Chicago - Dialogue Part 1 And 2 | REACTION

Here’s the video link • Dialogue (Pt. I & Pt. II)

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@ericdstraus]

So glad you did this one, one of their very best!!

[@taoman85]

I sent this song to you too. I guess a Vickie sent it to you also.

[@taoman85]

@that one again Chicago V is my favorite.

[@evilvolts]

have you heard Chicago Questions 67 and 68?

[@l_Live_In_Oregon]

You want to hear a song by Chicago from 1968 that applies TODAY? Listen and react to "Someday". Here are the lyrics: "VERVIEWLYRICSLISTENRELATED SONGS   4:11 Someday (August 29, 1968) (2002 Remaster) 86K views · Jan 6, 2015 KZbinChicago - Topic LYRICS Would you look around you now And tell me what you see Faces full of hate and fear Faces full of me Do you feel the rumblings As your head comes crumbling down Do you know what I mean Run, you better, run you know The End is getting near Feel the wind of something hard Come whistling past your ear As they try to get you Where it will upset you Down Now you know what I mean Someday you will see how long We've waited for the time To show you how we've died To get together with you all Twist and turn your head around 'Till everything's unclear Twist and turn your arm around Until it is not there And they'd love to burn you Or at least to turn you around Now you know what I mean Can you look around you now And tell us what's to be Can you look inside yourself And tell us what you see As you feel the rumblings As your head comes crumbling down And you know what I mean Someday you will see how long We've been waiting for the time To show you how we've died To get together with you all"

[@kristinaschlegel2680]

RIP Terry Kath. He was brilliant - definitely the soul of Chicago.

[@RicoBurghFan]

I do agree that Chicago died when Kath died. One of the great guitarists of all time as well as an amazing vocalist.

[@kristinaschlegel2680]

@Shirley Bailey I do, but it's great info to share!

[@melvinperry9393]

Agreed 100%!!

[@paddyofurniture705]

He was a big loveable good, away from the music

[@JamesAllenJr]

When he went it was like trying to be the Beatles without John.

[@DanielFrost21]

The original Chicago lineup was some of the greatest musicians ever assembled.

[@louisb5563]

Tell me man...!!!

[@timothyturner8634]

CTA originally was called The Big Thing!

[@timmccready1185]

Amen!

[@pmar27]

A super group before they had a term for it. Blind Faith was another.

[@benpotaka5893]

Terry Kath is one of the biggest losses music ever knew🎸

[@cindystarling4774]

"We still ain't learned a darn thing." AMEN Jamel. True words.

[@l_Live_In_Oregon]

How about their song "Someday" from 1968? Would fit right in today! "VERVIEWLYRICSLISTENRELATED SONGS   4:11 Someday (August 29, 1968) (2002 Remaster) 86K views · Jan 6, 2015 KZbinChicago - Topic LYRICS Would you look around you now And tell me what you see Faces full of hate and fear Faces full of me Do you feel the rumblings As your head comes crumbling down Do you know what I mean Run, you better, run you know The End is getting near Feel the wind of something hard Come whistling past your ear As they try to get you Where it will upset you Down Now you know what I mean Someday you will see how long We've waited for the time To show you how we've died To get together with you all Twist and turn your head around 'Till everything's unclear Twist and turn your arm around Until it is not there And they'd love to burn you Or at least to turn you around Now you know what I mean Can you look around you now And tell us what's to be Can you look inside yourself And tell us what you see As you feel the rumblings As your head comes crumbling down And you know what I mean Someday you will see how long We've been waiting for the time To show you how we've died To get together with you all"

[@steveandme63]

Sad but so true

[@markgrant1163]

Some of us are awake.

[@choreobantic]

The groove is so terrific you can miss what an angry song it is: "thank you for this talkin' friend, you've really eased my mind..." Talk about bitter irony.

[@kathrynwillsey9259]

Fifty year old song, things are no better and in many ways worse.

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

Early Chicago was fire. One of my favorite bands.

[@bertgetner9397]

No doubt Joe!

[@roykliffen9674]

Have you ever heard of Leonid & Friends? They're a Russian cover band formed by Leonid Vorobyev who cover a lot of Chicago's / CTA's earlier work. Danny Seraphine - Chicago's original drummer - has even played with them. Their version are very close to the original recordings, even live Here's their version of Dialogue part I & II: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnm4l2WMh7N0ba8

[@MadeInNewYork73]

Yep Early Chicago is my favorite of all 🤩🤩🤩 Got to see Terry, too 😎

[@johnchavez5053]

This song always grabbed me by the heart. When TK PASSED so did Chicago.

[@deantait8326]

CTA...😁

[@liberaljag]

It’s literally a dialogue between Terry Kath, taking the part of the young liberal student wanting to change the world, and Peter Cetera, taking the part of the oblivious student just trying to get through life and “keep a steady high”. One of their best. Kath was the soul of the band.

[@jml-rj5re]

Ironic that it's the way it turned out musically for both of them.

[@heathercollins4432]

Yes....

[@roberterdman7268]

I kind of pictured Kath's part being an older working class guy, but yeah it's great.

[@shawnk7832]

Peter Cetera was the soul that kept it goin! Bass!!!!

[@liberaljag]

@@shawnk7832 I meant Terry’s vocals, which are very Ray Charles-esque, and his playing, which was always rooted in the blues. Cetera was an excellent singer, but soulful? Not so much.

[@rich56ca]

Possibly the most underrated Chicago song of them all. Don't hear it played a lot on the oldies stations much.

[@MadeInNewYork73]

Some good videos of it on UTube. One is gritty, but one is very clear - sang it on New Years Rocking Eve. Kath has short hair & clean shaven!

[@TheRealEdStoner]

My favorite Chicago song.

[@lionheartroar3104]

"Lowdown" is the one that is all but ignored now

[@alonzodesantis6989]

56 years young never heard this song

[@darkstardan3309]

I've neve heard this before and really like it!

[@davidtullis2810]

That's the only bad thing about listening to 70's music 50 years later nothing has changed

[@JamesAllenJr]

Everything has changed... we've just come back around one more time.

[@gandalf679]

how true, now just a short while after this video was posted, it's currently August 2021, President Biden has done another "Vietnam" and now we're flying Americans out of Kabul...how little we learn...

[@AFmedic]

Danny Seraphine is one of the most under-rated drummers.

[@mbt1955]

You're right, he's the first drummer I ever knew of to do a one- handed drum roll.

[@AFmedic]

@@mbt1955 Like Michael Shrieve of Santana, he could kick a** with basically a starter kit. Didn't need a gazillion drums & cymbals. A good example is the video of Chicago Live at Tanglewood.

[@diggerdogadventures976]

I love watching the livee videos of him playing. He is phenomenal!

[@danielolson5378]

You can add Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy to that list of underrated drummers

[@timsullivan67]

Totally agree and he never gets the credit for being the early driving force with Kath....

[@RicoBurghFan]

Robert Lamm needs to get some serious love. He wrote this and many other of the great classic songs by Chicago, like 25 or 6 to 4, Saturday in the Park, Make Me Smile, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Beginnings, Questions 67 & 68 ( the latter three you need to react to if you haven't) One of the great songwriters of all time.

[@RicoBurghFan]

@@joe34012 Oops, just sounded like something Lamm would write! Pankow also wrote another of the great classics, Colour My World. Just a mega talented band all the way around.

[@bransontom1]

@@joe34012 and Walt Parazaider came up with the flute solo... just a classic song!!

[@roberterdman7268]

yep

[@750count]

You are correct. I think that it is just that they worked as a band without anyone taking the limelight, especially early on

[@pibod-59y]

samsbro1952 Pankow wrote the whole “Ballet...” which both songs are part of

[@livenhfree]

Chicago was one of my favorite bands in high school. So great to hear this incredible song again. It brings tears to my eyes again. Especially today.

[@RealHatsHaveBrims]

In the 80's UK all we got was the later (neutered) Chicago. Then I heard the early albums and I learnt to think of them as two different bands.

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

They were, With Kath and without, they lost the edge when they lost him.

[@roderickmackay1040]

Aye, as with Fleetwood Mac.

[@bobmessier5215]

Heart also lost their rock edge when Roger Fisher left, after I think the 3rd album. Though the tribute cover of "Stairway to Heaven" for Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center was awesome!

