Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 this died but....poof. i'd doing this cause Entre_Prepetuo will be playing Chicago fairly soon. and i'll be keeping this alive so he can find it easy to put his thoughts. Chicago rules. Mick Thx Mick So far my ranking is VIIVI lol, I know that's not much to go on. Also I haven't heard II in a good while, so it might be better than V. I'm interested in your thoughts on VII since fans drool over it......me not so much. it's a chore. it's almost pure jazz. that almost didn't mix in the rock. which is what makes the band special, IMO. Mick Well I do like jazz, but it has to be good jazz, lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 this died but....poof. i'd doing this cause Entre_Prepetuo will be playing Chicago fairly soon. and i'll be keeping this alive so he can find it easy to put his thoughts. Chicago rules. Mick Thx Mick So far my ranking is VIIVI lol, I know that's not much to go on. Also I haven't heard II in a good while, so it might be better than V. I'm interested in your thoughts on VII since fans drool over it......me not so much. it's a chore. it's almost pure jazz. that almost didn't mix in the rock. which is what makes the band special, IMO. Mick Well I do like jazz, but it has to be good jazz, lol then you might enjoy this. Also when Talking about Bassists no one mentions Peter Cetara. Say what you will bout him now. but back in the day. hiss bass playing was fire. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Chicago is awesome, their first 5 albums are near flawless for me. 6-10 have some great songs, then after 10 I lose interest Ranking top 5 would be Transit AuthorityLive at Carnegie HallIIVIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Peter Cetara and Terry Kath were amazing back in their prime. And I still think Robert Lamm has one of the best vocals ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The musicians in chicago on all underrated. Need proof? I posted this in another thread Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The musicians in chicago on all underrated. Need proof? I posted this in another thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg Mick What an amazing solo from him, I still think back to when I read about how Jimi Hendrix said that he was a better guitar player than him. Just so much talent, he was criminally underrated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Peter Cetara and Terry Kath were amazing back in their prime. And I still think Robert Lamm has one of the best vocals ever. Robert Lamm was arguably the best singer in that band, which is saying something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The musicians in chicago on all underrated. Need proof? I posted this in another thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg Mick What an amazing solo from him, I still think back to when I read about how Jimi Hendrix said that he was a better guitar player than him. Just so much talent, he was criminally underrated i read that too.......i think i might be inclined to agree? maybe? lol. i dunno but i saw this clip years ago. i have never seen someone throw themselves into a solo quite that way. I love early Chicago. so........much, lol Mick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I certainly do NOT see solos quite that raw today. i could be way off base though. Segue will now think i'm being an old fuddy duddy stuck in the 70's, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 oh i want to show you guys this. this is a dude i discovered who listens ro old music for the first time. his reaction to Kath in the above clip is gold!!!!! Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 whoops wrong clip lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZOxtA2JJO0 Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 What died, this thread? NEVER!!!! Rod!!!!! how goes it? I'll be writing my Similitude of a Dream thoughts here too when i get the DVD. it can't come fast enough. Mick I'm good, but not great...tough times here, but we carry on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Back home from school and starting to go through my Chicago records. Starting with VII, so far so instrumental, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I dunno Mick, I'm liking VII a lot right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I dunno Mick, I'm liking VII a lot right now. lol. that's ok. i can see why people like it. it's to jazzed out for me. but yea like the first side is ENTIRELY instrumental. i may have to spin it again it's been a while. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I dunno Mick, I'm liking VII a lot right now. lol. that's ok. i can see why people like it. it's to jazzed out for me. but yea like the first side is ENTIRELY instrumental. i may have to spin it again it's been a while. Mick I think I'd have a much harder time getting through this if I weren't listening on vinyl. Somehow all the instrumental stuff doesn't seem too overwhelming when I think of it as a side of a record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 but there probably are too many bongos, I'll give you that. They're neat in places, but they get old pretty fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I dunno Mick, I'm liking VII a lot right now. lol. that's ok. i can see why people like it. it's to jazzed out for me. but yea like the first side is ENTIRELY instrumental. i may have to spin it again it's been a while. Mick I think I'd have a much harder time getting through this if I weren't listening on vinyl. Somehow all the instrumental stuff doesn't seem too overwhelming when I think of it as a side of a record. listening on Vinyl is so different. and in the case of double albums actually better, IMO. you have sides to break up everything. and you don't need to listen all at once. you can one side each listen. which kinda works, loll Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I dunno Mick, I'm liking VII a lot right now. lol. that's ok. i can see why people like it. it's to jazzed out for me. but yea like the first side is ENTIRELY instrumental. i may have to spin it again it's been a while. Mick I think I'd have a much harder time getting through this if I weren't listening on vinyl. Somehow all the instrumental stuff doesn't seem too overwhelming when I think of it as a side of a record. listening on Vinyl is so different. and in the case of double albums actually better, IMO. you have sides to break up everything. and you don't need to listen all at once. you can one side each listen. which kinda works, loll Mick That's exactly why I'm waiting to get The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway until I find it on vinyl, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I put on VII bongo Central, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Chicago's classic 70's period is very VERY of it's time and that doesn't bother me. VII is such a chill record. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Okay, VII ends on a kinda cheesy note, but otherwise I really enjoyed it. The hits at the end are as gold as the album cover, and the instrumentals at the start went through so many different moods and ideas so smoothly. Could do with less bongo, but otherwise I loved it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Okay, VII ends on a kinda cheesy note, but otherwise I really enjoyed it. The hits at the end are as gold as the album cover, and the instrumentals at the start went through so many different moods and ideas so smoothly. Could do with less bongo, but otherwise I loved it. i enjoyed it more then i first did......but i still think it's my least fav of the classic period. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Chicago 2 Steven Wilson remix--------------------> Outstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Chicago 2 Steven Wilson remix--------------------> Outstanding. Glad Steven Wilson knows more than just the established prog rock staples deserve consideration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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