Peter Cetera, David Foster and James Pankow collaborated on “Bad Advice” from 1982’s Chicago 16, a mostly Bill Champlin-sung, middle-of-the-road rocker.
Champlin provides element of funk which is further supported by Michael Landau’s rhythm guitar and the tight Moog bass backing. Danny Seraphine ties in an effectively straight-forward back beat, and dances pleasantly with David Foster’s piano break just before the final Peter Cetera-sung bridge.
The Chicago horns play a very Jerry Hey-like horn chart, which compliments the feel that this is indeed something different by the band. “Bad Advice” may not be the most memorable Chicago deep cut, but it serves as a valid link between past and future.
Preston Frazier is a bass-playing lawyer living in Atlanta. He is the author of 'Toto: The Band, Not the Dog,' a look at his favorite band. Frazier hosts the music-focused Slang of Ages Podcast and regularly writes about his favorite music on slangofages.com. He can be reached at [email protected]; follow him on Twitter: @slangofages.
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