Audio CD review:
War - The Very Best of War

War - The Very Best of War

Band: War Title: The Very Best of War Rating: Release Date: 2003-07-15 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Spill the Wine - War, Allen, Papa Dee 2: Tobacco Road - War, Loudermilk, John D. 3: All Day Music - War, Allen, Papa Dee 4: Slippin' into Darkness - War, Allen, Papa Dee 5: Get Down - War, Goldstein, Jerry 6: Nappy Head (Theme from Ghetto Man) - War, Allen, Papa Dee 7: The World Is a Ghetto - War, Allen, Papa Dee 8: City, Country, City - War, Allen, Thomas 9: The Cisco Kid - War, Allen, Thomas 10: Where Was You At - War, Allen, Sylvester 11: Four Cornered Room - War, War [1] 12: Gypsy Man - War, Allen, Papa Dee 13: Me and Baby Brother - War, Allen, Papa Dee 14: Deliver the Word - War, Allen, Thomas 15: Southern Part of Texas - War, Allen, Thomas 16: Ballero - War, Allen, Thomas 17: Why Can't We Be Friends? - War, Allen, Thomas 18: Low Rider - War, Allen, Papa Dee 19: Don't Let No One Get You Down - War, Allen, Thomas 20: Heartbeat - War, Allen, Papa Dee 21: Smile Happy - War, Allen, Papa Dee 22: So - War, Allen, Papa Dee 23: Summer - War, Allen, Papa Dee 24: L.A. Sunshine - War, Allen, Sylvester 25: River Niger - War, Goldstein, Jerry 26: Galaxy - War, Goldstein, Jerry 27: Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) - War, Allen, Thomas 28: I'm the One (Who Understands) - War, Allen, Thomas 29: Cinco de Mayo - War, Allen, Thomas 30: You Got the Power - War, Allen, Thomas 31: Outlaw - War, Allen, Sylvester 32: Baby, It's Cold Outside - War, Allen, Thomas 33: Peace Sign - War, Brown, Harold 34: East L.A. - War, Goldstein, Jerry

WAR Is Good, M'kay? Listeners will be delighted to hear many of their beloved radio hits as well as a well rounded foray into some of the slightly more obscure items in the WAR repertoire. This outstanding compilation serves up a comprehensive sampling of the many flavors of WAR, starting with the Eric Burdon days and runnning all the way through to the admittedly less satisfying pseudo-disco phase of the band's career. Please note that, as has been noted by other reviewers, some tracks are abridged in order to make room for as many songs as possible, and while this does in fact detract from the overall experience for seasoned fans of WAR who have listened to these tunes for decades and are familiar with them, the extra disc space does provide an excellent opportunity for new listeners to feast on the widest possible sampling of this versatile band's fare. It's almost a five star offering, but I did subtract one star for the abridged tunes, as I happen to be one of those listeners who has enjoyed the music of WAR for decades, and I missed being able to listen to the complete recordings of the abridged tracks. Even so, it was well worth the purchase price, and I recommend it to both new and seasoned listeners alike. Fantastic and full of Wonderful Music! Great stuff for all ages! Their sound is still awesome after all these years!. I had forgotten how great these guys are! Music takes you away and back in time. Brings back good memories While there are some forgettable tracks, there are also a bunch of good ones that will get you movin' and get your groove on!. If there is a better car song than "Low Rider" I can't think of it. funk with a latin twist feeling it war is one of the best funk groups there was every song on here is a banger and good music to get high off of songs like all day music, four cornered room, galaxy, and slipping into darkness are classiocs it's hard to believe these mugs were from compton california years after these songs were made eazy and every other ganster rappers showed war props by sampling you like funk with r&b and salsa combined war is your group also check out santana, rare earth, undisputed truth, the meters, barkays and all that other good old funky music. Purchasing this c.d. brings back memories. When I found that I could purchase this cd "The Very Best of War" I did not hesitate to purchase the item and listen to the many,many songs that I grew-up listening to. You can see a complete list of all War discography, or go back to the War tabs