Traffic - 1970 - John Barleycorn Must Die (2014 HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Traffic
Title: John Barleycorn Must Die
Format: WEB, 8 x files FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 24bit 96kHz (HDtracks)
Producer: Chris Blackwell, Steve Winwood, Guy Stevens
Release Date: July 1970 (2014 HDtracks)
Recorded: February-April 1970 at Island Studios and Olympic Studios, London
Label: Island Records (i)
Genre: Rock, British Rock, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Blues, Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion
Duration: 39:28
Traffic:
Wikipedia:
Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1967. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their music. Their first three singles were "Paper Sun", "Hole in My Shoe", and "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush".
After disbanding in 1969, during which time Winwood joined Blind Faith, Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the critically acclaimed album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's line-up varied from this point until they disbanded again in 1975. A partial reunion, with Winwood and Capaldi, took place in 1994. In 2004, Traffic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
John Barleycorn Must Die:
Wikipedia:
John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Traffic, released in 1970, on Island Records in the United Kingdom, and United Artists in the United States, catalogue UAS 5504. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200, their highest charting album in the US, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA. In addition, the single "Empty Pages" spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 74. The album was marginally less successful in the UK, reaching number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.
AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann:
At only 22 years old, Steve Winwood sat down in early 1970 to fulfill a contractual commitment by making his first solo album, on which he intended to play all the instruments himself. The record got as far as one backing track produced by Guy Stevens, "Stranger to Himself," before Winwood called his erstwhile partner from Traffic, Jim Capaldi, in to help out. The two completed a second track, "Every Mother's Son," then, with Winwood and Island Records chief Chris Blackwell moving to the production chores, brought in a third Traffic member, Chris Wood, to work on the sessions. Thus, Traffic, dead and buried for more than a year, was reborn. The band's new approach was closer to what it perhaps should have been back in 1967, basically a showcase for Winwood's voice and instrumental work, with Wood adding reed parts and Capaldi drumming and occasionally singing harmony vocals. If the original Traffic bowed to the perceived commercial necessity of crafting hit singles, the new Traffic was more interested in stretching out. Heretofore, no studio recording had run longer than the five-and-a-half minutes of "Dear Mr. Fantasy," but four of the six selections on John Barleycorn Must Die exceeded six minutes. Winwood and company used the time to play extended instrumental variations on compelling folk- and jazz-derived riffs. Five of the six songs had lyrics, and their tone of disaffection was typical of earlier Capaldi sentiments. But the vocal sections of the songs merely served as excuses for Winwood to exercise his expressive voice as punctuation to the extended instrumental sections. As such, John Barleycorn Must Die moved beyond the jamming that had characterized some of Traffic's 1968 work to approach the emerging field of jazz-rock. And that helped the band to achieve its commercial potential; this became Traffic's first gold album.
Tracklist:
01 - Glad - 7:00
02 - Freedom Rider - 5:30
03 - Empty Pages - 4:35
04 - I Just Want You To Know (Bonus Track) - 1:31
05 - Stranger To Himself - 3:57
06 - John Barleycorn (Must Die) - 6:27
07 - Every Mother's Son - 7:08
08 - Sittin' Here Thinkin' Of My Love (Bonus Track) - 3:33
Personnel:
Steve Winwood – Hammond Organ, Piano, Bass, Percussion, Acoustic, Electric Guitars
Chris Wood – Saxophone, Flute, Percussion
Jim Capaldi – Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Tambourine
Ric Grech – Guitar, Bass
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