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Chicago Kwiz!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 07:45 AM

Put the randomly arranged Chicago album covers A thru L in the correct order of their numerical release. Included is every album beginning with "Chicago II" and running thru "Chicago 14" and excluding "Hot Streets". Beginning with 16, they started putting the album numbers on the cover. A B C D E F G H I J K L

Edgy DC Sep 16 2011 07:47 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Staggering.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 07:48 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Oh just give it a guess

Edgy DC Sep 16 2011 07:49 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Oh, I'm working on it.

Edgy DC Sep 16 2011 07:56 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Chicago Transit Authority (I), Hot Streets, and that one with them as painters were the only ones in my family's collection. L-J-E-C-A-H-D-I-B-F-G-K

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2011 07:57 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

A - 4 B - 10 C - 14 D - 7 E - 5 F - 11 G - 9 H - 3 I - 2 J - 6 K - 13 L - 8

Edgy DC Sep 16 2011 08:03 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Great, the one I peg as 2, Fanboi Frayed Knot has as 8. I should have known. I thought the band-as-edible-product thing suggested psychedelic holdover from 1970-ish, but the texture of the wrapper and the printing font on it suggests new wave era urban blight, sort of like the courier font on the cover of Darkness on the Edge of Town.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 08:12 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Chicago Transit Authority (I), Hot Streets, and that one with them as painters were the only ones in my family's collection. L-J-E-C-A-H-D-I-B-F-G-K You got one correct: Chicago XIII

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 08:15 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

A - 4 B - 10 C - 14 D - 7 E - 5 F - 11 G - 9 H - 3 I - 2 J - 6 K - 13 L - 8 FK has correctly identified the following: Chicago IV Chicago IX

metirish Sep 16 2011 08:27 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

A - 10 B - 4 C - 5 D - 7 E - 14 F - 3 G - 9 H - 11 I - 2 J - 8 K - 13 L - 6

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 08:33 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Irish also got the painters as Chicago IX correct, all others including the 2 already-revealed answers wrong.

Willets Point Sep 16 2011 09:09 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: F I think some architect needs to make his/her mark in the field by actually constructing a high-rise building that when viewed from above spells out "Chicago" in script.

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2011 10:14 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

E = II H = II B = VI L = VII I = VIII

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 10:28 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

You got H as Chicago II (and E wrong as Chicgo II) Stay tuned as we reveal all the answers.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 10:54 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

And now to reveal the answers H (Chicago II, Jan. 1970) B (Chicago III, Jan. 1971) A (Chicago IV (at Carnegie Hall), Oct. 1971). Triple album as I recall, heavy stock box, looked expensive. I (Chicago V, July, 1972). Their 1st single album, first No. 1 album, went double-platinum E (Chicago VI, June, 1973). Also No. 1 in US, double-plat J (Chicago VII, March, 1974). D (Chicago VIII, March, 1975) G (Chicago IX (Chicago's Greatest Hits), Nov. 1975) HUGE. L (Chicago X, June 1976). The chocolate-bar album, won award for design

K (Chicago XI, Sept. 1977). Last album before Kath offed himself, and last produced by Jim Guercio.


F (Chicago 13, Aug., 1979) Went back to numbers but not roman numerals. This was a weird Chicago effort that had no rock OR soft-rock hits.


C (Chicago XIV, July, 1980) Back to roman numerals for what might be their least-successful record yet (and last for Columbia).


Thanks for playing!

Edgy DC Sep 16 2011 11:12 AM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: C (Chicago XIV, July, 1980) Back to roman numerals for what might be their least-successful record yet (and last for Columbia). I blame the art department. I salute them for the nu-waviness of the design, but you can't spot the logo in there until you look three times. By that time, you've already moved on and selected Elvis Costello. And if that's true, it cost them their record deal and, ultimately, their sound.

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2011 02:28 PM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

I meant to make choice E as 'V' so I would have gotten wrong anyway. Then, while I was away, it occurred to me that the chocolate bar was 'X' but by the time I got back I was too late to re-guess You also told Edgy earlier that the Cardinal cover was XIII and then later revealed it to be 'VIII'. I was sure it wasn't XIII because I think I owned that one and I had stopped paying attention long before XIII, but my guess was VII

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 16 2011 02:29 PM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

Stupid roman numerals

metsguyinmichigan Sep 16 2011 03:43 PM Re: Chicago Kwiz!

I think H is II -- the one with "Make Me Smile" OE: Oops - I went right to the bottom to make a post not realizing that all had been revealed.