTS]

Always

[@MeWriter2112]

Lamm's voice is perfection. People forget that Peter Cetera was there from the "beginning." Feelin' Stronger Every Day is one of my favorites (Cetera leads).

[@dufunia8313]

hell yeah

[@mreppen1]

I always thought this was Terry’s voice wow. Beautiful voice.

[@FleuerDiLis]

Who's here in 2024? Timeless!!! I love Chicago!!! They used to play them on the R&B radio station in Chicago! I've always been a fan!!!

[@otkseek]

Here from Taxachusetts.. Playing along on my drum set from '64... beats watching TV. Saw them live about 5 or 6 years ago south of Boston. Fantastic!!

[@ruthm8931]

6/1/24 Still here! I graduated HS in 1975- loved this band then and still do now! We enjoyed the best music!

[@JoelDeselm-j3c]

From South Bend, Indiana, graduated from high school in 1971. The music from the 60's and 70's was classic. Hundreds of those songs are still being played today. Are there any songs today that will be played 60 years from now?

[@shirleyharris1335]

♥️ ♥️

[@emileventer]

Hey, Chicago Band is never a R&B band.

[@theteadrinker-143]

So glad I grew up as a teenager in the 70’s ! Who,s with me ??

[@JesusRamos-wm7hg]

In the 60 's.

[@glennb881]

I am!

[@mtaylor7307]

We had a wide variety of music!

[@2004grandcherokey]

Mike Bills Amen brother!

[@nellycortegana3645]

Mike Bills me too sooooo glad

[@wdsmith23]

People tend to forget what an absolute powerhouse of songwriting, musicianship and live performance Chicago was in the beginning of their career.

[@greensombrero3641]

incredible band - so powerful in those days

[@tomdowney551]

And will always be!

[@hsad1234]

q lot of early stuff was hard rock and never made the top 40

[@MrRpm1961]

a lot was lost when they cancelled music class in schools, that's how most learned to play it's a crying shame

[@mattrussillo4587]

@@hsad1234 At that time those were usually the best songs!

[@ronron1402]

Damn. Us who grew up in the 70's had the BEST music. Not arguable.

[@manueldiggs9525]

It was a great decade!

[@edadan]

Jackson 5, Fifth Dimension, Linda Ronstadt, Motown, Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, etc...

[@manueldiggs9525]

@@edadan All great artist!!

[@NYCgirl927]

I agree Ron. Saw Chicago summer 2018 and they were great.

[@Jen-ku7wp]

Hell Yeah we did!!!

[@allanhartpu3894]

There were no egos with these guys, they were friends throughout their careers, the music proved it . Thumbs up 👍. Thanks Chicago

[@rachelsutton8564]

Awesome!

[@martintadeo9725]

I agree

[@ptdennis1906]

Great point about EGO. No wonder they were not a one hit wonder.

[@hugorodriguez-lj6kh]

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[@steveskouson9620]

Still! They have it! steve

[@biinkyreed8013]

The magic of Terry Kath and Robert Lamm incredible

[@danafrancis3990]

I prefer the songs that they sang even more than Peter Cetera 🎶🎶

[@thomasjohnson226]

They were great for so many years but they're at their best with Terry

[@BBQDad463]

Terry Kath balances the rest of the band. A talent supreme, taken from us far too soon. What a song! I still feel, after all these years, that this was the best song Chicago ever played. Yes, I remember it all so very well. I am 71 years old. This band dates back over half a century and I recall it all with crystal clarity. Rock on! Class of '69 still rules!

[@jackiellis3910]

Same 👍😊💕

[@karenmatatics1028]

Saw them 6/71 near Cleveland Ohio. Weekend after I graduated high school.❤

[@FleuerDiLis]

1969! I was living in Chicago! This song hit the R&B chart! I've been a fan for life! Saw them 3 years ago live. Still the same energy!

[@JoelDeselm-j3c]

I am also 71 years old. Never gets old. Hearkens back to a simpler time when music was music.

[@chrismuscarella9852]

Saw them twice, in the 60's as CTA and in the late 90's (not sure of the date) with out Terry Kath.. he was a genius talent. Danny Seraphine was and still is one of my favorite drummers. Beginnings and 25 or 6 to 4 are my favorites..

[@Midge1k]

What a blend of talent , instruments , vocals and creativity. 60s & 70s music was the best IMO and Chicago was a big part of

[@ttiger9780]

With just Terry, Peter, and Danny, you have one of the best bands of the seventies. Add Robert Lamm and the horn section and you have something very special.

[@take942]

I've been listening to Chicago since being in high school in the early 1970's. Their music never gets old. As fresh today as back then! Each of them, an amazing talent.

[@pjjj8117]

I so agree and I miss those days terribly in the 70s. Those were the best years of my life. I hope you’re still alive. God bless you and me and everybody else to go up at the 70s and were in high school and made it through it

[@take942]

@@pjjj8117 Right on!

[@Richb144]

You bet!

[@bettemiller3329]

Totally agree! If this song was released today, it would be #1 and people would know what they are missing in their lives!

[@samikhalil5027]

I agree totally with you. For me it was southerrn california in those days.

[@bobsarfatty4673]

As time goes by, I am convinced they are the greatest American rock band.

[@LosPeluchesdeRambo64]

Yes i do 😎👌

[@michaelthorpe1869]

I've thought this since about 1998 lol

[@bobsarfatty4673]

@@michaelthorpe1869 Yea I guess I am a little late on that. Time presents truth.

