Live in Japan '72 [Live]

Chicago | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 12, 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Chicago Records
• ASIN: B0000021S9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,841 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dialogue, Pts. 1 & 2

2. A Hit by Varese

3. Lowdown [Japanese Version]

4. State of the Union

5. Saturday in the Park

6. Make Me Smile

7. So Much to Say, So Much to Give

8. Anxiety's Moment [Instrumental]

9. West Virginia Fantasies [Instrumental]

10. Colour My World

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. A Song for Richard and His Friends

2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? [Free Form Intro]

3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

4. Questions 67 & 68 [Japanese Version]

5. 25 or 6 to 4

6. I'm a Man

7. Free

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Chicago live album, February 4, 2000

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J. P. Walsh (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in Japan '72 (Audio CD)

It doesn't get any better than this recording if you are a Chicago fan. The original lineup including Kath, Cetera, and Seraphine are all here, and the quality of the recording is superb. The material is mostly from Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago II, and Chicago V, and the band was in fine form throughout. If you are debating between buying this or the Carnegie Hall live album, by all means choose Live In Japan. The horns sound full and deep compared with the kazoo like sound of the Carnegie Hall recording. I think the last two songs on the CD, "I'm A Man" and "Free", showcase Chicago at their best. If you became a fan of Chicago in the 1980's because you liked the ballads, avoid this CD because the band sounds nothing like the David Foster era Chicago. This CD is flat-out jazz-rock from start to end.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Live Chicago Album, January 8, 2002

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R. Angeloni "slicktiger28" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in Japan '72 (Audio CD)

For a group that's been around as long as Chicago (35 years and counting), there are not too many authorized live CDs available. There is, of course, the Carnegie Hall album, which I happen to like (despite the fact that many have panned it), and the numerous bootleg albums, which is taken from Chicago's performance at the Toronto Rock Festival. Then there's Chicago 26, which features their latest lineup.
Live in Japan, however, featues the original lineup (Kath, Cetera, Seraphine), and they sound great. The sound is much superior to the Carnegie Hall CD, and there is even a Japanese version of Question 67 & 68. If you like early Chicago, or if you like good rock and roll with great horns, then you'll love this CD. This proves that the original Chicago could rock with the best of them.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars By FAR their best live album, September 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live in Japan '72 (Audio CD)

When this first hit the States in 1978, I thought it was a "new" recording. Then I discovered it dated back to 1972, when Chicago was touring to promote the CHICAGO V album. What a revelation! Clocking it at just over 100 minutes, this is to date the ONLY album to really capture the power & excitement of a Chicago Live concert. It's been my favorite for a long time. Partly for having the best sound quality, partly for the best choice of songs, and partly for the "oddities": "Lowdown" and "Questions 67 And 68" sung in Japanese, and the early debut of Terry Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues", which in the USA had appeared on the CHICAGO XI album only 5 months before this finally got here. Overlooked for years because it was an import, it's a terrific bargain, the CD selling for just about what the original LP did over 20 years ago.