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Brad & Lex, youâll love their âLow Spark Of High Heeled Boysâ!! Steve Winwood on vocals!
Yes, Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, but Live 72 (full song)
Still have Low Spark on reel lol!
I think Steve was also planning the guitar I recall from a old videoczcams.com/video/epyHwMCw4hg/video.html
I don't think Brad could take it. That's a long song lol
Sax intro by Chris Wood is the best!
Winwood is a musical polymath, plays virtually every instrument at an incredibly high level, bit like Prince that way. Broke in like Van Morrison as a little teen with a huge voice with the Spencer Davis group, writing the songs, all of it. Incredible talent, and this is indeed a melancholy song. Edit: Winwoodâs playing the bigger lead guitar solos in this.
Personal opinion - Clapton played with Winwood in Blind Faith; not te otehr way around
Winwood came before Prince; so Price was a bit like Winwood.
Well said
@@danjohnson2986 Thanks!
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Traffic was amazing in the 60s and 70s. John Barleycorn Must Die is my favorite album by them. Most British rock bands from the 60s were heavily influenced by American blues, but also English folk music, which gave them their lyricism. John Barleycorn is a nod to that tradition as well as some jazz influences.
Every song on the album isfantastic!
If youre gunna dive into Traffic, "low Spark of High Heel Boys" is an absolute must! The Studio version is totally fantastic!
Steve Winwood has been making great music for nearly 60 years. I saw this band in 1969 at a free concert in London's Hyde Park when I was a teenager. Winwood is steeped in the blues.
Traffic was unique. They had elements of English folk, jazz, and rock. So glad that you did this. I have been listening to them since the 60s.
Lex is always smiling and cheerful and bubbly and just has such joy for life. You both do, but Lex just explodes with enthusiasm and itâs just very positive. People like that. Itâs very admirable and inspiring.
for sure--she is so fun to watch --pure enjoyment--she also has very keen insights
It's hard to imagine how different the world was in 67, but this year was the beginning of something totally different for me! Music got a lot more psychedelic, and heavy, like this great song! Some of the releases in 67, besides this great album: Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper" and "Magical Mystery Tour", Hendrix "Are You Experienced" and "Axis, Bold As Love" , Cream's "Disraeli Gears", The Doors "The Doors", Airplane's "Surrealistic Pillow", The Grateful Dead's "The Grateful Dead", and on and on. Musically, this year was truly the start of something totally new for me! Keep digging Traffic! Lots of good recommendations below!
And the Summer of Love.
I live through it, there was so much music an couple of concerts every weekend, Jethro Tull, Stones, Elton, Alice and dozens more every weekend.
This wuz psychedelia, pure & simple
67 was the beginning as 69 was the ending ..at least to me âŠit seemed the summer of love was the last true summer of my generations carefree living âŠ.after that ? The music,responsibilities and priorities forever once again changed âŠ.less drugs more Families being born âŠthe soon ending of Vietnam 70ies (of course the proceeding years til 73 ? It took to draw down ) it was the ending of a generation who saw the murders of JFK,MLK and Bobbly Kennedy âŠ.
@@stanleycrim Most definitely! I know things were never the same for me after viewing the world, and this music, through lysergic lenses!
Yes, it is good music! Traffic was an incredible band. Steve Winwood of Traffic also played together with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker from Cream in a Band called "Blind Faith". Their music is also amazing. Unfortunately they made only one album. There's lots of great songs on that album. Maybe you can listen to "Had To Cry Today" or "Do What You Like".
that beware of mr baker documentary was interesting and informative and funny....had steve winwood in it for a bit..
Blind Faith was the original "Super Group", defined by Artists from well-founded/known Groups - forming their own band/collaborating together for an album or several. Bad Co. is another instance of a "Super Group".
@@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817 Yes, and the first album of Bad Company is also incredible đđ
I'm pretty sure bad company was the first band under the record company that led zeppelin made. Swan song records.
Clapton and Winwood touring over the last 20 years or so are fantastic.
Steve Winwood is a crazy talent. He put out a solo album called ARC OF A DIVER. He played every instrument on every song along with vocals , mixed it in the editing room like a great salad. Afew great singles came from that album. Check out the title song, Arc of a diver.
some brilliant tracks on that - "While You See a Chance", "Spanish Dancer"... and of course the title track.