[@tyromecox3059]

They are.

[@lorifaircloth920]

I totally agree Bob!

[@Noelle0026]

Robert Lamm’s voice is so rich and beautiful on this song!

[@kensellers4082]

Robert Lamm and the late, great Harry Chapin were in the same boys’ choir at their local church in Brooklyn Heights.

[@Noelle0026]

@@kensellers4082 I had no idea!

[@kensellers4082]

@@Noelle0026 I think Robert Lamm is the only original member of Chicago who was not from the greater Chicago area.

[@rosemariekellogg5980]

My absolute favorite Chicago tune of all time. It's got everything, lyrics, vocals, horns. Beautiful.

[@jeffreyramsey4538]

Hi Rosemarie Kellog yes the list to choose from is so widespread so varied and all chart toppers in their own right but to me? IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW, GOES STRAIGHT TO MY HEART AND YET THERE IS ANOTHER THAT BRIGHTENS AND AWAKENS ME AND THAT SONG IS SATURDAY IN THE PARK¡ I JUST FLOAT WEN I HEAR THIS SONG MORESO THE HORNS INTERMINGLING ! JIMMY PANKOW YOU ARE SHEER GENUIS

[@derrickblackwood8852]

Not only my favorite Chicago song from their best album, but one of favorite songs. Bought CTA in 1968 when I was 15.

[@ShibaMomma143]

I'm with you, Rosemarie! This song is, in a word, Perfect.

[@richbrake9910]

Agree...Chicago's best song

[@markmiller7054]

Definitely my ALL TIME favorite song, a love song without the word love. It goes well beyond that!!!!

[@bscorpio12]

My absolutely favorite Chicago song! Brings back wonderful memories of when I was a teen. Bring back the '70s! In my mind, Chicago will ALWAYS rock - past, present and future! What a great band!

[@isaboteur2562]

I wasnt around then...born in 79 but im 44 and im here to say i TOTALLY agree w u. U can see the passion oozing off them all!!!❤

[@isaboteur2562]

Even tho when they lost Terry their style moved in a different direction they still made PHENOMENAL music then and going forward

[@anthonymontoya1849]

You're absolutely right, when lyrics had true meaning

[@russberg900]

Met my wife at a dance 1972. She was 16 and I was 18! Beginnings was playing and we melted together. Still married today and still listening to Chicago. One of the best songs ever!

[@manueldiggs9525]

Russ Berg Good for you!!

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

You will not be Married, much longer, if she finds out you did not Capitalize "Wife." Mum, is the word.

[@manueldiggs9525]

True that!

[@tommcallister7647]

Russ: Same here. We danced to this song on our first date in 1975. Still together 45 years later. It really was "only just the beginning".

[@manueldiggs9525]

@@tommcallister7647 I wish I could share a happy story like yours. I can however share that this is a great song and gets better each time I listen!!!!

[@jonathanabbott8579]

Bobby Lamm is incredibly underrated. His songwriting was crucial to Chicago's early success. Despite some personal struggles later on (as they ALL had), he is still standing.

[@patriciawright8786]

Jonathan Abbott--I am very happy to hear this.

[@jefflewis6925]

Underrated?

[@boke75]

@@jefflewis6925 Agree. Internet people use the word "underrated" too freely to the point of being meaningless now. In my youth reading about Chicago I never not once read/heard rock journalists underrating any one of Chicago's personnel. I did however read same journalists overrating Peter Cetera esp. around the 1984 period when Chicago got too much AOR-oriented.

[@anniemamaof2as]

And that horn section!

[@grassroots8269]

dreamt of my soul mate last night 🥰

[@hermanyanto1338]

When part came in, When I kiss you, I feel a thousand different feelings! My highschool days in the 70's.!

[@lindastjohn5007]

Robert Lamm is a great singer, songwriter and piano player!

[@wwonka52]

I was at this concert, along with many other great ones. It's local. I'm 70 now.

[@rrob268]

And guitarist, which I just discovered.

[@sunnyG5]

This is live Wow,this awesome! ❤

[@maureenbrown-nh9ei]

And gorgeous! 😍

[@fatgirl19jj67]

I really love some of the faces he makes! Rock on Chicago Transit Authority if you please!

[@joancureton5939]

I got tears in my eyes just thinking about that era. I'm African American and a lot of Chicago's music was played on the Black radio stations in NY, especially this song. Also, my uncle had every Chicago 8-track tape and played them when he got home from work.

[@rosemontoya3656]

I think those first years were their best..this being my favorite Chicago song

[@williamgallucci9913]

It is very emotional to me when I think about the 1970s

[@nathalieconnor5803]

Ok who chuckled at 8 track? 😃

[@jackietratner]

great observation...I remember once blasting this song in my car while at a gas station & a fella approached me to ask, “what song is that? It’s great!!” African America fella, I’m sure he heard the amazing soul in this track!!

[@joancureton5939]

@@nathalieconnor5803 that phrase immediately stopped my tears. I began chuckling too at how old fashioned 8 track sounds.

[@DrJohnPollard]

This was, is, and will be a masterpiece for all time.

[@kimnelson9910]

4 out 5 doctors surveyed recommend sugarless gum for thier patients who chew gum....i always go onthe recommendations of 4 out of 5 doctors NOT 2 out of 3 or 5 out of 6 it has to 4 out of five doctors.....what happens to that 5th doctor...he has to live in a tent in 50 below zero weather and do logging 14 hours a day 100 miles north of the arctic circle living on just a corn muffin a day

[@markschwochow2336]

True that! Had the privilege of seeing them two years running ‘73 and ‘74 at Pine Knob outside of Detroit. An amazingly tight band that exceeded expectations.

