David Pearlman さんがとても良いレビューを残してくれてますが、日本ではイイネ出来ない。そのため日本だとトップで見れない。
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David Pearlman
5つ星のうち4.0 Their first 10 studio albums. These are the Rhino remasters with bonus tracks. Debatable mastering quality but great value.
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This is Chicago's first 10 studio albums, spanning 1969-1978 (missing only Chicago IV, which was live). The first four of these unquestionably represent the peak of Chicago's creativity, and feature most of their best hits as well.
The mastering on these is identical to the mastering on the Rhino reissues from a number of years back, and bonus tracks are included here, just as on the Rhino remasters. The bonus tracks aren't crucial, but they're nice to have. Unfortunately, the mastering is so-so: Louder than is necessary, and ultimately mostly inferior to the original issues (on Columbia, then on Chicago Records). But if you're not an audiophile, you'll be happy enough...
These are in mini-sleeves. Gatefolds are not reproduced, and there are no inner liners. In other words, pretty cheap packaging. But it saves a lot of space, and the music's still there.
Full track listings, since Amazon has neglected to offer them. All feature bonus tracks except Chicago 1 (CTA) and Chicago III:
CD1) Chicago Transit Authority: 1 Introduction, 2 Liberation, 3 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, 4 Beginnings, 5 Questions 67-68, 6 Listen, 7 Poem 58, 8 Free Form Guitar, 9 South California Purples, 10 I'm a Man, 11 Prologue, 12 Someday,
CD2) Chicago (Expanded): 1 Movin' In, 2 The Road, 3 Poem for the People, 4 In the Country, 5 Wake Up Sunshine, 6 Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon, 7 Fancy Colours, 8 25 or 6 to 4, 9 Memories of Love, 10 It Better End Soon, 11 Where Do We Go from Here, 12 Make Me Smile (Single Version), 13 25 Or 6 To 4 (Single Version),
CD3) Chicago III: 1 Sing a Mean Tune, 2 Loneliness Is Just a World, 3 What Else Can I Say, 4 I Don't Want Your Money, 5 Travel Suite, 6 Mother, 7 Lowdown, 8 An Hour in the Shower, 9 Elegy,
CD4) Chicago V (Expanded): 1 A Hit by Varese, 2 All Is Well, 3 Now That You've Gone, 4 Dialogue (Part 1), 5 Dialogue (Part 2), 6 While the City Sleeps, 7 Saturday in the Park, 8 State of the Union, 9 Goodbye, 10 Alma Mater, 11 A Song For Richard and His Friends, 12 Mississippi Delta City Blues, 13 Dialogue (Part I and III) (Single Version),
CD5) Chicago VI (Expanded): 1 Critics' Choice, 2 Just You `n' Me, 3 Darlin' Dear, 4 Jenny, 5 What's This World Comin' To, 6 Something in This City Changes People, 7 Hollywood, 8 In Terms of Two, 9 Rediscovery, 10 Feelin' Stronger Every Day, 11 Beyond All Our Sorrows, 12 Tired Of Being Alone (TV Special),
CD6) Chicago VII (Expanded): 1 Prelude to Aire, 2 Aire, 3 Devil's Sweet, 4 Italian From New York, 5 Hanky Panky, 6 Life Saver, 7 Happy Man, 8 (I've Been) Searchin' So Long, 9 Monogonucleosis, 10 Song of the Evergreens, 11 Byblos, 12 Wishing You Were Here, 13 Call on Me, 14 Woman Don't Want to Love Me, 15 Skinny Boy, 16 Byblos (Rehearsal),
CD7) Chicago VIII (Expanded): 1 Anyway You Want, 2 Brand New Love Affair (Part 1 & 2), 3 Never Been in Love Before, 4 Hideaway, 5 Till We Meet Again, 6 Harry Truman, 7 Oh Thank You Great Spirit, 8 Long Time No See, 9 Ain't It Blue, 10 Old Days, 11 Sixth Sense (Rehearsal), 12 Bright Eyes (Rehearsal), 13 Satin Doll (Live),
