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Blood, Sweat & Tears

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Blood, Sweat & Tears was an American group, formed in New York City in 1967, which fused jazz and rock or pop into a hybrid of what came to be known as “jazz-rock”. They are considered, by and large, to be the first or among the first of this genre of music. Somewhat unlike what became known as “jazz fusion” or simply as “fusion” (which often tended more toward virtuostic displays of electronic experimentation and amodal music), Blood, Sweat & Tears’ sound was more a merging of the varied stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul with big band or combo jazz.

The band was originally named and led by Al Kooper. Kooper left the band (as did the group’s trumpet players, Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss) after the first album was recorded. The second album, entitled “Blood, Sweat, and Tears” was a big popular success. A large amount of their success was due to the unique voice and stylings of Canadian lead singer David Clayton-Thomas (who left the band in 1972, to return in 1974 and again in 1984). Blood, Sweat & Tears has had many personnel changes: there are over 150 band members listed on wikipedia.

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classic rock, jazz rock, rock, jazz, jazz-rock
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nathanialwest wrote:
October 2008

so much soul, maybe too much...

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UnspokenHero wrote:
October 2008

(L)

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athaiya wrote:
October 2008

great band!

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adman5189 wrote:
October 2008

Child is Father to the Man FTW

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FleetingDasein wrote:
October 2008

"All I ask of living is to have no chains on me, And all I ask of dying is to go naturally" <3 And When I Die.

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jaffababe wrote:
October 2008

their concert in tel aviv last week was superb.

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doceasubio wrote:
September 2008

eu estiven acó ...UnGa

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thomasgwarrior wrote:
September 2008

People who are big fans of this band also tend to like MASH and feel like Thomas Dewey got hosed in the 1948 Presidential Election... http://www.last.fm/music/Vestigial+Blackness

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premierbob wrote:
August 2008

Great song...great band

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hurricane_mario wrote:
August 2008

meh

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reliefpfeiler wrote:
July 2008

<3

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nixhex4311 wrote:
July 2008

James Guercio. Good call. I was comparing BS&T's first album and their second album, but now that you mention it, I didn't realize he produced BS&T (2). I was aware of his extensive involvement with Chicago. Guercio also produced Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, and was a tour member of the Beach Boys throughout the 70's. He has suddenly become a prolific person involved in a lot of stuff I like from that era. Thanks, ladiorange!

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ladiorange wrote:
June 2008

Funny you mention Chicago and the very different first 2 albums. Their second album was produced by the same dude as did Chicago's first, like, 11

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jasonsilver wrote:
April 2008

Love BS&T. I'll never forget when I was a kid, watching my mom dance around the living room to Spinning Wheel.

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nixhex4311 wrote:
April 2008

Less than 300K plays? Ludicrous. BS&T kick the shit out of Chicago. Their first 2 albums are quite different from one another, but both are perfection.

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marcosvenicio wrote:
March 2008

B S T é o cara !!!

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romanmoeller wrote:
March 2008

They Made My Ears So Very Happy ... ;-))

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Sebekas wrote:
March 2008

Oh Yeah

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AcidBeast wrote:
February 2008

<3

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warsawradio wrote:
February 2008

And when I die is so good. I picked up there greatest hits on vinyl for like 2 dollars.

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