Reviews (page 10 of 11)
A good album, cohesive and unafraid to sprawl out with the songs. I don't know their discography well, but with (surprisingly) only one album on the list I thought it would have been the one with "Low Rider" on it.
It's sleek and funky... But never quite enough that I fell truly in love with it. I think I'd rather have had the variety of 12 four minute songs than six eight minute songs which probably would have made me love this more.
I was surprised by how little singing there was. The album was alright. It didn't have any of their big hits. However, I have an inside joke about the Cisco Kid so that brought back.some laughs.
Funky and soulful.
Pretty good album, and strong start, but kinda forgettable overall
Great grooves. Great messages that still ring true today in America, unfortunately. Funky as hell. Great sax. It gets very repetitive at times which is the main reason this isn’t likely to become a new favorite. 3/5
Til tider fett! Men likte ikke de lange soloene. Sterk 3'er
Not bad, but a bit generic at times
it’s hard to dislike early 70s funk rock
Another album that is just okay. Very nice and groovy instrumental parts, especially in son City, Country, City, but other parts are rather average and kind of boring. Nothing special.
I enjoy the sound, but the jam vibe wasn’t to my liking. 3/5, but probably won’t listen again
Another one I really enjoyed but I think it would benefit from a little bit of a harder edge
Cool, I liked the groove and the message
I didn't get it
en vibe, aber meh als hintergrund musig als aktives lose
Each song has its own identity, but they are all just repeat the same riff the entire time. Would work better in a funky soul playlist than as a straight album listen.
Good stuff, but started to get a little samey after a while
Funk, with lots of different influences (clanky Caribbean-sounding drums) being most prominent. Definitely rambly, but pretty fun
Instrumentals are interesting at some places, but it's mostly boring, which is a big thing for a funk album.
Pretty good stuff. I liked them more with Eric Burdon.
Soul. Jazz
This was good. I started out listening with the thought that this is different and somewhat unique and that I liked the style. Later on, though, it became somewhat repetitive and slow. Overall, though, I'm glad I listened.
- der Track "The World is a Ghetto" ist ein absoluter Banger - einige Einflüsse von unterschiedlichen Genres dabei - groovige Beats dabei, aber ansonsten auch entspannte Parts - 3/5
I own this on vinyl and enjoy it everytime I play it
Never heard this album before!
Makes me want to listen to Lee Oskar solo records!
I enjoyed this overall. I can see others complaints about feeling easy listening-esque, and agree some songs are overlong. But the overall vibe I like, and Lee Oskar's sound reminds me of my youth.
Funky.
Jam rock. Solid but not entirely my cup of tea.
I get it, it it’s not for me.
allez on y croit
not my style but groovy
Funky.
Jazzy, funky and patient. Definitely lets the sound breathe. The titular track is a standout here.
Disappointing. The first track (Cisco kid') was good and sounded promising, but it went slowly downhill from there and never got near the level of 'Me and baby brother' or 'Low rider' again. It's all there: great vibe. wonderful percussion, lots of funk but the material just isn't strong enough.
No real standouts but fun to listen to
Starts off alright and gets better with every song. Favorite song: Beetles in the Bog.
paar bangers!
Zoom Zoom Zoom
Pleasant all the way through but I wish it would go harder from time to time.
It's fine. Obviously love Sisco kid and rest was a vibe. Nothing insane. Solid 3
The funky tunes were quite good but I couldn’t get into the mellow stuff
War has had some great singles, Low Rider being my favourite, but Cisco Kid here is quite good also. I would describe them as a funky version of Santana, some great jamming and they’re not afraid to do some extended noodling, eg City, Country City, which really has a nice groove.
The Cisco Kid 7.1 Where Was You At 6.7 City Country City 6.5 Four Cornered Room 6.9 The World is a Ghetto 7.5 Beetles in the Bog 7 I liked it but thought it would be better with more vocals. 3.5 stars.
