Chicago - Chicago: VI Decades Live (CD)

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Chicago has been a concert force for more than 50 years, thrilling its legion of fans with performances that never disappoint. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers celebrate their live legacy with a 4CD/1DVD collection of previously unreleased concert recordings, which includes several deep cuts that have never appeared on any of the band’s live albums.

CHICAGO: VI DECADES LIVE (THIS IS WHAT WE DO) was recorded between 1969 and 2014, including the band’s entire performance at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. The DVD features a concert that was originally broadcast on the German music television show Rockpalast in 1977. The set comes with a 24-page booklet illustrated with rare images selected from the band’s vast archive.

The first two discs are dedicated to Chicago’s headlining performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 28, 1970. It’s a snapshot of the band on the verge of superstardom and captures them in top form, playing songs from their first two albums – “Beginnings” and “Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon” – as well as “Mother” from their third album, which was unreleased at the time. The other two headliners on this 3-day festival were The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.

The remaining discs include live performances selected from six decades, starting with a trio of songs recorded in Paris in 1969: “Poem For The People,” “25 Or 6 To 4” and “Liberation.” Other highlights include deep tracks like “A Hit By Varèse” (1973), “Takin’ It On Uptown” (1977) and “Forever” (1987), in addition to songs from Chicago’s 1994 big band tour: “In The Mood” and “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.”

On February 12, 1977, Chicago played live on the German music television show Rockpalast. The entire concert is included here on DVD. An amazing overview of the band’s career to that point, it boasts unforgettable performance of “Saturday In The Park,” “Just You ’n’ Me,” “Call On Me” and “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long/Mogonucleosis,” plus covers of the Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life” and The Spencer Davis Group’s “I’m A Man.” As a bonus, the DVD also includes the band’s fan favorite performance of “W

Chicago: VI Decades Live

Tracklist:

1. Introduction (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
2. South California Purples (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
3. Beginnings (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
4. In the Country (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
5. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro) [Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70]
6. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
7. Mother (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
8. It Better End Soon (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
9. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
10. 25 or 6 to 4 (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
11. I'm a Man (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
12. Poem for the People (Paris France 12/8/69)
13. 25 or 6 to 4 (Paris France 12/8/69)
14. Liberation (Paris France 12/8/69)
15. Goodbye (The John F. Kennedy Center for the Perfoming Arts Washington D.C. 9/16/71)
16. Now That You've Gone (Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia 6/26/72)
17. A Hit By Varèse (Chicago Stadium Chicago Il 8/13/73)
18. If You Leave Me Now (Oakland Coliseum Oakland Ca 12/1/77)
19. Takin' It on Uptown (Oakland Coliseum Oakland Ca 12/1/77)
20. Hot Streets (Greek Theater Los Angeles Ca 8/11/78)
21. Little One (Greek Theater Los Angeles Ca 8/11/78)
22. Forever (Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola FL 3/21/87)
23. Medley: In the Midnight Hour Knock on Wood I'm a Man Get Away (Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola
24. You're Not Alone (Starplex Amphitheatre Dallas TX 5/30/92)
25. The Pull (Caesar's Palace Las Vegas NV 3/20/94)
26. In the Mood (Caesar's Palace Atlantic City NJ 7/28/94)
27. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Caesar's Palace Atlantic City NJ 7/28/94)
28. Look Away (Acoustic) [A;E Network Live By Request 9/5/02]
29. America (Whyy the Grand Wilmington de 5/7/14)
30. Anyway You Want (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
31. Saturday in the Park (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
32. Skin Tight (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
33. Just You 'N' Me (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
34. Hope for Love (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
35. You Are on My Mind (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
36. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
37. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
38. Beginnings (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
39. Scrapbook (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
40. A Hit By Varese (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
41. Call on Me (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
42. Takin' It on Uptown (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
43. If You Leave Me Now (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
44. Once or Twice (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
45. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long [Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77]
46. 25 or 6 to 4 (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
47. Got to Get You Into My Life (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)
48. I'm a Man (Rockpalast - Grugahalle Essen Germany 2/12/77)