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Jim Capaldi "Whale Meat Again" (UK Rock 1974)

British drummer, singer, and songwriter Jim Capaldi was a member of Traffic in their two incarnations, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1970 to 1974. He frequently collaborated with bandmember Steve Winwood, writing the lyrics to many of Traffic's best-known songs. Capaldi recorded his debut solo album, Oh! How We Danced, during a hiatus in the group in 1972, and scored a U.S. singles chart entry with "Eve." He turned to his solo career full-time after Traffic's demise and earned a U.K. Top 40 hit with "It's All up to You" (1974) and two more U.S. chart hits in 1975 with "It's Alright" and a remake of "Love Hurts" that also hit the U.K. Top Ten. He charted with his second and third albums, Whale Meat Again and Short Cut Draw Blood.

Jim Capaldi continues to use extra tracks from his band Traffic to forge a solo career, although the cuts on Whale Meat Again don't have the endearing quality as his previous effort did. It includes the bouncy "It's All Right" and the menacing "Low Rider," but some of the rest of the tracks appear to meander too much, sort of like what Traffic appeared to be doing at the same time. Whale Meat Again could have been cursed by that old sophomore jinx, but it does have its moments. It is just not essential. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide

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