View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1971 Winchester Pressing Vinyl release of The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys on Discogs.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2002 CD release of The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys on Discogs. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic, which had commenced in 1970 with John Barleycorn Must Die. The sound of Upper high class type people that are loud high spirited bad ass rebel guys hanging around? Lyrics to 'The Low Spark Of High-heeled Boys' by Traffic: If you see something that looks like a star And it's shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a … Many people will point to this album as a Steve Winwood project, when in reality it was equally as much of a Jim Capaldi effort. Dave Mason had left the band at that point, but Traffic added some new members for the Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys album, including former Derek & the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon, which allowed Capaldi to focus more on vocals.
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is the fifth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1971. Sparked by the 180 gram vinyl reissue, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys was the album that finally solidified Traffic as an essential band, with one of the most fundamental reasons being that the album was genuinely easy to listen to, defined by a more loose structure. Traffic interpreted it to refer to the grassroots power of the counterculture, and the song’s anthemic jam resounds as a mysterious tribute to … Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood are the credited writers on this song. 11:42. This verse I picture being drunk or stoned watching fireworks fucking around carelessly partying jamming And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high-heeled boys. Original member Chris Wood played the prominent saxophone parts on this track. TRAFFIC - THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH-HEELED BOYS - The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys (1971) :: SOTW #22 by BERGO '45. It was their first album to feature percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah and their only album to feature drummer Jim Gordon and bassist Ric Grech.
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While other people see The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys as a continuation of Traffic’s saga, I can’t shake the notion that this was somehow a new beginning for the band, with the title track never being released as a single, though becoming a mainstay of the FM radio stations, and with its die cut shape, was a treasure just to hold in your hands.