Introduction by Chicago is a remarkable first track

[@donesomeage]

My favorite Chicago tune. What a BAND! Working together. We miss you Terry.

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[@lindatomasiello-lf3jo]

My favorite album of all time, blew me away when I first heard it in 1969 and it still does. Love terry kath’s singing and guitar playing. May he RIP

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[@LINDA-jy3ov]

WOW!! Just Magnificent!!

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There is more to come from this album. I just posted the song Liberation... I appreciate you, Linda.

[@LINDA-jy3ov]

ILL Be There!!

[@ACGC.MusicRadio]

Still my favorite Chicago songs

[@spin979]

That song is truly a masterpiece. Thanks for featuring it. It's really interesting that you point out there's everything Chicago brings in this song except for their vocal harmonies. I'd never noticed that before. Also, thanks you for pointing out Peter Cetera's bass mastery. His sound brings so much to the overall Chicago sound. I love his melodic, sometimes playful, sometimes in-your-face work.

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[@craigw1911]

Terry Kath was an incredible musician and singer. Poem 58 on that debut album showcases his guitar mastery, and what Jimi Hendrix meant when he told CTA "You guys have a horn section that sounds like one set of lungs, AND A GUITAR PLAYER THAT'S BETTER THAN ME!" The original lineup of Chicago is my all-time favorite band. I discovered them as a kid going through my older brother's music collection when he enlisted in the armed forces in the early 70's and left his stuff in our house, and I found Chicago and Chicago III in his collection. Right from then I was hooked and had to get each new Chicago album when they were released. 25 or 6 to 4 is the reason why at age 60 I STILL want to learn how to play it on guitar and just bought my first Strat.

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Thank you for commenting… And thank you for sharing how Chicago inspired you to pick up the guitar… Terry was a true legend. His passing was a sad, sad day. Have you watched the documentary “the Terry Kath experience“? I appreciate you.

[@craigw1911]

@@ACGC.MusicRadio Yes I have watched it. I bought the disc of the special Terry's daughter Michelle produced. Those old home movies Terry made on tour, her search for her dad's famous Pignose stickered Telecaster. Add to that the fact Terry was mostly self-taught and couldn't read sheet music, requiring James Pankow to transcribe for the band what Terry composed, starting with Introduction. He was a true musical genius in what he could come up with and his techniques that inspired future guitar greats.

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100% agreed

[@Chicago_Podcast_Authority]

Can you please react to Chicago - Oh Thank You Great Spirit from Chicago VIII? It’s Terry’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix ❤

[@paulwatkins2247]

Agree with this request. It's an awesome display of Kathness

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Done, and done. I appreciate you both

[@stevesilsby5288]

CTA hit the shelves the spring of 1969 when I was in 9th grade. A classmate brought the album into the band room, placed it on the stereo turntable, and set it to playing, cranking it up LOUD! Wow, just wow! Both the Cadet band (8th & 9th grade) director and Senior band (9th-12th grade) directors hustled out of their adjoining office to put a stop to the noisy ruckus, but were stopped in their tracks by the stunning music we were all experiencing. Everyone in that room was a Chicago fan by the time this one song ended.

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That is an amazing story. Wow. Thank you for sharing. I truly do appreciate you.

[@kyterunner5440]

I saw the Chicago Transit Authority play this in 1969 at Ryerson College in Toronto. They were touring their first album.

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That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you

[@kyterunner5440]

@@ACGC.MusicRadio I appreciate your friendly note. Thanks. And to add to this...I saw Chicago another 4 times before Terry Kath died, including front seats at Toronto's Exhibition in 1974. I bought 8 tickets that cost a total of $40. $5 for a front row seat. The next day, we saw Crosby Stills Nash and Young, and the Band. Best 24 hours ever.

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[@wizardgrape7821]

My favorite Chicago song and one of my favorite songs of all time.

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I would have to say that I hear this song at least five times a week. If that doesn’t gives you an indication as to how much I love this song, I don’t know what well. LOL

[@cadillacsteeringwheelinlay1586]

Absolutely Love your enthusiasm here on this absolute masterpiece. And I never tire of this song. That being said, Terry Kath couldn't read music, but he had this entire song in his head. He audibly worked it out with Trombonist James Pankow who transcribed it into music, AMAZING. These guys were 20-21-22 years old (think of it!) And LAST but not least the drummer has a name! Danny Seraphine! Chicago's incredible Jazz chops would not have been legit without this at the time 20 year old kid. A kid that in very short time caught the ear of the great Buddy Rich.

