Child Is Father To The Man (CD)
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Amoeba Review
Tiffany Anders 09/01/2010
Blood, Sweat & Tears debut album, Child Is Father To The Man, released in 1968, marks one of the first albums to blend R&B, jazz, classical, and psychedelia, creating a truly distinct sound. Led by keyboardist Al Kooper (most well known for creating the signature organ part on Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone”), this ambitious release features wonderful arrangements of horns and strings among these exceptional rock players. Most of the songs on this release were written by Kooper and include the blues rock number “Somethin’ Goin’ On,” the brilliant psychedelic jazz “House In The Country,” and the orchestrated baroque psychedelic “The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes and Freud.” Guitarist Steve Katz wrote the phenomenally interesting “Meagan’s Gypsy Eyes,” which incorporates military style drums, whimsical guitars and keys, a bit of lounge-style brass, and eastern-influenced buzzing woodwind. The group also tackles a few renditions, including Harry Nilsson’s “Without Her” and Tim Buckley’s “Morning Glory.” This, unfortunately, would be Kooper’s only album with the group: he left shortly after the album was released. It remains one of their best.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
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1.
Overture
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 01:32 |
2.
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 05:57 |
3.
Morning Glory
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 04:16 |
4.
My Days Are Numbered
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 03:19 |
5.
Without Her
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 02:41 |
6.
Just One Smile
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 04:38 |
7.
I Can't Quit Her
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 03:38 |
8.
Meagan's Gypsy Eyes
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 03:24 |
9.
Somethin' Goin' On
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 08:00 |
10.
House in the Country
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 03:04 |
11.
The Modern Adventures of Plato, Diogenes and Freud
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 04:12 |
12.
So Much Love/Underture
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 04:47 |
13.
Refugee from Yuhupitz (Instrumental)
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 03:45 |
14.
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know [Mono Version]
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 05:54 |
15.
The Modern Adventures of Plato, Diogenes and Freud [Mono Version]
|
Blood, Sweat & Tears | 04:48 |