CD8) Chicago X (Expanded): 1 Once or Twice, 2 You Are on My Mind, 3 Skin Tight, 4 If You Leave Me Now, 5 Together Again, 6 Another Rainy Day in New York City, 7 Mama Mama, 8 Scrapbook, 9 Gently I'll Wake You, 10 You Get It Up,11 Hope for Love, 12 I'd Rather Be Rich, 13 Your Love's An Attitude,
CD9) Chicago XI (Expanded): 1 Mississippi Delta City Blues, 2 Baby What a Big Surprise, 3 Till the End of Time, 4 Policeman, 5 Take Me Back to Chicago, 6 Vote for Me, 7 Takin' It on Uptown, 8 This Time, 9 The Inner Struggles of a Man, 10 Prelude (Little One), 11 Little One, 12 Wish I Could Fly, 13 Paris,
CD10) Hot Streets (Expanded): 1 Alive Again, 2 The Greatest Love on Earth, 3 Litlle Miss Lovin', 4 Hot Streets, 5 Take a Chance, 6 Gone Long Gone, 7 Ain't It Time, 8 Love Was New, 9 No Tell Lover, 10 Show Me the Way, 11 Love Was New (Alt),
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曲目リスト
ディスク: 1
1 | Introduction - Chicago Transit Authority |
2 | Does Anybody Know What Time It Is? |
3 | Beginnings |
4 | Questions 67 and 68 |
5 | Listen |
6 | Poem 58 |
7 | Free Form Guitar |
8 | South California Purples |
9 | I'm a Man |
10 | August 29, 1968 Prologue |
11 | 1968) Someday (August 29 |
12 | Liberation |
ディスク: 2
1 | Movin' in - Chicago |
2 | The Road |
3 | Poem for the People |
4 | In the Country |
5 | Wake Up Sunshine |
6 | Pt. 1: Make Me Smile Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
7 | Pt. 2:So Much to Say, So Much to Give Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
8 | Pt. 3: Anxiety's Moment Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
9 | Pt. 4: West Virginia Fantasies Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
10 | Pt. 5: Colour My World Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
11 | Pt. 6: To Be Free Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
12 | Pt. 7: Now More Than Ever Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
13 | Pt. 8: Fancy Colours Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
14 | Pt. 9: 25 or 6 to 4 Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
15 | Pt. 10: Prelude Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
16 | Pt. 11: A.M. Mourning Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
17 | Pt. 12: P.M. Mourning Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
18 | Pt. 13: Memories of Love Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon |
19 | Pt. 1: 1st Movement It Better End Soon |
20 | Pt. 2: 2nd Movement It Better End Soon |
21 | Pt. 3: 3rd Movement It Better End Soon |
22 | Pt. 4: 4th Movement It Better End Soon |
23 | Pt. 5: Where Do We Go from Here It Better End Soon |
24 | Make Me Smile [Single Version] |
25 | or 6 to 4 [Single Version] |
ディスク: 3
1 | Sing a Mean Tune Kid - Chicago III |
2 | Lonliness Is Just a Word |
3 | What Else Can I Say |
4 | I Don't Wnat Your Money |
5 | Pt. 1: Flight 602 Travel Suite |
6 | Pt. 2: Motorboat to Mars Travel Suite |
7 | Pt. 3: Free Travel Suite |
8 | Pt. 4: Free Country Travel Suite |
9 | Pt. 5: At the Sunrise Travel Suite |
10 | Pt. 6: Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home Travel Suite |
11 | Pt. 7: Mother Travel Suite |
12 | Pt. 8: Lowdown Travel Suite |
13 | Pt. 1: A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast, An Hour in the Shower |
14 | Pt. 2: Off to Work, An Hour in the Shower |
