Traffic

Excellent second album by the band

Always think of Mr.Fantasy and forget what a good album this is.Listen to it again and appreciate how good this line up was

Traffic didn't make bad albums in their first four attemts. This is classic. You Can All Join In, Feelin' Alright and so many more great tracks

With Dave Mason restored to the line-up after a brief period away, Traffic entered their most energized phase of creativity before Mason departed for a second time. 'Traffic' (1968) is a glorious collection of songs; Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood's R&B-tinged rock workouts sit happily alongside Mason's classy folk/rock material and, for me, there is barely a weak moment here. The majestic 'Pearly Queen' and the subtle 'No Time To Live' are Winwood/Capaldi classics whilst Mason supplies a clutch of lovely tracks including 'Feelin' Alright' and 'Crying To Be Heard'. The bonus tracks are pretty decent too, with 'Medicated Goo' and 'Shanghai Noodle Factory' (from the 'Last Exit' LP) standing out. Although the first 3 studio albums [ 'Mr. Fantasy', 'Traffic' and 'John Barleycorn Must Die'] are all superb releases, on balance, 'Traffic' is the album I would buy first - it really is excellent, both musically and lyrically. Highly recommended.

Brilliant album 5*.

It's hard to believe , in this age of Simon Cowell produced karaoke , but we once had a thriving cultural underground in this country . This album was a turntable fixture in our flat in the late sixties . Much has been made of the poor quality of the remastering . This doesn't really matter since the message has always been more important than the medium . Anyway this still sounds great jumping through my Q floorstanders and , even though my legs are knackered , I still want to dance to You Can All Join In .

I first had this album in vinyl back in 68' somewhere along the line it got sold unfortunately . Always a great band to see live and this album did them justice . Shame there are'nt any bands around these days with the high calibre of the very excellent Traffic .

another great album from traffic!