[@BaBaYaga1999-p7u]

@@kimnelson9910that edible kickin in all at once, huh buddy?! 😮

[@noelleshepp]

They're music is brilliant and so rich, it sounds like a full orchestra. Lamm's lush vocals, and those lyrics are every girl's dream come true 😍

[@donreynolds1229]

At the top of their game!

[@richgravelle4569]

Best decade ever gives me goosebumps Chicago always was and still is amazing

[@scratchdogg]

When I was 5 (1970) they moved in next door for a few months. With the garage door half open I would sit and listen to them creating music. They were young and having a good time but still had time for a nosey kid.

[@FleuerDiLis]

@scratchdogg WOW! What a memory! I have a wonderful memory, too! Jimi Hendrix in Seattle 1970 rented the house next door to us. I remember hearing guitar rifts loud! I went next door. Front door open I peeked in Jimi saw me and said in his smooth voice " c'mon innnn" with a smile on his face. He and his whole band!!! Yes, I knew who he was! They were rehearsing to play at Sick Stadium. 3 months later, he died in London. Rest In Power Jimi🕊🕊🕊💜

[@claudegagnon999]

@@FleuerDiLis Wow...both of you super lucky...Chicago and Jimi are you serious?

[@jeanettadumouchel7749]

So cool. I had the Doobie Brothers practice with the band next door to me when I was a kid. I use to go over and play with the kids there. They were really cool guys.

[@Patti-e2l]

happened when I'd moved to Clearwater FL for one year, the Turtles practiced Happy Together right down the street. I had no clue, but liked the music.

[@smshapi]

I am so jealous!

[@douglusk1627]

terrry was the heart and soul of Chicago, they lost a lot with his death...

[@kenthughes4396]

Terry such a pro note how he backs off when it’s not his featured part of the song.

[@tedsilversyeager840]

You're a genius.....

[@lynncrawford5613]

His daughter said that Jimi Hendrix idolize him and really wanted to play with him. Can you imagine? Also, when they recorded "Make Me Smile" he was very drunk and did it in one take.

[@gregboardman915]

After Chicago 5 the band did started getting soft

[@lynncrawford5613]

@@gregboardman915 Yes, they went in their Air Supply phase. Nothing good.

[@stenwillander5426]

I love how Terry Kath plays with his entire body and soul

[@elainevankat5353]

So true!!!

[@manueldiggs9525]

You and me both!!

[@cathedelaney2613]

RIP. So sad

[@benatx8393]

The music plays him

[@dianadesfosses867]

Right on!

[@victorm1559]

That’s when life was simple and beautiful, unlike today.

[@johnnyoutrage]

It was!

[@2Uahoj]

Only if you weren't bullied at school.

[@coycreek1]

So beautiful and simple that the guitarist killed himself...

[@goodsonsfarm]

@@coycreek1 accidental

[@ellenrosenblatt5463]

LIFE WAS NEVER "SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL" - IT'S A DISTORTED MEMORY.

[@tuff47]

Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughname, James Pankow, Walter Parazider, and Danny Seraphine. The original Chicago. 1970.

[@jcedwards8363]

Transit Authority

[@lajack5273]

Chicago Transit Authority first album

[@mdacostavilmar]

A touch of soft Jazz on RocknRoll given by that splendid horn section.

[@jeannemarie9466]

Thankyou for this.

[@tsant6591]

Yup. CTA

[@dammitboy3576]

Terry Kath, one of the greatest guitar players ever.

[@byronblack5659]

True, show me someone better, at this point in his life, NO ONE COULD TOUCH HIS PLAYING🤩

[@ilovetrance3036]

Jimi Hendrix said Kath was the best. That’s it. The best calling someone the best?

[@brianduncan2793]

in my Opinion the best shredder ever

[@terrysowards3379]

Jimmy Hendrix said Terry was better then he was.

[@brianduncan2793]

@@terrysowards3379 Terry could shred

[@rustypeterson5920]

Chicago's ability to change Tempo so many times in one verse is uncanny, it's like there's only one person driving the car. This is the best version I've ever heard

[@steveb9325]

They were so tight, in the pocket. Pros.

[@seanmcleay6308]

fantastic arrangement

[@BritRS904]

everyone's listening out for each other bro but 'specially coming in with Danny Seraphine he absolutely owns this half way in 😀

[@georgewaters456]

incredible.... and to think this is 50+ years old, it still sounds so fresh, so alive !!

[@jackiellis3910]

So many memories 😊 played that Chicago album so many times in the 70's 🎶

[@Kathy-bk6cg]

Wow 50 years, and I'm 67 going on 68 this year, I must of been 13 when I heard this 1969 or 1970'

[@dannycrockett9878]

This was a special night to be caught on film. Pankow would say 25 plus years later that this was "Chicago at it's absolute best, all friends, no egos, out for nothing but good music, synching together in a way that was 100% on that night." Kath, he pointed out all those years later was maybe the "best there ever was" on that particular evening. Man, the jazz infusion on that song, the harmonies, the horns, and although we all love to praise Kath, rightly so, everybody on the stage made that magic work.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Beautiful witness...Pankow's blow is supreme...like a clarion call....

