Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Chicago XI


Related Topics

In the News (Thu 24 Dec 09)

  
  Chicago - Goldmine
Chicago is the only American rock group to have stayed and played together consistently, with the majority of the original lineup still in tact, for more than 30 years.
Chicago's genesis was in 1966 when 21 year-old Parazaider, unsure of his destiny as a classical clarinet player and studying teaching at De Paul University, decided to explore the concept of a rock 'n' roll band with horns.
Chicago Records was originally established to reissue past products from the CBS catalogue, but it's a good sign that two new albums have so far been issued on their new label.
www.debbiekruger.com /writer/freelance/chicago_goldmine.html   (5092 words)

  
  Chicago V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chicago V is the fifth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1972.
Following the release of Chicago III in 1971, which almost left Chicago creatively spent, the band decided to curb their penchant for double albums and work on more concise numbers (in deference to the suites that had typified their previous work) in order to fit all of their new material onto a single album.
Chicago V is also notable for Robert Lamm's prolific songwriting; eight out of its ten are composed solely by him.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_V   (289 words)

  
 Chicago XI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chicago XI is notable for feeling like a collection of solo songs rather than the ensemble whole Chicago had been earlier in the 1970s.
While recording Chicago XI, longtime producer James William Guercio's smothering artistic control had reached its breaking point, with the band deciding to take their career into their own hands and strike out on their own after finishing the album with him.
In 2002, Chicago XI was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records with rehearsal recordings of Pankow's "Wish That I Could Fly" and Lamm's "Paris" as bonus tracks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_XI   (638 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Chicago XI
Chicago is a rock band that formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago X is the tenth album by American rock band Chicago, released in 1976.
Terry Kath, born in Chicago on January 31, 1946, was the original guitarist, vocalist and founding member (along with Walter Parazaider, Daniel Seraphine and Lee Loughnane) of the band Chicago.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chicago-XI   (1148 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Chicago XI [Remaster] - Chicago at Epinions.com
Chicago XI hints that the band was on an artistic upswing.
Chicago XI is heartbreaking in the fact that it shows a band that seems just about to find their footing again after a period of drift, and it contains some of their very best performances.
Chicago XI is far from a masterpiece, but it suggests that the band still had a masterpiece in them.
www.epinions.com /content_91442876036   (692 words)

  
 Chicago Biography - AOL Music
When, in 2002, Chicago's biggest hits were assembled together on the two-disc set The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning and the album debuted in the Top 50, giving the band the distinction of having had chart albums in five consecutive decades, the music industry and some music journalists may have been startled.
Chicago marked the confluence of two distinct, but intermingling musical strains in Chicago, IL, in the mid-'60s: an academic approach and one coming from the streets.
Chicago 17, released in the spring of 1984, was even more successful -- in fact, the biggest-selling album of the band's career, with platinum certifications for six million copies as of 1997.
music.aol.com /artist/chicago/3885/biography   (2020 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Chicago Xi: Music: Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
CHICAGO XI was issued in September 1977 and in hindsight has emerged as an era-closer.
Chicago XI is certainly not the weakest Chicago album--as the record did go platinum in its 1977 release.
Chicago XI is a solid album, but many of its songs represent the highly melodic and well orchestrated soft rock that characterized Chicago in the mid-to-late 70s.
www.amazon.com /Chicago-Xi/dp/B00007LTIQ   (2684 words)

  
 Chicago (band) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chicago is a (A band of musicians who play rock-'n'-roll music) rock band that formed in 1967 in (additional info and facts about Chicago, Illinois) Chicago, Illinois.
Upon release of their first record in early 1969, the band took a new name, Chicago Transit Authority (the name would almost immediately be changed to simply Chicago after the (additional info and facts about real CTA) real CTA objected).
Chicago itself guested on a (additional info and facts about Paul Anka) Paul Anka song, "Hold Me 'Til The Morning Comes", while the horn section made an appearance on the Bee Gees' album Spirits Having Flown.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Ch/Chicago_(band).htm   (1683 words)

  
 Chicago the Band: Rhino Reissues
CHICAGO was once one of the hippest rock acts signed by Columbia Records in the late 1960's, along with Santana, Janis Joplin and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Chicago X was the first of Chicago's albums to be certified platinum, selling 1 million copies in just three months.
Chicago's high visibility continues to be high from their numerous TV appearances, sold-out tour dates and platinum-selling The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning.
www.bignoisenow.com /chicagorhino.html   (1206 words)