[@vickieray]

Well spoken 😉 Terry was their “secret weapon” and when he died they lost their edge for sure 🎸🔥

[@stepheneickhoff4953]

@@bobmessier5215 You need to listen to their albums since the 90s.

[@joanschooley5160]

One of Chicago's masterpieces. Danny's drumming off the charts. Pete great bass. Terry K not only great lead but mind-blowing rhythym guitar. The voices and then we get the 3 horns which are like another voice! Jamel's reaction is a joy to watch, and Chicago would be proud that he got so much out of this, 48 years after they laid it down. We can make it happen. Thanks, love it.

[@emmejayeh.5995]

"We've got to come together before it's too late!" - Jamel Griffin Amen, brother.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

Now that you've heard their Dialog, you should hear Question 67 and 68.

[@therese1584]

Yes yes yes!!!

[@vickieray]

Absolutely 🔥🎸🎤

[@missst4063]

Link to remastered version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWuknmnndKgnZY

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

Peter Cetera’s finest bass guitar work on this one!!!

[@stumbling_buddhist2255]

All Peter's bass playing was extraordinary, just sublime. Pick any track up to about Hot Streets. I listen to the old stuff and yell COME BACK TO US, PETER!

[@killiansred1000]

Seven guys got together with one goal-write and perform their own music and include a brass section. I think it worked.

[@MikeCoggan]

Too bad they didn't have a longer career 🙄

[@midnightfury7267]

Always loved the line "Will a bachelor of arts help you get by" 📜

[@jhnstn1]

BTDT. A pair of strong arms and back, two willing hands, and a whole lot of want to help.

[@zenams63]

One of the best Chicago songs with a brilliant message. Love the build in this song and the soulful singing of Terry Kath and Peter Cetera. Thanks for turning a new generation on to this song.

[@dniehuser3760]

Also check 'Beginnings' from the first (double) album when they were called Chicago Transit Authority. Guaranteed you'll dig it.

[@missst4063]

Beginnings - Great song, great arrangement! kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOnpaSwa8iaodE

[@timjester8555]

Beginning, probably my favorite. Early 70's Chicago is hard to beat.

[@brucekrandel895]

The whole CTA album is one of the best ever. I think I’ve listened to it once a week for the last 50 years!!

[@bubba208]

Beginnings was on CTA which was late 60's not early 70's

[@MadeInNewYork73]

YESSSSSS!!! My all time #1! I remember listening in my bedroom as a teen...just turned 65! THE GREAT VOICE of Terry Kath & Peter Cetera is the "student" or airhead. We Boomers failed when $$$ entered our lives. SO NEED THIS NOW!

[@snikkerr1949]

You make the mistake of lumping everyone into one category.

[@carolh1954]

MrsP Colorado As a Boomer, I too feel we didn’t live up to our expectations. We need to keep trying.

[@MadeInNewYork73]

@@snikkerr1949 Agree to a point. SOME of us made a concerted effort to raise our kids not to see race, do not hate. Others, raised there kids much differently. Since we're in the US it's up to us. TO BE CLEAR...few boomers in Congress because the Old Ones won't step down. So...as an individual, you do right by your own kids. THEY can make it happen. 20 yrs as a Social Worker. I know U dud my part.

[@MadeInNewYork73]

@@carolh1954 As long as we're breathing 💙💙💙💙💙

[@MadeInNewYork73]

Hahaha..glad I have a BS, served me well! More fun saying u have a BS, too!

[@pmcwhinnie1]

Jamel_AKA_Jamal - You NAILED this! I'm 71. This song moved me in SO many ways when I first heard it when I was 21, 50 years ago, and it Is just as relavant today as way way back then. NEVER GIVE UP. Those who care will prevail. PEACE.

[@brendal.2820]

I was obsessed Had Bed room walls covered in Chicago posters that came with albums. Such great musicians.

[@reddirtdad]

Same here!

