Some have argued that the interplay between Mason’s guitar and Winwood’s organ is the problem on that track, but it sounds to me like everyone in the band was out to lunch, on acid or too busy checking out the tits in the audience to bother. The Dave Mason version of Traffic never felt entirely in sync, and if you really want an obvious example of sync noise, listen to the live version of “Gimme Some Lovin'” on Welcome to the Canteen. By “sync noise,” I mean the uncomfortable sound of musicians who aren’t in sync with each other. The first thing you notice about John Barleycorn Must Die is how little “sync noise” you hear. Once those experiences had run their course, Winwood began working on a solo effort with Guy Stevens handling the production, but soon realized his work on Traffic was unfinished, and brought Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood back for a reunion. Spending time with Blind Faith and Ginger Baker’s Air Force was just the thing Winwood needed-especially the time spent with the disciplined Mr. Steve Winwood, on the other hand, had plenty of upside potential but needed to mature so he could rid himself of the expectations heaped on a teenage wonder and figure out how he wanted to apply his ample talent. He wrote pleasant and catchy little songs in the 60’s and would continue to do so throughout his recording career. The problem with Dave Mason in the context of Traffic was that he had zero upside potential. Once again, Mason split the scene, and after the patched-together Last Exit, it looked like Traffic was history. Incredibly, Winwood and Capaldi brought him back because they needed material to fill out the second Traffic album, the not-very-cleverly-titled Traffic. Fantasy, leaving his mates short of a full lineup when they hit the road in support of the album. Mason couldn’t even wait long enough to stay for the release of Mr. The collaboration with Dave Mason was starting to look like the rock equivalent of the Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor romance, though Liz and Dick’s first marriage lasted a lot longer than any of Mason’s stints with Traffic. The best thing Traffic ever did was to take a break from being Traffic.
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