Avenue B [Import]

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James "Iggy" Osterberg's last album of the second millennium is at once confounding, yet immensely compelling. The Godfather of Punk once again largely eschews the anarchic sturm und drang upon which he built his legend to pick up the strangely warm (for him), often nakedly introspective thread that runs from Zombie Birdhouse through Brick by Brick. As on the latter, Iggy has entrusted his reflections to producer and hired gun to the stars Don Was. To both their credits, the result is fresh, textured, and surprising. There are no less than four soul-baring monologues on which Ig's resonant baritone is set against the sort of brooding orchestral backdrop that composer Howard Shore might provide for one of David Cronenberg's more effective nightmares. There are other quirky surprises here: the effective use of Blue Note jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood and a convincing '50s rock-crooner take on Johnny Kidd & the Pirates' chestnut "Shakin' All Over." Yet Iggy's epic, multihued sardonicism remains gratefully intact, as witnessed by the edgy hilarity of "Nazi Girlfriend," the disquieting "Miss Argentina," and the seemingly tongue-in-cheek Latin loopiness of "Ya Yo Habla Espanol." This is not solely a reflection on the break-up of his decade-long marriage, but rather a complex, uneasy meditation on aging, solitude, corruption, and one wide-eyed soul's place in the world. None of it has yet killed him, and we're all the stronger for it. If it's an album more in tune with Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours than anything Ig's godchildren have managed in a decade, just soak it up. The man's taste is impeccable. --Jerry McCulley --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
Japanese edition of Iggy's 1999 Don Was-produced album with two bonus tracks added, 'Rock Star Grave' & 'Hollywood Affair' (featuring movie star Johnny Depp). 15 tracks total, also featuring the single 'Corruption'. 1999 release.

Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • mind blowing
  • What fun!
  • Don't see/hear this Production...
  • Great for college grads
  • Excellent!
 Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Jeff Marx , Robert Lopez , John Tartaglia , Stephanie D'Abruzzo , and Avenue Q
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000BZK1R
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. The Avenue Q Theme - Company
  2. What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? - John Tartaglia
  3. It Sucks To Be Me - Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Barnhart
  4. If You Were Gay - Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia
  5. Purpose - John Tartaglia & Company
  6. Everyone's A Little Bit Racist - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
  7. The Internet Is For Porn - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
  8. Mix Tape - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
  9. I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today - Jordan Gelber with Ann Harada
  10. Special - Stephanie D'Abruzzo with the Guys
  11. You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love) - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart & Ensemble with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
  12. Come True - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Rick Lyon
  13. My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada - John Tartaglia
  14. There's a Fine, Fine Line - Stephanie D'Abruzzo
  15. There Is Life Outside Your Apartment - Jordan Gelber, John Tartaglia & Company
  16. The More You Ruv Someone - Ann Harada, Stephanie D'Abruzzo
  17. Schadenfreude - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon
  18. I Wish I Could Go Back to College - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia
  19. The Money Song - Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Natalie Venetia Belcon with Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhart
  20. School for Monsters/The Money Song (Reprise) - Rick Lyon & Company
  21. There's A Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Ann Harada
  22. What Do You Do With A B.A. In English? (Reprise) - Rick Lyon with Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber & Jennifer Barnhart
  23. For Now - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart

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Avenue Q will only fuel the frustration of those who think that Broadway has given up on sophisticated entertainment geared to adults. "Whatever happened to Cole Porter's witty rhymes and mature subject matter?" they'll say. Well, it's hard to deny that Avenue Q's main frame of reference is Sesame Street and that its humor can be very broad--yes, there's profanity and puppet sex. But the show also displays heart ("The More You Ruv Someone" typically begins with "Why can't people get along?") and a pretty satisfying zany streak. Musically, the score is rooted in 1970s pop, with nods to the aforementioned Sesame Street. The excellent cast, dominated by John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, does it justice, milking the humorous numbers for all they're worth and finding pathos in the more straightforward ones. Not bad for a childish show. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars mind blowing.......2007-06-14

Seriously, this is the BEST musical that has EVER been created. And the soundtrack is the same.

5 out of 5 stars What fun!.......2007-06-13

I knew what I was walking into when I ordered my tickets for Avenue Q in April 07, since I read several reviews. And it is truly one of the funniest musicals I've ever seen. The harmless and classical tunes belie the racy and politically incurrent, but honest lyrics. I can't remember the last time I sat in a theater with almost everyone rolling in the seats. The only people not rolling apparently were not aware of the content and were shocked.

That's why I bought the soundtrack. Listening to it makes me laugh all over again.

1 out of 5 stars Don't see/hear this Production..........2007-05-31

If this CD is anything like the production we saw in Las Vegas, forget it! Unless you want to be preached to, that is, and by muppet-like characters to boot. You wouldn't expect anything but the best performance in Vegas; the tip off should have been that we were able to buy tickets within the hour--not a good sign. We left at intermission. /sl

5 out of 5 stars Great for college grads.......2007-05-24

Don't make the mistake that I did and send this CD to a high-school grad. However this CD would be great for anyone after the first year of college.
Don't send it to a relative though. Embarrassing.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2007-05-18

Saw Avenue Q in New York in a few months ago. Having the CD lets you relive the experience.
The Best of War and More
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Once upon a time...
  • excellent cd
  • I Declare "WAR" On This Disc!!
  • The Best of War and More
  • What I want to know is this...
 The Best of War and More
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032AG
Release Date: 1991-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Livin' In The Red
  2. Low Rider
  3. The Cisco Kid
  4. Slippin' Into Darkness
  5. Me and Baby Brother
  6. Galaxy
  7. Spill The Wine
  8. All Day Music
  9. Why Can't We Be Friends?
  10. Summer
  11. City Country City
  12. Whose Cadillac Is That?
  13. Low Rider (Remix)

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War peppers their music with Latin rhythms and instrumentations, mixing in elements of funk with oldies rock & roll to create a nonstop summer-block-party sound. Hits like "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?" are characterized by the band's lower-register vocals and beg for a singalong. "Spill the Wine, " a hit during Eric Burden's tenure with War, lacks the freer, good-time feel of the later material, but "Low Rider, " a bottom-heavy salsa driven by a raunchy harmonica, remains one of the band's most popular songs. The Best of War ... and More goes beyond retro appeal, displaying a timeless quality. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Once upon a time..........2006-09-03

During the early seventies, WAR irrupted with vigorous freshness in the musical sand, to fill a demanded space, a required balance between the jazz, the Latin favor best known as fusion. You may argue the true pioneers in this field were Carl Tjader an Tito Puente in the sixties and fifties respectively and eve before with Poncho Sanchez in the late forties.

But even so, the most relevant aspect to remark is this music contained in its inner structure the seminal roots of the reggae and this public was immediately engaged with this rhythmical melodies conquering of this way the applause of a neglected audience. If not so, the names of Jimmy Cliff, Bobby Bloom and his Montego
Bay, Shango, Mungo Jerry and the legend of Bob Marley would have been ignored or underrated. In this sense Spill the wine (watch the flute solo as musical curtain and essential support) may be considered the jewel of the crown and likewise the funny theme Cisco Kid

So this album constitutes y itself a decisive breakthrough as well as a vigorous ipulse to the new tendencies that would become inspiration' s source to many ensembles and great audiences all around the world.

4 out of 5 stars excellent cd.......2006-02-26

I found this cd to cover the songs of War that I wanted. It is worth buying.

4 out of 5 stars I Declare "WAR" On This Disc!!.......2006-02-07

Hey Rhino, if you're gonna do War, DO WAR!(The un-edited version of "City/Country/City," "Deliver The Word," "The World Is A Ghetto," "Southern Part Of Texas")

This band built it's rep on long,loose free jams, so any War "Hits" compilation should mirror that.

4 out of 5 stars The Best of War and More.......2005-09-06

Love that Latin group from Long Beach! All Day Music is my favorite song on this wonderful CD. That cut is so relaxing. Low Rider and Summer were big hits from my high school senior year. I like having this CD in my library for a reminder of my happy high school years. Hey, Spill the Wine, which is cut 9, has to be one of the most unusual songs in pop music history. That song, of course, was done when Eric was with the group. Two totally different kinds of songs are Spill and All Day Music, a good example of War's diversity. I still cannot believe I got this at such a low price (-:

4 out of 5 stars What I want to know is this..........2005-07-21

How can you have a compilation of WAR and NOT have "The World Is A Ghetto" and "Don't Let No One Get You Down" on it? This isn't a bad com,pilation, but alof the songs are short versions of the originals and is quite lacking all the way around. Get the "WAR The Very Best Of War. You'll find ALL of the biggest hits and more.
The World Is a Ghetto
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The World is a Ghetto
  • The World Is a Ghetto...
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  • Progressive soul music...
  • The BIG one...
 The World Is a Ghetto
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ASIN: B0000032UW
Release Date: 1992-08-04

Tracks:

  1. The Cisco Kid
  2. Where Was You At
  3. City, Country, City
  4. Four Cornered Room
  5. The World Is A Ghetto
  6. Beetles In The Bog

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Best known for its distinctive fusion of Latin-flavored jazz, funk, rock, and soul, War was unquestionably one of the most successful fusion bands to emerge in the early '70s. Initially working with Eric Burdon, former lead singer with the British '60s band the Animals, the seven-member team enjoyed a commercial breakthrough with 1971's "All Day Music." The follow-up, The World Is a Ghetto took War mainstream thanks to the crossover success of the title track, a top 10 pop and R&B smash as 1972 became 1973. Cuts like the 13-minute-plus jazz-flavored adventure known as "City, Country, City" alongside the witty "Where Was You At" and the eerie "Four Cornered Room" were standouts on the six-track album. But it was the immediacy of the No. 2 pop single "The Cisco Kid," with its catchy hook that helped give the band a chart-topping No. 1 gold-selling album in 1973, arguably the best representation of its work as groove pioneers of the day. --David Nathan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The World is a Ghetto.......2007-06-09

A classic that remains as fresh today as when it was released.

5 out of 5 stars The World Is a Ghetto..........2007-02-04

Once again, WAR comes through...this album is a classic for all times...I rate this album FIVE STARS!!!!

5 out of 5 stars TY BESS(THE MUSIC MAN).......2007-01-27

If you like music that is a good backdrop for a party or just hanging around the house or better yet washing the car this is a cd that will fill the bill.enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Progressive soul music..........2006-07-10

This album, which is one of my top 30 favorites, is progressive soul music. It's like Isaac Hayes in his heyday, when his albums like Hot Buttered Soul, Movement, and Joy had epic tracks on them, some running as long as 18 minutes. This is War's best album, with the title track and City, Country, City standing out. Even though there's only 6 songs, and most of them are fairly long, War was one of the tightest bands on the planet. The main theme of the album really resonates today, that the world is indeed a ghetto, because no matter where you go, trouble will find you. You can never cut yourself off completely from society (even though some try to). As the liner notes say, even a Rolls Royce can get a flat tire. If we realised that, we would get along much better, because we all live in this ghetto of a world. We should try and make it better.

