Fans Pit Fleetwood Mac Against Chicago in Epic Twitter Band Debate

New York Post ^ | February 22, 2021 | Hannah Frishberg

[cyclotic]

Have you seen this video?

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chicago+leonid+and+friends+same+volume&docid=608039650454932726&mid=3DF8FAB8EC8D2A5985003DF8FAB8EC8D2A598500&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

A guy played them side by side. Not for note

[Olog-hai]

“Chicago!!!!!” voted one enthused devotee of the “If You Leave Me Now,” and “You’re the Inspiration” …

The so-called “enthused devotee” is definitely not a Chicago fan.

Now talk tunes like Introduction, Free Form Guitar, even Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon and that would be more like it . . .

[cuban leaf]

Leonid and Friends and Brit Floyd can keep two bands front and center for another decade or two.

[Red Badger]

I like them both.

It’s 25 or 6 to 4 or you can Go your Own way................

[strider44]

Gotta go with FWM. I always found Chicago’s sound overbearing. But I respect their success and talent. I guess I’m not into the horns.

But both are far down the list behind Led Zeplin, The Who, The Beatles, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, to name a few...

[PROCON]

Key Arena has been renamed 'Climate Pledge Arena' awaiting the new NHL hockey team, the Kraken, lol.

In '73 the venue was called the Seattle Center Coliseum.

[Steely Tom]

Both were great bands with real creativity and passion.

Chicago was earlier, and they pursued different musical visions IMHO.

Chicago was produced — and some might say invented — by James William Guercio, who was looking for a jazz-rock fusion sound, possibly one of the first to do so, at least in the pop domain. He was producing The Buckinghams before BS&T came out with their first album.

The Buckinghams were also from Chicago. I mean the city.

[NEMDF]

Yes, I agree on Chicago. LOVED the brass in their music. I did see Fleetwood Mac in concert, before they made it “BIG”.

[Captain Peter Blood]

While Fleetwood Mac was a good band, no comparison to Chicago, especially the early albums, Chicago was a Improv type band with a great sound.

[PROCON]

How about Terry Kath vs Lindsey Buckingham? Terry for me but Lindsey is good too.

[cuban leaf]

In ‘73 the venue was called the Seattle Center Coliseum.

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Thank you. I could not remember, but knew it was “advertiser free”. Also, back then I saw Heart and The Who in the same place. I saw Grand Funk in the other “arena”, though. I wonder what they call it now.

The new name is hilarious. And knowing Seattle, it’s not satire.

[mjp]

fleetwood mac

[scott says]

Not even close—Chicago—Terry Kath 1968-1978 era—. First concert I saw—1977 New Haven Coliseum 1977—
Jimi Hendrix said Terry Kath was the best guitarist he ever saw-—
The first 5 albums are serious classics-still listen to them all the time.

[cuban leaf]

I put terry up there with Hendrix (maybe better). Seriously. every time I listen to the black album, I am simply blown away by his guitar work.

[a fool in paradise]

I thought Chicago was a JAZZ group.

And Fleetwood Mac went from a blues rock band to a pop/adult contemporary act.

[cyclotic]

Free Form Guitar does about as much for me as You’re the inspiration.

I could listen to Introduction all day.

[FoxInSocks]

went viral, and has since racked up more than 1,700 likes and 4,200 responses

Doesn’t take much to “go viral” anymore.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It will always be “Chicago Transit Authority.”

How can the have such a debate without throwing Blood, Sweat and Tears into the mix?

[nesnah]

This is news.

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This ain’t your daddy’s or momma’s FR anymore, unfortunately.

This place is chock full of trolls, Karens, and post/language cops. It’s actually becoming quite revolting, at times.

[nickcarraway]

Chicago was earlier, and they pursued different musical visions IMHO.

They both started the same year. Fleetwood Mac had early success in the U.K. as a different kind of band than when they reaches success in the U.S.