Very smooth funk with elements of jazz and rock. I've heard another album by this band which I liked more I think. This album was good but not that memorable.
It was ok not great
title track was great
Врубил и тупа расслабился на диване под снюсом 7/10
I was surprised to read how big this album was in 1973, as this was the first time I heard about War. Solid album anyhow.
Like the funk and and feel. Good late listening. Solid but neither great nor terrible
Ok
L'album commence énergiquement, puis perds peu à peu son énergie. Ce sont quand même de bonnes chansons mais manque de cohérence, sentiment de trahison on me promet de l'énergie au début et on essaie de m'endormir avant la fin de l'album.
This was kind of chill, a mix between psychedelic and funk. Some songs were better than others, like four cornered room. Not incredible, but okay for a single listen.
Niet boeiend, ook niet slecht
A good listen, poor timing given the world events though.
Animals EP did everything better
Funk, soup, blues, jazz...... really eclectic. Enjoyed.
3.5 album.
Very cool very funky and big respect because clearly highly influential to a lot of other artists but just not quite my cup of tea.
A lot of fun. I really enjoyed the sax solos. Just kind of there, though. Missing something for me, though, so it falls into a "this was fine." for me.
3.8
Backer, ca 3.5
I knew two of these tracks but had never listened to the whole thing. This is some great funk. It went on a little too long but I liked all the tracks.
3.5
Quite liked this.
3,75
Theyve just got their own sound. Chilled. Nice. Nothing special. 3/5
A fun listen. The artwork perfectly encapsulates what this LP is all about, part-topical exploration of African-American psyche, part-innocent and childlike groovefest--not exactly firing up on all cylinders, but rather taking its sweet time to evoke the melancholy of urban landscapes through lush instrumentation and generally well-crafted jazzy dirges. As a result, this LP is a treasure trove for any old school hip hop producer looking for samples. Was this album heavily sampled? I don't know, but it should be. I can picture acts such as the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul or DJ Shadow having a blast using all those choice cuts... Two highlights in this record: "The Cisco Kid" and the title-track. The first is built on a enticing vocal hook, complemented by short sequences of four notes that punctuate the whole thing like a contraption stamping bus tickets or metrocards. And the title track is a moving plea sung by clear vocals and enhanced by wonderful harmonies--an indolent description of ghetto life not only conveyed through the lyrics, but through the music as well. Short funky cut "Where Was You At" and slow, bluesy "Four Cornered Room" are also worthy of note--the latter's ambience sounding even fantastical to an extent, as if you were watching the city from a rooftop at night and a UFO suddenly appeared out of nowhere... Unfortunately, both sides of this LP end with lackluster tracks. For side one, very long instrumental "City, Country, City" doesn't do anything that the title-track won't do ten times better later on--compare the saxophone solos in both songs, for instance: the one on "The World Is A Ghetto" sounds haunted thanks to its film noir overtones, whereas that sax in "City, Country, City" just seems to go through the motions, borrowing a few free-jazz tropes instead, but without using any of the harmonically daring outbursts of that genre. As for closer "Beetles In The Bog", it is an attempt to end proceedings with a rousing chorus, but... to be honest, those "la la la" shenanigans sound a little half-baked compared to similar endeavors by, say, Sly And The Family Stone. Using Sly Stone as a reference point for this other soul-funk-rock act that War was might be a little unfair to the latter, I'll grant you that. It's like comparing a second-tier sixties rock band with The Beatles: there's no way you can win that round. But *The World Is A Ghetto* is only six tracks long, and when two of them are clear misses (including one that takes up half of one album's side), it takes a heavy toll on the whole thing. You won't see that happening with masterworks performed by The Family Stone. There lies the huge difference. 3/5 for the purposes of this list, translating to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes (5+3). Number of albums left to review: 431 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 264 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 138 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 170
some of the instrumental tracks are decent, but couldn't really get too into it
Full funk, occasionally using the space to expand into structures metallic and still rich with harmony. "Cozy" is obviously inappropriate, but the music is expertly placed, a churn instead of a train.
