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Traffic 11/23/70
Anderson Theatre, New York, NY
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.
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KidBlue (1/5) CDR / 1 View  
j williams (1/5) SHN / 1 View   Unknown SBD
Scott Rosen (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
Scott Rosen (1/5) shn / 1 View  
blasky (1/0) SHN/CDR / 1 A- View  
Kindbuddy (1/5) CDR / 1 A/A View   SBD
Notes: Bill Graham Introduces The Band Medicated Goo, Pearly Queen,Empty Pages, Heaven is in your Mind, 40,000 Headmen, John Barleycorn, Who Knows what Tomorrow may Bring, Every Mothers Son, Freedom Rider -Bonus tracks from -London '72 Shootout at the Fantasy Factory, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
cbradway (1/0) CDR / 1 View   SBD
Todd Tomlinson (1/4.8) cdr / 1 A A View   SBD
Chris Waters (1/0) CDR / 1 A View  
Tibbs (1/5) cd-r / 1 a A View   Pre FM>PCM>CD-R
Roy Chernikoff (1/4.9) CDR / 1 View  
Notes: notes excerpted from info from -- For intereresting Show Notes see - http://www.azstarnet.com/~bobbieg/boot70.htm#woodwind
Nathan (1/5) SHN / 1 View   Liberated Boot CD - "Woodwind" > ? > SHN
Scott Oatman (1/0) CDR / 1 A A View  
mike (1/0) 1cd / 0 View  
Raydawg (1/5) cdr / 1 B+ View  
Thomas Key (1/0) shn / 1 View  
Michael & Heather Moriconi (1/4.8) CDR / 1 A A View   SBD>MR>DAT>WAV>SHN
Notes: SBD>MR>DAT>WAV>SHN
Matt Bohlander (1/5) CDR / 1 A- View   SBD
Notes: sound warbles occasionally - excellent sound given the age of the source tape
Morgan (1/0) cdr / 1 View  
Otis (1/0) CDR / 1 A View  
Adam Eaglestone (1/4.8) cd / 1 View   sbd
Mike Petrella (1/0) / 0 A B View  
Joel Tenney (1/5) .SHN / 1 View  
Warren Oates (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
Notes: Filler from London 1972: Shootout At The Fantasy Factory Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Brian Smyth (1/0) CDR / 1 A View   bootleg
Cyndi (1/5) / 0 View  
Notes: 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 01. Medicated Goo 02. Pearly Queen 03. Empty Pages 04. Heaven is in your mind 05. Forty Thousand Head Men 06. John Barleycorn 07. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 08. Every Mothers Son 09. Freedom Rider --filler-- 10. Shootout at the Fantasy Factory 11. Low Spark
Stephen Wrenn (1/5) flak / 1 View  
Notes: Traffic: "Woodwind", Nov 23, 1970 Anderson Theatre, 01. Medicated Goo 02. Pearly Queen 03. Empty Pages 04. Heaven is in your mind 05. Forty Thousand Head Men 06. John Barleycorn 07. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 08. Every Mothers Son 09. Freedom Rider 10. Shootout at the Fantasy Factory 11. Low Spark
Lee Wagner (1/0) / 0 View  
Jody Bugabear (1/5) cdr / 1 A- A View   Pre FM>PCM>CD-R
Jason (1/0) CDR / 1 View