| 1. Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (1st and 2nd Movements) |
| 2. Smiling Phases |
| 3. Sometimes in Winter |
| 4. More and More |
| 5. And When I Die |
| 6. God Bless the Child |
| 7. Spinning Wheel |
| 8. You've Made Me So Very Happy |
| 9. Blues, Pt. II |
| 10. Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (1st Movement) |
| 11. More and More [Live][*] |
| 12. Smiling Phases [Live][*] |
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Blood Sweat & Tears - Greatest Hits
Sweat & Tears Blood Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000I7HL Release Date: 1999-02-23 |
Tracks:
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- I Can't Quit Her
- Go Down Gamblin'
- Hi-De-Ho That Old Sweet Roll
- Sometimes In Winter
- And When I Die
- Spinning Wheel
- Lisa, Listen To Me
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
- Lucretia Mac Evil
- God Bless The Child
- So Long Dixie
- More And More
Customer Reviews:
Buy the 1st two albums.......2006-08-06
The best sounding release of this classic greatest hits comp.......2006-08-03
Beautiful, Beautiful Music! Great Remastering Job too!.......2005-08-20
I don't have the whole albums but judging this particular cd on its own merits, I'd say that this is definitely a keeper! The remastering was very well done and the sound quality is very, very good. I liked this so much that I chose the first track to be the opening track for my wedding reception cd that I compiled 3 years ago.
Although the tracks are arrangements of other people's work unlike Chicago which uses its own material, I'm not too bothered about that so long as the arrangements are either better than the original or put a whole new artistic twist on them. Both cases are true here in this great compilation album.
With the resurgence of Michael Buble and the swing time music these days, maybe it's time B,S & T got some more airtime as well? No dud tracks here at all and I'm glad that fortune smiled on me a few years back and dropped this cd on my lap.
Wanna get one cd that's representative of the band? You can't go wrong with this! It's made me so very happy for some time now.
Greatest Hits, but not the Greatest Cuts from the Albums.......2005-07-01
The selections on this CD are fine if you want only the Top 40 versions rather than the definitive album versions. "Spinning Wheel" for example, fades out just as the end instrumentals start to get interesting.
Although this is a good choice for those seeking an inexpensive introduction to the group, I would recommend the albums. Virtually all of the tracks on the albums (especially "The Child is Father to the Man" and the self-titled "Blood, Sweat & Tears") are excellent and the mastering is (in my opinion) much better.
They Don't Make Songs Like This AnyMore.......2004-11-19
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Sweat & Tears Blood Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004XSVH Release Date: 2000-09-05 |
Tracks:
- Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st And 2nd Movements) Adapted From 'Trois Gymnopedies'
- Smiling Phases
- Sometimes In Winter
- More And More
- And When I Die
- God Bless The Child
- Spinning Wheel
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- Blues - Part II
- Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement) Adapted From 'Trois Gymnopedies'
- More And More (Live)
- Smiling Phases (Live)
Customer Reviews:
A cult band with immortal creative breadth!.......2006-12-05
Blood sweat and tears was one these bands anointed by that special ability to conquer your spirit and mood. Music that simply mocks about the small hands of the time and the conventionalism of the fashion.
What else may I add? . Acquire this album due it's part of the vertiginous sixties.
BS&T Fan.......2006-11-04
Just so absolutely fine.......2006-08-10
Starting of with French composer Eric Satie's "Gymnopédies", first introduced very much as written from the composers hand, but then `twisted' in a nice and imaginary way, with some great writing for horns, and I guess this is the key point to this album; they take other peoples compositions and turn them into their own, in a very personal and imaginary way. I would actually go so far as to say that they beat the originals, but of course this is a matter of taste.
To me there is no doubt; this is their finest moment, the most inspiring and soulful outlet of them all. This is also the first album with singer David Clayton-Thomas and what a singer. I think this is a great album the way through and what an eye-opener it must have been, completely new and fresh, and the best thing is; it still sounds fresh. The only little thing that I can criticize is the second last track called Blues-part 2. Is has a great and very interesting organ intro, which builds up to a climax where horns finally enter, but then right away cuts into a drum/bass groove, which is a bit of an anticlimax, and the rest of this song is virtually different ideas spliced together, contra a homogeneous composition. (this is one out of three compositions of their own hand, the other two being "Spinning Wheel" and "Sometimes in Winter"). But that cannot take anything away from this album as a whole, which is just full of great songs arranged in such an irresistible way. Check this out!!!