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Believe me, I know the band members names… These videos are spontaneous, in their commentary. So, if a name slips my mind, or I simply don’t mention it, that is all in the moment, without edit… I hope you’ll forgive that, and understand the impromptu nature of it all… I appreciate you

[@tomcartwright7134]

I am so grateful to have been a teen in the mid sixties. Dam we had some great music then!

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You sure did… I know there are a ton of younger people who are very jealous of the music from that time period I appreciate you

[@johnsampson1096]

Terry, you left us way too soon! Top notch guitarist as well as a superb vocalist. You colored our world. RIP...............

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[@dougmckenzie7355]

I grew up in the 60's and started on guitar in 1964. I remember two albums which grabbed me right away and influenced me as a musician. One? Sgt. Pepper's. Two? This album. I today remember where I first heard them and how they resonated with me. Music is life!

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Life’s milestones are often often land marked by music… It’s one of the awesome things about the art… Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you.

[@daveburns3886]

This group had it all -best guitarist, incredible horns, 3 excellent lead vocalists, great harmonies, drummer is top notch,

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[@bobwhelan2305]

Every time I’ve moved, got a new car….Introduction has always been the first song played to “baptize” the new surroundings. Fantastic song!!

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That’s perfect. Love that idea. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you

[@claudedimarco2445]

I believe this is the most talented collection of impeccable musicians, songwriters and singers ever assembled in a rock band. Their incorporation of brass, jazz, funk and soul is the most unique blending of sounds I’ve ever heard in my 64 years. Take a listen to “What’s This World Coming To?”, Oh Thank You Great Spirit “ (Terry’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix) and Poem 58.

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Don’t know if I could agree with you more… They are truly a magical collection of musicians. Have you watched the documentary by Terry’s daughter? The Terry Kath experience was a really enlightening watch.

[@claudedimarco2445]

Yes, I have it on DVD. It’s gut wrenching to think of all the music we missed out on had he lived.

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The potential Hendrix/Kath Perry collaboration would’ve been interesting.

[@MIKE67STANG]

Your observations are spot on. I'm 61 and was introduced to Chicago by "barrowing" my elder sisters albums, (and never gave back). The first 3 albums were doubles, who does that ? I've seen them many, many times throughout the years. My last show was the historic first Chicago/EWF tour. The boys have aged and theirs only 3 original members in the group now and in my opinion they sound tired. No disrespect to them, hell all are north of 70 now and still doing over 200 shows a year. I love this group and always will. If you want to see a truely honorable Chicago Cover band check out Leonid and Freinds from Russia. They have a fresh energized take on the tunes and their live shows are fenominal...

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Thank you for the recommendation, I’ll check them out. Also, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate you.

[@stony2494]

What a great review!! I felt we were savoring a fine wine. The true test of greatness does it stand the test of time and get better with age, yes 😎 This was so great and unique at the time it caused me to form my own 8piece horn jazz rock band. This, was the beginning of JazzRock 😎🙏❤️

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I’ll bet you had a lot of fun with your band. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you

[@jimipalmer5041]

Introduction, Beginngs, and Southern California Purples are just great songs. CTA is up there with any album...period! Also, good on ya for the Terry Kath love,dude was sooooo good.👍✌💖

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He was a great talent. Thank you for the comment. I appreciate you.

[@prooney8250]

I played this -- and the whole album, over and over and over again. Ahh...the 70s.

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That’s awesome… I’ve been playing this album five days a week, since last April… I can honestly say I’ve listen to it 250 times, within the last 300 days. Some of my coworkers think that I am nuts. I can’t help it. The song Introduction just get my day going in such a positive way. As always, I appreciate you.

[@williamfowler9518]

Introduction is a brilliant composition & recording by Chicago (The Chicago Transit Authority). The song highlights all the bands instruments and tallent. Had second row seats to see Chicago live in May of 1970. Right in front of Terry Kath. One of the best shows ever. Thanks Chicago !

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That must have been an amazing show. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you

[@patriciacrawford2583]

The introduction was the bomb in my opinion great song from one of the most underrated guitar players of all time RIP Terry

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[@daveburns3886]

Nice insight/ I’m a first timer for you.. but soon to be long timer , but this group and album have been consuming me recently ., there really has never been anything like it..