5 out of 5 stars The BIG one..........2006-05-03

The title of my review says it all. For those of you that are into statistics and sales and chart positions and all that good stuff, you're probably aware that this is the only War album to top the pop charts. Of course, for my purposes, none of that matters.

Growing up, this was my SECOND favorite War album. As I became an adult, though, this one crept to the top of the list. Why? Perhaps it was the mood of the album. The album is very dark and downtrodden, and perhaps that's the beauty of it. Although the album was released a couple of years before I was born, it was an album that reflected the uncertain times: a few years after the murders of MLK & RFK, in the midst of American dissatisfaction with the Viet Nam war, and the soon-to-be-headline-making Watergate scandal.

Anyway, even though there's only six songs on the album, they are a WHOPPING six songs. Kicking things off is "The Cisco Kid." Honestly, if I had to name a single song that made me a War fan, it was this one. It's all in the bass line. For all you bass aspiring bass players out there, this song is SERIOUS PROOF that you don't have to slap to be STANKY.

Next, there's the Big Easy flavored "Where Was You At?"...a great little song, sad but upbeat. Then there's the epic "City Country City." The darkness rises in a big way. You get lots of what made WAR one of THE best: great group work, great individual solos, and the music never gets stagnant.

The things only get darker with "Four Cornered Room." I'll be honest: I like the song, but it's probably the spookiest song War ever recorded. Couple this song along with the totality of Sly Stone's "Riot" LP for ultimate in depressing, junkie-nodding music.

Than the culmination, the title song. Great song, great groove, great lyrics, great solos....

"Beetles in the Bog"? I like the song. It's sort of like one of those campfire sing-along type songs. Well, in this particular case, it's more like a song best sung around a fire lit in a garbage barrell.

This is War's masterpiece, an album no serious War fan should be without.
All Day Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music All Day
  • All Day Music...
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  • War slip into the introverted darkness
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 All Day Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032UU
Release Date: 1992-08-04

Tracks:

  1. All Day Music
  2. Get Down
  3. That's What Love Will Do
  4. There Must Be A Reason
  5. Nappy Head (Theme From 'Ghetto Man')
  6. Slippin' Into Darkness
  7. Baby Brother

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Music All Day.......2007-06-27

As is the case with most of War's music you get that sometime funky, sometime jazzy sound that makes you want to get up and dance.

5 out of 5 stars All Day Music..........2007-02-04

Classic WAR! Enough said!! Five stars - there is NO OTHER RATING for this Album. These gentlemen were on their JOB! Five stars!!

5 out of 5 stars Worth Fighting For.......2006-07-07

Rhino punches out another fabulous reissue. WAR's All Day Music may not be the best album ever recorded, but it easily thrashes 99% of the competition. Were you to get only one WAR CD, this would be it.

Even today, WAR stands out as a unique example of musical and societal cross-pollination, freely mixing rock, soul, Latin, and jazz idioms. The amazing thing is that they pull off this neat trick so effortlessly. This is not music you listen to, you absorb it, it simply works its way into your system and puts you in a trance.

Of the CD's 7 tracks, 5 are certifiably collectible - worth revisiting over and over. That's What Love Will Do and There Must Be A Reason - while smooth, are simply not up to the incredibly high standard of the others.

One caveat. WAR rode into America's consciousness on the strength of several radio smash hits, the most enduring being Low Rider (which has a habit of showing up in a lot of movie soundtracks). Consequently, there are a handful of undesirable "Best Of War" anthologies available. These compilations frequently feature edited remixes of popular tracks, cut down to allow room for big name selections. Don't shortchange yourself, go to the source material. All Day Music, WAR's breakout album after parting company with Eric Burdon, is the perfect place to start.

5 out of 5 stars War slip into the introverted darkness.......2006-04-03

Never has an lp appealed to such a wide range of music lovers. War's 1971 release (their second offering in the post-Burdon era)"All Day Music" delivers the goods and then some. From the summer haze beginings of the title track to the dark isolation of the hit single Slippin into Darkness. All Day Music never fails to hold on to your attention. You become engulfed by its unsuspecting power.

Any metal clad rocker would have tipped his hat to Howard Scott's guitar riffs in Nappy Head (which was supposed to make an appearance in the film Ghetto Man, but was never released), a moving, chilling score that will garner many repeat plays. Nappy Head is the formula to any night out and about town in your V8. War even close out the set with the live stomper Baby Brother (which would later turn up in the studio on 1973's Deliver The Word and released as a single).

All Day Music turned into the soundtrack to anyones daily routine. Some will argue that this wasn't as powerful as The World Is A Ghetto or as commercial as Why Can't We Be Friends? Make no mistake, this is War in top form musically and lyrically. A must have among all music lovers of the post-modern era and perhaps War's strongest recording ever. Yes, even stronger than anything the band did with Eric Burdon. This is classic War.

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5 out of 5 stars ALL DAY MUSIC REVIEW.......2004-12-09

This was WAR'S second album minus Eric Burdon. It showed a fantastic range of musical versatility. From the day at the beach ballad All Day Music to the Gritty and Funky Get Down this album is a must for anyone who wants to really understand what the group was about. Slipping Into Darkness is still the funkiest song ever recorded, even after 30 years. They do the original version of Me and Baby Brother taken from a live 1971 concert that makes their later 1973 remake hide in shame by comparison. Simply put...It's A Go. Listen! Enjoy!. No need to thank me.
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Make it break down to the FUNKY, FUNKY rhythm!
  • War in cognition
  • All My Friends own one.....
  • WOW
  • "War at it's best"
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ASIN: B0000032V8
Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

  1. Don't Let No One Get You Down
  2. Lotus Blossom
  3. Heartbeat
  4. Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley) A:Lonnie Dreams...
  5. Smile Happy
  6. So
  7. Low Rider
  8. In Mazatlan
  9. Why Can't We Be Friends?