  
 Chicago XI
CHICAGO XI has always meant a great deal to me. I remember getting it hot off the presses, spinning it, and thinking, "Well, it aint as good as X." After a few weeks, though, I realized there wasnt a bad tune on the album.
The funky flavor of this song is indicative of the mid-70s era in which it was written and performed, and yet the jazz and blues provide this song with a timeless quality that make it as enjoyable to listen to today as 1977.
Chicago had by their eleventh album built a phenomenal fan base up.
www.wkonline.com /a/Chicago_Xi_B00007LTIQ.htm   (1504 words)

  
 Terry Kath
The times were changing and Chicago's musical direction diversified, but the original go-for-it approach lived on with Kath's compositions and performances through the years.
Until his last contributions on Chicago XI (1977) this was the outcome of his creativity.
The warmth and passion in "Color My World" from Chicago II (1970) or his screaming in the live version of "Free" from Chicago IV (1971) are good examples of this.
brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/te/terry_kath.html   (521 words)

  
 Medialunchbox - Music : Chicago XI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As a long time Chicago fan I was devestated when Terry Kath died shortly after the release of this album.
The loss coincided with the transition of Chicago from a innovative prog/jazz rock band to a top 40s oriented ballad group.
Chicago XI is a weaker effort from the band, paling by comparison to the fantastic II and III, but still producing some choice cuts.
www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/B00007LTIQ   (464 words)

  
 Chicago XI (Chicago)
The packaging and the liner notes for this edition of CHICAGO XI are well done.
This version of "Chicago XI" features two bonus tracks, "Wish I Could Fly" and "Paris." "Wish I could Fly" is a rock instrumental that is a worthy addition to this CD.
IF you're just starting with Chicago, go straight to the beginning of their career and leave this one 'till later.
johnkeyes.com /a/B00007LTIQ-chicago-xi.html   (1903 words)

  
 Chicago - Chicago XI [Bonus Tracks]: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
It is perhaps this oversimplification of the process that had become one of the combo's primary points of contention with their long time producer, musical director and mentor James William Guercio.
Under his supervision, Chicago's image had become as predictable as the distinct Cola-Cola inspired “Chicago" logo and Roman numeral cataloguing that had been emblazoned upon every one of the group's releases to date.
On a much more sombre note, Chicago XI is the final studio effort to include the unfathomable contributions of Kath, who fatally and accidentally shot himself on January 23, 1978 -- some four months after the release of this album.
music.com /release/chicago_xi/2   (640 words)

  
 Articles - Chicago (band)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Chicago VII, the band's double-disc 1974 release, featured the Cetera-composed "Wishing You Were Here" (sung by Terry Kath, with background vocals by Cetera and The Beach Boys).
Chicago 19 was followed in short order by Greatest Hits 1982-1989, which included the hit "What Kind of Man Would I Be?," a remixed tune originally included on 19.
On a happier note, Chicago was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 23, 1992.
www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Chicago_(band)   (2821 words)

  
 Retroland | Chicago
In the 70's and 80's, no prom was complete without one of Chicago's romantic ballads-they're a part of the slow song valhalla that only school dance DJ's have the key to.
Guercio persuaded the line-up to change their name to The Chicago Transit Authority, built up their fan base by having them play clubs, especially in Los Angeles, and then sent them off to New York to begin recording their jazz-influenced, self-titled debut double album.
In 1970, the group changed their name to just Chicago, thanks to legal threats from the real-life Chicago Department of Transportation, and opened for artists like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
www.retroland.com /pages/retropedia/music/item/1558   (625 words)

  
 Chicago Artistfacts
Chicago was a spin-off of the group "The Buckinghams." The Buckingham's "Foreign Policy" sounds exactly like Chicago, with a political agenda that dominated their early albums.
Chicago focused on protest and political songs but they discovered the money was in Rock 'n' Roll love songs so they dropped the political agenda and concentrated on commercial pop-rock after the third album.
Chicago more than fits thier criteria to be enshrined where they belong.
www.artistfacts.com /getArtistfacts.php?combinedartists=Chicago   (789 words)

  
 Chicago : Chicago XI - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Chicago XI (1977) was the final studio effort to feature the original septet, who by this time had been performing and recording for nearly a decade.
Speaking of orchestration, Chicago XI also includes a full-blown mini symphony courtesy of noted West Coast arranger Dominic Frontiere, whose résumé includes contributions to artists as far afield as Booker T. & the M.G.'s and Dan Fogelberg to Eartha Kitt or Bing Crosby.
Fortunately, the spirit of Chicago would re-emerge under the direction of famed soundsmith Phil Ramone for their next effort, Hot Streets (1978).
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,64209,00.html   (425 words)

