Traffic best 70's song
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Topic: Traffic best 70's song
Posted By: sircosick
Subject: Traffic best 70's song
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 21:52
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It's not easy to decide... But I vote for the closing track of their best album (Nš6) What do you say? |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 22:11
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Alas, "Freedom Rider" is the only one I know/ remember well-enough thanks to the streaming mp3 at this site. I like it; good stuff! I know when i was a child I heard some of their albums, including John Barleycorn Must Die. There's a big hole in my collection to fill (and Prog Folk is one of my favourite genres here). Always happy to see polls on bands that don't get that much attention here, as that's one way I learn about and am reminded of music that has largely slipped my attention. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 22:15
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As much as I absolutely worship Many a Mile to Freedom, John Barleycorn is impossible to beat. It's so well done and completely moving, I have no choice but John Barleycorn -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 22:56
| Freedom Rider |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 04:05
| Wonderful lyrics, fantastic piano playing, a beautiful melody, amazing flutes ... I choose Freedom Rider. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 04:13
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 04:17
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wow... now that is a hard poll.... the AR co-leaders had to scratch our heads on that one. I went with Evening Blue, always loved that one, but could have voted for... hahha.. all of them.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 04:34
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In order: 1. Freedom Rider 2. John Barleycorn 3. Hidden Treasure |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 04:37
Indeed a very hard poll!
 Although Freedom Rider (coupled with Glad of course
 ) is incredible, I prefer John Barleycorn (easily the best version ever), but I went for Hidden Treasure because It will probably need the help. But there are many more tracks I would've chosen for this poll. Espicially from Shootout (Tragic Magic & Uninspired) and Low Sparks (Rainmaker and Low Sparks), where there are no weak tracks. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
micky wrote:Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 05:10
| For me, Every mothers son is an absolute classic. One of Steve's finest vocal performances, and loads of Hammond. It was the first track on the "Bumper's" sampler, a terrific double album of early prog and more. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 05:58
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I went with "Hidden Treasure". ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 06:24
| I my Opinon, Hidden is a prog classic..... |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 06:26
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JOHN!!!
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Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 07:13
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Nice to have met you in my poll, Sean, but I was thinking to chose the most well-known and classic from each album; for that reason, John Barleycorn is represented by three tracks because it was the most succesful Traffic album; followed by Low Spark, another very good album, with two tracks chosen; and finally, to little attention I think, are a couple of tracks from their two last (and most dissapointing) albums. Yeah I forgot to put the choice "I love them all" XD |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 07:30
Finally, a great poll!!! no Genesis, Yes or PF comparing
As i like to play the drak horse and always listen to different songs than others, i''l go with ''WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES''
.but i could have voted for any other song from this poll.
Why is there not enough love for this band compared some others??
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 08:15
I really liked that one as well  .... good question, it is a shame, Traffic really is a great group.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 08:17
probably wise.... being forced to choose is always better. With good 'non-standard' options like that, always interesting to see what others like. Especially with groups that don't get get much or enough play here. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 09:46
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Freedom Rider is so good. That and Glad are jewels in the crown of Traffics career. ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 10:20
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From the list:
John Barleycorn
Needs to be added next time:
Empty Pages
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 14:12
| Glad/Freedom Rider, but I also love Every Mother's Son. What an absolutely fantastic album. |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 14:34
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Dwill123: If I could return to make this poll, I would like to add Glad before Empty Pages. In my poll I can see that many people has voted for Freedom Rider. It's a very good choice, because I was thinking of voting between Every Mother's Son and this one. But I agree absolutely with Easy Livin :) |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 15:56
| John Barleycorn, hands off! |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: August 04 2007 at 07:22
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You know, I'd been staring at the poll for a whole five minutes and can't for the life of me choose one....I'm going to pass and go throw on side 3 of the On the Road record. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 04 2007 at 07:41
hahhaha I know..I was the same way... ending up voting for Evening Blue that hadn't received any votes yet. They are all great. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: August 04 2007 at 12:10
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Wow!!.... My old Traffic poll has resurfaced xD And due to the bunch of months that have passed, we could see that, based on popular ratings, Freedom Rider is the best Traffic 70's song  ------------- The best you can is good enough... |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 04 2007 at 13:17
in the words of ... oh whoever the hell it was... that idiot on ESPN.. not so fast my friend... any song poll without 'Low Spark...' is incomplete  now that would be a poll....I'll do that one... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |