My Dad And I React To Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 - (Tanglewood Live)!!! 

There is a documentary about Terry Kath, made by his daughter. She was very young when he died and was trying to get to know him. A great watch.

He said "Terry Kath" at the end, and a well deserved nod to the heart and soul of Chicago. They were never the same after his death in 1978, 8 days short of his 32nd birthday.

Amazed that that guitar didn't spontaneously burst into flames during that solo.

Watching this makes me cry 😭! A golden time that will never come again.

terry kath is one of the greatest but underrated guitar players of all time. jimi hendrix admired him.

Peter Cetera is an excellent bass player too. He can do amazing things with a bass plus has a fantastic voice.

Chicago was groundbreaking and ahead of their time. They are a staple of high school jazz band performances. Terry Kath's death was an immense tragedy.

At the end, he doesn't say "take care" he is saying "Terry Kath"

Terry Kath was 23 when this clip was recorded. Amazing talent!

Terry was one of the best guitarists ever. The band was overflowing with talent.

You just witnessed one of the most epic live recordings. Glad you enjoyed it.

OMG I LOVE YOUR REACTION!! off the chair is how I feel too!

Terry Kath was an awesome guitarist - Jimi Hendrix admired him. He died in January 1978 from an unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was with Chicago through their first 11 albums. The band was never the same after his death. RIP Terry Kath - long live his music.

Terry was an alien on guitar!! RIP!

Peter Cetera was underrated as a bass player. James Pankow on trombone was the horn section leader and arranged all the horn parts. He also wrote some of their songs. Terry Kath is legendary among guitar players and vocally he is often referred to as ‘the white Ray Charles’.

The single best guitar solo in history

This is what used to be known as "jazz fusion rock". The horns are unbelievable. So are the guitars and drums. Considering the technology that existed in live performances in those days, this one is a banger! I was just a kid when this came out, but I had older cousins who listened to this. This was a great time to be alive; when there was music like this.

I was there that night -- I was only 15 and my older sister had to to drive me. I remember them doing this song well. Danny Seraphine was fixing his drum and Terry started getting perturbed and started strumming to hurry him up. Terry was clearly the one on stage in charge! Fun night -- wish I had kept my ticket stubs.

So glad this got taped or people would not have believed it. Terry Kath was unbelievable and the whole band was and still is….Not bad for 52 years ago.

Nice to see generations being blown away by this solo !

These were the original 7 members of the group. Terry was the music director and guided them with pure rock. After he died the style changed mostly, but they were still great and had many hits to come.

Just after the solo part… The sound you hear that’s different is him using the Wah-Wah pedal. In addition, he rarely played the solo like it was on the album and this song is no exception. While he used elements from the record, this solo is 95% improvisation…. CRAZY!! Great job guys!!

'I'm A Man' is a must where the three verses are sung by the three group singers, Peter, Terry and keys player Robert Lamm. The trombonist is James Pankow who also had a minor hand in writing. The title refers to the time of 25 or 26 minutes to 4am. Apparently a sleepless night trying to write a song. Terry Kath apparently shot himself while cleaning his own gun. Sad day. His guitar work had tremendous power.

Peter Cetera is one of a kind. What a voice! And he still has that voice. I loved Chicago. And I love the father and son dual.

Terry Kath died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. Incredibly sad. And such an amazing talent.

One of the greatest live solos of all time. Right up there with Page's Stairway To Heaven solo on The Song Remains The Same. Epic.

Terry was also a lead singer (there were 3 in this band). His voice was amazing. He died of an accidental gun shot wound in January 1978. Chicago never recovered and thought about breaking up.

That's the best rock solo I've ever heard.

I miss the days of bands just jamming on stage. No lights, no pyro, no special effects. Bob Seger, J.Geils Band, The Eagles, etc just hit the stage and jammed.

Really fun reaction. If you enjoyed Terry Kath's playing on this, find the version of "I'm A Man" from this same concert. Terry sings and shreds on that one. One of the greatest bands of all time.

Hello! What a privilege to be able to introduce Chicago to your son, especially with this song! Congratulations!

