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storrsroars said:
Chicago was an interesting band up until "Color My World", which was the kind of pop pablum that would destroy any serious band's street rep.

Kath got his due as a guitarist from his contemporaries. If you want to talk about the most underappeciated guitarist of all time, that conversation begins and ends with Ollie Halsall.
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You’re trying too hard.


Color my world is wonderful.

And Ollie is a great player. But you’re reaching.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm kind of in awe of Hall's life..
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He was part of a tv show comedy troupe show back in the 70s. Funny but not at all edgy at that time. Wish I could remember the show.
His regular thing was inventing names for common but odd, unnamed things.
Haven't heard of him since. But, what a life he's lived.
 
August_West said:
You’re trying too hard.

Color my world is wonderful.

And Ollie is a great player. But you’re reaching.
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You needed to be a senior in HS when Color My World came out to appreciate just what sop it was.

It was played in the highest rotation of high rotation possibilities on the radio.

You'd be driving and there would be a nice run of uptempo rock songs on the radio, then CMW would come on and you'd want to rip the radio out of the dash to avoid that simplistic and depressing saccharine. And this would happen every 40 minutes or so. Even on progressive stations at first (although WNEW jocks stopped playing it pretty quickly).

It was pretty much the only slow dance song played at any function.

It got voted favorite tune by thousands of high schools in 1974. That's not a high note one wishes their generation to be remembered by (personally, I went with All The Young Dudes).

There are few songs that will actually make me angry hearing them. CMW is #1 on that list. It represented everything that was wrong with American youth in 1974.

And until that song, I was a Chicago fan. They did some meaningful music in the late 60s early 70s. CMW was their sellout moment.

As far as Ollie Halsall, the key word is "unappreciated". People of my generation knew who Terry Kath was. They're familiar with his work on Chicago's first three albums and his early death. Nobody I know has ever listened to Patto or Timebox. The guy could play anything and do it in the context of the song. So it's my opinion he's pretty much the most unappreciated guitarist of which I'm aware.
 
Colour My World?
What can anyone say. The song when it first came out sounded good. It was different from almost everything being played. FM was transitioning from "underground radio" to maybe a "top 60" format...not quite top 40. They started playing commercials. The song had to be on every chart, no matter what station...top 40, rock, etc, etc. Every station played it over and over again. At some point, every time I heard it, I wanted to vomit...ENOUGH!!!!!
 
CMW was still haunting junior and senior proms in my years of '78 and '79.

But slow dancing to Stairway? Priceless.

Michael Hutchence was quite the showman when INXS had their day.
 
August_West said:
And let me say this.

I have couple different definitions of "great vocals".

For example. (and Im 1 million percent serious) For me, in my opinion, this right here is the greatest live vocal performance in history.

I wonder if anyone would agree. and why.

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When it comes to emoting a song with less than perfect vocals there is no one I’d place ahead of Janis Joplin.

“Ball and Chain”, “Down on Me”, “Piece of My Heart” make me feel I’m looking into her soul whenever I listen to her sing.
 
fleudslipcon said:
When it comes to emoting a song with less than perfect vocals there is no one I’d place ahead of Janis Joplin.

“Ball and Chain”, “Down on Me”, “Piece of My Heart” make me feel I’m looking into her soul whenever I listen to her sing.
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Garcia too.
 
August_West said:
Garcia too.
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Exactly which is the primary reason there were so many devoted followers.

It’s rare for any of us to expose the depths of our being unless we’re in rage.

Which is why I admire how you approach this forum.
 
What the heck, let's drift this thread...Front man? How about playing lead on a nylon string acoustic...Wille Nelson....who is a better front man?
Covers every genre.....
 
I'm lost now. Jerry Garcia is the equal of Janis Joplin when it comes to pouring emotion into their vocal performance?

All this time I thought Jerry was what a fat guy sung like when stoned.
 
David 76 said:
He was part of a tv show comedy troupe show back in the 70s. Funny but not at all edgy at that time. Wish I could remember the show.
His regular thing was inventing names for common but odd, unnamed things.
Haven't heard of him since. But, what a life he's lived.
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Not Necessarily the News...?
 
storrsroars said:
I'm lost now. Jerry Garcia is the equal of Janis Joplin when it comes to pouring emotion into their vocal performance?

All this time I thought Jerry was what a fat guy sung like when stoned.
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He was not fat until he had ongoing major health problems. His music was pure emotion. I was never a one of the devotees, but his huge rabid following speaks for itself.
 
storrsroars said:
I'm lost now. Jerry Garcia is the equal of Janis Joplin when it comes to pouring emotion into their vocal performance?

All this time I thought Jerry was what a fat guy sung like when stoned.
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Actually he is one of the best ever at conveying emotion vocally.

Jerry could have 65000 people in a stadium pin drop quiet waiting on a whisper.
 
August_West said:
Jerry could have 65000 people in a stadium pin drop quiet waiting on a whisper.
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Given the amount of chemicals ingested by the audience, I'm guessing you could say the same if it were a ferret in heat on stage :D

I know a lot of folks like you vis a vis Dead. I just never got the appeal. I tried, didn't take. I appreciate their classics. For emotion, I'll take Paul Westerberg over Jerry 100x out of 100.
 
storrsroars said:
Given the amount of chemicals ingested by the audience, I'm guessing you could say the same if it were a ferret in heat on stage :D

I know a lot of folks like you vis a vis Dead. I just never got the appeal. I tried, didn't take. I appreciate their classics. For emotion, I'll take Paul Westerberg over Jerry 100x out of 100.
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Drugs at a concert, no way.
 
storrsroars said:
You needed to be a senior in HS when Color My World came out to appreciate just what sop it was.

It was played in the highest rotation of high rotation possibilities on the radio.

You'd be driving and there would be a nice run of uptempo rock songs on the radio, then CMW would come on and you'd want to rip the radio out of the dash to avoid that simplistic and depressing saccharine. And this would happen every 40 minutes or so. Even on progressive stations at first (although WNEW jocks stopped playing it pretty quickly).

It was pretty much the only slow dance song played at any function.

It got voted favorite tune by thousands of high schools in 1974. That's not a high note one wishes their generation to be remembered by (personally, I went with All The Young Dudes).

There are few songs that will actually make me angry hearing them. CMW is #1 on that list. It represented everything that was wrong with American youth in 1974.

And until that song, I was a Chicago fan. They did some meaningful music in the late 60s early 70s. CMW was their sellout moment.

As far as Ollie Halsall, the key word is "unappreciated". People of my generation knew who Terry Kath was. They're familiar with his work on Chicago's first three albums and his early death. Nobody I know has ever listened to Patto or Timebox. The guy could play anything and do it in the context of the song. So it's my opinion he's pretty much the most unappreciated guitarist of which I'm aware.
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Yep Junior Prom song '76 end of the night. Stairway to Heaven Sr prom '77, guessing so many were the same.

Kath was unbelievable and I agree so very much unappreciated. If he was to be in a hard rock band there would have been a much higher impact of his skills but even with Chicago especially early it's so easy to see and hear how amazing he was. I was one at the time who under appreciated how damn good he was, and I liked Chicago.
 
August_West said:
Actually he is one of the best ever at conveying emotion vocally.

Jerry could have 65000 people in a stadium pin drop quiet waiting on a whisper.
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Ahh Watkins Glen...I was there...the Band, Allman's, The Dead.
 
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