Chicago V- VI- VII- Robert Lamm
With the release of the sumptuous musical banquet Chicago VII, the band Chicago returned to the double album presentation, clearly signaling no diminishing whatsoever of their four writer/three lead singer deep well of talent. Chicago VII, released March 1974, was yet another full tank album which hit #1 sales (third top seller in a row) for Chicago, containing hit songs “I’ve Been Searching So Long”, “Call on Me”, and “Wishing You Were Here” sung by Terry Kath, a performance and sentiment which serves as a sort of inverse epitaph.
The first two albums by the Windy City septet Chicago totaled no less than eight vinyl sides of high-horsepower rock music supercharged by brass, blowing like eight cylinders in a muscle car, all the while yielding half a dozen Top 20 hit singles. Chicago’s third consecutive double album had that same “everything but the kitchen sink” musical philosophy but with mixed results, while Chicago’s fourth release tested the limits of fan loyalty (as well as fans’ wallets) with a bodacious live box set recorded at venerable Carnegie Hall. Reflecting their communal move to live and record together at Nederland Colorado’s Caribou Ranch, the picture of the bandmembers of Chicago on the cover of Chicago VI resembles a Super Bowl team photo. The first two albums by the Windy City septet Chicago totaled no less than eight vinyl sides of high-horsepower rock music supercharged by brass, blowing like eight cylinders in a muscle car, all the while yielding half a dozen Top 20 hit singles.
With the release of the sumptuous musical banquet Chicago VII, the band Chicago returned to the double album presentation, clearly signaling no diminishing of their four writer, three lead singer deep well of talent. Chicago VII, released March 1974, is yet another full tank album which hit #1 sales (third top seller in a row) for Chicago, containg hit songs “I’ve Been Searching So Long”, “Call on Me”, and “Wishing You Were Here” sung by Terry Kath, a performance and sentiment which serves as a sort of inverse epitaph.
Chicago singer/songwriter/keyboard player Robert Lamm joins me In the Studio as the second-highest selling American band in history.- Redbeard
