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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| image =
| Name = Chicago XXII: Stone of Sisyphus
| image_size = 180px
| Type = Studio
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| Artist = [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]
| shoots = Left
| Cover = chicagosos.jpg
| height_ft = 6
| Released = [[June 17]], [[2008]]
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 210
| Recorded = 1993
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]/[[Adult contemporary]]
| nickname =
| league = [[ECHL]]
| Label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
| team = [[Victoria Salmon Kings]]
| Producer = [[Peter Wolf (producer)|Peter Wolf]]
| Reviews = [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fjfwxzljldae link]
| former_teams = [[South Carolina Stingrays]]
| Last album = ''[[The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition]]''<br />(2007)
| nationality = CAN
| This album = '''''Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus'''''<br />(2008)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|15}}
| Next album =
| birth_place = [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia|BC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| career_start = 1999
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'''''Chicago XXII: Stone of Sisyphus''''' is a studio album by American rock band [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], released on [[June 17]], [[2008]], after a nearly fifteen year delay.<ref name="sun5">{{cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=Mythic Chicago album finally a reality |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/1015036,WKP-News-chicago20North.article |first=Thomas |last=Conner |date=2008-06-20}}</ref>
'''Robin Gomez''' (born [[October 15]], [[1981]] in [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] player, currently playing for the [[Victoria Salmon Kings]] in the [[ECHL]]. Gomez began his career playing junior level hockey for the [[Calgary Hitmen]] in the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]. Gomez played two full seasons for the Hitmen, clocking up 121 games in the process. He would start the 2001/02 season as a Calgary player but would almost immediately transfer to another WHL team, the [[Seattle Thunderbirds]], where he would manage a ratio of a point every other game through the rest of the season.


==History==
Gomez' senior career would begin in the [[ECHL]] when he signed for the [[South Carolina Stingrays]]. He would prove to be a good signing for the Stingrays, and would provide a more physical approach to the game as well as a solid points production. Gomez stayed with the Stingrays for two full seasons, as well as a number of post-season appearances before moving to the higher [[American Hockey League|AHL]] level for the beginning of the 2004/05 term, when he would line up as a [[Worcester Ice Cats]] player.
The album's original release date in the United States was scheduled for [[March 22]], [[1994]]. However, fate intervened to shelve the project before it hit the stores. [[Warner Music Group|Warner Bros. Records]], Chicago's record company at the time, was displeased with the album, and thus dismissed ''Stone of Sisyphus'' as being "unreleasable."<ref>{{cite news |date=2008-06-17 |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/17/chicago.album/ |title=Chicago releases 'lost' album 15 years after recording it |first=Ed |last=Payne}}</ref> This led to an acrimonious split with the band.<ref>{{cite news |work=Desert News |title='Stone of Sisyphus' worth the wait |first=Scott |last=Iwasaki |url=http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700240245,00.html |date=2008-07-04}}</ref> The band's failure to issue an official press release regarding the album's mothballing and subsequent departure of guitarist [[Dawayne Bailey]] left fans to years of rampant debate and conjecture about the events surrounding ''Stone of Sisyphus''.


Through its official website, as well as public discussion forums of past and present band members, the band actively worked to quell discussion and debate about ''Stone of Sisyphus'', while sporadically releasing thematic albums. Recent information came to light regarding the actual reason for the album's shelving. The band's management was negotiating with the label regarding a licensing of the extensive Chicago back catalog and when those talks stalled, the label apparently retaliated by scrapping the project.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
Unfortunately for Gomez, he managed just 12 games for the Ice Cats, scoring just one point in that time. Due to his poor points output, he would return to familiar territory with the Stingrays and the ECHL. Gomez would again prove his quality at this level, with his points total rising again, as well as clocking up large numbers of penalty minutes.


==Post-1994==
Gomez would again try his hand in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] in 2004/05, this time with the [[Hershey Bears]]. Again it would only be a short spell, this time lasting only three games. Gomez failed to score a single point in the time, but totalled an average of almost 10 penalty minutes a game.
Like [[The Beach Boys]]' ''[[Smile (Beach Boys album)|Smile]]'', ''Stone of Sisyphus'' built a legend of its own. Tracks from the unreleased album surfaced on [[bootleg recording]]s, including on the internet, while many of the songs appeared on legitimate compilation releases.


On [[July 9]], 1993, the band included "The Pull" in a concert at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in Los Angeles to give the audience a taste of the upcoming album. The title song and "Bigger Than Elvis" were first released in Canada on the 1995 double CD compilation ''Overtime'' (Astral Music). A single edit-version of "Let's Take A Lifetime" debuted in Europe on the 1996 Arcade Records compilation called ''The Very Best Of Chicago'' (a title which would be reused in North America in 2002).
For the 2006/07 season, Gomez would make a drastic change and moved to [[Europe]] to sign for [[EIHL]] club the [[Manchester Phoenix]] and player/coach [[Tony Hand]]. Whilst in Manchester he would again play alongside former South Carolina Stingrays team-mate [[Scott Basiuk]].


Five of the 12 tracks were released in Japan between 1997-1998 on the very rare green and gold editions of ''The Heart of Chicago'' compilations: "All The Years" (debut), "Bigger Than Elvis", and "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed Again" (debut) all appear on the green-clad ''The Heart of Chicago 1967-1981, Volume II'' (Teichiku, 1997), with "The Pull" and "Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark)" appearing on the gold-clad ''The Heart of Chicago 1982-1998, Volume II'' (WEA Japan, 1998).
In his 33 game spell with the Phoenix, Gomez managed 19 points and more than 150 penalty minutes. Despite his impressive performances, Gomez returned to North America and the ECHL mid-season when he became a [[Victoria Salmon Kings]] player.
Gomez impressed in the 19 regular and 3 post-season games he played in, and was re-signed in the post season to keep him in Victoria for the 2007/08 term.


In 2003, the group finally allowed three tracks from ''Stone of Sisyphus'' -- "All The Years", the title song and "Bigger Than Elvis" -- to be officially released in the United States on ''[[The Box (Chicago)|The Box]]'' by Rhino Records.
==Assault charge==


==Solo versions==
Gomez was charged with assault for throwing [[Las Vegas Wranglers]] player Chris Ferraro to the ice on March 1, 2008. After getting a concussion from hitting his head on the ice<ref>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/03/mending-one-day-time/</ref>, Ferraro was unable to play for the next three months, returning in Game 4 of the [[Kelly Cup]] Finals. Gomez was also suspended for the remainder of the ECHL season.<ref>[http://www.lvrj.com/sports/16378136.html ReviewJournal.com - Sports - Chris Ferraro pursues charges for punch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Keyboard player Robert Lamm previously recorded a solo version of "All The Years" in the early 90's for his 1993 solo album ''Life Is Good In My Neighborhood'' (initially released in Japan by Reprise Records in 1993, it was released in 1995 in the USA by Chicago's then label Chicago Records), and a version of "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed (Again)" for his 1999 album ''In My Head''.

Keyboard player and guitarist Bill Champlin recorded "Proud of Our Blindness," which was a slightly different lyrical version of "Cry for the Lost," for his 1995 solo album ''Through It All'', whose liner notes included his stinging criticism of the major record labels inspired by the row Chicago had with Warner Bros. over ''Stone of Sisyphus''.

Bass player Jason Scheff recorded a solo version of "Mah-Jong" for his 1997 solo album ''[[Chauncy (album)|Chauncy]]''.

==2008 release==
In May 2008, Rhino Records announced that ''Chicago XXII: Stone of Sisyphus'' would be released with four bonus songs. One of the original songs for the 1994 release of the album, entitled "Get on This", did not make it on the 2008 release.<ref name="sun5"/> An official reason for this omission from Chicago or Rhino Records was not given. Frequently bootlegged, the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' notes that "Get on This" is "commonly the most-praised track in online fan discussions."

==Track listing==
#"Stone of Sisyphus" <small>([[Lee Loughnane]], [[Dawayne Bailey]])</small> – 4:11
#"Bigger Than Elvis" <small>([[Jason Scheff]], [[Peter Wolf (producer)|Peter Wolf]], Ina Wolf)</small> – 4:31
#"All the Years" <small>([[Robert Lamm]], Bruce Gaitsch)</small> – 4:16
#"Mah-Jong" <small>(Scheff, Brock Walsh, [[Aaron Zigman]])</small> – 4:42
#"Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed" <small>(Lamm, John McCurry)</small> – 4:45
#"Let's Take a Lifetime" <small>(Scheff, Walsh, Zigman)</small> – 4:56
#"The Pull" <small>(Lamm, Scheff, P. Wolf)</small> – 4:17
#"Here with Me (Candle for the Dark)" <small>([[James Pankow]], Lamm, Greg O'Connor)</small> – 4:11
#"Plaid" <small>([[Bill Champlin]], Lamm, Greg Mathieson)</small> – 4:59
#"Cry for the Lost" <small>(Champlin, Dennis Matkowsky)</small> – 5:18
#"The Show Must Go On" <small>(Champlin, Gaitsch)</small> – 5:25

