''On The Road'' is the second live album (two LPs on initial European releases; later reissued on one CD) by
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, released in 1973. Recorded live in Germany, it features the ''
Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
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'' band, with the
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
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of keyboardist
Barry Beckett
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, bassist
David Hood
David Hood (born September 21, 1943) is an American bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone. He is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
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Hood was born in Sheffield, Alabama and attende ...
, and drummer
Roger Hawkins.
The initial U.S. release of ''On the Road'' (Island/Capitol) was a single LP consisting of "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (edited to 15:10), "Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory", "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired", and "Light Up or Leave Me Alone".
The album reached number 40 in the UK
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, The Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2011. and number 29 in the USA.
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Allmusic. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
Reception
In their retrospective review,
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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
''Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory'' is the sixth studio album by English rock band Traffic released in 1973. It followed their 1971 album ''The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' and contained five songs. ''Shoot Out'', while achieving poorer revie ...
''.
Track listing
U.S. & Canada LP track listing
Personnel
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Steve Winwood
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– guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6), piano
*
Chris Wood – flute, saxophone
*
Jim Capaldi
Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co ...
– percussion, lead vocals (5), backing vocals, drums (4)
*
Rebop Kwaku Baah
Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.
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Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast.
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– congas, percussion
*
Barry Beckett
Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in th ...
– organ, piano
*
David Hood
David Hood (born September 21, 1943) is an American bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone. He is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Early life and education
Hood was born in Sheffield, Alabama and attende ...
– bass
*
Roger Hawkins – drums
Production notes:
*
Chris Blackwell
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– producer
*Brian Humphries – engineer
*
Jimmy Johnson – mixing
*Jeff Willens – mastering
*Ann Borthwick – cover art
*Brian Cooke – photography
Charts
References
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Traffic (band) albums
1973 live albums
Albums produced by Chris Blackwell
Island Records live albums