Traffic - Light Up or Leave Me Alone

[@jettrink7510]

You were fantastic Jim Capaldi... I'll always appreciate your performance here.

[@jamesedwards3231]

They were on Acid at this show, it really shows when they play Dear Mr. Fantasy.

[@celiamuff2513]

Outstanding! ❤🥲

[@ElliotRomeo]

@@jamesedwards3231it shows looking at winwoods massive black hole pupils

[@davidg9720]

@@jamesedwards3231Out of curiosity, how do you know?

[@bartjoy5179]

@@davidg9720When the camera zooms in on Steve Winwood, his eyes are huge black holes. With the cameras shining on him, his pupils should have been pinholes but they were massive.

[@edreel]

Steve Winwood has to be one of the hands-down best talented musicians in history. The dude is a master on multiple instruments and that voice!

[@keithperry3576]

That's no shit

[@thomasargiro5900]

Stevie is playing the lead guitar on this song, he is not the singer.

[@petewentz3528]

@@thomasargiro5900 I don't think Ed's remark should be taken as implying that Winwood handled vocals on Light Up..... only that he had a Black soleful timbre to his vocal tone unique for a White young man. ….. a general musing and compliment, not a direct linkage to the video. Stevie is actually playing the only 6-string guitar on this tune.....he didn't play the bass. Actually, he was playing a mean wah-wah pedal, wasn't he? One of the better tracks that leveraged the unique wah tone in a constructive manner.....

[@poppyorsini8480]

Do you know that he was only 15 when he was in the Spencer David Group??!!

[@COLDB33R]

@@poppyorsini8480 Yeah, and sang "I'm a Man" like a grown man. And then some.

[@ryderjames6870]

Traffic and Blind Faith were one of my favorites growing up in the 60’s/70’s; it’s a far cry from what is music now. New and original sounds turned us on, not ripoffs.

[@donolinger6904]

@@ryderjames6870 "Can't Find My Way Home" is a masterpiece, like "Dear Mr Fantasy. "

[@thisistheworldtoday]

Cool pants cool floral shirt cool green guitar... great long hair... amazing innovative music... no strippers ...yes we once lived in a world of originality..patterns prints and colors ...and great songs...remember?

[@brucegrunwald20]

Right on

[@gerardhaubert8210]

The music and musicians are great, but thanks to whoever made this video and whoever posted it for all of us to enjoy. Thanks man.

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

Must b new sooo badass yes than to u ❤

[@TheMonolake]

Yea thx !÷!

[@lisareichard5791]

Damn this makes me happy! Born in '66, teenager in the early 80's. Didn't matter. Even then I realized I'm a damn Hippie. Love Love Love this, then and now!

[@lisareichard5791]

(little) Stevie Winwood. Damn he does it all. The whole band man is rockin' it!

[@Mary-kv2hv]

Oh hell YES!!! 68 now and feel 18 once more! ROCK & ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!

[@SteveArdire]

one of best and most underrated rock bands of late 1960's

[@rebeccadysartjones]

Agreed! Stevie Winwood & Dave Mason - can't get much better than that (except for Clapton, of course......)

[@SteveArdire]

Yes indeed ;-)

[@supernaughtfortyfive7831]

+Rebecca Jones .Clapton the most overrated Guitarist Of all time!

[@tracyraper7316]

+Supernaught FortyFive I totally agree. Eric is good, however, not in the same class as Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Tommy Bolin, Robin Trower or Jimmy Page.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Add Jeff Beck, of course

[@TimPulice]

Winwood's guitar playing is beyond sublime.

[@dikbozo]

don't forget he played guitar in Blind Faith as well. The man had chops.

[@cfariasrivera]

I don't know why he's not among the best, next to Hendrix and Clapton.

[@monjurj]

Traffic's music is one of the roots of the modern hard rock music to be precise!!! What a jamming, what a band!

[@11snakeyes1]

WOW Steve Winwood actually played better on guitar than on keyboards. A truly amazing musician! I wish there were more around like him today! I miss Trafffic.

[@giovanna722]

I love him on both.

[@carolrademacher7002]

f’inA

[@kevinryan-d3g]

The guitar work is pure genius

[@yolibrennen2034]

@@carolrademacher7002😢😮

[@liamg1950]

I lived in London in 1972 when I was 20 years old. Jim Capaldi used to bring in his 35mm film to me for d&p. Super friendly nice guy. The band weren't too shabby either.

[@broella6493]

I loved Traffic and always will! They were a huge part of my teenage years. A truly unique band..Such talented musicians..

