Chicago/Earth Wind and Fire

The only concerts I've been to in the past few years have been The Dead or Jimmy Buffet shows; my annual pilgrimages of debauchery. When my sister called and asked if my wife Jayne and I wanted to go see Chicago/Earth Wind and Fire at the Tweeter Center, I was less than enthused. EWaF was always too disco for me and Chicago too light rock. But Jayne actually likes EWaF and the tickets were corporate VIP seats with in seat beer service, so it seemed like a fun night out.



I'm glad I went. The show was very entertaining. I'm still not a big EWaF guy but I actually knew many of their songs. Chicago, on the other hand, floored me. They cranked out many of their hit songs with screaming guitars and a blaring horn section. They were much rowdier and rockin' than I expected.



The two bands played together at both the opening and close the show and their combined efforts were fantastic. My wife counted 22 musician on the stage at the end when they teamed up to play one of each of their big hits, Shining Star and 25 or 6 to 4. The EWaF guitarist Vadim Zilberstein really got to crank it up during the 25 or 6 to 4 finale. He was a really great player.



From the review of the Pittsburg show from a few nights earlier, it looks like they do the same exact show every night. The description fits what I saw very closely, right down to the coin flip and the kiss on the forehead. I just don't agree with the reviewer that Chicago's guitarist was too loud.

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