"25 or 6 to 4", "Make me smile", "Saturday in the park".

1970s Chicago has a ton of hits. Got to watch the live video of the song "25 or 6 to 4" the guitar solo is amazing.

Chicago had 20 Top Ten hits, 5 #1 albums and still performs and records 54 years later!

I’m 26 and Chicago is my favorite band, it’s not even close. Would highly recommend listening to at least their first 2 albums

Chicago is 🔥 check out the song"25 or 624 you won't be disappointed ✌️

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.

Beginnings is one of my faves!

"Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 (1970) at Tanglewood (Official Video)" this is a live Performance. This was the original lead singer RIP: Terry Kath U R Missed 💔

25 or 6 to 4 needs to be your next taste - studio version from Chicago II.

Imo, Chicago is one of the greatest bands EVER! A huge number of hits. One song after another is fire! 25 or 6 to 4, Make Me Smile, Beginnings, Call on Me, I'm a Man, Free, Saturday in the Park, Feeling Stronger Every Day, You're the Inspiration, Hard Habit to Break, If You Leave Me Now are just some of their hits, all can be reacted to on You Tube. BTW, since you like horns, try this group, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Here is my favorite;kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5dma6Z_tt-zZ5s.html

They have so many killer songs ! Lots of horns section in most of them !

I love the horns TOO Mr Hive - seems modern music doesn't feature them much anymore....but back in the day (since I'm a geriatric) they were ample 😊

If you love a horn section Chicago has unlimited choices! Saturday in the Park, Beginnings, Make Me Smile, on and on.

Love Chicago! Especially their older songs with Terry Kath. Make Me Smile is a favorite!!💥♥️

If you love horns you really need to dive into Chicago. This song is off their first album. Their first two albums are some of the best music ever made. I’m only 26 and they’re my favorite band ever. Would highly recommend doing some more they have great range

Definitely listen to Saturday in the Park, 26 or 5 to 4 and Colour My World ... to name just a few

That white noise was just “people everywhere” 😀

Just found you today, Alex. Two for two. You don't know this because you're you, but I majored in trombone in college, was in a Chicago cover band, and have all their early albums which featured their original jazz/rock sound. You did a stellar pick again, playing a studio cut. Why do I say that? I've seen a lot of live versions and the sound on most of them obscures a lot of the clean playing, and especially the incredible drumming of Danny Seraphine. Below are some of the best Chicago songs from when they were in their original jazz/rock mode: Introduction Beginnings Make Me Smile Saturday in the Park Wake Up Sunshine Another great pick you made, and thanks for playing a great-sounding album cut. Nice work!

On this same debut album is the track "Poem 58". An 8 minute plus song, it opens with almost 5 minutes of PURE FUNK with guitar God Terry Kath on guitar, Danny Seraphine on drums and Peter Cetera on bass. Trombone player James Pankow told the tale of them as Chicago Transit Authority playing the Whisky a Go Go one night and Jimi Hendrix saw them playing. In between sets Jimi went to the dressing room and told them "You guys have a horn section that sounds like one set of lungs, and a guitar player that's better than ME! You wanna go on the road?". They said "YEAH!" and they became an opening act for Hendrix, playin arenas. Give a listen to "Poem 58" and hear Kath on guitar. You will IMMEDIATELY hear what Jimi was talking about!

And if you love horns this is the band for you. Their first 7 albums are some of the best horns you will ever hear, along with the legendary Terry kath on the guitar

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One of my favorite bands!! This combination of musicians was like catching lightning in a bottle... Other recommendations by them: Introduction Beginnings Make Me Smile Dialogue Saturday in the Park 25 or 6 to 4

Over 100,000 albums sold

Please react to their song, "Make Me Smile" - thank you.

Beginnings

If you love horns keep grooving with Chicago . Great reaction and I subscribed . Thanks for sharing

New sub here. Would love to hear you check out Dialogue pt1 and 2 from Chicago V

With a band like Chicago, you really shouldn’t do the radio edit version… This is a band that recorded double-albums for all of their first 11 albums… They were artists, and the radio edits, to get a song to fit neatly into a corporate time parameter, really does the artistry a disservice.

My favorite Chicago song is "Make Me Smile". I'm sorry, but I just can't stand Peter Cetera. That's not Chicago! "Saturday in the Park" is great too!