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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent music and Service Jul 09, 2009
I received my CD in excellent condition within a few days of my ordering it. I will definitely consider purchasing from you again.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Classic Chicago Jun 11, 2009
All the very best of this amazing band, this classic Chicago material appeals to the very connoisseur of that Musical era. I love listening to this on those easy weekends when you have time to get into the music.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
This two disc set from Rhino is really an outstanding value. Mar 18, 2009
For my money they are the most important American rock and roll band in history. They were a phenomenon to be sure. And the statistics would tend to back up these assertions. Whether you were addicted to Top 40 radio in the 1970's or a fan of progressive or classic rock you were sure to find the music of Chicago emanating from your radio.
It all began with an LP entitled "Chicago Transit Authority" in the spring of 1969. While the album would never attain Top Ten status it would remain on the charts a staggering 171 weeks! And from this LP would emerge a couple of classic hit singles "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" and a tune appropriately entitled "Beginnings". And Chicago would never look back. Over the next two decades the band would have over four dozen hit singles and produce some of the finest and most successful albums of the period.
In late 2007, Rhino records released the impressive two disc collection "The Best of Chicago 40th Anniversary" which includes 29 of the groups bigeest and best hit singles on both the Columbia and Warner Brothers between 1969 and 1991. I enjoyed them all! Among the early hits on Disc One I am most partial to "Questions 67 and 68", "Old Days" and the aforementioned "Beginnings". I know I might be in the minority on this but I actually prefer some of the band's later Warner Bros. hits that can be found on Disc Two. I hardly seemed to notice when the highly regarded Peter Cetera left the band to pursue a solo career in the mid-eighties. I thought "Hard Habit To Break" was perhaps the finest single they ever made. And I also enjoyed many of the other 80's hits like "You're The Inspiration", "Look Away" and "Will You Still Love Me?" Given my druthers, I might prefer the 2002 Rhino release "The Very Best of Chicago" which also included hits like "Dialogue (Parts I & II) and the rollicking 1980's tune "Along Comes A Woman". However, it would appear that this collection is in the process of being discontinued.
At the end of the day I think it is fair to say that "The Best of Chicago" 40th Anniversary Edition" is really an abridged version of the prior collection. But on the plus side, Rhino is offering this collection at an extremely affordable price. The fact of the matter is that "The Best of Chicago" 40th Anniversary Edition" should more than satisfy all but the most diehard Chicago Fans. Very highly recommended!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Wow! Mar 11, 2009
I have enjoy "Chicago" for years. Had no idea how much influence Chicago had in the years that their music covers !
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Buy "The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning" instead. Feb 11, 2009
This is quite a puzzling and pointless release. After Rhino had gotten the rights to Chicago's back catalog back in the early 2000's they started re-releasing remastered/expanded editions of some of their seminal albums. A fantastic 2 disc set was then offered in 2002 called "The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning" which offered album versions of almost all of their best known hits instead of the horribly butchered/edited radio single versions. For people who don't quite want to splurge on the lavish box set, this 2 disc set was great for people wanting the full versions of most of their classic tracks.
Back in 2007 for some reason, Rhino then released a new 2 disc set that only has 30 tracks versus the 39 on Only the Beginning. But the biggest horror is that these are instead of the album versions the horribly edited single versions in most cases.
Case in point, the single edit on here of "25 or 6 to 4" omits THE ENTIRE SECOND VERSE AND HALF OF THE GUITAR SOLO! Beginnings is present in a little under 3 minute version instead of the almost complete 6 1/2 minute version that is on The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning.
The only thing that this newer 2 disc set can boast is that it does have some of their singles released in the 2000's but those songs aren't really that great anyway.
I think that the greatest sin is that each disc doesn't come close to maxing out the alloted 80 minutes of length that each CD can hold.
So instead of buying this pointless travesty of a release, get The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning instead.
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