Yes! This song I first heard in the movie GO ASK ALICE
I had to keep rewinding to hear the lyrics so I could figure out what song it was so I could find it lol
I also love "While you see a Chance" Such a songwriter & musician.Effortlessly.Good one Bobby G.
Cat Steven's album "Foreigner Suite" was done the same way. Arrangements, instruments, and vocals were all Cat.
Steve Winwood was only 19 when this song was released. Great singer.
Brad and Lex y'all would have made great hippies your always talking about what it was like in the 60s and 70s it was a helluva party wouldn't have missed it for world but you two should have your own TV show because of all the CZcamsrs doing these reactions y'all have the ability to give your own critique of the music from that era that is so unique they are usually spot on and most of the time hilarious but we've also cried over a few of them but I would give you my full support for your own TV show y'all are a glass half full couple with a great attitude toward life in general keep it up we love you
You aren't the only one thinking B&L could go beyond CZcams.
@@troys6965 yeah but how many people watch anything beyond youtube? well, ok, maybe a lot, but i hardly get off of it anymore.
You will find Steve Winwood associated with great music throughout the last six decades. Check him out doing a duet with Chaka Khan on "Higher Love" or providing gritty keyboards behind Jimi Hendrix on "Voodoo Child." He started in the Spencer Davis Group back in the 60's when he was just a teenager and he's 74 this year, with a tremendous body of work for you to sample.
A Most Excellent Song, written & performed by Excellent Musicians. Thereâs a 10+minute version of this Song too.
Thanks. I listened to this twice.
The Bluesy part is most likely a result of the Lead Singer Stevie Winwoodâs time in The Spencer Davis Group.
âMusic tugs the strings of my Soul that makes me Dance.â
"Dear Mr. Fantasy" is a great Traffic jam. So too is "Empty Pages" & "Light Up & Leave Me Alone" with Jim Capaldi on lead vocal.
Winwood would later front Blind Faith & they did a marvelous cover of Buddy Holly's "Well Alright".
Brad, do you ever re-watch these and realize what a beautiful little creature lexi is? Its not just her appearance, but her glow, her smile and movementsâŠ. I just love watching lex feel the music, then hearing you two discuss and point out things that are so interestingâŠshe reminds me of back in the day seeing live music and spotting that one beautiful girl that the music was just movingâŠYou guys have the top reaction channel by farâŠ
Looks like Lex needs to consider a restraining order.
I've commented often of how Brad just kinda rocks back and forth while Lex gets right into it! Sometimes it makes me feel sorry for her, especially when she nervously looks over at Brad while he's rocking back and forth with minimal joy.
This is early on in Traffic's career; Dave Mason (usually the lead guitar, but playing the bass here) was in the group. They broke up when Mason went solo, and Steve Winwood formed Blind Faith with Eric Clapton. Clapton dropped out of that, and Winwood reformed Traffic, and eventually went solo on his own.
Every step of the journey is worth taking, from this (and "Feelin' Alright" and "40,000 Headmen" and other Traffic songs) to "Can't Find My Way Home" and Blind Faith (including a beautiful cover of my favorite song, "Well Alright" by Buddy Holly) to Traffic v.2 with "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" (Lex will LOVE that) to Mason's solo work ("We Just Disagree" is wonderful) to Winwood on his own ("Back in the High Life Again").
A tree with many branches, all of them excellent.
I saw Traffic in the early 70âs they were amazing. Steve Winwood is such an amazing performer with the voice of an angel.
Damn!! Probably your best reaction to date!! Music is in our souls. It's what brings us together. You guys help take away our gloomy days.
Thank you both. đâ€đ€
Anything Steve Winwood sings is instantly music to my ears! I saw him in the 80s during the "Higher Love" tour. When stage went dark and a small light appeared trained on his fingers at the grand piano ... the first notes of "Low Spark" begin ... heaven on earth.
That sounds cool. Nice memory.
This tune always reminds me of passing the bong around the smoke filled living room of our house on Norwich Avenue on the Ohio State University campus. The late 70s were a fun time.
The great Steve Winwood. I've always loved this song. So chill.
Grateful dead did such an incredible cover of this in '89, the live performance with the guy in the beard is the one you want. So incredible...
Brent..