15 | Pt. 3: Fallin' Out, An Hour in the Shower |
16 | Pt. 4: Dreamin' Home, An Hour in the Shower |
17 | Pt. 5: Morning Blues Again, An Hour in the Shower |
18 | Pt. 1: When All the Laughter Dies in Sorrow Elegy |
19 | Pt. 2: Canon Elegy |
20 | Pt. 3: Once Upon a Time... Elegy |
21 | Pt. 4: Progress? Elegy |
22 | Pt. 5: The Approaching Storm Elegy |
23 | Pt. 6: Man Vs Man: The End Elegy |
ディスク: 4
1 | A Hit By VarSe - Chicago V |
2 | All Is Well |
3 | Now That You've Gone |
4 | Pt. 1 Dialogue |
5 | Pt. 2 Dialogue |
6 | While the City Sleeps |
7 | Saturday in the Park |
8 | State of the Union |
9 | Goodbye |
10 | Alma Mater |
11 | Without Vocals], a Song for Richard and His Friends [Studio Version |
12 | With Scratch Vocal] Mississippi Delta City Blues [First Recorded Version |
13 | PTS. 1-2 [Single Version] Dialogue |
ディスク: 5
1 | Critic's Choice - Chicago VI |
2 | Just You 'N' Me |
3 | Darlin' Dear |
4 | Jenny |
5 | What's This World Comin' to |
6 | Something in This City Changes People |
7 | Hollywood |
8 | In Terms of Two |
9 | Rediscovery |
10 | Feelin' Stronger Every Day |
11 | Beyond All Our Sorrow [Terry Kath Demo] |
12 | Tired of Being Alone |
ディスク: 6
1 | Prelude to Aire - Chicago VII |
2 | Aire |
3 | Devil's Street |
4 | Italian from New York |
5 | Hanky Panky |
6 | Life Saver |
7 | Happy Man |
8 | (I've Been) Searchin' for So Long |
9 | Mongoucleosis |
10 | Song of the Evergreens |
11 | Byblos |
12 | Wishing You Were Here |
13 | Call on Me |
14 | Women Don't Want to Love Me |
15 | Skinny Boy |
16 | Byblos [Rehersal] |
ディスク: 7
1 | Anyway You Want - Chicago VIII |
2 | PTS. 1-2 Brand New Love Affair |
3 | Never Been in Love Before |
4 | Hideaway |
5 | Till We Meet Again |
6 | Harry Truman |
7 | Thank You Great Spirit Oh |
8 | Long Time No See |
9 | Ain't It Blue |
10 | Old Days |
11 | Sixth Sense [Rehersal] |
12 | Bright Eyes [Rehersal] |
13 | Satin Doll [Live 1974] |
ディスク: 8
1 | Once or Twice - Chicago X |
2 | You Are on My Mind |
3 | Skin Tight |
4 | If You Leave Me Now |
5 | Together Again |
6 | Another Rainy Day in New York City |
7 | Mama Mama |
8 | Scrapbook |
9 | Gently I'll Wake You |
10 | You Get It Up |
11 | Hope for Love |
12 | I'd Rather Be Rich [Original Version/Rehersal] |
13 | Your Love's An Attitude |
ディスク: 9
1 | Mississippi Delta City Blues - Chicago XI |
2 | What a Big Surprise Baby |
3 | Till the End of Time |
4 | Policeman |
5 | Take Me Back to Chicago |
6 | Vote for Me |
7 | Takin' It on Uptown |
8 | This Time |
9 | The Inner Struggles of a Man |
10 | Prelude (Little One) |
11 | Little One |
12 | Wish I Could Fly [Rehersal] |
13 | Paris [Rehersal] |
ディスク: 10
1 | Alive Again - Hot Streets |
2 | The Greatest Love on Earth |
3 | Little Miss Lovin' |
4 | Hot Streets |
5 | Take a Chance |
6 | Gone Long Gone |
7 | Ain't It Time |
8 | Love Was New |
9 | No Tell Lover |
10 | Show Me the Way |
11 | Love Was New [Alternative Vocal] - (Alternate Take) |
商品の説明
Ten CD box set. The Studio Albums 1969-1978 rounds up the remasters of what many consider Chicago's golden period - the band's first 10 albums. Every one of the albums from 1969's Chicago Transit Authority to 1978's Hot Streets is here, packaged as paper-sleeve mini-LPs. For hardcore fans, this is a handsome way to get the remasters, and for more casual fans, it's a convenient and relatively affordable way to get the best albums of Chicago in one place.
