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| Allmusic Biography : One of the most popular funk groups of the 70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole. Although Wars lyrics were sometimes political in nature (in keeping with their racially integrated lineup), their music almost always had a sunny, laid-back vibe emblematic of their Southern California roots. War kept the groove loose, and they were given over to extended jamming; in fact, many of their studio songs were edited together out of longer improvisations. Even if the jams sometimes got indulgent, they demonstrated Wars truly group-minded approach: no one soloist or vocalist really stood above the others (even though all were clearly talented), and their grooving interplay placed War in the top echelon of funk ensembles. The roots of War lay in an R&B; cover band called the Creators. Guitarist Howard Scott and drummer Harold Brown started the group in 1962 while attending high school in the Compton area, and three years later, the lineup also featured keyboardist Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, bassist Morris "B.B." Dickerson, and saxophonist/flutist Charles Miller (all of them sang). The group had an appetite for different sounds right from the start, ranging from R&B; to blues to the Latin music theyd absorbed while growing up in the racially mixed ghettos of Los Angeles. Despite a two-year hiatus following Scotts induction into the service, they released several singles locally on Dore Records (their first, "Burn Baby Burn," was with singer Johnny Hamilton), and backed jazz saxophonist Tjay Contrelli, formerly of the psychedelic band Love; they also went by the names the Romeos and Señor Soul during this period. In 1968, the band was reconfigured and dubbed Nightshift; Peter Rosen was the new bassist, and percussionist Thomas Sylvester "Papa Dee" Allen, whod previously played with Dizzy Gillespie, came onboard, along with two more horn players. B.B. Dickerson later returned when Rosen died of a drug overdose. In 1969, Nightshift began backing football star Deacon Jones (a defensive end for the L.A. Rams) during his singing performances in a small club, where they were discovered by producer Jerry Goldstein. Goldstein suggested the band as possible collaborators to former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon, who along with Danish-born harmonica player Lee Oskar (born Oskar Levetin Hansen) had been searching L.A. clubs for a new act. After witnessing Nightshift in concert, Burdon took charge of the group. He gave them a provocative new name, War, and replaced the two extra horn players with Oskar. To develop material, War began playing marathon concert jams over which Burdon would free-associate lyrics. In August 1969, Burdon and War entered the studio for the first time, and after some more touring, they recorded their first album, 1970s Eric Burdon Declares War. The spaced-out daydream of "Spill the Wine" was a smash hit, climbing to number three and establishing the group in the public eye. A second album, The Black Mans Burdon, was released before the years end, and over the course of two records it documented the groups increasingly long improvisations (as well as Burdons growing tendency to ramble). It also featured Wars first recorded vocal effort on "They Cant Take Away Our Music." Burdons contract allowed War to be signed separately, and they soon inked a deal with United Artists, intending to record on their own as well as maintaining their partnership with Burdon. However, Burdon -- citing exhaustion -- suddenly quit during the middle of the groups European tour in 1971, spelling the beginning of the end; he rejoined War for a final U.S. tour and then left for good. War had already issued their self-titled, Burdon-less debut at the beginning of 1971, but it flopped. Before the year was out, they recorded another effort, All Day Music, which spawned their first Top 40 hits in "All Day Music" and "Slippin Into Darkness"; the album itself was a million-selling Top 20 hit. War really hit their stride on the follow-up album, 1972s The World Is a Ghetto; boosted by a sense of multi-cultural harmony, it topped the charts and sold over three million copies, making it the best-selling album of 1973. It also produced two Top Ten smashes in "The Cisco Kid" (which earned them a fervent following in the Latino community) and the title ballad. 1973s Deliver the Word was another million-selling hit, reaching the Top Ten and producing the Top Ten single "Gypsy Man" and another hit in "Me and Baby Brother." However, it had less of the urban grit that War prided themselves on; while taking some time to craft new material and rethink their direction, War consolidated their success with the double concert LP War Live, recorded over four nights in Chicago during 1974. Released in 1975, Why Cant We Be Friends returned to the sound of The World Is a Ghetto with considerable success. The bright, anthemic title track hit the Top Ten, as did "Low Rider," an irresistible slice of Latin funk that became the groups first (and only) R&B; chart-topper, and still stands as their best-known tune. 1976 brought the release of a greatest-hits package featuring the new song "Summer," which actually turned out to be Wars final Top Ten pop hit; the same year, Oskar released his first solo album, backed by members of Santana. A double-LP compilation of jams and instrumentals appeared on the Blue Note jazz label in 1977, under the title Platinum Jazz; it quickly became one of the best-selling albums in Blue Note history, and produced an R&B-chart; smash with an edited version of "L.A. Sunshine." Yet disco was beginning to threaten the gritty, socially aware funk War specialized in. Later in 1977, the band switched labels, moving to MCA for Galaxy; though it sold respectably, and the disco-tinged title track was a hit on the R&B; charts, it fizzled on the pop side, and proved to be the last time War would hit the Top 40. After completing the Youngblood soundtrack album in 1978, the original War lineup began to disintegrate. Dickerson