Traffic 08/31/1994

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Date: 08/31/94
Year: 1994
Venue: New York State Fair
City: Syracuse
State: NY

Set I

Pearly Queen
Medicated Goo
Riding High
Walking In The Wind
40,000 Headmen
Mozambique
Rock 'n Roll Stew
Empty Pages
Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Glad/Freedom Rider
Light Up Or Leave Me Alone
Dear Mr. Fantasy
John Barleycorn
Gimme Some Lovin'

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Set III

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User (active/rating)	Media / #	Show	Sound	Details	User Source
Steve K (4/5)	FLAC / 2		A	View	Aud
Jerry Cannon (3/4.8)	cdr / 2		A-	View	DAUD
bob (2/3.6)	CDR / 1		A	View
Notes:
Spiritdrumz (2/5)	CDR / 1		A-	View
Notes:	Traffic: "Woodstock II" Saugerties, NY; August, 1994 Pearly Queen (5:13) \| Medicated Goo (5:37) \| Rock 'n' Roll Stew (6:13) \| Mozambique (5:22) \| The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (11:13) \| Glad / Freedom Rider (10:35) \| Empty Pages (4:28) \| Light Up Or Leave Me Alone (12:40) \| Dear Mister Fantasy (7:28) \| Gimme Some Lovin' (6:33) For those who saw the Traffic tour in 1994, this disc will bring back some pleasing memories. Only one complaint here - but it's a big one. There is only one track from the "Far From Home" album. The band plays an inspired version of "Mozambique" but that's it. No singles, nor songs such as "Riding High" and "Holy Ground," which were added late in the tour, are included. Perhaps this is an abbreviated version of the set, but it is 75 minutes and it would seem unlikely the band played longer on this date. The recording is seamless and there are no breaks between songs so it appears this is the entire show. Nonetheless, what is here is rewarding. The show opens with the band's two opening staples - "Pearly Queen" and "Medicated Goo." If those two songs sent a message, it was a clear one that this would be a concert in which Winwood would be up front playing a lot of guitar. And that, in addition to the chemistry of the personnel, was the attraction of this tour. Winwood's guitar playing is at its best, showing off his inventiveness and feel, which, it seems, have been forever overlooked. The band plays in a wonderful groove throughout, in no small part due to Jim Capaldi's solid drumming and Walfredo Reyes' creative percussion work. This is perhaps one of the funkiest Traffic ensembles with Rosko Gee on bass. Mike McEvoy's versatility reminds us that this is Traffic and everyone plays everything, and Randall Bramblett adds the breathe and airiness, which made Traffic's sound so distinctive in the late '60s and early '70s and illustrates it is hardly dated. The band chooses the "Welcome To The Canteen" arrangement of "Gimme Some Lovin'" to close the show, and it shows off the group's strengths: a burning groove, layered with soulful singing and extraordinary playing. The product is Italian in origin and though a mishmash, the packaging is done very professionally with some interesting photos from the Cottage days to publicity stills for this tour. There is one misidentification of McEvoy for Winwood. Highly recommended and apparently still quite available. Grade: A- By: PR
Boedi-taper (1/4.8)	CDR / 2	A	A	View	Audience Recording
thegreatdivide6 (1/0)	flac / 0			View
Notes:	audience
HEDSPACE (1/5)	cdr / 2			View	AUD
Notes:	Disc 1 Pearly Queen Medicated Goo Riding High Walking In The Wind 40,000 Headmen Mozambique Rock n'Roll Stew Empty Pages Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Disc 2 Glad/Freedom Rider Light Up Or Leave Me Alone Dear Mr Fantasy John Barleycorn Gimmie Some Lovin'

User (active/rating)

Media / #

Show

Sound

Details

DB Source

User Source

Steve K (4/5)

FLAC / 2

View

Aud

Jerry Cannon (3/4.8)

cdr / 2

A-

View

DAUD

bob (2/3.6)

CDR / 1

View

Notes:

photo Traffic-Syracuse 1994 front_zpsxxsjmrhe.jpg

photo Traffic-Syracuse 1994 back_zpszdkar7of.jpg

Spiritdrumz (2/5)

CDR / 1

A-

View

Notes:

Traffic: "Woodstock II" Saugerties, NY; August, 1994 Pearly Queen (5:13) | Medicated Goo (5:37) | Rock 'n' Roll Stew (6:13) | Mozambique (5:22) | The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (11:13) | Glad / Freedom Rider (10:35) | Empty Pages (4:28) | Light Up Or Leave Me Alone (12:40) | Dear Mister Fantasy (7:28) | Gimme Some Lovin' (6:33) For those who saw the Traffic tour in 1994, this disc will bring back some pleasing memories. Only one complaint here - but it's a big one. There is only one track from the "Far From Home" album. The band plays an inspired version of "Mozambique" but that's it. No singles, nor songs such as "Riding High" and "Holy Ground," which were added late in the tour, are included. Perhaps this is an abbreviated version of the set, but it is 75 minutes and it would seem unlikely the band played longer on this date. The recording is seamless and there are no breaks between songs so it appears this is the entire show. Nonetheless, what is here is rewarding. The show opens with the band's two opening staples - "Pearly Queen" and "Medicated Goo." If those two songs sent a message, it was a clear one that this would be a concert in which Winwood would be up front playing a lot of guitar. And that, in addition to the chemistry of the personnel, was the attraction of this tour. Winwood's guitar playing is at its best, showing off his inventiveness and feel, which, it seems, have been forever overlooked. The band plays in a wonderful groove throughout, in no small part due to Jim Capaldi's solid drumming and Walfredo Reyes' creative percussion work. This is perhaps one of the funkiest Traffic ensembles with Rosko Gee on bass. Mike McEvoy's versatility reminds us that this is Traffic and everyone plays everything, and Randall Bramblett adds the breathe and airiness, which made Traffic's sound so distinctive in the late '60s and early '70s and illustrates it is hardly dated. The band chooses the "Welcome To The Canteen" arrangement of "Gimme Some Lovin'" to close the show, and it shows off the group's strengths: a burning groove, layered with soulful singing and extraordinary playing. The product is Italian in origin and though a mishmash, the packaging is done very professionally with some interesting photos from the Cottage days to publicity stills for this tour. There is one misidentification of McEvoy for Winwood. Highly recommended and apparently still quite available. Grade: A- By: PR

Boedi-taper (1/4.8)

CDR / 2

View

Audience Recording

thegreatdivide6 (1/0)

flac / 0

View

Notes:

audience

HEDSPACE (1/5)

cdr / 2

View

AUD

Notes:

Disc 1 Pearly Queen Medicated Goo Riding High Walking In The Wind 40,000 Headmen Mozambique Rock n'Roll Stew Empty Pages Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Disc 2 Glad/Freedom Rider Light Up Or Leave Me Alone Dear Mr Fantasy John Barleycorn Gimmie Some Lovin'


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