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The title song remains the obvious hit and standout track on War's sixth album. Inspired by a fight that broke out in the audience before the group mounted the stage, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" became a Top 10 hit on both R&B and pop charts, as did the followup, "Low Rider." Another highlight is "Don't Let No One Get You Down," an upbeat, self-help message song. The rest of the album focuses on War's patented East L.A. sound, heavy with percussion, spiced with staccato bursts of horns and Lee Oskar's harmonica flares, filled with optimstic lyrics and soulful vocals, and includes the extended jam of "Heartbeat." If you like the low-rider sound that War pioneered, this is a great record for cruising or partying. --Tom Vickers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Make it break down to the FUNKY, FUNKY rhythm!.......2007-01-31

Growing up, this was my favorite WAR album. I was actually born a year before it was released, but by the time I was about three or four, this was one of those albums that just jumped out at me...mainly because of the COVER.I think it was my favorite because as a kid, I was happy, optimistic, and innocent (like most normal kids are). This is probably the most joyous album they ever made, and it was the first War album I really connected to.

Every song is good (but that was the norm for them, by then). War was always sort of a "communal" band; no single member ever stood out above the others. In fact on this album, you get to hear 6 of the 7 members sing lead vocals on their own cuts...even LEE OSKAR (the lone exception being Papa Dee Allen...who does get a verse on the title cut).
The songs that initially grabbed my pre-K attention on this album were "Low Rider" and "Smile Happy." Everybody knows the former cut; the latter is another in a long line of great instrumental cuts. Every song is great, though. In college, "Lotus Blossom" became a song that I really loved. "So" is a beautiful, melancholy tune that could be played during a really sad scene in an old western.

If you buy this album for just one song, buy it for "Heartbeat."
By the time my father bought me my OWN copy of this album when I was about 7, "Heartbeat" became my favorite cut. It's not as well-known as the other songs on this album or any OTHER War album, but it's a BEAST!!! A deceptively simple, "proto-rap" groove featuring Harold Brown on vocals, it's been sampled a few times by hip-hoppers (one of the first groups I remember using it was Whodini in the mid-80s) and is one of those songs that any DIE-HARD fan like myself knows even though casual fans don't have a clue. I don't think I've EVER heard it on the radio...not even the college stations, but this song is at or near the top of the list of their baddest funk workouts.

3 out of 5 stars War in cognition.......2006-04-03

Why Can't We Be Friends? is best remembered more for what it wasn't. That is to say; this wasn't War as much as it was War impersonating War. Although at the height of their commercial success, War seem to be performing in a practical mode. Thus rendering the results predictable.

The campy clown band feel of Friends shows a witty, softer side of War. And even though Low Rider (no mistaking B.B.Dickerson's thumping bass here) was a hit on both sides of the Billboard charts, one can't help but think how out of place it feels on this 1975 release. Low Rider did find proper digs in Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke film and soundtrack.

Confusing and somewhat disoriented, Why Can't We Be Friends? hints at the days of disco that lie ahead. Even though the War effort seems to be winding down, Jerry and the crew cashed in on the next release (Greatest Hits). However, War would never reach these heights (commercially) in the studio again.

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4 out of 5 stars All My Friends own one............2006-01-10

Well I'm lying but still a classic album, to the point and trying to get unserrigated with Why Can't We Be Friends?, a song that don't get a lot of air play and should, maybe this world would be a better place.

5 out of 5 stars WOW.......2005-08-28

Leroy's Laten Lament

Best. song. ever

That is all

5 out of 5 stars "War at it's best".......2005-07-26

In my opinion one of the best War CD's, of course all their music is good. The sweet notes of "So", "Leroys Lament" and Mazatlan tug at your heart. "Lotus Blossom" poetic and beautiful. A must have CD for War lovers!!!!
Anthology (1970-1994)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • WAR is hell-aciously good!
  • Wonderful!
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  • Everyone needs to make War
  • 25 Years Of Worthwhile Music!
 Anthology (1970-1994)
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ASIN: B0000033D4
Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

  1. Tobacco Road
  2. Spill The Wine
  3. They Can't Take Away Our Music
  4. Sun Oh Son
  5. Lonely Feelin'
  6. All Day Music
  7. Get Down
  8. Slippin' Into Darkness
  9. The Cisco Kid
  10. The World Is A Ghetto
  11. City, Country, City
  12. Where Was You At
  13. Gypsy Man
  14. Me And Baby Brother
  15. Deliver The Word
  16. Ballero

Tracks:

  1. Why Can't We Be Friends?
  2. Low Rider
  3. Don't Let No One Get You Down
  4. Summer
  5. L.A. Sunshine
  6. River Niger
  7. Galaxy
  8. Youngblood ( Livin' In The Streets)
  9. This Flunky Music Makes You Feel Good
  10. The Music Band
  11. Outlaw
  12. You Got The Power
  13. Cinco De Mayo
  14. Life (Is So Strange)
  15. Don't Let No One Get You Down ('92 Version)
  16. Peace Sign

