SHOF Talk: James Pankow & Robert Lamm (Chicago)

[@deangold8301]

They fully deserve their award. Two extremely talented guys!!

[@kathleenjackominic9294]

Love them. Chicago is and always will be my favorite group

[@rickbradbury9519]

Two truly talented men, who have touched millions with their music.

[@Patrickrivasticksdrums]

Congratulations Robert and Jimmy!!! Been listening to you since 1970.

[@margaretwelz1743]

So glad you've been in my life. Beautiful sounds. Thanks for the beautiful sounds. Chicago Transit Authority is amazing together. CONGRATS. YOU DESERVE IT.

[@SuperAtlantis1]

Well deserved. Love these guys.

[@lired70]

Bravo! You are both so deserving!!!

[@murphy60]

From the first time I seen them (1979/Chicagofest) to the last time (25 August, 2015) their music stands still in time. Thank you Chicago, for writing and playing songs that make you stop, listen, and remember where you were, what you were doing, and let your mind take you there.

[@gopmomof2]

Thank you for the amazing songs!

[@uncleelmer]

Well deserved award for Jimmy and Robert.

[@GlobalMiles]

Classiest, most amazing men of contemporary music history. Electric.

[@agilemonk6305]

These two Chicago icons are amazing and have been a blessing to music.

[@jackaction7077]

Huge fan up to 17 and that was it for me..Still listen to them regularly

[@PeterJSasso]

So Happy for Jimmy and Robert!!!

[@pljms]

These two gentlemen between them have written so many great songs, classics that have stood the test of time. Then there's James Pankow's extraordinary brass arrangements which added so much to the songs.

[@PjTexas]

Love these guys! ❤️

[@autind73]

I love these guys and Chicago! Play on forever... 😏

[@debphs5270]

Will see u again May 8th, 2019 at Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield, IL

[@badsapares1882]

Robert lamm is the clint estwood of the band he always makes the day with the bands.

[@3rdRockRider]

Eager to hear what's next from these guys!

[@lindaloe]

BOTH VERY DESERVING ROBERT AND JAMES TWO SUPER. TALENTED GUYS!!

[@mrsbluesky8415]

Talented individuals and much deserved.

[@silvioribeirodossantos6858]

Duas lendas!

[@lisabarrett211]

I love chicago all the music is amazing ❤👍

[@carlosnavarro9863]

Gracias Jimy y Robert

[@dokkendave2750]

Two of the most phenomenal men right there. Jimmy is really starting to look and talk like a very old man/old folks home resident. Somehow, Robert keeps his youth.

[@parkwaypro9838]

"Yeah, two 'phenomenal men' that I'm a huge fan of-- but man, Jimmy looks really old-- like he belongs in a home!" Who the fuck cares what Pankow looks like! He's fucking 70 years old, dude. What do you expect? Hello-- it's not 1982 anymore. I don't give a shit what they look like as long as they keep playing "Hold On" after "Hard For Me to Say I'm Sorry" and he's rocking the fuck out of his trombone! Really typical superficial shit. Yeah, he should go out and die his hair jet black, right? He should wear a wig, right? Gimme a break, Dave. It's the music, Dave.

[@RCGoetzke]

It may have been all that cocaine Lamm snorted in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

[@newspapertaxis1]

If I had his $$$$$ I could look young too!!! Lifts,tucks,veneer teeth, all that crap... Look at early footage of Lamm's teeth!!!!!! They were fucked up from all the drugs......But ya gotta love em!!!

[@chriscianciolo5823]

@@newspapertaxis1 Come on - it’s not just plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures. It takes a lot of effort to keep oneself in good physical and mental shape, regardless of money. I don’t see Elton John (b. 1947) or Vince Neil (b. 1962) looking anywhere near as good as Robert (b. 1944).

[@MrFrankqu58]

Even though Bobby Lamm was in the front Lead vocal and keyboard playing and Jimmy Pankow in the back playing his trombone. Both of them showed extremely great song writing through out there career. Very well deserved

[@patriciacrawford2583]

Late but congratulations to a super group who can jam jam jam man real kool

[@suziemills2201]

Bought your house in Encino. Still miss that great house

[@andrewphillips799]

The first 3 double albums I dubbed from brand new store bought vinyl to open reel stereo tape...and played ONLY the tapes. This to fight the snap, crackle and pop noise of repeated playing of the vinyl albums. CTA and Beatles were GODS..

[@jcedwards8363]

Legends

[@lamarravery4094]

I wish Peter would've been there.

[@margaretwelz1743]

lol go go go. yep. lol I'd say it sure worked out ok. lol Thanks for bringing good things to life.

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

Right on!!!!!!

[@chicagomusicfan8817]

They could have at least mentioned Peter in that interview. They made a lot of beautiful music together and for gods sake Peter and Robert were related through marriage for a number of years and their children are related. Just shows who is the bigger person of that group of three. Peter is, and he will always will be my favorite of the group.

