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Got to be about the same age. Grew up in Skokie. They played almost every week at the park district.
Also used to go to Morton East high school. My cousin was in a band that would be the opening act for Styx and CTA would close. CTA made the name change to Chicago a few years later.
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Styx was from Roseland, right near there. I lived in Worth until I was 6 and then we moved to Hazel Crest. They were fun to listen to (live) and all they did was covers until about 1971. Their first album came out on the Wooden Nickel label in 1972. I remember seeing them at my girlfriend’s prom in 1973 and they did a combination of covers and originals. The next time I saw them was in 1974 or 1975 in Madison (where I went to UW-Madison) and they were getting big, so only did originals. The late 60’s and 70’s sure produced some fine music, some fine musicians and great bands.
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CTA was great to listen to. I remember when the Chicago Transit Authority made them change their name. Their early music was outstanding and I also enjoy their later music. They are one of my niece’s favorite bands. Their music sure changed after Terry Kath died. Less rock and more pop, but still a unique sound.
It must have been a treat to hear them play live at the park district. I’m jealous !!
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This still sends chills up my spine. What a unique sound. I remember playing it on the radio (was a DJ at the campus radio station in Madison), but can’t remember if it was just before or just after “The Exorcist” came out. Some of my memories are a bit clouded from that time frame. 
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The biggest changes since I was in high school isn’t the music it was coming whether you liked it or not. The biggest changes are in the venus. Saw Pink Floyd play in a Chicago bar, Eric Clapton play in alley in Skokie, Jethro Tull almost made the Arigon home. The Arie Crown, venues that held no more than 2000 people. I could only afford to see so many bands because my wife’s mother worked for a record distributetor. Tickets were Free. LOL
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You were really lucky. I saw a lot of concerts, but not in a small or intimate venue (other than Bryan Adams in 2006 here in Denver at a place that only held about 200 folks). But…wait for it…I did get to see the very first live performance of Dark Side of the Moon. I didn’t know it was the first performance till about 6 years ago. I wanted to find how much I paid in March of 1973 to see them, and it was around $7.50 or so. It was the first time any of us heard “Dark Side of the Moon”. While researching the ticket prices I learned that the concert I went to (with a college buddy) was their first live performance. Gotta say, that concert is etched in my memory. I had listened to most of Pink Floyd’s albums, so when they played “that thing”, we were all wondering what it was, cuz we had never heard it before. Low and behold, no one had heard it before. Very fond memory.
Sounds like you enjoy live music as much as I do. Something about “live” makes it special.
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Pink Floyd they were promoting Uma Guma. Must have been their first trip to the States. When I saw Clapton the headliners were Bonnie and Delaney. It was a promotion for the grand opening of a head shop. Cream had been broken up a couple of months. That was my biggest thrill. Saw Fleetwood Mac at the Ampatheator pre Nicks & Buckingham. Now? Don’t get out anymore 
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First time I saw Styx live, they were back up band for Aerosmith tour in ‘77. When Aerosmith came out on stage after Styx, everybody was yelling Styx, Styx, Styx…
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Pretty much saw the same thing with an Emerson Lake & Palmer concert. The Opening act stole the show. It was Yes.
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Seeing you write “Bonnie and Delaney” also brings back fond memories. Played them on the radio. Also played “Buckingham Nicks”, pre-Fleetwood Mac when Lindsay and Stevie were still a duo. When you saw Fleetwood Mac was Peter Green still with them?
Like you, I don’t get out much anymore. Denver has a vibrant live music scene, but nothing for the past year. We do have a cool outdoor concert venue here called Red Rocks. A great place to see a concert. I screwed up about 7 years ago. Was invited to play with a percussion group at Red Rocks (not a real concert, just on a Sunday morning), but was not able to make it. It would have been cool to say, “Oh yeah…I’ve played Red Rocks.” That opportunity probably won’t happen again.
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Sometimes that happens. The first concert my ex-wife ever went to was KC and the Sunshine Band during the height of disco. The opening act was Carlos Santana. I still have trouble picturing Santana as a second bill to KC and the Sunshine Band.
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WOW…just WOW !! Yes and ELP in the same concert. What a treat that must have been. Both groups are prog rock legends.
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I would say the most entertaining concert I ever saw was “The Tubes” in ‘81 at the Cape Cod Coliseum. I’ll never forget they had dancing girls on the stage dressed in Marlboro boxes 
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