Chicago / Nacogdoches 1971 / 2CDR

Chicago / Nacogdoches 1971 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA 17th March 1971 SBD

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CHICAGO in 1971, which made a big hit with three major works and became a big game that was neither pushed nor pushed. Introducing a new excavation soundboard album that conveys such a time.
“March 17, 1971 Nakadoches performance” is included in this work. That sound board recording. Speaking of 1971, it started with “Chicago III”, but it was also a year of producing historic masterpieces one after another, such as “AT CARNEGIE HALL” and “Chicago V”. First, let’s look back at the schedule and confirm the position of the show.

<< January 11 “Chicago III” released >>
・ January 20-March 26: North America # 1a (40 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ April 5-May 23: North America # 1b (32 performances) ← * “AT CARNEGIE HALL”
・ June 1-10: Europe (10 performances)
・ June 11-19: Asia / Hawaii (5 performances)
・ July 12-September 16: North America # 2 (37 performances)
《September 20-29 “Chicago V” production》
・ October 20th-November 27th: North America # 3 (23 performances)

This is CHICAGO in 1971. Shortly after the release of “Chicago III,” the tour “North America # 1” started, and the schedule can be roughly divided into two. The traditional work “AT CARNEGIE HALL” was born from the beginning of the latter half “North America # 1b”, but the Nakadoches performance of this work is just before that. It was the 35th performance of “North America # 1a”, and it was a concert about 3 weeks before “AT CARNEGIE HALL”.
This work recorded at such a show is a sound board recording that was recently excavated, and its quality is the best. The spectacle is not as good as “AT CARNEGIE HALL” because it is monaural, but the sound quality itself is not defeated at all. A beautifully separated ensemble of 7 people is poured directly into the brain, and you can fully enjoy Terry Kath’s energetic vocals and hot guitar with a great direct feeling. As a matter of fact, I can tell you that it was a little scratched, but I can only say “Please listen to it anyway!”
The show drawn with such a sound is similar to the traditional board “AT CARNEGIE HALL”. As mentioned earlier, the band potentials are very similar, but the sets are different, as they are only three weeks apart. Let’s organize by comparing here.

● Chicago Transit Authority (3 songs)
・ Listen (★) / Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? / Beginnings
● Chicago and 23 Oaths (3 songs)
・ Poem for the People (★) / Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon / Fancy Colors
● Chicago III (6 songs)
・ Happy Cause I’m Going Home / Lowdown / Sing a Mean Tune Kid / Elegy Suite (★) / I Don’t Want Your Money / Loneliness Is Just A Word (★)
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard even in “AT CARNEGIE HALL”.

… And it looks like this. “Elegy Suite” has a short arrangement of about 8 minutes, but there are four songs that cannot be heard in “AT CARNEGIE HALL”, so it can be a supplement to the traditional edition. Moreover, the three songs other than “Poem for the People” are a valuable repertoire that I haven’t played much in later years. You can enjoy it with the finest official sound board.
“AT CARNEGIE HALL” itself was expanded with the 2005 Rhino edition, but this work is a sound board album that allows you to enjoy a more diverse “live performance of 1971”. “Chicago III,” “AT CARNEGIE HALL,” “Chicago V,” and a “new masterpiece” born in 1971, filled with historical masterpieces. Please enjoy it carefully.

大作3連作を大ヒットさせ、押しも押されもせぬ大物となった1971年のCHICAGO。そんな当時を伝える新発掘サウンドボード・アルバムが登場です。
そんな本作に収められているのは「1971年3月17日ナカドーチェス公演」。そのサウンドボード録音です。1971年と言えば『シカゴIII』によって幕を開けましたが、続く『AT CARNEGIE HALL』や『シカゴV』と、歴史的な名作を次々と生み出した1年でもありました。まずは、そのスケジュールを振り返り、ショウのポジションを確かめてみましょう。

《1月11日『シカゴIII』発売》
・1月20日-3月26日:北米#1a(40公演)←★ココ★
・4月5日-5月23日:北米#1b(32公演)←※『AT CARNEGIE HALL』
・6月1日-10日:欧州(10公演)
・6月11日-19日:アジア/ハワイ(5公演)
・7月12日-9月16日:北米#2(37公演)
《9月20日-29日『シカゴV』製作》
・10月20日-11月27日:北米#3(23公演)

これが1971年のCHICAGO。『シカゴIII』のリリースから間もなくツアー「北米#1」を開始したわけですが、その日程は大きく2つに細分できる。伝統作『AT CARNEGIE HALL』は後半「北米#1b」の冒頭から生まれたわけですが、本作のナカドーチェス公演はその直前。「北米#1a」の35公演目であり、『AT CARNEGIE HALL』の約3週間前にあたるコンサートでした。
そんなショウで記録された本作は最近になって発掘されたサウンドボード録音で、そのクオリティは極上。モノラルなためにスペクタクルは『AT CARNEGIE HALL』に及ばないものの、音質自体はまったく負けていない。綺麗にセパレートした7人編成のアンサンブルが脳みそに直接流し込まれ、テリー・キャスのエネルギッシュなヴォーカルも熱いギターも絶大なダイレクト感でたっぷりと楽しめる。実のところ、多少は傷でもあった方が語れるのですが、ここまで素晴らしいと「とにかく聴いちゃってください!」としか言いようがありません。
そんなサウンドで描かれるのは、伝統盤『AT CARNEGIE HALL』とは似て非なるショウ。前述した通り、3週間しか離れていないのでバンド・ポテンシャルは酷似しているものの、セットは異なる。ここで比較しながら整理してみましょう。

●シカゴの軌跡(3曲)
・Listen(★)/Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?/Beginnings
●シカゴと23の誓い(3曲)
・Poem for the People(★)/Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon/Fancy Colours
●シカゴIII(6曲)
・Happy Cause I’m Going Home/Lowdown/Sing a Mean Tune Kid/Elegy Suite(★)/I Don’t Want Your Money/Loneliness Is Just A Word(★)
※注:「★」印は『AT CARNEGIE HALL』でも聴けない曲。

……と、このようになっています。「Elegy Suite」は約8分と短めのアレンジながら『AT CARNEGIE HALL』で聴けない曲が4つもあり、まさに伝統盤の補足盤となり得る。しかも「Poem for the People」以外の3曲は後年あまり演奏していない貴重なレパートリー。それを極上のオフィシャル級サウンドボードで楽しめてしまうのです。
『AT CARNEGIE HALL』自体も2005年のライノ盤で拡張されましたが、本作はさらに多彩な“1971年の生演奏”を味わわせてくれるサウンドボード・アルバムです。『シカゴIII』『AT CARNEGIE HALL』『シカゴV』と歴史的な名作がひしめく1971年から生まれた“新たなる名盤”。どうぞ、じっくりとご堪能ください。

Disc 1(59:18)
1. Listen
2. Happy Cause I’m Going Home
3. Poem For The People
4. Lowdown
5. Piano Intro
6. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
7. Sing a Mean Tune Kid
8. Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon

Disc 2(26:18)
1. Fancy Colours
2. Elegy Suite
3. Beginnings
4. I Don’t Want Your Money
5. Loneliness Is Just A Word

Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead vocals
Terry Kath – guitar, lead vocals
Peter Cetera – bass, lead vocals
James Pankow – trombone, percussion
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, percussio, background vocals
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, percussion, background vocals
Daniel Seraphine – drums

SOUNDBOARD RECORDING

Uxbridge 1235

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