Chicago - Chicago XXXVI: Now (2014) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 361 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 127 MB | Covers - 146 MB
Genre: Soft Rock, Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avalon/Marquee Inc. (MICP-11161)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 361 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 127 MB | Covers - 146 MB
Genre: Soft Rock, Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avalon/Marquee Inc. (MICP-11161)
Forty-five years into the band's career, the seemingly straightforward numerical system Chicago follow to title their albums has gotten confusing. Their 2014 offering Now: Chicago XXXVI is clearly their 36th record but it is only their 23rd studio album and, to muddle matters more, it is their first collection of brand-new original material since Chicago XXX in 2006 (the 2008 release of Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus doesn't really count, as that was initially scheduled for release in 1994, which would've made it Chicago XXII or so). Hence, the decision to put "Now" in front of Chicago XXXVI instead of behind: it emphasizes that this record showcases the band in the present, not the past. That Chicago's Now sounds tethered to the Chicago of the early '80s is neither here nor there…