Released October 1973 Length 74:24 Release date October 1973 Label Island Records | Recorded April 1973, Germany Artist Traffic Producer Chris Blackwell | |
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On the Road
(1973) When the Eagle Flies
(1974) Genres Rock music, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion Similar Traffic albums, Rock music albums | ||
Traffic on the road 1973 full album
On The Road is a live album (2 LPs, reissued on 1 CD) by English rock band Traffic, released in 1973. Recorded live in Germany, it features the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory lineup plus extra keyboardist (for live performances) Barry Beckett.
Contents
The initial U.S. release of On the Road (Island/Capitol) 1973 was as a single LP consisting of: "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (edited to 15:10), "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory," "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" & "Light Up or Leave Me Alone."
The album reached number 40 in the UK and number 29 in the USA.
Reception
In their retrospective review, Allmusic praised the playing of Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Barry Beckett, but condemned the album for both stretching the songs out for too long and failing to improve on the lackluster studio versions of the three songs from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory.
Side one
- "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (Winwood, Capaldi) – 15:10
- "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory" (Winwood, Capaldi) – 6:47
Side two
- "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" (Winwood, Capaldi) – 10:20
- "Light Up or Leave Me Alone" (Capaldi) – 10:45
Personnel
Production notes:
Songs
1Glad15:55
2Freedom Rider5:34
3Tragic Magic8:30