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Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« on: February 06, 2007, 08:05:07 PM »
My library of Chicago tunes is limited to the two disc "very best of" collection. 25 or 6 to 4 is one of my favorites, and I was wondering what other songs in their several dozen other albums are similar to the aforementioned song.

I haven't listened to most of Chicago's music, so what songs can you suggest and thus save me a lot of listening? I don't think I want to go and listen to all their albums, plus, it would take a bit of time to be able to do that.

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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2007, 10:27:56 PM »
You might like the album "the heart of chicago", it's another hits compilation. My favorite Chicago song, and a song that has a early chicago feel to it, was "new" to the album, "the only one".
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 12:10:56 AM »
VERY early Chicago. I've got one DVD with a pre-horns Chicago on it. They rawked.
 
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 09:42:01 AM »
Thanks, Stand-watie. I'll check it out.


Wait, there was a time when Chicago didn't have horns? I thought that band got started when a bunch of horn students got together, dug up a guitarist and whatnot, and decided to try their hand at being a rock band.
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 10:49:10 AM »
old chicago is ok, but they have sucked since 1978.
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 11:09:17 AM »
Chicago 17 got a lot of action for a lot of guys...
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2007, 12:48:32 PM »
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old chicago is ok, but they have sucked since 1978.
That was I believe the year guitarist and front man Terry Kath ate a bullet.

If you like 25 or 6 to 4 stick with the early albums. There is not a lot of stuff that sounds just like that song. I hear the early stuff sounds really good when you're stoned also  angel
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2007, 01:40:12 PM »
In the late 80's or early 90's they redid the song, made it more edge-y. I like it better than the original but none of the other newer stuff.
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 01:49:10 PM »
"Chicago 17 got a lot of action for a lot of guys..."

When my wife and I were dating on-and-off, and I was a broke college kid, I took her out for a pizza for her birthday. I had the waitress bring the pizza with a candle on it, and "Color My World" playing on the jukebox.

"Color My World" became the song for our wedding dance.

Damn, that was a long time ago!
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2007, 02:02:33 PM »
Transit Authority and Chicago VII are my favorites,
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2007, 09:39:16 PM »
Chicago 8 - the first best of album.
Chicago 10 - the chocolate bar album

Early Chicago is definately the best. Started listening to them when I was 12 early 70's.
You might also like Bread and Three Dog Night.
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2007, 01:07:44 AM »
For me, Chicago was the "gateway" band that led me to others such as Steely Dan (I still love the Aja album; Black Cow is still put on repeat now and then).

25 or 6 to 4 is also my favorite from Chicago.

However, for song from that era, Rush still takes the cake IMHO.
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Re: Chicago songs similar to 25 or 6 to 4?
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2007, 05:08:54 AM »
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You might also like Bread and Three Dog Night.

I saw Three Dog Night in concert a few years ago.  The never sounded better.
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