[@anneaires3984]

Its so obvious what he's talking about.....nothing but love, friendship, outstanding music oozing off that stage....wishing I was there...thank God for KZbin!!!

[@perryhailey6715]

The original and best line up 👍

[@brianmallen8887]

I grew up in the 70's and of course was aware of "Chicago." I remember asking this girl, what do you like better " Saturday in the Park, " or "Saturday is all Right for Fighting?" I knew little about the dynamics of the band besides there were a bunch of them, they had a born section, and had a guitarist with a really deep voice who accidentally? shot himself himself. Now I realize that this band was unique in that everybody pulled their weight musically. Cause during their heyday I never saw them or even knew what they looked like. So watching them on big-time is a revelation. They all wrote, and if they wrote less then they made up for it with musicianship and energy. What great writers the horn players and keyboardist were. What great singers Lamn, Cetera and Kath were. What a virtuoso the drummer and guitarist were. Seven guys, all of them indespensible. Amazing! Unfortunately, horns in a rock band became passe by the mid-seventies. The great experiment starting with Blood Sweat & Years ended with Chicago, Too bad, but what are you gonna do?

[@runninamuk8947]

I agree, Danny Crockett. They were in sync, in the pocket & in the zone at Tanglewood; from beginning to end, I would arguably say this was their best live performance EVER!

[@jakemitchell1671]

How this many massively talented men found their way together in one city is absolutely mind-blowing!!!!

[@dmg1837]

Truth! It was meant to be ❤️

[@danielhegwood366]

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[@rongaliene1055]

The Holy Spirit

[@michaelgapple1894]

It seriously confirms my feelings about a “gods-like intervention”. This kinda shit doesn’t “just happen”.

[@fredgehrer9441]

Everybody in that band were top notch musicians, there were no weak links.

[@garyblanchard8570]

Agreed. No passengers.

[@magneto7930]

The 70's version of Chicago was the best period!

[@guitarttimman]

That's true. They were great!

[@Richard-zi3dy]

This song reminds me of my 1st girlfriend

[@Meme-zc4cw]

Danny probably was the weakest because his meter wasnt great, BUT, neither was Keith Moon's and hell even Bonham fluctuated 5-10 bpm. I am a drummer and I think Danny was incredible.

[@sunjenesis]

My 23yr loves this song as much as I do

[@TheBb101010]

Cool thing is they had 3 lead singers, who were very talented musicians. Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, and Robert Lamm. They are America’s version of the Beatles, with a kick ass horn section!

[@michaellalli7693]

Which one sings Beginnings?

[@tonylee1103]

An Chicago's albums and hits and jams were all selling as well as the Stones and Beatles in that era Elton John also

[@georgegerman9009]

This is pure talent playing live.. And no Auto Tune.. Pure golden talent.. no mas Omg😎

[@LosPeluchesdeRambo64]

Chicago mil veces mejor 😎👌,que los Beatles 💩👌en lo personal aclarando no me gusta el grupo Beatles la vdd. Mis respetos para el grupo Chicago

[@georgegerman9009]

@@LosPeluchesdeRambo64 Para MI sinceramente. Chicago es mejor. La neta.😎

[@normallen3457]

Terry Kath was a GREAT guitarist. May he rest peacefully and he had a voice of a soulful angel.😢

[@Delatta1961]

Amazing voice

[@TheJaxVillain]

Most people don't really appreciate bands and actual musicians these days. These guys were phenomenal..

[@jairourdaneta1]

Friend: I saw them live in Carbondale: SIU. The best performance ever: I was on the top stage on the group. Why are they not in the Hall of Fame of the Best Band Orchestras of all times?

[@stevem4628]

Simply put, one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@pjs5824]

@@jairourdaneta1 They are. Inducted in 2016. A bit of an affront, IMO, when you see the list of people that were inducted before them. They should have been inducted many years ago.

[@maynardferguson9599]

@@jairourdaneta1 siu!!! I graduated in '83!

[@dhoward5607]

I saw them in 69, great performance!

[@williamquinlivan4429]

Always a fan! 77 now and I am so grateful to have had the music we had to accompany being young and still here to help us stay young between our ears!

[@Fat12219]

Stay young 😮

[@danielmarin6811]

Who is with me in December 2019...In The "Beginning" God Created Chicago...One Of The Greatest Bands Ever"....

[@drdvs69]

Agreed

[@RicherPickle]

I saw Chicago in 1970 at the "Music Circus in Lambertville, NJ (near New Hope PA) "Country Joe and the Fish" opened up the show with "Give me an 'F', give me a 'U', etc. What's that spell. Insane outdoor concert. i was 21-years old. Thats 'tame', by today's standards. I'd love to go back in time!

[@manueldiggs9525]

100% Agree!!!!

[@adamcraneguilford6236]

One of my late father Al Guilford's favorite, one of his live son Adam's too... love CTA

[@abominablesnowman1137]

I went through highschool listening to Chicago, they could me psyched up for my track meets like nothing else could. We had some good runners ... two held the USAEUR records for the 800 meter and 1600 meter events ... Augsburg Germany ... 1976 uber alles.

[@IrisMG]

I miss songs with horn sections

[@cooperbryan1478]

Amen!

[@dennismclaurin1487]

Oh, yes.

[@pinkydogbear]

me too

[@jimkenealy6448]

Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chase - holy chaos so many great jazz/rock songs from 1968 - 1974. I was blessed to be a teenager and all this crazy good music tumbling out of the airwaves.

[@garyblanchard8570]

Trumpet player myself in school. One day I'll learn and play that track!!

