THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS

Folky, jazzy psychedelic-tinged classic rock, like Jethro Tull and early Genesis mixed with the English blues-rock tradition, these guys are a bit hippie-trippy for me, but there's still something that keeps drawing me back to them. Winwood's voice is brilliant, and the music is full of quirky little elements that make it uniquely Traffic-y... The title track is the centerpiece of the album, and also the band's entire career, I'd say, a twelve-minute masterpiece of jamming, but there's also Rainmaker, the bouncy flute-laden Hidden Treasure, and the irreverant concert favorite Light Up Or Leave Me Alone... This remastered edition sounds great, and adds the bonus elongated single version of Rock & Roll Stew, so that's a bit of a plus for bigger Traffic-ers than me, I guess... Either way, this is still a great record, even if not one I throw on all the time. I would call this an essential for its blend of multiple genres.

4.0

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