Terry had an incredible singing voice too... check out Make Me Smile, but make sure you do the long version to catch another great guitar solo! 💓💓💓🎄⛄

THE WHOLE BAND ROCKS!!!!! TY FOR REACTING!!!!

My favorite Chicago song

It's a great dad who introduces his son to classic Chicago! 😁 This is my favorite band in the history of EVER!! Terry Kath was a BEAST!! Easily one of the best and most underrated guitar players of all time. A slight correction to the Jimi Hendrix story: Chicago was actually opening for Hendrix in their early years, so he was able to hear Terry's genius on a nightly basis for a while, so that's when he made that comment. Great reactions you guys!!

The pure joy on Silas' face is infectious...first vid of yours I've watched, subscribed

Such a great song and the solo is just awesome. What a flow. The debut album Chicago Transit Authority is their best. So many great songs on there! Pete Cetera needs a special mention since he sings and play awesome bass lines simultaneously. A bit sad that he became the poster boy for their commercial ballad faze of the eighties. So many good bands went that route like Journey and REO Speedwagon.

A very unique band in that they had 3 great lead singers

That is truly one of the best guitar solos in history

This is a song about writing a song and doing an all-nighter into delirium trying to finish the song into the morning

Great choice by Dad. Silas, you'll want to check out more Chicago, in particular the music produced by the original lineup which was some of the greatest musical talent ever assembled. The band was never the same after Terry Kath's tragic and untimely death in 1978. He was an absolute beast on lead guitar.

On their first album the band was called Chicago Transit Authority. But the real Chicago Transit Authority hit them with a cease and desist. From that point on they were known simply as Chicago. ✌️

This is probably one of the three best Live guitar solos ever, along with Freebird and Pink Floyd on the Pulse concert tour in 1994. There are so many but these 3 are legendary.

James Pankow was the trombonist and leader of the brass section. He recounted that backstage at the Whiskey A Go Go Jimi said "you have a horn section that sounds like it's one lung, and a guitarist better than me. How'd you like to tour with us?" So they became the opener for the 1969 tour. I was a freshman at Oklahoma University in 1970 when Chicago played the campus Field House. A great memory that gets better through the years. The loss of Terry in 1978 definitely affected the dynamic of their music going forward. They thought about breaking up, but instead hung together and did the song "Alive Again" as a memorial tribute. Even at my old age, the 60's and 70's music takes me back and it's amazing how many great artists and performances we enjoyed back then.

In 1971 I was 14... What a time to be a teenager.

same concert "make me smile" will make you smile 🙃

God in desperately miss growing up in the 80’s. Born in ‘77 I was blessed not only to live in a truly amazing time and place but on the radio was a blend of new 80’s hits and the greats from the 70’s were still very popular. Nothing will ever touch that time for me and especially nothing will ever even come within shouting distance of the greatest 30 yr era of music between “65 & “95. Wish I could turn back time but sadly we can never go home again.

Chicago in the 70’s before Terry Kath died was a true rock band. I saw them in 1970. What a show then

The first concert I ever saw was Chicago with Santana as the "warm up band". And I saw it with my Dad. So good to see this wonderful music being passed along to another generation that appreciates it.

I love watching reactions of younger people to this track. Real music, real rock, is truly a lost art. First just to craft the basics of this song and it's chord structure then the musicianship of the whole band...... and then you have Terry's sizzling guitar. You can listen to this 100 times and never get tired of it. It will continue to blow your mind! My Mom was lucky enough to see them live on the campus of Ashland College, in Ashland, Ohio, in 1972 (Now Ashland University). That was at their peak in the prime of their original lineup, when 25 or 6 to 4 was still fresh and something completely new and different. She said the crowd was spellbound as Terry's solo progressed and was dumbfounded as it the band came back to the last verse of the song after he finished his solo. Of course, they got a huge standing ovation.

The Keyboardist Is Robert Lamm. He Wrote This Song 🎵 He Was Born In Brooklyn.The Rest, Chicago Area

Hell Yes!!!!!!

The Eagles & Chicago both are epic legends! Can’t beat a band with an orchestra or horn section!🥰🎶

I love the early Chicago sound, great mix of jazz, blues and rock. If You See Me Now seems to be their greatest hit here in the Netherlands, but I prefer their earlier work. If you like the early Chicago, you must also like Blood, Sweat and Tears

Chills!! I thought I knew this song already; thanks for the great trip!

