War: War Live! - Disc 01 CD Track Listing
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War Live! - Disc 01 (1974)
Originally Released 1973\nCD Released August 18, 1992\n\nRecorded during a four-night engagement in late November 1973 at Chicago's High Chaparral Club.\nHOWARD SCOTT: Guitar, Percussion, Vocals\nB.B. DICKERSON: Bass, Percussion, Vocals\nLONNIE JORDON: Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Timbales, Percussion, Vocals\nHAROLD BROWN: Drums, Percussion, Vocals\nPAPA DEE ALLEN: Conga, Bongos, Percussion, Vocals\nCHARLES MILLER: Clarinet, Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxes, Percussion, Vocals\nLEE OSKAR: Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Live albums are usually throwaways issued to fill the gap between sessions, or to keep an act's name in public for a label they've left. But War was at its peak when this live date was issued, although they were having a few internal problems. It served its purpose, giving its fans concert versions of "All Day Music," "Cisco Kid," and "Slipping Into Darkness," while the new track "Ballero" even became a hit." -- Ron Wynn\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nIt Just Doesn't Get Much Better!, February 10, 2002 \nReviewer: archie_m from Fullerton, CA USA \nThis by far is one of the best live sets to listen to. Just hearing the band feed off the crowd is tremendous. Recorded when War was just beginning to achieve cross-over success this set combines Top-40 hits with a grittier, down and dirty sound. Each member gets a turn to shine in the soptlight. Although I originally bought this because I liked "Cisco Kid" I found out that Cisco was by far not the best song here. In my opinion "Slipping into Darkness" is one of the best live songs ever recorded. Broken into 2 parts it ends up being about 17 minutes of pure joy. Another great surprise is "Get Down" a funk-driven, semi-protest song about race relations and police brutality. \n\nI would HIGHly recommend this to any War Fan (unless you think Low Rider was their best), any funk fan, or just about any live music fan. \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nExcellent jamming, November 26, 2001 \nReviewer: kireviewer \nThis is an excellent jam album. The tracks run from 6 to 20 minutes long. It is just under 80 minutes long (wonder why they didn't put it on one disc).\n\nEach song is done in long and lazy manner. There is some energetic jamming here and there, but it is mostly a laid back album. Each of the musicians gets a chance to stretch out and the album is filled with one great jam after another on all sorts of instruments. \n\nIf you like the tight radio hits, like Cisco Kid, you might not like this album. Here, Cisco Kid is played in a much looser style. A similar album in style to this would be Chicago Live at Carnagie Hall (only without the soul and Latin influences). \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nChris Huston, Engineer\n\nAlbum Notes\nWar: Howard Scott (guitar, percussion, vocals); Charles Miller (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, vocals); Lee Oskar (harmonica, percussion, vocals); Lonnie Jordan (organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, vocals); B.B. Dickerson (bass, percussion, vocals); Harold Brown (drums, percussion, vocals); Papa Dee Allen (percussion, vocals).\n\nProducers: Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan.\n\nRecorded at The High Chaparral, Chicago, November 25, 1973. Originally released on United Artists (193) in July 1974. Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso.\n\nThis has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes. YEAR: 1974
This misc cd contains 5 tracks and runs 35min 57sec.
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: Music
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: music songs tracks misc Latin Funk
- War - Introduction By E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station WVON, Chicago, IL (00:31)
- War - Sun Oh Son (10:41)
- War - The Cisco Kid (06:06)
- War - Slippin' Into Darkness (09:40)
- War - Slippin' Part 2 (08:54)
