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Title: Side A of this album is a complete knockout!
Review: The first side of Traffics LP John Barleycorne must Die is essential to any classic rock lovers collection. Glad is one of the best insturmental jams of the decade, I love how this song flows right into the other wordly masterpiece Freedom Rider. Things kick into maximum gear with the toe tapping Empty Pages, Winwoods signiture organ shredding on this track sounds better than ever. Stranger to Himself is short and nifty but nothing special. Things pick up again with the surreal horse opera that is John Barleycorn, Chris Wood's flute solo is hauntingly beautiful and is the best part of this track for me. The other songs on this album dont stand out to me as anything very memorable, however, the highlights on this album more than make up for them. If you are ever feeling down in the dumps than I highly recommend you put on the song Glad from this album, its infectious joy will really cheer you up.
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