Hot Streets

Artist: Chicago
Label: Chicago Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 703404301222
EAN: 0703404301222
ASIN: B0000021RU

Release Date: 1996-05-14

Hot Streets

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Tracks:

Alive Again
The Greatest Love On Earth
Little Miss Lovin'
Hot Streets
Take A Chance
Gone Long Gone
Ain't It Time
Love Was New
No Tell Lover
Show Me The Way

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Customer Reviews:

A variable release for CHICAGO.......2005-07-22

I want to refute Bill Fleck again, but not so hard this time. Donnie Dacus isn't quite as bad as Bill Fleck say's. I too was a big fan of Terry Kath, so really no one could fill the shoes of Terry. Hey Bill, give Donnie a break!!! I think even if Terry wouldn't have died, they would have been going down hill at this point anyway. This album does have three great songs which are; "Alive again", "No Tell Lover", and "Gone Long Gone", but "Alive Again" is a song that always fires me up, and gets me out of the doldrums. But the album pretty much sucks, after those three hits. Also Bill, what's the matter with CHICAGO XIII!!!! It didn't sell very well, but I really enjoy most of it. I would say CHICAGO XIV was the stinker.They did get back on track with CHICAGO 16, 17, and 18. But I would buy this anyway, just for the three aformentioned songs. SO BILL, LIGHTEN UP, IF YOU CAN!!!!

P.S. Hey Steven R. Fleck!!! I don't know if you're are or are a relative of Bill Fleck but if you aren't you are just as crazy as him. I don't see how you think "Alive Again" is a terrible song (in fact it's one of the greatest Chicago songs ever), and I don't see how Daucus played such a bad guitar solo on the track. It may have even been played by Terry that same way too. It's a hard driving song which can lift your spirits very quickly. "No Tell Lover" isn't bad either, and is also one of the best Chicago songs ever. "Gone Long Gone" is also a killer song to boot. Now if you want to take issue with the rest of the tracks, then, that's alright to me, but three great tracks make this worth buying I must say. JUST GET SOME TASTE!!!

Hot Streets.....Chicago, before they started to suck .......2005-04-12

This is a great album if you are a fan of the original Chicago. If you're hung-up on personlities, member changes and blind sentiments you'll hate it. I've read reviews remarking unflatteringly on Donnie Dacus'guitar work and vocals. Don't believe it! He rocks. The music recorded by Chicago since Donnie left the band is awfull. This album represents a final chapter in the band's sound before they got sappy, soft, and lost their hard edge. I've loved this album ever since the first time I listened to it. I haven't bought a Chicago album since.

Don't let critics decide for you.......2001-04-12

Though this recording was killed by just about every critic who heard it, it's still a great Chicago album if you're into what they've done over all this time. Like everyone else I was upset over the loss of Terry Kath, who was at his strongest as a composer and instrumentalist at his untimely death. Most were too busy complaining about the guitar work of new player Donnie Dacus to listen to the other members of the band doing great work on this recording. Making this album hard to find on disc 'cause of lack of demand until recently. The songs are great, the horn arrangements are as good as ever. Although I must admit even to this day the song "Alive Again" strikes me as weird timing and taste. There's a couple of Dacus' compositions which are quite creative if you take the time to listen. I had this on cassette for years so when I went to turn all my Chicago albums to CD this one was the one that wasn't in most store/warehouse collections. If you like Chicago you'll like this recording, but if you didn't like the other recordings around this same time period you won't like this one either.

Should've Quit While They Were Ahead.......2001-03-02

"Hot Streets" reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle that doesn't have any pieces that fit! Yes, there's a lot there but it just doesn't come together.

The biggest misfit on this album is Donnie Dacus. Dacus is a pretentious guitar player and a lousy singer. After seeing him on "Saturday Night Live" with the rest of the band 22 years ago, I came away with the impression that Dacus is a Pete Townshend wannabe--and a sorry one at that! What Dacus lacks in substance he tries to make up for in flash. But that's not saying a whole lot either.

Why the surviving band members chose this latent hippie for a lead guitarist still baffles me. Dacus' style--if you want to call it that--doesn't fit in with the group's chemistry. After listening to this album, you'll see why.

The only songs where Dacus doesn't bollox things up too much are on "Hot Streets" and "Alive Again." On "No Tell Lover," Dacus is more of a background instrumentalist so, for all intents and purposes, he's irrelevant. For the most part, though, "Hot Streets" and "No Tell Lover" fit into the group's mold and they keep this album from being a total bust.

However, I'd advise anyone who is a long time fan of the group to avoid this album as it would be out of place in your Chicago collection. Instead, you might be better off downloading a few of these songs on disc or going to your library to rent the CD. All in all, this is a lackluster if not forgettable album.

Not-so-Hot Streets.......2001-02-28

Before this album was released in September 1978, I was a serious Chicago fan and I was saddened by the untimely death of the inimitable Terry Kath. After Kath died, I had my doubts about the group's ability to carry on and after listening this album, my doubts were confirmed. This album is nothing more than a salvage job and it shows.

Donnie Dacus is nothing more than a showboat and his guitar style is long on flash but short on substance. Dacus' flashy style is OK on tracks like "Alive Again" and "Hot Streets" but it flops elsewhere--much like his singing!

The only songs on this album that keep it from being a TOTAL DISASTER are "Alive Again", "Hot Streets" and "No Tell Lover." Robert Lamm's vocal is probably one of his best ever and Walt Parazaider's flute solo is captivating. "No Tell Lover" is another solid Peter Cetera tune. If nothing else, this is one of the few songs where Donnie boy isn't at the forefront.

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