Traffic
by Traffic
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Traffic bestography
Traffic is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Traffic on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Traffic is John Barleycorn Must Die which is ranked number 2039 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 824.
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Traffic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Traffic rankings
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Traffic ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/10/2026 13:56 |  Tamthebam | 23,170 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 15:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,462 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 11:56 | Adhura | 1,705 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2026 22:21 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 22:05 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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The bands sophomore effort is Traffic's strongest release. "Vagabond Virgin" "Feelin's Alright" and" You Can All Join In" highlight Mason's strengths of songwriting while "Pearly Queen" , "No Time to Live" and "Forty Thousand Headmen" justifies Winwood's songwriting capabilities. No hippy drippy releases here. Swirling musically each song a minuet of consistent highly listenable efforts shared by Steve Winwood and Dave Mason. (Edited)
A more unified attempt at bringing blues, folk, rock, psychedelia, and jazz together... And worth the listen. (Edited)
bluesy kind of down-home thing. not awful
Feelin' Alright? is a classic, the rest is at best forgettable, and at worst, cringe-worthy (Vagabond Virgin, anyone?).
StefanR10 06/13/2020 17:13 | #253444 | TOP COMMENT
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Solid album the album guide from Robert Dimery is right you must hear this album before death.
planetneutral 01/07/2018 19:09 | #204863
I love these guys. Some really great songs on this one.
nitomano 01/11/2017 22:51 | #182289
Favoritas: Feelin' Alright?, Pearly Queen, You Can All Join In
Dave Mason had returned to Traffic by the time of this, their self-titled second album(although he would quit again before the band hit the road). Again, the 'tug of war' between Mason and Steve Winwood is on evidence, still, this is probably their best LP. Mason's, feelin' alright, and, you can all join in, are excellent, and, Winwood and Jim Capaldi's, no time to live, and, pearly queen, are also fine. Traffic were an excellent band, but they never really found the common ground they needed to fulfill their potential. (Edited)
A fine record from a seminal 60's band. (Edited)
Probably their most consistent studio album. Feelin' Alright, Pearly Queen and 40,000 Headmen are standouts.
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