CHICAGO (band) - The American Dream (1980) video free download

sticks7864

Marty Grebb, formerly of the Buckinghams. He was a touring member in '80 and '81.

krelian0531

Missed you and your vast collection of Chi material! Glad to see you back, Jamie! <3

Russell Day

Who is the guy playing the sax?

WrestlingHeretic

@gambler108 I really, really would like to see/hear a live performance of material from this era; particularly a live rendering of Manipulation. The meter changes in that song makes A Hit By Varese look like a Sousa march.

drkam6

@WrestlingHeretic I do have a vinyl copy of XIV =)

DracIsBack

@bze2nlz1 Chris was with them till 1985. You mean Marty Grebb?

Vincent S

Walter Yetnikoff was upset with the band over dumping guitarist/singer/songwriter Donnie Dacus. The late 70's/early 80's would not have been a good period for Chicago under any circumstances. The popular musical climate was just wrong for them at the time. Prior to that they had been a mainstream rock group who crossed over into Adult Contemporary. After this record, when David Foster got hold of them, they became an Adult Contemporary act who occasionally crossed over to mainstream.

WrestlingHeretic

@ceterababe Robert Lamm wrote most of the overtly political songs Chicago ever did--- A Song For Richard, While the City Sleeps, Mother, Dialogue, stuff like that. He had an astute, hard-hitting bite to his lyrics and a keen observational eye. So, naturally, this song was written by Jimmy Pankow.

paezjean

como dicen que el albun chicago 14 se derrumbo si tiene buenas canciones como manipulation, song for you, birthday boy, hold on, chicago 14 es un buen albun lastima de song for you y birthday boy nunca la cantaron en concierto

eachmorning

Peter going thru slight David Bowie or Loverboy stag. Obviously had no mirrors at his house. Chris Pinnick awesome guitar player. Shows how good Chicago was, and still is. Attracts quality subs, sit-ins, and studio musicians.

WrestlingHeretic

@drummerboyjac According to the liner notes to the Rhino release, songs on XIV like "Manipulation" and "Thunder and Lightning" were written in code as a dig against Columbia records over monetary issues. Columbia retaliated by intentionally under-releasing copies of the album so that it would not sell well, and then, citing poor sales, were able to dump Chicago. It's hard to say how the album would have done released properly, but if you have a vinyl copy, that's rare.

Philip Reiling

@ceterababe James Pankow or the trombone player

carina2244

@kimberkley -- That's very funny, Kimberkley. Tell me you're kidding!!!! If not, I'll have to mark this day on my calendar of, "things people said that I found VERY difficult to believe".... ; + )

ceterababe

Who wrote the song?

libralady1010

Hi ChiKid ! Thanks for the post...well for ALL the posts. My son was laughing when he saw Cetera's hair but he couldn't deny PC had/has a terrific voice. Of course MY favorite is and always HAS BEEN Bobby's[ voice] Gosh but the triumverante of Lamm, Kath and Cetera was great wasn't it! Thank goodness for recordings in all formats so we can still see and hear them. Fantastic! Thanks again for your channel and all your work!

drummerboyjac

I got a copy of XIV on vinyl a couple of years ago and COULD NOT figure out why that album tanked. This song, as is the entire album in my opinion, is really great. It just doesn't make sense to me.

Rachel Lockhart

I like the hair. It has a fresh, new look to it. Back in 1980, it was very stylish!

ceterababe

Also, notice Peter isn't using a pick for a change........

ceterababe

LoL....Peter, what WERE you thinking? That hair, lol, and that outfit.....Looks like a chicken...BUT, I LOVE PETER ANYWAY....I'm sure he cringes when he sees this, lol roflmao...:):)........ Great song, great rare video.........Thanks for posting this, Jamie......

kimberkley

even i'm having a hard time finding that hair sexy!

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