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Racially mixed and, for a time, commercially hot, War forged an undeniable fusion between the 'hood and the barrio, infusing their brand of funk with Latin rhythms, jazz flourishes, and gritty social realism that summed up the '70s. This two-CD collection traces War's lengthy and varied career, from the early days backing up Eric Burdon on "Spill the Wine" to their "Low Rider" (still sampled to this day) and the steely desperado epic "Cisco Kid." Capable of both pop hits such as "Why Can't We Be Friends" and the murky R&B of "Slipping into Darkness," War created some of the coolest and musically adventurous tracks of the '70s and '80s, paving the way for Latino rappers like Cypress Hill and Kid Frost. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars WAR is hell-aciously good!.......2006-09-26

This two-disc "Anthology" comprises the majority of WAR's biggest hits spanning their 1970 start with Eric Burden all the way up to their 1994 comeback single "Peace Sign." In between listeners will get a superb overview of WAR's unique fusion of sounds and styles, jazz, funk, Latin music, you name it, its all here and so are the hits. Listening to both CD's you'll recall how many hits this prolific group had and at the same time wonder how they came to be so overlooked and marginalized. WAR was never afraid of social commentary as witnessed by "The World Is A Ghetto," "Peace Sign," "Why Can't We Be Friends?" and "Slipping Into Darkness." These tracks were THE soundtrack of the 1970s and who doesn't get a big smile on their face hearing "Low Rider," "Spill The Wine," "Cisco Kid," and "Summer." These tracks are all here along with many other favorites and perhaps a song or two you'd forgotten. One key problem however is that the versions here are the truncated versions of the songs that were used for radio airplay or the 45 singles of the era rather than the longer LP versions of the songs. As a result if you're familiar with the LP versions or prefer the extended jams going on there you're NOT going to be pleased with these. That was a bit of a buzz-kill for me which is why I can't give this five stars. There may be better "greatest hits" compilations out there for WAR-heads, but if so I'm not aware of it. This compilation will suit most casual fans but WAR-heads are advised to consider carefully.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!.......2006-08-31

I received this for Christmas when it first came out and this set instantly made me a huge fan! I am not so keen on the '92 version by the Hispanic MCs, but the rest of this set, which includes an impressive booklet with eye-catching photos, is a great way to start collecting on this groups music!

5 out of 5 stars classic album.......2006-08-23

the ultimate cruising album.

one album i couldnt live with out i bought it once before and lost it so i had to buy it againg.

4 out of 5 stars Everyone needs to make War.......2004-10-24

Any serious fan of '70s music should have some War in their possession. If War is one of your favorite bands, this one is probably not for you, although the booklet that accompanies the double CDs is an excellent comprehensive history of War from their early '60s roots to the date of this release in 1994. This set is best for the casual fan who liked War but doesn't have any particular desire for a complete collection.

War was the only group to do the Latino/soul/pop/rock thing nearly as well as Santana, and they were funkier. They came to the attention of the music world through the efforts of former Animals singer Eric Burdon, who, along with Danish harmonica virtuouso Lee Oskar, was looking for new direction and found this bunch of African-American musicians who had been heavily influenced by Latin rhythms. He renamed them from "Nightshift" to "War," stating that no one with a name like that could be overlooked, with everyone talking about peace as they were in 1969. He was right about the band's talent, and he was right about the name. It stuck.

Burdon led the band for two LPs, including their big hit together "Spill the Wine," and then went his own way while War climbed the ladder to stardom with their own hits like the lovely "All Day Music" and sparse "Slippin' Into Darkness," each of which established their career-long pattern of members sharing vocals with no one lead singer. It was 1972 when they really hit it big, with "The World Is a Ghetto" and "The Cisco Kid."

It's here that this anthology hits its most unfortunate theme, by including truncated versions of their songs. War was famous for their extended jam sessions, both live and in the studio, and including 4-minute single edits is like trimming Grateful Dead concerts down to half-hour TV show length. Yeah, what's there is great, but what's NOT there is good too. This is why the set is best for casual fans only, those of us who just want to have some good War in our possession. When you want to hear this kind of music, little else hits the spot.

In spite of that kind of exclusion, the set is also to be lauded, in my opinion, for covering an entire 25-year span of music. That's an anthology in its proper format, and while the music on Disc Two doesn't come up to the quality of that on Disc One, I'm glad to have it too. By the time we've run through the many hits of War, with those named above as well as "Gypsy Man," "Me and Baby Brother," "Ballero," "Why Can't We Be Friends," "Summer," and their ultimate classic "Low Rider," there's plenty of space for sampling their other works as well.

The sound quality is as good as one could wish, the aforementioned 50-page anthology booklet (lots of visual art but lots of text as well), and even the packaging itself, is top quality. I would like longer versions of some of the tracks, particularly "The World Is a Ghetto," but still recommend this set, especially if you can get a slightly used or otherwise unopened copy at the lower price.

5 out of 5 stars 25 Years Of Worthwhile Music!.......2004-09-12

War is a very good band and this collection speaks for itself! Normally, Rhino does an excellent job when it comes to anthologies. As far as the radio edits go, it was done right. All the hits collected together. Songs you heard on the radio when they were big and in demand.

I do agree that some songs were shortened and maybe should of been extended. This brings me to a question: why doesn't War have a 12" singles album? Donna Summer had an album like that. Why can't War? I would like to listen to possibly any unreleased material also. For the potential 12" singles, here are my picks:

1) The World Is A Ghetto (obvious reasons!)
2) Cisco Kid (their biggest hit should be present.)
3) All Day Music (one of those "feel good" songs.)
4) Low Rider (their signature song for commercial use.)
5) Ballero (maybe their best instrumental song.)
6) Gypsy Man (very good song, but not as well-known as their other hits.)
7) Summer (their finest "pure" ballad.)
8) They Can't Take Away Our Music (best song to close out!)

