EARLY Chicago albums
John Dunneback
Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?
RBilliex
Same here. They were my first concert, Asbury Park NJ for three bucks -
standing room ticket, and I never forgot how they brought the house down that
night.
Fred Haak
John Dunneback wrote:
I'm not sure if I like early Chicago better than later Chicago, but
you have to admit, it is a different band, from a different time, with a
similar sound of today's band. Both are fantastic, just a bit
different.
Fred
charlie glasgow
On Sun, 22 Mar 1998 10:00:04 +0000, Fred Haak <Haw...@concentric.net>
wrote:
I listen to a tape in the car of The Best of Early Chicago with
the flip side containing the 1st Boston album. I love the Best of
early Chicago and of course Chicago Transit Authority.
The new Chicago sounds like a cross between the Tubes and
Toto...when they pulled the Hammond B3 and horn section
off the stage and brought in the syths, I lost all atraction for
the group. When Terry was killed, I felt a great loss and I
still miss his wild and inovative guitar style. He also had the
pipes that sounded as close to RAy Charles as a white
man can get! (G) Danny Seraphine was also a fantastic
drummer who was way ahead of his time. I learned most
of my drum licks from putting on the headphones and jamming
to early Chicago!
We used to compare the horn sections between Chicago and
Blood, Sweat and Tears. I voted for Chicago and still believe
they had the hottest horn section alive! I still sing and play in
a band to this day and our 3 piece horn section still get a woody
when we do a Chicago tune.
charlie "I'm a man" Glasgow
Dmatteso
>Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
>Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
>Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
>me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?
While it's the music of Chicago 16-18 that brought me to find and
discover this great band- I eventually started listening to the
earlier albums and much prefer them to much of the newer material.
CTA, XI, and Live in Japan get A LOT of play on my CD player. I also
like Terry's marathon solos on the Live at Carnegie Hall album
although the horns sound like kazoos.
Take care,
Darrin
Fred Haak
I did forget to add that "Live In Japan" is the greatest. Nothing like
it to listen to in a traffic jam on the freeway. Keeps the blood
pumping.
Fred
tasman
John Dunneback wrote:
>
> Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
> Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
> Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
> me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?
I've listened to all my early Chicago albums from the day I bought them.
I agree that they were young at the time and some of the newer cuts got
much better, but you had to have been there in 1967 when all this
started! The CTA album was almost as revolutionary as some of the
Beatles projects (I'm also a Beatle fan). Terry Kath was a great lead
player and one can only wonder what the group could have achieved had he
not passed away. Dialogue I & II is still one of my favorite songs!
Also being a Chicago native, it was nice to have a local band make it
nationally!
Tasman
Erickson Family
I much prefer the early Chicago. I have all the first 12 albums, and
the 4CD box set Group Portrait is a great collection. My favorite
album was VII, and being a 2 lp set on one CD, is a great value,
especially with the instrumental start, which was the first side on
the lp.On Sun, 22 Mar 1998 17:46:13 GMT, Dmat...@Albion.edu
(Dmatteso) wrote:
>>Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
>>Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
>>Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
>>me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?
>
RXIG
Carnigier Hall has certain rawness to it- although not the most technically
sound albums produced- it does have some high energy to it- . And was nothing
like being there as I was - They were not to be believed.
Tim Sweatman
I still listen to the old Chicago stuff. That was the music that made me
fall in love with the band. But i really love the new stuff also. The band
really is incredible to go thru 30 years, the tragidy of loosing a guitar
player/lead singer only to keep recording hit songs.
J. Meyer
> Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
> Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
> Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
> me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?<
Not only are you NOT the only one, there is a group called "The
CHI-Guys" http://www.geocities.com/~chiguy1/
who dedicate themselves not only to The Music & People, ah yes Terry
rest his soul, that made the city "where all save (2) were born" famous,
but many of us still strive for the ideals The Music once expoused.
"FREE S.O.S.,"
Jimmy
Mike Sanfratello
hans...@mindspring.com (John Dunneback) wrote:
>Am I the only one who only listens to the EARLY Chicago albums with
>Terry Kath? I was (and still am) a HUGE fan of Chicago Transit
>Authority - Chicago 11. After Terry died, it was never the same for
>me. :( I still play Chicago 2 & 3 all the time. Anybody else?
You're not alone...
I've always thought that Terry is one of the most under-rated,
under-appreciated, under-played, and under-credited rock guitarists of
all time. I understand that Jimmy Hendrix drew some of his style from
Terry.
The Chicago sound that I loved died with him. I still have enjoyed
some of the later albums, and love seeing them in concert, but it was
never the same.
I saw them in Buffalo NY in November '77, about 2 months before his
death, and that concert was truly amazing. They played for about 3
1/2 hours and covered music from all first 11 albums. They cooked for
the entire show.
I am on second copies of CTA, 2, 5, 6, 7 in vinyl, and also have much
of this on CD now.
J. Meyer
Tasman wrote (in part):
> Also being a Chicago native, it was nice to have a local band make it
> nationally!<
For many of us "Die-Hard" CHICAGO "fanatics," "your hometown" is our
"Second City." With Demon Dogs being the centre of the Universe...
Jimmy