traffic: john barleycorn must die (CD)

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john barleycorn must die (CD)
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Information

Format: CD
Label: Universal/Polydor
Genre: Progressive

Official, digitally remastered CD reissue.
Although JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE was originally intended as Steve Winwood's post-Blind Faith solo debut, Winwood and producer/label head Chris Blackwell first drafted Jim Capaldi to provide lyrics, and then Chris Wood dropped by to add his familiar reeds, and almost by accident, Traffic was reborn. This was a different, and better, Traffic than the ill-fated quartet lineup with Dave Mason, which never entirely settled on an artistic direction. The sound of JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE, on the other hand, remained the template for the rest of the reunited band's career--long, organically developed songs with a subtle jazz-rock feel, powered by Capaldi's percussion and Winwood's organ. "John Barleycorn," a traditional English folk song about the process of brewing ale (not, as the liner notes mistakenly claim, a call for temperance), here becomes a pastoral reverie carried along by flute and acoustic guitar, and proves to be the record's highlight. However, the quality of the other songs, particularly the instrumental opener, "Glad," and the outstanding ballad "Empty Pages," is nearly as high.
Track listing: 1. Glad 2. Freedom Rider 3. Empty Pages 4. I Just Want You To Know - (previously unreleased) 5. Stranger To Himself 6. John Barleycorn 7. Every Mother's Son 8. Sittin' Here Thinkin' Of My Love - (previously unreleased 9. Backstage of introduction (previously unreleased, live Fillmore East, New York 1970) 10. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (previously unreleased, live Fillmore East, New York 1970) 11. Glad (previously unreleased, live Fillmore East, New York 1970)