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"Spinning Wheel" is a most unusual jazz fusion track... and I love it
This song is out there, but it's a good kind of out there because of how Blood, Sweat & Tears mediate all its intricacies and oddities.
Benjamin Kassel
Jan 31, 20224 min read
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"Gospel for a New Century": organized anxious chaos
I got hooked on Yves Tumor's sound from this track alone and the complex internal war it captures.
Benjamin Kassel
Jan 17, 20224 min read
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The broad political frustration of "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck"
Cameo unload a widespread critique of those in power over the lies they tell with their signature, hard-hitting funk.
Benjamin Kassel
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Ever-danceable hit "Roll With It" bridges the 60s, 70s, and 80s
Steve Winwood struck a balance between older R&B and soul and his own era's pop rock on one of his biggest songs.
Benjamin Kassel
Dec 25, 20213 min read
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