What do you think makes BS&T so different to Chicago?
Not just of because of the brass section and arrangements, would you care to elaborate? That way we all learn and the appreciate each group in a different light....
Let the record show that I was not the one to take this poll thread off-topic.
I humbly submit if folks would like to read my take or discuss this further, we could go here:https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...the-Chicago-Quadio-Thread&p=322944#post322944
EDIT: What's your vote, Dave?
Thanks for asking, but I don't intend to vote in these polls for a while yet, if ever.
My high frequency hearing is shot to hell, I listen with expensive hearing aids, set to "music" mode.
Only been into surround six months, still building a collection.
It certainly doesn't need another 10 from me.
Can't be objective with something that's been part of my life for so long.
I do, however, vote with my pocketbook, and I ordered this for delivery on release date.
I was so disappointed to miss out on the first Rhino quad CTA, I bought their Aretha quad when it came out, before I got a decent system to play it on, just to compensate.
I do appreciate everybody who takes the trouble to vote and review.
It's been a tremendous help and turned me on to some great discs I would have overlooked.
I know it's not the same but I've had Tinnitus Perennae on both ears for about 20 years...and it's quite loud!!!
Tinnitus is psychological, it's all in your head, not you ears. I've researched the hell out of it.
It's like OCD, it can control you but only if you let it.
Humans have much more power over their minds than they think they do.
I know that , in an anechoic chamber you can hear your own heartbeat and your nervous system-which sounds exactly like tinnitus...
that's exactly what it is, is always there, for everyone, it's just that some people hyper-focus on it.
When you accept that it's easier to dismiss it when it bothers you. In other words you won't dwell on it thinking it's some sort of damage that needs attention.
And competing labelmates on Columbia. There was often a sense of oneupmanship in the early days as each released their successive albums.To my ears they absolutely, at times remind me of BS&T. I don't know how you could think otherwise. Even some of the more somber, vocal'd songs with the horns...both bands had that and I think it's a legit comparison.
Tinnitus is psychological, it's all in your head, not you ears. I've researched the hell out of it.
It's like OCD, it can control you but only if you let it.
Humans have much more power over their minds than they think they do.
And competing labelmates on Columbia. There was often a sense of oneupmanship in the early days as each released their successive albums.
I wasn't mad keen on VI, although I liked the last track or so on each side on first listen. The sound quality on VII was very nice, and although there's more drum solos it was more interesting than on III for me. Wishing You Were Here was a standout amongst the vocal tracks for me. Chicago VIII has a different feel to it (although I'm less than 10 mins in) and the horns seem signficantly less prominent than the previous albums. A drop in sound quality on this one too. Uh-oh is this the transition album?