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Title: Great tunes, lousy setting
Review: Chicago's earlier albums were full of songs that probably changed the face of pop music forever, and some of those great songs are here.This album does two horrible things to the songs, though. First, it strips the songs out of their environment - the first several albums, at least, were complete works; as terrific as they are on their own, the songs work even better as part of the original whole.Second, this album contains eggregious edits to wonderful songs. Screamin' horn intros, interesting bridges disappear and radio-friendly three minute versions of wonderful 5 minute songs appear.This is a good album for someone who needs an introduction to Chicago. For someone who's a real fan, though, it's a disappointment.
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