Jayy, they were still setting up the drums when the song began. Yep, trumpet, sax and trombone. The lead guitar player, Terry Kath (RIP) is so underrated, he never got the respect he should have. Peter Cetera's vocal was amazing as well.
I love Terry and wish we could have had him around longer. He's underrated because he's forgotten to many but not me. Didn't Hendrix go back stage at one of their shows and tell everyone Terry was better than himself?
@@MRCATL3 Totally agree about Terry Kath. Very underrated, and yeah, the story goes that Jimi said Kath was his favorite lead guitarist. I saw Chicago with my best friend in the summer of 1972 in Rochester, NY just as "Saturday in the Park" was a big hit. Great show. Great band (esp before Kath died WAY too young).
I saw Chicago with Terry Kath 8 times. Seeing Terry play was a mystical experience beyond words. When he left the world too soon, it changed the dynamic of the band. This performance here is just unbelievable. Look at trumpeter Lee Loughnane's face in amazement while he's soloing.
The whole Tanglewood concert is magnificent, a tribute to a fantastic band filled with incredible musicians. Someone should remaster THIS video and audio and put it back on the big screen, nationwide. THIS is a concert, folks. "Only theatres who can turn it up to '11' are allowed to show this film."
If your out of breadth, you entitled. This live performance is among the most important film in the history of rock. Terry Kath, the guitarist, is an excellent singer too. He has a voice like ray charles.
Terry's daughter was almost 2 when Terry died. She did a film about him called "The Terry Kath Experience". It is a daughters search for the father she never knew. and in it, she is trying to find the guitar that people had been looking for, for decades. (not the one in this concert, but you can see it in the Rockin New Years Eve Chicago video. The one with the stickers not the bass he played in Wishing You Were Here.) The day he died, he was booked into a recording studio with a new 4 piece band. That just added to the speculation of what he could have done with his own band. RIP 🙏
In the beginning of this the drums were still being set up. They were contracted to start on time. Terry was riffing while the drums were still getting set-up. They smoothly rolled into “25 or 6 to 4”.
OH WOW ! Fantastic ! You did the Tanglewood concert when Terry Kath (Guitar) was on FIRE ! He was also on FIRE in "Ballet For A girl In Bachannon" in the Tanglewood concert. He was also the Lead singer for that one. Just be sure you get the whole 14 minutes and not one of the cut-outs. Chicago never recorded a song called "Make me Smile" or "Colour My World". They are both 2 minute cut-outs from "Ballet" & they both hit the top of the charts. The Girls really loved the "Colour My World" section.
Originally named "Chicago Transit Authority" before they shortened the band name to just "Chicago". Amazing guitar and horns! Deep rabbit hole with all this band's hits!
Yes, the actual Chicago Transit Authority, the company that manages the city of Chicago's public transportation system, threatened a lawsuit against the band if they didn't change their name. That's why their first album is Chicago Transit Authority, and all the rest are Chicago.
Let me tell you, I saw them live in concert in the 1980s, and it was the best live concert I have EVER seen! I love the horn section and they are TERRIFIC! Love watching all your reaction videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊😊
Tanglewood is an amazingly beautiful performance venue in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. I live about 40 minutes from there and it's a favorite summer destination to hear some fantastic artists perform!
Terry Kath lives! This version has one of the greatest guitar solos ever. What a tragic and senseless loss. Jimi Hendrix once said that Kath was a better guitar player. He was the heart and soul of the band. After his death, they became a lamish pop band, nothing like this. I am impressed that you found this gem.
Jayy, This Video takes place when Chicago was still named the Chicago Transit Authority, and due to a threatened legal case by the actual City of Chicago’s Transit Authority…They were a very hard driving ROCK Band, with Terry Kath, as Lead Guitarist, as well as, one of their Three talented lead singers…After Kath’s accidental death, the band changed direction and became more of a pop love song band with numerous Top 40 hit songs…
Trombone, and you're not dumb! This band was the band that all the rock musicians would go see play at Famous clubs. They were so amazing and they had different sounds throughout the years, followed by different lead singers. That being said it did not matter, because they just rocked no matter what. I was lucky to catch them about four years ago and meet them. They still sound flawless!
Not only is it "Live" but it was 50 years ago. I had been playing drums at this time for about three years, and almost quit because I was bored. Then I heard Chicago...still playing to this day.
