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Traffic – Paper Sun - 2010 Remaster
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Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group. From their beginning, in 1967, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock and soul with elements of British folk music, giving them a unique, groundbreaking sound. Their most popular single was Dear Mr. Fantasy, from the album of the same name.
Traffic reached a much wider audience when, on the dissolution of Cream, two thirds of that band, one third being Eric Clapton, joined Steve Winwood (during a temporary Traffic disbanding) to form Blind Faith, which also included future Traffic member and sometime Family man, Ric Grech.
In 1970, after the disbanding of Blind Faith, Winwood set about recording a solo album. After Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi became involved, the decision was taken to release this album (eventually what would become John Barleycorn Must Die) under the Traffic name, despite the absence of Dave Mason.
Around 1971, Mason left for good (having been in and out of the band from the beginning), and the the band experienced a variety of personnel changes. The resulting band added some jazzy elements to their style, pioneering the jazz-rock genre, and the compositions tended to stretch out over longer lengths.
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Mr. Fantasy
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Traffic
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John Barleycorn Must Die
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The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
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jazzthieve
Spotify playlist: Classic Rock
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jhexp67
Great band. Any band Steve Wiinwood was in is cool.
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sofiapivatto
so fuking good.
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DavidSmith98
underrated as %$#@^! haha
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PattyPierce
donkukis: Mr. Fantasy
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donkukis
¿por que disco puedo partir?, alguna recomendación?
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humorromance
Indeed a Great Classic Rock Group!!!
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radioacrata
Chris Wood ha sido la gran referencia para todos los amantes del sonido de la flauta travesera en el rock progresivo. Fue uno de los intérpretes que marcó el camino de este instrumento en el mundo del rock, siendo tan influyente como Ian Anderson. Con el saxo tiene grandes improvisaciones.
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radioacrata
Dave Mason es un genio de la composición. Tiene alguno de los mejores temas del rock. Y gran guitarrista. El solo en Dear Mr Fantasy es descomunal.
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radioacrata
Winwood Is God
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radioacrata
Mis temas preferidos de Traffic: Sad and Deep as You/ Memories of a Rock'n'rolla/ Dream Gerrard/ Walking in the Wind/ Dear Mr Fantasy/ John Barleycorn Must Die/ Evening Blues/ Sometimes I Feel So Unispired ...
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PattyPierce
COOL AS FUCK <3 (2)
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James_Hartley
Cool as fuck.
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jamesusillxd
Having relistened to The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys for the first time since I was about 15, I have realised that REALLY need to give them more attention.
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oldiesfanjohn
love Traffic...came in here to fire my bong up <3<3<3 --->John Barleycorn Must Die!!!
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Dylan Springsteen and Damiano New http://jamesdamiano.yolasite.com/
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pepganzo
Traffic is one of the best bands of all time. [4]
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RussellChap
I really like the lithe & soulful stew they cook up on John Barleycorn Must Die & The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys.
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Robert161989
good listening
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energie56
Großes Kino!
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