Stone Of Sisyphus to be released
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NO STONE UNTURNED FOR CHICAGO:
Press Release / LOS ANGELES - In his book, The Greatest Music Never
Sold, author Dan Leroy writes about the Stone Of Sisyphus, the great
'lost' Chicago album. Recorded in 1993 and produced by Peter Wolf,
Sisyphus became a cult record immediately after Warner Bros. refused
to release it because it wasn't the Chicago record that was expected.
Knowing what they had created and not willing to compromise, the band
left Warner Bros. and took the album with them.
Now, 15 years later, on June 17, this 11-song album with four bonus
tracks will finally be available from Rhino Records at all physical
and digital outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list
price of $18.98 for CD and $9.99 for download.
Powered by Chicago's celebrated horn section, the tracks on SISYPHUS
have bite, power and swing, and the 'fire in the belly' that one
associates usually with debut albums. The songs touch on a wide range
of styles and moods including the energetic horn-driven title track,
"Stone Of Sisyphus," the cool funk groove of "Mah-Jong," the anti-
corporate rock broadside "Plaid," the touching emotional lyrics of
"Pull" and Robert Lamm's rap on "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed."
"Bigger Than Elvis" features contributions from musicians who worked
with "The King" himself, including The Jordinaires and Jerry Scheff
(father of Chicago bassist Jason Scheff).
"We wrote songs that were more experimental, songs that were more
daring in terms of musical direction and chord construction, more than
anything," remembers James Pankow, whose innovative horn charts had
been an integral part of Chicago's distinctive sound from the start.
"We got into really feeling our oats in terms of being the voice of
Chicago again. It had been a long time since we had made a record like
that."
Looking back, the band members wish they had found a way to release
Sisyphus sooner, but there is intense pride in having stood up for
their creativity integrity - a Chicago trademark. While Sisyphus
became an underground classic, widely bootlegged by fans, Chicago
continued to defy music business conventions by forming their own
record company, and recording hugely successful big band and holiday
records before it was the fashion.
To date, Chicago's remarkable achievements include a Grammy Award,
record sales that exceed 100,000,000, including 21 Top 10 singles,
five consecutive Number One albums, five Number One singles, 13
platinum albums and five gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 30
albums have been certified platinum, and Chicago is the first American
band to chart Top 40 albums in five decades.
Chicago XXXII: STONE OF SISYPHUS Track Listing: 1. "Stone Of
Sisyphus", 2. "Bigger Than Elvis", 3. "All The Years", 4. "Mah-Jong",
5. "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed", 6. "Let's Take A Lifetime", 7.
"The Pull", 8. "Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark)", 9. "Plaid", 10.
"Cry For The Lost", 11. "The Show Must Go On", Bonus Tracks: 12. Love
Is Forever (Demo), 13. Mah-Jong (Demo), 14. Let's Take A Lifetime
(Demo), 15. Stone Of Sisyphus (No Rhythm Loop).
BigdaddyK
It's about time.
BDK
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