once in a lifetime...

It seems obvious now that i know, but until a couple of months ago, it never occured to me to check out Robert Lamm's solo records, i wasnt even aware he had any... i'm slow lilke that. His only record from the 70's (all the others seem to be from the 90's onward) is called 'Skinny Boy', it's the one i found and it's the one that sparked the realisation. What followed the spark was a sort of burning hope that the record would have something along the lines of his more famous work with early Chicago burried somewhere within. Classics like 'Beginnings' and 'Questions 67 And 68' are amongst my all time favourite tracks; they get played regularly with great air guitar strumming and hippy dancing (... ok maybe not). Anyway it turns out 'Skinny Boy' is a smooth sort of record with occasional highs, there's a kind of Micheal Franks meets Jimi Tenor sort of atmosphere to much of its contents, though most of it fails to fully ignite (...for me). Until 'A Lifetime We' on the second side, which is lovely! It would fit well on any decent Balearic mix, though probably that's already happened, right? So... creamy solo beginnings on a Tuesday night...

Robert Lamm - A Lifetime We