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Beavis and Butt-head: "Ladies & Gentlemen (Dialogue)" - 1:08
Nirvana: "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" – 2:42
Beavis and Butt-head: "That Kicked Ass! (Dialogue)" - 0:12
Beavis and Butt-head: "Photo Album Of Naked Chicks (Dialogue)" - 4:08
Anthrax: "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Beastie Boys cover) – 3:06
Beavis and Butt-head: "That Song Makes Me Want To Knock Something Over (Dialogue)" - 0:29
Beavis and Butt-head (Mike Judge): "Come to Butt-head" – 3:51
Megadeth: "99 Ways to Die" – 3:56
Beavis and Butt-head: "Yes! That Was Cool! (Dialogue)" - 0:14
Beavis and Butt-head: "We're From Hollis (Dialogue)" - 2:50
Run-D.M.C.: "Bounce" – 3:50
Aerosmith: "Deuces Are Wild" – 3:37
Beavis and Butt-head: "Those Guys Are The Kings Of Rock! (Dialogue)" - 0:13
White Zombie: "I Am Hell" – 3:40
Beavis and Butt-head: "How Come Some Stuff Sucks Then Gets Pretty Cool? (Dialogue)" - 1:20
Primus: "Poetry and Prose" – 3:48
Beavis and Butt-head: "It's A Monster! (Dialogue)" - 0:12
Sir Mix-a-Lot: "Monsta Mack" – 4:10
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Search and Destroy" (The Stooges cover) – 3:41
Beavis and Butt-head: "Searching Sucks! (Dialogue)" - 0:21
Jackyl: "Mental Masturbation" – 2:12
Beavis and Butt-head: "I'm Thinking About It (Dialogue)" - 0:26
Beavis and Butt-head: "We Need A Chick (Dialogue)" - 0:38
Cher with Beavis and Butt-head: "I Got You Babe" – 3:42
Beavis and Butt-head: "Butt-head Is In The Toilet (Dialogue)" - 0:33
Mike Judge: "(Silence)" - 0:16
Beavis and Butt-head (featuring Positive K): "Come to Butt-head Reprise" (hidden track) – 3:56
 
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Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert -- CD

Sonny Rollins

2005 Milestone/Concord Records

Heat Up with Global Warming
, September 4, 2007
By David Evans (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert (Audio CD)

Sonny Rollins Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert is a ridiculously good album. The playing is terrific, soulful and thoughtful. "Global Warming" is indeed a calypso, but more than a mere "worthy successor" to the famous "St. Thomas". The track is a phenomenal, rousing ride that must have made the audience that night forget the uncertainty of the time. It alone makes this disc a must have, with the simple "Without a Song" and the other 3 lengthy tracks on the album acting as wonderful bonuses. If you love jazz, you'll love this disc, particularly "Global Warming", so don't hesitate - every day you miss hearing this album and particularly that track, is a day lost.

"Without a Song" (m. Vincent Youmans; w. Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) — 16:37
"Global Warming" (Sonny Rollins) — 15:16
"Introductions" — 0:59
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (m. Manning Sherwin; w. Eric Maschwitz) — 10:57
"Why Was I Born?" (m. Jerome Kern; w. Oscar Hammerstein II) — 16:14
"Where or When" (Rodgers and Hart) — 12:20

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Sonny Rollins - tenor
Clifton Anderson - trombone
Stephen Scott - piano
Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
Perry Wilson - drums
Kimati Dinizulu - percussion
 
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1. Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
2. Staying Power - Barry White
3. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
4. Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass
5. Turn Off The Lights - Teddy Pendergrass
6. Come Go With Me - Teddy Pendergrass
7. When I Need You - Luther Vandross
8. Here And Now - Luther Vandross
9. I Know - Luther Vandross (featuring Stevie Wonder)
10. I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green
11. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
12. Livin' For You - Al Green
13. You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
14. Nice N' Slow - Freddie Jackson
15. Do Me Again - Freddie Jackson
16. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
17. I Want You - Marvin Gaye
18. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
 
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^^^^ That looks Great Keith, thanks for posting it! :handgestures-thumbup:


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The Language Of Love 1965-1995 Body Talk-Forever Yours -- 2 CD Set

Various Artists

1996 Time-Life Music

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Last one and then off to the 4th Party......... :eek:bscene-drinkingcheers: :eek:bscene-drinkingdrunk:

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1. Beauty Queen/Horses
2. Blood Roses
3. Father Lucifer
4. Professional Widow
5. Mr Zebra
6. Marianne
7. Caught A Lite Sneeze
8. Muhammad My Friend
9. Hey Jupiter
10. Way Down
11. Little Amsterdam
12. Talula
13. Not The Red Baron
14. Agent Orange
15. Doughnut Song
16. In The Springtime Of His Voodoo
17. Putting The Damage On
18. Twinkle
 
Have a great time Keith!


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As Time Goes By and other Classic Movie Love Songs -- CD-- Dolby Surround(?)

Henry Mancini and The Mancini Pops Orchestra

1992 RCA Victor

The Mancini Touch Lives On As Time Goes
By January 16, 2006
By Rebecca*rhapsodyinblue* VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD

Henry Mancini was one of the legendary musical icons in the history of pop music. He had created countless of beautiful melodies to last for a lifetime of listening enjoyment. I believe that he had accomplished the ultimate goals in his career: fame, recognition, achievements, respect, awards and great tributes after his death.

In this recording, Mr. Mancini conducted The Mancini Pops Orchestra and arranged all the tracks and he also played solo piano on some of the tunes. This CD is a collection of theme songs from fifteen motion picture films from 1930s through 1990s.

The prototypical movie love song, "As Time Goes By," welcomes the listeners with its grand arrangement and its melancholic music. Herman Hupfield composed it in 1931 for a Broadway show "Everybody's Welcome," and in 1942, it was incorporated in the musical score of "Casablanca."

You'll be mesmerized by the classical-flavored and marvelous arrangement of "Stella By Starlight," a hauntingly beautiful gem from Victor Young and Ned Washington. This is my top favorite. It's so enchanting and I could listen to it endlessly.

"Unchained Melody," "Mona Lisa," "Two For The Road" and a medley of "Call Me Irresponsible/The Second Time Around" will leave the listeners in a relaxed mood. These tunes have that calming effect that would soothe your cares away. It's just perfect for relaxation and unwinding after a busy day at work, or just background music for a cozy home-cooked-dinner with the company of dear friends.

"The Summer Knows" is also one fabulous track from the movie "Summer of '42," a movie about the pain of a romance that was lost and its haunting memories. The musical score by Michel Legrand won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 1971.

I had a great and enjoyable listening experience with this CD. I wholeheartedly recommend it. You'll enjoy listening to it, too.

Track Listing
1. As Time Goes By
2. One For My Baby
3. Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
4. Stella by Starlight
5. Windmills of My Mind
6. Crazy World
7. That Old Black Magic
8. Unchained Melody
9. Mona Lisa
10. Call Me Irresponsible
11. Two For the Road
12. It's All There
13. Summer Knows, The
14. Tender Is the Night
15. Charade
 
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Jazz Workshop Revisited (Live)-- Remastered CD

Cannonball Adderley Sextet

1962/2001 Capitol Records

"Swingin'!!!!",
February 13, 2001
By Jeffrey Harris (South San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Jazz Workshop Revisited (Audio CD)

I was stopped dead in my tracks the other day while I was browsing in a record store when I heard something instantly familiar from my childhood, playing over the stores sound system. It was " The Jive Samba" by the Cannonball Adderley Sextet, which I'd heard my parents play again and again, and I did once I got my little five year old fingers all over it!!! After being out of print for many years, this classic album has been released on CD. Recorded over three days of performances at San Francisco's legendary Jazz Workshop in September 1962. Adderley's band featured his brother Nat on cornet, Yusef Lateef on saxes, flute and oboe, and pianist Joe Zawinul, later of Weather Report and writer of Cannonball's biggest hit "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". The highlights of this album include the aforementioned "Jive Samba", "Primitivo", "Unit 7", and "Mellow Buno". Even Cannonball's between song introductions are enjoyable to listen to. It's so great to see this great album available again for everyone to enjoy.

