Bleep when I went to Allentown fairgrounds back then all I saw was the farm animals lol I did see them down the spectrum terry kath my first musical idol
This had very little air play, but perhaps in the top three Chicago songs. It is my personal favorite. There is no Chicago without Kath in my opinion. There is only fluff after he shot himself. Somewhat interesting fluff, but still fluff.
Ceteras is one mean bass player. Too bad Chicago turned to cheese music after the death of Kath, but in reality, they could never recapture the original sound. There is no Chicago without Kath. There's just making money from corny ballads with no edge.
Wow, such a cool song! And Terry's vocals were deep from w/in his soul. I'm in agreement w/ the other commenters of how much more could've been w/ Terry. Yes, we miss his magic. Rest in peace.
After all these years I feel like we were all robbed of so much more great Chicago music after Terry left us. RIP Terry we miss and love you and thanks for the great music that defined a generation. PEACE
My turntable is gone and my 8 track player is also gone as are all the LPs and tapes. Now I can listen to great music on my phone through a tiny speaker
To be relevant for a long time most bands have to change. If not the creative juices to wither away. I liked the early Chicago. They were different when they arrived on the scene. But the band knew to make things fresh they may have to move in a different direction and they did. They brought in new faces and new producers. I know that some people will not like that assessment but I think it allowed them to be relevant for a longer period of time. Just like Doobies they changed their sound when Tom Johnston got sick and they ended up with a Number one Grammy winning album with help from Michael McDonald. We must allow for our favorite bands to evolve or they will just wither and die.
There was a convention I would go to down in the Chicago area from 2004-2013, and this was one of those songs I'd crank on the Friday morning ride from Gurnee to Rosemont where the convention was being held. It was the PERFECT soundtrack to that ride toward the big city. This is clearly the master recording that made the final Chicago IiI album, and it sounds as clear as ever! Let us all eat that 'sweet sweet SPAM in honor of Terry! He had a soulful sound to him in those first 11 albums.
A moment of silence for Terry Kaths water and heating bill. But honestly, that shower had to get pretty cold after he ran through the hot water tank, and in 1971 I’d be really surprised if his home were on a tankless system. In all honesty he probably stayed at hotels a lot which would explain the ability to take a hot shower and not run out of hot water (huge boilers and hot water tanks in hotels).
Jimi Hendrix said Kath was the best guitarist in the universe. Privileged to see Chicago in their glory days, before they moved away from rock/jazz/blues and into pop. First three albums are masterpieces.
I am blown away by this suite of songs every time I hear it. Terry Kath remains one of my favorite musicians of all time and is so underrated it’s not funny. From the opening salvo to the ending crescendo beginning at 4:35 this remains one of his signature masterpieces. He was taken too soon from us…🙏🏾🙏🏾