[@philosophicallyspeaking6463]

Peter needed to go and do his own thing. The admittedly successful soft-rock sound that producer David Foster was keen to promote as the 'new' Chicago sound was fast overwriting the multi-singer rock 'band' sound that always made them a band rather than a singer, which is why Peter 'could' leave no harm done. As it stands, despite losing a good singer, Chicago was more than Cetera, and we recovered a more authentic 'ensemble' Chicago horn sound, minus the persistence of Peter Cetera's highly idiosyncratic vocals; and for those who wanted it, more persistent Peter Cetera vocals independent of Chicago.

[@waltersimmons946]

The reason they never mention Peter is because according to Cetera in a 1992 interview he said the original Chicago line-up made a rule that no one was allowed to say anything negative about other band members to the press. In that 1992 interview Cetera being an ex member by then said he DID NOT like Pankows type of songs and Cetera said the song SKIN TIGHT which he sang but written by Pankow on Chicago x was a "piece of garbage" but he had to sing it because it was his job. I think years of Cetera facing some rejection from the band members when he wrote a few song made him feel the way he did enough to say how he felt about songs he didn't care for that the other members had written. But Cetera did praise Robert Lamm as the best song writer in America till 1974. It was Lamm who encouraged Cetera to write songs and bring them to band back in the day. Drugs caused jealousy and egos flared when Cetera and Foster saved the band from extinction in the 80s. Lamm was in rehab at that point.​@philosophicallyspeaking6463

[@sharonlaforest6134]

I really admire Peter for not showing up at this event just as he did with the Rock Hall of Fame. He is an honest man and people should respect that. There is no point attending these events when there is so much animosity between them.

[@RCGoetzke]

Agreed

[@Eric-ot7en]

I don't it's been so long. It seems like it will never go away. They may all die before they can celebrate what they did "together ".

[@richardernsberger5692]

@@Eric-ot7en What's the source of the animosity?

[@lamarravery4094]

I believe Peter and Robert get along, but Pankow and Cetera don't get along. It might've been over the performing the song Old Days in concert, Peter didn't like singing about Howdy Doody. I also think James was jealous of how Peter became the star of the band and envious of Peter's writing all of Chicago's hits in the late 70s and mid 80s.

[@rareform6747]

Beginnings

[@michellec-i9415]

Well deserved yes, but no Peter Cetera! Wrong. I read that they would defer his award until he is able to attend the event. Such crap. The man is 74 years old, just give him his award. He’s written some of my most memorable Chicago tunes as well as his own solo work. Shame on SHOF! And neither of these two paid any homage to their former bandmates’ contributions to their music. End rant !!

[@Patrickrivasticksdrums]

I totally agree. Such B.S. in all this bickering! Treat it as a business as it is and let those that deserve it receive it.

[@lamarravery4094]

Peter kept Chicago on the charts from 1976 to 1985, when none of these two could write a hit anymore.

[@philosophicallyspeaking6463]

@@lamarravery4094 Unfortunately you are correct. Peter followed his soft-rock inclinations to currency and continued success. James and Robert, for not having a taste for the simpler tropes of soft-rock, persisted in 'the old' way even though double-albums and PROG died in advent of disco.

[@lamarravery4094]

@@philosophicallyspeaking6463 Peter wasn't all soft rock, he wrote some rockers too and Robert and James wrote their fair share of ballads as well, so for them to blame Peter for making the band soft is just all hypocrisy.

[@patriciachandler1939]

Why dont you at least talk about WALTER PARAZAIDER???Tell us how he and Lee are these days???

[@antonius_006]

Robert Lamm looks very much like Clint Eastwood.

[@RCGoetzke]

I'd say that Lamm has aged better than Pankow has. Perhaps the cocaine was less damaging than the alcohol was.

[@plasticbleach4004]

hIS fUCKING nOSE

[@TruthHurts58]

illegitimate without Cetera there. SHOF tried to force Peter to hang with these pricks who have been dogging him for years and when he said no thanks, they took away his award. I admire him for telling you to stick it!

[@RCGoetzke]

Cetera still received his award.

[@michellec-i9415]

Robert G. He did get it? I didn’t see him post that anywhere or was that the award he posted on his website that said “the award for the non-attendees” Was that it? I always thought they would defer it until he could attend.

[@sandywilson6532]

Although Cetera is deservedly his own beautiful talent- NO voice can duplicate colour my world.......

[@RCGoetzke]

Robert Lamm and even Peter Cetera certainly deserved the award, but not James Pankow. He had some nice early tunes, but not much thereafter.

[@Rylan101]

Pankow deserved the award before Cetera get real. The Ballet may have been one of the greatest songs ever written!

[@mikemacjunkie1]

Robert G. Peter was also supposed to get the award but refused to go because Pankow would be there so they took away his honour. They have too many years of bad blood between them. Had it just been Lamm he would’ve been there. Oh well...

[@Rylan101]

@@mikemacjunkie1 yeah all the animosity is rather disappointing.