An opening comment or two by Cannonball... – 0:51
"Primitivo" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) – 9:13
"Jessica's Birthday" (Quincy Jones) – 6:30
"Marney" (Donald Byrd) – 6:52
Talk – 0:13
"Unit Seven" (Sam Jones) – 9:02 Bonus track on CD
Another few words... – 0:26
"The Jive Samba" (Nat Adderley) – 11:00
"Lillie" (Jones) – 4:41
"Mellow Bruno" (Yusef Lateef) – 6:00
Time to go now... really! – 0:36

Recorded at the Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA on September 22 & 23, 1962
 
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Stars and Stripes Volume #1 -- CD

The Beach Boys featuring Many Artists

1996 River North Nashville Records

Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 April 18, 2000
By David Aziz
Format:Audio CD

The fact that they got Brian out to sing is worth the price alone. This CD is a DDD production (all digital). The best songs belong to the women Lorrie Morgan and Kathy Troccoli in fact there should have been more women lead vocalists. Which brings me to the question what happened to Volume 2. The liner notes indicate that Tammy Wynette had a version of "In My Room". Either it never got released due to poor sales of Vol. 1 or it never got completed. Too bad.

1. Don't Worry Baby - Lorrie Morgan 3:18
2. Little Deuce Coupe - James House 2:51
3. 409 - Junior Brown 2:21
4. Long Tall Texan - Doug Supernaw 4:03
5. I Get Around - Sawyer Brown 2:30
6. Be True To Your School - Toby Keith 3:20
7. Fun, Fun, Fun - Ricky Van Shelton 2:20
8. Help Me Rhonda - T. Graham Brown 3:11
9. The Warmth Of The Sun - Willie Nelson 3:20
10. Sloop John B. - Collin Ray 3:45
11. I Can Hear Music - Kathy Troccoli 3:15
12. Caroline, No - Tomothy B. Schmit 3:24
 
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America - A 200 Year Salute In Story and Song -- Remastered CD

Johnny Cash

1972/2008 Columbia Legacy

"Man in Black" February 25, 2002
By Robert Weil
Format:Audio CD

Johnny Cash is clearly an icon in country music, but he is often neglected when the great folk singers come to mind. This album is clearly a testament to his versatility. I have been blown away by his recent releases from American Recordings. Rick Rubin seemed to call back to a period when Johnny was doing great folk cuts with a hillbilly twist (Unchained); and in this collection I see where it may have started. Big Foot, The West, and Paul Revere have an honesty that only one can display when they really care about the subject at hand. Guthrie, Elliot, and Dylan all have and had it; and Johnny Cash belongs in their category! During these patriotic times people often look to art as a window of escape. Johnny Cash does that with these songs; and I don't believe anybody loves America more than he does! Buy this with confidence. Enjoy!

1. Opening Dialogue
2. Paul Revere
3. Begin West Movement
4. The Road to Kaintuck
5. To the Shining Mountains
6. The Battle of New Orleans
7. Southwestward
8. Remember the Alamo
9. Opening the West
10. Lorena
11. The Gettysburg Address
12. The West
13. Big Foot
14. Like a Young Colt
15. Mr. Garfield
16. A Proud Land
17. The Big Battle
18. On Wheels and Wings
19. Come Take a Trip in My Airship
20. Reaching for the Stars
21. These Are My People
 
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Calypso -- CD

John Denver

1997 LaserLight Digital

One of the best, July 9, 2001
By A Customer
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Calypso (Audio CD)

While I knew John Denver's music when he was a rising star, I didn't come to really get into his music until the last year. Over the past year I've become obsessed with collecting as much of his music as possible and I now can speak with some authority about those CDs I like and those I don't like so much. This is one of my favorites.

