CALIFORNIA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
''SACRED GROUND''
APRIL 1 2013
56:55
1/Sacred Ground
Marc Bonilla/4:52
2/The Real World
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/4:25
3/I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Al Kooper/5:54
4/Out of Reason
Marc Bonilla/3:08
5/Primetime
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/4:49
6/Conviction [Song For Ronnie]
Ed Roth/0:59
7/Strike
Will Champlin / Brett Nolan/4:05
8/Chorale
Marc Bonilla/1:12
9/Full Circle
Marc Bonilla / Peter Fish / Danny Seraphine/5:08
10/Staring At the Sun
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/3:45
11/In the Kitchen
Peter Fish/2:59
12/Take Me Back To Chicago
Danny Seraphine/6:25
13/Go On
Ed Roth/4:48
14/Daydream Lover
Marc Bonilla/4:25
REVIEW
By Patty Molloy
Let me begin by saying that as the owner of a radio station, I hear new music all day long. And it's very hard to get me to listen for longer than a minute, let alone impress me. Danny Seraphine, legendary drummer and founding member of the band Chicago, along with Marc Bonilla, Ed Roth, Peter Fish, and a long list of notables, come through BIG TIME with Sacred Ground. Going back to the roots of the first band CTA, this CD delights listeners with toe tapping pop hits as well as the big horn sounds and honest, soulful vocals plus some of the best arrangements I've heard since the 70's. Among my favorite moments are monster, screaming guitar licks reminiscent of the great Terry Kath courtesy of Marc Bonilla. Perfect vocals from the likes of some of my favorite singers, Bill Champlin, Larry Braggs, Will Champin, Eric Redd and Wes Crave. The creme de la creme is the unmistakable drumming of Mr. Danny Seraphine. From hard driving beats on songs like "In the Kitchen", to sweet brush work on "Go On", Danny once again shows us why he's a legend in his own time. "Strike", with Will Champlin on vocals is hands down a hit. I dare you not to hum it all day after your first listen. Strong and soulful as ever, Bill Champlin takes on "Full Circle" passionately, with arrangements that will leave fans of the their former band feeling more than satisfied. My personal favorite, "In the Kitchen" could easily been a cut that was left off Chicago III. Eric Redd's smooth vocals on "Go On" paint a picture of both strength and heartbreak. The two remakes, "Take Me Back to Chicago" and BS&T's "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" prove you can take a good thing and make it even better.
This CD is a must have for anyone who appreciates great jazz-rock, pop, and balls to the wall rock and roll.
Bravo CTA!
CTA – Sacred Ground
At the dawn of the hard-rocking 1970s, a band named “Chicago” blew out of the Windy City to dominate the pop charts for the next several decades and earn their place in rock ‘n’ roll history. Back then a “horn band” was a brand new idea, and the group’s wide-ranging brand of “jazz rock” carved out a whole new sub-genre. The adventurous spirit and freewheeling musicality of those early Chicago recordings has never quite been matched.
Until now.
Say hello to CTA ( California Transit Authority). Based in Los Angeles and fueled by the creative passion and pure percussive power of original Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine, CTA is all about a man – and a band – on a mission. And with the release of their landmark sophomore CD, Sacred Ground, CTA accomplishes that mission and a whole lot more. Working side-by-side with acclaimed guitarist Marc Bonilla, whose co-production, playing and co-writing are front-and-center throughout the project, Seraphine throws down the musical gauntlet with a collection of songs that lays a new cornerstone for the jazz/rock genre.
The creative team of Seraphine and Bonilla, along with keyboardists Ed Roth came together in southern California with the simple goal of making the most of the music they love. It was an infectious idea. The band’s 2008 debut, Full Circle, garnered critical raves and spawned some now-legendary live CTA performances. The album also marked Seraphine’s long-awaited reconnection with his former Chicago bandmate, Bill Champlin.
Three years in the making, Sacred Ground takes CTA to new heights. Aided and abetted by Champlin (and his son, acclaimed vocalist Will Champlin), along with an A-team of LA touring and studio veterans, CTA’s skin-tight arrangements and pure musicianship maximize the impact of 14 hook-laden songs.
Each individual track on Sacred Ground carves out its own space, but the overall theme – of self-realization, circles unbroken and musical rebirth – lives and breathes on this album. For everyone involved, the making of Sacred Ground was a full-on labor of love.
