What The Hell Happened To Blood Sweat Tears? - 2023 - 7/10

It didn’t matter where they performed or why. The critics piled on the hate.
Documentary on the well-intentioned, yet naïve concert tour of Eastern Europe.
Exposure to authoritarian regimes, followed by blowback from counterculture elites.
BST had been riding high beforehand, their second release Grammy Album Of The Year.
The premise is that the tour, brought on by pressure by the US State Dept., damaged their credibility.
I don’t necessarily buy that. Critics lambasted Zeppelin, Mahler, Grand Funk, Bruckner, Rush, Chet …
BST faded because the hits dried up. Trends run their course.
Counterculture ended with the 70’s, while critics / influencers continue to survive and fester.
Nonetheless, this is a highly absorbing film – primarily for fans who recall this version of the group.
And the footage that survives, my God, the band was incandescent for those audiences.