Chicago - Chicago Xi
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Artist: ChicagoEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-02-25
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Mississippi Delta City Blues
- Baby, What A Big Surprise
- Till The End Of Time
- Policeman
- Take Me Back To Chicago
- Vote For Me
- Takin' It On Uptown
- This Time
- The Inner Stuggles Of A Man
- Prelude (Little One)
- Little One
- Wish I Could Fly (Rehersal)
- Paris (Rehearsal)
Free Music Notes for Chicago Xi
Free Music Review: Chicago's Second Peak
Hit: 5 Stars
Chicago XI is my first "5 Star" since Chicago V. This is the album where they perfected their Caribou Ranch, Chicago-plus-congas sound. It has the elements of an excellent Chicago album: original (not warmed-over) brass voices on almost every track; a driving hard rock number with no horns, strong lead vocals by The Big Three Plus James Pankow and Lee Loughnane; and at least two wind solos. Lee Loughnane's solo on Little One is pure art.
Those that bemoan its departure from the sound of the first three albums seem to want near carbon copies of the same. Any new group has some signature, experimental style that got them noticed. They all tend toward some mainstream sound over time, partly because their novelty is no longer fresh, but partly based on what the fans seem to like.
Is it a soft, AC ballad? Is it a hard rocker? Funk? Rock band with horns? Others may debate the merits of each, but I hear Chicago - and I like it, whatever you want to call it.
XI closes the Terry Kath era, and I cannot add to the excellent comments along these lines. I do want to note two early signs of their future direction that have not been covered yet:
1) Danny Seraphine as song-writer. He will offer quality selections on each of the next five albums. You get a sense that he is a creative force in this middle period, giving them some directions and helping hold it together in the wake of Terry's death. This is just a guess on my part, but you cannot downplay his influence, beginning here. He is a big part of the bridge between the Kath/Guercio and Champlin/Foster era.
2) Lee and James' vocals herald the Champlin style. When I first heard Chicago 16 playing in a record store in 1982, I thought his voice must be either Lee or James on steroids. To me, they sound very similar. Here in the Kath era, you have these Champlin-like voices, and it turns out he was a very good fit for Chicago.
XI does not have a South California Purples, a Make Me Smile, an Approaching Storm.
But it is, clearly, Chicago. The music is accessible, but expertly and artistically done. Chicago's second era is the period when they perfect their record production chops. Listen to Chicago XI, and hear a musical team that knows how to make every variety of music. If the occasional pop song or ballad offends some underground FM enthusiast, well, tough.
I recommend this album to all music lovers.
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Expanded & remastered version of Chicago's 1977 album features 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Wish I Could Fly' (rehearsal)& 'Paris' (rehearsal). Rhino. 2003.Pop Music CDs
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