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RE: I was there !!, posted on September 24, 2016 at 17:12:09
Mike B. Audiophile Posts: 26358 Location: OR Joined: September 27, 1999 Contributor Since: September 1, 1999	Neat. I also saw them around that time. They played a 10K seat auditorium and only 3k of us showed up. The guy who announced the band said he had heard them when they were setting up and a lot of people are going to miss a great show. He was right. They were excellent. Terry Kath looked like he was really into it in this video. Another talent gone too soon.

RE: Chicago Transit Authority, posted on September 24, 2016 at 17:17:56
Mike B. Audiophile Posts: 26358 Location: OR Joined: September 27, 1999 Contributor Since: September 1, 1999	I don't remember it, but enjoyed listening to it here. I gave up on the band when they slowly switched to elevator music.

"Southern California Purples", posted on September 24, 2016 at 18:52:41
FenderLover	Think this is the song with Katz playing through a Fender Dual Showman, full blast into a 4 X 12-inch cab loaded with JBL D120F speakers ---- in the studio. Gibson SG, IIRC. Pure 6L6GC overdrive! 8^)

RE: Chicago Transit Authority, posted on September 24, 2016 at 20:08:21
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Thankfully, one of Rock's very best debut albums!

Plenty of cowbell, posted on September 26, 2016 at 07:17:03

rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com
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They were great for three albums.

Even then I thought the name was stupid. I hate band's names that are too long. So they ended up shortening it and it was still kind of dumb being named after a city.

But they were my obsession for the years of those first three records.

The first case of RnR disillusionment came about from their devolution into radio music. Many more cases followed but that was the first. It became difficult to listen to the records I previously loved and I certainly did not want anyone to know I was ever a "fan".

The records sat on the shelf for forty years. I played some of them about a year ago and was surprised just how damn good they were.

RE: Chicago Transit Authority, posted on September 29, 2016 at 19:52:36
Mike_in_MD Audiophile Posts: 1431 Location: Maryland Joined: May 1, 2005	Makes you wonder what direction the band would have taken if Terry Kath had not died so early ! Their early stuff was fantastic !

RE: Chicago Transit Authority, posted on October 1, 2016 at 05:39:45
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	The band has done very well over these years.

Great but it need more cow bell! nt, posted on October 6, 2016 at 18:10:38
dancingseamonkey Audiophile Posts: 3455 Location: New Orleans, birth place of jazz. Joined: May 1, 2006 Contributor Since: November 24, 2009	nt "Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson

RE: Great but it need more cow bell! nt, posted on October 7, 2016 at 19:57:08
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15524 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Hopefully, the band used the Cow Bell, in one of their many, many songs?

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