A pale imitation?

You're kidding right? Come on man they are two groups formed by musicians with like interests. Someone needed to fuse rock with jazz and horns. B,S & T and Chicago produced some dammed fine music.

From a purists point of view it may not be this or that but it was enjoyable and they are still spinning Chicago's and B, S & T's tunes all these years later.

Chicago proved a much more durable group and I believe they made over 20 albums in one form or the other. Some of their LPs were more Jazz influenced and some less.

I am not a purist and just want to listen to music that makes me tap my toes and sing along. I don't give a crap what others may or may not say about the group. My nose doesn't like being stuck in the air and its harder to listen that way. If the music is enjoyable they managed to create something entertaining and that is the point.

I love both B, S & T and Chicago and if you want a very fine sounding pressing of some B, S & T work try the CBS/Sony pressing (SONP 50236) of B, S & T 3. The Direct Disc Labs pressing of their second self titled LP - Blood, Sweat & Tears (SD16605) is pretty close to as good as you will ever find of a B, S & T pressing.

As far as Chicago pressings are concerned the first two double LP releases have been re-done by Rhino and are better in every way compared to the originals. Rhino has done some very good LPs over the past few years and CTA (R1 76171) and Chicago II (R1 76172) are very, very good.

Ed
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Bought it when new - kavakidd 23:57:53 08/03/12 (0)

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A pale imitation? - EdAInWestOC 20:55:50 08/03/12 (1)

What he said. - Opus 104 11:44:32 08/04/12 (0)

Yep, that first BST album was startlingly different at the time. Ever hear of a group called Dreams? - Rick W 17:20:39 08/03/12 (10)

Thanks Rick ... - reelsmith. 13:18:15 08/04/12 (1)

You're welcome. Enjoy. nt - Rick W 15:55:04 08/04/12 (0)

Yup - different one? - kavakidd 23:55:40 08/03/12 (0)

Dreams - dean man jim 19:01:41 08/03/12 (5)

Mike Brecker has some solos on that one, right? - Rick W 20:27:03 08/03/12 (4)

RE: Mike Brecker has some solos on that one, right? - dean man jim 12:41:34 08/04/12 (2)

Thanks. Guess it was another one of theirs I heard with a fairly long MB solo. After I moved to NYC..... - Rick W 14:13:27 08/04/12 (1)

horn section - dean man jim 15:09:05 08/04/12 (0)

RE: Mike Brecker has some solos on that one, right? - Travis 07:16:50 08/04/12 (0)

RE: Yep, that first BST album was startlingly different at the time. Ever hear of a group called Dreams? - vernon30515@yahoo.com 18:34:43 08/03/12 (0)

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A pale imitation? - EdAInWestOC 20:55:50 08/03/12 (1)

What he said. - Opus 104 11:44:32 08/04/12 (0)

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