Blood Sweat & Tears [Original recording remastered]

Blood Sweat & Tears | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Columbia
• ASIN: B0000024UB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,953 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Audiophile reissue. 2008. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood,Sweat & Tear - Essential Dynamic Vibrant, April 27, 2000

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NDBx "NDBx" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

Much better, more jazz based than the uneven first album. David Clayton-Thomas is in probably the best form of his tenure with the group. He is an improvement vocally. The pieces are more diverse, though many would begrudge them the success this album garnered. The horns were much more of a factor and the band itself had more of an identity. The band tackles a wide range of pieces from Erik Satie to Stevie Winwood to Billie Holliday. One of the keypoints people miss about this edition of the band and this recording. This recording turned a great many people onto jazz. True standouts are "God Bless the Child", "More and More", "Smiling Phases". The jazz influence is strong on this recording. Lew Soloff, Dick Halligan, Bobby Colomby and Fred Lipsius shine in their solo spots. There soloing is varied. There are jazz solo's dropped into the middle of rock driven tunes which some may have felt accentuated the differences between Rock and Jazz, but if you listen closely you can also hear what they have in common. This album is an unrecognized classic, from one of the innovative bands of their time. They were the first of their kind, though many followed afterward. There was only one, Blood, Sweat & Tears.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quintessential recording., March 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Blood Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

I strongly disagree with the "editorial" review. He misses the point completely. To that point no one had mixed those "bits of jazz" into rock pieces so well. The starkness of the contrast between jazz and the common ground was accentuated. For me they were the more interesting moments of the music. Although Clayton-Thomas is not the greatest vocalist of all times, he was a vast improvement over Al Kooper. I agree that this album did more to turn people onto jazz than any other. It did me and quite a few people I know. They were more of a group in this recording than they were in the first album where it was entirely a vehicle for Al Kooper. The fact that this album sold 'x' amount of copies and that there were 'x' number of hits is irrelevant. This was an important album for it's mixing of those two idioms.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely great!, June 14, 2005

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Ruckus Man "moondj" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Sweat & Tears (Audio CD)

Really, folks, this is one of the very best albums of all time, of any type. No fluff (except for BP2)

The reason it had three #1 singles wasn't because the album pandered to what some marketer said would sell. Folks, this album came out in 1969, when Motown was at its peak, The Doors and Janis Joplin were hot, Aretha was sa-mokin', and Santana was incredible. Among many, many others.

No, the reason that BST had three #1 singles was because they had a **lot** of musical sophistication and craftsmanship. They never used (didn't need) anything to prop up their music. The performances were flawless, and the arrangements were a delight to listen to. For example, "You've Made Me So Very Happy" is still very romantic after all these years.

They even had the chutzpah to do a cover of "God Bless The Child" -- and they did great!

Exception: "Blues Part 2" is a waste of time. But it's the only fluff on an otherwise strong album.