Traffic: On The Road (Island)
Rob Partridge, Melody Maker, 17 November 1973
TRAFFIC, ON OCCASIONS, have the ability to sound like the most demanding and mature rock band in the world. Trouble is, each time they've reached that peak, the band always seem to blow it.
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