On the Road | ||||
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Live album by Traffic | ||||
Released | October 1973 | |||
Recorded | April 1973, Germany | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, jazz fusion | |||
Length | 74:24 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Chris Blackwell | |||
Traffic chronology | ||||
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On The Road is a live album (2 LPs, reissued on 1 CD) by English rock band Traffic, released in 1973. Recorded live in Germany, it features the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory lineup plus extra keyboardist (for live performances) Barry Beckett.
The initial U.S. release of On the Road (Island/Capitol) 1973 was as a single LP consisting of: "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (edited to 15:10), "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory," "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" & "Light Up or Leave Me Alone."
The album reached number 40 in the UK and number 29 in the USA.
In their retrospective review, Allmusic praised the playing of Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Barry Beckett, but condemned the album for both stretching the songs out for too long and failing to improve on the lackluster studio versions of the three songs from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory.
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