DoWnLoAd
''SACRED GROUND''
APRIL 1 2013
56:55
1/Sacred Ground
Marc Bonilla/4:52
2/The Real World
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/4:25
3/I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Al Kooper/5:54
4/Out of Reason
Marc Bonilla/3:08
5/Primetime
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/4:49
6/Conviction [Song For Ronnie]
Ed Roth/0:59
7/Strike
Will Champlin / Brett Nolan/4:05
8/Chorale
Marc Bonilla/1:12
9/Full Circle
Marc Bonilla / Peter Fish / Danny Seraphine/5:08
10/Staring At the Sun
Marc Bonilla / Mick Mahan / Ed Roth / Danny Seraphine/3:45
11/In the Kitchen
Peter Fish/2:59
12/Take Me Back To Chicago
Danny Seraphine/6:25
13/Go On
Ed Roth/4:48
14/Daydream Lover
Marc Bonilla/4:25
REVIEW
By Patty Molloy
Let me begin by saying that as the owner of a radio station, I hear new music all day long. And it's very hard to get me to listen for longer than a minute, let alone impress me. Danny Seraphine, legendary drummer and founding member of the band Chicago, along with Marc Bonilla, Ed Roth, Peter Fish, and a long list of notables, come through BIG TIME with Sacred Ground. Going back to the roots of the first band CTA, this CD delights listeners with toe tapping pop hits as well as the big horn sounds and honest, soulful vocals plus some of the best arrangements I've heard since the 70's. Among my favorite moments are monster, screaming guitar licks reminiscent of the great Terry Kath courtesy of Marc Bonilla. Perfect vocals from the likes of some of my favorite singers, Bill Champlin, Larry Braggs, Will Champin, Eric Redd and Wes Crave. The creme de la creme is the unmistakable drumming of Mr. Danny Seraphine. From hard driving beats on songs like "In the Kitchen", to sweet brush work on "Go On", Danny once again shows us why he's a legend in his own time. "Strike", with Will Champlin on vocals is hands down a hit. I dare you not to hum it all day after your first listen. Strong and soulful as ever, Bill Champlin takes on "Full Circle" passionately, with arrangements that will leave fans of the their former band feeling more than satisfied. My personal favorite, "In the Kitchen" could easily been a cut that was left off Chicago III. Eric Redd's smooth vocals on "Go On" paint a picture of both strength and heartbreak. The two remakes, "Take Me Back to Chicago" and BS&T's "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" prove you can take a good thing and make it even better.
This CD is a must have for anyone who appreciates great jazz-rock, pop, and balls to the wall rock and roll.
Bravo CTA!
CTA – Sacred Ground
At the dawn of the hard-rocking 1970s, a band named “Chicago” blew out of the Windy City to dominate the pop charts for the next several decades and earn their place in rock ‘n’ roll history. Back then a “horn band” was a brand new idea, and the group’s wide-ranging brand of “jazz rock” carved out a whole new sub-genre. The adventurous spirit and freewheeling musicality of those early Chicago recordings has never quite been matched.
Until now.
Say hello to CTA ( California Transit Authority). Based in Los Angeles and fueled by the creative passion and pure percussive power of original Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine, CTA is all about a man – and a band – on a mission. And with the release of their landmark sophomore CD, Sacred Ground, CTA accomplishes that mission and a whole lot more. Working side-by-side with acclaimed guitarist Marc Bonilla, whose co-production, playing and co-writing are front-and-center throughout the project, Seraphine throws down the musical gauntlet with a collection of songs that lays a new cornerstone for the jazz/rock genre.
The creative team of Seraphine and Bonilla, along with keyboardists Ed Roth came together in southern California with the simple goal of making the most of the music they love. It was an infectious idea. The band’s 2008 debut, Full Circle, garnered critical raves and spawned some now-legendary live CTA performances. The album also marked Seraphine’s long-awaited reconnection with his former Chicago bandmate, Bill Champlin.
Three years in the making, Sacred Ground takes CTA to new heights. Aided and abetted by Champlin (and his son, acclaimed vocalist Will Champlin), along with an A-team of LA touring and studio veterans, CTA’s skin-tight arrangements and pure musicianship maximize the impact of 14 hook-laden songs.
Each individual track on Sacred Ground carves out its own space, but the overall theme – of self-realization, circles unbroken and musical rebirth – lives and breathes on this album. For everyone involved, the making of Sacred Ground was a full-on labor of love.
DoWnLoAd
