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Lest we forget, Chicago f#^*~ng ROCKED!

Thanks for the reminder Flint, I thought that guy's guitar was going to have a meltdown. That was some cool Old School Rocking Out! :music-rockout:

Next thing you will be reminding us that REO Speedwagon could rock, before they started all those 80's ballads.
 
My favorite Chicago tune. Great live version. Yes, Chicago f#cking rocked that one for sure.
 
Awesome! Luv, Chicago. :music-rockout:

Also, I thought Peter Cetera joined Chicago after Terry Kath died, never realized they played and sang together with the group.
 
Trust me... sit through this video and tell me you wouldn't pay a fortune to have seen Chicago during this period!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKvNoC0SRoY[/youtube]
 
That's the second "Tanglewood" video you've posted, hope the whole show comes out on video, even though the video/audio quality aren't great. That was only the tail-end of "Ballade for a Girl in Buchanon", would love to see the whole thing.
Seraphine was smokin' there, too! :music-rockout:
 
The entire concert is on YouTube. The whole thing isn't great. But there are moments of sheer genius and joy worth sharing.
 
Re: Lest we forget, The Darknoss f#^*~ng ROCKS! ;-D

As an 80s kid, I hated 70-era Chicago when I first heard it. It was a far cry from the Peter Cetera dominated soft rock that I was familiar with. And whilst I still like the stuff from Chicago 17, I definitely prefer the 70s stuff better nowadays.

Seeing that band on stage with the brass on almost equal footing with drums and guitars could seemingly only have been cool in the Seventies. The long hair. The bad clothes. The whole vibe generated.

And for some reason watching those videos make me think of the Muppets. Wonder if those two old farts are somewhere in the audience?
 
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Any of you all get this album?? It came out around the first of the year. When I saw it, I immediately thought of this thread.
 
Posted on Facebook. 25 or 6 to 4 with the rhythm section muted:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auYCscvUVyo[/youtube]

1. Kath is amazing, again.
2. Peter's lead vocals are amazing; this was before Autotune or anything digital.
3. Chicago's harmony vox are, also, amazing.
4. Chicago's brass section is tighter than a nun's bum. Stunning!
 
Posted on my Farcebook this evening. Sadly it doesn't include the "tone clusters" in the horns at the end, that were on the record; but it still smokes!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRX3WwfvdV0[/youtube]
 
Just think of all the hours of rehearsal what went into that 3'30" tune. They clearly worked VERY hard to be that good together.
 
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