From the soul-stirring title song through the reprise of "Flower that Shattered the Stone," in duet with the "Japanese John Denver," which moves me to tears every time I hear it, each song in this album is a treasure. I first heard "Potter's Wheel" on this collection and it has to be one of my top 10 of Denver's songs. "Postcard from Paris" is the love letter that any traveler would send home to the one s/he left behind. "Sing Australia" is wonderful for anybody who feels any connection to that country. "Alaska and Me" is kind of a variation of Calypso, and isn't as strong as some of the others.

But really there isn't a weak song on this CD and when I load up the CD player in the car, out of the 17 Denver CDs that I currently own, you can bet that this is one of the ones that gets loaded just about every time.

Track Listing
1. Calypso
2. Flower That Shattered the Stone, The
3. American Child
4. Postcard from Paris
5. In a Far Away Land
6. Little Further North, A
7. Sing Australia
8. Alaska & Me
9. Stonehaven Sunset
10. Potter's Wheel - (live)
11. Flower That Shattered the Stone, The (Reprise) - (Reprise)
 
My last one for the evening.....


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Dust Bowl Ballads -- Remastered CD

Woody Guthrie

1940/2000 RCA/Buddha Records

Amazon.com essential recording

"If you'll gather 'round me children, a story I will tell," sings Woody Guthrie in "Pretty Boy Floyd." Children of all ages have never stopped gathering 'round Woody Guthrie since he recorded these songs in the spring of 1940, and that most-famous line tells us a lot about his approach: his songs are for all people, simple and direct enough to be understood by young ones, irresistibly catchy, yet devilishly clever and cutting. His ability to boil down complex emotions and issues to their very core has rarely been matched. "So long it's been good to know yuh," he sings in "Dusty Old Dust," and its childlike sing-along quality only serves to reinforce his very serious points. Across these 14 songs, Guthrie recounts and relives his experience as an Okie forced from his home by the Depression and drought of the 1930s, chronicling the arduous journey in brilliant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying detail. The characters that inhabit his stories are sincere, sympathetic, and brutally alive. Originally released in 1940 on two albums, and again in 1964 for the benefit of salivating folk revivalists, Dust Bowl Ballads returns once again in 2000 freshly remastered, full of new photos and boasting one alternate take. If there is one album of modern American folk music that deserves to be reissued for the benefit of each generation, it is this collection. In terms of the singer-songwriter concept, it is truly the river's source; in historical terms, it's to the New Deal what the Declaration of Independence is to the American Revolution. --Marc Greilsamer

Amazon.com

Few records hit this hard. Guthrie's theme is the Great Depression's devastation, as visited on the land and people of America's heartland. Guthrie raises the talking blues form to a new level of realism and poetry, and he charges some of his strongest story songs ("Tom Joad" and "Pretty Boy Floyd") with a vividness songwriters like Springsteen and Dylan have chased ever since. Need to decide on one Guthrie album? This is it. --Roy Francis Kasten

1. The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster) 26622 - A
2. I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore 26624 - A
3. Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues 26619 - A
4. Vigilante Man 26624 - B
5. Dust Can't Kill Me 26620 - B
6. Pretty Boy Floyd LPV 502
7. Dust Pneumonia Blues 26623 - B
8. Blowin' Down This Road 26619 - B
9. Tom Joad - Part 1 26621 - A
10. Tom Joad - Part 2 26621 - B
11. Dust Bowl Refugee 26623 - A
12. Do Re Mi 26620 - A
13. Dust Bowl Blues LPV 502
14. Dusty Old Dust 26622 - B
15. Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues (alternate take) Buddha records CD reissue only
 
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Jump Back - The Best of The Rolling Stones '71 - '93 -- Remastered 20-Bit CD

The Rolling Stones

1993 Virgin Records

A very effective overview of the Stones' 70s and 80s output, December 28, 2004
By Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jump Back: Best of 71-93 (Audio CD)

"Jump Back" is a very well assembled and reasonably well annotated overview of the Stones' 70s and 80s output. The sound is excellent, and almost everything that the casual fan could want is here. 74 minutes of tough, raunchy rock n' roll, from the gritty "***" and the swaggering "Brown Sugar" to the soulful "Waiting On A Friend" and the ballad "Angie".

