Travelers & Thieves

Performer: Blues Traveler
Artist: Gregg Allman; Chris Barron
Engineer: Dave Swanson
Producer: Blues Traveler; Jim Gaines
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Blues Traveler: John Popper (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, percussion); Chan Kinchla (guitar); Bobby Sheehan (bass); Brendan Hill (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Gregg Allman (vocals, organ); Chris Barron (vocals). Personnel: John Popper (vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica); Chris Barron (vocals); Chan Kinchla (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Bobby Sheehan (electric guitar); Brendan Hill (drums, percussion); Gregg Allman (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Joe Blaney. Liner Note Author: David Graham. Recording information: Master Sound Studios, Queens, NY; RPM Sound Studios, New York, NY. Unknown Contributor Role: John Popper. "I have my moments," John Popper declares, and many of them -- as harmonica player, singer, and lyricist -- are here, on an album that finds Blues Traveler stretching out much as they do on-stage. Popper is a man with a lot on his mind, but when he reaches "The Best Part," his verbosity approaches a Walt Whitman-like exuberance, and guitarist Chan Kinchla is right with him, contributing sweet fills here, Pete Townshend-style strumming there. And as for the rhythm work of bassist Bobby Sheehan and drummer Brendan Hill, as Popper says, "It's all in the groove." ~ William Ruhlmann

Blues Traveler personified the second wave of jam bands that arose in the late '80s and early '90s. It was the Grateful Dead that turned the idea of playing a different, heavily improvised set of its tunes every night into a fine art. Like the Dead, Blues Traveler employs a hybrid of a number of classic American styles, from country to folk and blues, delivered in an idiosyncratic style. Led by the mighty singer/harp player John Popper, Blues Traveler had personality and appeal, but it wasn't until their hit "Runaround" that the group was catapulted into the public eye.

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