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Terry Kath...was he one of the best "rock" guitar players ever?

Posted on 4/29/18 at 8:30 am
Posted by Crow Pie
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 8:30 am
Listen to this from 1971 and he was a real leader. This is some serious cutting edge at the time without sophisticated effects guitar jam!! The real deal starts at the 5:42 mark.

Terry Kath/Chicago Live - Southern California Purples 1971
This post was edited on 4/29/18 at 8:32 am
Posted by Hetfield
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 9:32 am to
Yes
Posted by tigermeat
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 10:06 am to
Yes
Posted by DyeHardDylan
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 10:28 am to
Without a doubt. Beginnings is some great guitar playing.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 11:06 am to
He was fantastic..... especially when you consider the variety of Chicago’s music.....
Posted by Rockbrc
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 11:37 am to
No question
Posted by HempHead
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 11:39 am to
When Hendrix says you're a better guitarist than himself, yeah, you're pretty fricking good.
Posted by TheFretShack
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 12:50 pm to
Absolutely.
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 5:08 pm to
Yes.

Listen to the album version of “25 or 6 to 4”. He was incredible.
Posted by Pepe Lepew
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 6:12 pm to
Yep
Posted by hogcard1964
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 7:07 pm to
Meh

He was the best musician in a Shi¥¥y band.
Posted by Pepe Lepew
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 7:12 pm to
quote:


He was the best musician in a Shi¥¥y band.
a shitty band? Really?
Posted by Crow Pie
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 7:14 pm to
I have always like Chicago wide variety of music but I stumbled on their 4 album live concert at a garage sell a few years ago and his ability live is simply amazing. Definitely one of the best and arguably the most underrated ever. He did it in the studio and on the stage where the rubber meets the road. I bring this up because there is a cool documentary out their on Netflix about the group...

Documentary on Netflix - Now More Than Ever
Posted by DownSouthJukin
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 7:56 pm to
I don’t know, but the last thread on this and the last thread in the Chicago documentary should shed some light on it:

Terry Kath

Chicago Documentary on Netflix

This post was edited on 4/29/18 at 8:03 pm
Posted by heatom2
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 8:26 pm to
quote:

He was the best musician in a Shi¥¥y band


Gtfo
Posted by Chitter Chatter
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 9:01 pm to
I am a huge Chicago fan, especially the Kath era. If you listen to Chicago at Carnegie Hall (1971), he is all over that record. South California Purples and the extended solo is amazing - Kath leads it and Cetera, Seraphine, and Lamm improvise their parts when they realize where Kath is going.

VIII ('75) - I think their last great TK album - has his tribute to Hendrix:
Oh Thank You Great Spirit
And just the four piece of Kath, Cetera, Seraphine, and Lamm
Hideaway

One of the best Kath moments on video:
25 or 6 to 4 - Tanglewood 1970
Posted by ThePTExperience1969
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Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 9:56 pm to
quote:

Terry Kath...was he one of the best "rock" guitar players ever?


When Jimi Hendrix praises your guitar chops, you're pretty fricking awesome
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 4/29/18 at 10:27 pm to
It's amazing how often this topic comes up.
Posted by bleeng
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Posted on 4/30/18 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

One of the best Kath moments on video:
25 or 6 to 4 - Tanglewood 1970


Thanks CC-I had never seen that clip before...
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