Shootout At The Fantasy Factory

CD arrived in described condition. Sounds good. Thank you.

I was in the tenth grade when I bought this LP at FW Woolworths for 4 bucks. It was unusual for a young boy in 1973 to be a Traffic fan, but they were my favorite band and this album changed my musical tastes forever. At first its kind of hard to get whats going on here, but the music is just addicting. I couldn't wait to get home from school so I could listen to it again. It's just a unique sound to this band and they perfected it on this collection. The bass of David Hood and the Drums of Roger Hawkins really add depth to the sound from the Low Spark album.The title track is a rock and roll classic and the one most played off this LP. I think its the worst song on here and its a good song. "Roll Right Stones" is Traffic at their best with good horn work from Chris Wood and excellent playing from the rest of the band. Steve's vocals are top notch and to me this song isn't too long at all. It's hard to believe it is a 14 minute number. I never get tired of hearing it. "Everybody is going insane, the only thing that will sustain are the roll right stones." The keyboard and drum work at the end of this is a treat."Evening Blue" is my second favorite Traffic song and proves that Steve can sing the blues better than most white men. It sticks in my head for days after I hear it. "If I had a lover whose heart was true, I wouldn't be alone in this evening blue." Chris's sax brings tears to your eyes, this is a beautiful song. "Tragic Magic" is a Chris Wood jazz number, less melodic than "Glad" but more polished and an excellent try at classic jazz. Nice percussion work by Rebop and Roger."Sometimes I Feel So Uninspired" is my favorite Traffic song and though I prefer the version on the live "On The Road" album, this one is excellent too. This remaster is excellent and really brings out the sound of this wonderful album. I wish all remasters sounded this good and it really adds to the enjoyment of this classic song.This is a 5 star CD all day long and at these prices a steal. I got mine 3 weeks ago and I'm sure glad I did. For less than 5 bucks with S$H and that's one dollar more than I paid for the original 4o years ago. It made that 16 year old boy happy and it still makes this 55 year old one happy. If you like Winwood or Traffic and haven't heard this one in a while, BUY IT.

With most music from this period, we find "superstars" trying to balance their creative urges and desire for progress with meeting the expectations of their record labels. Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood were cognoscenti darlings with decent record sales, which is not bad for the heyday of mega-sales by "popular" acts destined to be the oldies acts of the future.Traffic walked the razor's edge of recognition and acclaim versus respect and admiration. Shootout follows Low Spark and attempts to extend the former's vibe. This may be the one clear instance of Traffic actually aiming to duplicate a previous success. Considering that the success was artistic, as well as, monetary excuses the attempt (somewhat). If Shootout and Low Spark had been a double album (another period touch), then any perceived minor misses would have been bolstered by the obvious excuse that exhibit A was not as strong when compared to exhibit B. Track-by-track comparisons and assessments would have increased the entire unified documents acclaim. Therefore, I usually think of Shootout as the second disc in Traffic's never-was double album entitled "The Geometry of Traffic" (my sly reference to the geometric-cut of the original cardboard sleeves and inserts or some such nonsense).When this slice of folk, jazz, rock hit the turntable, I liked it . I liked it just a bit less than the Low Spark, but it was a worthy follow-up, plus Winwood & Co. upped the ante by employing the American Mussel Shoals rhythm section. Not since Delaney and Bonnie (with Friends and Benifits) had a trans-Atlantic collaboration sounded so good.In the main, I like this recording and especially recommend it to the attention of folks not totally in the know about this period of Winwood's Traffic. It has solid musicianship, great sonics, not too much dated lyrical content, the performances are top drawer, and the price for this CD is ridiculously affordable. Snap it up and pop it in your car media player, then sit back and enjoy the smooth flow of Traffic.

Awesome Album and was delivered very fast.

El formato de la carpeta, con las esquinas cortadas, da la sensación de tres dimensiones. Del disco que decir...S. Windwood maravilloso como siempre.

Voglia di riascoltare e godere di sonorita' perfettamente concepite in una sintesi di stili unica e professionalmente impeccabile. Sensazioni dinamiche e coinvolgenti di un rock vivace con tocchi di buon sentimentalismo anni '70. Mi piace il brio e la fluidita' di esecuzione. Consigliare a tutti gli amanti di un rock vero, sebbene diverso dai primi contributi dei Traffic, forse piu' influenzati dal folk inglese.

Friday-Music mausert sich erfreulich. Diese Lp ist perfekt gepresst und verpackt.Die Musik auf diesem Album ist von anderen AMAZON-Mitgliedern schon gekürt worden,bedarf keiner weiteren Lobeshymnen. Außerordentlich preiswerte 180g Ausgabe in half-speedTechnik.

前作「Low Spark of High Heeled Boys」のジャム、ジャズ・フュージョン路線をさらに推し進めた作品。リズム・セクションがまた交代し、メンフィスで活動しているふたりになっています。トラフィックの属性に「疲労感」があると思っています。初期のカントリー・ブルーズ風の疲労感（仕事もねぇし、女も出て行った‾‾♪）ではなく、大人の疲労感（ボクはときどき、君のことがわからなくなるんだよ♪）になっています。これは音の危なげなさにつながっていて、初期トラフィックのファンであるわたしは、もっと突拍子もないことをやってくれ、と思ってしまいます。ウインウッドとクリス・ウッドがやりたいスタイルだったのがわかります。80年代に入って米国ではジャズ・オリエンテッドなソフト路線が大流行になるんですが、それを先取りしていたというか、3万キロぐらいはリードする内容。鉄板のリズム・セクションはもちろん上手い。でもゲストとしての領分を忠実に守っている雰囲気がありありで、そこが残念です。リーボップのアフロ・パーカッションという「武器」も持っていたのに…。ベスト・チューンは5. (Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired 。こういう曲をやらせるとウインウッドはとても劇的です。ピアノも歌もギターも味があるとしか言いようがありません。やっぱりベースのリック・グレッチはこの方法に疲れて抜けたんじゃないでしょうか。メンフィスのロジャー・ホーキンス、デイヴィッド・フッドとリーボップもこの作品後抜けてしまいます。