Another end-of-the-sixties classic.......2006-07-09
BS&T as a group shares some of the same elements as another end-of-the sixties classic album, Chicago Transit Authority, by having a large number of band members, with a horn section and bluesy, jazzy rich sound. However, the sum of the parts produces a different outcome for each band.
There some covers on this album ("Smiling Phases", "God Bless The Child", "And When I Die", "You've Made Me So Very Happy") and I believe they surpass the originals in every case.
I like "More and More" a lot, so the extra track of it is indeed a bonus. However, the expanded "Smiling Phases" is no match for the shorter version, though it's still interesting on its own.
This album is the second from the band, after kicking out founder Al Kooper and replacing him with David Clayton-Thomas who has a deeper richer sound.
It's an indispensible representation of the end of the sixties, but you also have to get the first BS&T album, "Child Is Father To The Man", which has a different slant and is no less impressive.
A slight comedown from the debut but still very good.......2006-07-07
HIGHLIGHTS:
The opener from the band is "Variations on a Theme", a feather light adaptation of the 1st movement of Erik Satie's pastoral "Trois Gymnopedies" giving way to the phase-shifting blustery charging brass of the 2nd movement and nicely preparing you for the cover of Traffic's "Smiling Phases". Another reviewer rightly pegged "And When I Die" as the finest moment here and they're correct as the band incorporates elements of country, jazz, blues, and a touch of showtunes into a seamless whole that's more than the sum of its parts. Every transition feels natural. "Spinning Wheel" is a psych-tinged jazz-rock classic, playfully spinning children's tune "Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?" into its coda even as the carousel slowly breaks down into the denouement. Great stuff.
LOWS:
"Smiling Phases" is great in the neat, compact version heard as track 2. The live cut is a different story as the band attempts to show you their "chops" and instead careens wildly to and fro, losing all track of the melody in the process. This band was at its best when its jazziness was an inflection rather than attempts at improvisation and the bloat there only proves this is the case. Sprawl is also the problem with "Blues, Pt. 2" which only recovers about halfway through when vocalist Clayton-Thomas enters the picture but by then it's too late. Had this not been a letdown, the reprise of "Variations" might prove a masterstroke but it feels a bit anticlimactic to me in this context.
BOTTOM LINE:
Still better than your average rock album. Worth owning and definitely one of their better efforts but I'd pick up CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN (ASIN B00004XSVL) first as it holds together better as a complete album and is an underrated treasure of the 60s.
3 1/2 stars
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Child Is Father to the Man
Sweat & Tears Blood Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004XSVL Release Date: 2000-09-05 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
- Morning Glory
- My Days Are Numbered
- Without Her
- Just One Smile
- I Can't Quit Her
- Meagan's Gypsy Eyes
- Somethin' Goin' On
- House In The Country
- The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud
- So Much Love/Underture
- Refugee From Yuhupitz (Instrumental)
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Bonus Track)
- The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud (Bonus Track)
Customer Reviews:
great first album .......2007-06-13
Too bad the marriage was so short.......2007-05-15
But this is the real McCoy. A groundbreaking stunner. Had it not been for Kooper's vision, that second BS&T album could never have happened. This was the child that was father to the man. Though it has escaped grandiose status for almost 40 years, it is a stone cold classic.
B.S.& T. is Only Good with Al Kooper.......2006-11-06
The Masterpiece.......2006-07-23
Al Kooper COULD Be President of General Motors..........2006-05-23
This was, of course, a huge sleeper in its day. Unlike the later Clayton-Thomas BST album, this one produced no "Top Ten" played hits. However, as a concept album it was great, and as one which paved the way for white-boy blues, it was something really new.
We loved them more than they'd ever know...and hey, look closely at the album cover. Take it from me - this was WAY before Photoshop.
Hipgnosis - how did they DO that, anyway??
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What Goes Up: The Best of Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood Sweat & Tears Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002A2Y Release Date: 1995-11-07 |
Tracks:
- Refugee From Yuhupitz
- I Can't Quit Her
- House In The Country
- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- More And More
- And When I Die
- Sometimes In Winter
- Smiling Phases
- Spinning Wheel
- God Bless The Child
- Children Of The WInd
- Hi-De-Ho
- Lucretia Mac Evil
- He's A Runner
- Something's Coming On
- 40,000 Headmen
Tracks:
- Go Down Gamblin'
- Mama Gets High
- Lisa, Listen To Me
- Valentine's Day
- John The Baptist (Holy John)
- So Long Dixie
- Snow Queen
- Maiden Voyage
- I Can't Move No Mountains
- Time Remembered
- Roller Coaster
- Tell Me That I'm Wrong
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- You're The One
- Mean Ole World (Live)
Customer Reviews:
Blod Sweat and Tears still moves my mojo!.......2007-01-28
listen to David Clayton Thomas all day every day. A great collection.
I can't quit her, sorry quit playing it.......2007-01-11
Buddy
Good enough.......2004-08-15
This is the true anthology of the work of Blood, Sweat, & Tears. Buy this to get the big hits (as I did) and be pleasantly surprised by what else comes along for the ride.
Gripes...
I would like to have seen a 40cut 2 disc of 20 greatest hits which seem to everywhere today...
1. Refugee From Yuhupitz
2. I Love You, More Than You'll Ever Know
3. Without Her
4. I Can't Quit Her
5. House In The Country
6. Smiling Faces
7. Sometimes In Winter
8. More & More
9. And When I Die
10. God Bless The Child
11. Spinning Wheel
12. You've Made Me So Very Happy
13. Children Of The Wind
14. Hi-Di-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
15. The Battle
16. Lucretia Mac Evil / Lucretia's Reprise
17. Fire & Rain
18. He's A Runner
19. Something's Coming On
20. 40,000 Headmen
1. Go Down Gamblin'
2. Cowboys & Indians
3. John The Baptist (Holy John)
4. Redemption
5. Lisa, Listen To Me
6. Valentine's Day
7. Mama Gets High
8. I Can't Move No Mountains
9. So Long Dixie
10. Snow Queen
11. Maiden Voyage
12. Time Remembered
13. Roller Coaster
14. Save Our Ship
15. Tell Me That I'm Wrong
16. Love Looks Good On You (You're Candy Sweet)
17. Ride Captain Ride
18. Got To Get You Into My Life
19. You're The One
20. Mean Old World [Live]
Leaving off Redemption was just unacceptable...
But this is the best that is on the market. Get it for the superhits, be surprised by what comes along for the ride...
Got Memories?.......2002-07-01
Hi-De-Ho, Spinning Wheel, You Make Me (So Very Happy), Got to Get You Into My Life, When I Die and so many more start your feet tapping, your head bobbing, and your heart thumping. Your mind reels and wheels as you recall that special guy or girl you danced with, the stolen kiss, the sweet smile, the long night...
Relive the memories. UPS has overnight delivery.
"There will be one child born, in this world, to carry on, to carry on..."
Carry on.
Memories of great music from the '70's.......2002-01-01
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Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
Blood Sweat & Tears Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000024W8 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Hi-De-Ho
- The Battle
- Lucretia Mac Evil
- Lucretia's Reprise
- Fire And Rain
- Lonesome Suzie
- Symphony For The Devil/Sympathy For The Devil I. Emergence-A. Fanfare/II. Devil's Game...
- He's A Runner
- Somethin' Comin' On
- 40,000 Headmen
Customer Reviews:
BS&T 3.......2006-03-24
A masterpiece ruined by poor remastering.......2005-05-21
I still think the music is great though. The arrangements and musicianship is top notch.
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.......2004-01-06
home about, I don't think it sounds anywhere near as bad as
previous reviewers have made it out to be. The volume is lower
than most of my c.d.s, but the brass is bright, voices clear,
and bass acceptable. Also, being that this is the only form this
c.d. is available in right now, I can't see the wisdom in going
without this great music all together! It is well worth the
price. I don't think this was their best release,but it is very
good. If you are familiar with this band, there is nothing else
I can say that you don't already know. If not,they play great
brass rock with good vocals. Average song writing, and a lot
of this release is covers from other bands. However they are
done well,and the originals contained on it are very good.
I'd like to give more, but unfortunately they left out most of the information
with it, only a list of songs. Very annoying!
If you like this band, I would like to recommend that you check
out the band OSIBISA.
