My wife and I saw Chicago on 9/19 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio. These guys can still rock it! I first saw them when I was in high school (1973 or 1974). This is the 56th year anniversary of the band, with three original members still in the group.
All photos taken with my Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 at ISO-5000. This is a great camera for taking into shows; haven't had it refused yet. Of course, at ISO 5000, everything needed a trip through Topaz DeNoise AI.
"Saturday In The Park" - 12mm, f/6.1, 1/250
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Robert Lamm - keyboard, vocals, composer - 77mm, f/7.1, 1/400
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Lee Loughnane - trumpet, flugelhorn, songwriter - 114mm, f/6.2, 1/1250
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James Pankow - trombone, horn arranger, composer - 83mm, f/6, 1/640
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Ray Herrmann - saxophone, flute, clarinet - 67mm, f/6, 1/500
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Walfredo Reyes, Jr - drums, Ramon Yslas - percussion - 38mm, f/7.1, 1/400
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Tony Obrohta - guitar, vocals, Eric Baines - bass, vocals - 41mm, f/7.1, 1/125
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Loren Gold - keyboard, vocals - 129mm, f/6.4, 1/50
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Neil Donell - vocals, guitar - 72mm, f/7.1, 1/500
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James Pankow, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane; original 3 members - 38mm, f/5.6, 1/1000
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jlocke wrote:
My wife and I saw Chicago on 9/19 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio. These guys can still rock it! I first saw them when I was in high school (1973 or 1974). This is the 56th year anniversary of the band, with three original members still in the group.
All photos taken with my Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 at ISO-5000. This is a great camera for taking into shows; haven't had it refused yet. Of course, at ISO 5000, everything needed a trip through Topaz DeNoise AI.
Cool. Good set of photos. Amazing that they are still around.
Did they play Ballad of a girl from Buckcannon?
bnsf wrote:
Did they play Ballad of a girl from Buckcannon?
I believe they did; you mean ""Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon", the song also known as simply "Make Me Smile". They played mostly stuff from their early years.
Have you seen the video of their 1970 performance of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWdkBvxDoA
The first concert I ever saw was Chicago. They weren't a big deal yet and a classmate/trombone player talked a bunch into going. Good show, not to vocal, yet.
Yes I have. Still an excellent band. How many of the original members are still around?
I saw Chicago in New York City in 1974. The lead-on group was an unknown New Jersey band named Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. Chicago was great but even then, Bruce pretty much stole the show.
bnsf wrote:
Yes I have. Still an excellent band. How many of the original members are still around?
Three original members still touring with the band (see the final photo). Walter Parazaider is the original saxophone player; he stopped touring in 2017 due to a heart condition.
Very nice concert photos.
Thank you for all the information about the current band members.
I never liked them. Horns don't belong in real rock and roll in my mind. A really nice set, though. Each to his own.
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