left during the recording of 1979s The Music Band (which featured new female vocalist Alice Tweed Smith), and not long after, Charles Miller was murdered in a robbery attempt. After The Music Band was released, the remaining members attempted to refashion their image to fit the glitz of the era, and added some new personnel: bassist Luther Rabb, percussionist Ronnie Hammond, and saxophonist Pat Rizzo (ex-Sly & the Family Stone). The Music Band 2 flopped, and the group was thrown into disarray; Smith exited, and the follow-up took an uncharacteristic three years to prepare. Released in 1982, Outlaw was a moderate success; the title track was a Top 20 R&B; hit, and "Cinco de Mayo" became a Latino holiday standard. Yet it didnt restore Wars commercial standing. Rizzo left later in the year; Harold Brown followed in 1983, after Life Is So Strange flopped; and Rabb was replaced with Ricky Green in 1984. In the years that followed, War was essentially a touring outfit and nothing more. Papa Dee Allen collapsed and died on-stage of a brain aneurysm in 1988, leaving Jordan, Hammond, Oskar, and Scott as the core membership (Oskar would finally leave in 1992). Interest in Wars classic material remained steady, however, thanks to frequent sampling of their grooves by hip-hop artists. 1992s Rap Declares War paired the band with a variety of rappers, paving the way for the 1994 comeback attempt Peace Sign; for that record, Brown returned on drums, and Jordan (now on bass), Scott, and Hammond were joined by saxophonists Kerry Campbell and Charles Green, percussionist Sal Rodriguez, harmonica player Tetsuya "Tex" Nakamura, and Browns son, programmer Rae Valentine (plus guests Lee Oskar and José Feliciano). The album failed to chart, however, and the group returned to the touring circuit. Brown and Scott left the lineup in 1997. Jordan continued to tour with a new version of the band in which he was the only original performing member. In 2008, War performed a one-off reunion date with Eric Burdon at Londons Royal Albert Hall as a precursor to the Rhino reissues of his albums with the band, and a pair of compilations. Later that year, Jordans War issued the audio/video live package entitled Greatest Hits Live, covering material from the bands best-known era, 1969-1975. In 2009 the group was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but failed to secure enough votes for induction. From 2009 on, War was a steady concert draw, either on the nostalgia group tour circuit or playing at festivals internationally. In 2014, the band issued Evolutionary on Universal, its first new album of studio material in a decade. The set was combined with the additional disc of its classic Greatest Hits album as an added incentive to consumers. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 30 Title: Eric Burdon Declares "War" Released: 1970 Tracks: 5 Duration: 41:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Vision of Rassan: Dedication / Roll On Kirk (07:44) 2 Tobacco Road: Tobacco Road / I Have a Dream / Tobacco Road (14:24) 3 Spill the Wine (04:38) 4 Blues for Memphis Slim: Birth / Mother Earth / Mr. Charlie / Danish Pastry / Mother Earth (13:08) 5 Youre No Stranger (01:55) |
| Eric Burdon Declares "War" : Allmusic album Review : The debut effort by Eric Burdon and War was an erratic effort that hinted at more potential than it actually delivered. Three of the five tunes are meandering blues-jazz-psychedelic jams, two of which, "Tobacco Road" and "Blues for Memphis Slim," chug along for nearly 15 minutes. These showcase the then-unknown Wars funky fusion, and Burdons still-impressive vocals, but suffer from a lack of focus and substance. "Spill the Wine," on the other hand, is inarguably the greatest moment of the Burdon-fronted lineup. Not only was this goofy funk, shaggy-dog story one of the most truly inspired off-the-wall hit singles of all time, it was Wars first smash -- and Eric Burdons last. The odd closing track, a short piece of avant-garde sentimentality called "Youre No Stranger," was deleted from re-releases of this album for years. | ||
 | Album: 2 of 30 Title: The Black-Mans Burdon Released: 1970 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:30:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Black on Black in Black (02:05) 2 Paint It Black I (02:05) 3 Laurel & Hardy (01:30) 4 Pintelo Negro II (01:05) 5 P.C. 3 (01:30) 6 Black Bird (02:17) 7 Paint It Black III (03:02) 8 Spirit (08:39) 9 Beautiful New Born Child (05:07) 10 Nights in White Satin I (04:30) 11 The Bird & the Squirrel (02:44) 12 Nuts, Seeds & Life (04:00) 13 Out of Nowhere (03:21) 14 Nights in White Satin II (02:57) 1 Sun / Moon (10:06) 2 Pretty Colors (06:46) 3 Gun (06:00) 4 Jimbo (04:42) 5 Bare Back Ride (07:11) 6 Home Cookin (04:14) 7 They Cant Take Away Our Music (06:51) |
| The Black-Man's Burdon : Allmusic album Review : Eric Burdons second and final album with War, Black-Mans Burdon was a double set that could have benefited from a bit of judicious editing. Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams, it finds War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves that would shortly bring them success on their own. Highlights include the soulful vamps "Pretty Colors" and "They Cant Take Away Our Music"; the 13-minute "Paint It Black" medley reflects the height of their eccentricity, and there isnt one, but two covers of "Nights in White Satin." | ||
 | Album: 3 of 30 Title: All Day Music Released: 1971-02 Tracks: 7 Duration: 36:40 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 All Day Music (04:03) 2 Get Down (04:32) 3 Thats What Love Will Do (07:15) 4 There Must Be a Reason (03:15) 5 Nappy Head (Theme From Ghetto Man) (06:06) 6 Slippin’ Into Darkness (03:47) 7 Baby Brother (07:40) |
