Traffic: Dave Mason (vocals, guitar, sitar, Mellotron, bass guitar, tambora); Chris Wood (vocals, flute, saxophone, organ, percussion); Steve Winwood (vocals, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass guitar, percussion); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums, percussion); Rick Grech (violin, bass instrument); David Hood, Rosko Gee (bass instrument); Jim Gordon , Roger Hawkins (drums); Rebop Kwaku Baah (congas, bongos, timbales).Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder. Although there are a few Traffic compilations on the market, this 2005 two-disc set, puts them to shame, with 30 essential tracks that span the British band's initial run from 1967-1974. (Core members Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi revived the Traffic name briefly in the 1990s.) From the Eastern-tinged psychedelic rock of "Paper Sun" and "Hole in My... Less

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Two Hours Traffic's third full-length album finds the Canadian pop/rock act, riding high off a Polaris Music Prize nomination for Little Jabs, aiming for something a touch moodier in lyrical feel if not necessarily in musical feeling -- there's still an emphasis on immediate hook-driven, full-bodied songs, as ever sung with clean passion by Liam Corcoran, which "Noisemaker" demonstrates right from the start. Songs such as the title track show that Two Hours Traffic's ear not only for the various kinds of 1970s power pop they're often compared to but some of the more underrated 1990s avatars of that style is working in full effect. The not so secret weapon of their harmonies is often what makes a good song a great one for them, and "Happiness Burns" -- with its pitch-perfect blend of lead... Less

Punctuated by 2005's sprawling compilation of B-sides and outtakes (Out-of-State Plates), a nearly four-year interval between fresh recordings has done nothing to tarnish Fountain of Wayne's pop-drenched songwriting tandem of Chris Collingswood and Adam Schlesinger. This 14-song bash is a late-'60s/early-' 70s time warp that exploits every facet of the pop action plan (chiming guitars, infectious choruses, sinful harmonies) and begs for radio play. As usual, the band never takes itself too seriously, crafting melodies around a lively, vigorous cast of characters that practically come to life. There's a DMV attendant who can't shake our attention (the bouncy, piano-boosted "Yolanda Hayes"), an airport-stranded couple waiting impatiently for lost luggage (the folksy "Michael and Heather at... Less

Punctuated by 2005's sprawling compilation of B-sides and outtakes (Out-of-State Plates), a nearly four-year interval between fresh recordings has done nothing to tarnish Fountain of Wayne's pop-drenched songwriting tandem of Chris Collingswood and Adam Schlesinger. This 14-song bash is a late-'60s/early-' 70s time warp that exploits every facet of the pop action plan (chiming guitars, infectious choruses, sinful harmonies) and begs for radio play. As usual, the band never takes itself too seriously, crafting melodies around a lively, vigorous cast of characters that practically come to life. There's a DMV attendant who can't shake our attention (the bouncy, piano-boosted "Yolanda Hayes"), an airport-stranded couple waiting impatiently for lost luggage (the folksy "Michael and Heather at... Less

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Release Date: 2001-10-24, Audio CD, Lunch Money Productions J.V.

Release Date: 2006-09-26, Audio CD, Chesky Records

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