CHICAGO 17

The peak of Chicago popularitu and thankfully also their best album of the 80's. Synths, which are all over the place, are very tasty and that has become the main component followed by the guitar and some horns in the background. Not sure how the three original horn players were happy about that. Cetera shows great singing and melodies are great without sounding too slick. Production work is top notch, arrangements too. In terms of music complexity, it is below the previous albums. "Remember the feeling" and "You're the inspiration" are top ballads from the Chicago repertoire even if dominated by synths which is not typical for Chicago.

Not really anything for the old fans apart from the vocals but pop/rock lovers with love this a lot.