[@jjgriffmn]

Same here

[@TheMonolake]

Yea high school and traffic !!!÷&:÷&&%.,'!_5

[@Wilma.Flintstone]

The Brits just really killed it in the 60s and 70s in the rock genre.

[@420frannie]

Absolutely!

[@dylanwesley3964]

Yeah jimi came along and everyone had to try and keep up.

[@BİBİM_QQ]

Yeahh

[@waynefoulkes5377]

Never grows old! Brings back so many happy memories 😎

[@jimlahey9317]

Man Steve plays everything !! Plus the lyrics are always deep ... much better than todays watered down music !!

[@chicklets4ever51]

Traffic's lyrics are often written by Jim Capaldi, the guy singing this song, one of rock's great lyricists and a very fine drummer/percussionist/multiinstrumentalist. Stevie is of course a giant in the rock pantheon and wrote some good lyrics too, but Capaldi's poetic input is a key component in the alchemy that was Traffic, with Stevie frequently voicing Capaldi's words.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

BTW Jim Capaldi how we danced is good LP

[@hardyharhar9]

I wonder if Stevie still has that green guitar.What a gorgeous instrument.

[@dmhughdie]

Winwood's green Gibson Firebird iii was stolen soon after this concert footage was filmed. He then played a maple board sunburst 50s Fender Stratocaster given to him by Eric Clapton until Traffic finally broke up. In 2008, the Gibson Custom Shop presented Winwood with a replica of his green reverse-body Firebird.

[@DojoOfCool]

I was at that concert great show. Got to see Traffic a few times back in the day.

[@robotubetwob]

That opening riff is wicked, especially the way the bass comes in.

[@matthewblanchard9301]

Before Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson there was Traffic and Chris Wood on flute and sax. But Traffic was more than just Cris Wood, that original four piece band with Steve Winwood on lead vocals, guitar and that incredible Hammond B3 with that Leslie, Jim Calpadi lyrics, vocals and drums, Dave Mason lyrics, vocals, guitar, bass and of course Woody on flute and sax. Those English bands from 1960's , especially the mid-to-late '60s.....FUCKIN' YEAH!!!👍

[@TheMonolake]

Shit no SHIT !

[@wendygould4476]

These guys have soul in every sense of the word with a Rockin’ edge!!

[@johnnycoyo]

I was at this show ... so good !!!

[@paullevine1813]

Windwood was always so underrated and showed that he wasn't everytime he straped a guitar on !!! We as fans knew better no matter how stoned we were that music came first and with a vengence, !!! What immortal words Either Light Up Or Leave Me Alone.... Oh How True !!!!! God how we miss those awsome days

[@courtbeall7768]

Capaldis voice was perfect for this song.

[@michaelhall9338]

I agree with last comment. I've really liked Steve Winwood, Capaldi, Mason and Wood since the late 60's. They were pioneers in the jazz/rock sound and the traditional/folk music

[@georgecarini345]

I saw Traffic circa 1972 in New Haven Connecticut and they played this song. Winwood had the same green guitar. He was pretty impressive. Also they played John Barley Corn must die and it was great.

[@wp4866]

same here but in houston

[@CigarsOnTheAir]

Awesome on so many levels. And I'll be the first to say I want one of those shirts too. Great music and sound, amazing musicians, perfect hair and fashion. Light one up or seriously leave me alone! Thanks or sharing this video. Love it!

[@billypokorny2866]

Another unbelievable performance!! Great time to be a kid,amazing time!!

[@thekeifernet]

Stevie spent a lot of time playing with the likes of Clapton and Hendrix and others and so there is no wonder the guy plays guitar like he does. Truly another one of the underrated guitarists out there. I love the way he jams on these songs and on dear mr fantasy. Sort of like say Prince... until you've seen some of the stuff he can do ( not related to his own music per se but in his jams at tributes and hall of fame intro duction ceremonies etc. he is also extremely talented guitarist.

[@johnanderson7124]

I remember Steve Winwood saying he was just okay on the guitar or something to that effect. No way, he's pretty darn good!!!

[@sparkyguitar0058]

You gotta understand that in his world of music he hung with Clapton Hendrix Beck. And his early stuff was re-recorded by the likes of T Kath and Chicago. Kinda would be intimidating to think your on their level. But he is.

[@jayroberts-c1u]

Up there with Clapton

[@janemillerick9614]

damn ..still love them, musically and lyrically as much as I did when I bought their first record in HS. incredible talent, all of them!

[@gabriv1995]

Winwood great on the guitar, Wood on keyboards, What a fantastic, eclectic group they weree

[@johnwrobel5655]

RIP Jim Capalid , Chris Wood, Berry Beckett and Rebop Kwaku Baah!!