This well assembled retrospective really shows the depth of the Stones' collective talents, blending rock n' roll, blues, R&B, and a little bit of country into a distinctive "Stones" sound, anchored by the greatest rhythm guitarist in the business, Keith Richards.
And this is a CD, right? So you can just program out the hideous disco-experimentalism of "Emotional Rescue" and the forgettable "Undercover Of The Night".

Compare this compilation with disc two of "Forty Licks" and you'll find that "Jump Back" blows "Licks" out of the water.
Coupled with "Hot Rocks: 1964-1971" (or the magnificent box set "The London Years"), this album provides the best career overview currently available.
If you don't want to spring for the Stones' original albums, this is the way to go.

Track listing

1. Start Me Up
2. Brown Sugar
3. Harlem Shuffle
4. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
5. Mixed Emotions
6. Angie
7. Tumbling Dice
8. Fool To Cry
9. Rock And A Hard Place
10. Miss You
11. Hot Stuff
12. Emotional Rescue
13. Respectable
14. Beast Of Burden
15. Waiting On A Friend
16. Wild Horses
17. ***
18. Undercover Of The Night
 
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The Wall -- 2 CD Set

Pink Floyd

1979 Pink Floyd/Columbia Records

Amazon.com essential recording

The Wall is less a collection of songs than a single work, which is sometimes frustrating; the plot lacks enough coherence to hold the snippets of music together. However, there are occasional flashes of brilliance on what arguably ranks as Pink Floyd's most ambitious project. Most of these come from the fully developed songs, which have become classics in their own right; "Hey You," "Mother," and especially "Comfortably Numb" are subtly incredible pieces of music. Though complex, they move at a relaxed pace, allowing the listener to absorb them slowly; this kind of pacing was something Pink Floyd excelled at. Also worth noting is the "Another Brick in the Wall/The Happiest Days of Our Lives" medley, which has become a staple of rock radio. --Genevieve Williams

All songs written and composed by Roger Waters, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "In the Flesh?" Waters 3:19
2. "The Thin Ice" Gilmour, Waters 2:27
3. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 1" Waters 3:21
4. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" Waters 1:46
5. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" Gilmour, Waters 4:00
6. "Mother" Waters, Gilmour 5:36
Side two
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Goodbye Blue Sky" Gilmour 2:45
2. "Empty Spaces" Waters 2:10
3. "Young Lust" Waters, Gilmour Gilmour 3:25
4. "One of My Turns" Waters 3:35
5. "Don't Leave Me Now" Waters 4:16
6. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 3" Waters 1:14
7. "Goodbye Cruel World" Waters 1:13
Side three
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Hey You" Gilmour, Waters 4:40
2. "Is There Anybody Out There?" Waters 2:44
3. "Nobody Home" Waters 3:26
4. "Vera" Waters 1:35
5. "Bring the Boys Back Home" Waters 1:21
6. "Comfortably Numb" Gilmour, Waters Waters, Gilmour 6:24
Side four
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "The Show Must Go On" Gilmour 1:36
2. "In the Flesh" Waters 4:13
3. "Run Like Hell" Gilmour, Waters Gilmour, Waters 4:19
4. "Waiting for the Worms" Waters, Gilmour 4:04
5. "Stop" Waters 0:30
6. "The Trial" Waters, Ezrin Waters 5:13
7. "Outside the Wall" Waters 1:41
 
Listening to a bunch of single downloads I bought halfway recently. Figured I probably don't need the whole album for these artists as I'm being a little more picky with my CD purchases these days; so it was either the affordable singles or nothing. Though, I'd like to hear some more of that Foster The People stuff maybe.