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- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 製品サイズ : 16.99 x 13.31 x 3.4 cm; 280.09 g
- メーカー : Rhino
- EAN : 0081227969585, 0762182926027
- 製造元リファレンス : 081227969585
- オリジナル盤発売日 : 2015
- SPARSコード : ADD
- レーベル : Rhino
- ASIN : B009AJDET6
- ディスク枚数 : 10
- Amazon 売れ筋ランキング: - 42,603位ミュージック (ミュージックの売れ筋ランキングを見る)
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シカゴは、シカゴⅥ以降人気が陰り、ギタリストのテリー・キャスの死亡等が重なり低迷次期を向かえます。私には所有しているアルバムと重なりますが、シカゴⅥ以降の曲を聞きたくなり購入しました。私個人としては、シカゴのデビューアルバムからシカゴⅤが大好きなので、シカゴ16以降のファンと意見は分かれると思いますが、初期のシカゴの魅力(ジャズの影響?)を確認しつつ、ポップな路線にかじ取りをすることが表れていることを感じるセットです。
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Avec son album "2", Chicago conquit la planète. J'avais a l'époque été scotché, au même titre que Electric Ladyland de Hendrix.
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Duke Ellington considérait Chicago comme le plus gd groupe du moment....
Rock jazz déjanté sur les 3 premiers albums il sorienta ensuite vers qqch de plus "classique" puis a partir de 76 vers un rock "FM" avec les compositions/ballades parfois sirupeuses de Pète Cetera mais il faut bien le reconnaître d'excellente qualité (If you leave me now " ou encore " What a Big surprise"
Qd on pose l'un de ces cds ou vinyle sur la platine on a pas du tout envie de zapper
Malheureusement après 78 la qualité devient éclectique Mais leur tout dernier album (born for this moment" en l'absence de Kath, Seraphine, Cetera, est tres bon meme si il n'y a plus de folie. A 75 ans passés les survivants n'ont plus cette hargne sachant qu'ils st "close to the bones" et c'est sommes ttes normal, j'en sais qqch!!!!!
Faire du rock jazz avec moult cuivres c'était très nouveau (le groupe Blood, Sweat & Tears tenta un peu la même chose)
Duke Ellington considérait Chicago comme le plus gd groupe du moment....
Rock jazz déjanté sur les 3 premiers albums il sorienta ensuite vers qqch de plus "classique" puis a partir de 76 vers un rock "FM" avec les compositions/ballades parfois sirupeuses de Pète Cetera mais il faut bien le reconnaître d'excellente qualité (If you leave me now " ou encore " What a Big surprise"
Qd on pose l'un de ces cds ou vinyle sur la platine on a pas du tout envie de zapper
Malheureusement après 78 la qualité devient éclectique Mais leur tout dernier album (born for this moment" en l'absence de Kath, Seraphine, Cetera, est tres bon meme si il n'y a plus de folie. A 75 ans passés les survivants n'ont plus cette hargne sachant qu'ils st "close to the bones" et c'est sommes ttes normal, j'en sais qqch!!!!!

DBrowning
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1969 - 1978: "By Far the Best Years of Chicago"
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This is my favorite era of the Chicago band, 1969 - 1978. After Terry Kath, the band just wasn't the same. The jazz vocals and guitar work of Terry Kath was what gave the band that progressive edge. Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm were great contributers to the band as well. Overall they had developed that signature sound with the classic horn section.
The first three albums is filled with experimental improvisation. That is why they were double albums. They didn't have in mind a radio friendly, cookie cutter pop formula. After Chicago V, they were more and more concerned about what could make it on the charts. Their big hit "Saturday In The Park" off Chicago V was a high charting success in the summer of 1972. They would record their next few albums at the Caribou Ranch in Colorado. It ended up being one classic right after another.
Chicago VI had "Feeling Stronger Every Day" and "Just You 'n' Me". "What's The World Comin' To" is a hot jamming track where they just pull out all the stops.
Chicago VII was another double album set with the first 5 tracks being all instrumental with jazz improvisation. It had classic songs like, "Life Saver", "Happy Man", "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", "Mongonucleosis", "Wishing You Were Here" (featuring Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine of the Beach Boys) and "Call On Me".
Chicago VIII was the album with "Old Days", "Harry Truman" and "Brand New Love Affair Part I & II". "Hideaway" is a favorite track on the album.
