On the Road

by Traffic

On the Road cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1973
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:16:01
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: David Hood, Roger Hawkins, Jim Capaldi, Barry Beckett, Rebop Kwaku Baah

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured in Germany during a period of significant commercial resurgence, this album heavily features an expanded lineup including the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. The band stretches out into lengthy, deeply syncopated improvisations, fully completing their transition from psychedelic pop into a sophisticated, highly rhythmic jazz-rock ensemble.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, technical, melodic, progressive, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Glad / Freedom Rider (21:00)
  2. Tragic Magic (8:40)
  3. (Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired - Live In Germany / 1973 (10:34)
  4. Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory (7:04)
  5. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone (10:48)
  6. Low Spark Of The High-Heeled Boys (17:53)

Credits

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