| All Day Music : Allmusic album Review : As controlled as their self-titled debut was loose, Wars sophomore effort, All Day Music, appearing a little over six months later in November 1971, was packed with subtly understated grooves. A hit with the fans, the LP peaked in the Top Ten, ultimately spending a massive 39 weeks on the charts. Side one is a gorgeous slab of mellow grooves and jazzed funk highlighted by both the title track and "Get Down," while "Thats What Love Can Do" is an outstanding, textured, sleepy love affair revolving around the bands superior vocal harmonies and a tenor sax solo. The light, spare rhythm is like a warm treacle binding. With just three songs picking up the second half, War steps up the pace across the Latin-influenced jam "Nappy Head," the funky, bass-laden "Slipping Into the Darkness," and the all-out electric blues jam that rips through the prototype "Baby Brother." The latter was recorded live on June 30, 1971, at Californias Hollywood Bowl and would, in revised and seriously edited form, be reborn as the monster "Me and Baby Brother" on Wars Deliver the Word opus. Not nearly as fiery (with the exception of "Baby Brother," of course) as either their live performances or later albums, All Day Music is still one of this bands best-ever efforts. At times mellow enough to border on horizontal, the songs are filled with such texture and such rich intent that even in the bands quietest breath there is a funky resonance that fulfills Lee Oskars vision fully. | ||
 | Album: 4 of 30 Title: The World Is a Ghetto Released: 1972 Tracks: 6 Duration: 44:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Cisco Kid (04:37) 2 Where Was You At (03:27) 3 City, Country, City (13:24) 4 Four Cornered Room (08:35) 5 The World Is a Ghetto (10:17) 6 Beetles in the Bog (03:52) |
| The World Is a Ghetto : Allmusic album Review : Wars third album as an act separate from Eric Burdon was also far and away their most popular, the groups only long-player to top the pop charts. The culmination of everything theyd been shooting for creatively on their two prior albums, it featured work in both succinct pop-accessible idioms ("The Cisco Kid," etc.) as well as challenging extended pieces such as the 13-minute "City, Country, City" -- which offered featured spots to all seven members without ever seeming disjointed -- and the title track, and encompass not only soul and funk but elements of blues and psychedelia on works such as the exquisite "Four Cornered Room." "The Cisco Kid" and "The World Is a Ghetto" understandably dominated the albums exposure, but theres much more to enjoy here, even decades on. Beyond the quality of the musicianship, the classy, forward-looking production has held up remarkably well, and not just on the most famous cuts here; indeed, The World Is a Ghetto is of a piece with Marvin Gayes Whats Going On and Curtis Mayfields Curtis, utilizing the most sophisticated studio techniques of the era. Not only does it sound great, but there are important touches such as the phasing in "Four Cornered Room," not only on the percussion but also on the vocals, guitars, and other instruments, and the overall effect is a seemingly contradictory (yet eminently workable) shimmering blues, even working in a mournful and unadorned harmonica amid the more complex sounds. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 30 Title: War Live Released: 1973 Tracks: 9 Duration: 1:17:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Introduction by E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station WVON, Chicago, IL (00:31) 2 Sun Oh Son (10:41) 3 The Cisco Kid (06:06) 4 Slippin Into Darkness (09:40) 5 Slippin, Part 2 (08:55) 1 All Day Music (10:06) 2 Ballero (08:29) 3 Lonely Feelin (02:58) 4 Get Down (20:29) |
| War Live : Allmusic album Review : War Live -- also sometimes known simply as Live -- was recorded just as the group was achieving a peak of popularity and virtuosity; it was released 16 months later amid a string of highly successful studio LPs. Underappreciated at the time, it was recorded at a late November show at the High Chaparral in Chicago. The group had been engaged earlier the same year in a national tour as the opening act for Isaac Hayes and was reportedly so good that Hayes kept extending the length of their opening set. The live renditions of "The Cisco Kid" and other such songs may not supplant the studio originals, but the 20-minute "Get Down" is worth hearing. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 30 Title: Deliver the Word Released: 1973 Tracks: 7 Duration: 40:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 H2 Overture (04:38) 2 In Your Eyes (04:22) 3 Gypsy Man (11:37) 4 Me and Baby Brother (03:34) 5 Deliver the Word (07:51) 6 Southern Part of Texas (06:27) 7 Blisters (02:22) |
| Deliver the Word : Allmusic album Review : Focusing in part on their softer side, War unleashed Deliver the Word in fall 1973. A smooth blend of the bands more progressive jazz-rock fusion, the LP shot to the top of the R&B charts, their second of four number one records in a row. It was a perfect tonic to the mediocre MOR music rampaging its way through the early part of the decade. The opening "H2 Overture" is a restrained jazz jam that gives way to "In Your Eyes," which keeps the progressive momentum going but adds unexpected vocal twists that vary from interesting spoken pleasures to full vocal harmonies -- its sex on a groove. Both "Southern Part of Texas" and a long-awaited studio recording of "Baby Brother -- now titled "Me and Baby Brother" -- swing the band back to their alter ego cutting-edge funk stomp. "Gypsy Man," meanwhile, is a near-12-minute mantric, tantric opus whose blues riffs are pinned down only by the songs low, unyielding rhythm. Its a memorable slab of pure prog passed through Lee Oskars stroboscopic brain. An outstanding album split between Wars two definitive styles, Deliver the Word ultimately delivers a vibe, a groove, and an intent that are hard to resist. A magical ride with plenty of surprises to keep the listener on his or her toes, this set is a perfect example of the band at their genre-fusing best. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 30 Title: Why Cant We Be Friends? Released: 1975-06 Tracks: 9 Duration: 44:42 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Dont Let No One Get You Down (04:07) 2 Lotus Blossom (04:04) 3 Heartbeat (07:25) 4 Leroys Latin Lament (medley) (06:44) 5 Smile Happy (07:26) 6 So (05:01) 7 Low Rider (03:11) 8 In Mazatlan (02:51) 9 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) |
