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It makes for great driving music. This is the one of the earliest albums the band came out with. Take the title track, it's out of this world. I love traffic. I love Steve Winwood. He can play the piano like no one else.
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. The original release on CD was sad, disgusting and poorly engineered with many bad spots in the sound quality. 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. There are only 2 things missing from this offering: Dave Mason's influence & the second disc.
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. This is Traffic's masterpiece, filled out, mature, focused. Unfortunately, at the time, Island Records was not into producing/promoting 2 LP sets.
So, BE SURE you're getting the remastered version.
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
I might be old, but I got that goin' for me. LSOHHB is one of the classic albums made only more classic for me having seen Traffic live at the height of their powers. Folks thought Clapton might appear as well. Being able to say I saw Traffic on October 20, 1971 when they toured to promote LSOHHB which would be released the next month. 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. They played all of LSOHHB plus some of Barleycorn and Mr.
Fantasy. It was already getting plenty of play on the airwaves. Imagine, freaking Traffic playing in a gym. With the amount of mood elevation taking place some folks might think they actually saw him that night. Winwood and crew played in a little gym at tiny Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. One benefit of being an old dude.
Just amazing. Winwood came out in an all while suit.
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