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Attaway77Attaway77 Posts: 3,432
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So I've been digging into Chicago's early albums lately, such a badass band. They have a lot of good stuff! I always knew the basic hits, but when you journey inside an album that's where you find the beautiful stuff. Of course this song everyone knows, but when's the last time you really cranked this song up and felt it? These guys jammed back in the day... So cool watching this, killer guitar solo as well on this live version...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg
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  • maynardsuxmaynardsux Posts: 1,096
    Attaway77 said:

    So I've been digging into Chicago's early albums lately, such a badass band. They have a lot of good stuff! I always knew the basic hits, but when you journey inside an album that's where you find the beautiful stuff. Of course this song everyone knows, but when's the last time you really cranked this song up and felt it? These guys jammed back in the day... So cool watching this, killer guitar solo as well on this live version...

    Couldn't agree more....got introduced to them early in life because my uncle was a huge fan of theirs growing up and even lost his girlfriend to Peter Cetera at one point (true but funny story).....I just saw their documentary on Netflix the other night and aside from reassuring my opinion on what a smug asshole David Foster truly is, it was a fitting tribute to a band that deserves their place in R&R history......their catalogue, especially the earlier stuff, was very innovative (with the fusion of horns) and just filled with jams and beautiful melodies.....incredibly ridiculous how much bands like them put out albums and toured back then!

    '93 Toronto
    '94 Detroit
    '10 Columbus
    '11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
    '13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    '14 Detroit
    '16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2
    '18 Chicago 1 and 2
    '22 Hamilton, Toronto
  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    edited May 2017
    HelI yeah! Probably not for everybody...but they are easily in the upper echelon of greatest bands to ever do it. I hear so much Kath influence in Mike McCready's guitar playing. Chicago was just as diverse as Pearl Jam with all their protest/spiritual/deep conceptual/experimental/love kinda stuff.

    Live at Carnegie Hall and Live in Japan is essential listening. Chicago V and especially Chicago VII were some of their best efforts in my opinion. Chicago VII starts off all jazzy and experimental and slowly comes back...it's out there.

    Just a couple of their greatest deep cuts...
    https://youtu.be/PPyNRSVisf8
    https://youtu.be/tWd9LLuaJTg
    https://youtu.be/d3LRX3qgwCw
    https://youtu.be/aFHJceJP9sk
    https://youtu.be/nJ3bNvowVrI
    https://youtu.be/uwEjWXTzDuk
    https://youtu.be/3boGgwb6FeQ
    https://youtu.be/utFEFLpDd_M
    https://youtu.be/FRX3WwfvdV0
    https://youtu.be/Sly2_J03Nis
    https://youtu.be/qC-xTI5MF6g
    https://youtu.be/cqfXEYxDnVM
    https://youtu.be/i_9C1EUP60c
    https://youtu.be/gkJcZVwyISU
    https://youtu.be/Lm5uvzedAZA

    They were pretty good live in the late 80's/early 90's as well after they lost Terry Kath in the late 70's. This concert features Dawayne Bailey on guitar who brought a different dynamic to the band. He was more of a shredder. Great concert here that features a bunch of hits...real nice versions of Searchin' So Long and Just You N' Me.
    https://youtu.be/N8FcJ6f3xJ4
    Post edited by SmallestOceans on
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    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Tell me that the guitar work here isn't reminiscent of "Rats", especially later in the song...
    https://youtu.be/xMJR4nv5IPc
    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


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