Rating: 
Summary: ALMOST VERY GOOD
Review: My wife and I grew up with CHICAGO. Our marriage song, 30 years ago, was "Colour My World". So it was with great anticipation that we opened the DVD and sat down to a great hour of nostalgia---so we thought. We loved the inside information from the members of the band, the nuances of rehearsal and of course the music. However, the fun ended when the ditsy, giddy, unprofessional female interviewer got involved. The local high school girls on our local cable channel are more professional interviewers. Updated rating: interviewees, rehearsal and music-5 stars; female interviewer- 0 stars: = Average 3 stars
Rating:
Summary: ALMOST VERY GOOD
Review: My wife and I grew up with CHICAGO. Our marriage song, 30 years ago, was "Colour My World". So it was with great anticipation that we opened the DVD and sat down to a great hour of nostalgia---so we thought. We loved the inside information from the members of the band, the nuances of rehearsal and of course the music. However, the fun ended when the ditsy, giddy, unprofessional female interviewer got involved. The local high school girls on our local cable channel are more professional interviewers. Updated rating: interviewees, rehearsal and music-5 stars; female interviewer- 0 stars: = Average 3 stars
Rating: 
Summary: Horrible, Uninformative and Poor quality
Review: Ok I'll agree, the IDEA for this project was awesome, but it should have been left up to someone who knew something about interviews and music. The interviewer/host of this was this ditsy woman who got on my nerves within the first couple minutes. The quality of the video was horrible. There was nothing professional about this DVD, anyone off the street could do just as good a job as these people if they were given the opportunity. It is true there is more than one camera used in the filming, 2 to be exact, but the 2nd camera is a CAMCORDER, and it is very obvious when they switch over to it. I enjoyed the songs and the concert footage, but it was hard to auctally come away from this with any quality information about a GREAT band.
Rating: 
Summary: Content Excellent Execution Needs Extreme Improvement
Review: The band Chicago needs little words to explain why they are such a great band. However the interviewers in this felt it extrememly important that they suck up every little bit of time they had to hear the rehearsal with nonsense and garbage. The audio level and quality was horrible. I could have dealt with the video quality but the sounds is if it were recorded using a string and a dixie cup. Needs some mixing work.
Rating:
Summary: fantastic concept, horrific execution!
Review: the real artists working concept is terrific -- going behind the scenes as a band prepares for a concert tour. but the execution? there were better production values on "beverly hills 90210's" high school video yearbook! this is simply DREADFUL. both male and female hosts are intrusive and detract rather than enhance the proceedings. when i'm allowed behind the scenes with my favorite band, i don't need no-name "hosts" with extremely limited interviewing skills front and center camera, obscuring the views of the band that i've paid to watch. if you're a diehard chicago fan, give this a look. if you're easily annoyed by local cable access programming, you might want to pass this one up!
Rating:
Summary: Like you are a personal friend of the band. . . . . . . .
Review: This "RAW" series (Real Artists Working) is a fantastic idea! As Archie from Ca. stated in his review..."it's SUPPOSED to be raw!". I can confirm that as a professional musician myself, our group routinely audio records and videotapes tour rehearsals. This is EXACTLY how those rehearsals go. So, Chicago fans, if you are looking to experience what it would be like to be an inside "friend" of the band and attend a "closed" tour rehearsal, "Chicago RAW" delivers the goods. I particularly enjoyed the way the showed the band working out arrangements and staging ideas, and then inserted via pictur-in-picture how it ended up looking live on-stage in front of an audience. Two things would have made this DVD much better and is the ONLY reason I gave it only 3 stars....the female interviewer does, unfortunately come across as unprofessional. She was way too "star struck" and giddy to be there. The other is I would have liked the rehearsal footage to have been longer. BUT, that being said, I hope Hollywood Music Store.Com does more of these real soon! They are a chance to glimpse an area of the entertainment world the public never usually gets to see.
Rating:
Summary: Like you are a personal friend of the band. . . . . . . .
Review: This "RAW" series (Real Artists Working) is a fantastic idea! As Archie from Ca. stated in his review..."it's SUPPOSED to be raw!". I can confirm that as a professional musician myself, our group routinely audio records and videotapes tour rehearsals. This is EXACTLY how those rehearsals go. So, Chicago fans, if you are looking to experience what it would be like to be an inside "friend" of the band and attend a "closed" tour rehearsal, "Chicago RAW" delivers the goods. I particularly enjoyed the way the showed the band working out arrangements and staging ideas, and then inserted via pictur-in-picture how it ended up looking live on-stage in front of an audience. Two things would have made this DVD much better and is the ONLY reason I gave it only 3 stars....the female interviewer does, unfortunately come across as unprofessional. She was way too "star struck" and giddy to be there. The other is I would have liked the rehearsal footage to have been longer. BUT, that being said, I hope Hollywood Music Store.Com does more of these real soon! They are a chance to glimpse an area of the entertainment world the public never usually gets to see.
Rating: 
Summary: Worth the Wait for a True Chicago Fan
Review: This DVD is certainly aimed at hard-core Chicago fans. I've read a couple of the other reviews and yes, it's true, the female interviewer is not very professional and the sound isn't that great during the rehearsal segments. But it's a REHEARSAL! A true Chicago fan will look beyond that to see, even after all these years, how hard work pays off. I like the way they ask band members about starting out as musicians; there is some educational value for young musicians in some of their responses. The concert portion of the DVD is outstanding, and I hope this great band follows this DVD up with a full length concert DVD. All you true Chicago fans out there, don't over analyze this, just enjoy it!
Rating: 
Summary: RAW people
Review: What people dont understand about this video is that it was supposed to be R A W!!! That is why its called "Raw with Chicago".It was filmed with more of an edge look,like you where their. I love this DVD! The song selection is great, to the way they discuss thier tour set-up... the live footage and the induction footage. Good goin HMS!! I recommend this video for any music lover, young or old ...
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