TRAFFIC 04/17/1996 HORSES marks the emergence of

HORSES marks the emergence of a more mature and formidable performer

only the long-winded pseudo-ballad "The Years of Decay" sounds extraneous and dated

Egypt)" and "Dirty Kid School" stretch far beyond the ordinary vocabulary of rock

" and "Caravan" to radio

Stiff Little Fingers came roaring out of Northern Ireland in 1979 with a ferocity and sense of black humor that could only have come from growing up in a war zone

TRAFFIC 04/17/1996 HORSES marks the emergence ofTraffic: Dave Mason (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, bass); Jim Capldi (vocals, drums, percussion); Chris Wood (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, percussion, bells). Engineers: Glyn Johns, Eddie Kramer, Brian Humphries. Originally released on Island (9081). On their second album, the cottage dwellers from Berkshire refined their hippie pop into a looser and vastly more