Chicago live at Tanglewood, 1970. Pick anything. 25 or 6 to 4 will make you wish you could time travel to Massachusetts, just for that concert. Add, "Chicago in the Rockies," 1973, https://youtu.be/Cab_XlnJZjc?si=VBRFPkfWs9gTrKCk
Robert Lamm at his best.
They were an amazing live band.
Now? Even though there are a few originals left, they have been a virtual tribute band for years... sad.
Note to Jackie: I'm really not trying to one-up you. Chicago Transit Authority (1969) was the very first album I ever owned (happened to be a double album), and my first girlfriend's favorite band. Fond memories all around. Also, it appears we're in a similar age category, so we're bound to have some overlapping musical taste.
In retrospect, I think back then I just wasn't paying sufficient attention to the subtler differences between Lamm and Kath's voices. I mean, I could blame it on the low quality of our radio and the fact that I mostly heard Chicago's music on AM, but that doesn't account for my owning their greatest hits album and not noticing.
That is sad, but perhaps not that surprising. I'll still poke around just to see what their music is like now.
No worries on one-upping or any other comparison, B; nothing you've written here suggests anything like that to me. I appreciate your comments and the videos you share.
Ok then. This is why some people claim this is the best guitar solo in the history of R&R. Chicago at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1970. Watch the big guy, Terry Kath. Can you dig it?
Love this band so much! Does Anybody Know What Time It Is was my second Song of the Day post and 25 or 6 to 4 was a SOTD back in 2019 on my Facebook page. Have been adding the albums into my collection but haven't listened to them all yet. Have you watched the documentary The Last Band Onstage?
Chicago live at Tanglewood, 1970. Pick anything. 25 or 6 to 4 will make you wish you could time travel to Massachusetts, just for that concert. Add, "Chicago in the Rockies," 1973, https://youtu.be/Cab_XlnJZjc?si=VBRFPkfWs9gTrKCk
Robert Lamm at his best.
They were an amazing live band.
Now? Even though there are a few originals left, they have been a virtual tribute band for years... sad.
Note to Jackie: I'm really not trying to one-up you. Chicago Transit Authority (1969) was the very first album I ever owned (happened to be a double album), and my first girlfriend's favorite band. Fond memories all around. Also, it appears we're in a similar age category, so we're bound to have some overlapping musical taste.
Fantastic video; thank you for sharing it, B!
In retrospect, I think back then I just wasn't paying sufficient attention to the subtler differences between Lamm and Kath's voices. I mean, I could blame it on the low quality of our radio and the fact that I mostly heard Chicago's music on AM, but that doesn't account for my owning their greatest hits album and not noticing.
That is sad, but perhaps not that surprising. I'll still poke around just to see what their music is like now.
No worries on one-upping or any other comparison, B; nothing you've written here suggests anything like that to me. I appreciate your comments and the videos you share.
Thanks.
Ok then. This is why some people claim this is the best guitar solo in the history of R&R. Chicago at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1970. Watch the big guy, Terry Kath. Can you dig it?
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7jimg?si=YyA1IiCmK2O8Lcvo
YES I CAN. No wonder Jimi Hendrix praised him so highly.
I also dig his hairstyle... mine moved just like that at concerts!
My goodness, this is so 70's. I'm not sure I want to go there either today, but this will be perfect to go with one of my kitten videos.
Love this band so much! Does Anybody Know What Time It Is was my second Song of the Day post and 25 or 6 to 4 was a SOTD back in 2019 on my Facebook page. Have been adding the albums into my collection but haven't listened to them all yet. Have you watched the documentary The Last Band Onstage?
No I haven't; I'll make a note to find it. Thanks, MK!