ANOTHER TERRIFIC SHOW
by JAM on 8/12/25Beacon Theatre - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5AS A LONG TIME "SUPER FAN"0F CHICAGO, 1ST SEEING THEM @ CARNEGIE HALL, NYC IN APRIL, 1971, I HAVE PROBABLY BEEN TO WELL OVER 50 SHOWS, IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENUES. THE 3 OR 4 SHOWS IN THE BEACON ALWAYS SEEM TO BE A BIT MORE SPECIAL. THE CROWD SEEMS TO BE A BIT MORE JAZZED, AND THE BAND PLAYS OFF THAT ENERGY. THE SHOW HASN'T CHANGED MUCH IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, NOT SO WITH THE LINE-UP. THE LATEST BEING THE ABSENCE OF ROBERT LAMM. IN 2024, IN MORRISTOWN, NJ (NOT THE BEST OF VENUES IN MY OPINION), ROBERT DID SEEM A BIT OFF HIS GAME, AND PERHAPS THAT HAS CARRIED OVER INTO 2025..JUST CONJECTURE. GLAD TO SEE JIMMY BACK WHO WAS MISSING FROM 2024 MORRISTOWN. BASS PLAYER, ERIC BAINES, & KEYBOARDIST, CARLOS MURGULA (1ST TIME I'VE SEEN HIM), DID A MORE THAN ADMIRABLE JOB. THOROUGHLY, AS ALWAYS, ENJOYED MYSELF. KEEP IN GOING GUYS.
THERE WAS ONE VERY SURPRISING ADDITION TO THE REPETOIRE, AND A GREAT ONE!; THE FABULOUS JACKIE WILSON'S "HIGHER AND HIGHER": PERFECT FOR THE "ROCK BAND WITH HORNS".