Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. In the Country
2. Fancy Colours
3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro)
4. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
5. South California Purples
6. Questions 67 and 68
7. Sing a Mean Tune Kid
8. Beginnings

Disc 2:

1. It Better End Soon: 1st Movement
2. It Better End Soon: 2nd Movement (Flute Solo)
3. It Better End Soon: 3rd Movement (Guitar Solo)
4. It Better End Soon: 4th Movement (Preach)
5. It Better End Soon: 5th Movement
6. Introduction
7. Mother
8. Lowdown
9. Flight 602
10. Motorboat to Mars
11. Free
12. Where Do We Go from Here
13. I Don't Want Your Money

Disc 3:

1. Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home
2. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Make Me Smile
3. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: So Much to Say, So Much to Give
4. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Anxiety's Moment
5. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: West Virginia Fantasies
6. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Colour My World
7. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: To Be Free
8. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Now More Than Ever
9. Song for Richard and His Friends
10. 25 or 6 to 4
11. I'm a Man

Disc 4:

1. Listen [#][*]
2. Introduction [#][*]
3. South California Purples [#][*]
4. Loneliness Is Just a Word [#][*]
5. Free Form Intro (Naseltones) [*]
6. Sing a Mean Tune Kid [#][*]
7. Hour in the Shower: A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast/Off to ...
8. 25 or 6 to 4 [#][*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23844 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-12
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .60 pounds

Customer Reviews

Ultimate Chicago Live
Vintage Chicago fans -it doesn't get much better than this!
The original line up was at it's creative peak with three strong,
often experimental double albums under their belt, when they released this. It was a fine blend of guitar and horns playing funk, jazz and rock fusion, with a few commerical hits, not too many (Questions, Make me Smile, Beginnings, Does Anybody...etc). They hadn't become middle of the road pop driven yet.

On this beautifully remastered four cd set we are treated to many of their complete suites, played live. It's punchy, the band stretches out, are high spirited, and not afraid to improvise. Can be smooth when need be. It's a near perfect portrait of the original band sound played live. The studio recordings are of course great (Chicago 1-3 albums) but are more studio perfect, calculated and produced. The raw excitement and energy here is necessary to round out your pleasure of this fine band's most creatively important albums, when they were still not afraid to be underground and different.

This remastered set includes a bonus disc of Carnegie live tracks, posters, and booklet in a handsome cream coloured box with the group logo embossed on one side, the track listing on the other. It's hard to go wrong here, especially if you are a fan of their early albums and want more! Go for it.