Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 (REACTION) with my wife 

Terry Kath was a great guitarist and criminally underrated.

Terry was a beast on guitar

The horn section, which made Chicago stand out from other bands at the time was Lee Loughnane on trumpet, Walter Parazaider on saxophone and flute, and James Pankow on trombone. James Pankow arranged all the horn parts on their music. He also wrote many of their hit songs. Thanks for a very fun first reaction. Chicago has many, many great songs, some of which I'm sure you've heard but didn't know it was Chicago. They have gone on tour every year for more than 50 years. There are 3 original members still performing this great music of Chicago with the band. Have fun!

Chicago stood out then because it was unusual for a rock group to have a brass instrument section.

Love your reactions. The 70's were more relaxed and we were free to express uniqueness more, which makes things ripe for creativity.

Brilliant band with three different singers. Early Chicago was more hard rock and then after Terry Kaths tragic passing they became more of a soft rock band.

Everybody had long hair in the 70's, either long and straight or big and bushy! Best musical decade in the history of mankind. 70's chick, absolutely perfect! 😂

The 70s rocked! When it comes to music, we had it all.

Terry Kath was just phenomenal, one of the greatest guitarist in the world ever!

I remember the days of seeing bands like this with no light shows, no pyro, no special effects. Just players playing their hearts out. Most bands didn’t have 100’s of people on tour with them. The industry is very different now. At least for established artists. Not that I’m against special effects etc, but sometimes it’s way over the top and not needed. My first Eagles concert, all they had was a background curtain with the cover of the Hotel California album on it.

One of the pure joys at this stage of my life(senior citizen) is seeing the discovery of the music I grew up with. You both exude a "Joy" that few know or experience along the way and watching this makes me young again! For that I'm appreciative.

Terry had one of the best solo's of all time here. He went to another universe and drug us with him. LEGEND. People that know, know , he's always in their list of greats.

"Make Me Smile" will make you smile

This is the music of my childhood. I love hearing you discover it and appreciate it.

I saw Chicago in concert in the early 70s and they were every bit as good as this one. By 1972 in my senior year of high school I had shoulder length hair as well! That third horn by the way is a trombone.

Other Chicago songs to check out include, "Begginings", "Make Me Smile", "Saturday In The Park", "Another Park, Another Sunday", "Color My World" and "If You Leave Me Now" to name a few.

Re: 70's hair. One of the things I liked about growing up in the 70's was how normal the musicians looked. The clothes and the hair is exactly what we had in high school at that time. They were musicians, not movie stars, and their focus was on the music and not the look. To me it is a very unselfconscious look and I always liked it. No need for hairdressers unless you were a disco act. Men just left it short or let it grow long and that was it. It wasn't a big priority like it is now, like every little aspect of appearance is now. I mean look at that dorky jean shirt the guitarist is wearing. Every boy from 12 to 18 had that exact shirt.

Great band from the 70's-80's. They were a rock & roll band with horns & blended elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, & pop music. They had a lot of great songs such as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Feelin' Stronger Everyday", "Questions 67 & 68", "I'm A Man", "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", "Saturday In The Park", "Colour My World", "You're The Inspiration", "Will You Still Love Me?", "Look Away", "Old Days" etc.

Look at Kath's hair and fingers fly!! Gnarly solo...All with no fx, whammy bar, or feedback--Just pure technique/imagination..No wonder Hendrix gave him da props.

If you want to see another 1970 electric live song that is absolutely amazing check out Grandfunk Railroaf 1969 song called Inside Looking Out. For a 3 piece band they rocked it! Do the live video!!

It's called a Slide Trombone. There are some with valves as well but the slide is most common.

Saw Chicago transit authority open for Jimi Hendrix in Charlotte NC about '69. What a concert

I was a very young girl in the 70's. I grew up listening to these REAL MUSICIANS ! YES, This era was FREEDOM ! Great Band ! I still live in Chicago and will always love this great band ! This was the last decade of REAL musicians.

When a reporter asked Jimi Hendrix what it felt like to be the greatest guitarist of all time he reportedly said:" I don't know but I'll ask Terry Kath".

Tanglewood in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts is a dream like venue with outdoor concerts. I live an hour from there.The orchestras from Boston make the two hour journey to play including the Boston Pops. James Taylor the excellent songwriter lives near by and has had many many memorable concerts there. I imagine being there for this concert on a warm summer night would have been magical.

As a young teen, all of us knew we were in a magic time growing up. That 70’s MUSIC. Folks sometimes say, “I was born in the wrong generation.” Glad I never had to.😀

You are not dummies... That is a trombone 🎶 great choice great reaction kudos 🎉😊

Just got out of Army returned to Chicago to party in 70's remember very well. Also new found love of soul music from Army time in late 60's.

