If you are of a certain age … like if you can remember when the dirge-like Color My World was the greatest high school slow dance song ever ... you tend to take a band like Chicago for granted. They probably play the summer concert series at your nearby outdoor venue every year (probably on the same bill as The Doobie Brothers, who share an encore with the band on this DVD). They play the hits and you sing along. So why buy a Blu-ray of the show? Well, the first reason is the music, which sounds as good if not better than you remember it, and it’s played with that rare combination of talent/energy that most longtime touring bands can’t even fake anymore. The second reason to pick this one up, is the great interview with the original band members that’s part of the DVD extras. It not only celebrates the work ethic of the band, but reminds you that although we take it for granted now, the music they created was groundbreaking when they first created it.
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