I'm thrilled to finally get this classic debut album by Chicago on CD, the double vinyl album now on a single disc. Thankfully, nothing has been chopped up or edited, so fans of the original LP will hear what they remember ... and love. Yes, this was back before the wimpy ballad era, back when the guys in Chicago daringly, and thrilingly, mixed rock and jazz and pop and even psychedelia to create an intoxicating musical brew. This album is all over the place, which I love. You get the hits such as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" ... "Beginnings" ... "Question 67 And 68", plus some Hendrix-like jamming by Terry Cath on "Free Form Guitar," a great cover of "I'm A Man," and the uplifting "Prologue." Hard to imagine a band being allowed such freedom to create an album like this nowadays. This is one to savor.
I'm thrilled to finally get this classic debut album by Chicago on CD, the double vinyl album now on a single disc. Thankfully, nothing has been chopped up or edited, so fans of the original LP will hear what they remember... and love. Yes, this was back before the wimpy ballad era, back when the guys in Chicago daringly, and thrilingly, mixed rock and jazz and pop and even psychedelia to create an intoxicating musical brew. This album is all over the place, which I love. You get the hits such as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is"... "Beginnings"... "Question 67 And 68", plus some Hendrix-like jamming by Terry Cath on "Free Form Guitar," a great cover of "I'm A Man," and the uplifting "Prologue. " Hard to imagine a band being allowed such freedom to create an album like this nowadays. This is one to savor.