I think you guys did "Can't find my way home" from Blind Faith. Steve Winwood is the same vocalist for both groups.
Yes!!!, Traffic was awesome, especially live as I saw them in the early 70s then in 1994 when the reformed. Great vocals from Stevie Winwood and Jim Capaldi plus the magnificent Chris Wood on various instruments. These guys are worth exploring, try Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, an utter classic. Enjoy! đ”đžđčđ·đ¶
Such a joy to see Lexi listen for the very first time to the most fantastic rocking songs of all time, the classics that are our most familiar soundtracks of our lives. This is her first time!
MUSIC
IS WHAT
FEELINGS SOUND LIKE
LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS has to be on your list.
The vocalist is Steve Winwood a musical prodigy.
Traffic member Jim Capaldi wrote the lyrics. Bandmates Steve Windwood and Chris Wood wrote the music. Lyrically, the song is a simple sketch of a tortured artist who sacrifices his own happiness to make the audience happy. Capaldi recalled the exact moment that spawned "Dear Mr. Fantasy."
One early morning at the Cottage he was coming down off LSD, sketching in front of a log fire. Bubbling out of his acid-fired subconsciousness and through his pencil came a the image of a man hanging on puppet strings and wearing a spiked hat with the words, "Dear Mr. Fantasy, play us a tune, something to make us all happy" scrawled under him.
Wood found Capaldi's sketch and set a bass line to it. That evening they drove into the city and recorded the song at Olympic Studios. They burned incense in the recording room and turned the lights low to capture the mood the song had been borne from. The Grateful Dead performed the song regularly in the 1980s.
My all time favorite from Traffic.
There is nothing that Steve Winwood can't do, this incredible musician who does it all and his voice has this real good range and a beautiful R&B soul and he does have a large catalog of some the best music every.
I just love Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy. Thank you for reacting to this timeless classic!
Just one of Winwoods many incarnations. From 15 years old, he had a soulful voice.
Traffic was a great band.
I also agree you have to listen to The Low Spark of High Heel Boys. One of the best rock songs ever.
This was used at the start of Avengers Endgame. Iâm old enough to remember the song on the radio as a kid, but I love this song selection for the filmâs opening.
You guys have really grown into the music youâve been reacting to. You have absorbed so much knowledge about music so that your reactions are very different to the ones when you started. Wonderful to share the trip with you.
'Arc of a Diver' is one of my favorite post-Traffic Stevie Winwood tunes.
ARC OF A DIVER. That's a nice tune.
Lex, it's such a pleasure watching you get into a song! As they would say back in the 60s, you are "one groovy chick"! Please never change!
My very first rock concert. Early 70s at the old Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta.
Lex I knew you would like TRAFFIC...Lol...great reaction ...rock on cutie.
Brad is getting wide and mellow. Lex is just open and being beautiful. Solid, man. This is good.
About time! Traffic is in my top 5 bands. Brad really needs to listen to "John Barleycorn must die" so he can see if he can decifer the lyrics before the end.
The genius of Steve Winwood. He made every band he was in magical.
Traffic, is a perfect example of having too much talent in one bandâŠIt was inevitable that each of them would go their own way, and have great success.
the great Dave mason on guitar đž
Always wonder what could have been if Stevie and Dave could have managed to get along!
"You are every woman in the world to me" ahhh. â€ïžâđ„
I've made a Spotify playlist of songs I used to know but forgot about, but reaction channels have reminded me of what I forgot. This one's going in the playlist.
Steve Winwood is so talented, listen to him and Eric Clapton performing this song at the 2010 Crossroads Concert⊠Outstanding concert
"40,000 Headmen" is another great Traffic song.
this was one of those songs when i was a kid - i could get my mom to turn up in the car, and she would turn it up loud like we would, it was sooo cool...
Traffic had lots of really cool tunes. Great band chemistry.
Iâm 60 years old and this song just made my top five lol. The guitar is so perfect.đ
This is all about ACID!! Watch the live vid of this song. And tell me they weren't all tipping ! LOL
God damn, I don't think I'll ever not be surprised by Windwood's voice; no matter how many times I hear it.
i didnt expect a traffic song but im glad to see it! their song john barleycorn must die is also dope as hell, and it's all about the life cycle of barley
Steve Winwood was responsible for soooooo much great music and to his credit is still bringing it over 50yrs later.
you nailed it with this song being inspired by the blues my man!!! all the early British bands grew up listening to American blues
musicians who in many ways when unnoticed in their own country.
