Tuesday, August 23, 2011

'Blood, Sweat And Tears'

Blood, Sweat and Tears are known for their horn-driven R&B blues rock and the fact that they've had about 130 different players in the band.

Horn sections will do that to you, but Chicago hasn't had the line-ups that BS&T has had over hte years. It also doesn't help being around for 40 years and keeping the band all together.

Eventually, you have to begin to wonder whether or not being in BS&T really means anything anymore. It's like attempting to fall in love with the town prostitute. Can you really fall for someone that everyone's had a go at?

As far as the music, I can take it or leave it. That lead singer's voice is obnoxiously gravelly. The tunes are mundane at best. At worst, they're forgettable. I don't know what is actually worse.

Another fun note about this album is that it won a Grammy over The Beatles' Abbey Road, which is one of the singular worse things ever.

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