Chicago, “Another Trippy Day” from ‘Chicago XXXVI: Now’ (2014): Saturdays in the Park
This is the final song from Chicago’s last non-holiday album. If they don’t release another one, it’s really not a bad way to go out.
This is the final song from Chicago’s last non-holiday album. If they don’t release another one, it’s really not a bad way to go out.
When they decide to shed the decades-old false personality they sported for commercial reasons, Chicago can still make music that a listener can enjoy.
Paul McCartney has repeatedly turned down requests to write an autobiography. Instead, he’s given us this expansive two-volume look at his lyrics.
“Crazy Happy” is not an avant-garde old-school Chicago piece, but it possesses just enough jazz elements to prove that Robert Lamm still has the goods.
There has been only one time that I purchased an album on the day it was released, and that was 2006’s ‘Chicago XXX.’ It didn’t work out.
There is nothing inherently wrong with Chicago’s “Back to You,” if you’re a fan of middle-of-the-road pop that lacks any hint of adventurism.
This cover of “In the Mood” is one of the few times that the later edition of Chicago sounded like they were truly enjoying themselves.
Chicago’s terrific update of “Blues In the Night” is proof that artists don’t have to write their own material to offer originality and eclecticism.
This doesn’t sound like the vintage version of Chicago, but it feels like they’re having fun for the first time in many years.
“Bigger Than Elvis” is a very nice if not overwhelming piece of work on a set of 12 tunes that proved Chicago was truly inspired once again.