He also sang with a soulful voice. Hear make me smile next please

Hair was long in the 70's for sure, LOL! Chicago was the real deal. SO many great songs. You also might like a group called Blood, Sweat & Tears from the same era, also with a great horn section. Thanks for sharing this one! 🙂

You’re right young lady that’s why so many of us say the 80s and 90s and 70s were the best especially the 70s and 80s. It wasn’t all about how you dressed. It was all about the music and your ability to play it. Absolutely great catch by you.

OOOOHHHHHH - I'm hoping you LOVE THIS!!! LOVE CHICAGO (especially their earlier stuff when they were still called Chicago Transit Authority)!! ENJOY!!!

You would have enjoyed the 70's!! 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊

Chicago is a great band, love their music!

Yall are too precious! lol

The 70s were had their own vibe...a sense of community, fun, safety. Growing up in the 70s was a lot or fun!! We ran the streets like it was our job...because it was!!

The 'other' brass instrument is called a trombone. 😎

The prog rock heavy metal rock loving part of me loves this Chicago song for sure. Always was my favorite tune from this band.

🇨🇦 Has always been one of my favourite bands and one of my favourite tracks from them ! Yes, the 70's had a lighter, happier atmosphere ! There was a sort of Musical Renaissance from about 1959 thru 1989 ! Some of the best music came out of those 3 decades, and still influences music today ! The 'freedom' you mention came from our parents, those that fought and served in WWII, and then looked for some peace after the horrors of war ! They fought for our 'freedom' and passed that on to us ! We then expressed it in great music !

I always loved Chicago! Fun fact, Chicago started out as Chicago Transit Athority. I don't know if they changed it because people just called them Chicago, or for some other reason. But there you go. Have a great day now, and know that you have a place in my little family's life ❤

19:26 "when you listened to Roxette for the 1st time were you Wow that was a good steal"🤣🤣🤣

I was a teenager in the 1970's and there were problems in America and all over the World, just like now. We young people poured ourselves into our music and the other arts with acceptance to all and to everyone of every race, creed and culture. We studied together, worked together, lived and partied together and also dated and loved each other. All styles of everything including hair and clothing was considered "cool," and we were not so judgemental about others, nor of money and the trappings of wealth. This decade in music was joyful and full of expression but make no mistake...we took our music very, very seriously. We expected Great Music and we definitely got it from a whole host of bands, especially Chicago, and from solo artists! I was in my 20's during the 1980's which also captured this feeling yet that decade in music was decidedly different, but also fantastic. I enjoy your reactions very much!

Great reaction. The keyboardist , Robert Lamm, the keyboardist, wrote this song. RIP Terry.

I have Chicago on my turntable right now....yes, vinyl not disk.

My friends , you can call it America, United States, or whatever you like. Peace and love to you both

Terry Kath, Jimmy, Frank Zappa .. all mind blowing thanks so much

You two are a true joy to watch! I was 23 when this album was released and watching you two experience this gem was very special. You need to check out the whole album! ENJOY.... 🎉😊

Thanks for your review! I was fortunate and grew up in a time (60’s-70’s) where I think/feel the greatest music of all time came to our ears!!!

Dominika you are our "Chick" for sure. You understand so much more about music than you think. We all love you. and you too Andre, of course!. With my respect, PJ ☺💛

Other songs by early Chicago that you might like: Beginnings, I'm A Man, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Poem 58, Questions 67 and 68....just to name a few....ALL their tunes are just AWESOME!

I grew up in the US with the music of Chicago and it took me years to find out what 25 or 6 to 4 actually meant so don't feel bad LOL! Also they began their career known as "The Chicago Transit Authority" and that was the title of their first album - 25 or 6 to 4 came from their second album simply titled Chicago 2 - also the blonde haired lead singer on bass is Peter Cetera who had a steller solo career after he left Chicago

I went to a high end hair stylist in the 70's and had hair past the middle of my back.

Chicago always brings the brass.

Easily my favorite Chicago song, and I love this performance. That brass section is so awesome, and yes, Terry Kath was absolutely ridiculous. However, apparently that Hendrix quote has been attributed to many different guitarists, so I have no idea if it's accurate in this case. Doesn't really matter, because Kath was great either way. The "America" thing is only a problem for people looking to be offended or to troll. Mexicans and Canadians use "America" and "American" all the time for the USA and people from there, because the name is actually part of the name of the country, not just the continent. So don't sweat it.

I’m 54 now (in the southern US)…seen more than a hundred live shows over my life. In 1982 when I was 12 and had only seen about three concerts in my life, my cousin bought myself and her two tickets to see Chicago on a college campus here in Louisiana. Tickets were 8 bucks a piece and we were on the fifth row. My mind was literally blown at that show. Sadly I missed seeing this lineup (the guitarist here, Terry Kath, accidentally shot himself in the head in 1978 playing around with what he thought was an unloaded gun) and I wish I’d seen them before he died as his guitar skills are otherworldly, but still Chicago live in the 70’s and early 80’s before they went all top 40 radio crap was a one of a kind experience!