Yes lots of great tunes, i remember a lot of this weirdly so must of been some kinda popular.
Classy, solid album. Tailed off a bit after the strong opening tracks.
Good fun.
Good, chilled out. Spotify had auto-play enabled, so I didn't realise that the album had finished until 10 minutes later. 😆
It's quite a nice time. It's pretty funky in places, pretty atmospheric in others, and well made in general. It's not really something that kept my attention though, and the reality is a lot of it just sat in the background. But it was pretty nice background music.
Also someone who only knew ‘Low Rider’ and was pleasantly surprised by the range here. Could use a bit more depth melodically, but even if things were a bit similar throughout the grooves were good enough to overcome the deficit.
Nice message but not my style
The world is a ghetto (the song) was good
gostosinho
Inoffensive album, but is a 13 min long instrumental worth it?
Pretty good, I listened to it on a walk and it made for good background music. Not the biggest fan of ~10 minute songs individually but it works to listen to as an album. Favourite song Four Cornered Room.
Yes.
These songs are too damn long. These are pretty alright I guess. There are a lot of slow songs though so it isn't really my speed. They are a good mix of soul and jazz though. This is a strong to decent 3/5
This started out as a clear four, but even though I liked the sound overall, I got pretty bored with it by side two.
I really liked this album. It was so funky and got me moving. It goes from motivating to psychedelic. I love the Hispanic sounds in 'Cisco kid'. The message of the world being a ghetto was pretty powerful because it's true. Were all here stuck with each other. There's a lot of shit that out weighs the good. There was a pretty sweet instrumental song in the middle which acted as the bridge between funky and psychedelic/ stoner. Overall, good album.
This was a nice jazz and funk album by War. Overall I’d listen to it again. A little different from some of their more popular hits as this one felt a little darker and more personal. The album only had a handful of songs but they were all pretty decent. 6.6/10
Good first song, kinda dropped off after
Tot el que envolta el disc convida a l'escolta: la seva creació el 1972 per part d'una banda cool en sintonia amb la seva época; les sonoritats que barregen soul, r&b, jazz, rock en sis llargs temes que els permeten explaiar-se; una portada icònica... Malauradament, el contingut no està a l'alçada. No és dolent, és força lisèrgic i interessant... però res novedós ni especialment excitant
Yeah, this is fine.
Overall a good album, but felt almost sparse to me. It is "chill funk". Mostly instrumental and no sweeping keyboards or a cacophony of sounds. Just really good music, but nothing expansive. I really enjoyed it but it felt like something was missing Favorite Songs: The World is a Ghetto, The Cisco Kid Least Favorites: NA
One of my favorite album covers. If you get a chance, read up on Howard Miller. I don't think the album works as well today as it once did - some of the songs are a bit long, and seem repetitious. The whole thing mellow - maybe too mellow.
Fon-KEY. Feels like something that I would hear on a GTA soundtrack whilst driving around one of those cars with the ridiculous suspension springs. BOING.
Heaven muusikkia hypnotic.... Harmi että välillä mitäänsanomatonta ja ajallista..
Groovy and a good listen. Just not really my thing.
Sucesión de canciones poperas con influencias un tanto étnicas y, original de escuchar. Música para dar ambiente
Good vocal harmonies and excellent interplay of harmonica and saxophone in City, Country, City.
Nice interesting album
Biisien pituudesta huolimatta kivuttomasti jaksoi kuunnella. Kivaa fiilistelyä.
interesting, at times a little cheesy but had some really chill parts
Good album, but not marking 3/5
Meh
Liked this but it didn't click for me completely. All the elements are there but I wasn't bought into it as a whole.
Gets nicely into a groove.
Iets trager dan ik verwachtte, beetje funky muziek.
Good album.
A funky, fun listen
Unique and funky! This was a fun listen with some good beats/vibes.
