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Traffic - The Last Great Traffic Jam (with Bonus CD)
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| Part No: | B000BGFBF2 |
| Manufacturer: | Sony |
| MFG Part: | 53498 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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"Eclectic" is a description that's been overused to the point of cliché, but it certainly applies to Traffic, whose 1994 U.S. Tour is documented in
The Last Great Traffic Jam. Here was a band, formed in the late '60s, who played psychedelic rock, melodic pop, and traditional folk, with occasional dashes of jazz and world music added to the mix, fronted by Steve Winwood, a preternaturally gifted musician whose inspired soul and R&B vocals earned him comparisons with Ray Charles. Co-founder Chris Wood died in 1983, but in his absence, Winwood and fellow original member Jim Capaldi (drums, vocals) put together a fine touring band, with Randall Bramblett (woodwinds, keyboards) a capable replacement for Wood and Rosko Gee (bass), Walfredo Reyes Jr. (drums, percussion), and Jim McEvoy (keyboards, guitar) filling out the lineup. Traffic lovers may be disappointed that the likes of "Paper Sun" and "Feelin' Alright" aren't on the set list, but the band's inspired versions of other classics, especially "40,000 Headmen," "John Barleycorn," "Glad," "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys," and "Gimme Some Lovin'" (Winwood's hit with the Spencer Davis Group), reveal just how good this band was. The DVD (which included a bonus CD with three informal studio recordings) isn't perfect; there are too many distracting film effects for this reviewer's taste, and Jerry Garcia's guest appearance on "Dear Mr. Fantasy" is painful, as the Grateful Dead guitarist plays tentatively and looks generally lost and Brian Wilson-esque onstage (Garcia died the following year). Still, despite Winwood's various other incarnations (with Davis, with Blind Faith, and as a solo artist), his stint with Traffic yielded the best music of his career, and
The Last Great Traffic Jam--which really is "the last," as Capaldi is now dead as well--is a must-have for the group's fans.
--Sam Graham
| The Last Traffic Jam DVD | 2008-09-03 | 5 / 5 |
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| I thought this was a good live concert footage, well edited, and would recommmend it. |
| psychedelic'ize | 2008-04-28 | 4 / 5 |
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One of the last remnants from the summer of love era. Psychedelic viewing with SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS music.
Thank you Steve for NOT getting too carried away with disrupting dialog between songs. No dialog would have been better. Then again, why on Earth was GLAD stopped mid-song?
Now, if Win, wood just release some killer concert footage from 94'ish Like RUSH or Deep Purple has...............
It's a good DVD, unlike all the rest. It's all we have,,of,,,,TRAFFIC,,,,,,so far! |
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| If you like traffic and you like history then you have to get this. Winwood and Capaldi together (can't happen any more). Randall Bramlet takes Chris Woods role and a great choice. Yeah all those reviews cut down the director with the shots away from the band but what the hell. I was pleased. |
| The real last exit | 2007-05-19 | 4 / 5 |
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| This only gets a four star because of the fact that each format has it's own drawbacks and because of the songs played on this tour that didn't make the cut. I saw them a few times on this tour. At only a hundred minutes it would have been easy to throw in a couple of more songs from Far From Home as well as older tunes like Dream Gerrald and the cut off Freedom Rider. Also, I remember them playing a couple of songs from Fantasy Factory on this tour but not here. As far as Jerry Garcia, he wasn't in good shape on this tour so that's why his performance is below par. Aside from that, the DVD is great but I do wish there was more. By the way, I like the way behind the scenes footage was used as well as the crowd scenes and effects. |
| Great music, HORRIBLE STUPID effects/editing/etc | 2007-01-26 | 3 / 5 |
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As much as I love Traffic's tunes, the IDIOTIC cutaway's, graphics, 60's psychedelic graphics, etc., etc., etc., almost completely detracts from concert footage. I totally agree with the other reviews that echo the same sentiment.
Geeeeeeez, I bought this DVD spur-of-the-moment and hoped to see a great band performing (heck Gerry Garcia on Low Spark was a nice touch !). I prefer to see a concert straight-up, not dumb crowd shots and other crud, who cares about that ? Arrrrrggghhhh. |
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