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Traffic
Traffic cover
Studio album by Traffic
Released October 1968
Recorded Island Studios, London, England
Genre jazz rock, art rock
Length 40:24
Label Island Records
Producer Jimmy Miller
Professional reviews
Traffic chronology
Mr. Fantasy
(1967)		 Traffic
(1968)		 Last Exit
(1969)

Traffic was the eponymous rock album by the English rock band Traffic, ranging in style from psychedelic rock to acid jazz. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Sarm West Studios, also known as SARM Studios, originally known as Basing Street Studios, is a Recording studio located in Notting Hill, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing James 'Jimmy' Miller ( 23 March[[ 942]] - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born Record producer, who produced albums for The Spencer allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Mr Fantasy (not to be confused with " Dear Mr Fantasy " the title song on this album is the debut album by English Rock band Last Exit, released in May 1969 is the third album by English Rock band Traffic. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Acid jazz (also known as groove jazz in USA is a Musical genre that combines elements of Jazz, Funk and Hip-hop Most It was their second release, in October 1968; it reached number 9 in the UK album charts on 26th October 1968, and reached number 17 in the Billboard charts in the United States. [1]

Contents

Overview

After their debut album, Mr. Fantasy, Traffic planned a more mainstream album, possibly with fewer drug references and psychedelic influences. Mr Fantasy (not to be confused with " Dear Mr Fantasy " the title song on this album is the debut album by English Rock band Before they began recording, they decided to reinstate Dave Mason. David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1944) is an English Musician, singer songwriter, and Guitarist from Worcester Mason ended up writing and singing roughly half of the album, making almost no contribution to the other half.

Chris Wood's flute playing on the album was compared to that of Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, who is often thought of as the most famous rock flautist of all time. For other people by this name see Chris Wood. Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood (born 24 June 1944, in The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its Ian Scott Anderson, MBE (born 10 August 1947 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish Singer Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.

Following the release of Traffic, the band embarked upon a tour of the United States but shortly thereafter fired bassist Mason. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the At the conclusion of the tour, at the beginning of 1969, Winwood announced the breakup of Traffic. Winwood joined supergroup Blind Faith while the remaining members of Traffic (including Mason) worked on a project called Wooden Frog which never recorded an album. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Blind Faith were an English blues-rock band that consisted of Eric Clapton In 1970, Winwood reunited with Capaldi and Wood to release John Barleycorn Must Die. For the article about the song and character John Barleycorn, see John Barleycorn.

Track listing

  1. "You Can All Join In" (Mason) – 3:34
  2. "Pearly Queen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 4:20
  3. "Don't Be Sad" (Mason) – 3:24
  4. "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 3:11
  5. "Feelin' Alright" (Mason) – 4:16
  6. "Vagabond Virgin" (Capaldi/Mason) – 5:21
  7. "Forty Thousand Headmen" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 3:15
  8. "Cryin' to Be Heard" (Mason) – 5:14
  9. "No Time to Live" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 5:10
  10. "Means to an End" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 2:39
    Bonus tracks from UK 2000 CD release:
  11. "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (Capaldi/Mason/Winwood/Wood) – 2:45
  12. "Am I What I Was or Am I What I Am" (Capaldi/Winwood/Wood) – 2:36
  13. "Withering Tree" (Capaldi/Winwood) – 2:57
  14. "Medicated Goo" (Miller/Winwood) – 3:39
  15. "Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Capaldi/Fallon/Miller/Winwood/Wood) – 5:03

Other versions

The bonus tracks on the new U. Dave Mason version " Feelin' Allright " is a song by Dave Mason of the English rock band Traffic from their eponymous album Traffic S. remastered version differ from the U. K. re-issue. The U. S. bonus tracks are Withering Tree (stereo), and rare mono single mixes of You Can All Join In and Feelin' Alright. The 2000 re-masters were assisted by Jim Capaldi.

Personnel

External links

References

  1. ^ Chart Stats
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