| Why Can't We Be Friends? : Allmusic album Review : Cut from the same cloth as the bands 1973 Deliver the Word LP, Wars 1975 Why Cant We Be Friends? is a masterpiece in its scope and breadth. And, emerging as the last work the band would do for its longtime label, United Artists, it became a fitting swansong, powering up the charts and giving War its fourth and final number one hit. In recent years, the album has been overshadowed by the monstrously popular bass-beating and bright brass of its singular hit, "Low Rider." Indeed, the song would become the bands signature theme, as the Latino street-cruiser jam quickly became a live set staple and, much later, was reinvigorated through sampling on songs by the Beastie Boys, Stereo MCs, and Offspring. However, that one track, iconographic as it is, is by no means the only treat onboard Why Cant We Be Friends? There are far more interesting and superb treats roiling in the wake of "Low Rider." The snappy title track, which poses the question of the decade and, oddly, closes the album, is a feel-good thumper. Its bright brass punctuation and rakish vocals are wonderfully combined with an absolutely contagious reggae beat. Then, add the doesnt-get-much-better-than-that medley "Leroys Latin Lament." Divided into four "songs," the music swings from the smart vocal opening "Lonnie Dreams" to the effervescent Latin jam of "La Fiesta." And, of course, where theres War, theres funk -- this time on the seven-plus minute"Heartbeat." Wrap it all up with the poignant ballad "Lotus Blossom," and the result is pretty much perfection. Why Cant We Be Friends? remains one of Wars truly outstanding efforts, and has become an integral part of the funk genres landscape. It also remains the nightcap of their finest hour. Wars ill-timed move to MCA changed the energy and focus of the band forever. | ||
 | Album: 8 of 30 Title: Love Is All Around Released: 1976 Tracks: 6 Duration: 43:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Love Is All Around (04:14) 2 Tobacco Road (06:36) 3 Home Dream (07:15) 4 Magic Mountain (04:20) 5 A Day in the Life (11:06) 6 Paint It Black Medley (live): Black on Black in Black / Paint It Black/ Laurel & Hardy / Blackbird (10:10) |
| Love Is All Around : Allmusic album Review : When War debuted as Eric Burdons backing band in the late 60s, they were on ABC-Paramount. The group was still hot in 1976, and ABC reissued vault material from their early days in a deceptive package trying to coast on the bands hitmaker status. The album deservedly flopped, and ABCs clumsy attempt failed. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 30 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 1976 Tracks: 10 Duration: 42:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 All Day Music (03:56) 2 Slippin Into Darkness (03:48) 3 The World Is a Ghetto (04:04) 4 The Cisco Kid (03:56) 5 Gypsy Man (05:20) 6 Me and Baby Brother (03:28) 7 Southern Part of Texas (03:55) 8 Why Cant We Be Friends? (03:52) 9 Low Rider (03:11) 10 Summer (06:34) |
 | Album: 10 of 30 Title: Galaxy Released: 1977 Tracks: 5 Duration: 40:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Galaxy (08:14) 2 Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do) (05:07) 3 Sweet Fighting Lady (07:12) 4 Hey Senorita (05:50) 5 The Seven Tin Soldiers (14:15) |
| Galaxy : Allmusic album Review : There wasnt much that the emergent Star Wars culture didnt touch in the latter part of the 1970s, and Wars 1977 LP, Galaxy, was no exception. As the band moved further and further from the funk that drove its earliest grooves through to its street-savvy "Low Rider" alter ego, Wars core audience was co-opted by a new crop of fans just looking for a groove. Galaxy filled that gap well. On paper, the LP should have been driven by the title track -- a wonderful eight-minute frenzy that glories in compulsive hooks and weaves in some super-stellar Star Wars lyric riffing, all the while pounding the beat home underneath a rhythm borrowed from los Chakachas "Jungle Fever." Its an outstanding opener. Unfortunately, the band drizzled downhill all the way through the rest of the set, across lightweight and uninspired material that couldnt even be redeemed by the sassy "Hey Señorita." Even the ballad "Sweet Fighting Lady" wasnt up to their usual down-tempo stuff, and any achievements were wiped right off the slate by the closer, "The Seven Tin Soldiers," which is an unending, unyielding 14-minute instrumental. One song, no matter how marvelously executed, does not an album make, and at the end of the day Galaxy couldnt pull the band out of its rut. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 30 Title: Platinum Jazz Released: 1977 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:17:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 War Is Coming! War Is Coming♪ (07:05) 2 Slowly We Walk Together (05:53) 3 Platinum Jazz (07:14) 4 I Got You (06:04) 5 L.A. Sunshine (09:56) 6 River Niger (08:40) 7 H₂ Overture (03:59) 8 City, Country, City (07:23) 9 Smile Happy (03:59) 10 Deliver the Word (05:53) 11 Nappy Head (Theme From “Ghetto Man”) (04:09) 12 Four Cornered Room (07:15) |
| Platinum Jazz : Allmusic album Review : An often overlooked and underrated part of Wars legacy was their instrumentals, many of which were quite imaginative. Wars members loved jazz, and they expressed that passion not because they had any illusions of trying to compete with Miles Davis or Joe Henderson, but simply for the enjoyment of it. Released as a two-LP set, Platinum Jazz gathered Wars previously released instrumentals (plus one vocal, "Deliver the Word") with fine results. Jazz fusion material ranging from the unpredictable "City, Country, City" (arguably the bands best instrumental ever, and certainly their best known) and the salsa-influenced "Nappy Head" to the mellow "H2Overture" and the congenial "Smile Happy" show just how effective Wars members could be without vocals. And when saxman Charles Miller and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan stretch out, its clear that as improvisers, they werent half bad. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 30 Title: Youngblood Released: 1978 Tracks: 12 Duration: 48:11 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Youngblood (Livin in the Streets) (10:43) 2 Sing a Happy Song (04:06) 3 Keep on Doin (03:54) 4 The Kingsmen Sign (02:36) 5 Walking to War (02:47) 6 This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good (06:23) 7 Junk Yard (02:33) 8 Superdude (02:38) 9 Youngblood & Sybil (01:43) 10 Flying Machine (The Chase) (07:36) 11 Searching for Youngblood & Rommel (01:44) 12 Youngblood (Livin in the Streets) (reprise) (01:28) |