[@vickieray]

Oh my goodness Jamel!! I’ve been loving this song for almost 50 years!! I started requesting it a long time ago. I knew you would love it and I’ve been so busy today that I just now saw this and it made me cry watching you enjoy it ♥️💖♥️ To me the song is about indifference and I see so much of that going on today 😌 The song is from 1972 and has been a favorite of mine ever since then 🎸🎤🔥 Thank you so much for doing this today ☮️ God Bless you & everyone please pray for our nation each & everyday 🙏🏼☮️ Jamel, you made my day 💖💖 Let’s keep on feeling the music 🤘🏼☮️

[@jamelakajamal]

There she is Thank You Vickie✌🏾🧔🏾✌🏾

[@vickieray]

Jamel_AKA_Jamal I’m so glad you enjoyed the song from Chicago ♥️ Bulldogs won today!! 🏈 I’m watching your unboxing #5 right now! You are so appreciated ☮️🤘🏼

[@JOHNSTIER23]

aka great timing I LIVED THRU ALL OF THIS AS A TEEN GREAT TIMES BETTER MUSIC GREAT JOB YOUR DOING JS FROM PHILA. AREA

[@robertborsani4639]

Vickie.... Thanks for turning this young man on to this wonderful music!

[@cliffmaxwell8718]

Glad you found this man. The two voices, one caring so much he can’t see peace, the other content with his own life seeing no conflict, seeing each other’s point of view, and then the song stops hard... it ain’t done yet. Genius song and, yes... timely. ✌️

[@jhnstn1]

Now do "What's this world coming to" for three voices.

[@barrythebloke592]

Danny Seraphine absolutely kills it on this cut - brilliantly inventive and propulsive drumming

[@donnellatreadway750]

I was in a jazz choir in high school, loved when we did this song. We always got a great response, so happy he hear this song

[@timsullivan67]

Then you belonged to the coolest school band ever!

[@donnellatreadway750]

@@timsullivan67 it was so fun, one of my best life memories

[@craigdoriety9798]

When I was in HS band in the 70s, Chicago was like a staple of most bands. 25 or 6 to 4 and Saturday in the Park were probably the most popular.

[@michaeldistefano7027]

This song is 50 years old, but haunting know relevant those lyrics are.... R.I.P Terry Kath

[@therese1584]

My favorite Chicago song! I wish I could “like” this multiple times!!

[@MadeInNewYork73]

Can't believe how many people don't know this song exists. Always makes me happy to hear it and the message is as pertinent today as it was back in 1972. At least I remember bringing that album home!

[@sheriketyer8828]

This song was written in 1972 & it means more now than ever.

[@michaelcorenzwit716]

Thank you Jamal for your wise words. Chicago with Terry Kath was my favorite rock group ever.

[@stpnwlf9]

This song came out just as the college protest movement of the late 60s/early 70s was dying out. The band was always very socially active in those early days - they wrote numerous songs that protested the war in Vietnam though those were not their hits. Dialogue was kind of a last attempt to stir social consciousness but after that album (Chicago V) they really began to produce more commercial content and lost the socially active mindset.

[@chicagomusicfan8817]

You just can’t get better than the early Chicago. They are have exceptional talent. The amazing Robert Lamm wrote this.

[@lorivassallo8643]

I always liked this song...here it is Many years later and this song is still relevant...

[@NoName-fx9zi]

My dad used to play bass in horn-rock and disco bands when I was a little kid, our living room was cleared out for their band practices and filled with this glorious sound. you're taking me back. Requesting a react to Blood Sweat and Tears, "God Bless The Child." I guarantee you're gonna love it.

[@franklassek3132]

I'm with you on the request, a little David Clayton Thomas, and B.S.& T.

[@Martha_thl]

God Bless the Child...excellent choice!

[@NoName-fx9zi]

@@Martha_thl Amen, I went back and listened to it just now....one of the finest arrangements ever. Love that guy's voice, saw them perform about 20 yrs ago. Fantastic.

[@jjenard11]

Wasn't Alice Cooper part of Blood, Sweat, and Tears?

[@NoName-fx9zi]

@@jjenard11 no, I've never heard that one and I can't find anything about it in Cooper's bio material.

[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

I'd love to change the world, by Ten Years After

[@johndrx165]

So many good songs by them. Another nugget is Think About the Times off of their Watt Album. Great message.

[@sibkiss2009]

Yes!

[@darkmagus64]

Another underrated band. A great song choice. I would add Going Home the Woodstock performance.

