Music CD - War: War Live

	Music CD: War Live Artist: War List Price: $19.98 Our Price: $13.57 Your Save: $ 6.41 ( 32% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Avenue Records
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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
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0081227105228 Format: Live Label: Avenue Records Manufacturer: Avenue Records Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Avenue Records Release Date: 1992-08-18 Studio: Avenue Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: GOOD ALBUM, BUT RIP-OFF FORMAT Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: Jack Webb & the Rookies Comment: 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" release. "Live" went on to produce another top 40 hit ("Ballaro") for the band in 1974. This, during a time when live LP's didn't usually produce hits. Released towards the end of 1973 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. After one listen, one can't help but think why Burdon parted ways with this band. War's "Live" 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 Customer Rating: Summary: This is one of War's best! Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: War Live Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: Absolute Classic !!! Comment: 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. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: 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.