| Youngblood : Allmusic album Review : War got decent mileage from the soundtrack for this B-movie, which premiered near the end of the first blaxploitation era. They ended with two R&B; hits, and while they were perturbed that United Artists, the label they had left, reaped the benefits, it at least kept them active and in the R&B; hunt. | ||
 | Album: 13 of 30 Title: The Music Band Released: 1979 Tracks: 6 Duration: 43:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 The Music Band (08:23) 2 Corns & Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals) (07:25) 3 I’m the One Who Understands (06:07) 4 Good, Good Feelin’ (07:43) 5 Millionaire (06:15) 6 All Around the World (07:44) |
| The Music Band : Allmusic album Review : Adding vocalist Alice Tweed Smith to their lineup, and jumping ship to the MCA label, were occasions that only furthered Wars slide into a decisive end-of-decade malaise as they followed their hit label debut, Galaxy, with The Music Band in spring 1979. The lackluster start to a series of three loosely connected albums, The Music Band revealed a late-decade War not as the fierce funkers they once were, but as the purveyors of a lite jazzy disco that occasionally scraped the bottom of a now well-worn barrel in a fruitless search for some classic rhythms. Jumping straight into the fray with the title track, War deliver a mid-tempo tribute to their fans that would have been more at home on the stage of some rock opera than on what one hoped would be a funk album. This experience is repeated at the end, too, as the band drops the curtain with the oddly reggae-inflected "All Around the World." However, there is some redemption, as War finally remember what they do best across the jazzy jam of "Millionaire" and the disco fusion of "Good Good Feelin." But those are the high points in what is, overall, a disappointing set and a horrific precursor to two more volumes of self-gratifying concept rock, as War shifted gears and tried to figure out where their politicized funk belonged in an age without substance. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 30 Title: The Music Band 2 Released: 1979 Tracks: 6 Duration: 45:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Don’t Take It Away (06:43) 2 I’ll Be Around (06:34) 3 I’ll Take Care of You (08:44) 4 Night People (06:28) 5 The World Is a Ghetto (13:47) 6 The Music Band 2 (We Are the Music Band) (03:10) |
| The Music Band 2 : Allmusic album Review : The second in a loose trilogy of late-70s LPs, 1979s The Music Band 2 picks up where The Music Band left off, filling the empty spaces with a light jazz-funk thats a long, long way from the masterful early-/mid-70s grooves that War are renowned for. But although critics resoundingly hammered it, the album crept into the R&B; Top 40 at the end of the year, allowing the band to limp into a new, and hopefully more promising, decade. Unfortunately, though, theres not much here to recommend The Music Band 2. Its competent, its slick, but it just isnt very interesting. Of the two minor hit singles spawned by the album, one is vaguely memorable -- "Dont Take It Away" took the band into lite disco waters and does have some interesting vocal work behind it. Unfortunately, "Ill Be Around" is nothing more than a benevolently smooth ballad, with sax solo and not much else. Elsewhere, War reinvented their late-1972 hit "The World Is a Ghetto" into a new, 13-plus minute instrumental riffer that stripped any lingering goodness from the original, and only the closing title track, with its remarkably punchy Latin-tinged jazz/disco, is even slightly interesting. War is a far finer funk band than this album would have you believe. Stick to the classics with which they gifted the scene in both their early, and, surprisingly, occasional late-era material, and overlook this self-indulgent mid-period morass altogether. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 30 Title: Outlaw Released: 1982 Tracks: 9 Duration: 54:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Cinco De Mayo (04:11) 2 Outlaw (05:04) 3 The Jungle (08:50) 4 Just Because (04:13) 5 Baby, Its Cold Outside (05:58) 6 Im About Somebody (05:34) 7 You Got the Power (05:46) 8 Cinco De Mayo (07:27) 9 Cinco De Mayo (Extended Version) (07:30) |
| Outlaw : Allmusic album Review : With the utterly dismal and critically hammered Music Band trilogy thankfully behind it, War ground to a halt in the wake of the death of former saxophonist Charles Miller. After a time out of the spotlight, and shrugging off the shadows, a rejuvenated War reappeared on RCA in 1982 sporting bright 80s-hued bandannas. Learning from (recent) past failings and leaving them behind, Outlaw saw the band taking tentative steps back toward its roots across a solid if at times slightly flat set. Both the punchy, funky opener, "You Got the Power," and the older-styled title track propelled the band back into the Top 20, while leaving plenty of room for the reggae-rhythmed "Just Because" and the outstanding "Baby, Its Cold Outside" to muscle in. But where War proved that it was back on track was across the muscular medley "The Jungle," which combined classic funk across bass and horns with politicized patter and surprisingly placed vocal harmonies. Outlaw, then, became a triumphant trumpet, a heralding battle cry -- War was returning to form. It was a strong comeback that not only brought the band back to its old fans, but also sowed the seeds for the themes and grooves that would be so prevalent on the following years Life (Is So Strange) LP. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 30 Title: Life (Is So Strange) Released: 1983 Tracks: 6 Duration: 41:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Life (Is So Strange) (06:00) 2 Happiness (07:41) 3 W.W. III (medley): a. The Dawning of Night / b. Waiting at the Church / c. When the Nighttime Comes (08:08) 4 Shake It Down (05:01) 5 Summer Dreams (05:04) 6 U-2 (medley): a. U-2 (part 1) / b. Automatic Eyes / c. U-2 (part 2) / d. U-2 (part 3) (09:51) |
