Harold_Z Posted July 19, 2003 Report Posted July 19, 2003 I've got to thank Lon for sending me a few TRAFFIC cds so I could revisit that scene. Steve Winwood's new cd prompted me to dig back a little further and Lon was there with the right(eous) stuff! MAN! What a nice group. It brings back the time when Jazz and Pop were not so far apart - when improvisation played a big part in the music of a group like this. I DUG IT. Quote
Guy Berger Posted July 19, 2003 Report Posted July 19, 2003 MAN! What a nice group. It brings back the time when Jazz and Pop were not so far apart - when improvisation played a big part in the music of a group like this. I DUG IT. My favorite albums by Traffic are the first two. Perhaps they are less jazz-oriented than later material but the songwriting is generally tighter, especially on the self-titled album. Guy Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted July 19, 2003 Report Posted July 19, 2003 Traffic always evoke a certain era. I didn't really listen to them at the time but found myself buying their recordings (like the Dead) at a much later time (80s, 90s) in trying to call back those youthful days. The one problem I have with Traffic is Chris Wood's sax playing. I always find it very colourless, four-square. When they set off on the jamming bits the music seems to go nowhere. His flute playing seemed to take flight but the sax seems earthbound. Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted July 19, 2003 Report Posted July 19, 2003 WHENEVER I WANT TO GET PUMPED I PUT ON LIGHT UP OR LEAVE ME ALONE RIGHT BEFORE I DO IT. OH HEL YEAH. NOTHING ROCKS ME LIKE THAT Quote
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