Steve Winwood
This artist is no stranger to anyone. His name is right up there with Clapton, Page and Hendrix. However, he has pulled off recreating a sound that is timeless with this album. Released in 2003, About Time is as close to a Traffic album as one can get. And I’d even go so far as to say it’s Winwood’s best work. I grew up listening to John Barleycorn Must Die and I still absolutely love that album. It’s one of my all-time favorites. But this album surpasses it. The group of musicians that Winwood surrounds himself with are all at the top of their game. And he’s learned to lay back and play soulfully and mellow. The song Silvia (Who Is She) just blows me away. This ain’t the 80’s Steve Winwood; this is the 60’s version of Winwood, who has created an album filled with the songwriting of a lifetime. And that’s saying a lot for this man.
posted by jambander at
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Every good band did bad stuff in the '80's. Look at the Cars, Heart, ZZ Top, Kinks, and the list goes on.
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The Governor
I am only as hard on Winwood as Winwood is on himself. Winwood has said that what he did in the 80's was horrible and he's gotten away from the pop oriented stuff. His work with Traffic in the 90's already showed his repentance. This album, though, is absolutely stellar.
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