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On their second album, the cottage dwellers from Berkshire refined their hippie pop into a looser and vastly more mature work: evocative tales of nonsense in the beautiful "40,000 Headmen," joyful malarkey with Mason's "You Can All Join In," and one of his finest songs, "Feelin Alright," which was a signpost to his imminent departure. Throughout the record Jim Capaldi's understated yet steady drums demonstrate just what a great rock drummer should do, and Chris Wood's sound is everywhere, with trills on flute and blasts on saxophone. TRAFFIC is a record that will always be meant for glorious sunny days.
Originally released on Island (9081).
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Personnel: Dave Mason (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, organ, bass guitar, drums); Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass guitar); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums, percussion); Chris Wood (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Jimmy Miller .
Photographer: Richard Polak.
Traffic: Dave Mason (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass); Jim Capldi (vocals, drums, percussion); Chris Wood (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, percussion, bells).
Engineers: Glyn Johns, Eddie Kramer, Brian Humphries.
Rolling Stone (3/4/04, p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 - "TRAFFIC is a triumph of earthy cohesion, a sparkling British twist on the rural-basement R&B of the Band's MUSIC FROM THE BIG PINK....[T]his is the best album [any Traffic] lineup ever made..." Rolling Stone (1/4/69, p.28) - "...Dave Mason is a top-notch rock and roll composer and the Steve Winwood/Jim Capaldi team is equally good...coming up with material on a level with the Young Rascals' best work..." Q (2/00, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...lolloping funkiness - smeared all over 'Feelin' Alright' and 'Pearly Queen' - could only have come from such chilled-out environs [a rented cottage in Aston Tirrold, Bershire]..." Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, p.106) - "...a sweet parade of soulful prog that no one else could muster....shows that Traffic were capable of thoughtful, inventive and occasionally very beautiful music."
top 10 all time The best album from one of the most talented groups to ever get together.Used to listen to this album as a kid in 68 and the new CD is excellent. The song writing is superb and the dynamics and accents on each # are creative genius. A must have for any serious collector of classic rock. Submitted by sunpacer (St. Augustine,FL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Traffic IS true hippie pop-rock! A true inspirational collection of fantasy, fun and collective imagination. A true relic of a revolutionary time in history that stands up through the years, as all great works of art do. This album belongs on the shelf next to Sgt Pepper's, Led Zepplin I and Who's Next. If you are looking for the true spirit of the 60's with all the humor and compassion of the times and more, buy this album! Submitted by Atomicman (San Antonio, Texas USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Among the best Perhaps the most creative and innovative album of the era.One of the top rock albums of all time and I mean right up there in the Sgt. Pepper category. Submitted by steve (St. Augustine,FL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
SECOND TIMES BETTER ANOTHER CLASSIC BY TRAFFIC.A REAL ROCK AND ROLL BAND. THIS ALBUM PRETTY PICKS UP WERE MR FANTASY LEAVES OFF. ONCE AGAIN THESE MUSICIANS ARE ABLE TO MAKE A GREAT ALBUM. SONGS LIKE PEARLY QUEEN AND CRYING TO BE HEARD ARE PHENOMINAL.THE CD STARTS OFF GOOD WITH YOU CAN ALL JOIN IN. THIS GROUP PRETTY MUCH SETS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW GREAT ROCK AND ROLL WAS BACK IN THE 60S. I WISH BANDS TODAY COULD BE MORE LIKE THAT ERA. Submitted by MrLopez97 (Bellflower CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
4 stars This is fun to listen to. I'm going back in time and collecting the first Traffic albums. I'm more into the Barleycorn and Low Spark days, so you'll have to forgive me for not going totally wild over this album. I think it is some great music and some of these songs are rock classics, but I just happen to like the later days of Traffic better. Submitted by a reviewer (Newburgh, IN) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
top 10 all time
Traffic IS true hippie pop-rock!
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