[@TheSpock23]

Let me share a story with you. In 1981 I was dating my future wife. I played this song for her on a cassette tape recorder. I told her the lyrics of this song expressed how I felt about her. We were married for 20 years and ended up divorced after raising two wonderful children. Over the last 35 years whenever this song came on the radio, I would immediately think of her whether we were married, divorced, or somewhere in between. She passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. That morning when I first found out, I went out to buy a suit to wear to her funeral. I went to the checkout to pay for it. As the clerk was ringing up the sale, "Beginnings" by Chicago starts playing on the store's PA system. Out of all the thousands of songs that could have been playing at that store at that particular moment, it was THIS song. This song, which I had always associated with her, played at the very moment I was buying a suit for her funeral. Needless to say, I was crying before I left the store. Some may think this was a coincidence. I do not think so.

[@mikejesh5790]

OMG You must have had goosebumps on top of your goosebumps I frickin just about welled up reading your story (ok I did) sorry for the loss of your ex! There is this beautiful angel that I am totally smitten with & This number just fits the situation with how I feel about her "I wish I could put it to words" anyway thanks for sharing your story it really did move me! Peace my friend!

[@TheSpock23]

Thank you.

[@deanmiller4806]

TheSpock23 Amazing story!

[@bettyhogan9805]

TheSpock23 you made me cry. that is so special. "God is so good" sorry for your loss. 😥😥great story.

[@kurtgeorge5022]

Hell of a story ... I do believe it means something... no doubt brother!

[@charlesvandenburgh7754]

Nostalgic tears for a time when Rock was King. Pathetic tears for today's 'Rock'.

[@michaelcuff5780]

I used sing this to my wife when we were dancing close. She past in 2007. Miss her when I hear this.

[@victorsandhy2654]

Im sorry

[@hadrianwall9157]

🙏

[@saharahashaart2802]

💔💔💔💔

[@saharahashaart2802]

@Don Juan Matus So sorry 💔🕇

[@happyfreeliferc]

Michael keep on dancing brother, that's what your beautiful wife would have wanted

[@joebaxley1503]

I love how the horn section wasnt stuck in the background of the stage, the were right up front with the rest of the band.

[@manco828]

That was the point.

[@karenscigliano9787]

Plus the way they rock their solos...and when Jimmy and Lee go for it on this song --I just lose it!!

[@fododude]

Good point!

[@DanielSanchez-og4ox]

They wrote a lot of their songs. Mr. Pankow.

[@mollypitcher9380]

Like Blood, Sweat, & Tears

[@67nearmint]

James Pankow's solo to kick off the outro is still a clinic on note selection and improvisational playing.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

...word.

[@jonshonebarger5707]

Chicago when Chicago was Chicago

[@ETeton-s9w]

😅❤

[@g-dcomplex1609]

Fu@k yeah!

[@tomsimpson9964]

This is a fantastic concert...and an amazing version of Beginnings...RIP Terry

[@lawrenceahern2778]

I was At this Concert I was 16 Years old Sold a LB. of Pot Made 2 Grand I loved This Concert !!!!

[@pundamilia1191]

Man, for a live performance, thats about as close to the studio recording as you could get. They were an exceptionally good group of musicians.

[@shannay619]

RIGHT?!? That's what I was thinking too! I usually don't like live versions of songs because they stray far form the studio recordings... but not this. Just jaw dropping amazing. What spectacular musicians.

[@lawrenceahern2778]

Yeah !! They Were Too

[@michaelgallagher3640]

Better live too me.

[@greggrimm5056]

Chicago was one of the most underrated bands even Jimi Hendrix thought that they were awesome

[@27mondo]

To that point--when I saw Hendrix in Oakland (April 1969), The Chicago Transit Authority were second on the bill.

[@brianchisnell1548]

Never were underrated!

[@dezsokosa9182]

... there is always a fool who says this underrated nonsense.. Chicago was considered a top band from the beginning.

[@FleuerDiLis]

@@greggrimm5056 It's well documented that Jimi said. Terry Kath is a better guitar player than him

[@tonygarcia6737]

They were never the same without Terry Kath he was the soul of that group .

[@julesmisty]

He had some awful issues. It happens with geniuses. I believe they're trying to switch off or down the never ending dialogue in their brain. He died tragically. You can see how messed up he was in this video.

[@traceeferrell2968]

Love Robert Lamm!!!! His voice is beautiful! All of these guys were unbelievably amazing. Terry Kath - what can I say? There are no words for his master guitar playing!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth there... and that karma synergy.....Chicago Transit Authority.....

[@delmaketzschau5088]

Unreal so masterful

[@schtuke]

Kath's voice was outstanding, as well.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

@@schtuke Truth...

[@runninamuk8947]

This song is so EPIC! Robert Lamm's voice is amazing & his adlib of KC & the Sunshine's Band's "Yes I'm Ready" after the first stanza. I love the arrangement of the song and the "pregnant pauses." Kath's genius on the guitar, the drummer tinkering & pounding, the talented brass section, and the subtleness of the bass guitar - just perfect. From every nuance and crescendo, this song is perfection!!

[@clairberube2219]

One of the best recorded concerts of all time.

[@bellaimages]

The greatest guitarist ever to live! I swear Terry becaome one with his guitar! RIP Terry Kath

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...and Pankow just nails his solo..

[@paulhabat4217]

Never forget that day he died!! So many great musicians died way before we could hear everything they had to offer!!!

