Browse Collections Artists Sources   Search Dates

Add Show    List Management    Help


Traffic 11/23/70
Anderson Theatre, New York, NY
Add Source    List Collectors    Add to Collection    I Was There    Add to Want List    Wanted By    History    Edit Show
Set I
Medicated Goo
Pearly Queen
Empty Pages
Heaven Is In Your Mind
40,000 Headmen
John Barleycorn
Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
No Time To Live
Every Mother's Son
Glad/Freedom Rider
Set II
 
Set III
 
Comment
Personnel includes SW, CW, JC, and Rick Grech. This show is most notable for the inclusion of Rick Grech to the group near the latter part of their '70 tour. Along with playing bass, he also lends a hand with lead guitar.
Last Changed By Aaron Wiedmann
Click 'Edit Show' or the 'Set I(II)(III)' or 'Comment' text to make corrections.
If this is a duplicate or incorrect entry and should be merged, use the Request Merge page.

Collectors With This Show

<< Previous       1 - 30 | 31 - 60 | 61 - 90 | 91 - 120 | 121 - 150 | 151 - 180 | 181 - 210 | 211 - 240 | 241 - 270 | 271 - 300 | 301 - 330 | 331 - 360 | 361 - 390 | 391 - 420 | 421 - 450 | 451 - 480 | 481 - 510 | 511 - 540 | 541 - 570 | 571 - 600 | 601 - 630 | 631 - 660 | 661 - 690 | 691 - 720 | 721 - 750 | 751 - 780 | 781 - 810 | 811 - 840 | 841 - 870 | 871 - 900 | 901 - 930 | 931 - 960    Next >>

