Jim Peterik ,The Ides Of March; The Definitive 50-Year Anniversary Collection.

Published: Aug. 26, 2015, 9 p.m.

b"2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the band that drove the 1970 Billboard smash \\u201cVehicle\\u201d to the top of the charts: The Ides Of March. \\xa0Last Band Standing is a perfectly executed celebration of The Ides Of March history and a showcase of a band still in their prime at 50 years deep. Original members Jim Peterik (also of Survivor fame and songwriter behind \\u201cEye Of The Tiger,\\u201d and well as many other chart-toppers), Bob Bergland, Larry Millas, and Mike Borch started as group of teenagers whose love of Rock N Roll and R&B led them to showcases and bandstands around their native Chicago, eventually hitting it big nationally with \\u201cVehicle.\\u201d\\xa0The first four audio discs contain material from across their storied career. Included are Warner Brothers albums Vehicle \\xa0and Common Bond,\\xa0first-time-ever releases of the best of their RCA releases World Woven \\xa0and Midnight Oil\\xa0,Spirit Of Chicago.\\xa0Rarities like \\u201cLike It Or Lump It\\u201d and \\u201cNo Two Ways About It\\u201d Billboard charter You Wouldn\\u2019t Listen . The audio portion is completed with brand new Ides of March tracks, including the brass driven \\u201cWho I Am,\\u201dToo Far To Turn Around,\\u201d and the aptly titled \\u201cLast Band Standing,\\u201d featuring Steve Cropper \\u2013 the iconic songsmith of Booker T and the MG\\u2019s and organizer of the Blues Brothers.\\xa0Disc five is a live DVD of The Ides Of March performing 15 of their most iconic songs in an eleven camera shoot at the House Of Blues, Chicago on May 31, 2014. This DVD boasts a slew of extras: archival footage from their TV appearances in the 70's, new interviews, a look behind-the-scenes, a photo collage spanning 50 years ,an exciting new music video for the title track \\u201cLast Band Standing.\\u201d \\xa0Showing no signs of slowing down, The Ides Of March, who continue to tour to this day, are truly worthy of the title Last Band Standing.\\xa0?"