Stone of Sisyphus (XXXII) – ChicagoJune 13th, 2008 or iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Rock Released: Jun 13, 2008 Customer Ratings (78 Ratings)
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Stone of Sisyphus (XXXII) – ChicagoView More By Chicago. Customer ReviewsGood, but not revolutionary (3 stars)This album, rejected by the band's label in 1993 and technically on the shelf ever since, has achieved almost (pardon the pun) mythical status, thanks to ample bootleg recordings and free downloads available on the Internet. Chicagophiles have long argued that the band simultaneously returned to its roots and tried innovative new sounds on this LP, leading label execs to dismiss the record as not being "Chicago" enough. (One suspec The Return of the Rock Back with Horns (5 stars) When the seven guys formed the band that became Chicago, they had a mandate: create a sound that was a rock band with horns. And they did. Brilliantly. Chicago walked the tightrope between longer pieces and radio-friendly shorter songs. As the hits kept piling up, so, too, did the pressure from the record labels to write singles. When they had their first #1 hit, wouldn’t you know it was a ballad. From then on, for better or worse, Chicago Chicago's long lost album (4 stars) Well, I'm sure you've read that this is newly released but recorded in the early 90s and then shelved. It's gained cult status in those years and is trumpeted as a return to form for this progressive acid rock band turned pop outfit. Well, that's not exactly true. There are tons of power ballads on here that are smothered in late 80s-early 90s production. Lots of electric drums and synthesizers. In short, many tracks are overproduced an BiographyFormed: February 15, 1967 in Chicago, ILGenre: Rock Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. Judged by album sales, as certified by the R.I.A.A., the band does not rank quite so high, but it is still among the Top Ten best-selling U.S. groups ever. If such statements of fact surprise, that's because Chicago has been singularly underrated since the beginning of its long career, both because of its musical ambitions (to...
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