My first exposure to Steve Winwood was in the mid 80's when the popular "Higher Love" was flooding the radio airwaves. Even as a novice listener, I realized that that song was crap. I couldn't stand it and anything that Winwood released subsequent to 'Higher Love'. Therefore, I had no interest in discovering his earlier music. It wasn't until a few years later that I discovered Blind Faith's Can't Find My Home and thought that maybe Winwood wasn't so bad.
Still, I didn't really discover the best work he ever did, with Traffic, until I was in my 30's. And what a collection of great rock music it was. This music has feeling. Winwood also had a distinct, powerful voice that I thoroughly enjoy.
Check out this shorter number from Traffic's second album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgfk_CmbfHs
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