MR. FANTASY

Historically this album is a little classic if you consider that it belongs to the first ones which include eastern influences in popular music. Traffic combines traditional instruments as "sitar" with conventional jazz rock improvisations. With this first effort, back in the 60's Traffic also tried to capture the psychedelic wave of the moment. The first track "Heaven is in your mind" is a gentle, melodic, emotional song which will become a standard of the band's repertoire. A lovely tune which is followed by a fine jazz rock improvisation ("Berkshire Poppies"). The others tracks carry on jazzy rock compositions, including brilliant guitar solos and tasteful keyboards' arrangements. A first original essay in a pre-prog genre, somewhere between jazz rock, folk psychedelic sounds and rudimentary pop rock ballads.