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Traffic is the first new album of original material released by English band ABC in eleven years. The album's songs were written whilst the band toured the United States in 2006. Critics have described the album as the most 'satisfying ABC album since the mid-'80s by far'.
Drummer David Palmer, who left the band in 1982 after recording The Lexicon of Love, returned to record this album, for which he co-wrote all of the tracks.
Gary Langan returned to mix the album after working as sound engineer on The Lexicon of Love and producing Beauty Stab.
Allmusic described Traffic as 'the album that ABC fans were probably hoping for in 1985' and considered that Fry's 'lyrical mastery was back in place' in the album's songs which showed 'an elegant mix of soul and style'.
All songs written and composed by Martin Fry, Chuck Kentis, and David Palmer.
Traffic is the flux or passage of motorized vehicles, unmotorized vehicles, and pedestrians on roads; or the commercial transport and exchange of goods; or the movement of passengers or people.
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Traffic is the second studio album by the English rock band Traffic, released in 1968 on Island Records in the United Kingdom as ILP 981T (mono)/ILPS 9081T (stereo), and United Artists in the United States, as UAS 6676 (stereo). It peaked at number 9 in the UK albums chart and at number 17 on the Billboard 200. It was the last album recorded by the group before their initial breakup.
In January 1968, after some initial success in Britain with their debut album Mr. Fantasy, Dave Mason had departed from the group. He produced the debut album by the group Family, containing in its ranks future Traffic bass player Ric Grech, while Traffic went on the road. In May, the band had invited Mason back to begin recording the new album.
Mason ended up writing and singing half of the songs on the album (including his biggest hit "Feelin' Alright?"), but making scant contribution to the songs written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood. His flair for pop melody had always been at odds with the others' jazz ambitions, evidenced by the dichotomy seen for the songs on this album, and by October he was again out of the band. He would return one more time for a tour and album in 1971 to run out the band's contract.
In geometry, the octagrammic prism is one of an infinite set of nonconvex prisms formed by square sides and two regular star polygon caps, in this case two octagrams.
Crackers International is a Christmas EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.
The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks. In the UK, where at the time EPs were eligible for the singles chart, it became one of Erasure's most successful releases, matching the number two peak of 1986's "Sometimes." It was promoted with a simple music video for the lead track "Stop!", showing Clarke and Bell performing the song on a stage surrounded by "stop", "no entry", "give way" and similar road signs.
In the U.S., Crackers International was still considered an EP, although two remixes were added (bringing the tracklist count to six) when Sire Records released it. In the U.S., where EPs chart on the Billboard 200, it hit number seventy-three. The song "Stop!" was also released as its own stand-alone single in the U.S., just barely making an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 97). On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart "Stop!" / "Knocking on Your Door" peaked at number four as a double-sided entry.
"Stop!" is a single by punk group Against Me!. It is the third single from their album New Wave. The video game, Rock Band, features this song as downloadable content.
The single was released on CD and as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, 4500 on black vinyl and 500 on yellow vinyl.
Two music videos were produced for this song. The first music video was made by Justin Staggs and featured the band smashing up an old TV (which actually shows the band performing the song on a program similar to a late night talk show) as if telling it to stop. A second music video was created and directed by Marc Klasfeld. Unlike the previous video, which was partially comical, this video is more stern, bringing up political and social issues in America. In the video, the band is performing the song in a closed room in front of a voting booth. The video also shows other events occurring in the room, albeit with the absence of the band, such as two gay men being wedded, a homeless woman looking for food, a woman and a man arguing over abortion (the woman believes it should be legal while the man doesn't), and a man being arrested by a police officer, with the voting booth playing a vital role throughout all of the events (this video was created and broadcast near the 2008 election). The video ends with the voting booth bursting into flames.
Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, as their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles such as folk, psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and rock and roll. The band achieved recognition in the United Kingdom through their albums, club and concert tours and appearances at festivals.