[@sibkiss2009]

Donald Forgot about that performance, yes, of course

[@darkmagus64]

sibkiss2009 Alvin Lee was on fire that night.

[@djjerome]

Chicago was equal parts pop band, rock band, jazz band, and soul band. Very unique. Proud that they are from my hometown of Chicago👍

[@RockDocNeal]

Jamel, I'm giving a big shout out to your mother because she succeeded in raising an insightful, caring and smart man!

[@bob4919]

Completely forgot about this one. An unreal track showcasing the power and drive of all the players in the band. Unstoppable! Great!

[@1Moonchild]

My favorite song from Chicago, when they were true innovators and still rocked - Terry Kath's guitar and vocals never fail to reach in and touch my soul. Great reaction, Jamal - you're speaking truth!

[@alliematt1016]

After 50 years of listening to Chicago, this ranks as my favorite Chicago song. I'm watching and singing along to it right now.

[@msaz2720]

I saw them live in 1981 five rows from the stage, I couldn’t hear for a week! Definitely in my top five of concerts!🙌🏼 I’m with you Jamal, compassion, empathy, and love for our fellow humans are the only way forward! ✌🏼💙

[@ballyastrocade5672]

I've seen them several times over the years, but the one that sticks out most in my mind is when they came to Tampa, FL. in '85 (I think, or maybe '86). The venue was one of those domed stadiums, with the stage set up at one end of the oval arena floor. The seats at that end of the stadium, behind where the stage was, were not *supposed* to have been sold -- but the concert sold out so quickly that the promoter decided to open up those seats anyway, so those seats were full of fans who were basically paying good money to stare at the back of the band's heads for two hours... :-( ...and then, halfway through their set, pretty much the entire band (except for the percussionists; you can't exactly rotate an entire drum kit 180 degrees on a whim :-) ) turned around on stage to face the seats behind them, and played the next three or four songs in their set just for them. I thought that was a very classy move on their part; they didn't *have* to do that, but they made sure even the fans in the "bad" seats got something for their money.

[@barbgarand6477]

Had the pleasure of seeing them live a few times prior to Terry Kath passing. They were AMAZING!

[@tmelitta51]

Post Terry..... Not really Chicago.. Terry was the heart a would for CTA through VII. You could tell on CVIII he was ready for something different. Sadly he accidentally shot himself. I'm so glad his daughter found the pig-nose telly

[@florymha]

I haven't heard that song in a long time. But it is a very powerful song. Great lyrics and musicianship all around. Chicago is a top notch band!!!!!

[@barbaraarmstrong5253]

I was privileged to see Chicago in concert when they played at my university in the late 1960’s. Have loved their music since then.

[@67tomcat]

This was just awesome- glad you had such a positive reaction to one of the best Chicago songs ever!

[@dannarasmussen5456]

I've always loved bands with horns...such a rich sound. while this is video is 2 years old, thanks for appreciating these old songs.. and their sound....

[@vhenry75]

Terry Kath...Jimi Hendrix said he was the best guitarist out there..

[@michaelcorenzwit716]

Actually Jimi said Kath was better than he was. Chicago at that time was the opening act for Hendrix.

[@raymonddancy2588]

He was amazing

[@noahsuess2806]

In some ways, the fact there was so much classically trained talent in one band kept any one of them from being more well known because no one person became the focus. Like if it had been the Terry Kath Experience more people would know who he is, but he was too humble and would never step on his other band mates’ toes.

[@guitarnuccio]

One of the best songs from one of the greatest bands. Period.

[@rockymountainrussian2540]

Have been listening to Chicago this morning. Great to see more Chicago on your channel.

[@emilynorman2278]

I love the way this song builds....beautiful arrangement.

[@donparker8246]

Gotta love Peter Cetera on vocals and bass too. 👍🎶

[@jhnstn1]

Cetera was a very, very underrated bass player. His live status is outstanding.

