On the Road (Traffic album)


On The Road is the second live album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1973. Recorded live in Germany, it features the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory lineup plus extra keyboardist Barry Beckett.
On the other hand, the initial U.S. release of On the Road 1973 was as a single LP consisting of: "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys", "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory", " Uninspired", and "Light Up or Leave Me Alone".
The album reached number 40 in the UK and number 29 in the USA.

Reception

In their retrospective review, Allmusic praised the playing of Roger Hawkins, David Hood, and Barry Beckett, but condemned the album for both stretching the songs out for too long and failing to improve on the lackluster studio versions of the three songs from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory.

Track listing

U.S. & Canada LP track listing (1st issue)

Side one

  1. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" – 15:10
  2. "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory" – 6:47

    Side two

  3. " Uninspired" – 10:20
  4. "Light Up or Leave Me Alone" – 10:45

    Personnel

Production notes: