20 Albums Responsible For Changing the Way We See Music

Chicago, bought in 1972. I was an aspiring young sax player and they were among the first to bring horns to rock. Also, I had just had my first drug experience and I was convinced that "25 or 6 to 4" was a sly drug reference, making it the coolest song ever. In the ensuing years, the song's writer claimed the reference was was just about the time of day — a fittingly superficial explanation from a band that quickly devolved into sappy love songs and has been forever consigned to the repertoire of halftime marching bands everywhere.