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This was the last Traffic album for 20 years, when Winwood and Capaldi reunited for Far from Home in 1994. When the Eagle Flies was the band's fourth consecutive studio album to reach the American Top Ten [ 1 ] and have gold album status.
In January 1968, after some initial success in Britain with their debut album Mr. Fantasy, Dave Mason had departed from the group. He produced the debut album by the group Family, containing in its ranks future Traffic bass player Ric Grech, while Traffic went on the road. [4] In May, the band had invited Mason back to begin recording the new ...
The dream-like story seems to start and end with his confrontation with the headmen, as if he's experiencing his life in a closed loop. [1] The lyrics were inspired by what Capaldi refers to as "a hash-fueled dream." [2] He also described them as "a loon". They have been described as being "an evocation of a dream state". [3]
Traffic were an English rock band formed in Birmingham [4] in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. [5] They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards (such as the Mellotron and harpsichord), sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz and improvisational techniques in their ...
Heavy Traffic – 1975 US #155; More Heavy Traffic – 1975 US #193; Smiling Phases – 1991; Heaven Is in Your Mind - An Introduction to Traffic – 1998 (part of Island's An Introduction to... series) Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic – 2000 (re-released in 2007 as The Definitive Collection, part of Universal's The Definitive ...
As implied by the cover photos, the album features the original lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason. Mason only appears on two tracks: "Just for You" and "Something's Got a Hold of My Toe". The original American LP released by United Artists Records has different cover artwork. The US front features a different ...
Allmusic gave the compilation a positive review, commenting, "While previous Island collections like Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic and 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection dutifully cover the radio essentials, Gold provides both newbies and longtime fans with a fully stocked buffet of fan favorites and album highlights ...
Thus Winwood's erstwhile solo album became the reunion of Traffic (minus Dave Mason), and a re-launch of the band's career. [6] Mad Shadows would go on to be the title of Mott the Hoople's second album, also produced by Guy Stevens, and the new Winwood/Traffic album took its title from one of its tracks and became John Barleycorn Must Die.