Thank you,
Tom
This CD sucks. . ........2003-10-12
*sigh*.......2003-05-22
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Definitive Collection
Blood Sweat & Tears Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000025218 Release Date: 2007-05-29 |
Tracks:
- Spinning Wheel
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- God Bless The Child
- And When I Die
- Smiling Phase
- Hi-De-Ho
- Lucretia Mac Evil
- Fire & Rain
- Somethin Comin On
- Go Down Gambin
- John The Baptist
- Lisa Listen To Me
- So Long Dixie
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- I Love You More Than Ever
- Katy Bell
- Sweet Sadie The Savior
Album Description
1995 compilation on Columbia featuring 17 of the jazz rock act's best on one disc & a bonus CD with seven more cuts! 24 tracks total, includng 'Spinning Wheel', 'You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'God Bless The Child', 'And When I Die' and 'Lucretia Mac Evil'. Double slimline jewel case.Album Description
Unavailable in the U.S. Import-only compilation, perhaps the best single-disc compilation from the '70s hit makers. Although originally formed by Al Kooper, BS&T didn't make their mark on the charts until after Kooper left and David Clayton-Thomas hopped aboard as their distinctive vocalist. 17 tracks including 'Spinning Wheel', 'Hi-De-Ho', 'God Bless The Child', 'You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'And When I Die' and more. Sony/BMG.Album Details
Limited Double CD Version.Customer Reviews:
Blood Sweat & Tears.......2007-07-09
A refreshing change in the late sixties.......2005-04-02
The group had three major American hits, all of which came from their second album and all of which peaked at number two - You've made me so very happy (written and first recorded by Brenda Holloway, a much under-rated Motown singer), Spinning wheel and And when I die. While these three songs were major hits in many countries around the world, they conspicuously failed to make much impact in Britain, where one of them (You've made me so very happy) was a minor hit and the other two failed to chart. Still, their music is readily available in Britain so their UK popularity is better than the charts might suggest.
This compilation contains those three classics as well as other great songs such as Lucretia Mac Evil, Hi de ho, Go down gambling (all hits in America) and their cover of Got to get you into my file (written by Paul McCartney for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, who had a UK top ten hit with it - the Beatles included their own version on their album, Revolver).
This is not the ultimate Blood Sweat and Tears compilation - there are some notable omissions such as I can't quit her - but it serves as a good introduction to their music.
Not bad at all...price is right........2000-11-14
Better than Columbia's main release.......2000-11-14
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New Blood
Sweat & Tears Blood Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009E32N4 Release Date: 2005-05-31 |
Tracks:
- Down in the Flood
- Touch Me
- Alone
- Velvet
- I Can't Move No Mountains
- Over the Hill
- So Long Dixie
- Snow Queen
- Maiden Voyage
Customer Reviews:
Likely the best BS&T ever..........2007-01-05
I liked the popular stuff that Blood, Sweat, & Tears created early on; Spinning Wheel, God Bless the Child, and Lucrecia McEvil all were hits in my book and I still enjoy them today. But what has to be my absolute favorite album of all time has to be New Blood. I don't mean my favorite B,S&T album, I mean of ANY album.
While each tune on New Blood can stand on its own, it is the whole album and how each tune fits that makes this bit of B,S&T magic shine.
Starting off with a funky, humorous 'Down in the Flood', you hear guitar, horn and harmonica work that is unsurpassed, and you know you if the rest of the album is this good you've got something real.
'Touch Me' did just that with powerful vocals and anthem-like horns, then some jazzy-funky introspection with 'Alone' is a treat for anyone who likes good solo preformances.
"Velvet' seems like an odd duck in the lineup, this ballard about a horse is down-tempo and has a haunting quality that almost seems out of place in the album, but it does work as a setup for 'I Can't Move No Mountains', which is up tempo with flashy horns and jazzy rythyms.
'Over the Hill' resets the mood with humor and funk, and 'So Long Dixie' gets things moving again with strong vocals.
The crown jewels of the New Blood, however, is the final two cuts; 'Snow Queen' and 'Maiden Voyage'.
Both tracks offers up some of the finest instrumentals ever.
I'm sure there are those who won't find 'New Blood' to thier liking, but if you appreciate 'good music' New Blood does not disappoint.
Original Issue.......2006-09-14
Keep this one alive.
The best BS&T album.......2006-08-18
Instead, 'New Blood' was the ultimate realization of the band's musical vision: not just a horn section but a horn BAND, one that stands at the opposite end of the balance beam from 'Chicago', on the jazzy/funky end of the scale rather than rock. During one of his pissy stages (he wanted 50%), Clayton-Thomas left the band and was replaced with vocalist Jerry Fisher. Fisher as a singer blows away any of Clayton-Thomas's work, but is a far-superior component of a unified musical structure. (After this, BS&T seemed more like Clayton-Thomas's back-up band). 'New Blood' is the only album on which you can hear the BAND.
Every cut on this album is a real treat, but only one made the 'Best of' compilation ('So Long Dixie'). Most of you BS&T fans have the compilation album, so go back and listen to that track, and if you like it, find a new world where BS&T made the music, not the Billboard critics.
New Blood, indeed!.......2006-07-02
Unfortunately for BS&T, the record-buying public wasn't ready to accept a BS&T without the Clayton-Thomas "sound". Jerry Fisher was certainly a fine vocalist and a lot easier to work with than Clayton-Thomas, but as you will hear, the band certainly took a different direction on "New Blood". More soloing (David Bargeron really gets to shine on 2 numbers, as well as he should!) and the new guitarist Georg Wadenius gets to stretch out on Hancock's "Maiden Voyage". But there are other numbers certainly designed for radio airplay for the masses, with compositions by Bob Dylan and Carole King among them.
The playing is first-rate on this album. But to try and compare THIS band with the band on "Spinning Wheel" would be the same as comparing any of it with the band on "Child Is Father To The Man". Lot of the "core" players are still there (Colomby, Katz, Fielder, etc) but with the newer players it stands to reason that musical sensibilities would change. And this album marked the start of major personnel changes over the next few years that would change the musical landscape of this band until it very little resembled the BS&T of it's heyday. By the time "No Sweat" came out (Another EXCELLENT album BTW), Katz and Winfield had left and others had 1 foot out the door.
But the good news is, this is a solid effort by a band filled with actual musicians playing actual music THEY wanted to play. This would be a great addition to your CD collection.
A good start for the next era of the group.......2005-09-19
The material is strong save for one throwaway song, which would be "Velvet". The group personnel were stronger for the additions of the ingenious and talented Georg Wadenius. Larry Willis is another important addition since he gave them a keyboard player with much stronger sensibilities while still able to handle the rock material, a much stronger player than either Halligan or Fred Lipsius, who occasionally would take the piano solo's on the previous recordings. They lend a completely different aesthetic to the group sound. The group had one of several new focal points
"Snow Queen", "Down in the Flood", "Alone", "Maiden Voyage" and "Over the Hill" are real high points. The group also introduces a vocal chorus in this recording consisting of group members via Fisher, Wadenius, Katz and Willis. Lew Soloff, Jim Fielder, Bobby Colomby, Chuck Winfield and Steve Katz are left over from the edition of the band that had so much commercial and critical success.
This is a good start in a different direction. Not as strong as "No Sweat" which had a stronger personnel line up and had the advantage of having the line-up refine itself, but a very good recording.
This edition of the group seems to more gracefully combine the seemingly disparate influence of jazz and rock.
The ensemble passages are strong and the group incorporates the guitar sound into the ensemble passage in a different way. Wadenius' guitar is included in the voicing in a more linear way than in the more conventional way that they had in the past. By that I mean that Steve Katz had been largely in the background much more rhythmically based with the occasional solo line. Wadenius role is much more integral to the group sound. Again, this is refined further in "No Sweat".
Their rendition of "Maiden Voyage" is spellbinding for it's graceful beauty, Wadenius' unique solo and Larry Willis' accompaniment. It was intriguing the way they seamlessly sequed from "Snow Queen" into "Maiden Voyage" making it seem like it was one piece.
Fisher deserved more credit than he got. It's a shame that this edition of the group didn't get the recognition that it should've gotten.
One of the sad parts of the CD era is how the cover art is diminished by the smaller display, the paper it's processed on, since the cover art is stunning.
