tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post1025211419501818885..comments2024-01-05T10:46:06.674-06:00Comments on Scott D. Parker: Writer: Forgotten Music: June 2010 - Chicago IIIScott D. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-40145277425281154622010-06-24T09:15:10.881-05:002010-06-24T09:15:10.881-05:00There was an audience for them, the double and mor...There was an audience for them, the double and more albums, and sometimes (as with Anthony Braxton's FOR FOUR ORCHESTRAS and Carla Bley's ESCALATOR OVER THE HILL, to dip into some of the obvious jazz examples) the format was the only way to certain work.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-42002502025897531862010-06-24T08:52:15.067-05:002010-06-24T08:52:15.067-05:00I have mixed feelings about the album myself. I l...I have mixed feelings about the album myself. I love the <i>Travel Suite</i> and Terry's <i>Hour In the Shower</i> but I find everything after <i>Hour In the Shower</i> to be a bit pretentious and overblown. The whole Elegy bit and the Kendrew Laschelles poem-- Robert was just trying way too hard and it generally falls flat with me. <br /><br />It's a shame too because musically speaking there are some really nice moments in <i>Elegy</i> that I enjoy but on the whole, I generally stop III after <i>An Hour In the Shower</i> wraps up.<br /><br />I <a href="http://perplexio76.blogspot.com/2010/02/chicago-iii.html" rel="nofollow">reviewed this one</a> several months ago. We agree on some things and disagree on others. But I thoroughly enjoyed your take on it.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-33204687949851634222010-06-24T07:24:39.302-05:002010-06-24T07:24:39.302-05:00I'm always amazed at all the double and triple...I'm always amazed at all the double and triple albums that came out of this period (Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Davis's Bitches Brew come to mind). Artists were chomping at the bit to get it all out there but perhaps paring them down may have been the better approach.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-91526293487552002082010-06-24T07:00:54.566-05:002010-06-24T07:00:54.566-05:00Excellent review about one of my all time favorite...Excellent review about one of my all time favorite bands. Your take on <b>III</b> is very similar to how I (and most Chicago fans) feel about it. It is indeed a mixed bag style-wise and uneven. However, it's <b>STILL</b> one of their classic LPs. I disagree that this was the last album in which they did what they wanted on record. <b>V</b> and the first half of <b>VII</b> fall into the same category.<br /><br />I reviewed all of the Terry Kath albums. You may be interested in how similar our reviews of your choice for this month's forgotten record are. You can see my reviews <a href="http://bloggerhythms.blogspot.com/2005/05/chicago-album-by-album-analysis-of.html" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>.Charlie Riccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930103645729165149noreply@blogger.com