When the Eagle Flies [Import]

Traffic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Island UK
• ASIN: B0000074JJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #430,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something New

2. Dream Gerrard

3. Graveyard People

4. Walking In The Wind

5. Memories Of A Rock 'N' Rolla

6. Love

7. When The Eagle Flies

Editorial Reviews

1974 album for Island, the last they cut for the label ever & their final outing until the 1994 reunion album on Virgin,'Far From Home'. Seven tracks, including the title cut and 'Something New'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting Swansong, March 8, 2003

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Daniel A. Cooper "Music Lover & Audiophile" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Eagle Flies (Audio CD)

Like others who have reviewed this album, I owned a cassette copy many years ago, but an annoying series of skips and tape hiss marred this beautiful record. This CD version eliminates both of those problems and gives this gorgeous music the proper sonic treatment it deserves. If you are a fan of Low Spark of High Healed Boys, you will love the extended jams on this album. Chris Wood never sounded better, and Steve Winwood's lyrics are poignant. This is a terrific album!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars After all these years..., January 1, 2003

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[e-mail] (Rossville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When the Eagle Flies (Audio CD)

It was a long wait; finding this recording on CD. After owning LP, cassette, and Japanese LP editions of WTEF; I find the CD to be the most satisfying of all.
Of course the Japanese disc offered slightly better dynamics...but also amplified hiss and made Capaldi's highhat sound like someone going "pssst!".
The low threshold of background noise was just made for songs like "Walking in the Wind"...allowing the song's heart to beat, and the intensity to ebb forward as Winwood and Co. intended...until some miracle of technology totally trumps the CD...this fine old record has a new home in my collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars, March 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: When the Eagle Flies (Audio CD)

Where this recording is not as strong as John Barleycorn, Low Spark and Shootout it is still a terrific disc. This was Traffic's swan song in 1974 and they wouldn't regroup until the 90's with the regrettable Far From Home. The musicianship is exceptional as they continue to mine the jazz-rock vein presented within the three above mentioned recordings. This disc is somewhat darker than earlier releases but holds up equally well over time. Standout cuts include Dream Gerard, Love and Graveyard People. Highly Recommended...Simon