Chicago gets a lot of discussion here, but I never hear a lot of love for Chicago V. The remastered version is a gem! The thing starts out with "A hit by Varese" which surely must be tongue in cheek! This is a very adventurous tune to start a transitional album with. I mean, it was the first of their records to be a single LP. There's just so much goodness on this thing, particularly the horn arrangements, which I don't think they ever surpassed. There's not as much Kath on this record, a shortcoming that's made up for on the bonus tracks, but the songwriting more than makes up for it! A 5-star outing as far as i'm concerned!
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