[@kimmartin7024]

Sad he was great

[@markstricker9654]

Absolutely

[@davidbrooks5968]

One of a kind!

[@celiasantos4167]

I remember, we had an 8 track tape of Chicago in our car stereo. We played it over and over on our way home from school. So much fun then. ❤

[@sharonpegues722]

There are times I can't believe I'm in my 60s and times I wish I could do it all again...'70's, Hendrix, EWF, Santana, 5th Dimension, James Brown, Rare Earth, Grand Funk Railroad, Blood/Sweat/Tears, Ohio Players...so many others who made the days of youth the most precious! CTA is tops on that list. I cannot listen to Beginnings, Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is without a full body smile -- The kind the envelopes your spirit and you're smiling thru fingers and toes and transported to great joy! Thank you, God, for the times I lived in and the precious memories that keep me "forever young." And thank you CTA for the joy in my hear whenever the horn section catches my spirit!

[@douglassharpe55]

I agree, Sharon... however.... "Time passes much too quickly"! Can't hold on to any of it!

[@thomassoue2332]

Perfectly said.

[@steveacree5827]

We may be in our sixties but our music is ageless (to us anyway)

[@garyeagleson5634]

Very well said Sharon🙏✌❤🌞

[@coolyajets8638]

hey Sharon hear ya babe

[@daved7253]

Only one word needed "masterpiece"

[@dennismclaurin1487]

Masterpiece, indeed! Lamm is on lead vocals here. This is my top Chicago song.

[@11sophiemarie]

Every time I watch this video, all I can hear is the genius of Terry Kath. Had he lived, the band would have maintained its bluesy funk roots.

[@boke75]

Dunno, according to some he was close to splitting from the band in 1978. Too MOR for him.

[@peenweinerstien3977]

@@boke75 MOR?

[@James-e3m4x]

I think one of the greatest performances of all times

[@googleuser-gn1sp]

Now for the younger generation these folks are what you call musicians. You see not a turntable in sight! They play and sing and you can understand them and sound good.

[@didadee5069]

I listened to the oldies station Kool 95.7 in New Orleans in the late 80s and early 90s with my mom running errands. I listened to all kinds of songs on the radio with her and this is one of many I remember and will love forever!

[@nathalieconnor5803]

Don’t leave out auto tune!

[@haroldburrows4770]

A fuckin men, they think they're musicians if they waggle a record back n forth, what no talent shits, fuck rap, disco, bullshit tecnopop, fuck it all

[@joebaxley1503]

Yes, just absolute talent.

[@ericlindal8008]

Some of the best Musicians that ever walked the planet. Amazing music, modern symphony.

[@kiwiboi189]

Unlike music today

[@philiptucci2458]

The greatest band of all time

[@ras124]

yep, I love chicago

[@usncorpsman7966]

If I am not mistaken, the originals are still together.

[@ras124]

you are mistaken

[@davel4467]

This is why KZbin deserves its popularity. Hard to believe this was 46 years ago.

[@mat2033]

Tell me about it.

[@jyee433]

Dave L time passes much quickly!

[@robnewman5250]

and there songs still sound as good today as they did almost 50 years ago. do you think Tupac crap will be around 50 yrs from now?

[@Mrfrenchdeux]

Do tell.

[@KMeehan5150]

And it still holds up!

[@bobhillstrom4915]

A fantastic song. You could see that they loved playing with each other. Every instrument was played at its best. I am 73 and have been a Chicago & Terry Kath fan for over 50 years. I am from Chicago and have seen them dozens of times. Terry was playing rhythm guitar like it was lead. He was strumming so fast, it was beyond belief. With this band the horns aren't in the back...but upfront taking the lead when they should, Thanks

[@ajgjr9962]

My Prayer... is that every man finds a woman who these lyrics BELONG TO💍

[@nelsonpotter3808]

Amen

[@nathalieconnor5803]

@@nelsonpotter3808 Nicest thing ever written on the net to date! 😁

[@Franklinfishingflies]

I can't get enough! The energy in this song is so sweet

[@barbarasandler6038]

Robert Lamm has been my man for 55 years, we even have the same birthday, what a coincidence ❤

[@johnsheperd1680]

This concert blows away anything else Chicago has done live. The whole band is in the Zone for this one and Double that for Terry Kath. He was simply phenomenal that day. If every dog has there day this was his for sure. The guitar rhythms, the solos and the way he holds notes are played with a flair that are unmatched. When Terry says “alright let’s keep it going” on this song I am thinking, I am so with you on that brother. What a joy so listen and see this concert!! True Greatness and Chicago at their absolute Best!!

[@dlsmpsn]

Watching and hearing Terry play on this song blows me away. He just plays rhythm on this song and he looks like he is playing so fast, and yet it sounds so perfect. He never missed a beat.

[@jamessmith9792]

99

[@pip12111]

John Sheperd the Bone Solo kicked ass

[@PhillipLandmeier]

Yeah, they're all in the zone and they *know it*, and they're enjoying the hell out of it. This is how a band is supposed to be -- when everything clicks -- whether it's a string quartet, or an orchestra, or a rock band, when the Muses smile on you and this happens, it's pure magic. It's a blast and it's terrific to watch these guys do their stuff.

[@philiptucci2458]

I agree 100%, absolutely the best, fan since they started in 1968, master musicians

[@debbiebatt1685]

We are still listening 40 years later, shows how great this music is! Most hip hop songs will go to the trash heap of history and never be heard again

[@usnr00]

Fifth years later now. If the is a better song of performance, I don't know if it!