This was a well produced fun album with a variety of genres, the most obvious being funk but there was also some reggae, jazz and even some psychedelia peppered in. I did really enjoy it, especially The Cisco Kid and Beetles in the Bog. I just found it never fully kicked into another gear that I was expecting it to and I suppose that’s fine, they just left me wanting more. Excellent album art. 3.5 stars
I always get the group War mixed up with Edwin Starr’s song of the same name. Then I hear the funk and I’m still a bit confused. That’s ok. I want the funk.
Pleasant on the ears and has a nice laid back but a bit pissed off attitude. Not the kind of funk that grabs me and not quite smooth enough for me to fully relax into, but no real issues to identify either. Fave track: The World is a Ghetto
Good grooves, soulful rhythms, I liked this listen. Something holding me back a little from fully launching myself into this but the title track was a certain banger. Fave track: The World is a Ghetto
The Cisco Kid, Where Was You At, The World is A Ghetto (best song), Beetles In The Bog. The jazz section of the title song is amazing. 13 minute song is too long. 7/10
the singing is cheeks, the instrumental is alfa. weak 3 beetles in the bog, four cornered room instrumental and harmonizing.
Some good instrumentals in parts but too slow and boring at parts. FS: Cisco Kid, Ghetto
14th June 2023 Listened on the way back from the office. Came home and watched Sisu. Heady, hazy, heated summery funk. I could feel the limbs going by the river.
Good, but I didn't really have anything stand out to me. Enjoyed the beat and funk though.
Lush listen
When War gets it right, they're fantastic. I love "Cisco Kid;" it's easily one of my favorite songs by the group. Unfortunately, they get a little long-winded at times—there are three(!) songs over 8:30, and two of them are over 10:00. Not super stoked about that. I suspect that their greatest hits album is probably sufficient for my needs, but even with the overlong tracks, I can't justify giving them anything lower than three stars.
This was a good album. Not great, but it was a nice groove.
War. What is it good for? Absolutely okay funk.
Eat the salted peanuts out of the can.
I liked the title track but struggled to gain purchase on the other tracks. I kept wanting to put Sly on.....
I know of these guys but never really heard them. Maybe a song or two? This isn't too bad, reggae flavour mixed with a funky kinda thing. Touches on a heap of different genres, I guess funk would be the core though? Catchy but long. 3/5.
Very tough album to rate. Loved the opening track track of Cisco Kid. Had me grooving in my seat and made me very excited for the rest of the album. Where was you at is another very good tune off the album. Then they seemed to switch it up a move toward a more jazzish style of album. Jazz has never been my thing and I can't say I hated on this album, but I prefer the style and presentation of the first 2 songs. Cisco Kid (I downloaded Cisco!) and Where was you at were definitely my favorites off this album. I also enjoyed the World is a Ghetto, despite being over 10 minutes and 4 cornered room. Overall, I found this album to be good. Shit, I liked over 1/2 the album. There were definitely a few great moments off this album and I'm happy to be introduced to War. I left this genre playing for most of the day yesterday an generally find the funkish/soulish/R&B sounding style of music to be very enjoyable and great background music during the work day. This was going to be a very high score for after the first 2 songs. And I didn't dislike the remainder, but didn't quite get there for me. But solid and a good listen! Wavering between 3-3.5. Regardless, since no 1/2's on the star board, I'm giving a 3. I can see me checking out more of these guys. Love me that funk/r&b/soul music, when done right!