[@bigbrent1319]

amen

[@maryanneweldon8040]

Capaldi

[@wayneblanchard97]

In addition to Barry Beckett on keys there is Roger Hawkins drumming and David Hood on bass. This was the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. Hawkins' drumming is heard on everything from Bob Seeger's 'Old Time Rock 'n' Roll' to Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' and 'When a Man Loves a Woman', to Wilson Picket's 'Mustang Sally', Eric Clapton, Boz Scaggs etc etc etc. and the other two were equally prolific.

[@Paul-tb7zq]

@@wayneblanchard97 Are you sure that isn’t Rick Grech on bass? It sure looks like him

[@Paul-tb7zq]

And RIP to him, too.

[@SuperNick090]

Steve Winwood is a badass guitarist!!

[@fistjitsu]

Just discovered these guys. What a treat. I think I found what I'll be listening to for the next 6 months or so. Thx for the up.

[@nednobody3253]

Sweet, Alot of Energy on that Stage. Can't leave it Alone. Can feel it.

[@rollotomasi8116]

Typical smooth performance by the best around.........love it!!!

[@NAHAJI133]

Now days music comes out of a canned box. This is music. Thank you for this amazing video

[@MW-bi1pi]

Nobody makes a guitar sound more beautiful than Steve Winwood.

[@TheKarmicguru]

Well, there's Clapton...

[@brucegrunwald20]

@@TheKarmicgurusame class

[@MrAllendale5]

50 years later still rockin'!

[@tracyraper7316]

Bama boys: Rodger Hawkins (drums), Barry Beckett (organ) and David Hood (bass) touring with Traffic back in '72. Great players from Muscle Shoals Sound.

[@ronpaolillo8686]

ROLL TIDE ROLL

[@d_walsh]

3 Brits & 3 Bama boys

[@stevegurgon]

“Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers they been known to pick a song or two”. They backed the best, cuz they were the best.. Rock on Swampers

[@hmsljj]

@@d_walsh And one Ghanaian. Can't forget Rebop Kwaku on percussion.

[@johnmcmahon3517]

Damn straight.....the Swampers! That's a rhythm section from heaven. If you don't sound good with those guys in the band you never will!

[@damplc]

Saw the tour and it sounds as good now as then.

[@jamesmichaels6005]

the kids these days really missed the best music of all time.

[@TheLargeHardonCollider]

James Michaels KIDS THESE DAYS

[@royceeveland1943]

+James Michaels they missed some great tunes for sure but they have there own stuff going on , my 10 year old completely listens to dubb stuff and i have had her listen to alot of stuff that i like and i as a good father have listened to stuff she likes and ill dance with her music as she will with min alot has changed but alot is still the same someone once said rock will never die , they should have also added unless we kill it by not accepting new ideas of it our bands have moved on /died or enjoyed the riches they got from it /except the rolling stones ,its hard to accept change but try dont shoot it down like our parents did or theres did i like jhonny cash , just like my mom did and you know what so does my daughter, and i like dub stomp and me n her will rock that shit just to piss my wife off cus we enjoy it and she just dont get it .

[@jimreimer3227]

Wake up!

[@insydneytls]

and the best drugs... none of this ice shit !

[@TheKarmicguru]

Amen brother, rock it!

[@bkm669]

Green Firebird X and Satin Flower Shirt.. Gotta Love It!

[@kennethkelly7016]

David Hood on Bass -- Muscle Schoals house bassists - incredible talent whos recorded with just about all the major acts of the 60s,70s, and 80s

[@LeeBarry]

That's an interesting Jazz Bass with how the pickup cover is placed. It's behind the bridge pickup.

[@giovanna722]

Roger Hawkins on drums!

[@EricCirca]

I was wondering who that was on bass. Drums also.

[@gorkimaximum8170]

thanks for answering my question in advance, I'm a very clueless guy

[@VBForbes]

"Muscle Shoals has the Swampers - they've been known to pick a song or two..."

[@peetyy6]

great tune, I wish it was longer, love the ending,,,,,,,

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys is one of my all-time favourite albums

[@lonniemueller2887]

Stevie Windwood ,one of the greatest guitar players ever.

[@larryprimeau5885]

Yeah but he was better at the keyboard

[@malpreece5008]

Thanks for posting this. My favourite Traffic tune!

[@gammerbeastandcoolbutchbut5908]

Soul music right here! 💪🏾 right on!

[@donolinger6904]

"Dear Mr Fantasy" is hard to beat. Always loved it. This is pretty sweet too.

