Chicago

http://www.zshare.net/audio/5240944588a7d915/

i was hoping this would be about chicago (the band). today I spent some quality time with "if you leave me now" and fuck if that is not a classic ballad. I mean, sure, ruined in a manner by soft-rock stations pumping it endlessly into your dentist's office and perhaps perpetually bonded with the experience of being under the influence of nitrous as a result, but c'mon.

how funny, searching for a chicago thread and I found this again and it's still not about the band Chicago. Heard the strains of "Saturday in the Park" last night on NPR and immediately had to go listen to the entire song.

Steven Wilson is remixing Chicago II!

does peter cetera always, always multitrack his vocals or does he just have a voice that consistently sounds like it's harmonizing w/ itself?

anyway, i have a soft spot for this song, even if the shift from verse to chorus is a little stilted. it's hard to deny the hooks. and i like how straightforward it is. there's no subtext. it's just there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQHhqDRn4_c

nice to know other folks here agree (that it's a good song).

always fascinated by how those 80s/90s music videos from soundtracks integrate footage from the film.

here's the best/worst example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtIhcbR7COw

"So Much To Say, So Much To Give" from Chicago II (or "Tanto para decir, tanto para dar" as it is titled on my copy) has a rad example of how the 3 main vocalists work so well together, with Robert Lamm's lead lines punctuated by Cetera and Kath adding harmonized "FREEEE TOO!!" and "PEO-PLE!"

Anyone else encounter this tribute band from Russia?: http://leonidandf.com/

I'm visiting Chicago for the first time in 25 years this weekend.

Anyone willing to point me toward:
- a few of the best venues for punk / small indie / DIY / experimental live music
- a few of the best record stores

in town?

Anyone?