For any fan, there is always the first, that one special album, and Chicago 18 is the one for me. My Journey to Chicago 18 I was introduced to Chicago by my friend, Chris, in the summer of 1985 when he loaned me a cassette copy of Chicago IX with the memorable phrase “You’ll probably know half the songs and like the rest.” Well, I knew none of the tunes, but fell in love with the band on first listen. What came next was obvious: I started collecting Chicago albums. Chicago 17 was the obvious next choice as it was ending its year-long run on the charts. Chicago 16, featuring…