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Chicago II (Repackaged)

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Movin' In (Remastered)
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The Road (Remastered)
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Poem For The People (Remastered)
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In The Country (Remastered Version)
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Wake Up Sunshine (Remastered)
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Make Me Smile (Remastered)
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So Much To Say, So Much To Give (Remastered)
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West Virginia Fantasies (Remastered)
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Colour My World (Remastered Version)
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Now More Than Ever (Remastered)
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Fancy Colours (Remastered)
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Memories Of Love (Remastered)
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It Better End Soon, 1st Movement (Remastered)
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Where Do We Go From Here (Remastered)
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Make Me Smile (Remastered Single Version)
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 16, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: 1970
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • ASIN: B000069KE0
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (215 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsChicago at its very best
By R. Angeloni VINE VOICE on July 18, 2002
Format: Audio CD
Along with Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (the "official" name of this CD is Chicago, not Chicago II,) represents early Chicago at its very best, seven very good musicians playing a jazzy mix of horn-influenced rock and roll. In later years Chicago became known for producing popular "power ballads," but early Chicago, with Terry Kath's driving guitar, was very much a rock and roll band. On this CD, Chicago flexes its musical muscle in such suites as "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon," which feature the hits "Make Me Smile," and "Colour My World," as well as "25 or 6 to 4." Another suite "It Better End Soon," is a protest movement and ends with the simple, but very effective "Where Do We Go From Here." "In the Country," features the great Terry Kath, one of rock and roll's most under-rated guitarist of all time. Every song is good, and the CD as a whole represents some remarkable work by a very talented group.
Rhino is in the process of remastering Chicago's catalogue, and on this issue, they have included two bonus tracks, the single versions of "Make Me Smile," and "25 or 6 to 4." They also did a very nice job with the packaging, adding a 16-page booklet with commentary by the band and some rare photos. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsColours my world
By Jeffrey J.Park VINE VOICE on November 13, 2006
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As a huge fan of Chicago's blistering acid jazz rock from 1969-1972 (Chicago Transit Authority through V), it is hard to select a favorite from this incredibly creative peak, although this 1970 album always seems to come up.

I think that all of the albums from this period had distinct personalities and this one seemed to me to be the most classically influenced. Of course, this was big band style jazz rock (with an emphasis on the rock), punctuated by Terry Kath's searing guitar work, and blasts from the horns, so using terms like classical to describe this music might be a bit of a stretch. However, some of the pieces have classical overtones - the intro to Poem for the People and the obvious choice Prelude/AM Mourning/PM Mourning, which is a classical piece through and through (that borders on modern classical at points). There is also the presence of very sophisticated and lengthy multi-movement suites (Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan; It Better End Soon). In fact, upon reading through the liner notes, it became clear to me that the guys were very interested in writing "serious" pieces that followed in the style of the famous classical composers - for example, Walter Pankow had been listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, which inspired his beautiful piece Colour My World. Certainly, efforts like these were being undertaken in England by a number of rock groups, yet with much different results.

All of the guys in Chicago were incredible musicians and the ensemble work on the album Chicago (I am resisting the impulse to call this Chicago II, although that is what I used to think of it as) is just phenomenal. The guys knew how to really COMPOSE a proper piece of music.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsComplex and varried -- One of Chicago's Best
By Jason P. Gold on June 29, 2004
Format: DVD Audio
On the inside liner notes to the album, the band writes, "With this album, we dedicate ourselves, our futures and our energies to the people of the revolution ... And the revolution in all its forms." (I think the band changed its original name from Chicago Transit Authority to Chicago because the real Chicago Transit Authority, which actually operated trains and busses, didn't want their name attached to such a radical band!) From there on out, Chicago slowly drifted into assaulting us with lighter pop music. Such is life!

But Chicago I (actually "Chicago Transit Authority") and Chicago II (actually named just "Chicago") are both rock masterpieces, blending rock and horn driven jazz into a perfect union. "CTA" is a pure rock album, with a dominating base line, somewhat distorted guitar, some really great drum work, with the horns being used for ambience like a synthesizer or for punctuation.

With Chicago II, the band shows amazing growth as composers and musicians. The horns and woodwinds are allowed to take the lead, the music is easier listening, and the band braves soft rock classis such as "Colour My World" and "Wake Up Sunshine," and the jazzy "Fancy Colours." But, the album also contains some great rock, including the FM/AOR staple "25 Or 6 To 4."

Unlike many albums, this album is not simply a collection of singles, and contains three extended suites, including two with titles, "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" and "It Better End Soon," and one group of songs including "Prelude," "AM Mourning," "PM Mourning," and Memories of Love." Each is in a very different style. The "Ballet" is the best known section, containing mostly soft rock ballads of the type which would become Chicago's forte in later albums.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsExperimental and Beautiful; Progressive in its Day
By Lonnie E. Holder HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on April 25, 2003
Format: Audio CD
After "Chicago Transit Authority" announced to the world the existence of this wonderful rock group, the question was whether the follow-up album would be as good as their debut. The follow-up is not as good, it is better.
In some ways this album shows a dichotomy in musical styles. Portions of the album are constructed as progressive rock. Other portions are pop or rock and jazz combinations. Some are nearly classical. Some reviews of the album hint at this dichotomy by noting what the reviewers consider to be unlistenable portions of the album. It is interesting to note that depending on the style of music the reviewer prefers, the portions considered unlistenable by different reviewers may be exactly opposite from each other.
The CD pulls together the two albums that originally made Chicago II. Additionally, the singles versions of "Make Me Smile" and "24 or 6 to 4" are added as bonus tracks. There are two groupings of tracks that make suites. Tracks 6 through 12 are part of "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon", and tracks 19 through 23 make up "It Better End Soon". There are five additional tracks leading up to the first suite, and six tracks between the two suites.
The five introductory tracks are blues-flavored rock. The fourth track, "In the Country", may remind some listeners of Three Dog Night. The other tracks in this group have the brass-flavored sound of "Chicago Transit Authority", but muted somewhat in comparison to the former album.
The first suite is a concept album, or side from the days of vinyl. Out of this suite came two singles, "Make Me Smile", which peaked at #9, and "Colour My World", for which I do not have a peak chart position.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsChicago II DVD audio version - this is the only one to buy

Chicago II DVD audio version - this is the one to buy if you want high-fidelity and no clipping. The CDs versions are terrible. Clipping, overdriven and tinny sounding audio. Read more

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I love Chicago I think I have bought this specific album three times before it just keeps disappearing and I would do it again, they are great!

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5.0 out of 5 starsChicago II is one of the band's best from the 70's

Chicago II is one of the band's best from the 70's. This album, along with CTA, established a foundation that the band built upon with so many great follow-on LP's. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Frederick Larson
5.0 out of 5 starsThis Was Where I Started, Then Doubled Back To "CTA"

I'd heard "Make Me Smile" on the radio, which consisted of an edit also including "More Than Ever". Read more

Published 4 months ago by R. L. MILLER
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat album by one of the best "rock-and-roll"* bands ever

Great album by one of the best "rock-and-roll"* bands ever, from their early, inventive, and imaginative years before the several changes in the group's composition. Read more

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