Chicago IX was a hit compilation album. It was excluded from this box because there would have been many tracks repeated. It contained a shorter version of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" that not only cuts off the piano intro, but the vinyl versions even chop off the horn intro. "Beginnings" is almost complete, but fades out before the percussion tag.
Chicago X had their most seccessful hit, "If You Leave Me Now". It also had "Another Rainy Day in New York City" and "You Were On My Mind". The song, "Skin Tight" and "Gently I'll Wake You" were sure to raise some eyebrows back then. The starting song, "Once or Twice" kicks things off into high gear and the closing song, "Hope for Love" winds things down with a slow introspective feel. My personal favorite is "Scrapbook", which is great song with a fantasic groove.
Chicago XI is the last album to feature Terry Kath. It was a tragic fatal accident at a party that took his life. He is grealy missed. Some the bands best songs are on Chicago XI like, " Baby What a Big Surprise", "Take Me Back to Chicago", "Little One", "Takin' It On Uptown" and "Missisippi Delta Blues" which starts off the album.
Chicago 12 "Hot Streets" was probably the hardest album for the band, but they pulled it off quite well with smash hits like, "Alive Again", "No Tell Lover" and "Gone, Long, Gone". "Little Miss Lovin' is a strong song as well.
Overall you cannot go wrong. Even though you don't get the extra art work that came with the gatefold covers, inner sleeves and posters, You do get the music. Chicago IV: Live at Carnegie Hall is omitted and so is Chicago IX: Greatest Hits. It would have been nice if a book was included with liner notes and history of the band, but it probably would have brought the price up. The price is right for this set. Purchase it before it becomes a collector's item.
The first three albums is filled with experimental improvisation. That is why they were double albums. They didn't have in mind a radio friendly, cookie cutter pop formula. After Chicago V, they were more and more concerned about what could make it on the charts. Their big hit "Saturday In The Park" off Chicago V was a high charting success in the summer of 1972. They would record their next few albums at the Caribou Ranch in Colorado. It ended up being one classic right after another.
Chicago VI had "Feeling Stronger Every Day" and "Just You 'n' Me". "What's The World Comin' To" is a hot jamming track where they just pull out all the stops.
Chicago VII was another double album set with the first 5 tracks being all instrumental with jazz improvisation. It had classic songs like, "Life Saver", "Happy Man", "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", "Mongonucleosis", "Wishing You Were Here" (featuring Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine of the Beach Boys) and "Call On Me".
Chicago VIII was the album with "Old Days", "Harry Truman" and "Brand New Love Affair Part I & II". "Hideaway" is a favorite track on the album.
Chicago IX was a hit compilation album. It was excluded from this box because there would have been many tracks repeated. It contained a shorter version of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" that not only cuts off the piano intro, but the vinyl versions even chop off the horn intro. "Beginnings" is almost complete, but fades out before the percussion tag.
Chicago X had their most seccessful hit, "If You Leave Me Now". It also had "Another Rainy Day in New York City" and "You Were On My Mind". The song, "Skin Tight" and "Gently I'll Wake You" were sure to raise some eyebrows back then. The starting song, "Once or Twice" kicks things off into high gear and the closing song, "Hope for Love" winds things down with a slow introspective feel. My personal favorite is "Scrapbook", which is great song with a fantasic groove.
Chicago XI is the last album to feature Terry Kath. It was a tragic fatal accident at a party that took his life. He is grealy missed. Some the bands best songs are on Chicago XI like, " Baby What a Big Surprise", "Take Me Back to Chicago", "Little One", "Takin' It On Uptown" and "Missisippi Delta Blues" which starts off the album.
Chicago 12 "Hot Streets" was probably the hardest album for the band, but they pulled it off quite well with smash hits like, "Alive Again", "No Tell Lover" and "Gone, Long, Gone". "Little Miss Lovin' is a strong song as well.
Overall you cannot go wrong. Even though you don't get the extra art work that came with the gatefold covers, inner sleeves and posters, You do get the music. Chicago IV: Live at Carnegie Hall is omitted and so is Chicago IX: Greatest Hits. It would have been nice if a book was included with liner notes and history of the band, but it probably would have brought the price up. The price is right for this set. Purchase it before it becomes a collector's item.