3 Man, I saw War and had a whole intro planned out for my review revolving around how Low Rider haunts my dreams due countless summer nights falling asleep to George Lopez on Nick at Nite. Well, that song’s not on this album, but that all to say when I think of War, I think of Low Rider, and then I think of George Lopez… and then I think of the freedom in summer vacation we take for granted as kids. Anyway, getting too deep here - let’s talk about The World is a Ghetto. I’m not normally the biggest fan of funk music, but I gotta say there’s a lot of fun and catchy stuff here. I’m not much of a dancer (sober anyway), but it’s really hard not to feel the groove to The Cisco Kid, and despite only having about three total lyrics, it’s catchy as all hell. That being said, I wasn’t into the instrumental stuff on the album as much. While it all had a nice sound to it, it didn’t do much for me, which is unfortunate because it’s a good half of this album’s runtime. The title track was really solid though, and I wish they had decided to end there instead of with Beetles in the Bog, as I found the latter to be kind of weak. It just feels like ending on The World is a Ghetto would have rounded out the album musically and thematically a little bit better than a song about bugs, what do I know? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, didn’t love the album, but it’s definitely enjoyable.
Great grooves for the time
Great musicianship and fun listen outside of my wheelhouse. Opening and title track were the best on the album, but good listen all the way through.
Enjoyable 3+/5
I wanted to like this one, but it’s a bit hit or miss, with too many misses.
Good early 70s fusion of funk, jazz and rock and a hint of country too. Mellow moments as well as straight up funk. Good horns.
Good, funky album. I’m feeling a strong 3
Salut Chatgpt, peux-tu me créer une critique musicale qui soit à la fois valable pour The World is a Ghetto de War et The Suburbs de Arcade Fire parce que ça fait deux semaines que je dois écrire une critique des deux et je les confonds. Bien sûr, voici une critique courte qui convient aux deux albums : The World is a Ghetto de War et The Suburbs de Arcade Fire sont deux albums qui abordent la question de l'aliénation sociale de manière émouvante. Alors que The World is a Ghetto explore les tensions raciales dans les quartiers défavorisés, The Suburbs se concentre sur la solitude et l'isolement dans les banlieues. Les deux albums offrent des réflexions sur les difficultés de vivre dans un monde où la communauté est en train de se défaire, tout en proposant une musique captivante et rythmée. Si vous cherchez des albums qui parlent de la condition humaine avec une grande sincérité, The World is a Ghetto et The Suburbs sont des choix incontournables.
Pas désagréable, pas particulièrement agréable non plus, vivement la fin de cette liste qui me pourrit la vie.
Aardige mix van invloeden en stijlen wel, luistert best lekker weg, maar komt daarna ook nooit meer terug.
Dit had wel een goede vibe!
Not bad!
Pretty good, but not too memorable. Some songs dragged on forever. Good use of horns throughout. Kept thinking about George Lopez even though that song isn't even in this album.
Had no preconceptions about this album as I knew nothing about War. Pretty pleasant surprise, folky, singalong rock infused with latin rhythms and so funky congas.
3. It's alright, not really my style but I enjoyed having it on while reading.
This was fun, a nice beat throughout
Funky and melodic, but without a standout track.
This didn't massively resonate with me, despite liking brassy bluesy music a lot. I felt like it only really had one gear though that it never got out of, where I was hoping it was at some point be a bit more POW. The general sound was good but the songs didn't quite do it for me
This was pretty cool, good sounds.
I was bored.
In my honest opinion, I thought the instrumentals were nice and nice vocals, but to me this really was kind of background music nothing really stood out to me in a significant way. It wasn’t a bad experience in any way and it has its good moments, but nothing life changing.
I thought War was just a novelty act for Low Rider. I didn’t realize they were a real band. That song’s not on here so it didn’t really work for me
Cisco Kid is a song I grew up with. My dad's band played it. Always loved the complex rhythms. Other than that this album did nothing for me.
I knew nothing about this album, except a quick glance at wikipedia told me it was the number 1 album of 1973. As I was listening to it I started to doubt myself, maybe it was number 1 on subchart, like R&B or Soul or something. The side 2 started and I knew I misread it. Come home after listening and OMG it was the number selling record of 1973. I know the 70s are famous for the drugs but come on. 1973 was Dark Side of Moon, it was Alladdin Sane, and this, this? is the number one album of the year.
