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February 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 36: Chicago – “Chicago Transit Authority”
I know the key songs already – singles, a few of the album tracks too, sixties compilations… And I know plenty of other stuff by Chicago – but I’d never heard this, their debut album right through. Until just recently. It’s a curio, as anything from the past is – ultimately. But there’s a lot in this. So […]Archive
July 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 533
The Grass Roots, More Golden Grass (1970) I love that sound – from the late 60s and into the early 70s that gets almost “dismissed” as jazz-rock but actually has a folksiness – or folksiness – to it too. A fine example being The Grass Roots. A few years back one of the bootleg sites […]Archive
December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Tortoise (December 3, Wgtn)
Tortoise San Fran Saturday, December 3 What a treat to see Tortoise – finally. (I missed their previous show – one of those ones, many years ago now, but people still reference it). The Chicago quintet has been making its post-rock, essentially genre-less amalgams of jazz-meets-indie-via-minimalism-and-now-synth-pop for a quarter century. Slowly, but surely the sound […]Archive
October 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 614
Chicago, Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits (1975) Odd band Chicago. Almost two different bands sandwiched together really. The funk-workout stuff is pretty cool. Some of the cheesy pop is hard to take – some of it is pretty wonderful. I also like the band’s commitment to Roman Numerals. Actually I found out about Chicago via […]Archive
June 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman