Conference mr1pst::music

    
    I heard the other day that Chevrolet was coming out with a new 
    version of the Impala, a car that's been out of production for 
    several years now.   Will it resemble the old version ?  Perhaps,
    but it will also be radically different.   My point is that Traffic,
    if reformed, does not have to resemble its previous incarnation at
    all.  I don't know what Winwood's goal is, to echo the old days, or 
    to get the core of musicians back together and see what they can 
    come up with as a joint effort.  Not that I don't agree that some 
    stones are better left unturned.
    
    Lv

    
    I accept your point. It's the reason that I would probably be curious
    as to what the collaboration sounded like. Maybe it's just that Traffic's 
    sound was so unique, and the name of the band became synonomous with that 
    sound, at least to me.
    
    Peter
    
    

    
    Is Dave Mason going to be a part of the "new" Traffic???
    
    If so, that would be a long awaited reunion that I'd be willing
    to pay the outrageous $$$ they charge these days. 
    
    I didn't know that Chris Wood was playing that "great gig in 
    the sky". In my previous existance as a sax player (before I 
    realized that Bass was the one true instrumnet ;^) I would 
    practice to Traffic albums ad nauseum, trying to cop his chops
    (the one long growling note at the end of "Low Sparks of High
    Heeled Boys" being one of my favs...) I don't think Traffic 
    could be the same without him, but they could still be great
    without being the "same". Even if they had stayed together all
    these years, I doubt they would sound the same today as they did 
    on say, "Welcome to the Canteen"...
    
    /Billy_K
    
    

The new traffic will be just as ugly as the new Chevy Impala.

    
    	Note 146.* has some of this info.
    
    	I've heard that Mason is not on the new CD.  Oh well, that's
    	what would make it interesting, for me anyway.
    
    	Now, how about Blind Faith?  ;^)
    
    	Tom
    

re: .3
    
>    Is Dave Mason going to be a part of the "new" Traffic???
> ...    
>    Even if they had stayed together all
>    these years, I doubt they would sound the same today as they did 
>    on say, "Welcome to the Canteen"...
    
In my opinion, even "Welcome to the Canteen" sounded a lot different
then some of the earlier Traffic stuff.  Among other things, Traffic's
sound changed tremendously when Dave Mason left the group.

Possibly my favorite Traffic album (it's hard to decide), "John Barleycorn
Must Die", actually started out as a Steve Winwood solo album (I think
during a period when the band had broken up, but I'm not sure).  Winwood
ended up getting Capaldi and Wood to play on it and it turned into a
Traffic album.

-Hal

    Re: Dave Mason
    
    As reported earlier, Dave Mason has joined the Fleetwood Mac lineup
    along with Delany & Bonnie's daughter.  No?
    
    _stew-

    Hi,
    
    I happened to buy a new album of Traffic. This is my first experience
    of the band. I like it a lot except sound production.(It's a bit too
    modern to me.) Anyway, I bought the best album and was hooked by
    Feeling Alright. But I don't distinguish who sings this song? Steeve
    Winwood? Or Dave Maison?
    
    Ciao,
    
    Toshiaki Tanaka

re: .8

>    Anyway, I bought the best album and was hooked by
>    Feeling Alright. But I don't distinguish who sings this song? Steeve
>    Winwood? Or Dave Maison?
    
Dave Mason both wrote and sung the song.

-Hal

    For those who haven't actually *heard * the new album yet, it's a
    two-man effort.  Capaldi drums throughout and sings a few backups. 
    Winwood does all the rest except got Uillean pipes on one tune and
    rhythm guitar on another.
    
    It sounds somehwat like recent Winwood solo stuff except that the songs
    are stretched out longer and Capaldi's lyrics are a lot different than
    those of Will Jennings, Winwood's other writing partner.  The bass is
    all keyboard and there isn't a *lot* of guitar, but there is plenty of
    B3 work here and Winwood's singing is still breathtaking (for me).
    
    It isn't as "loose" sounding as earlier Traffic, but don't forget that
    "John Barleycorn Must Die" was also mostly Winwood anyway (check out the
    credits sometime).  Not to speak ill of the dead, but Chris Wood was
    not a world-class woodwind player and Dave Mason always seemed like a
    writer using Traffic as his backing band rather than an integral member
    (he never appeared in the US with the band, for instance).  The other
    thing to remember is that the last Traffic release was twenty years ago,
    so it's no surprise it sounds different.  
    
    The road band could be very interesting.  Looks like the lineup
    consists of some of Winwood's Nashville session buddies plus Rosko Gee
    (who was the bassist in the last incarnation of the band back in 1974
    and has since worked with various space-rock outfits like Can and Stomu
    Yamashta).  Considering that half of the band that supported "Low Spark",
    "Fantasy Factory" and "On The Road" was session players from Muscle
    Shoals,  this band *could* be smoking.
    
    Anyway, diehard fans will want the new album for completeness, those
    who liked the last few Winwood albums will probably like it and those
    who are expecting "Glad, Pt. 2" may want to skip this one.
    
    							Brian

    
     Saw the show at Fiddler's Green last night. They only played a couple
    songs off the new album, but they came off quite nice. Stevie asked if
    we minded if they played some new ones and thanked us for our consent.
    The rest of the show was very nostalgic because I think they knew what
    was expected. It's a tight show and Capaldi is very competent with the
    backing percussion next to the drummer which suprised me because I 
    thought he just slung a tambourine. Now for Steely Dan in September!
    
     Chris

    
    Oh yeah, Stevie still has that voice that won't quit and he'll treat
    you to some very tasty guitar licks.
    
     Chris

    RE: new Traffic

    Got this one for Father's Day and I'm not at all disappointed. After
    what Winwood Capaldi contributed to the Curtis Mayfield tribute, I
    wasn't expecting a whole lot. So in fact I was pleasingly surprised. It
    is, as Brian said a few back, a lot like Winwood's more recent outings
    but what the heck, there's not much in this world better than his voice
    laid over his keyboards now is there. I suppose that if I had to say
    anything negative it would be that his material hasn't been exactly
    loaded with hooks lately. This seems to remain true.