"Does Anybody Really know What Time It Is?" by them is excellent. Chicago continued on to be a top selling American band throughout the '70s and early '80s. But it was those first few albums where they really made their mark in the classic rock genre. RIP Terry.

I wouldn't have enjoyed this song that much if it wasn't for Terry's jaw-dropping guitar solo! Also, it sounds like the singer says "Terry Kath" at the end, which would make more sense than "take care".

Seeing the totally stunned look on this young man's face gives me hope for the future. He is truly impressed and understands how truly great this music is and was.

My older brother was a music major and played trombone at our local university. He introduced me to Chicago and I gradually saw them 4 times before Terry Kath died. My sons took me to see them in the late 90s. They seemed to be old friends, but Walt Parazaider (saxes, flute, flugelhorn) was, in my mind, the leader. He was offered a professorship at his University at graduation but decided to try playing in a different way, and sought out friends who got together and played in his parents' basement in Chicago.. They were each very skilled on their instruments and if you listen to some of their early music, like the album with Introduction, you will hear some great playing. And of course, Walt Parazaider played the beautiful flute solo on Color My World, from the grey album. I still listen to those guys in my car, as well as some 90s bands. Thanks for highlighting this!

At the end he doesn't say take care he actually says Terry Kath

Yes the original band were all from the Chicago area. A couple were music majors at DePaul. They were first called Chicago Transit Authority.

That is my favorite guitar solo of all time, Not my favorite band but my favorite solo

Talent on that stage will never be repeated!

If y'all haven't seen it yet, look for the Terry Kath Experience documentary. His daughter learns of his career with Chicago and searches for his guitars that were lost to time....

Loved both of your reactions on this. Great, great tune.

I was never a big "Chicago" fan either but always liked this tune when it came on the radio. For me it's their best. I was surprised when I found this footage on RU-vid a few years ago. How does the guitarists dive into this amazing guitar solo & not come back up for so long. Very Framptonesque to me even though the two played different styles. Thanks for this reaction between you two.

Best guitar solo EVER!. Greatest guitar plaer ever! Jimmy Hendrix approved. R.I.P. Terry Kath, you stupid MF'er!!

Silas, you can always get the best of and listen to these fabulous songs.

Terry Kath was a straight Badass on the guitar!!! RIP brother...

Chicago is known for their HORN SECTION, without it I have no idea what the sound would be. Please explore more Chicago

"I'm a Man", "Beginnings", and "Make Me Smile" are must-listen "Chicago songs.

I saw them twice in concert.

I am a huge Chicago fan for the early stuff. They were awesome. THis popped up not too long ago on RU-vid. Amazing.

Yea Silas, that was one of the most epic performances ever taped. If you havent done it yet check out "im a man" from the same concert. Just as monumental

This was one of those songs that hit the zeitgeist perfectly! Oh, it was/is soooo great

I always like the reactions to this video when Kath will be maybe only a fourth or a third of the way through his solo and just starting to really flow, and they comment "He's still going!" And there's still a minute and a half left.

I was 3 miles away from this. was only 10 so parents would let me go. So happy to find this version

I really enjoyed watching this, great job dad!

❤ love you guys thank you made my day.your son had the same reaction that I did first time I heard and saw Terry Kath play!!!.omg! So glad there's a cool dad Schooin his cool son and appreciating music of all kinds. And absolutely Terry is one of the best guitar players of all time., Please keep exploring all of Chicago and Terry and their music. Hey guys check out his tribute to Jimi Hendrix and " the Terry Kath experience"

All of their best work, IMO, came from 1969-1975. Seven wonderful albums made throughout this period.

Terry Kath was a beast on guitar

Terry Kath was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitarist! Unfortunately for all of us, he died so young and so tragically! RIP Mr. Kath...

Chicago opened for Hendrix in the 1960's. Kath and Hendrix were buddies and Jimmy famously said, "This cat blows me away".