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Easily in my top 10 all time desert island albums.

[@rwrae72]

13:50 You and me both!

[@sticks64]

This is and always has been my favorite Chi track. While Jimmy Pankow's Ballet For A Girl In Buckhannon from the next album is a musical masterpiece as well and two of its movements, Make Me Smile and Colour My World, have long been Chicago classics, I think this song accomplishes much of what the Ballet does but in a more concise way. Terry was an absolute monster of a musician and, for me, this song says pretty much everything about Terry and this band that you'll ever need to know.

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Thanks for commenting. For me, it’s hard to find much of anything on the first 4-5 Chicago albums that I don’t like. Truly an amazing early run of creativity, across the entire group. I appreciate you.

[@cameltanker1286]

55 years later, it still sounds fresh. Oh, by the way, Jimi Hendrix said the Terry Kath was a better guitar player than himself.

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To my knowledge, Hendrix said that more than once, about TK…

[@Allright21]

Leonid and Friends do an awesome job with this song.

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I’ve heard that cover, and they perform it really well. There’s just (in my humble opinion.) no real soul in that performance. It’s a tremendous cover. Technically. Again, that’s just my opinion. When I first saw it, I was incredibly impressed.

[@321ssteeeeeve]

In first minute they go from blues, rock, to classical (prog), to jazz while keeping groove. Took me 50 years of life to intellectually develop the ear for the world's greatest releases of which I sung to as a child in the early 70's (1st and 2nd albums). By the way, Chicago's ballad parts (1970's) were the necessary spice to the band. Added flavor to their music like salt does to a perfectly prepared steak.

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[@donpietruk1517]

People forget there was a ton of musical fusion going on all over the pop world at this time. Miles Davis was laying out In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew in quick succession. You had Chicago bringing in experimental jazz and soul style horns along with other greats such as Jeff Beck, Santana and Jack Bruce. Frank Zappa and The Mother's we're out there doing their musical theory based concoctions. It was a great experimental era in popular music reflecting back what was going on in society and culture.

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That is a huge reason why many consider the 60s/70s, and even early 80s, the best time in music... I appreciate you

[@gregm3406]

Kath! And seraphine tragically under rated

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[@michaelpatrick6950]

I first heard Chicago when WNAP, an AOR FM station in Indy, played CTA all the way through one night. I was hooked big time. I think the band was on a steady upward trajectory through the first 3 albums (Chicago III is amazing), plateaued for albums 5-8 and then started a steady decline in new material. The live album featured insanely good performances but was torpedoed by the crappy sound. The death of Kath, drugs, the Foster/Cetera ballad years really put paid to the band's development. In particular, losing Kath was the inflection point as he was the spiritual leader. Yes, Cetera was an amazing bassist but he was also apparently a head case who fractured the band. Then they fired Seraphine and that was it. But, they finally pulled themselves together in the 90's with the addition of Tris Imboden, finally settling on Keith Howland and adding Lou Pardini. I agree for a band's first track, Introduction is the winner.

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Thank you for sharing your story. I wish I could have seen the original lineup, live, in those early years… I appreciate you.

[@timgrady4630]

1. What's This World Coming To ? & 2. It Better End Soon Possible future reactions ?

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Quite possibly… Thank you. I appreciate you

[@josephosheavideos3992]

I have long Introduction is THE best song in the history of rock-n-roll. Period. Exclamation Point!

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Agreed… Thank you for commenting. I appreciate you.

[@taointarot9187]

Man do you love to listen to you. Wait until the end of the song for the liner notes...

[@ACGC.MusicRadio]

Thank you for the comment. We all have a different approach. Sadly, the copyright restrictions can hit kind of often. So, stopping part way through can be kind of a necessity, to avoid blocks from happening. I appreciate you.

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

Terry Kath sings this one? Oh man .. I had no idea how good he was on vocals.. I mean he's a guitar god bud holy crap.. and Peter was that good on bass .. It's so sad that Terry topped himself and the eventual 'chicago' turned into such crap in later days .. man I love a good horn section too.. why SKA was so kick ass a decade later. BRING BACK THE HORNS!

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[@3YearsApart1613]

Great song.. but I might have to give the award for best debut album 1st song to Boston. Would love your thoughts on that. And yes, when I really started to get into Chicago, I couldn't believe how amazing Peter was on the bass. He was nuts.