[@The1964vette]

50

[@timberwolfpowler8747]

50 years ago.

[@elland37]

try 50 years.

[@bobbyjames4300]

Let’s not knock other tastes..music for all..

[@clickdark3964]

More musicians on that stage than in the entire pop music scene today.

[@tracywebber145]

I saw Chicago perform here in Rochester, NY, June 2023. Bought myself a 4th row seat for my birthday. I am still recovering. Lol. One of my favorite all time bands!!! ❤❤❤

[@msstevie1951]

Beautiful! I was 18 years old and my life was ahead of me ♥ Had my own car, a job and everything was beautiful! I felt a thousand different feelings! It was only the beginning!

[@lucst.martin2112]

msstevie1951. Well put, dear.

[@JimRay16]

And so...how did it all work out?

[@douglassharpe55]

Why do we love this song? HA! The promise of Love and a bright future, CAPTURED in song! Anita Baker's material gets you the same way! So sad for today's youth... no awareness of the idealization of women, or the sanctity of real Love. Neither of these institutions exist anymore like 50 years ago. Women are disloyal and dangerous, if a person allows themselves to fall in love today, they can count on being cuckolded! Goebbels, Lenin or Saul Alinsky must have dream this up... divides the couple, and the family.

[@phyllisortiz3807]

@@douglassharpe55 right on. Doug!!Sweet love. Phyllis o .

[@soulvaccination8679]

I know..Led Zepplin was right..The soul of a woman was created below

[@bcask61]

A totally unique sound. Immediately recognizable and sounds as fresh and original now as it did 50+ years ago. THAT is talent.

[@Gary-bq3nu]

When I grow up to be a time traveler, I'll go to this show.

[@douglassharpe55]

Tanglewood is still a great venue!

[@brötzmannsax]

Might as well camp out there for good, check out the Santana and Jethro Tull complete shows from Tanglewood.

[@piggyroo100]

Good one

[@domxem5551]

I’ll go with you

[@JimRay16]

The bartender says, "I'm sorry, we don't serve time travelers here." (After a long pause.....) A time traveler walks into a bar. ;)

[@Gypsymom08]

My favorite Chicago song. That may be because I loved Robert Lamm. ❤🎶

[@russellbradford1342]

Terry was the Heart and sole of Chicago! Missing you Terry.

[@nitkoffsky]

I think you mean "soul" Bobby, Pete & Jimmy were the engine, tranny & wheels!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Sam Nitkoffsky try being a great instrumentalist next to a bad drummer, though. It's all about the rhythm section, and that includes Danny Seraphine..You can't do anything with an idiot behind the kit. I don't care what the guitar player and lead singer think. And I'm a singer.

[@anthonyortalano2187]

Michelle M u don't no what the fuck ur talking about

[@bettyhogan9805]

Russell Bradford yes I agree great guitarist. but my favorite was Lil peter cetera. ☺

[@1960taylor]

Agree...Terry drove this band. never the same after he passed on.

[@pip12111]

Three great voices Lamm,Kath, Cetera

[@jairourdaneta1]

Lamm they say is the author. If he is: All the group is good

[@drdvs69]

I was just thinking that to myself when I came across your post.

[@sinnnatra]

all in the same group unreal :)

[@drdvs69]

If Lamm is the author , all of the group is good. Ummm , ok. They all be good at what they do.

[@franksmith7419]

@@drdvs69 perfect.

[@Nirky]

One of the most joyful songs I've heard.

[@arthouston7361]

You know you are iconic when a bunch or Russkies start playing all your songs, and doing a bangup job of it.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

You won't hear this kind of band on the airwaves now not of this caliber. RIP Terry Kath.This band was so tight in this original order.They rocked GOAT.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

You'll enjoy Leonid & friends, as they bring Chicago's music into the 21st century. They tour regularly, and are very good, live.

[@josephosteen6626]

Terry Kath was a beast. Soooooooo underrated. RIP my brother

[@stratmanjoe]

Joseph Osteen Amen 🙏🏻 he was one of the greats.

[@matthewobrien534]

Jimi Hendrix once said that Terry was a better guitar player than he was. Think about that!!!

[@TheJohnOlivarez]

When a band member is gone that band loses something. What a great lose for music and for us who love music. Terry Kath I say no more

[@Kedbuka]

This is an awesome concert. Chicago at their absolute best.

[@phunkidruma]

+Kedbuka beyond epicness...ya dig?

[@stevefroehlich]

They were damn good 2 years ago too!

[@manco828]

Sort of like Led Zeppelin at Royal Albert Hall 1970.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Steven Froehlich they lost me after they threw out Danny Seraphine, who *founded. The. Band.* He's an extremely nice guy, and an exceptionally competent drummer, so that's just complete assh*le-ness.

[@NYCgirl927]

Michelle M I agree Danny gave up too fast.

[@sharontimko4904]

Amen. I was in high school 1975 - 1979 listening to and a fan of this incredible, complex, sophisticated music. Kids today are listening to ...

[@cdrone4066]

Crap.

[@carlalattanzi6873]

I was in high school 1975 to 1977 and loved Chicago from the very beginning. Had all their record albums. Saw them three times in concert. This was my favorite song of theirs.

[@kebo57]

Wow, this was 54 years ago!!!!!! I am so damned old lol. This just proves again that great music is timeless, it doesn't matter how old it is. But I gotta say..... those guys with Leonid and Friends have REALLY brought this group's music back to the forefront with their concerts in the US over the last few years.

