Coilte Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On this day in 1969 Chicago released their debut album "Chicago Transit Authority". Bassist Peter Cetera was/is a major driving force on the album. Here is a bass cover of the first track..."Introduction". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Ah you mean this - this is my extremely worn original version - bought on the back of the chart hit single - I'm a Man. And yes agreed - great album - some excellent bass playing amongst other things (always loved Terry Kath's guitar playing and sound also) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 55 minutes ago, drTStingray said: Ah you mean this - this is my extremely worn original version - bought on the back of the chart hit single - I'm a Man. And yes agreed - great album - some excellent bass playing amongst other things (always loved Terry Kath's guitar playing and sound also) Yes...thats the album. I also have a worn vinyl original. What strikes me most about the album today, is how fresh and new it still sounds. While I have always been a Chicago fan, my interest waned after their fifth album when they became more radio friendly. The rhythm section of Cetera and Seraphine was sublime, and IMO the band were never the same without Kath. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Not much too add, I love Chicago , great band, great basslines , there is something about there music that just sounds so warm and cosy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Just spotted this thread! I'm a huge Chicago fan - particularly of the amazing bass playing/vocals of Peter Cetera (hence my name on here). For me, he took the best elements of Motown and McCartney basslines and progressed them further in a jazz-rock environment, aided by the fantastic Danny Seraphine on drums. Add the much missed and hugely underrated Terry Kath on guitar (and Ray Charles-esque vocals) and you had imho the FINEST power trio ever in rock! Yes, better than Hendrix/Cream etc..... Further add all the great songs and a kickass horn section and you have the now legendary Chicago 'sound'. Just fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 One of the first 45's I ever bought was 'I'm a man' by Chicago, on the old orange CBS label. It had this amazing song on the B side, which blew my 11 year old mind at the time. Didn't get the first 1.15 of piano TBH, but then when the full thing kicks in, wow! Swings like crazy, and started me off in my appreciation of great brass sections. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 "Listen"....with it's great riff is a favourite of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Chicago V is my fave.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) 25 or 6 to 4 is one of my favourites that we do in out guitar/bass/drums trio. Our guitarist just nails covering so many parts Edit: I found a 'tube of us playing it. Guitarist isn't quite up his usual standard because he's playing an unfamiliar guitar - which I had just finished building https://youtu.be/2st3WcIo9gE Edited May 24, 2018 by Norris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) For some reason I had it in my head that Chicago were a 70s/80s prog band. Nothing wrong with that but it's not really my thing. Thanks to this thread I've now realised my funky error and will be checking out a lot more of their stuff. Edited May 24, 2018 by Cato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Like Cato, and coming of age in the 80s I remembered Chicago for soppy, overblown, over produced AOR dreck... which to be fair was no worse than their peers at the time. So I had to get on Spotify to find out what these BC lunatics were going on about. It's pretty tidy, totally not what I expected. More like Tower of Power than 80s hair rock. I'm liking this a lot... thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Agreed. I love 25 or 6 to 4. Terry Cath's SG sound made me buy one. It never sounded quite as good in my hands though, I could never understand that. Ha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 2 hours ago, skidder652003 said: Chicago V is my fave.. This is my second favourite of their albums after CTA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 hour ago, NickD said: Like Cato, and coming of age in the 80s I remembered Chicago for soppy, overblown, over produced AOR dreck... which to be fair was no worse than their peers at the time. So I had to get on Spotify to find out what these BC lunatics were going on about. It's pretty tidy, totally not what I expected. More like Tower of Power than 80s hair rock. I'm liking this a lot... thanks! IMO they went a bit down hill after their first five or six albums. Music became too radio friendly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Always loved this..... Chicago at their funkiest! All 3 lead vocalists and Peter Cetera playing an incredibly tasty bassline.....! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap2zcSbeYQc Edited June 5, 2018 by cetera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Netflix has a Chicago documentary in their library right now. I watched it the other day, not really knowing much about the band other than the Cetera-sung ballads from the early 80s. Damn, those boys can play... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Grassie said: Netflix has a Chicago documentary in their library right now. I watched it the other day, not really knowing much about the band other than the Cetera-sung ballads from the early 80s. A good read for anyone interested in the story of Chicago ( from drummer Danny Seraphine's point of view) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Player-My-Chicago-Story/dp/0470416831 Edited May 25, 2018 by Coilte 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Coilte said: A good read for anyone interested in the story of Chicago ( from drummer Danny Seraphine's point of view) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Player-My-Chicago-Story/dp/0470416831 Yep! Fantastic book! Very honest.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWH Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Oh you wonderful people, I have the original vynil LP, and recently bought a brand new cd for four quid to play in the car. I can play 25or6to4, but only know half of does anyone know what time etc, my dad's dance band did a version of this one altered so you could swizzle around the floor to it, I'm guessing waltz, my dad said the double bass player was always better "if he stopped using that bloody bow" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 and without the horns... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWH Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Wow !, yes, no horns, just dad on tenor sax !, did you see him play ?, lol, wish I had half his talent ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Just been watching this again....... live and at their best in 1970 (between 2nd and 3rd albums) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 There's an astonishingly good tribute band here. From Ukraine of all places. Great sound quality and excellent musicianship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Yep, these guys are awesome. Check out all their vids - they sound more accurate to the original songs than the current incarnation of Chicago themselves! 2 minutes ago, stevie said: There's an astonishingly good tribute band here. From Ukraine of all places. Great sound quality and excellent musicianship. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, stevie said: There's an astonishingly good tribute band here. From Ukraine of all places. Great sound quality and excellent musicianship. A great tribute band indeed. A piece of trivia that some people might not know... Ever wondered where the title of this song came from ? Seemingly, as Robert Lamm put the finishing touches to writing the song, he looked at his watch and noticed it was 25 or (2)6 minutes to four....in the morning !!!! Edited June 5, 2018 by Coilte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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