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DISCID=600a4506
DTITLE=War / The World Is a Ghetto
DYEAR=1972
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=The Cisco Kid
TTITLE1=Where Was You At
TTITLE2=City, Country, City
TTITLE3=Four Cornered Room
TTITLE4=The World Is a Ghetto
TTITLE5=Beetles in the Bog
EXTD=1995 Avenue Records\nOriginally Released 1972\nRemastered Rhino C
EXTD=D Released August 4, 1992 \nRemastered Gold CD Released February 
EXTD=21, 1995\n\n24 Kt Gold Digital 20 Master Series\n\nAMG EXPERT REV
EXTD=IEW: War hit its peak with this 1972 album, the only one they eve
EXTD=r released that topped the pop charts. The title track was a triu
EXTD=mphant blend of great exchanges and unison vocals, plus concise a
EXTD=nd spirited musical contributions all around. It also contained t
EXTD=he delightful "Cisco Kid" and elaborate "City, Country, City," pl
EXTD=us the curious "Beetles in the Bog." Harmonica player Lee Oskar a
EXTD=nd percussionist Papa Dee Allen were at their best, as were keybo
EXTD=ardist Lonnie Jordan and saxophonist/flutist Charles Miller. -- R
EXTD=on Wynn\n\nAmazon.com essential recording\nBest known for its dis
EXTD=tinctive fusion of Latin-flavored jazz, funk, rock, and soul, War
EXTD= was unquestionably one of the most successful fusion bands to em
EXTD=erge in the early '70s. Initially working with Eric Burdon, forme
EXTD=r lead singer with the British '60s band the Animals, the seven-m
EXTD=ember team enjoyed a commercial breakthrough with 1971's "All Day
EXTD= Music." The follow-up, The World Is a Ghetto took War mainstream
EXTD= thanks to the crossover success of the title track, a top 10 pop
EXTD= and R&B smash as 1972 became 1973. Cuts like the 13-minute-plus 
EXTD=jazz-flavored adventure known as "City, Country, City" alongside 
EXTD=the witty "Where Was You At" and the eerie "Four Cornered Room" w
EXTD=ere standouts on the six-track album. But it was the immediacy of
EXTD= the No. 2 pop single "The Cisco Kid," with its catchy hook that 
EXTD=helped give the band a chart-topping No. 1 gold-selling album in 
EXTD=1973, arguably the best representation of its work as groove pion
EXTD=eers of the day. --David Nathan \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nW
EXTD=AR does it again!!!!, March 6, 2002 \nReviewer: Roric Toomey from
EXTD= Piscataway, NJ United States \nThis is my favorite WAR album. I 
EXTD=can listen to this anytime and still get such an amazing vibe. Th
EXTD=e music just moves you. The title track alone is worth the listen
EXTD=. The saxaphone solo in the center of the song is absolutely amaz
EXTD=ing and makes the song even more interesting. The single version 
EXTD=of this song omits the sax solo which is very upsetting. Another 
EXTD=track worth listening to is "City, Country, City" which gives eac
EXTD=h bandmate a chance to solo. Clocking in at almost 15 minutes it 
EXTD=takes you on a journey through the country and the city. The othe
EXTD=r epic track on this album is "Four Cornered Room" which clocks i
EXTD=n at about 9 minutes.\nIf you are into jazzy soul this is the alb
EXTD=um for you. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nEssential Hammond Hea
EXTD=vy Funk Listening ! ! !, November 9, 2000 \nReviewer: Eddie Lands
EXTD=berg from Philadelphia, PA USA \nThe fact that even if you've nev
EXTD=er bought this album before most of the songs will sound delightf
EXTD=ully familiar should give you an idea on the impact this album ha
EXTD=s made on American music. True, you can find most the songs on WA
EXTD=R's greatest hits and anthology albums (get them too !), however,
EXTD= hearing the full version of CITY COUNTRY CITY, a cut that altern
EXTD=ates between a relaxed harmonica driven groove (the country) and 
EXTD=hot and funky Hammond B-3 driven funk and soloing is worth the pu
EXTD=rchase alone. Most of the cuts on this album are memorable, winne
EXTD=rs, and have been covered over and over again by other bands, but
EXTD= none as good. If you like this group, check out Mandrill and als
EXTD=o El Chicano ! ! ! \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nWW II..., Apri
EXTD=l 27, 2000 \nReviewer: yeargs from On Point \n...part II of the f
EXTD=unkiest Trilogy ever. War gets metaphysical and metaphorical. But
EXTD= to catch the listener's attention, track one has the latin flava
EXTD='d California funk cut "Cisco Kid" which probably is more an homa
EXTD=ge to the old radio/TV show than anything else. "City, Country, C
EXTD=ity" is War instrumentation headed by mouth harpist, Lee Oskar. "
EXTD=Four Cornered Room" is one I interpret as an urban angst tune, an
EXTD=d you can feel the yearning, the reaching for some kinda heaven o
EXTD=n earth--the answer? The authors conclude, existentially, "The Wo
EXTD=rld Is A Ghetto".. is there anyway outta this class despair, this
EXTD= weary-eyed, exhaust filled, cement/asphalt confinement..this dys
EXTD=topia? Also perfectly captured by George Clinton in his Funkadeli
EXTD=c stance (--especially the earlier, Westbrook Records years.) Tak
EXTD=e my word for it, I was there when "World..." was first released 
EXTD=and when the black artists and poets had something to say... \n\n
EXTD=Amazon.com Customer Review\nWAR at it's best! An all time classic
EXTD=, June 29, 1998 \nReviewer: DPutty@Yahoo.com from New York City \n
EXTD=Some albums just speak to you. This album speaks to me. Released 
EXTD=originally in 1972, I believe, this album is in the "Tight Bands"
EXTD= hall of fame. I was a kid in those days, listening to my big sis
EXTD=ter's stereo, staring at the details of the large LP picture. Thi
EXTD=s album helped me get schooled on the rich elements of good music
EXTD=, and it defies categorization. Comparisons? The title track, "Th
EXTD=e World is a Ghetto" is as distinctive as "What's Going On", "Mer
EXTD=cy, Mercy Me", or "Makes Me Wanna Hollar". More than 25 years lat
EXTD=er, I can still go back and it feels as lively and as relevant as
EXTD= when it was made. Another comparison? War in "City, Country, Cit
EXTD=y" is on par with Tower Of Power's "Squib Cakes" and dare I say i
EXTD=t, with Led Zepplin's "Stairway to Heaven"? Give a listen and you
EXTD='ll agree. \n\n\n
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