WAR Anthology

Eric Burdon & WAR / WAR

(2CD) USA 1994 - Avenue Records

Albums in Kojak's personal music collection are marked with an asterisk (*)

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1. Tobacco Road	14. Me And Baby Brother
2. Spill The Wine	15. Deliver The World
3. They Can't Take AwayOur Music	16. Ballero
4. Sun Oh Sun	17. Why Can't We Be Friends
5. Lonely Feelin'	18. Low Rider
6. All Day Music	19. Don't Let No One Get You Down
7. Get Down	20. Summer
8. Slippin' Into Darkness	21. L.A. Sunshine	27. Outlaw
9. The Cisco Kid	22. River Niger	28. You Got The Power
10. The World Is A Gettho	23. Galaxy	29. Cinco de Mayo
11. City, Country, City	24. Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)	30. Life (Is So Strange)
12. Where Was You At	25. ThisFunky Music Makes You Feel Good	31. Don't Let No One Get You Down
13. Gypsy Man	26. The Music Band	32. Peace Sign
Tracks #1, #2 and #3 feature Eric Burdon. Track #31 is the 1992 version. Track #32 is the single version.
ALL MUSIC GUIDE EXPERT REVIEW: "WAR was one of the most talented and rhythmically savvy groups of the ‘70s and beyond. This 1994, 2 CD, 32 track set covers most of the highlights of the group from 1970-1994. The earliest tracks of this feature WAR as the backing band for Eric Burdon. The Burdon era tracks, “Tobacco Road”, “Spill The Wine” and “They Can’t Take Away Our Music” are fine yet non-essential in the scheme of WAR’s immense catalog. “The World Is A Ghetto” and “Slippin’ Into Darkness” both eerily and brilliantly paralleled the emotional bleakness many felt by many of the time. “The World Is A Ghetto, the perfect “The Cisco Kid”, “Me and Baby Brother” and a great live take of “Ballero” are all here in their superior single versions. Unlike many compilations, the second disc doesn’t show the group past its peak. The subtly political “Why Can’t We Be Friends”, the contagious fun “Low Rider” find the group at its sales zenith. If anything Anthology 1970-1994 proved the band became more interesting and daring as the hits diminished. Tracks “LA Sunshine” and “Galaxy” found the band delving even more into complex rhythms. “Youngblood (Livin’ In The Streets)” and an edit of “This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good” are included from the often forgotten soundtrack Youngblood. The later tracks, the great “Outlaw”, “You Got The Power” and “Cinco De Mayo” have the beats all but driving the most polyrhythmic resistant to repeated plays. With its great packaging, reminiscent of their 1973 album Deliver The Word, Anthology 1970-1994 is a brilliantly remastered, essential overview of WAR’s impressive work." - Jason Elias
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