Best Chicago Album

[Taverner]

Poll question: Best Chicago Album

For those who don't know, they used to NOT suck, in fact they used to be pretty awesome...

[redqueen]

1. The one with 25 or 6 to 4 on it

Or Saturday in the Park.

Love those tunes. :)

[Taverner]

3. 25 or 6 to 4 was On Chicago Transit Authority

Saturday in the Park was on V

[redqueen]

7. Well...

I can't vote for both... guess I'll go with CTA.

[VelmaD]

2. uhh...whichever one had...

Saturday in the Park on it. :)

[redqueen]

5. Copycat!

:P

[VelmaD]

8. Don't stick it out...

unless you're gonna do something useful with it. ;)

Seriously though, that is about the only Chicago song I ever really liked. We played it in jazz band in high school and I just loved playing the piano part. :)

[redqueen]

10. No kidding?

You play piano too?

And you KNOW I'm always ready to do something 'useful' with my tongue... heck... with anything!

[B Calm]

4. Moody Blues is the better band..

[Taverner]

6. But I didn't ask about that saccarine band

I mean, sure if you like bad English folk drowned in syrupy wall of sound string sections that's fine...but I'm talking about a band that can play here ;)

[Sporadicus]

9. I Had Great Expectations for Chicago after CTA Came Out

There were some good, innovative moments on that album that I hoped could keep rock'n'roll moving in different, creative directions. After that, however, Chicago seemed determined to carve a niche for themselves in 'pop' (corporate pap) and never recovered that spark of creativity.

[Blue-Jay]

11. Chicago V was the first album I bought with my own money.

So I have to give it the sentimental vote. "Dialog" was brilliant. It might not have been the best Chicago album musically, but it's still my favorite.

[Taverner]

13. Dialogue was great

V isn't a bad choice - it's more pop than their other stuff, but good quality pop. Nothing wrong with pop in itself...

[Lady Effingbroke]

12. Hot Streets!

I am thoughtfully providing my own can of whoop ass! :spank:

[Taverner]

14. That American Whoop ass is too tame

The Japanese stuff packs more punch....http://blackcat.ca/lifeline/KB/images/WHOOPASS01,Can_of_Whoop_Ass-20010815.jpg

OK bend over now!

[Lady Effingbroke]

15. oooh!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:
OK, I deserved that one...but I still like "Hot Streets"!:P

[The Sushi Bandit]

16. Chicago SUCKS!!!

FRICKIN HORNS IN A ROCK BAND... NOT!!!!!

LAME ASS TUNES

[Blue-Jay]

17. Sooo..... You like raw fish, but not horns in a rock band, eh?

I suggest you take a 20th century music history class.

[The Sushi Bandit]

18. I'm 52 and lived rock history

Chicago was just lame mid-america crap.. sorry but they contributed nothing to the advancement of misic!

[fortyfeetunder]

19. I'd have to gently disagree, as a music geek...

CTA, in the early days IMHO is attractive for us musical geeks, who appreciate real instruments being played. Now after the synthesizer background came in, well, I am lukewarm to all of it.

[The Sushi Bandit]

20. First Album was acceptable but went down from there

I guess im a pureist... no more than 5 per band!

[Blue-Jay]

21. No more than 5?

You must HATE Tower Of Power. Granted, they're not exactly "rock" but they kick more ass than most.

[The Sushi Bandit]

24. Soul is different!

James Brown had about 20!

[Blue-Jay]

25. I like soul with a capital S!

[gizmo1979]

22. I agree they suck!

[TNDemo]

23. What had Just You n Me on it?

I was in the back seat with my high school hunny in a skirt up to my booty going to the Sadie Hawkins dance listening to that.

Chicago was my very first concert.