User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
Private Stock (2/5) / 1 Vg+ View  
Notes: This show, while not perfect by any means, is great none-the-less. Some classic Traffic saved for the ages.
john s (2/5) cd / 1 View  
ZIP007 (2/5) SHN / 0 View   SBD
Notes: possible soundboard
ZIP007 (2/5) FLAC / 0 View   SBD
Notes: Excellent stereo soundboard remastered
Bob Harrell (2/4.9) shn / 1 View   sbd
Notes: 1 audio
Brad Phillips (2/5) / 1 View  
Larry Brodoway (2/5) CDR,SHN / 1 View  
Brent Wallace (2/5) / 1 A View  
matthew (2/5) shn / 1 View   Liberated Boot - Woodwind
Notes: Needs a listen.
khanti (2/3) SHN / 1 View  
Todd H (2/5) CDR / 1 A View  
Sleepy (2/0) CDR / 1 View  
Steve Langdon (2/0) CDR / 1 A- View   SBD
Jason A (2/4.5) cd / 1 A View  
Mark Schoof (2/5) cdr/shn / 1 View   SBD
Scott Leavell (2/5) CDR / 1 B+ View   SBD
Notes: SBD opened for GD (TAO)
Jiggs (2/5) SHN / 1 View   Unknown SBD
Notes: Bill Graham introduction.
William Ferdinandsen (2/5) CDR / 1 View  
Igor Grunschev (2/5) / 0 View  
Shawn Desmond (2/5) shn / 1 View  
Crystal Carlson (2/5) audio / 1 View  
Brian O'Hagan (2/0) / 1 View  
Notes: My Setlist varies a bit from what is listed here.
Kevin Tobin (2/5) CD / 1 A View   Unknown SBD
Sam Stratton (2/0) CD-R / 1 A View   shn>wav see notes for setlist and info
Notes: Traffic: "Woodwind", Anderson Theatre, Nov 23, 1970 Medicated Goo Pearly Queen Empty Pages Heaven is in your mind Forty Thousand Head Men John Barleycorn Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring Every Mothers Son Freedom Rider Shootout at the Fantasy Factory Low Spark The first nine songs were recorded at The Andersen Theater in NYC 11/23/70. Personnel includes Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi, and Rick Grech. This disc is most notable for the inclusion of Rick Grech to the group near the latter part of their '70 tour. Along with playing bass, he also lends a hand with lead guitar. The disc finds a group which had been on the road for awhile bolstered by a new member to add new flavors to their arrangements. For fans of the '70 Tour this disc offers a rare glimpse of Traffic as a quartet, with the additional freedom offered by another member. The disc starts with an Intro by none other than Bill Graham. Medicated Goo is a bit disjointed although Winwood is in fine voice, and plays a lead somewhat reminiscent of Stranger to Himself from earlier in the tour. A nice version of Pearly Queen is next, with Grech on hand to lend support to the rhythm section, Chris's organ fills break loose a bit to add some color. For fans of the LP version of Empty Pages, this concert version is among the best I've heard. Steve's vocals and keyboard work (sounds like a Fender Rhodes or RMI electric piano) are top notch and the band seem to catch a good groove with this tune. An updated version of Heaven replete with a lovely jam with Chris on sax playing off a vamping Winwood organ to finish off the song, adds new insight to some older material. A change of pace highlights the next tunes. Forty Thousand Headmen offers some lovely flute work by Chris, and John Barleycorn is welcome for a version not marred by lyrical snafus as found in other versions from earlier in the tour. Who Knows finds Grech trying his hand at lead and rhythm guitar. The addition of guitar adds greatly to the feel of the tune, fleshing it out, adding more texture and spark. Steve's soloing is especially tasty and the song offers good ensemble playing. Every Mothers Son is a highlight. Other versions of this song lacked the lovely guitar riff that accompanies the opening keyboard parts. Although the addition of guitar to the song is welcome, Grech is unable to provide the caliber of playing that was on the studio version. One wonders if the reason the live 11/70 release was shelved because the band wasn't comfortable with Grech's guitar work. (That was one of the reasons given for the non-release of the material recorded just days before this gig. See The "Lost" Live Album.) Nevertheless this is a wonderful version of Every Mothers Son, with great tension built up by the dual piano, organ combo and not to be missed. The disc end uneventfully, with a version of "Freedom Rider" without "Glad" preceding. Shootout and Low Spark from On the Road are added as filler. The sound quality of this disc is excellent. These tapes may have been from a "Grateful Dead" soundboard of this show. At any rate well beyond typical bootleg sound! Rating A Review by GA 1/2/98 Winwood and possibly Capaldi joined the Grateful Dead onstage at the Anderson theater in New York City on November 23, 1970. On one tape of the show, Winwood's performance apparently begins during the song "Hard To Handle" (Pigpen vocals), where he plays Hammond organ, followed by "Railroad Blues" (Jerry Garcia vocals), then a medley of "Not Fade Away" / "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" / "Not Fade Away". Steve attempts the lead vocal on the first "Not Fade Away", but apparently only knows part of the first verse and chorus, which he mangles in a couple of tries. He seems embarrassed, and sings in an odd, low register. Finally, he says "OK, fade away, I sang something" and drops out vocally for the rest of the song. He makes up for it in his playing, which is supportive and fits nicely into the Dead's sound. Bob Weir handles the lead vocals for the rest of the song, with Steve adding some backing. In about the last three minutes of the tape, Bill Graham comes on and introduces Traffic, who kick into "Medicated Goo" just before the tape ends. The Grateful Dead taped all of their own shows, apparently including supporting acts such as Cream and Traffic.
Spiritdrumz (2/5) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: Traffic: "Woodwind", Anderson Theatre, Nov 23, 1970 Medicated Goo | Pearly Queen | Empty Pages | Heaven is in your mind | Forty Thousand Head Men | John Barleycorn | Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring | Every Mothers Son | Freedom Rider | Shootout at the Fantasy Factory | Low Spark The first nine songs were recorded @ The Andersen Theater in NYC 11/23/70. Personnel includes SW, CW, JC, and Rick Grech. This disc is most notable for the inclusion of Rick Grech to the group near the latter part of their 70 tour. Along with playing bass, he also lends a hand with lead guitar. The disc finds a group which had been on the road for awhile bolstered by a new member to add new flavors to their arrangements. For fans of the 70 Tour this disc offers a rare glimpse of Traffic as a quartet, with the additional freedom offered by another member. The disc starts with an Intro by none other than Bill Graham. Medicated Goo is a bit disjointed although Winwood is in fine voice, and plays a lead somewhat reminiscent of Stranger to Himself from earlier in the tour. A nice version of Pearly Queen is next, with Grech on hand to lend support to the rhythm section, Chris's organ fills break loose a bit to add some color. For fans of the LP version of Empty Pages, this concert version is among the best I've heard. Steve's vocals and keyboard work (sounds like a Fender Rhodes or RMI electric piano) are top notch and the band seem to catch a good groove with this tune. An updated version of Heaven replete with a lovely jam with Chris on sax playing off a vamping Winwood organ to finish off the song, adds new insight to some older material. A change of pace highlights the next tunes. Forty Thousand Headmen offers some lovely flute work by Chris, and John Barleycorn is welcome for a version not marred by lyrical snafus as found in other versions from earlier in the tour. Who Knows finds Grech trying his hand at lead and rhythm guitar. The addition of guitar adds greatly to the feel of the tune, fleshing it out, adding more texture and spark. Steve's soloing is especially tasty and the song offers good ensemble playing. Every Mothers Son is a highlight. Other versions of this song lacked the lovely guitar riff that accompanies the opening keyboard parts. Although the addition of guitar to the song is welcome, Grech is unable to provide the caliber of playing that was on the studio version. One wonders if the reason the live 11/70 release was shelved because the band wasn't comfortable with Grech's guitar work. (That was one of the reasons given for the non-release of the material recorded just days before this gig. See The "Lost" Live Album.) Nevertheless this is a wonderful version of Every Mothers Son, with great tension built up by the dual piano, organ combo and not to be missed. The disc end uneventfully, with a version of "Freedom Rider" without "Glad" preceding. Shootout and Low Spark from On the Road are added as filler. The sound quality of this disc is excellent. These tapes may have been from a "Grateful Dead" soundboard of this show. At any rate well beyond typical bootleg sound! Rating A Review by GA 1/2/98
Nate (2/5) CD-R / 1 View  
Wiggler (2/0) CDR / 1 B+ A- View   SNB
Randy Carman (2/5) cdr1/shn1 / 1 View  
Matt Parsons (2/0) shn / 1 A+ A+ View   These tapes may have been from a "Grateful Dead" soundboard of this show.
Randy Carman (2/0) cdr1/shn1 / 1 View