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002AU1 Release Date: 1994-10-11 |
Tracks:
- The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
- Tell Him I'm Gone
- Another Man Done Gone
- Busted
- Casey Jones
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Chain Gang
- Waiting For A Train
- Roughneck
Amazon.com
For this 1963 concept album, Johnny Cash assumes the voice of the American worker, lending his booming baritone to both traditional and modern folk ballads and blues. "The Legend of John Henry's Hammer" becomes a majestic eight-minute suite that expands upon the original story of the "steel-drivin' man" with powerful dramatic effect. "Another Man Done Gone" receives an eerie a cappella reading with June Carter, while "Casey Jones," the old blues about the engineer, rides along with sprite banjo and background harmonies. Cash also offers unique interpretations of more recent compositions. Both Jimmie Rodgers's "Waiting for a Train" and Merle Travis's "Nine Pound Hammer" are taken at a relaxed, gently loping pace and with a more subdued outlook than their original versions. Harlan Howard's classic "Busted" works marvelously as Mother Maybelle's bright Autoharp contrasts with Luther Perkins's deliberate twang and Cash's laconic delivery. Through it all, Cash brings out the inner strength and dignity of his toiling protagonists. --Marc GreilsamerCustomer Reviews:
Johnny Cash-Blood Sweat and Tears.......2007-06-27
I have been trying to obtain this CD in the UK for some twelve years; Amazon was my last resort. I now realise that it should have been my first.
Great Johnny Cash cd.......2007-02-21
Another Concept Album!.......2005-10-18
With 9 tracks, it's not a very long CD, but is definitely worth owning. The songs are all worthy, and he sings them in his own style, doing some very interesting things vocally. It's a great companion to go along with any other Cash Cds you might have. If for nothing else, get it for the picture on the cover. Ha.
Where I'll make a living, the Lord only knows........2005-07-08
Populist Cash.......2005-05-05
HIGHLIGHTS:
Choosing a few pearls from a strand like this is hard but the epic "Legend of John Henry's Hammer" is easily one of them. The familiar tale of the giant railroad worker fighting technology with the advent of the automatic steam drill that's equal parts document of the story, drama (with the shouts of "Go John Henry!" from the Carter Family, and spit-in-your-eye defiance (as Johnny sings "I'll die with my hammer in my hand..but I'll be LAUGHIN'"). The lot of the working poor is viewed with humour in a version of Harlan Howard's "Busted". The doomed "Casey Jones" does well in a lively take. "Chain Gang" views the life of a prisoner before the reforms of the modern day ("I dig that ditch/I chop that corn/I curse the day that I was born/I believe that it's better for a man to hang than to work like a dog on a chain gang") "Roughneck" tells the tale of a man who "learned to cuss when he was 2/and fight when I was 3/By the time I was 5 there was no kid alive that could get the best of me". It's a lighter song that helps take the edge off the doom and gloom of much of the songs before it.
LOWS:
The song itself is great...but the sound on the acappella Johnny and Anita Carter duet "Another Man Done Gone" is TERRIBLE. Acres and acres of hiss...
BOTTOM LINE:
While I'm somewhat disappointed with the CD transfer, the music herein is absolutely essential for every Cash fan and every country music fan. Until we can get a better mastering job for this title, this will have to do. My only other quibble is value for the dollar...when albums are as short as this, it could easily have been combined with another similarly themed Cash album as a "2 for 1" disc..."Songs of Our Soil" or "Ride this Train" would have matched up nicely.
(Docked a star for sound quality)
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No Sweat
Sweat & Tears Blood Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009RQRLK Release Date: 2005-08-23 |
Tracks:
- Roller Coaster
- Save Our Ship
- Django (An Excerpt)
- Rosemary
- Song for John
- Almost Sorry
- Back Up Against the Wall
- Hip Pickles
- My Old Lady
- Empty Pages
- Mary Miles
- Inner Crisis
Customer Reviews:
No Sweat.......2006-01-29
An underrated marvel of a treasure.... finally released!!!.......2005-09-07
Jerry Fisher never got his due. With a voice as powerful as Clayton-Thomas and with as profound a blues influence, Fisher delivers on all the vocal cuts on this recording. Without stance or affectation Fisher delivers the goods.
The personnel in this version of the group is exceptional. Here we have Dave Bargeron, Larry Willis, Georg Wadenius, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Bobby Colomby, Big Jim Fielder, Jerry Fisher and Lew Soloff. This particular unit melds their varying styles and influences more seamlessly than previous versions of the group.
Georg Wadenius is a remarkable with his unique style on guitar, musical sense and discretion. His vocals and playing definitely helped change the sound of the group toward something new. Years before George Benson, Georg melded vocals with guitar much more elegantly and fluently than Mr. Benson. With Georg it was more the voice as instrument in harmony with his guitar than voice over guitar. Georg can play so many different styles and has a remarkable economy when the piece calls for it. Definitely the best guitarist the band has ever had.