===Bonus tracks===
<ol start="12">
<li>"Love Is Forever" (Demo) <font size=1>(Pankow, Lamm)</font> – 4:14
<li>"Mah-Jong" (Demo) <font size=1>(Scheff, Walsh, Zigman)</font> – 4:59
<li>"Let's Take a Lifetime" (Demo) <font size=1>(Scheff, Walsh, Zigman)</font> – 4:15
<li>"Stone of Sisyphus" (No Rhythm Loop) <font size=1>(Loughnane, Bailey)</font> – 4:35
</ol>

==Personnel==
===Chicago===
*[[Robert Lamm]] - keyboards, lead & backing vocals
*[[Walter Parazaider]] - woodwinds, backing vocals
*[[Lee Loughnane]] - trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
*[[James Pankow]] - trombone, backing vocals, horn arrangements, horn co-arrangement on "Stone of Sisyphus"
*[[Bill Champlin]] - keyboards, rhythm guitars, lead & backing vocals
*[[Jason Scheff]] - bass, lead & backing vocals
*[[Dawayne Bailey]] - rhythm guitar, lead guitar ("Bigger Than Elvis" and "Stone of Sisyphus"), lead & backing vocals, horn co-arrangement on "Stone of Sisyphus"
*[[Tris Imboden]] - drums, percussion, harmonica

===Additional musicians===
*Bruce Gaitsch - guitar
*[[The Jordanaires]] - backing vocals on "Bigger Than Elvis"
*[[Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist)|Sheldon Reynolds]] - guitar
*[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass on "Bigger Than Elvis"
*[[Joseph Williams]] - backing vocals on "Let's Take A Lifetime"
*[[Peter Wolf (producer)|Peter Wolf]] - arranger, keyboard bass, keyboards

==Production==
*Produced by Peter Wolf
*Engineered by Peter Wolf & Paul Ericksen
*Mixed by [[Tom Lord-Alge]] at Encore Studios, [[Burbank]], [[California]] in 1993 and 1994

*Recorded at Embassy Studios in [[Simi Valley]], California 1993
*The Jordanaires recorded in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] in 1993

==Chart positions==
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2008)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. The ''Billboard'' 200
|align="center"|122
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dawaynebailey.com/sos.htm Dawayne Bailey's Stone of Sisyphus page]
*{{hockeydb|00048683}}

*[http://www.manchesterphoenix.co.uk/players/47_robin_gomez Robin Gomez Personal Profile], Manchester Phoenix Official Website.

{{Chicagoband}}


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[[Category:Worcester IceCats players]]

Revision as of 09:18, 11 October 2008

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Chicago XXII: Stone of Sisyphus is a studio album by American rock band Chicago, released on June 17, 2008, after a nearly fifteen year delay.[1]

History

The album's original release date in the United States was scheduled for March 22, 1994. However, fate intervened to shelve the project before it hit the stores. Warner Bros. Records, Chicago's record company at the time, was displeased with the album, and thus dismissed Stone of Sisyphus as being "unreleasable."[2] This led to an acrimonious split with the band.[3] The band's failure to issue an official press release regarding the album's mothballing and subsequent departure of guitarist Dawayne Bailey left fans to years of rampant debate and conjecture about the events surrounding Stone of Sisyphus.

Through its official website, as well as public discussion forums of past and present band members, the band actively worked to quell discussion and debate about Stone of Sisyphus, while sporadically releasing thematic albums. Recent information came to light regarding the actual reason for the album's shelving. The band's management was negotiating with the label regarding a licensing of the extensive Chicago back catalog and when those talks stalled, the label apparently retaliated by scrapping the project.[citation needed]

Post-1994

Like The Beach Boys' Smile, Stone of Sisyphus built a legend of its own. Tracks from the unreleased album surfaced on bootleg recordings, including on the internet, while many of the songs appeared on legitimate compilation releases.

On July 9, 1993, the band included "The Pull" in a concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles to give the audience a taste of the upcoming album. The title song and "Bigger Than Elvis" were first released in Canada on the 1995 double CD compilation Overtime (Astral Music). A single edit-version of "Let's Take A Lifetime" debuted in Europe on the 1996 Arcade Records compilation called The Very Best Of Chicago (a title which would be reused in North America in 2002).

