Chicago, “Skin Tight” from Chicago X (1976): Saturday in the Park
“Skin Tight” makes for a nice little trip back to the kind of gutty rhythm and blues that Chicago was once known for.
“Skin Tight” makes for a nice little trip back to the kind of gutty rhythm and blues that Chicago was once known for.
Jeff Coffey has exited Chicago, citing the group’s relentless touring schedule. Luckily, he seems to have no intention of resting on the beach.
Why did someone, or some group of ones, allow Chicago to release a song with James Pankow on lead vocals?
A Chicago album that starts out so strong with “Once or Twice” ultimately becomes so uneven, thus making “Once or Twice” an unfulfilled promise.
Chicago’s update of this old Duke Ellington favorite showed their versatility, and their willingness to try anything.
A hidden gem, Robert Lamm’s Rhodes-driven “Bright Eyes” finally made it onto ‘Chicago VIII’ – but it took 27 years.
At times, it felt like subtraction by addition when Rhino re-released Chicago’s catalog with bonus tracks. “Sixth Sense” was one of the exceptions.
Button, a new group founded by touring musicians from the Doobie Brothers and Chicago, is defined by musicality, chemistry and experience.
Chicago closes out the nostalgia-concept second side of 1975’s ‘Chicago VIII’ with this upbeat, enjoyable catalog of “boyhood memories” that “seem like yesterday.”
“Ain’t It Blue” was written in the spirit of Chicago’s early work and would easily fit on any of their classic, pre-Caribou Ranch records.