Such a unique band. I'm not sure that any band had horns, one of the best guitar players, amazing jazz drummer who made his style fit, an excellent keyboardest, and not enough credit, but a great bass player. If that's not enough, 3 singers that could have been themselves a lead singer in another band. The only other band that comes close to this is Earth Wind and Fire. And though I still think they sounded great after Terry past, it still was never quite the same without him. They all had a rare musical chemistry and losing Terry erased a main part.

Yes, they were from Chicago. The guys were all some of the best players in a variety of working bands around the city. They found the right chemistry to create their own style. They really honed their craft at some Chicago clubs before producer Jim Guercio moved them to LA and started producing one of the most unique bands of the late 60's and early 60's. If you get a chance there is a really good documentary called the Terry Kath Experience that documents a lot of the history of the band with interviews of the surviving original members. Terry's daughter spearheaded the effort to put this together. One of the great moments is her discovering her dad's guitars as he left them in there original cases at the home of her step-grandmother.

Love to see a new generation get turned on to 1960’s rock’n’roll. Saturday in the Park and Make Me Smile are great Chicago songs from the ‘70s.

I'm one of the biggest Chicago fans ever. Love them so much, have been to many concerts and I own every album they've ever put out. That being said, you folks need to do a search for Leonid & Friends and listen to their 25 or 6 to 4. They are the ultimate tribute band and if you know Chicago like I do, you'll see that they play the song note for note. Since all of the original Chicago guys (inlcuding me) are old dudes now, Leonid & Friends are a re-birth of Chicago. Catch one of their concerts. You won't be disappointed.

MADMAN on the guitar! CTA(original name,Chicago Transit Authority) played at my high school graduation. WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '69 WHEELING,ILLINOIS

Won Chicago 10 Record from a Radio call in , in 1974 or 5..I didn't know their music but ended up loving their jazzy rock..yes they got soft in the 80s ..😢

Were first called Chicago Transit Authority. Yes, from Chicago. Trombone played wrote, arranged, many songs. Especially horn parts.

That was bad ass Silas, never seen this before. Thanks a lot and Merry Christmas. BTW, there is a lot of good Chicago. 😎

The band changed dramatically after the death of Terry Kath. The Chicago we once knew and loved was forever gone. Chicago Transit Authority and then renamed Chicago were no more - so glad I saw them in the 70's. Like your dad said - no drama, a band and it's vocalist had the chops or they didn't - you had to be able to play and sing or you didn't stand a chance. People weren't interested in fluff, special effects, or what a band wore. It was bring it or go home!!!! Watching you and your dad get into this is pure joy!!!! ✌❤

The story about Jimi Hendrix comes from James Pankow, the trombonist. They were opening for Jimi at the Whiskey a-Go Go, and after their set, Jimi walked up to Pankow and said something like; "Your horns sound like you're all blowing through one set of lungs, and your guitarist is way better than me." I was at the last Chicago concert with Terry Kath, November of 1977 at the LA Forum, the end of that season's tour. Two months later he unintentionally shot himself. He was stoned, pulled the magazine from his .22, forgot there was a round in the chamber, and...

The legend is that Hendrix was asked in an interview, "What is it like to be the world's greatest guitarist?", and Jimi replied, "Why don't you ask Terry Kath?"... but the same story gets told with other guitarists in Kath's place, such as Johnny Winter, so it might well be apocryphal.

Terry was awesome, and yes, Hendrix was a fan. Cetera was awesome on the bass and Lamb on the keyboards... not to mention those horns lead by Pankow, they were a loaded group. They were an innovative group that could rock with the best or swap to jazz or adult contemporary. By the way, Kath and Lamb were excellent vocalist too!

My high school's small pep band would play this song sitting in the stands prior to rivalry basketball games. Our hearts would get racing. This in the early 70s in northern California.

This song was early in their careers when they first started. They were doing a lot of college campuses around Chicago and bistros

Nice one guys, that was fun. I think Peter said Terry Kath, giving credit to a legend

Ah yes. The brilliant, totally improvised solo that is so amazing, even its creator could never duplicate it live.

I was unfamiliar until recently with the story of Terry Kath. His death was so bizarre it's difficult to believe. It's explained on his Wikipedia page.