Guy Berger Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 And one more question -- is Widespread Panic really influenced by Traffic? If so I may have to check them out. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Up. Not sure why, but I got a serious itch to listen to Traffic today and put Heaven Is in Your Mind (the US version of Dear Mr. Fantasy) on my ipod. DAMN, IT'S GOOD. Especially the title tune(s). Like Bev, I don't completely understand the fascination with Dave Mason. He had a few good songs, but he wrote some really goofy stuff on the debut. Are the Traffic albums post-Low Spark good? I really like 4 of the songs on that album, but two of them ("Rock and Roll Stew", "Light Up and Leave Me Alone") kinda suck. Now I'm chilling out to John Barleycorn Must Die -- another great one. Not a bad song on it. Nobody ever seems to mention "Every Mother's Son" -- I love that tune. Are live Traffic recordings from the site which must not be named worth checking out? I get the feeling that despite their jazzy dabblings they might have been boring live. If you're joining this thread late, be sure to go back to page one for some truly classic posts from chewy chew chew. Guy I've always been a big fan of On The Road. There are a few dull bits, but overall a good one. p.s. Classic chewy chew chew indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 It's a shame that no jazz artists have covered "Glad" -- that's a great soul jazz tune, but lacking any major improvisation on the original version. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 As a young kid my Dad made reel to reel tape compilations of jazz and a few other miscellaneous things. One of those tapes was labeled "Traffic, Beatles, and Hendrix." I was familiar with the Beatles and Hendrix, but Traffic was a mystery to me. Of course, I wasn't suppose to touch any of his reel to reel tapes but curiosity got the better of me. I threaded up that "puppy" and was soon listening to John Barleycorn.... I was hooked from the first downbeat of "Glad" and have been listening to them ever since. One of the very first songs I ever learned on guitar was "Medicated Goo." Traffic is comfort music to me. Agree regarding "Glad" as a great piece of soul jazz waiting to be rediscovered and covered. Always thought "Empty Pages" would make a great cover for a funky organ trio/soul jazz outfit. ahem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 I am apparently in the minority, but I liked Chris Woods' electric sax solo on the song "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys". When Traffic was good, it was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 This recent compilation satisfies my Traffic fix: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeBkoBvLe2s You'll be Glad you saw this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 This recent compilation satisfies my Traffic fix: Man, you're easily satisfied! Me, I've had to have more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeBkoBvLe2s You'll be Glad you saw this. Chris Wood was a TERRIBLE saxophonist. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I dug out the Blind Faith album this weekend. I stopped it before the jam, but those first five songs are GREAT. It seems like Winwood couldn't do wrong in those days. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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