Overall, the packaging is great with liner notes and discography. This is better than the Best of War and More!
Lee Oskar
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A sound that reflects the 70's beat focus
  • Not Your Usual Harmonica!!
  • A Must Have CD
  • Lee Oskar _ WAR
  • Lee Oskar - Non-verbal Story Teller
 Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
Manufacturer: Avenue Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000033BM
Release Date: 1995-01-24

Tracks:

  1. I Remember Home (A Peasant's Symphony): The Journey
  2. I Remember Home (A Peasant's Symphony): The Immigrant
  3. I Remember Home (A Peasant's Symphony): The Promised Land
  4. Blisters
  5. BLT
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  7. Down The Nile
  8. Starkite

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A sound that reflects the 70's beat focus.......2004-03-08

There are only a handful of world reknown harmonica men and I am pleased that Lee can be added to this small band of virtuosos. A very under performed instrument, The likes of Stevie Wonder and Toots Thielemans leave little room for others in this field. Lee stands out for being an artist that was able to utilise a different beat and scale to the harmonica that is symbolic of the black music of the day. This beat was the artistic blend of jazz, brazilian and funk styles that had a uniqueness of its own. A "Curtis Mayfield" in his own right. Unfortunately this style did not manifest itself over a prolonged period and Lee's repetoire was unable to build on its initial success. Still an exceptional period of creativity. All the best Lee wherever you are today

Denis D'Cotta
Brisbane , Australia

5 out of 5 stars Not Your Usual Harmonica!!.......2002-11-28

Lee Oskar began playing the harmonica while growing in Denmark. after moving to the US in the late 1960's he became a member of the band WAR, making plenty of musical history with the group on abouta dozen albums. Oskar left the group in the the late 1970's to explore his own musical directions, recording solo albums and creating his own line of ground-breaking harmonicas.

On this, his first solo album, Lee Oskar, already one of the great harmonica innovators, shows us that whatever molds he had already broken were simply the beginning. In War, Oskar played harmonica that was like no other, combining Latin, Rock, Jazz and coming up with his very own style. On this recording Oskar plays music that defies categorization. It's European, Folk, Jazz, Easy Listen with an edge. It is utterly original and thoroughly entertaining.

You simply have not heard harmonica until you have heard this CD and I definitely urge you to go out and get yourself a copy as quick as you can.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have CD.......2002-04-27

If you want to headbang, look elsewhere. A great background/socializing album - with very little vocal. It is relaxing while keeping things a little off tempo. his other albums are real good, but his first solo album(like Boston) is the best. You can't go wrong for the price!

5 out of 5 stars Lee Oskar _ WAR.......2002-01-30

One of the best I've ever bought and I started my collection back in the '50s. Bought the LP in about '81, cold turkey, hoping it was blues harp, but was pleasantly surprised. I highly recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Lee Oskar - Non-verbal Story Teller.......2001-02-09

My experience (like that of many other music lovers) has been that on any given album there will be one to three really good songs, with the rest being filler. Not so on this album - every song is a winner!!! I stumbled across this gem about 20 or so years ago, and was astounded to hear how a story could be told in music without lyrics. I had never thought that the harmonica could be used in such a powerful, direct-to-the-emotions way until I heard Lee Oskar on this album. This album is a keeper!
Eric Burdon Declares "War"
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Must-Have Album in your Collection
  • Burdon's hippie logic gets in the way of War
  • Declaring WAR...
  • ok cd
  • Mott declares War
 Eric Burdon Declares "War"
Eric Burdon & War
Manufacturer: Avenue Records
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ASIN: B0000032V6
Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

  1. The Vision Of Rassan/A. Dedication/B. Roll On Kirk
  2. Tobacco Road/A. Tobacco Road/B. I Have A Dream/C. Tobacco Road
  3. Spill The Wine
  4. Blues For Memphis Slim/A. Birth/B. Mother Earth/C. Mr. Charlie/D. Danish Pastry/E. Mother Earth
  5. You're No Stranger

Album Description

Capturing the improvisational energy the band would soon become famous for, WAR's debut with Animals frontman Eric Burdon burst on the scene and on the charts with the erotic, Latin-tinged hit "Spill The Wine." For rock icon Burdon it was a dream come true, blending his powerful vocal style with a raw and creative blues band. Standout tracks include "Vision Of Rassan," "Blues For Memphis Slim," and the simmering soul revamp of John D. Loudermilk's blues classic "Tobacco Road."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Album in your Collection.......2006-11-27

If I were trapped on a deserted island for the rest of my life, and could only have 10 albums with me....This would be one of them!

3 out of 5 stars Burdon's hippie logic gets in the way of War.......2006-04-05

It's quite disturbing that War's sound wasn't showcased more in Eric Burdon (The Animals) & War's 1970 MGM debut. Even though Eric Burdon declares "War" yielded the smash hit Spill The Wine, you're hard pressed to remember anything you've heard on this LP other than bits and pieces of Eric Burdon's endless ramblings. And that's a shame, because what you have here backing up Burdon's ego and face time is a damn good band.

