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I love traffic. It makes for great driving music. I love Steve Winwood. This is the one of the earliest albums the band came out with. He can play the piano like no one else. Take the title track, it's out of this world.
This is Traffic's masterpiece, filled out, mature, focused. I cannot add anything more to any of the other reviews on here except to say, this is on my top 100 list of must haves for any collector of this genre. THANKS to who ever brought about the RE-MASTER.
This was supposed to have been 2 disc offering to give the band the necessary breathing room to complete (lovingly, I might add) what is created on this disc, alone. So, BE SURE you're getting the remastered version. There are only 2 things missing from this offering: Dave Mason's influence & the second disc.
The original release on CD was sad, disgusting and poorly engineered with many bad spots in the sound quality. Unfortunately, at the time, Island Records was not into producing/promoting 2 LP sets. So, we're destined to only dream what would have happened had the boys been allowed to expand on the theme on this one disc set.
Buying the original CD release made me rethink buying anything further on CD and forced me to listen to my vinyl (at least of this classic) for many years waiting for a re-master/re-issue worth putting in my CD player. This was a stroke of genius from Steve Winwood & company then and it stands the test of time as a classic offering from a great band.
I've been looking for this one for awhile. Great quality used cd, no flaws.
I have several copies since I first bought it around 1972. This is the best of Traffic and is a must have
It was already getting plenty of play on the airwaves. With the amount of mood elevation taking place some folks might think they actually saw him that night. One benefit of being an old dude. Imagine, freaking Traffic playing in a gym. LSOHHB is one of the classic albums made only more classic for me having seen Traffic live at the height of their powers. Winwood and crew played in a little gym at tiny Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Folks thought Clapton might appear as well.
They played all of LSOHHB plus some of Barleycorn and Mr. Being able to say I saw Traffic on October 20, 1971 when they toured to promote LSOHHB which would be released the next month. Winwood came out in an all while suit. Just amazing. There was a buzz going around before the concert about the stenciling on Jim Gordon's drum kit covers that said Derek and the Dominos. Fantasy. I might be old, but I got that goin' for me.
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