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You know I love Boston. And their first album is absolutely one of the greatest debuts of all time. I personally don’t think the More Than A Feeling is fully representative of all that Boston is. Although, it is a great song.

[@mcasualjacques]

do i hear a similar genre with Burt Bacharagh/Elvis Costello? Well maybe not the guitar solos. A bit of Zappa also

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😂 Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you

[@rhm5158]

When Terry passed they were never the same. Could not stand them anymore when Foster took over. XIV was the limit for me

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Terry was a legit legend… Thank you for your comment. I appreciate you.

[@LINDA-jy3ov]

I Agree They Where Never The Same without TERRY.But I Never Could Just Drop Them!!

[@LINDA-jy3ov]

FOSTER Wasn't There Forever.

[@rhm5158]

@@LINDA-jy3ov true but even after Foster they were still doing the pop ballad stuff. I will say that the latest album they put out was half way decent

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[@karelvandervelden8819]

the volume level of your channel is too low.

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Thank you for the comment. I’ll adjust the volume. I appreciate you

[@veeeforvendetta]

This is what I post today on Rick Beato's video a few days ago. .. OMG !!! You finally did something with Chicago ..been asking for this for a while. My #2 favorite band. ..actually tided with ELO. And one of their songs that most-likely is one that is not on anyone's list and over looked is my fav.. it's their Introduction song..full version. Introduction (2002 Remaster) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2rKdH-nYr-gpNk ...you see-hear why ? (Corrected spelling a grammer errors here) What’s Chicago's Greatest Song of the '70s?" kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q0lquNgqeGoZo

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I’ve watched a lot of Rick’s videos. He is really insightful. I appreciate you

[@ephesians.6]

"Purple Haze" was the debut album opener on Are You Experienced?, but I still would agree with you. That song is nowhere near indicative of where Jimi would go nor did it exhibit and/or showcase his potential. Also, "the drummer" is Danny Seraphine. I feel his name needed to be mentioned in your references to the drums, because he is a freakin legend. To me, it was kind of a bummer you didn't name him or any other members of the band except Peter and Terry. And a bit odd. Fun fact: Peter quit playing the bass of his own volition when the band began working with David Foster. He also insisted he was the face of the band. The brunt of criticism he receives is deserved. And I have never heard anyone call Terry Kath overrated. That's interesting. Glad you like the track, but a little research may do you some good for the next one. Appreciate the video as this is one incredible album. 🙌

[@ACGC.MusicRadio]

Thank you for sharing, and commenting… Actually, on my copy of are you experienced, the first track is foxy Lady. Either way, it doesn’t fully represent Jimi Hendrix… We can agree on that. These videos I’m creating are not scripted, in any way. I’ve been a Chicago fan for over 30 years, trust me, I know the band… However, I’m not going to sit back and write out a list of things I’m going to say, before I say them. So, forgive me, if I don’t hit every trigger point that you might expect. I’ve done several Chicago videos, since I started this channel, and have absolutely mentioned other members of the band. Oh, believe me, I really appreciate your comments, and your interacting on this post. That’s a big part of why I even started this channel in the first place. To interact with other music fans, and maybe even introduced some people to music they hadn’t heard before. Again, I really appreciate you.

[@daveburns3886]

I heard that they gave up some royalties to make it a double debut

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True story… They sacrificed quite a bit, to fulfill their artistic vision. It’s an admirable trait, I think. I appreciate you

[@pablohubahib8755]

HOW CAN WE ENJOY THE MUSIC IF YOU KEEP STOPPING IT?

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Sorry, but the way these things work, with copyright issue, stopping the song is kind of a necessity… Not always. But betting safe than sorry. I appreciate you.

[@timgrady4630]

Intersection of Blues , Funk , Jazz , Classical (& Prog) ...has few rivals . Albums 1-7 consistently show out that feel + virtuosity formula . Pre - Saccharine Chicago forever remains Top Shelf .

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Thank you for commenting and sharing. I appreciate you

[@herbwetzherb4962]

Peter Cetera could have been happy to have Robert Lamm and James Pankow to write the bass lines for him.

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😂 “could have been”… I appreciate you

[@herbwetzherb4962]

@@ACGC.MusicRadio I'm not a native English speaker and I hate using google translator. So I guess you know what I was trying to sey.

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I appreciate you. 😊

[@tonywtyt]

Even Hendrix bowed to Kath : )

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