Party Rock Anthem, F*ck You, Pumped Up Kicks, Somebody That I Used To Know.

Also I bought the entire album of The Black Keys "El Camino" the other day when Amazon had the complete MP3 album as a gold box special for 99 cents. At that price? Figured why the heck not.

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And this has been in rotation in the truck quite a bit:

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The Blues And The Abstract Truth -- 20 Bit CD

Oliver Nelson

1961/1995 MCA/Impulse! Records

Tremendous album, September 5, 2005
By Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Audio CD)

One of those albums that over time has entered the legendary category - very much a landmark recording. STOLEN MOMENTS has not only become a jazz standard, but this initial recording of the tune is a masterpiece. Everything and everyone on it just clicks perfectly: Dolphy's solo on flute absolutely demands the listener's attention. And the other tunes are almost just as good, especially HOE-DOWN and CASCADES, both taken up tempo. The album was like a gust of fresh air when it first came out on LP in 1961, and it still sounds fresh today. One of those must-have CDs.

"Stolen Moments"
"Hoe-Down"
"Cascades"
"Yearnin'"
"Butch and Butch"
"Teenie's Blues"

(All tracks composed by Nelson.)

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Oliver Nelson — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone
George Barrow — baritone saxophone
Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Bill Evans — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Roy Haynes — drums
 
I am a huge fan of 70's and 80's music and lately have been downloading a ton of one hit wonders from those era's. Man they don't make music like that anymore.
 
MatthewB said:
I am a huge fan of 70's and 80's music and lately have been downloading a ton of one hit wonders from those era's. Man they don't make music like that anymore.

Thank goodness! (Just kidding... sort of.) :music-rockout:
Whatchya got, bytheway?
 
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The Chicago Transit Authority -- CD

The Chicago Transit Authority

1969 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Having morphed--some would argue devolved--into a predictable ballad machine by the '80s, it's good to be reminded of Chicago's original artistic ethos and vibrant promise. And what better place to start than their spectacular 1969 debut? This digitally remastered edition compiles the double album on a single disc that retains the original LP artwork and features a 16-page booklet with a retrospective essay (based on new band member interviews) by David Wild. Chicago weren't yet the '70s hit-singles factory they would shortly become, and CTA showcases a band whose muscular musicianship and creative restlessness fostered two LPs worth of music that was as aggressive and far-ranging as its singles were friendly and inviting. Tellingly, the hits showcased here--"Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?" "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," and their rhythmically pumped cover of the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man"--were often edited down from the original collection's suite-heavy structure. But those familiar cuts belie the downright progressive and angular nature of much of the rest, which fuses Terry Kath's neo-psychedelic guitar (which careens to noisy, feedback-laden Hendrixesque extremes on "Free Form Guitar") to one of rock's pioneering horn sections with enough experimentalism ("Poem 58") that it frequently overwhelms their undeniable genius with a pop song. Chicago would seldom sound so adventurous after this, one of rock's greatest debut albums. --Jerry McCulley

1. "Introduction" Kath Kath 6:35
2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Lamm Lamm 4:35
3. "Beginnings" Lamm Lamm 7:54
4. "Questions 67 and 68" Lamm Cetera/Lamm 5:03
5. "Listen" Lamm Lamm 3:22
6. "Poem 58" Lamm Lamm 8:35
7. "Free Form Guitar" Kath 6:47
8. "South California Purples" Lamm Lamm 6:11
9. "I'm a Man" Winwood/Miller Kath/Cetera/Lamm 7:43
10. "Prologue (August 29, 1968)" Guercio 0:58
11. "Someday (August 29, 1968)" Pankow/Lamm Lamm/Cetera 4:11
12. "Liberation" Pankow Kath 14:38
 
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