| Life (Is So Strange) : Allmusic album Review : War kept battling in the mid-80s, switching labels and trying different producers in an attempt to maintain their viability. This was the second of two albums they recorded for RCA, and they were unable to sustain the comeback begun with the previous album. The title track was a moderate success, but by now they sounded weary and uninspired. The same was true for their production, arrangements, and compositions, as well as past strengths like group interplay, musical support, and solos. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 30 Title: The Music Band - Jazz Released: 1983 Tracks: 4 Duration: 41:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Five Spot (10:02) 2 Half Note (09:56) 3 E.R.A (05:31) 4 Koronos - Sometimes I Wonder - A Pattern of Time (15:59) |
 | Album: 18 of 30 Title: The Best of War and More Released: 1991 Tracks: 13 Duration: 49:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Livin in the Red (03:43) 2 Low Rider (03:11) 3 The Cisco Kid (03:53) 4 Slippin Into Darkness (03:46) 5 Me and Baby Brother (03:27) 6 Galaxy (04:47) 7 Spill the Wine (04:05) 8 All Day Music (02:36) 9 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 10 Summer (04:02) 11 City Country City (03:29) 12 Whose Cadillac Is That? (05:02) 13 Low Rider (remix) (03:53) |
| The Best of War and More : Allmusic album Review : Its not a perfect compilation by any means -- theres no "The World Is a Ghetto" and a bad remix of "Low Rider," for starters -- but its an important release from this influential band. The original vinyl was definitive.. | ||
 | Album: 19 of 30 Title: Peace Sign Released: 1994-06-07 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:15:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Peace Sign (05:58) 2 East L.A. (05:41) 3 Wild Rodriguez (04:50) 4 Im the One (Who Understands) (05:15) 5 Roof (07:37) 6 Smuggler (The Light in the Window) (05:59) 7 U B O.K. (05:33) 8 Let Me Tell You (05:47) 9 Smile for Me (06:30) 10 What If (05:01) 11 Angel (06:34) 12 Homeless Hero (10:47) |
| Peace Sign : Allmusic album Review : When War reunited in 1994 and recorded Peace Sign -- their first album since 1983s Life (Is So Strange), the bands sound hadnt changed very much. Instead of going high-tech and trying to appeal to urban contemporary tastes, the influential Angelenos continued to offer the type of slow and relaxed yet gritty soul and funk theyd been playing 20 years earlier. The results is a decent album thats hardly in a class with All Day Music, The World Is a Ghetto or Why Cant We Be Friends?, but it has its moments. War had long commanded an intensely devoted following in the Mexican-American community, and its hard to miss the Latin influence on such enjoyable numbers as "Wild Rodriguez" (a fun ode to the "low rider" or "vato loco" culture) and "East L.A." The CDs strongest offering, however, is "Homeless Hero," a poignant and rightly angry reflection on homeless Vietnam veterans. But despite its strong points, Peace Sign is an album that only Wars more devoted followers should invest in -- more casual listeners would be much better off with a collection of the bands 70s recordings. | ||
 | Album: 20 of 30 Title: Anthology 1970 - 1994 Released: 1994-10-18 Tracks: 32 Duration: 2:25:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Tobacco Road (06:31) 2 Spill the Wine (04:05) 3 They Cant Take Away Our Music (06:50) 4 Sun Oh Son (03:57) 5 Lonely Feelin (03:58) 6 All Day Music (03:58) 7 Get Down (04:28) 8 Slippin’ Into Darkness (03:47) 9 The Cisco Kid (04:28) 10 The World Is a Ghetto (04:04) 11 City, Country, City (04:01) 12 Where Was You At (03:23) 13 Gypsy Man (05:23) 14 Me and Baby Brother (03:27) 15 Deliver the Word (04:33) 16 Ballero (03:23) 1 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 2 Low Rider (03:11) 3 Dont Let No One Get You Down (04:01) 4 Summer (06:34) 5 L.A. Sunshine (04:01) 6 River Niger (08:32) 7 Galaxy (05:19) 8 Youngblood (Livin in the Streets) (04:02) 9 This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good (04:00) 10 The Music Band (04:03) 11 Outlaw (03:59) 12 You Got the Power (04:03) 13 Cinco de Mayo (04:07) 14 Life (Is So Strange) (05:59) 15 Dont Let No One Get You Down (92 version) (04:25) 16 Peace Sign (04:29) |
| Anthology 1970 - 1994 : Allmusic album Review : For some reason, there still isnt a truly comprehensive single-disc War collection on the market. Rhinos Grooves and Messages easily comes the closest, although its unnecessary remix disc kicks up the price a bit (and one could argue about a couple of omissions in favor of latter-day tracks). That makes Rhinos own double-disc Anthology (1970-1994) even more valuable -- it might be too much for casual fans who just want Wars biggest hits, but theres absolutely nothing missing here. All the hits are included, of course, as well as some overlooked singles and fine album tracks; plus, Anthology does fans a service by gathering the highlights from their uneven later work, which is more disco-tinged and less distinctive. A concise overview this is not; what Anthology illustrates instead is the full scope of Wars versatility, and their loping, easygoing way with a groove. Wars eclectic, Latin-spiked sound was tremendously distinctive, and if a few tracks get a little too mellow and start to drift, the bands interplay usually redeems the extended jams. Anthologys extensiveness does illustrate that, aside from their big singles, War was often more about musicianship than tight songwriting; thus, two discs worth will probably be most enjoyable for funk aficionados looking for a different, lighter sort of groove to get lost in. Casual fans are better off with Grooves and Messages, but Anthology is a definitive War package, containing everything most fans will ever need. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 30 Title: Best of Eric Burdon & War Released: 1995-03-28 Tracks: 13 Duration: 58:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Magic Mountain (04:20) 2 Spill the Wine (04:05) 3 Tobacco Road (03:57) 4 Mother Earth (03:59) 5 Love Is All Around (03:47) 6 Home Dream (07:17) 7 Bare Back Ride (04:15) 8 Nights in White Satin (04:39) 9 Beautiful Newborn Child (04:10) 10 Paint It Black (04:06) 11 They Cant Take Away Our Music (04:55) 12 Gun (04:16) 13 Home Cookin (04:09) |