I definitely had hair like that in the 70's. And he played that guitar like it owed him money.

very good reaction, all about feel, Terry was special

Peter Cetera the singer had been in a bar fight and had a broken jaw and had had his jaw wired shut for a few months. He said he was afraid of opening his mouth too much because it might stick open.

Steve Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble are from the 80’s. Even though he belongs in the 70’s! If you like electric blues…he’s the man. His group is the best!

Anemoia is a recently coined word meaning nostalgia for a time or place you didn't experience yourself.

Chicago actually did open up for Jimi Hendrix at one point. If I remember the story correctly (ZZ.Top) was on the ticket as well under the band name,(Moving Sidewalks).😎

That’s what this song was about is being up all night trying to find the words to write a song!!!!!!

I first saw Chicago when I was in high school, 1973 or 1974. Just saw them again this past September. They're still rocking it; the 56th anniversary of the band! Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone), and Robert Lamm (keyboards) are the original members still touring with the group. The current guitarist (Tony Obrohta) is no Terry Kath (who is?), but he killed it when they played '25 or 6 to 4'. The band played all older stuff, which was great!

Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarist and this performance was incredible and he deserves all of the praise he gets but I played bass for many years and during Terry's incredible guitar solo Peter Cetera was playing some pretty great bass licks that went totally unnoticed.

James Pankow plays a b flat tenor Tromebone. Terry Kath before he died was about to start rehearsing with his new band as he was leaving Chicago. Not playing Russian roulette but an accident. A sample of his new bands music was on his last Chicago album from 1977 called Taking It On Uptown. No horns. Please react to that please.

I Understand you don't have to write a book to read it and you say to yourself a good book you don't have to be a musician to appreciate good MUSIC GOD BLESS YOU RESPECT 🙏 💯

HA! Started growing my hair out in 1969 and still have long hair still today. I must say though it’s not as thick as it was in those days.😂

As with most bands, you need to hear the studio version first, to know and understand what the artist intended for you to hear, without any improvs or out of tune instruments. Great reaction as usual.

I have a similar story with Roxette, but it was the The Look vinyl....😂 the things we do when we are young and stupid

Going to elementary, junior high, and high school in the 1970's that's exactly how we dressed & had our hair. It wasn't as casual as it now might seem. Many of us had constant grief from parents, teachers, grandparents, etc. who thought we needed hair cuts. The look was actually considered kind of rebellious at the time.

I checked, Al Capone was from Chicago and was a Chicago gangster. I'm super impressed you knew that. As a Western Canadian boomer.

The group, Chicago started in the late 60s - and had quite a combination of instruments blending together. Of the original 7 members: 1) Peter Cetera - was lead singer in many of their songs. He wrote some of the music, and he also played bass guitar. 2) Terry Kath - played lead guitar, and actually was lead singer in a few of their songs. His guitar-playing was noticed by Jimi Hendrix who spoke very highly of him. Terry Kath's voice was quite unique also - he was a fan of Ray Charles, and when he sings you might notice that it sounds kind of like Charles. 3) Robert Lamm - played keyboard, and was the lead singer on many of their songs. Lamm wrote many of their songs and was gifted in songwriting. 4) Danny Seraphine - drummer. He definitely could play the drums! 5) Walter Parazaider played the saxophone. 6) Lee Loughnane - trumpet player. 7) James Pankow - trombone player who also wrote some of their songs as well. Each musician wasn't limited to the instruments that I had just stated, but those instruments were the ones they played the most. The band has had many changes over the years and decades, and exist until now: 11/12/23. They have had 37 albums from late 60s until this date of 11/12/2023. There is a current Russian group that plays many Chicago songs, and they play them very well. That group is called 'Leonid and Friends'. Leonid and Friends also play a few 'Earth, Wind, and Fire' songs - and they do it very well! Enough said.

I was sitting 50 feet from the stage; I was 15 and my older sister had to drive me to the concert. I cannot believe how many YT channels cover this performance! BTW, the other acts that evening were John Sebastian and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. On that same stage the following week was, Santana -- I couldn't talk my sister into going back!

The horns are awesome!

Chicago is from my home town Chicago. I still live there. The manager Peter Schivarelli worked for the city like I still do. He owned a Hot Dog place and managed the band. Pete knew alot of us. We got free lunches and got to go to free concerts. I've went in the 70's to at least 4 concerts by them.

So many amazing songs from Chicago, it's hard to pick a favorite.