If I remember correctly, the singer and keyboard player, Steve Winwood was only 16 yrs old when this song was recorded.
It is also the original Blue Eyed Blues genre
Very true, music will always remind you of where you've been, what you're going through, good or bad at every point in your life. It is a very important component in our lives.
YES! Great pick for late 60's hippie music...I was there...
Steve Winwood is an true icon, legend, all of the best words for a musician.
Some groups and artists were willing to mix genres. Traffic were happy playing their own mixture of folk, blues, jazz, rock, soul and R&B. They, like others, started in rebellious times and refusing to conform to a particular genre was part of that rebellion. The early Live version of âLow SparkâŠâ is a must - it has African influences too.
no.. not the live version.. Sorry, but IMO live versions always suck... but to be fair, I've not heard it... This is just one of my favorite songs the way it is.. but to each his own!!
@@connieb4372 What an amazing (and wrong) generalisation ! Much music performed Live - particularly that which includes improvisation - is superior to studio recordings. Certain artists (Hendrix and Joe Cocker immediately come to mind) consistently performed better in concert than in their studio recordings). Some people like the comfort of hearing something familiar from a recording performed note for note in Live performance (as later Pink Floyd switched to doing), but Live variations can be musically more inventive and energetic than over-engineered studio versions.
Iâve heard both the studio and various Live versions of âLow SparkâŠâ many times and am certain that at least one (and possibly more) of the Live versions are superior to the excellent studio version.
Great reaction and insights Brad & Lex! Traffic had such a great sound and Steve Winwood is a musical genius! Check out âLow Spark Of High Heeled Boysâ next from Traffic and then listen to "Higher Love" from Winwood's solo career in the 80s. đ„
One of my absolute all time favorites đđ€
this is a great example of why I follow you guys, most of the time I get to see how you react to music I've been enjoying for over 40 years and once in a while you do a song that I haven't heard in so long that I forgot it or even the band existed. But once I heard it the memories of it came flooding back.
Gotta do low spark of high healed boys. Both that and this are a jam. A bourbon a Smokey bar and this. Perfection
Traffic was another early Steve Winwood enterprise that were terrific. They werenât around long, like Blind Faith, but truly classic era Rock.
I have a ticket stub. Traffic
@@Tkidddd âŠhang onto it. đ
@@edwardrutledge2765 actually I have about 50 or more from the 70s on up. I have Black Sabbath with Van Halen playing first.
Hey B&L, "Dear Mr. Fantasy" was used at the beginning of the film Avengers: Endgame. And, I also would love to see your reaction to "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys." I'm betting you haven't heard anything quite like it. Traffic's song combo "Glad/Freedom Rider" is also really good.
7.14.22. You need to check out TrafficsâąïžâŠâŠ..Light up or leave me alone©ïžđž
Omg when I was your age we used to get so high and listen to traffic Pink Floyd, is awesome very careful youâre gonna turn into a hippie
You guys should react to more TrafficâŠ
"The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys", "Empty Pages", "John Barleycorn", "Feelin' Alright?", "Paper Sun", "Medicated Goo", "Freedom Rider", "Pearly Queen", "You Can All Join In", "Rock & Roll Stew"
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Yes! And "Glad/Freedom Rider" and "Forty Thousand Headmen" and "Don't Be Sad" (Dave Mason), and "Light Up or Leave Me Alone" (Capaldi), and "Crying to Be Heard" and .........So many great songs, I just love those guys!
Don't forget "Dream Gerard" exceptional!
@@cornellrosiu8818 Absolutely! Excellent choice! Reminds me to listen to that "When The Eagle Flies" album!! Thanks!
I would add Shanghai Noodle Factory too
Another cornerstone song of Rock = a true iconic piece! The great Steve Winwood is a Mount Rushmore of music
Iâve watched a bunch of vids by you two and itâs funny how itâs always Brad intently focused on the lyrics while Lex is just grooving out, and occasionally looking over at Brad to try to figure out if heâs enjoying it.
