Again with the horns! My parents claim to have seen Blood, Sweat and Tears in concert, and I certainly have no reason to doubt them. However, it feels strange to me that BS&T would even hold concerts. I imagine the crowd was similar in composition and behavior to that of the Neil Diamond concert that appears on this blog. BORING!
Despite this, this jam represents some of the first music I was ever exposed to, along with Iron Butterfly, Bread, Jim Croce, Led Zeppelin and Mozart. A somewhat eclectic mix, yet always very respectful of its predecessors.
Spinning Wheel represents the culmination of BS&T's disparate roots: from funk to rock to jazz, they really seem to hold this jam down pretty well for a boring white band.
And let us not disregard the real reason this jam is so obvious: it makes me feel good! Others may disregard it as "lame" or "boring" and may visit it with remarks such as, "what the fuck, JamMasterD?! This is so old!" And they would be right in saying son, but I don't give a fuck. If the dance party is peaking, no one will really mind if you throw this shit unexpectedly. The crowd will all give you knowing glances and the beat will go on.
A note for this video: it's really depressing to see David Clayton-Thomas as a 50 year old, so please do not dwell on it too long.
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