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New City It Was Not

scaar | Seattle, WA USA | 08/08/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This album has David Clayton Thomas returning to BS&T, and not for the better. No Sweat and New Blood demonstrated an evolution towards a jazz-rock fusion that was a brilliant direction, with infusion from the North Texas State alums who joined the lineup for those albums. DCT's return pushed the band in a rock direction that was neither polished nor successful, and the band never recovered from it, even it did continue to deliver a few more albums and tour.



New City is for those who are dedicated fans, which I am, but this album marked the beginning of the end for what I saw as one of the big rock groups of the seventies."

Great album, poor recording

guitar man | Lousiana | 08/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I disagree with the previous critic who thought that Blood, Sweat and Tears had found a a good direction and that David Clayton Thomas' return marked the downfall of the band. New City did not sell well, but neither did the albums prior to Thomas' return. The material is quite good on this album. However, beware of the issues from Wounded Bird records on CD. The remastering is poor. You might get better quality if you can find it on an LP, process it yourself, and then dump it to CD."

Low fidelity sound quality and two good songs.

Edward Seiler | New York, NY | 12/20/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

""Got to get you into my life" and "Ride Captain Ride" make great singles, but even they sound terrible on this pathetic "remixing."



I understand why so many people hate the deceitful and greedy recording industry when they pawn trash like this."