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 | Title : The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning
Author : Chicago
Release Date : 20020702
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $24.98
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Editorial Reviews :
From the perspective of 15 subsequent platinum albums and 20 top-10 hits, it's hard to imagine that Chicago began their career as a bona fide prog-fusion act, an early FM radio favorite whose jazz-tinged, album-length suites found them a hip cult following even as they confounded label execs. Ironically, when the pioneering horn band (a contemporary of Blood, Sweat & Tears and inspiration for one-hit wonders like Lighthouse, Ides of March, and Ten Wheel Drive) relented and allowed their music to be edited down to single length, their success was explosive. Most of the 'single edits' on disc 1 of this 39-track anthology provide ample evidence of that de facto formula: a catchy riff ('25 or 6 to 4,' 'Saturday in the Park,' 'Color My World') develops into a hook-filled, pop-savvy production rife with the band's trademark horn perfection. One could argue that that sensibility--and a midcareer tilt toward producer David Foster, songwriter Diane Warren, and the MOR ballads that became some of their biggest successes--degenerated into formula. Indeed, there's much on the second disc to support that notion. This set spans it all, showcasing newly refocused edits of some their biggest early hits and lesser-known tracks like their lively '95 cross-cultural collaboration with the Gipsy Kings on a cover of Louis Prima's swing classic 'Sing, Sing, Sing.'
Buyer Reviews :
Once again CHICAGO has graced us with beautiful music, this time though it's the ultimate 'Greatest Hits CD'. Unlike previous attempts which took brief capsules of their huge repitoire, CHICAGO has taken every hit song and placed them on 2 convenient CD's for our listening pleasure. 39, count em, 39 of their truly greatest hits. Each song symbolizes just how versatile this band has been. Through the death of guitarist Terry Kath, the flight to solo career by Peter Cetera, and the departure of original drummer Danny Seraphine, they continued to adapt themselves to an ever changing music world rewarding us along the way with hit after hit done in their unmistakable CHICAGO style! They continue to perform live shows at a feverish pace (considering their ages) and their live performances are better now than they were 25 years ago!!! I recently saw them in Virginia Beach and they were unbelievable playing for 2 and a half hours.
Their opening number or should I say numbers included the whole 'Make me Smile' album side as originally recorded on CHICAGO 2. Anyone buying this album will endoubtedly be happy with the recorded music but trust me and see the band live! It will be living proof to you that as the title states, it's 'Only the Beginning'
(by Chris Iorio)
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