Terry Kath was the Soul of Early Chicago until he died.
Chicago had no choice but to change direction after Kath died.
Foster owes no apologies to anyone.
To my knowledge Chicago is still touring doing what they love to do.
Chicago 17 is the biggest seller of any Chicago album. It’s practically unheard of that a record made some 15 years after their first album is their biggest seller. Of course over time, those 80s albums didn’t age as well as the early stuff.
only saw Chicago once. April 1969 at the LA Forum, my first concert. They were second bill to Jimi Hendrix.
Remember Terry well. he hardly faced the audience at all. Mostly faced his amps. But boy howdy he could play that guitar.
Thought to myself, is Jimi going to be this good?
He was.
Kath was singularly irreplaceable. most cover bands need at least 2 if not 3 people to emulate him.