Burdon's hippie rhetoric reaches sweltering highs and catastrophic lows under the guidance of Jerry Goldstein's production. The pompous Tobacco Road would have been much better in single mode. Instead it's presented here in long form (I Have A Dream version), thus making the road seem like a long and exhaustive black top. Roll On Kirk minus the Dedication is another example. The band close out the set with the gem You're No Stranger, which just so happens to be worth the price of admission alone.

olofpalme63

5 out of 5 stars Declaring WAR..........2005-10-28

I have loved this disc ever since hearing the opening piano part on "The Vision of Rassan". What an opening! There have been very few times where the beginning of a CD commands my attention like this one does. Its interesting to hear War in their early stages and how Eric Burdon influenced their musical approach. Burdon's voice is in top form and his raspy blues tone is in full effect. His influence is apparent on songs like "Blues For Memphis Slim". Of course, "Spill The Wine" is the best known song off this one, but overall this is a great album.

3 out of 5 stars ok cd.......2003-08-24

Very experimental cd. Too different musical styles combined. The only real reason to buy this cd is for "spill the wine".

5 out of 5 stars Mott declares War.......2001-05-25

"We the people have declared war against the people for the right to love each other". Personally I prefer the second title, but then record companies can be such picky people. Eric Burdon & War was one of those unstable combinations that throws out sparks and heat even as it heads toward meltdown. Looking back it seems amazing that the team up of a British Blues / rock singer, a freaked out Danish harmonica player and an L.A. - based R & B / Jazz / Latin sextet came together at all. Their mixture of ethnic background & musical influences created a sound that was as hard to classify as exciting as it was to listen too. Eric Burden & War ran that fine line between genius & total excess as their star blazed a fluorescent trail across the musical stratosphere. The brief career only lasted two years & two albums, (1969 - 71) during this brief time together they performed with a sense of daring, risk, imagination, & adventure. "Eric Burdon declares War" was the first & most successful of the two albums, (the other "Black Man's Burdon" being released the following year) recorded after nearly a year of touring, the band went in and laid down what they were playing on stage with very little overdubs & plenty of ad-libbing. The music captures the kinetic inter play between Burdon & his band mates. Their ability to communicate with and improvise off each other gives "Declares War" its power & its glory. The tension between Burdon's unpredictable nature, War's polished instrumental skills, and Lee Oskar's reckless jamming harmonica runs through the music. Burdon was an artist with a definite message, and working with a multi-racial band was part of his statement. "War" wasn't a name to be chosen lightly in 1969 (or now come to that) it acknowledged both cultural & artistic conflicts & challenged audiences to deal with such issues, at least that's my slant looking at the monikers meaning. The free flowing approach of the album starts immediately with first cut "The Vision Of Rassan" with its name checks to Charlie Parker & John Coltrane, this was the bands tribute to jazz reed player Roland Kirk, and wets the musical palate for what is to come. From there, Burdon leads the band into an expanded exploratory version of Tobacco Road, that had previously been a hit for the Nashville Teens, but not much of their version remains as Burdon uses the lyric as a springboard for an odd erotic sermon, nailed down by War's tight supporting play.

The albums best known track "Spill The Wine" is a Latin tinged daydream of a song which became a number 3 in the U.S.A & a number one in the rest of the world. "Mother Earth" an old blues standard gives us the main theme for the 13 minutes of "Blues For Memphis Slim". As the band coasts along, Burdon expounds upon sex, birth, & morality, stepping aside to allow Charles Miller & then Lee Oskar to strut their stuff. The albums concludes with the vocal workout "Your No Stranger" a nice return to normality after what has gone before. The following year the partnership dissolved, fortunately the music they recorded survives, a remarkable combination of divergent ancestries and united talents. Mott the Dog.
The Black-Man's Burdon
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Burdon becomes Black-Man's burden
  • They can't take away our music...
  • war rocks
  • Boring
  • Just one outstanding song.
 The Black-Man's Burdon
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ASIN: B0000032Z6
Release Date: 1993-05-04

Tracks:

  1. Paint It Black Medley: Black On Black In Black/Paint It Black/Laurel & Hardy/Pintello Ne
  2. Spirit
  3. Beautiful New Born Child
  4. Nights In White Satin I
  5. The Bird & The Squirrel
  6. Nuts, Seeds & Life
  7. Out Of Nowhere
  8. Nights In White Satin II

Tracks:

  1. Sun/Moon
  2. Pretty Colours
  3. Gun
  4. Jimbo
  5. Bare Back Ride
  6. Home Cookin'
  7. They Can't Take Away Our Music

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Burdon becomes Black-Man's burden.......2006-04-09

Here we're offered a clean and more polished Burdon backed up by some of the greatest musicians of the day. The Black-Man's Burdon didn't produce any hits, but it did showcase the raw power of War itself. Although Burdon's rhetoric is held somewhat in check here, it still manages to get in the way of the band at times on this 1970 MGM release. Eric Burdon & War's second offering (a double LP) would also be their last together. Burdon would never sound this poignant in his career again, and Spill The Wine (from Burdon declares "War") would be remembered as the only relevant material Burdon performed in the post-Animals era.

A point worth mentioning is that it's War's noodling (The Bird And The Squirrel and Nuts, Seeds & Life) in the wake of the classic Beautiful New Born Child that hold your attention. Setting you up for the relentless Out Of Nowhere (that should've been released as a single). In the twilight of the hippie era Jerry Goldstein produced some of the most social and introspective material of the year. Gun hints at a country sick and tired of the Vietnam conflict, while Sun/Moon soothes the listener for the pop sounding Pretty Colors. War's innovative fusion sound would carry them through the entire decade of the 70's, producing a string of 8 gold records in a row.

olofpalme63

5 out of 5 stars They can't take away our music..........2005-10-03

five reasons to add this one to your all time good ones:

1. Sun/Moon

2. Nights in white satin

3. Spirit

4. Pretty colors

5. to remember not only Billie Holiday or Charlie Parker but also the black man's Burdon. Cheers!!!