The band's rotating membership throughout its relatively short existence led to a diversity in sound throughout their different albums. Family are also often seen as an unjustly forgotten act, when compared with other bands from the same period and have been described as an "odd band loved by a small but rabid group of fans". Although most of their recordings were issued in the US, the band never achieved any appreciable success there.
From A SONG FOR ME © 1970 Reprise Records
A sign of Spring in Toronto: Mom and Dad Goose escort their brood across busy Finch Ave, at the height of rush hour no less! The bus had to stop for about three minutes until the geese were able to leave that lane and make it across the five lanes to the other side. This was on a bridge, so the geese could have swam underneath, but I guess they decided to do it the hard way! I'm happy to report they made it safely across, the little ones hopping through a plastic fence while the parents had to find another way!
Cute thing of the day. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc5gjJjgsx8
Svaner stopper trafikken. Svanefamilie har slået sig ned på gaden på Christianshavn. De får lov til at ligge lige så længe de har lyst, også med politibeskyttelse. :-) A family of swans take a break from the traffic - in the middle of the road on Christianshavn, Copenhagen. They're not in a hurry, so of course they get a police escort! And all is well that ends well. With a refreshing dip.
Kyle Dinkheller: A New Traffic Stop. It's been 20-years since he lost his life and, while many know Laurens County Deputy Kyle Dinkheller for his one bad day as captured on dash cam, friends and family know him for so much more. The following is a new traffic stop. He has a story. DINKHELLER 'What the dash cam didn't capture.' Now applying to film festivals & setting up screenings. Reach out now and support our upcoming independent film works at https://www.patreon.com/officer
In this video provided by the New Mexico Sate Police Department, officer Tony DeTavis attempts to stop Oriana Farrell, the minivan's driver, for a speeding violation, Pandemonium ensues when Farrell drives away from the officer, and eventually leads state police on a lengthy chase.
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This Silverback gorilla causes the road to come to a standstill when his family needs to cross it. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Gorilla Family and Me: Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan ventures deep into the Congo to form an intimate relationship with the world's biggest gorilla. Grauer's gorillas are a beautiful yet little known giants living in the foothills of eastern Congo's Virunga volcanoes. Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet http://bit.ly/BluePlanetPlaylist Planet Earth II http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIPlaylist Planet Dinosaur http://bit.ly/PlanetDinoPlaylist Check out the other two channels in our BBC Earth network: BBC Earth Unplugged: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthUnplug...
Baby Elephant Road Crossing With Family
Traffic is the first new album of original material released by English band ABC in eleven years. The album's songs were written whilst the band toured the United States in 2006. Critics have described the album as the most 'satisfying ABC album since the mid-'80s by far'.
Drummer David Palmer, who left the band in 1982 after recording The Lexicon of Love, returned to record this album, for which he co-wrote all of the tracks.
Gary Langan returned to mix the album after working as sound engineer on The Lexicon of Love and producing Beauty Stab.
Allmusic described Traffic as 'the album that ABC fans were probably hoping for in 1985' and considered that Fry's 'lyrical mastery was back in place' in the album's songs which showed 'an elegant mix of soul and style'.
All songs written and composed by Martin Fry, Chuck Kentis, and David Palmer.
The weevils all took to cotton and cows all took to dry
But the varmints left behind, some took up to die
Trouble took to Daddy like dew drops take to night
Mama took to cryin' a lot and Daddy took to wine
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help, maybe
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Flowers took to Daddy and Daddy, he took to calm
Sister took to black wheel nights and Mama cried alone
Brother, he took up preaching and the bank man took the farm
They came and took my mom away, she can't do herself no harm
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help, maybe
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
Heaven help the tie that binds a family
The weevils all took to cotton and cows all took to dry
But the varmints left behind, some took up to die
Trouble took to Daddy like dew drops take to night
Mama took to cryin' a lot and Daddy took to wine
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help handy
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help handy
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help handy
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help handy
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
And I took a train outta there, you hear me
I told the engineer I don't believe there?s no help handy
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like even God can't save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God can save the family
Looks like only God can save the family