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Rating: - Schlockmeisters Strike Again!
This album was rejected by Warners for good reason - it was a feeble attempt by Chicago to get some musical credibility after flushing their jazz/rock career down the toilet in their quest for top 40 stardom. In the context of the early 1990's it's a bad joke. Poorly recorded (where was Jim Guercio when they needed him) and disjointed, this album is just a cruel joke.

As someone who was "around" Warners during this period who knows the executives involved, the assertions that they rejected this album because it wasn't "more of the same" are absurd. Warners was in fact pushing Chicago to do something different and exploratory, and especially to use the horns more. But the group refused ... Read More

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Rating: - it was worth the wait
Waiting since 1993 for this to be released was a small price to pay for this work of art. Had Warner listened to the artists, this would have been a smash hit with fresh new sounds and a chart topper. This is simply Classic Chicago like you have never heard before.
No true fan should be without this masterpiece that is sure to go gold or better.

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Rating: - You definitely won't be bored (unlike XIV, 19, 21, etc...)
I dare to say that even if you are not a hard-core Chicago fan, you will at least not be bored by any track on this release. But fix the order - put "All The Years" at #1, then everything else, as is, after that. And yes, you need to scour the Net and/or Newsgroups and find "Get On This," make it Track # 11. It's sorely needed to balance out the disc once you get to Track #6 & beyond. While some of the tracks get well into wild and wilder, there is no denying that the band was truly wanting to return to its' roots and and the backing horn arrangements are absolutlely some of Jimmy Pankow's finest. I was in High School when Chicago VIII and Harry Truman was out, and "All The Years" is a perfect ... Read More

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Rating: - My Favorite Post-Cetera Album
As the title says, this is by far my favorite album of theirs since "Chicago 17." It is really too bad that it was shelved for so many years. Talk about creativity! I mean, this stuff is good! It's extremely diverse, different musical styles ranging from hip-hop to driving rock to unique instrumentation incorporating flute and bass clarinet. Not only that, but the brass is back in FULL FORCE! Finally! You will not be disappointed with this album, I guarantee!

About the album...If you're a fan, then you know the history of the album, why it wasn't sold until now, and the circumstances that lead up to it. You can find all of the specifics online or read through my reviews of Chicago's albums ... Read More

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Rating: - What a disapointment!
Wow, what a disapointment this album is! Same old, over produced, garbage they've been making for years now! They even rap on one of the songs, and this is supposed to be a good thing!!?!? I've tried to listen to this a few times, and it does not grow on you. Chicago should just call it quits now if this is the stuff they are going to keep putting out! Do not buy this album!!