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Having spanned
the generation gap, the band now aspired
to span the political gap. They were sacrificing
for their dream, giving the communists
ten concerts, and waiving their usual fee
of $25,000 per. Nobody had any idea before
the opening concert in Zagreb how East European
audiences would react to music that communists
had been banning officially as part of a capitalist plot
to degenerate their youth. So, the US State Department, Cultural Affairs Officers, and the band were on edge, each for their own reason. How we doing?
the generation gap, the band now aspired
to span the political gap. They were sacrificing
for their dream, giving the communists
ten concerts, and waiving their usual fee
of $25,000 per. Nobody had any idea before
the opening concert in Zagreb how East European
audiences would react to music that communists
had been banning officially as part of a capitalist plot
to degenerate their youth. So, the US State Department, Cultural Affairs Officers, and the band were on edge, each for their own reason. How we doing?
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Having spanned
the generation gap,
00:00:03.307 --> 00:00:06.031
the band now aspired
to span the political gap.
00:00:06.397 --> 00:00:08.616
They were sacrificing
for their dream,
00:00:08.703 --> 00:00:10.705
giving the communists
ten concerts,
00:00:10.792 --> 00:00:14.187
and waiving their usual fee
of $25,000 per.
00:00:15.101 --> 00:00:18.887
Nobody had any idea before
the opening concert in Zagreb
00:00:18.974 --> 00:00:20.976
how East European
audiences would react
00:00:21.999 --> 00:00:24.011
to music that communists
had been banning officially
00:00:24.197 --> 00:00:28.007
as part of a capitalist plot
to degenerate their youth.
00:00:29.202 --> 00:00:30.856
So, the US State Department,
00:00:30.943 --> 00:00:32.901
Cultural Affairs Officers,
00:00:32.988 --> 00:00:35.164
and the band were on edge,
00:00:35.251 --> 00:00:36.992
each for their own reason.
00:00:38.516 --> 00:00:39.647
How we doing?
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Movie Summary
Grammy winners Blood, Sweat and Tears rose to stardom in 1970, faced Nixon administration clash, controversial Soviet tour, exposing downfall after Woodstock high.