[@amer-hh6kp]

Never get tired of hearing Terry Kath play guitar. You're right! Humanity is the shit and we CAN make it happen! ❤❤❤❤👍👍👍

[@DavidRobinsonseedofabraham5981]

Lyrics, in case you are interested: Are you optimistic 'Bout the way things are going? No, I never ever think of it at all Don't you ever worry When you see what's going down? Well, I try to mind my business, That is, no business at all When it's time to function As a feeling human being, will your Bachelor of Arts help you get by? I hope to study further, A few more years or so. I also hope To keep a steady high Will you try to change Things, use the power that you have, The power of a million new ideas? What is this power you Speak of and this need for things to Change? I always thought That everything was fine, everything Is fine Don't you feel repression just Closing in around? No, the campus here is very, very free Don't it make you angry The way war is dragging on? Peter Well, I hope the President Knows what he's into, I don't know. Oh, I just don't know Terry Don't you ever see the starvation In the city where you live, all the Needless hunger all the Needless pain? Peter I haven't been there lately, The country is so fine, but my Neighbors don't seem hungry 'cause They haven't got the time, haven't got The time Terry Thank you for the talk, You know you really eased my mind. I was troubled by the shapes Of things to come. Peter Well, if you had my Outlook your feelings would be Numb, you'd always think That everything was fine, Everything was fine. Dialogue (Part II) Group We can make it better We can make it better We can make it better Yeah, yeah, yeah We can change the world now We can change the world now We can change the world now We can save the children We can save the children We can save the children Yeah yeah yeah We can make it happen We can make it happen We can make it happen We can save the children We can save the children We can save the children Yeah, yeah, yeah We can make it happen We can make it happen We can make it happen We can make it happen, yeah We can make it happen We can make it happen, yeah We can make it happen We can make it happen, yeah We can make it happen We can make it happen, yeah We can make it hap Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Robert Lamm / Robert William Lamm Dialogue Parts 1 & 2 lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc

[@michellesanders1548]

David Robinson awesome

[@MadeInNewYork73]

I always thought they were clear as a bell

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Well done. Maybe this should be played at the first Debates. Might wake some people up who aren't "functioning as a feeling human being".

[@lisarainbow9703]

The hippies were right....

[@750count]

Thanks for putting that up

[@tomz58]

See this band in concert. 50 years and counting. Best. Band. EVER!

[@rootbox]

Chicago Transit Authority - the pre 80's version of this band. Amazing. Three vocalists blended so well...Terry Kath the gruff voice on the low, Peter Cetera on the high end, and Robert Lamm was always kind of a blend of the two.

[@pierceelyhibionada342]

Bobby seems like the Balance between the Two.

[@tmelitta51]

Actually off Chicago V. This was the best song in the album but Saturday In The Park had a more upbeat message and sold a ton of records

[@sandals42159]

My favorite song by my favorite band. Terry Kath was my spirit animal.

[@UngaBunga1966]

Great art is timeless. Chicago fits that category.

[@hypno59]

one of the greatest bands. Such output and musicianship!

[@scottkaye7932]

Man do I appreciate you getting on this song that still rings true to this day. it's 50 years old brother. And your right that things ain't changed. You are the man and if you find an old copy of this album. It came with pages of let's all get together and enjoy!! God I hope we can all just get along Bro!!!!!

[@reddirtdad]

All those years since this came out... and we haven't learned anything. I fear we're about to repeat the bad part of the 60's, and I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it. Loved this song. Best song on the album. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@lobster4501]

I had a tough day… And I watch this… I started crying because of the song the beauty of the horns ,the vocals .the Wa Wa pedal and your Statements

[@maryalice578]

I always go to J aka J at the end of a bad day. Lifts me up and gives me peace.

[@crimsonx42003]

@@maryalice578 His reaction videos got me through 2020, especially when my husband and I caught COVID. I grew up on 60s, 70s, and 80s music (I turn 40 this year) and it is so satisfying watching this man react to all this music. I'm glad his reviews have touched so many people!

[@bobrisse9823]

I won't hold it against you that you are a Frisco fan. You are still a beautiful person. Chicago rocked and they will be missed. US needs people like you.

[@johnstovall4138]

your optimism is contagious, maybe check out the "Youngbloods" get together

[@laceyriley5426]

I am Chicago’s #1 fan. My first concert was way back in the 70’s as a child - I had a string quartet play You’re the Inspiration as I walked down the aisle some 36 years ago. This is one of my favorites and loved your reaction. I recently purchased Chicago Transit Authority on vinyl for a mere $8 and you have inspired me to crack it open and listen to it. Reeling in the good old days.

