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1. 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 very 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.
1. 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 very 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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Heaven Is In Your Mind
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Mr. Fantasy
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John Barleycorn Must Die
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Dear Mr. Fantasy
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Empty Pages
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Glad
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Freedom Rider
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Hole in my Shoe
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Pearly Queen
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You Can All Join In
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Stranger To Himself
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John Barleycorn (Must Die)
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Light Up or Leave Me Alone
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Medicated Goo
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The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
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Shoutbox
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thenasitwas wrote:
That good old fashioned medicated goo!
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Waes-GOD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+the+old+music
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Echilion wrote:
Amazing group!
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Brunanalyzed wrote:
oooooooh Paper Sun... [2]
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MarsAudiac wrote:
TRAFFIC FOREVER!
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Stokka wrote:
ooooooooh paper sun
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beerium wrote:
John Barley.com
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marcelodylan wrote:
John Barleycorn Must Die FIK DIK
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Barbara--Ann wrote:
Self-titled album is great ;)
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Gydot wrote:
Have not listened to their entire discography but Dear Mr. Fantasy is definitely a earpuller
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oooobah wrote:
I was in 10th grade when this album came out......... a great time to grow up
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TheGreenLeafMWM wrote:
cool!
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haneater wrote:
Life Is Psychedelic Group For Traffic Fans
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NWG369 wrote:
Rock N Roll Stew should be WAY higher on their charts
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The_1st_Martin wrote:
My 19-year old co-worker came by while I was listening to Heaven is in your mind. "What kind of strange crap are you listening to?" LOL, no respect for psychedelic rock.
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beavered wrote:
"Freedom Rider" is impressive. Pretty cool!
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Sonofthe60s wrote:
"The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" and "Freedom Rider" still sound great.
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fnghhhh wrote:
perhaps the most underrated band ever.
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LANjackal wrote:
If anyone out there has Traffic - "Have Me", get at me, thx :)
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overunderside wrote:
Don't Be Sad and Medicated Goo are underrated songs of an underrated band...
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