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Summary: This is SKINNY BOY 2.0
Comment: It seems that some of the reviewers are listening to a different album. This is a re-issue of the 70's LP "Skinny Boy". This came out in between Chicago 7 and Chicago 8. What's really great about it is that the tracks feature Robert and his buddy (the late Chicago lead guitarist) Terry Kath on bass. 2.0 adds some demo tracks and a public service ad....surely designed to be used on the the follow-up to "Skinny Boy". When I first got the LP, "One step Forward", "Someday I'm Gonna Go", "Temporary Jones", and "Brother john" were my favorites. Now I'm also liking "The Door" and "Some of What" in addition. What you've got to remember is the transitionary period in which this came out.....Chicago was one of the top Columbia acts at the beginning of the 70's and most of the songs were Lamminations....but by this time they were starting to lose popularity, they had just built their dream production facility in Nederland, Colorado, other members of the band were writing hit songs, and Chicago albums had a fair amount of production techniques. On this one it is basically Robert, Terry, and a drummer.
In case you don't already know, Robert is the one original member who is not from Chicago.....he's from Brooklyn, New York (and his hometown inspiration really comes through on "Fireplace and Ivy").
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Summary: A slightly different approach, but great!
Comment: I bought this album a few months back and at first was like "oh, ok cool". After I finally listened to it all the way through I really began to dig it. It's got a quite jazzy/pop feel to it. With listening to this one and "Subtlety and Passion", I don't know why Robert Lamm never made it successfully as a solo artist. As far as the Chicago solo projects go, I mainly dig Robert Lamm's and Bill Champlin's stuff most. Check it out.
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Summary: Very Good!
Comment: Cd has a jazzy vibe that I could hear being played on the local smooth jazz station. Seems like Robert Lamm's solo efforts are what Chicago could have been doing had they been releasing new records all along since the 90's. Many of the songs sound like what you would find on a Chicago record.
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Summary: Just Killing Time
Comment: The only decent song is the "Time" song. Can't even remember the full name as it is not that great. The rest of the CD is just plain bad. I expected a lot more from Lamm. I am a big Chicago fan, but this just shows Lamm isn't much without the band to hone quality arrangements and trombonist James Pankow writing a killer horn arrangement. It appears that Lamm is just killing time with this wasted effort. It has pretty much turned me off of any Robert Lamm solo work.
Don't buy this CD!!!-- Buy some old Chicago instead!
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Summary: Different altogether!
Comment: This sucks! Okay, I guess I should say more, but I won't. I love Chicago and even Cetera and Champlin's solo work. But this sucks! I will never, ever listen to it again. I normally write more thorough reviews, but I will only put as much thought into my review as Robert put into this pathetic effort. Come to think of it, I AM out of clay targets.
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