  
 Chicago XI - BONUS TRACKS - Chicago - Music Videos
It is perhaps this oversimplification of the process that had become one of the combo's primary points of contention with their longtime producer, musical director, and mentor, James William Guercio.
Under his supervision, Chicago's image had become as predictable as the distinct Cola-Cola-inspired "Chicago" logo and Roman numeral cataloging that had been emblazoned upon every one of the group's releases to date.
On a much more somber note, Chicago XI is the final studio effort to include the unfathomable contributions of Kath, who fatally and accidentally shot himself on January 23, 1978 -- some four months after the release of this album.
www.mp3.com /albums/571536/videos.html   (535 words)

  
 Chicago : iSOUND.COM™
Chicago was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1967, they go to Los Angeles the next year.
The band was originally called Chicago Transit Authority but the government agency wanted to sue them because of that so they shorten it to Chicago only.
At the beginning they sing with Columbia Records, then in 1969 they released their first album called Chicago Transit Auhtority, this album was double platinum very fast and have four hit singles.
www.isound.com /chicago   (245 words)

  
 Chicago XI - Quixmart.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This Lonely Planet guide to Chicago includes sections on architecture, nightlife, shopping and outdoor activities including walking tours of the city's historic buildings.
This pocket-sized guide to Chicago has a sleek, durable cover, and incorporates a pop-up map.
Final Fantasy XI is an epic, massively multiplayer online journey set in the world of Final Fantasy, complete with missions, quests and alliances.
www.quixmart.co.uk /chicago-xi.html   (153 words)

  
 Fancy Colours - Christopher's Chicago Page!
Chicago (although not yet named so) was formed first, but their yet to be conceived first album would be the third of that style released.
The Chicago Transit Authority was released in April, 1969, hit the Billboard album chart for the week ended May 17, 1969, peaked at #17, and by 1972, had been on the charts for 148 weeks, then the highest-ever total for a rock album, with many more weeks to come over the years.
Chicago II was the double album that gave Chicago not only a shortened name (due to legal threats from the bus line, even though they were using CTA's songs in their ads without paying for them!), but also significant radio exposure, as well.
pages.prodigy.net /cussmith/chicago.html   (6683 words)

  
 nicky d's video vault--real world xi: chicago
The housemates return to Chicago from Boston and are soon at loggerheads with Tonya, who confronts Cara because she believes Cara betrayed her by telling the others of her breast-augmentation surgery.
Keri feels pressure to finish writing her play, which is one of three the housemates are supposed to perform for Halloween.
On their last night in Chicago, Cara invites her roommates to watch her and her friend Matt sing at a coffeehouse.
www.geocities.com /misticash/rw11.html   (1274 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/tributetochicago
Chicago's heyday, the band's popularity exploded with the release of their second album, another double-LP set, which included several top-40 hits.
Chicago VII, the band's double-disc 1974 release, featured the Cetera-composed "Wishing You Were Here", sung by Terry Kath with background vocals by Cetera and The Beach Boys and some fusion jazz.
Chicago VII also provided one of the group's enduring signature tunes, the anthemic "I've Been Searching So Long," which started with as a soft ballad and culminated in a hard-rock conclusion featuring Terry Kath's electric guitar soloing against the Chicago horn section.
www.myspace.com /tributetochicago   (1422 words)

  
 Official Site of Chicago the Band - Discography
With worldwide sales of more than 120 million records and an astonishing 50 hits in the U.S. alone (including 20 Top 10 smashes and 9 weeks at the Top of the charts), Chicago is one of the best-loved and most successful bands in rock history.
Of their albums, 18 are gold, 13 are platinum, 12 have reached the top 10, and 5 have hit #1.
Of their singles, Chicago enjoys 20 Top 10 hits, 5 #1 records and 5 gold singles.
www.chicagotheband.com /discography.htm   (153 words)

  
 Chicago XI - Compare prices and read reviews on Chicago XI music CD CDs album buy - price   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Welcome to Chicago XI album by on www.nitro-shopping.co.uk the best place to find Chicago XI reviews and compare prices on the CD record.
You can even rate the album Chicago XI and write your own review to tell others how good or bad it is.
Chicago the Living Legends: Franz Jackson's Original Jass All Stars Feat.
www.nitro-shopping.co.uk /Music/CH6/Chicago-XI.html   (150 words)

  
 The Real World XI: Chicago | PopMatters Television Review
This season, taped in Chicago, showcased what is arguably the most agitating and self-aware cast of characters in its 11-year history.
Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, where The Real World XI was taped, is undergoing gentrification.
Chicago police officers soon began patrolling the area, cordoning off the block, and, eventually, arresting two protesters -- one for writing on the sidewalk in chalk, the other for playing a drum, and both to send a message: disturbances at the loft would not be tolerated.
www.popmatters.com /tv/reviews/r/real-world-chicago2.shtml   (1397 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.