[@donaldsteese5362]

Just saw Leonid and Friends in concert this summer. Calling them a "cover" band is a bit of an in😢sult! Like Chicago, everyone in that band is a first rate talent! Saw Chicago numerous times back in their early years. Remember it fifty years later. I'm 80 and still get a thrill watching these videos!

[@joseflores8680]

The trombone player is having so much fun.😄

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

I don't know much about James Pankow, but he seems to be as equal a driving musical force as Terry and Lamb, just not as a front man.

[@anneaires3984]

Jimmy Pankow, a force of nature!!!!

[@Wayne_155]

The time of his life fa real

[@rogerfoley6596]

He can "blow" !! Wow !

[@lucyfoster4082]

@@rudolphguarnacci197 He wrote Color My World and Make Me Smile, and Feeling Stronger Every Day with Cetera I believe.

[@kenvanderbilt7128]

Chicago still sounds as good as back in the day when I was a junior at South Shore high school in 1970!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✌🏾

[@eileenol8716]

I mind crawling through the basement of DePaul to sneak in and see Chicago. I think at the time (70?) the tickets were 50 cents, but 50 cents was the cost of two packs of cigarettes, so the smokes won out.

[@dmuyco8]

This is why Chicago is STILL around. Young and old Will GROOVE ON THIS MUSIC...!!!!

[@tonystone1016]

Chicago was my first live concert around 76 or 77. I remember the concert like it was yesterday. Mad respect for the band.

[@powhoundus]

Love the way this song transitions into essentially a multi-instrument jam session near the end. Can’t think of another song that does this.

[@vm3813]

EWF……Earth Wind & Fire, Sting & Stevie Wonder in various pieces. God sends talents thru each era. A lot of it stayed betw the 60s & 80s 😂

[@mguerramd]

How could this possibly be 54 years ago?! I remember it like it was yesterday. And still listening. As has been said repeatedly, this was the BEST decade for music, bar none.

[@JoelDeselm-j3c]

The musicianship of Chicago, The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra, Blood/Sweat/and Tears set a standard that has never been repeated since. Artists in every sense of the word. I am now 71 years old and appreciate being able to go back on KZbin and listen to some of these nostalgic songs and reminisce.

[@alloallie]

Without a doubt, my favourite Chicago track. Everything about it is perfect --- the instruments (the brass gets extra mention for being so unnnfff delicious), the beautiful words, the vibe, the voices. I remember hearing this at ten years old and just being so mesmerised. It has that effect on me. It has to play at my wedding, honestly !

[@trnaitove5533]

😢

[@bobcraig3648]

Goosebumps, and chills.... to this day.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Bob Craig, you got that right in heaps of spades....

[@bettyhogan9805]

Bob Craig I'm telling you. I think I was their favorite fan .& they had so many others. went to see them every year. "Philly ."

[@kathleenloucks9012]

ME TOO!!!!!

[@bobcraig3648]

@@jazzfusioner9840 Thanks, Jazz; love is forever.

[@bobcraig3648]

@@bettyhogan9805 Thanks, Betty; love is forever. Miss those days and that first love. Real love.

[@marileocam]

Es preciosa ❤esta canción 10 de enero 2025 en todas sus versiones💯 la sigo escuchando aquí en Cd de México 🇲🇽 🤝

[@tooter1able]

Tanglewood was a goal for many young musicians. A great accomplishment to have Chicago play here as well as they did. Such a tremendously talented group.

[@elsablair-salerno2962]

One of my favorite Chicago songs 🎶❤️🎶❤️

[@johnunderwood3132]

Elsa Blair-Salerno it is for me!! Love it live! And Feeling stronger everyday. The studio sessions. Check it out

[@dalemalone299]

Peter is blitzed!

[@dalemalone299]

All timer!

[@swimlaps1]

Yes! Takes me bk to 6th gr/1st crush. An art teacher (male) played the album alot thru class!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

@@swimlaps1 cool...

[@jameshowland7393]

Terry's beating the hell outa that Strat!!

[@bookguitarguy]

YEAH he is!!!! And loving every minute of it!!! 😁

[@Swizzenator]

Its the whole rhythm of the song... It aint the drummer. Its TERRY.

[@greensombrero3641]

what an absolute talent he was

[@carlogiottones348]

What other band has a freaking trombone solo in their song???? Chicago 1968-1974 - one of the Top 10 best, most innovative bands at a time when innovation was all around you (LedZep, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Jethro Tull, oh my god - the list is endless). We are so lucky to have witnessed this (almost) live...

[@scoonman]

The NEWEST members of the Rock and roll hall of fame! About time!

[@buyerofsorts]

+scoonman Fuck that rock and roll hall of fame biz. They can't validate Chicago!

[@whisky2roxy]

+scoonman Actually I was kind of sad. I hate the meaningless, harebrained RRHOF. And waiting this long to induct Chicago into any so-called "hall of fame" is an insult.

[@cdjblue52]

I really don't understand why it took so long.....yep,,fuck the rock and roll hall of fame.

[@cassandrasayn4002]

steve miller also too long to wait for these bands my childhood memories

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Celita Jamison they were off putting (C)RAP in, that's why!! They should go do their own Hall of Crap. It isn't Rock n Roll.

[@david-yc7bc]

This song is timeless....

[@bobgeddes368]

Yes, but does anybody really know what time it is?