Word: guitar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that virtually every band member has composed a song or two on Hot Streets, which is reflected in the album's diversity of form and sound. The first cut, called "Alive Again" as a defiant challenge to the fates that almost broke-up the group, begins with a single guitar line, which is soon joined by another, and then a couple of horns sneak in, until, having followed the first guitar along, you find yourself enveloped in the upbeat, thematic richness of the chorus of voices and instruments...
...bassist Peter ("et") Cetera. It may not be their most effective attempt, but sandwiched between two hot, hard-driving numbers it does very well for itself. While Cetera and Dacus, along with pianist Bobby Lamm, do all the vocals, the highlighted instrument in each number varies, with flutes, trombones, guitars, pianos, and even synthesizers snaking their way through the medley of sound. Chicago pieces are rarely dominated by a single performer. However, in their interweaving of sounds and the multi-rhythmic arrangements they are more closely related to classical suites than to many modern rock compositions, with their drum-thumping...
...HALL and John Oates are a curious combination. They possess a wealth of musical talents, both having shown over the course of their careers that they can write exceptional music. Neither one displays exceptional virtuousity with instruments--Hall plays an adequate keyboard and Oates strums a less-than-spectacular guitar. However, vocally the two complement each other nicely. Hall's wide-ranging, piercing voice contrasts well with Oates' smooth, sensual tenor...
They follow this parody with a more serious punk tune, "Don't Blame It on Love," using some fine guitar and percussion work to drive the song along. Caleb Quaye's strong lead guitar dominates both these cuts, which comically oppose John Oates' "Serious Music," a conventional rocker that ponders the durability of pop music. The song uses some creative instrumental bridges playing off a "Rhapsody in Blue" theme...
...only alternative to despair Townshend gives us is the same offered by all rock musicians with pretensions--the power of their own music. "Guitar and Pen," a bouncy, playful tune, the most good-natured one on the album, predictably tells us just what an artist's only friends...