Hey Jamel, if you want to see Steve do a live version of this, this one is the best i think - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n_CxztMjcgM.html
I figured you out Jamel you bring everyone together and heal there souls through music for nothing but the pure love of it. You my brother are a light that everyone needs right now. God bless you brother.🙏🏼😇
That is SOO, so very true!!! Jamal is just a joy and a blessing, isn't he? Imagine going through this horrible pandemic without him....that would be so sad! I'm sure all of you agree with me that it'd be SO NICE to be friends with him IRL :-) God bless you and your family, dear Jamal! LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!!!
@@jamelakajamal It'll be a lot cooler if you do The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic. And remember while listening to it, you are not hearing what you think you are hearing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vDGorIWYz-A.html
@@redarmysoja He has to do that song with all the other Traffic tunes he's doing. I'm surprised he hasn't done it yet. I left him a link to it too a few days ago on another Traffic video he did.
The percentage you're paying is too high prices while you're living beyond all your means, and the man in the suit has just bought a new car from the profits he made on your dreams. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
I think my all time favorite by Dave Mason is Look At You Look at Me. Off of Alone Together. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MSfAYnI3MBc.html
I watched one of Clapton's Crossroads concerts and Winwood did a few songs then did a song together, I can't remember which one, and Stevie played guitar. I didn't remember he played guitar and he was amazing.
Peter Frampton's "Do you feel like we do" comes to mind as I listen to this song. Jamel, I've forgotten more songs from my youth than I remember and you've taken me on a journey with back in time to meet old friends together. Thanks for the sojourn. Looking forward to more. PS. Apple's iTunes thanks you too cause I've downloaded a #@$%^& ton of songs since you've started doing reactions.
I wholeheartedly agree with you Pavel. I have forgotten more than I can look forward to. It sounds sad I said it, but it is not. I can't replace what I learned, what I experienced and what I loved. Remembering is the best because old memories are much better than fantasies.
Fantastic comment, so germane for me. I messed-up, fessed-up, then grew up on all of this music. You’re so right: I forgot more about the true gold I mined than the useless gold I’ve earned. Jamel/Jamal is AWESOME. Love it here.
Traffic was considered the first true supergroup, made up of members from other famous bands. The other prominent member of Traffic was Dave Mason, who also wrote and sang some of Traffics more well known songs, like Feelin Alright. (The original version, later covered by Joe Cocker)
@Vincent Schmitt I took its inclusion a step further. The song is basically speaking from the perspective of everyone who had been on the MCU train all these years who were left crushed after the end of Infinity War, and lest you forget how much of a gut punch it was, the film opens with Hawkeye's loss. That song is basically saying, "OK Marvel... we're all in a gloom. Better do something to make us happy. Sorry that you had your losses along the way, but its us, the loyal viewer, who needs to be uplifted right now." It was the perfect choice.
@@sassymessmess9110 No. The cover pictured here is from the US release. The UK release has a different cover and Dave Mason is on that one. The UK version has a different lineup of songs. Here is the link to the UK release www.discogs.com/Traffic-Mr-Fantasy/release/8061391
For me, it's the ending riff. I've never heard anyone do this, but I always wanted a DJ to segue immediately in to The Kinks You Really Got Me right after this song.
"If you see something that looks like a star And it's shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a loud guitar And you just can't escape from the sound Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you We were children once, playing with toys" Then go Low, look for Sparks. On Boys that wear High Heels
Traffic opened for the Dead in 1993 or 94. In DC, both bands came out together at the end of the show and played Baba O’Reilly. IIRC, that was also the same night the Dead busted out Casey Jones for the first time after something like 25 years. Those train horns were so LOUD! All the RFK shows run together in my memory. Always a great time there.
@@randomperson-dy6kj Caught the three Vegas shows on that tour. Vegas was always a must for me and my circle of friends in Phoenix. Some GREAT times with AMAZING people.
Kollis Branch Hey now! I was there for the Vegas shows that year, too! Had a great time. It was my first time visiting Vegas and it was wild! We stayed for a week, on a school bus in a campground. 😁One of my best friends from high school went to ASU, so we also went to the Compton Terrence show in ‘92 (?) when they opened with Here Comes Sunshine. I miss going to shows so much.
@@randomperson-dy6kj Yep...we trod much the same ground. Always stayed at the camps at Lake Mead...great times there....Vegas always had the guests...Steve Miller, Santana, Traffic, Sting (my favorite opener), Dave Matthews. Compton Terrace was one of my favorite venues though...being on tribal land and the tribal police were super laid back. That 12/6/1992 bust out of Here Comes Sunshine was the first one since 2/23/1974 and a total surprise for us all. I found a video recently of it and it brings me right back to that joyful moment...Man did we all go ape shit when they dusted that one of after so many years. Of course I had an idea of how special that moment was when it happened; but as with countless others they mean so much more as time passes. I still hit Dead and Company a few times each year. Though it is a great time, there is just some type of magic that happened between us brothers and sisters on the roads and in the shows that was special. and I will carry in my heart well into the beyond. "You know our love will NOT fade away..." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X8zlGN46oaM.html
Glad you heard me when I mentioned all these Winwood tracks from all his bands, but for the love of god my Friend react to ROBIN TROWER! Been asking for MONTHS upon months.