Great reaction. I was a teenager in the 70's and had slightly longer hair. I remember my father looking at me and saying, "Hair grows wild on a jackass". I miss him. :)

I had long hair and wore a white headband as I was a Björn Borg fan. I also had the bell bottoms, mood ring, went to the all night Saturday night skates, etc. Great times!

When I was in high school from 68-71 Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears were my favorite groups. Danny Seraphine, Chicago's drummer, and Bobby Colomby, BS&T's drummer, were my favorites of that era. The entire Chicago 2 double album is amazing. Both bands used horn sections, which I loved. The third instrument is the trombone, just fyi.

WRT the fashion of the '70s, it was a broad spectrum. The relaxed form you referenced to the over dressed fashions of the disco scene. This one is a song about writing a song, though many thought it was a drug reference. RIP Terry Kath. (Terry also sang lead on some Chicago songs. Soulful voice.)

When they asked Jimi Hendrix what is was like being called the greatest guitar player, he said: I don’t know ask Terry Kath

Suuuuuper song!!!!!!! The real jazzrock time!!!!!!!

Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears had fantastic horns. The instrumentation is Trumpet, Saxophone, and Trombone.

At its longest, my hair did reach down to my shoulders. I still have my my hair, for which I am grateful, not as long, but it will never be too short.

I was a teenager in the 70s and my hair reached my arse. Fashions have come and gone over the years, usually the more extravagant ones disappear quickly, but jeans and Tshirt have and always will be in fashion. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

Hair like that in the 70’s? I still have hair like that NOW!🙂

was fortunate to see chicago with terry kath, and my friends and i tried to mimic the denim shirt and jeans look ; we were impressed

Like Stevie Ray Vaughan Terry always made the fans made us feel the emotions of his guitar playing!The trombone is the instrument that you guys were trying to figure out the name !

This band does incredible music with much variety from rock to jazz to acoustic folk rock......but always with great horns!

You have one of the beeest woman of the world for my opinion. Your wife is sooooo cuuuuuute.

I had the hair just like that, right up to the minute the barber in Basic Training got to my head. Good blast here from the past.

When Terry died, Chicago died for many of us... Stevie Ray Vaughn was a similar virtuoso guitarist, also gone too early, though not playing with guns.

Chicago was one of the most successful bands of the rock era, racking up 21 Billboard Top Ten hits between 1970 and 1990, a period where they survived the departure of key band members while also subtly adapting to changing times. That's not an easy task for any rock band and it's especially difficult for a group like Chicago, a band that placed equal (if not greater) emphasis on horns as guitar. Picking up where Blood, Sweat & Tears left off, Chicago initially specialized in jazz-inflected prog-rock, using the sides of a vinyl record as canvasses for sprawling, adventurous rock ... The contents of Chicago II (1970) underscore the solid foundation of complex jazz changes with heavy electric rock & roll that the band so brazenly forged on the first set. The septet also continued its ability to blend the seemingly divergent musical styles into some of the best and most effective pop music of the era. Musically, James Pankow (trombone) was about to further cross-pollinate the band's sound with the multifaceted six-song "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon." The classically inspired suite also garnered the band two of its most beloved hits -- the upbeat pop opener "Make Me Smile" as well as the achingly poignant "Color My World" ... Chicago had certainly not abandoned its active pursuit of blending high-octane electric rockers such as "25 or 6 to 4" to the progressive jazz inflections heard in the breezy syncopation of "The Road." Adding further depth of field is the darker "Poem for the People" as well as the politically charged five-song set titled "It Better End Soon." These selections feature the band driving home its formidable musicality and uncanny ability to coalesce styles telepathically and at a moment's notice. - Excerpts from AllMusic

Shout out to drummer Danny Seraphine for that pace he was keeping all through that song. What a workout!

The musical Gods struck Kath with a lightning bolt. You are right. I was a teenager in the 70s. We worked hard for little money, we played harder. Even though we had no money, it was the happiest time of my life.

I was in high school with the cousin of the bassp player of the band and the lead singer of this song Peter Cetera and I was what you would call a hippie in those days along with my friends and we all had long hair but we kept it very well groomed

I am born in 1950 Nederlands the 70 started the Flowerpower the moto was Love each other !!!!!!

GREAT BAND … LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL… A FOUR ALBUM SET.. WOW.. THAT AWESOME… I WAS GROOVIN RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU HEAD BOBBING, GOOSEBUMPS N ALL, THE THIRD HORN IS A TROMBONE .. GREAT REACTIONS

Damn! Writers cramp. Thanks for the great tune!

You guys are superb, what is so horribly sad, this genius guitarist, one of the world's all time best, took his life playing a game with his handgun. Placed the gun aside his head thinking it was unloaded, and it wasn't. Pulled the trigger, and killed himself. Rest in Peace Terry. I'll always wonder why.