[@juannavarromelian6638]

Obra maestra del Rock,

[@pennybenedict5205]

I saw them in 73 in Galveston and was backstage through show. It was great!

[@robertmiller4800]

You go Penny

[@fireman746]

Roger Hawkins (Drums) and Dave Hood (Bass) are the original founders of the Muscle Shoals Music Studios.

[@ernestbass7254]

Digging this massively... Sitting on a bench in Germany.. 2c out but jamming to some traffic to keep me warm

[@ancientfifer]

Saw them on this tour in November '71 at William and Mary Hall in Williamsburg, VA. They had a couple opener bands and came out close to 11:00 and played til about 1:30 (if my foggy memory serves me correctly, I did light up)

[@thomashumphrey7395]

Steve Winwood is underrated and not talked about enough for his guitar playing.

[@johnmiller814]

I saw him in Charleston WV, bout 10 years ago, it was such a small audience, i enjoyed it more than I expected, first only time I seen him live, no denying he has a presence, it was worth the wait, love his music, always will, thank you

[@Laverdadduele1]

Amazing group.

[@roybean7166]

The late Jim Capaldi, vocals.

[@TonyRamos2024]

The ultimate concert !

[@dcummings4834]

Wow! I had totally forgotten this song till now!

[@ldognz]

Most brilliant band ever

[@witchone5551]

I'm 58 and glad I lived through this!!

[@gogoyubari366]

One of the greatest bands ever!

[@gandalfshakur8235]

Why we love music (plenty of examples from within this one track)

[@TedAlba-v8p]

Steve is a brilliant musician. So happy he applied his trade along with so many great artists. A painting is so limited...

[@anoray34]

Back when you went for the music and NOT a show!!

[@bytorgerhold8008]

...and no idiots blocking your view and your enjoyment with their damn cell phones!

[@grant5603]

It was still a show. But I understand what you’re getting at

[@carlsaganlives5112]

@@grant5603 You guys are missing the point. Obviously, the main problem here is it's 6 minutes of some longhairs playing instruments and a vocal, without any wardrobe changes or choreographed dancers, not to mentiont complete lack of any lasers and pyrotechnics. WTF?

[@tylerthompson1842]

Wonder where that green firebird is today? Love that guitar

[@mauroruben2717]

Apoteósico fantastic y único es una gran banda del rock

[@akittikat]

What a great freakin video... took me right back!! Thank you ~ thank you ~ thank you!!!!!

[@Rick-Rock]

I agree his voice is instantly recognizable, however, I don't believe Winwood ever received anywhere close t the recognition he deserved as an artist. Winwood is one of the greatest in rock history!

[@rbjax2001]

@fistjitsu Awesome, enjoy. When I discovered Traffic in the 80's I listened to the album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys about a billion times in 6 months. Great band.

[@tomthefunky]

I met the bass player David Hood last Sunday. Great guy.

[@philipshirk729]

This has to be one of the greatest guitar solos ever

[@JeffStudley]

Digging this extended live version of Light Me Up Or Leave Me Alone by Traffic.

[@simoncutler5542]

Love this song

[@screwyootube1]

RIP, Jim Capaldi, who passed away 9 years ago today (1/28/14)

[@patriciabest1337]

my most fave traffic tune, and live to boot! AWE-SUM!

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Saw Traffic 1972 at Tuscon Civic Center. Great concert.

[@craigkalin289]

Damn, these guys were good !

[@cosmicchristful]

Craig Kalin monumental!!!!

[@jayroberts-c1u]

Saw the 1994 Reunion tour only 1500 people there

[@TheMonolake]

Talent unbelievable talent !!!!

[@Nickolas64]

Glad I was a kid back in these days the music was groovy as we said. Everyone had a good time. Lyrics were more sane or flowing with the music or band. Today just isn't the same. The best times were the sixties and seventies without a doubt. I miss them a lot. Still play my albums till this day...

[@julieraymond482]

Now, it is a circus/ zoo hybrid.Music is replaced mostly with rapping,special effects from an electronic device,or several,and really no talent much to speak of.As much as I always loved music,now ,I find myself looking to the older concerts I never knew about, or heard of back then.This is a real treat for people like me,who never got to experience things like this,other than the awards shows or specials that were on TV then.And concerts were televised,only it was aired at midnight on Fridays/ Saturday nights.Don Kirschner's Rock Concert comes to mind ,and midnight Special.