Great music being kept alive. Empty Pages is a song that has great vocals by Steve Winwood. Low Spark, Rock and Roll Stew and John Barleycorn Must Die are great tunes to listen to amongst many others.
The lyrics were written after Winwood noticed a doodle that drummer Jim Capaldi drew that was called "Mr. Fantasy." They worked up the music that night and when Capaldi woke up the next morning, they finished the lyrics.
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. Winwood 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. During recording, producer Jimmy Miller was so excited by what he heard that he jumped into the room playing maracas, eagerly driving the band on. It's the only instrumental credit he has on the album.
RE: Is music enough for the artist to heal in a moment of pain, loss: You know, there's a Greek myth about just that sort of question, the Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus was a musician whose music was so great, it could cause the rocks and trees to emotion. When his love, Eurydice, died and went to the underworld, he was so grief-stricken, he went to bring her back from the dead. His music lulled Cerberbus, the 3 headed dog, to sleep, and moved even Hades himself. They were allowed to leave, on condition that he didn't look back before reaching the surface. Well, they were almost there, but Orpheus started to fear that Eurydice wasn't behind him, so...he looked back, only to see her disappear. Orpheus was now so distraught, so heartbroken, so angry at himself, that he would not play any soothing, happy music ever again, only music of sadness. One day, in the woods, a group of maidens worshipping Dionysus came upon him, and asked him to "play a song, and make it happy". But Orpheus could not, in his grief-stricken state. The maidens, in a drunken rage, were angered, and proceeded to tear Orpheus apart, limb-by-limb. Orpheus dies, but the Muses decided to save his head and keep it among the living people to sing forever, enchanting everyone with his melodies and tones.
I've been trying to get Jamel forever to review the 'Traffic songs, 'The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys', and 'Rock & Roll Stew. The Great Band, 'Blind Faith', with Steve Winwood songs, 'Do What You Like', 'Had To Cry Today', and 'Presence Of The Lord'. Why people keep requesting these really good songs of Steve Winwood, but keep beating around the bush, of Steve Winwood songs, that I just mentioned, with Steve Winwoods's best. Jamel is loving Steve Winwood, and just keeps missing Steve at his best.
Shootout at the Fantasy Factory, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys and anything from When the Eagle Flies. Someone else you may want to check out from this band, Dave Mason.
July 29, 1994 at Buckeye Lake, Ohio, I got to see Traffic open up for the Grateful Dead. I still remember how I felt while hearing them play this song. Magical. Also of note, while it was in the 90s and sunny all day, it poured rain with high winds during most of Traffic's set. I remember being so cold and wet. I lost my flip flops. By the time The Dead came out, it was just this light, constant rain, but by the second set, it had stopped raining, and I remember wanting them to play "Here Comes The Sun" so badly, but they didn't. Lol Sometimes I forget how great my life was/is. :0)
UK and US albums were released in significantly different stereo and mono mixes. These differences led to four distinct variations of the album. Dave Mason, guitarist was a good friend of Jimi Hendrix💕
Led Zeppelin use the same chord progression too for “Your Time Is Gonna Come” and “Thank You”. Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive” is similar, as is Boston “More Than a Feeling” All basically D/C/G
So glad you're sticking with brother Stevie in all his incarnations. I'm so here for it. To what you were saying, Jessie J. once said "Anything that you go through in life, sometimes the best part of it is it can give you a song that makes you understand that feeling, good or bad, that you can have forever. That can also help someone else that doesn't know how to put that into words". She's not just a great singer, she's deep.
This song is awesome! The album it's on (also titled "Mr. Fantasy") is quirky and amazing. Hope you check it out someday, or at least a few songs from it. Take care Jamel - love your channel!
Yeah, it's unusual for American ears, I think, but its my favorite Traffic album. I wish he would also do 'Heaven is in your Mind' and 'No Face, No Name, No Number.'
@@vickieray omg how could I have made that mistake 🤦. Old age and too much going on 😓. Probably because I like Dean character the best ☺️. The Winchester Bros kick butt 😁
I will echo the suggestion of Traffic - "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys," and please consider Steve Winwood's "Arc of a Diver." "Arc of a Diver" has one of those infectious grooves that you find yourself singing days later.
Love the videos Jamal, Ive been watching for a while! I would really love it and appreciate it if you reacted to Canadian rock band Prism. Very popular in Canada but never made it in the USA. Armageddon is an amazing tune by them and I KNOW it will blow you away! If you're interested here's a link for the full length audio of Armageddon! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_LcTL7iSalo.html
Steve Winwood is just phenomenal. He has that blues swagger and just an amazing resonance. So many of his songs are just mesmerizing. Thanks for the reaction.
Dang brother, what a great group of Sunday songs. Nice choices from start to finish. This of course has Mr Winwood singing and just a great slow funky groove.
Jamel, see and listen to Steve Winwood's solo acoustic version of 'John Barleycorn (Must Die)' More Steve Winwood with Traffic: '40,000 Headmen', 'Freedom Rider', 'Paper Sun', 'Heaven Is In Your Mind',
Luv all of these Steve Winwood tunes!! Hav u ever reviewed Richard Marx..esp. : "Now & Forever"..& "Right Here Waiting"? Hope u will soon 🙂🙂💕💕 ** Absolutely love Mr. Fantasy!! Steve is so cute, too..still is 🙂🙂
