Picks include Chicago, Deep Purple and the Smiths....full article here

Jason Scheff felt now would be the right time to bring his track "Love Lives On" forward for Chicago.

Beautiful work Jason!

IN 2008, CHICAGO© HAD BEGUN A RELATIONSHIP WITH PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC, AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHER. IT WAS AN EARLY STEP TOWARDS, OF NECESSITY, CREATING A MECHANISM FOR THE BAND TO DO THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY. OBVIOUSLY, THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPE HAD CHANGED FROM WHAT WAS NORMAL WHEN THE BAND'S DEBUT ALBUM “CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY” WAS RELEASED IN 1969.



THE BAND CONTINUES TO FLOURISH, CONSTANTLY TOURING THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND HAVING ONE OF IT’S 70-PLUS ‘HIT’ SONGS ON THE RADIO VIRTUALLY EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY, SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. BUT THERE WAS A ‘DISCONNECT’ IN TERMS OF NEW RECORDINGS, NEW MUSIC, AND HAVING A PRESENCE IN OTHER MEDIA, AND IN ‘NEW MEDIA’.



THE OLD MODEL HAD US WAITING FOR THE RECORD COMPANIES, OR THE PUBLISHING COMPANIES, WHICH REPRESENTED OUR BODY OF WORK, TO CREATE THAT PRESENCE. IT WAS NO LONGER EFFICIENT.





WE HAD RETAINED THE RIGHT TO RE-RECORD OUR MUSIC, AND THE TIME HAD COME TO TRY. WE DECIDED TO GATHER AT A STUDIO IN NASHVILLE, DURING A SMALL BREAK BETWEEN TOURS, WHERE ABOUT HALF THE BAND WAS NOW BASED. NASHVILLE’S FAMOUS STUDIOS WERE BEGINNING TO DISAPPEAR DUE TO CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY. JASON FOUND ONE WHERE WE COULD WORK QUICKLY USING PRO TOOLS©.



THE ENGINEERS ‘STRIPED’ THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF 15 OF OUR MOST POPULAR RECORDINGS. THEN JASON, KEITH AND TRIS PAINSTAKINGLY DUPLICATED THE OLD RHYTHM SECTION PERFORMANCES, GLITCHES AND ALL, WITH SCARY VIRTUOSITY. NEXT, ROBERT PUZZLED OUT HIS KEYBOARDS. IN MARATHON SESSIONS, LEE, JIMMY, AND WALT, DID THE BRASS. LEAD AND BACKROUND VOCALS WERE RE-PERFORMED, ALL WITH AS MUCH DETAIL AND RESPECT AS POSSIBLE.



IN LISTENING INTENTLY TO THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS, WE ARE AMAZED AT HOW WELL THEY RETAIN THE HIGHEST QUALITY SOUND. LISTENING TO THE MIXES WE ARE AMAZED AT HOW CLOSE WE CAME TO SOUNDING LIKE THE ORIGINAL RECORDINGS.



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[As before, conceptually complete...but pre-horns, pre- sweetening, pre-mix/mastering. Final Chicago masters coming in the near future.] Enjoy this next installment of our "work in progress" previews!



Please note we have provided two previews for this song:



Naked In The Garden Of Allah (CLIP A: Chicago_work in progress sample 040813)

Naked In The Garden Of Allah (CLIP B: Chicago_work in progress sample 040813)





About the track:



I had this music idea in the 90's going back to post - Desert Storm. The basic lyric came during 2011 in the wake of the troop surge in Afghanistan. (The Greek chorus lyrics are rough translations of incantations uttered while entering a mosque.)



They could just as well be a prayer I offer up any given morning.



I have read several books about the region, the war, and the forces we are fighting against.

I watched many films and documentaries about these battles, which seem so ...pre-terminator sci-fi.

How did we get to this? I know. I remember. Many sides to this lyric... RL







NAKED IN THE GARDEN OF ALLAH

(lyrics and music by Lamm) (music by Lamm/Linderman ©4/16/12)



WE ARE NAKED

WE ARE INNOCENT

WE ARE DEADLY

WE ARE BROKEN

WE ARE IGNORANT

WE ARE LOST

WE ARE CHILDREN

WE ARE DISCONTENT

WE ARE FATAL

WE ARE BROKEN

WE ARE IMPOTENT

WE ARE LOST



THIS TELEVISED DEMOCRACY (we seek protection, we seek protection)

SUCH ADOLESCENT FANTASY (we seek refuge, we seek refuge)

RANDOM ACCESS TO CONTENT

I THINK WE’RE NAKED IN THE GARDEN OF ALLAH



PIE IN THE SKY AND GINGERBREAD (we seek protection, we seek protection

WE NEVER MEANT TO GET IN BED (we seek refuge, we seek refuge)

WITH WANNABE INTELLIGENCIA

I THINK WE’RE NAKED IN THE GARDEN OF ALLAH…

Hi Everyone!

Here is some recent news about McDonald's (we've waited until now to announce our participation in their innovative marketing idea). You can enjoy the video below. So, please feel free to comment on their site, tweet, facebook,etc.  Maybe the next time you visit, you'll see more of the exclusive videos we've made available for their new channel -which will be going worldwide. That's a lot of restaurants. Congrats McDonald's!!!  And, while we are talking innovation, did you know the band is currently recording a new batch of original Chicago songs? Yep.  :) Enjoy!

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