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USCHO Music Thread 3: They Heard Me Singing

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Outside of any sort of sports connection, oh how I loathe Chicago. It's not easily explained, and I don't know that I could without actually listening to the various songs, so I won't go through the effort of trying to explain it except to say that I want to shove the horns and saxophone players' instruments up their respective arses. And this comes from someone who normally likes the addition of a horn or saxophone to a rock song.
 
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St. Clown said:
Outside of any sort of sports connection, oh how I loathe Chicago. It's not easily explained, and I don't know that I could without actually listening to the various songs, so I won't go through the effort of trying to explain it except to say that I want to shove the horns and saxophone players' instruments up their respective arses. And this comes from someone who normally likes the addition of a horn or saxophone to a rock song.
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Chicago Transit Authority was fantastic group but I concur that Chicago sucks. ;)
 
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busterman62 said:
Chicago Transit Authority was fantastic group but I concur that Chicago sucks. ;)
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Was that the group's full name? On the local radio they just call the band Chicago, and even the album covers I've seen just have Chicago in big, bold letters and I've never noticed the Transit Authority portion.
 
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St. Clown said:
Was that the group's full name? On the local radio they just call the band Chicago, and even the album covers I've seen just have Chicago in big, bold letters and I've never noticed the Transit Authority portion.
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Only for the first album. Apparently they were forced to change it when the "real" CTA threatened to sue.

Their first album was great. Chicago II was tolerable and then they stopped making music.
 
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Only for the first album. Apparently they were forced to change it when the "real" CTA threatened to sue.

Their first album was great. Chicago II was tolerable and then they stopped making music.
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Live at Carnegie Hall (4 disks) was / is still a great listen. But, what seemed like a good idea back then (Disk 1 had sides 1 & 8, Disk 2 2 & 7, etc.) no longer works for a single turntable
 
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joecct said:
Live at Carnegie Hall (4 disks) was / is still a great listen. But, what seemed like a good idea back then (Disk 1 had sides 1 & 8, Disk 2 2 & 7, etc.) no longer works for a single turntable
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Will have to check that out.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Over in the dead thread there was a sidebar about the Eagles (love 'em / hate 'em).

OK, if not the Eagles in the 1970s, then ... ? Boston? Kansas? Doobie Brothers? Chicago? Earth, Wind, and Fire?
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The first two or three Chicago albums are great, then Terry Kath broke the 3 fundamental rules of gun safety, the surviving members got into smooth pop, and they sucked. The first Boston album is a big guilty pleasure, everything they did after that sucked. Kansas was almost always pretentious, preening, and dull. The way to make Kansas good, is to turn them off and listen to Rush instead.
 
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busterman62 said:
Chicago Transit Authority was fantastic group but I concur that Chicago sucks. ;)
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That's a little harsh. The first five or six Chicago albums are pretty good albums, a nice stew of rock, r&b, funk, soul, a little jazz and whatnot. After that, they pretty much fell apart. Still, nothing approaches that first album, and everyone should at least give a listen to Chicago Transit Authority. Beats anything the Eagles ever did.

Peter Cetera was a remarkably good bass player, till he gave that all up to make millions singing easy listening pap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n_-u-bF_Tk&list=PLWnVxuqvY7JhVvW831x9XyhMry0ZaCkxs&index=9
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The first two or three Chicago albums are great, then Terry Kath broke the 3 fundamental rules of gun safety, the surviving members got into smooth pop, and they sucked. The first Boston album is a big guilty pleasure, everything they did after that sucked. Kansas was almost always pretentious, preening, and dull. The way to make Kansas good, is to turn them off and listen to Rush instead.
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Terry Kath didn't shoot himself til after Chicago X.

And I like Kansas, or at least did back in the day. Their first few albums were indeed preening and pretentious, which is perfectly fine for a young teen. bBut they stripped that sound down a bit for Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, dialing back the pomp a bit and made their two best, and most popular albums.
 
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The Sicatoka said:
Over in the dead thread there was a sidebar about the Eagles (love 'em / hate 'em).

OK, if not the Eagles in the 1970s, then ... ? Boston? Kansas? Doobie Brothers? Chicago? Earth, Wind, and Fire?
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Kep hated the decade so..... /thread

For me plenty of the 60's holdovers were still viable plus some shining lights included Floyd, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, CSN, The Dead, Parliament Funkadelic, Elton John, KISS, Aerosmith, The Clash, Allman Brothers, Zeppelin, New York Dolls, Black Sabbath, America, Jeff Beck, George Harrison, John Lennon, Velvet Undergound...
 
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rufus said:
Terry Kath didn't shoot himself til after Chicago X.
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...oops. For some reason, I thought he did it much earlier in the decade. Maybe because I'd blocked out my recollection of his role & solos being marginalized after the first couple albums.
 
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The National. I like them so much.

Can I come over?
I can waste your time I'm bored...
 
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The new Savages lp is great! I'm still waiting for Bowie's Blackstar to arrive in the local shop. They sold-out very quickly there.

I'm bummed on Neil Peart's retirement and of course Bowie...

I''be also been listening to NIN quite a bit. I love the broken ep and it holds up very well imo

I'm eager for the new radiohead and new soundgarden stuff.

Oh, new band for you guys: The Rutabega from south bend. They're like all the best elements or Sun Kill Moon with a dash of mates of state or even REM thrown in.
 
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So tomorrow is the birthday of Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp. One of my favorite bands from my years just out of college, I saw them three times in the period from around 1984-86, and every time they were just terrific. This live broadcast from UCLA in 1986 was one of the first global satellite concert broadcasts. And poking around tonight, I see that later this year, there will be a remastered hi-def dvd release of this, to coincide with its 30th anniversary. Which I will so be getting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl1VphxsWt8
 
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Pearl Jam is playing during our vacation at the Frozen Four this year. Just spent about an hour of stress trying to get decent tickets through Ticketmaster. So frustrating. But we'll be there, even if we'll need a telescope to see the band.
 
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David Bowie - Blackstar


Can't shake this album. Not listening to it daily or anything, but keep coming back to it.

Just read Neil McCormick's review of it for the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/david-bowie-blackstar-first-listen-extraordinary/


It was published the day before Bowie's death and it's pretty amazing to read with the benefit of hindsight.

And I agree with Neil, it really doesn't fit anywhere within his back catalogue.


Now hearing The Next Day
 
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Motion City Soundtrack: Even If It Kills Me
Radiohead: OK Computer
Wu Tang: "Wu Tang Clain Ain't Nuthing to F Wit"
 
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