 | Album: 22 of 30 Title: The Cisco Kid And Other Hits Released: 1997-06-10 Tracks: 10 Duration: 45:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Cisco Kid (04:36) 2 Where Was You At (03:28) 3 L.A. Sunshine (04:03) 4 Cinco De Mayo (04:11) 5 All Day Music (04:08) 6 Youngblood (Livin In The Streets) (04:03) 7 Deliver The Word (07:53) 8 Outlaw (04:02) 9 Wild Rodriguez (04:53) 10 Why Cant We Be Friends? (03:50) |
| The Cisco Kid And Other Hits : Allmusic album Review : Like all other releases from Rhinos budget-line Flashback division, this disc is limited to ten songs and is packaged in remarkably bad graphic design. And, like a very high percentage of Flashbacks releases, the disc plays fast and loose with its subjects back catalog, including a few crucial hits but leaving several out in favor of lesser singles and album cuts. Cisco Kid and Other Hits contains "The Cisco Kid," "All Day Music," and "Why Cant We Be Friends," but no introduction to War is recommendable when "Low Rider," "Spill the Wine," "The World Is a Ghetto," and "Galaxy" (just to name a few) are not included. | ||
 | Album: 23 of 30 Title: The Music Band Volume 1 & 2 Released: 1999-02-02 Tracks: 12 Duration: 1:29:03 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 The Music Band (08:23) 2 Corns & Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals) (07:25) 3 I’m the One Who Understands (06:07) 4 Good, Good Feelin’ (07:43) 5 Millionaire (06:15) 6 All Around the World (07:44) 1 Don’t Take It Away (06:43) 2 I’ll Be Around (06:34) 3 I’ll Take Care of You (08:44) 4 Night People (06:28) 5 The World Is a Ghetto (13:47) 6 The Music Band 2 (We Are the Music Band) (03:10) |
 | Album: 24 of 30 Title: Grooves & Messages: The Greatest Hits of War Released: 1999-06-15 Tracks: 24 Duration: 2:00:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Spill the Wine (04:05) 2 Tobacco Road (06:28) 3 All Day Music (03:58) 4 Slippin’ Into Darkness (03:47) 5 The World Is a Ghetto (04:04) 6 The Cisco Kid (04:28) 7 City, Country, City (04:01) 8 Gypsy Man (05:23) 9 Me and Baby Brother (03:27) 10 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 11 Low Rider (03:11) 12 Summer (06:34) 13 Galaxy 2000 (04:05) 14 Outlaw (03:59) 15 You Got the Power (04:03) 16 East L.A. (05:41) 1 Slippin Into Darkness (Armand van Helden remix) (08:48) 2 Low Rider (Ganja Kru remix) (07:43) 3 Galaxy 2000 (Plump DJs remix) (07:56) 4 Outlaw (Orinoko remix) (06:48) 5 You Got the Power (Peter Ries remix) (05:48) 6 The World Is a Ghetto (04:16) 7 Why Cant We Be Friends (Hithunter remix) (03:45) 8 Tobacco Road (Soundprops remix) (04:16) |
 | Album: 25 of 30 Title: The Very Best of War Released: 2003-07-15 Tracks: 34 Duration: 2:25:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Spill the Wine (04:53) 2 Tobacco Road (03:58) 3 All Day Music (03:58) 4 Slippin Into Darkness (03:46) 5 Get Down (04:28) 6 Nappy Head (Theme From "Ghetto Man") (03:19) 7 The World Is a Ghetto (04:07) 8 City, Country, City (03:54) 9 The Cisco Kid (03:48) 10 Where Was You At (03:27) 11 Four Cornered Room (05:10) 12 Gypsy Man (05:23) 13 Me and Baby Brother (03:34) 14 Deliver the Word (04:39) 15 Southern Part of Texas (03:53) 16 Ballero (live 1972) (03:26) 17 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 1 Low Rider (03:11) 2 Dont Let No One Get You Down (04:01) 3 Heartbeat (04:11) 4 Smile Happy (04:23) 5 So (05:01) 6 Summer (04:03) 7 L.A. Sunshine (04:01) 8 River Niger (05:17) 9 Galaxy (04:46) 10 Youngblood (Livin in the Streets) (04:02) 11 Im the One Who Understands (04:50) 12 Cinco de Mayo (04:07) 13 You Got the Power (04:03) 14 Outlaw (03:59) 15 Baby, Its Cold Outside (05:58) 16 Peace Sign (04:29) 17 East L.A. (05:41) |
| The Very Best of War : Allmusic album Review : There really are more War best-of packages than the situation warrants, and while the double-CD The Very Best of War is a fine compilation if you dont already have one in your collection, its questionable whether it was a necessary addition to the bands discography. For one thing, it doesnt differ all that much from the previous two-CD War best-of on Rhino, Anthology (1970-1994). Sure, each has a few tracks not on the other, but both are built around their lengthy string of big hits. Even Barry Alfonsos accompanying essay was adapted from the liner notes to Anthology (1970-1994). Still, this does have all of the big chart hits and a few minor ones, as well as standout album tracks from throughout the 1970s and early 80s that illustrate the bands versatility. Reading the small print on the track listings, its revealed that half a dozen of these cuts are edits that either appear here for the first time or were only available on previous anthologies or imports. Additionally, almost a dozen of the other tracks are the edited single versions, though its unlikely many collectors or fans will be either excited or piqued by differences between these and other available variations. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 30 Title: Greatest Hits Live Released: 2008 Tracks: 14 Duration: 1:53:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The World Is a Ghetto / Get Down (11:24) 2 City Country City (03:47) 3 Slippin Into Darkness (09:50) 4 Spill the Wine (06:31) 5 Galaxy (10:39) 6 All Day Music (06:16) 7 Ballero (04:47) 8 So (06:15) 1 Gypsy Man (07:27) 2 The Cisco Kid (06:14) 3 Me and Baby Brother (05:04) 4 We Wrote This Song (00:48) 5 Why Cant We Be Friends? (04:38) 6 Lowrider (medley) (30:09) |
