CTA California Transit Authority - Full Circle

As press representative for California Transit Authority (CTA)-- Danny Seraphine (drums), Marc Bonilla (guitar), Peter Fish (keyboards), Mick Mahan (bass), Larry Braggs (lead vocals) and Edward Harris Roth (keyboards). Guests on the album include: Sheila E. (timbales), Alex Acuna (congas) and Keith Emerson (organ solo) on I'm a Man. When it initially arrived on the scene, Chicago was known as Chicago Transit Authority or CTA. As such, California Transit Authority is drummer Danny Seraphines trip back to the future, effectively tipping his hat to his past with his feet firmly planted in the here and now. Aptly titled FULL CIRCLE, CTAs debut album brings Seraphine back to his roots. Yet the journey wouldnt have been possible if it wasnt for a series of unfortunate events that led the drummer to pack away his kit for 17 years as he battled his personal demons until he rediscovered his muse. On Mothers Day in 1990, Seraphine was unceremoniously ousted from Chicago, a band he helped found and define for 23 years. The move left him devastated. A protracted legal battle followed and then a divorce. As Seraphine admits, All the wheels fell off at once and it brought me to my knees. While the band revisits early Chicago classics Im A Man, Make Me Smile and Colour My World on FULL CIRCLE, CTA isnt just a nostalgia trip. I wouldnt have been involved in it if it was a revival thing or tribute band, guitarist Marc Bonilla says. Thats why we wanted to take those songs, the early ones ...