[@jhnstn1]

The evolution of these guys from CTA to Chicago V is just as stunning.

[@xJRx77]

Terry.... to me... WAS Chicago. While this was penned by Robert Lamm, the keyboardist, where Terry and Peter take this song is just absolutely incredible. Terry's guitar, and the horn section, are the key's to this tune. R.I.P. Terry

[@samuelsessions2817]

Jamel, you hit the mark on what’s important. And Terry Kath and the Chicago of his time was a fantastic, incredible, heavy-hitting, brilliant band. His soul was beautiful. His loss was tragic.

[@nathanweiss5174]

Sounded like Kath played an 8 minute solo and they just turned his volume down so we could hear the lyrics. Excellent! and great message

[@izzonj]

That's the real ending. Sudden. Slap in the face. Man, I'm crying here, seeing you get this so immediately and deeply. This is the kind of music that shaped me in my youth. Thanks so much for taking this in and passing it on. You are a beautiful human being!

[@aarongoldstein7614]

There is a great live version of this from Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve. The interplay between Kath & Cetera is astounding.

[@davidschmidbauer3930]

Kath shredding on the solo is worth the listen by itself.

[@jeanliles1218]

@@davidschmidbauer3930 to be fair, just about any of Terry's solos are worth a listen. He died too soon.

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

YES!!! My favorite Chicago tune! Thank you so much!!

[@marymcdonald3778]

1st time hearing this too! Love the analogy of both singers. Your analysis is on point!

[@lindaellingsworth7933]

I had forgotten about this brilliant Chicago song. Sadly, it's still as relevant as it was when I was in high school in 1971.

[@franklassek3132]

Thank you for bringing me back to my roots. Born and raised in Chicago, and I met my wife going to see Chicago and The Beach Boys live at the old Chicago Stadium. This band was my favorite since Chicago Transit Authority, and I would crank their music from my bedroom, and practice my drums for hours. Just wanted to say Thanks for doing Steely Dan's Green Earrings. It's amazing how relevant this song is today.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

I'm so glad I grew up in the Chicago 'burbs in the 70's when this was on our local radio all the time. such awesome music.

[@stevelandsee7654]

Great stuff! I think you'll enjoy Leonid and Friends, a Chicago cover band fromRussia.

[@traciealexander3470]

Leonid and Friends blew me away the first time I heard them. Hands the best!!

[@traciealexander3470]

*down

[@mbt1955]

@@traciealexander3470 - Check out L&Fs version of EW&F song " September" and catch them live on their US tour 2021. Nothin' but good energy from this group.

[@traciealexander3470]

butler thorne I can only imagine the energy of seeing them live. Definitely one for the bucket list.

[@josephrichman1872]

I concur on Leonid and Friends. I find myself watching their Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire covers on KZbin all the time.

[@rodfinlay333]

Chicago was absolutely incredible. Chicago 2 Chicago 3 Chicago 4 Chicago 5 and Chicago 7 all my favorite albums

[@carolh1954]

You’re right. We haven’t learned a damn thing. We thought we would by now.

[@ronnelson7828]

We have learned one thing. That we haven't learned a damn thing.

[@silverblack5475]

This song will be relevant in 3020 .....if we still exist .

[@otisdylan9532]

Fro your next Chicago reaction, I suggest either "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is", "Beginnings", or "Questions 67 & 68".

[@clutchcargo4924]

In the 60s and early 70s the music was the bond. It brought us together. I was at a pop Festival and was blown away by BB King, Sly Stone, Grand Funk Railroad, Sam and Dave and on and on. We had it for a while but it slipped away. "Come on people now. Smile on your brother. Everybody get together. Try to love one another."

[@roevega9902]

When I saw you were doing this reaction, I grab my headphones. One of my Chicago faves. Terry Kath was Chicago. Happy I was able to see them when he was still alive. Thanks Jamel for the great reaction✌🏽❤️

[@manco828]

What I love about this era of Chicago is every note has a purpose.