| Greatest Hits Live : Allmusic album Review : GREATEST HITS LIVE (2008) finds the much-loved 1970s funk band War back in the saddle and performing many of their classic tracks for a rapturous audience. Their first release in 14 years, GREATEST HITS LIVE, doesn’t represent a new side to War, but that’s not why fans will pick up the disc. Instead, the large ensemble, famous for its mixing of rock, soul, Latin, and funk, recaptures the sunny, organic feel of its ‘70s albums with high-energy versions of “The World Is a Ghetto,” “Me and My Brother,” and “Why Cant We Be Friends.” | ||
 | Album: 27 of 30 Title: Icon: War Released: 2010-10-02 Tracks: 12 Duration: 51:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Spill the Wine (04:52) 2 All Day Music (03:59) 3 Slippin Into Darkness (03:47) 4 The World Is a Ghetto (04:08) 5 The Cisco Kid (03:47) 6 Gypsy Man (05:23) 7 Me and Baby Brother (03:30) 8 Southern Part of Texas (03:53) 9 Why Cant We Be Friends? (03:48) 10 Low Rider (03:10) 11 Galaxy (04:46) 12 Summer (06:39) |
 | Album: 28 of 30 Title: The Hits Released: 2010-11-02 Tracks: 12 Duration: 51:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Spill the Wine (04:52) 2 All Day Music (03:59) 3 Slippin Into Darkness (03:47) 4 The World Is a Ghetto (04:08) 5 The Cisco Kid (03:47) 6 Gypsy Man (05:23) 7 Me and Baby Brother (03:30) 8 Southern Part of Texas (03:53) 9 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 10 Low Rider (03:10) 11 Galaxy (04:46) 12 Summer (06:36) |
 | Album: 29 of 30 Title: Icon 2: The Hits & More Released: 2011 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:43:23 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Spill the Wine (04:52) 2 Tobacco Road (03:57) 3 All Day Music (03:59) 4 Slippin Into Darkness (03:47) 5 Nappy Head (Theme From "Ghetto Man") (03:19) 6 The World Is a Ghetto (04:08) 7 The Cisco Kid (03:47) 8 City, Country, City (03:54) 9 Gypsy Man (05:23) 10 Me and Baby Brother (03:30) 11 Southern Part of Texas (03:53) 12 Ballero (live) (03:23) 1 Why Can’t We Be Friends? (03:50) 2 Low Rider (03:10) 3 Dont Let No One Get You Down (04:01) 4 Summer (06:36) 5 L.A. Sunshine (04:02) 6 Galaxy (04:46) 7 Youngblood (Livin in the Streets) (04:02) 8 Sing a Happy Song (04:04) 9 You Got the Power (04:03) 10 Outlaw (03:59) 11 East L.A. (05:41) 12 War is Coming! War is Coming! (07:05) |
 | Album: 30 of 30 Title: Evolutionary Released: 2014 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:51:47 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 That L.A. Sunshine (05:31) 2 Mamacita (04:29) 3 Its Our Right / Funky Tonk (09:20) 4 Just Like Us (06:31) 5 Inspiration (04:15) 6 Scream Stream (05:24) 7 This Funky Music (03:23) 8 Outer Space (04:16) 9 War / War After War (A Soldiers Story) (05:16) 10 Bounce (04:21) 11 Everything (03:31) 12 Its My Life (07:57) 13 That L.A. Sunshine (05:29) 1 All Day Music (03:56) 2 Slippin Into Darkness (03:48) 3 The World Is a Ghetto (04:04) 4 The Cisco Kid (03:56) 5 Gypsy Man (05:20) 6 Me and Baby Brother (03:28) 7 Southern Part of Texas (03:55) 8 Why Cant We Be Friends? (03:52) 9 Low Rider (03:11) 10 Summer (06:34) |
| Evolutionary : Allmusic album Review : Though War has been a consistent touring entity in the 21st century, they havent released an album of new studio material since 1994s Peace Sign. During that silence, four of its original five members left to form the Lowrider Band, with only lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Lonnie Jordan remaining. (Conceptualist, arranger, co-songwriter, and co-producer Jerry Goldstein also remains part of the equation.) Musically, the studio group behind Jordan continues to meld funk, jazz, soul, Latin, and rock in what might seem at first hearing to be their signature sound. Set-opener "That L.A. Sunshine" is a different tune from their iconic "L.A. Sunshine," but the titles reference is deliberate. This is a smooth, contemporary, jazzy funk number with bright, breezy overtones; its well-chosen as a first single. The USC Trojan Marching Band lends syncopated, chunky brass to the bottom and L.A. Fats adds a guest rap. A bonus version features Cheech & Chong in classic dialogue style to the mix. The Tower of Power Horns and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh aid the band on "Mamacita," a knotty fusion of cumbian funk and reggae. The song is great, but the production is too frosty to accommodate the percussive heat in the chart. There are two medleys here: the first is a lengthy jazz-funk jam that features a previously unrecorded composition by the original band -- "Its Our Right "-- with Funky Tonk," an instrumental tag written by Jordan and Goldstein thats grafted on in order to stretch it to over nine minutes. Its the best cut here. The latter combines a cover of Norman Whitfields and Barrett Strongs Motown classic "War" to another tag entitled "War After War (A Soldiers Story)," with rapper Malik Yusef delivering a narrative above the timeless chorus -- to no good end. The mix is confused, full of sterile digital dub effects and overly busy guitars; even USCs brass cant save it. The other winner here is "Outer Space." It too makes liberal use of dubwise tactics, but Jordans soulful vocal and acoustic piano are enhanced by them in a sultry, hypnotic groove. "This Funky Music" borrows the organ swell of "Slipping Into Darkness" for an intro, but is so compressed -- despite a hip, synth bassline -- it falls utterly flat. "Bounce" just doesnt, and its use of Auto-Tune is just awful. Evolutionary is a ultimately a failed attempt by Jordan and Goldstein to jumpstart War as a recording entity. [The budget-priced set comes packaged with a thoroughly remastered version of Wars initial (and platinum-selling) Greatest Hits album making its first appearance on CD. Its ten tracks are worth the purchase price for anyone who doesnt yet have them.] | ||