A back-and-forth between Kath and Cetera about various early '70s topics that probably reflected more of the push-pull tension between the two driving forces within the band than fans may have even realized at the time, "Dialogue" was released in the midst of such a commercial hot streak for Chicago that it hit the top 40 despite its lack of a chorus or obvious hook.
In its full two-part, seven-minute edit, it showcases the group's skill at displaying prog ambition within pop accessibility, nearly persuasive enough to have you believing their "We can change the world now This one goes down easy, plain and simple.
With an opening riff growling enough to presage Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh," the biggest Hot hit off Chicago VIII quickly turns sweetly nostalgic, with bright horns, sweeping strings and lyrics yearning for "a world gone away. From the days when Chicago could be seen just as much as peers of Santana as of The Carpenters, "Poem 58" is -- somewhat ironically, given its title -- instrumental for most of its eight and a half minute runtime, with Kath absolutely shredding his way through the acid groove.
By the time Lamm's prose enters the equation over five minutes in, the song has transitioned from a blistering rave-up to a still-hot amble, but the focus remains on the guitars, snarling their way through a jam vicious enough to turn "If You Leave Me Now" eye-rollers into true believers. It touts this sort of grayscale, melancholy vibe as Lamm, Kath and Loughnane sing magnificently of the ills of urban life.
Oliveira rounds out the arrangement with tapping congas, completing a deeply underrated tune from the early chapters. Question: How could Chicago possibly follow up the No. Answer: With another bulletproof soft-rock jam, of course, only this time with a few more teeth. The story goes that Pankow conjured the arpeggiated melody while on tour and staying at a Holiday Inn -- proof that you never know where rock history might strike.
The easy-listening point of no return for Chicago -- and perhaps not coincidentally, the first of their three Hot No. But as far as it brought the band from their Transit Authority days, "If You Leave Me Now" remains a stunning work, particularly for its efficiency -- the whole thing pivots around a french horn riff that vascillates between just two notes, and a piercing two-line refrain that serves as both verse and chorus.
The pleas of the song are simple and heartfelt enough that any further elaboration would feel extraneous. And when Cetera runs out of ooh-oohs , he just sits back and let the acoustic guitars do the emoting for him. The piano clangs confidently and the horns blare harmoniously here, never letting up from the moment the song kicks in.
Like an evolved "Crystal Blue Persuasion," Chicago's second-ever A-side re-released more successfully two years later after missing the Hot in '69 arrives on the same bubbling bass and Sunday morning guitars as that Tommy James and the Shondells classic. But "Beginnings" is elevated by its triumphant soul vocal -- arguably Lamm's finest -- along with its brilliant use of non-verbal exclamations to convey emotions too overpowering for words, and the room it gives itself to grow as its eight-minute runtime really stretches out, building to a climax of " Only the beginning!
Any surprise that beginnings like this led to such a generally unhumble career? Fans latched on to the dreamscape and boosted the "real celebration" to No. Cabin Music 4. Horses 6. Akua Tuta Kashtin 7. American Woman The Guess Who 8. Henry Martin Figgy Duff 9. Ride Forever Paul Gross Flying Blue Rodeo Due South Theme '97 Neon Blue Holly Cole Trio Victoria's Secret Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Klaatu Top review. One of the greatest Television series' I have ever seen.
The appeal of this show is very difficult to put into a few paragraphs. Its an extended modernizing of Shakespeare's Hamlet, only the Prince in this case is a Canadian Mountie, sent to Chicago to pursue his fathers killers, haunted by his father's ghost. It's more light hearted than it sounds, Benton Fraser the Mountie begins to get more acquainted with his father in death than he ever had been in life, courtesy of journals and interacting with Fraser Senior's ghost.
The characters are both exaggerated but ultimately very believeable and Benton Fraser is by far one of the most intriguing fictional characters I have seen on television. The first season especially really does ask probing questions and deal with issues, notably the last 3 episodes featuring Fraser's warped love affair with a woman he had to imprison! Many episodes are modernized derivatives from notable literature, one case is an episode entitled "Gift of the Wheelman", a reference to "Gift of the Magi" featuring the wheelman in a bankrobbery throwing his life away in exchange for the loot to give his son played by Ryan Phillipe in his first major appearance whom only wants his father's company and compassion.
If you have the means you should really check into this show, if you are an avid reader it's incredible. Next to the Simpsons this is my favorite television series to date. FAQ 5. Are the ghosts Fraser sees real or in his head?
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