[@ian2889]

Jamel, it is truly a blessing to have you in our lives! Keep up the amazing work! ❤️😎✌️

[@smkg24]

So glad you heard this song. One of my favorite Chicago songs. It is truly heartbreaking to me that songs making social commentary in the 60s & 70s are so relevant today. Still, there are those who really SEE the world around them and those who live in their own bubble. It's a bigger problem that the second student lives in a bubble and has on blinders to the true state of the world around him. And you are right if it doesn't affect him, he doesn't think there is a problem. But, I always got the feeling that after this dialogue, there is a tiny crack in his bubble that will get bigger and bigger until he can't deny things any longer. Love this song! The world needs more dialogue my brother.

[@cliffbrown2566]

Terry Kath has a Ray Charles sound in his voice.

[@steveandme63]

OMG I can hear it!

[@cliffbrown2566]

@@steveandme63 Go listen to some of his solo stuff and isolated tracks where u can here his voice clearly .

[@AK-fz2vo]

Terry Kath is one of the most underrated guitarist in rock. This song is so current and historical. I agree when you commented on it being 2020 and how this song is from the 70's. Thank you for reacting to my favorite Chicago song. There is a live version from a NYE Dick Clark Special (with The Beach Boys) that is pretty damn cool.

[@robertperrella4194]

i agree with jamel: "you gotta lead with love" and "we all have to come together"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,,,,,,,if there is such a thing as a PERFECT SONG:"dialogue part 1 and part 2" by chicago would make my short list!!!!!!!!!!!! this song has SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE:great lyrics that are still relevant today ,brilliant horn arrangements, 2 styles of vocals ,super guitar playing ,excellent bass playing and OUTSTANDING DRUMMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,,,,nice harmonies too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@valerielynn7256]

This song was from 1970s but here in 2023 this song is Still relevant terry and Peter did amazing job

[@garysteinert8555]

Great band... Try Question 67 68

[@TallBob1962]

Be a human being first. And lead with love. Pure Gold.

[@kevinweakley2852]

Let’s hear it for the bass ......wow

[@sledder5341]

ANYTHING that showcases Kath’s voice is extraordinary!

[@BenNawrath]

Your T-shirt game just went to another level.

[@davidclutterbuck7076]

Dear Jamel, You are very right.. I am a 66 year old chap from the UK, who has the real fondness for Chicago, bought this when it first came out. I get exactly what they were saying in the '70"s Nothing changes, has it it? but more importantly, the fact that we should be working together, Yes, I feel feel that the world is falling appears and it worries me, so much. Good luck, with you life, young man.

[@helen8755]

Seen this group several times. U should play "Ballot For A Girl In Buchannon" another great song from Chicago!

[@taoman85]

A lot of the songs from Chicago V are apropos. "While the City Sleeps," "State of the Union," are two others that have that same motif about the country. I played trombone as a kid and used to play to their albums. I was in the marching band and a few of us would play their music in the stands at football games; and Ohio Players--songs like "Skin Tight."

[@helen8755]

@@taoman85 2 of my son's were in marching band as well and I remember they did play a few of their songs at the football games as well as songs from the Isley Brothers. Always luv Chicago mainly because of the horns besides the songs!

[@jimmyb8060]

@William Stefens In my opinion, the all time best rendition of this song, was from the Live at Carnegie Hall album. Hands down the best performance of the Ballot. Very hard to find, as it is out of print. I think I paid about $75 for my copy, while others were going for over $300, and this was over 10 years ago, maybe 15 years. I found this, it starts on selection 23, and goes to #29, so there is a slight pause between each one, but it is close. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKm3ZYN6hc51b7M

[@jward107]

Jamel, love your takes...this song is 48 years young...shit never changes....#vote

[@obbor4]

First time hearing this one not played live. As everyone pretty much concurs, there were two Chicagos. This is the one that rocks! And, we all know why that is. P.S. Your point is well stated, Jamel. We CAN make it happen for all the reason that you stated. I, too, can't believe that we still have to go through all of this nonsense after so many centuries of human existence. It simply defies logic.

[@marksingo2177]

One of the great songs from Chicago!! All the Love to you Jamal!

[@denisebohar4338]

This is probably my favorite tune by chicago

[@timdula9674]

Always loved that song how the bass and instruments built in to the song. Such a cool tune.