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My mother still fondly recalls a radio ad my dad used to play in his DJ days for this band, which read:

"Traffic. It's good on the people, but it's hard on the dogs."

This, all by itself, is enough for me to say not crap. Then there's the music, which follows suit.

I have to say that "Low spark of the high heeled boys" is one of my favourite songs.

Not Crap 9 As i dont know them that well.

So not crap for a few songs i know but waffling cos i cant comment on the rest

joshsolberg wrote:I like playing "Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" on jukeboxes in bars, because it's like 11 minutes long or something. Also, there are some incredibly purple, incredibly tight pants on the back cover, which I think is fantastic.

I've done the exact same thing. What a bargain! It used to drive my friends crazy who only wanted to hear short punk rock songs, 2-minute long classic country songs, and that damn song by Charlie Daniels, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". I wanted to hear them ALL. Isn't it swell to come across a cool jukebox?

capnreverb wrote:Unfortunatly, i am surprised to see that Traffic's best lp has not been mentioned by any of you. The last record they did "When The Eagle Flies" is an amazing lp. Of course, there was no "single", and the lp flopped and the band broke up..

Thanks - I admit I am not familiar with this one. Will definitely check it out. Funny how that happens. Even though I am not a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk" has always been my favorite LP of theirs. Yet, most Fleetwood Mac fans I've come across either hate that album or just don't know it.

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"Pearly Queen"
"Medicated Goo"
"Light Up or Leave Me Alone"
"Dear Mr. Fantasy"
"Feelin' Alright"
"Coloured Rain"
"No Face, No Name, No Number"
"Paper Sun"
"Shanghai Noodle Factory"
"Empty Pages"

There is some great stuff in their body of work. Traffic not crap!

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:bump

nice one.