Larry Willis is another one who helped change the sound and tone of things with his modern electric keyboard approach that conjures Herbie Hancock sensibilities (they are both very close in age with similar influences). A strong arranger and marvelous soloist. He can really accompany a soloist well.
Lou Marini Jr. is stronger here than he was in New Blood, playiing tenor and soprano. He shines throughout. Tom Malone is every bit the equal of Lew Soloff on this recording. As powerful and perfect counterpart to Lew who is simply Lew Soloff on this. Those of you who are fans of the group know what I mean. Those of you, who are not, well Lew is a cat who can play anything and can solo with fire and virtuosity.
The choice of songs is eclectic. Some real bluesy rockers, one cover which is an exceptional cover of Traffic's "Empty Pages" which shows off Jerry Fishers power to good advantage. A strong progressive instrumental called "Inner Crisis" which shows off Georg Wadenius' uniqueness to great effect.
The group features some beautiful short instrumentals that segue nicely in both cases to some real rockers.
"Almost Sorry", "Empty Pages", "Back Up Against the Wall", "Inner Crisis", "Save Our Ship" are all real high points in the group's repertoire.
The arrangements are all top flight. The brass section that this group is known for is every bit the match for any version this group has ever had.
The arrangments make use of the new members quite well and without ever being clinical. Everything with the song in mind and in context.
"No Sweat" ranks right up there for me. The virtuosity matches the first two recording. The material is as varied and as interesting.
This one doesn't disappoint.
Tears...of Joy!.......2005-08-24
Exceptional musicianship (Wadenius, Bargeron & Willis in particular) combined with quality material make this a must have.
This realease sounds wonderful and once again Wounded Bird has done an exceptional job with the sound of this CD.
Highly recommeded !
The best of the Jerry Fisher albums, finally on CD!.......2005-08-02
Personally, I am finally happy to have the Jerry Fisher era albums on CD. With the exception of New Blood, that was only previously available as a hard to find overseas import, none of these albums were ever available on CD before...and that's a shame. I am a particular fan of Jerry's voice, and always thought that it was a shame that none of his material with B,S and T ever hit it particularly big.
This album, No Sweat, is my favorite out of Jerry's work with the band. There's a really good mix of music on this...from a rocking version of Steve Winwood's Empty Pages...to the mellow and soulful My Old Lady...to the funky instrumental Inner Crisis, featuring a great guitar and voice solo from George Wadenius. Good stuff!
I recommend all of the Wounded Bird reissues whole heartedly! Hopefully somebody down the road will see the potential in releasing the Brand New Day album, thusly insuring B, S and T fans that their entire catalogue will finally find a lasting place in digital history.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears: 3 & 4
Blood Sweat & Tears Manufacturer: Diablo Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001CVBOQ Release Date: 2004-03-01 |
Tracks:
- Hi-De-Ho
- The Battle
- Lucretia Macevil
- Lucretia's Reprise
- Fire And Rain
- Lonesome Suzie
- Symphony For The Devil-sympathy For The Devil- I.emergence
- He's A Runner
- Somethin' Comin' On
- 40,000 Headman
- Go Down Gamblin'
- Cowboys And Indians
- John The Baptist (Holy John)
- Redemption
- Lisa, Listen To Me On A Mountain
- Valentine's Day
- Take Me In Your Arms
- For My Lady
- Mama Gets High
Album Description
UK twofer combines the American rock act's 1970 & 1971 albums featuring 20 tracks. Edsel. 2004.Album Details
Released in 1970, "Blood Sweat and Tears" was a Us #1 and UK #14 and features Inimitable Cover Versions of Goffin and King's "hi-de-ho", the Rolling Stones" Sympathy for the Devil", James Taylor's "Fire and Rain", the Band's "Lonesome Suzie" and Traffic's "40,000 Headmen". Bs&t 4" Released in 1971, Includes Original Band Compositions and was Another Gold Record Reaching #10 in the Us Chart. This Handsomely Packaged and Annotated Release is the First Time These Two Albums have Been Available on CD.Customer Reviews:
The second Best of BST.......2006-11-03
KJ
You'd Better Buy Both Albums Separate(Sound Stinks).......2004-10-26
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