Traffic
1970
Tracks
1. Glad
2. Freedom Rider
3. Empty Pages
4. I Just Want You To Know
5. Stranger To Himself
6. John Barleycorn
7. Every Mother's Son
Dufflepod readers, you may recall Traffic from their self-titled album awhile back in the sixties. I really loved that album (especially the song "You Can All Join In"). This album is supposed to be infinitely better so of course, due to my horrible musical taste, I did not like it as much.
This album reminded me of The Fairport Convention; it was both jazzy and folksy. Not my favorite combination. Songs like "John Barleycorn" seemed to be trying just a bit too hard. Traffic is definitely moving in a more artsy, mystical direction which comes across as annoying and pretentious to me. I don't hate on music with a message but I feel like the message should come across more...effortlessly.
RATING: 3/5
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