What I love about these reactions to pure Talent without sound booths and effect's, Is that Smile and dancing in the chair.x no manufactured boy band.. Musicians with Feelings and Guts! Great channel. Stay Strong Decent People. Cheer's 🇬🇧
Awesome awesome group! The brass section may have been a stand out or even Cetera on vocals, but for me, it will always be Terry Kath. Underrated by far, underappreciated by so many. He was a beast. Thx Jayy, this is a classic. ❤👍🏽
"Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" live (Tanglewood 1970) is a must! It's 13+ minutes of AMAZING!! The 7 tracks together in "The Ballet" are: "Make Me Smile" (Lead vocals by Terry Kath) "So Much to Say, So Much to Give" (Lead vocals by Robert Lamm) "Anxiety's Moment" (Instrumental) "West Virginia Fantasies" (Instrumental) "Colour My World" (Vocals by Terry Kath) "To Be Free" (Instrumental) "Now More Than Ever" (Lead vocals by Terry Kath)
I was watching a documentary, and one of the horn players said Jimi Hendrix was watching Terry Kath playing a solo, from the side of the stage, and he said "Man, I wish I could play like that!"... 😳
You should enjoy the entire Tanglewood concert. Chicago like all the bands from the 60s and 70s performed everything with minimal studio effects so live versions were essentially identical to what you got on the record. Trombone, trumpet, sax, keyboard, drums, bass and Terry Kath. All 7 are immensely talented but Terry played rhythm and lead guitar simultaneously. His early death was truly the beginning of the end of Chicago as a rock band and the transition into a ballad band.
More more!! I know the songs, but can always hear it again. 60s 70s with Terry Kath a part of their band only for me. Totally complete pkg. Love brass and add Terry Kath. Top 3 bands in my Era. Stopped listening after Terry passed away. Band became more bubble gum like songs. They lost their heart of t h e group.
Saw Chicago in Pittsburgh WAY back. KILLER concert! When the concert was over, I was waiting for the crowd to disperse...all I could smell was their amplifiers...that's how hot they were that night.
Oh they are SO much better today!!! Consummate professionals! We saw them play with Earth Wind and Fire in concert at the Hollywood Bowl and they brought the house down!!!
Yep, and after his passing, the band wasn't the same - they did more ballads and pop. Kath was, in my opinion, the heart of Chicago and gave them a harder edge.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! Terry Kath is my hero and I love it when I get to watch people experience probably one of the best guitar solos ever played. There are a few documentaries on him, super talented guy and his daughter is rad to. Huge deal about his guitars and what happened to them.
Jimi Hendrix thought Terry was better than himself, being a humble man. He gave Terry the credit & loved his style. He said it appeared Terry was playing.....backwards. Terry was a Big man & Strat shredder!!! And he Sang, that's difficult to do. He truly was an ACE AHEAD OF HIS TIME! The camera should have zoomed in closer. Thanks Jayy 🥰💯
I grew up listening to this song along with so many others from this era and can't get myself away from the past. I haven't been able to comment on anything for the past month because I have been in the hospital. I am finally recovering from what put me in there. So now I am back in full force listening to what the younger generation is listening to. Thank you for listening to this amazing group. Also Terry Kath could play the SHIT out of a guitar RIP. My brother and I played the crap out of the album until we couldn't play it anymore.
When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”
I think that if Terry Kath had not died, he would have eventually went out on his own. He plays, sings, and writes songs as good as Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonamassa, Jeff Beck, Clapton, etc. He has a tremendously soulful voice, and I don't believe, for one minute, he would have spent his whole career with a pop band like Chicago. He also had a gritty side, and was one of the best guitar players ever. I just think he was way too good to stay with Chicago.
Grew up not far from Tanglewood. Great outdoor venue in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Sitting out under the stars eating, drinking, and enjoying good music.
You have just experienced what what going through the mind of Jimi Hendrix when he saw them playing at the Whiskey A Go-Go and Jimi told the band "You guys have a horn section that sounds like one set of lungs and a guitar player that's better than me!"
One of the few Peter ETC lead vocal songs I can stand. Chicago with Terry Kath was one of the Greatest Rock Bands in History. Pete ETC turned them into a Lite Rock/ Pop Band with Horns.
He didn't say, "Take Care!" - but he said, "Terry Kath!" - that was the keyboard player and writer, Robert Hamm that said it. Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, and Robert Hamm all had leads in different songs. Jimi Hendrix spoke very highly of Terry Kath. Sadly, in 1978 Terry took a revolver to his head, thinking it was not loaded... bang! Very sad ending for Kath. Please give a tribute band a try that does many Chicago songs, "Leonid and Friends" - if you watch them, not only do they sound very similar to Chicago, but they give Chicago a very solid name!
The guitarist and RU-vid teacher Rick Beato once stated that Terry Kath was almost a forgotten figure in guitar music, but that nobody ever forgets THIS video. The first time I saw it, I admit I was more than slightly drunk. So I went back and watched it sober, because I was convinced I must have made some of it up in my head. Great band, great vocals, still not given their due.