4 out of 5 stars war rocks.......2005-02-17

Eric Burdon can be a little annoying on some of the tracks, he seems a little full of himself. But when he works with War in a more integrated fashion, it is a fantastic match. The song cycle of Pretty Colors, Jimbo and Gun is one of the most powerful marraiges of psychedelia and soul ever. Feel the heat rise.

The cover of "Paint It Black" is also really cool, but a little out there with the wacky Burdon lyrics. Recommended album!

2 out of 5 stars Boring.......2004-01-21

This is the worst of the 3 albums Eric made with War. Way too long songs that keep on repeating themselves. The Paint It Black Medley is explosivly energetic, and makes at least disc 1 wort to own. The relatively short track 'Out Of Nowhere' is also found here with a lot of deep lyrics. The rest of the album is just too boring to me. Eric himself hates this album, and so do I (almost). The other two albums, Love Is All Around and Eric Burdon Decleares War, is much better. Especially Love Is All Around.

3 out of 5 stars Just one outstanding song........2002-10-11

I bought this CD only for "They Can't Take Away Our Music," which is a very powerful and beautiful song about black music in America. It got a fair amount of radio play at the end of 1970, which is when I started liking it. Interestingly, I still have never heard a single comment about what African-Americans thought about this song. I'm white and I love the song. The rest of the album was definitely disappointing, although a few songs have a nice Caribbean sound with guiro, like "Pretty Colors." The cover songs "Paint It Black" and "Nights in White Satin" are pointlessly long, too loosely structured, and add no new interest; they seem like trashy afterthoughts meant only as filler. However, Eric Burdon does all these songs with soul and seriousness, so the album's not really bad, just not very commercial.
War Live
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • GOOD ALBUM, BUT RIP-OFF FORMAT
  • Jack Webb & the Rookies
  • This is one of War's best!
  • War Live
  • Absolute Classic !!!
 War Live
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Manufacturer: Avenue Records
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ASIN: B0000032VA
Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

  1. Introduction By E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station WVON, Chicago, Ill.
  2. Sun Oh Son
  3. The Cisco Kid
  4. Slippin' Into Darkness
  5. Slippin' Part 2

Tracks:

  1. All Day Music
  2. Ballero
  3. Lonely Feelin'
  4. Get Down

Album Description

In between studio efforts, the band released WAR Live, a double LP documenting the dazzling dynamic synergy the band's concerts were renowned for. Recorded during a four-night engagement at Chicago's High Chapparral club, the set includes classic WAR favorites such as "Slippin' Into Darkness," "All Day Music" and "Get Down" in their original long form, as well as the previously unrecorded "Ballero," a fiery Latin jam that reached #33 on the pop and #17 on R&B singles charts. WAR Live continued the band's commercial success, eventually selling a million and a half copies.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars GOOD ALBUM, BUT RIP-OFF FORMAT.......2006-10-20


I hate it when greedy record companies do this:

The total track time of both discs runs under 78 minutes. So, this album could have been consolidated onto one disc, with no editing, and released at a one-disc price.

4 out of 5 stars Jack Webb & the Rookies .......2006-04-08

Captured live in Chicago IL, this is documentation of War in peak form on stage in support of 1972's "The World Is A Ghetto". Live went on to produce another top 40 hit (Ballaro) in 1974. This, during a time when live LP's didn't usually produce hits. Released as a double LP (their fist since 1970's Black-Man's Burdon) Live would eventually sell over a million copies and give War their fourth gold record in a row.

War Live (after one listen, one can't help but think why Burdon parted ways with War) is proof of the animals they could be on stage with their tribute to Cook County's finest (militant fashion), in the show stopping long version of Get Down. Slippin Into Darkness is also performed with even more intensity than it was in the studio. They offer up other hits as well like the classic The Cisco Kid and Sun Oh Son. This is a must have release, a great live performance.

olofpalme63

5 out of 5 stars This is one of War's best!.......2006-01-11

One of War's great works...live in concert. If you never saw War in person--this album is filled with excellent songs, sung with an intimacy that makes you feel as if you are a member of the live audience at the funkiest show ever! A show you will never forget!!! Music, voice, quality is excellent, the CD is claiming to be a remaster.

2 out of 5 stars War Live.......2005-09-04

Always been a big War fan. However this album was a disappointment. Didn't realize it was recorded back in the 70's. Just didn't get anywhere near the studio grooves. I realize it's a live album but it still doesn't do justice to any of the material you're used to hearing.

4 out of 5 stars Absolute Classic !!!.......2003-06-29

Having been familiar with War from some of their commercial hits(Lowrider,etc.), I was curious when I came across this album on vinyl at a used record shop about ten years ago. Being a lover of live music I bought the album and hastily went home and dropped it on my turntable. This one of the most powerfully played live sets ever made. "Cisco Kid" and "Slipping Into Darkness" give listeners a dose of thick basslines and excellent instrumentation, purely high intensity funk/rock at its best. These two songs both exceed ten minutes in length and are worth the price of purchasing the CD alone. That being said, the shorter songs can't quite measure up, but they make for good listening none the less(check out "All Day Music"). The decade of the 70's brought us some great live albums by artists like Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. King. This album easily ranks among them.

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