Great reaction . Nice when you're both vibing. So many songs that echo that theme about music having the power to pull you out of a bad day or even worse. I've lost count of the amount of people who have said some album, or musician, song, etc basically got them through a rough time in life. Some have even credited music for saving their life.
I'm so glad I discovered this channel. It gives me joy to see you react to such great songs for the first time. This song is a top five for me. Had the chance to hear the Grateful Dead cover it in Oakland Coliseum or whatever it's called. Where the Warriors play.
You have to listen to "The Low Spark of High-Healed Boys" and the "Shootout at the Fantasy Factory"!
"Devil in a Blue Dress", "Welcome to the Canteen", "Can't Find My Way Home", "John Barleycorn Must Die", "Arc of the Diver", "Higher Life", and SO many others! He played the organ on the George Harrison tribute of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", featuring Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn, Prince, and others.
Y'all have mentioned the term "Jam band" before, and Traffic qualifies, but more importantly, the single best introduction material to "Jam Band" music is a live cover of this very song, performed by the Grateful Dead, in a medley with "Hey Jude" from the Beatles. It's available on the Grateful Dead YT channel and worth the long-ish run time. Their cover is so good, they had Jerry Garcia play lead guitar on this song in Traffic's big farewell concert in 1994. That version is also available on YT and also worth the time, although Jerry was sharper in 89.
This was a Super Group in late '60s - early '70s. Try their THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS, MEDICATED GOO, FEELIN' ALRIGHT, and LIGHT UP OR LEAVE ME ALONE.
I had never heard this song or group , I like it , got a great sound and easy listen too and good lyrices , makes you feel good , love songs like that
Thank you VERY MUCH for sharing this with me
tremendous band from the Midlands. You can hear the Hendrix influence in this track.
The distortion and wall of noise is wonderful
Steve Winwood is Phenomenal!...One of the best Concerts I have seen!!
Old school Traffic such an underrated band.
You guys completely nailed it with this one, I love your Reactions đ
YES!! Steve WinwoodâŠthat voice. Such a catchy guitar riff too. They (Traffic) have a 1972 concert on CZcams that is seriously amazing. Check out this song from that concert. Another that I recommend is âThe low spark of high heel boysâ. Again, that 1972 jam. Itâs mesmerizing.
Is it the one at the California Civic Center in 1972? That one absolutely rocks.
@@Wi1dFlOwer Iâm not sure. I just know itâs 1972
@@danjohnson2986 here's the one I'm talking about
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Winwood is a legend đ€
Released in 1967 and it was used as the opening song for Avengers: End Game. Good music is timeless .... it withstands the test of time. Most anything Steve Winwood was a part of is music worth having. Ultra talented, when he was 14 years old he was the lead singer for a band that had four Top Ten singles and three Top Ten albums in the UK .. and then he joined Traffic. One, maybe more, of his CDs he recorded in his home recording studio and played every instrument and sang all the vocals. He did it all himself at home. Amazing talent and a major part of what made Traffic sound so good.
yeah really like this one..... thanks for introducing this band
I'm watching Avengers Endgame and this is what played during the intro sequence. I wanted to hear more and you gave it to me!
Itâs wasnât just tapping into their artistic creativity that made musicians often burn out too fast. It was also the intense pressure put on them by their record labels and their fans, stage fright, the awful tedium and rootlessness of life on the road, the party lifestyle that surrounds the business, bad diets, bad habits, the loneliness and isolation of fame, disillusionment with the inherent greed and corruption of the business, etc etc etc. Like Robbie Robertson said, itâs a goddamn impossible way of life.
you guys make me smile even on the worst of days...keep groovin Lex
I recall that early in their ventures into the States they shared a house with the Grateful Dead; that must have been something to behold! As for Lex she is a reincarnation of a hippie (which is not the worst thing in the world)
Always loved the groove on this tune. Just so cool and smooth.
Just one of those bands, so good. Hits ya in the feels...
Youâve got to listen to a song by Carly Simon called âcoming around againâ. Very sad song about a break up with children. Just a really really good song.
Thank you guys. I love this song
I love Steve Winwood, but haven't heard a lot of Traffic, so I always want to like it. You guys definitely make that easy as well.
Winwood, Clapton & Dave Mason on the harmonica and ending guitar solo
One of the great songs of rock/blues music -- you did the song and the vibe justice!!! :-)