Five of the 12 tracks were released in Japan between 1997-1998 on the very rare green and gold editions of The Heart of Chicago compilations: "All The Years" (debut), "Bigger Than Elvis", and "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed Again" (debut) all appear on the green-clad The Heart of Chicago 1967-1981, Volume II (Teichiku, 1997), with "The Pull" and "Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark)" appearing on the gold-clad The Heart of Chicago 1982-1998, Volume II (WEA Japan, 1998).

In 2003, the group finally allowed three tracks from Stone of Sisyphus -- "All The Years", the title song and "Bigger Than Elvis" -- to be officially released in the United States on The Box by Rhino Records.

Solo versions

Keyboard player Robert Lamm previously recorded a solo version of "All The Years" in the early 90's for his 1993 solo album Life Is Good In My Neighborhood (initially released in Japan by Reprise Records in 1993, it was released in 1995 in the USA by Chicago's then label Chicago Records), and a version of "Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed (Again)" for his 1999 album In My Head.

Keyboard player and guitarist Bill Champlin recorded "Proud of Our Blindness," which was a slightly different lyrical version of "Cry for the Lost," for his 1995 solo album Through It All, whose liner notes included his stinging criticism of the major record labels inspired by the row Chicago had with Warner Bros. over Stone of Sisyphus.

Bass player Jason Scheff recorded a solo version of "Mah-Jong" for his 1997 solo album Chauncy.

2008 release

In May 2008, Rhino Records announced that Chicago XXII: Stone of Sisyphus would be released with four bonus songs. One of the original songs for the 1994 release of the album, entitled "Get on This", did not make it on the 2008 release.[1] An official reason for this omission from Chicago or Rhino Records was not given. Frequently bootlegged, the Chicago Sun-Times notes that "Get on This" is "commonly the most-praised track in online fan discussions."

Track listing

  1. "Stone of Sisyphus" (Lee Loughnane, Dawayne Bailey) – 4:11
  2. "Bigger Than Elvis" (Jason Scheff, Peter Wolf, Ina Wolf) – 4:31
  3. "All the Years" (Robert Lamm, Bruce Gaitsch) – 4:16
  4. "Mah-Jong" (Scheff, Brock Walsh, Aaron Zigman) – 4:42
  5. "Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed" (Lamm, John McCurry) – 4:45
  6. "Let's Take a Lifetime" (Scheff, Walsh, Zigman) – 4:56
  7. "The Pull" (Lamm, Scheff, P. Wolf) – 4:17
  8. "Here with Me (Candle for the Dark)" (James Pankow, Lamm, Greg O'Connor) – 4:11
  9. "Plaid" (Bill Champlin, Lamm, Greg Mathieson) – 4:59
  10. "Cry for the Lost" (Champlin, Dennis Matkowsky) – 5:18
  11. "The Show Must Go On" (Champlin, Gaitsch) – 5:25

Bonus tracks

  1. "Love Is Forever" (Demo) (Pankow, Lamm) – 4:14
  2. "Mah-Jong" (Demo) (Scheff, Walsh, Zigman) – 4:59
  3. "Let's Take a Lifetime" (Demo) (Scheff, Walsh, Zigman) – 4:15
  4. "Stone of Sisyphus" (No Rhythm Loop) (Loughnane, Bailey) – 4:35

Personnel

Chicago

  • Robert Lamm - keyboards, lead & backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider - woodwinds, backing vocals
  • Lee Loughnane - trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow - trombone, backing vocals, horn arrangements, horn co-arrangement on "Stone of Sisyphus"
  • Bill Champlin - keyboards, rhythm guitars, lead & backing vocals
  • Jason Scheff - bass, lead & backing vocals
  • Dawayne Bailey - rhythm guitar, lead guitar ("Bigger Than Elvis" and "Stone of Sisyphus"), lead & backing vocals, horn co-arrangement on "Stone of Sisyphus"
  • Tris Imboden - drums, percussion, harmonica

Additional musicians

Production

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. The Billboard 200 122

References

  1. ^ a b Conner, Thomas (2008-06-20). "Mythic Chicago album finally a reality". Chicago Sun-Times.
  2. ^ Payne, Ed (2008-06-17). "Chicago releases 'lost' album 15 years after recording it". CNN.
  3. ^ Iwasaki, Scott (2008-07-04). "'Stone of Sisyphus' worth the wait". Desert News.

External links


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