[@Nickolas64]

@@julieraymond482 Yes indeed i am lucky to have been a 70s child it was the greatest decade of my life. All the left over hippies and field parties ... great music and smoke...care free days just enjoying life with everyone getting along. Jimi Hendrix... The Doors... Janis Joplin... Ten Years After...Joe Cocker...Fleetwood Mac... Foghat...Black Sabbath... Pink Floyd...Deep Purple... Cream...Rolling Stones..... Lynyrd Skynyrd...Allman Brothers...So much great music to party to and the shows to attend.... Id love to go back and do it all over again.... People today are full of hate..no morals... disrespectful.... Sad sad turn of events from my generation....✌

[@romarovinciguerra5387]

First heard this song in the movie "The Ice Storm" loved it ever since.

[@darthmorbius5351]

Very words to live by!!!!!!!!!!! Don't hide it take it out an light it!!!

[@robindumler1735]

Totally GREAT!!!

[@sethbank6425]

Extraordinary talent

[@RC-gf8cs]

Saw this 14st nyc academy of music..bak in the day.. eagle.my fav album .many miles my fav song all great tho.winwood coming 2 msg soon ...sis goin wit friend 2 girls grewup crush on steve n chris..

[@losascio]

Go Traffic ! What an amazing band.

[@qiovanni]

brilliant song

[@worthmoremusic]

This is Jim Capaldi singing and Jim Gordon on drums... I was at this show.

[@salventi5665]

was at the show a few weeks earlier at winterland, so cool to see them now as they were onstage. was a little buzzed i think!

[@drummer78]

I think it is Roger Hawkins on drums.

[@KareemPilot]

Not Jim Gordon... It's Muscle Shoals great Roger Hawkins

[@MetalGuru965]

Yeah I think Jim Gordon was beginning to suffer from schizophrenia around 1972. It was in this time frame that he beat up Rita Coolidge, who was his girlfriend at the time, ending the relationship. He murdered his mom in 1983 and has been incarcerated ever since.

[@jdharris3277]

Roger Hawkins Drummer

[@axlegrind4212]

fantastic groove

[@PaperSun98]

Chris Wood- flute/sax, one of the founding members Roger Hawkins- drums Rebop Kwaku Baah- percussion David Hood- bass (I think...) Although I'm pretty sure Ric Grech was the bassist on the album and Jim Gordon would have been on drums :)

[@wiiwoman715]

Can't get over the quality! great post

[@jimrebr]

Jim Capaldi was excellent, Dave Mason was briefly in Traffic and we saw him. But of course Stevie Winwood was who we all loved ❤❤❤

[@mrJimCharles]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - top dollar for the shirt Steve's wearing in this video, not because it was worn by Steve, but because it's F'N COOL!

[@ponygon777]

Even though he's primarily a keyboardist, Steve Winwood is a damn good guitarist.

[@misterjimmy144]

He's a great bass player too. He was bass man for the Bluesbreakers for a while.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Mister Jimmy When? I thought John McVie played bass for that band and Jack Bruce did so briefly. In the early days.

[@wayneblanchard97]

@@misterjimmy144 As Dwayne notes, Winwood, then hot with the Spencer Davis Group, did not play as a member of the Bluesbreakers. John McVie was there from the outset of the band until he joined Fleetwood Mac, with Jack Bruce enlisted in late '65 when McVie was fired (one of a couple times) for drunkenness. When Clapton rejoined the band after a month playing with friends in Greece, Bruce was on bass though he soon left to join Manfred Mann, at which time McVie was reenlisted. Winwood and Clapton did do a project together for the 'What's Shakin'' album in March '66, placing three tunes including 'Crossroads' and 'Steppin' Out'. Winwood and drummer Peter York (who stepped in when Ginger Baker either declined or backed out), singer Paul Jones and Jack Bruce from Manfred Mann were called the Powerhouse. It was a one-off, just for the recording, though Clapton and Baker soon formed Cream.

[@wayneblanchard97]

Stevie was something of a jazz guitarist as a kid. With the Spencer Davis Group he was essentially the lead guitarist, with the earlier hits seeing him play a white Stratocaster. In those days he also added piano, though acoustic pianos were a problem when touring. Things changed in '66 when he got a Hammond organ and 'Gimme Some Lovin' and 'I'm a Man' hit the charts. Another good organ tune is 'Trampoline'. Here he is one one, if I recall correctly the B-side of 'Gimme Some Lovin'', doing piano, vocal and a tasty guitar solo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWTVlGSNmMeEldU

[@cinnamongirl3070]

And vocalist!!

[@barrygreenstein8383]

Steve Winwood sang for The Spencer Davis Group. It is him singing Gimme Some Lovin'

[@mrJimCharles]

Steve goes to the ending without signaling anyone, and it takes the others a little while to catch this.

[@tuliogeo]

fantástico!! Rock and roll de primeira qualidade!!