I read your blog occasionally, so *waves hi*!
And personally, Spot, I like most of Chicago's hits, but, like the Doobie Brothers in the Michael McDonald years, they had an extremely talented vocalist and made almost every song (or at least every single) sound exactly the same (Chicago did it with Peter Cetera). But there are definitely bright spots in there, and the harmony is wonderful to sing to as well. (and the parody of him on Family Guy is hilarious...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3auSzKQhH44 &
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cAew40UpBo (sorry for the crappy sound quality on this one...) &
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu2mkDpkNZI ) ^_^ Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends!