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Greg Carrier
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:58 pm |
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Had a discussion with a co-worker the other day about Traffic. He thinks the second incarnation -- John Barleycorn Must Die, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys -- is better than the original group. I like, but don't love, Mr. Fantasy (Heaven Is In Your Mind in the US), and the self-titled album, but haven't listened to much else, honestly.
What's your favorite Traffic album?
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:42 pm |
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"low spark" by far. the pinnacle of their existence for me, but i also do like everything else they did too.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:49 pm |
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Probably "Low Spark" but it could be "Barleycorn".
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:28 pm |
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Probably Barleycorn, but it could be Low Spark. 
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:31 pm |
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1. Low Spark 2. Welcome To The Canteen
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:37 pm |
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Traffic (self-titled), followed very closely by Barleycorn and/or Low Spark.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:41 pm |
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banzaibid wrote: Traffic (self-titled), followed very closely by Barleycorn +1
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:51 pm |
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I actually like 'em all, with the possible exception of Far from Home
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:43 pm |
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1)...Barleycorn 2) Low Spark 3)Mr Fantasy
I think Low Spark is dragged down a bit by "Rainmaker", which is why I've got it second to Barleycorn. Over the years, I've gotten to like When the Eagle Flies quite a bit.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:46 pm |
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The 1st 2 Traffic albums from 1967-1968 are my favorites.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:07 pm |
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John Barleycorn - also love the 1st 2 lps
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:19 pm |
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1. Low Spark 1(a). John Barleycorn 1(b). Welcome to the Canteen
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:04 pm |
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The US version of Mr. Fantasy/Heaven Is In Your Mind.....with the split Paper Sun.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:55 pm |
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Low Spark spent a lot of time on my turntable during the vinyl era, but I have to confess that the Smiling Phases collection has been my go-to Traffic release since the mid-90's.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:11 pm |
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John Barleycorn Must Die is one of my favorite albums of all time
Like Geff, I enjoy all of Traffic's albums. Lately I have been really liking the DVD "Live at Santa Monica"
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:03 pm |
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Barleycorn is an album I can listen to anytime. Great.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:06 pm |
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:24 am |
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John Barleycorn Must Die is a desert island disc for me. Back in my keyboard playing days "Empty Pages" was a group staple.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:30 am |
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Rick A wrote: John Barleycorn Must Die is a desert island disc for me. Back in my keyboard playing days "Empty Pages" was a group staple.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:34 am |
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Low Spark. Though I listen to Last Exit quite a bit too.
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Greg Carrier
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:59 pm |
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I just picked up John Barleycorn Must Die and Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Haven't had a chance to do more than sample them yet. I'll report back after I get a good listen. Thanks to everybody for posting, and keep 'em coming. It's really great to get some opinions from fellow music lovers when you're exploring uncharted waters.
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Post subject: What's your favorite Traffic album? Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:10 pm |
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You've got the two winners from my point of view. Now if you could just go back to 1970/1971 and listen to them in context. They're both unique works of art still today, but they stood out even more back then. Low Spark was one of those "Whoa, what is that!?!" moments that kind of started with Abbey Road and went Close to the Edge toward the Dark Side of the Moon. But if I can only take one Traffic album with me to that desert island, I'm probably picking John Barleycorn, if I must. (Both discs are also great headphone albums BTW. Low Spark is also an exceptional sittin-in-the-dark-after-midnight album. And you don't have to get up and flip it over.)
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