2026-08-18: First two songs are great. And then the rest went downhill. I am not a fan of 13 minute instrumentals. And weird cymbal crashes.
Ok album that felt a little dull at times.
Not for me.
Started strong but then just a load of sound. Tracks far too long.
Melkein pelkkää instrumentaali jazzia vaikka rnb vaikutteilla
Eh
After nearly 600 albums, my current least favorite genre is soul/funk. I just don't think the framework of the typical song works for me. It's 1-2 chords repeated over and over, changing every 5-10 seconds. It just sounds so cumbersome to me, and while I acknowledge that there are musicians who could make it interesting, they are few and far between. I suppose that is part of the appeal for a lot of people, laid back, uncomplicated grooves, but it's not for me.
ok
It was fine? I don't know. I like funk/soul, but this just kinda blended into the background and nothing really stood out to me. I knew Cisco Kid, but the rest were new to me. I'll say 2.5 stars, but I'm giving it a 2 here.
Me aburrió mucho. No sé capaz no le presté la suficiente atención, pero se me hizo eterno.
This was okay but got a bit annoying. It lacked lyrics and was a bit meh in places not enough to grab my attention I won't be back
13min song ist verrückt
Found myself just waiting for it to end. Felt repetitive and lethargic. Parts of it were interesting, but maybe only because they were so buried in a molasses of soul that I got excited from any break from the monotony. Much of it felt like it could be the backtrack to a sad Peanuts scene. Nothing necessarily wrong with the instrumentation or singing, just... boring.
I was aware that this band originally featured Eric Burdon (of the Animals) but did not realise that they had big hit records, to the extent that it won 1973 Billboard album of the year. They would, at first listening seem to be a funk rock band but there are certainly some Curtis Mayfield and Marvin what's going on influences and also the remnants of old school psychedelia in the rather drawn jams of a couple of tracks here. I just don't feel that this is the best example of the music they are playing, despite the impressive message conveyed by title, artwork and some lyrics. Clearly able in their field but not spectacular.
Didn't enjoy the album all that much, not my genre I guess. Plus a bit tired of the sax. 1/5/5
First band on the list who I'd not heard of before. This was nice enough to have on in the background, not something I'm likely to listen to again though.
Interesting album. Wasn’t blown away by it though.
Cisco kid sounded familiar from maybe someone sampling it, but the rest was some funk that felt like never ending background music
Overall a dated sound and not all that memorable outside of one song really, still not unlistenable though and would be content just having it be background noise. 2/5
Sympa mais deux morceaux maximum, après ça tape sur le système
This album was really 🤮 boring and at times annoying. I couldn’t get into it, and some songs had good intros. I did kinda like the last song though. So, I’m gonna have to give this a 2.3/5! 😱🥱🫠
As far as I knew, I hadn’t heard of the band ‘War’ before, so I was quite curious. It’s a fairly varied album, though not really quite to my taste. Two stars...
This album started out alright but just lost me in the middle.
Did not connect with this one.
Country esque. Instrumental. Gets more soulful later. Interesting vibe. Progressively got better to me
Alright not really my cup of tea
So so
Not my favorite. Super long tracks that get repetitive and while the beats are amazing, I found myself waiting for the song to be over.
Good energy. But the songs were pretty long and jammy.
Muy lento, muy instrumental y muy largas las canciones.
Beetje hippy achtig. Niet heel interessant
wasnt great
Some nice tracks among several boring tracks. Unable to hold my attention throughout.
I found this quite boring. I didn’t really focus on the lyrics which was probably more of the point.
meh. Not a big fan. "Cisco Kid" is pretty cool...
not bad not good not adding anything to the playlist
Wuite like the cover and the songs are bit funk with the e but i didnt add an with the e
its okay but nto palaylist worthy
Nice but I have trouble staying inside the thing when it's so long and so instrumental. But it's obviously nice music
Silky feeling, but not completely to my taste.
Definitely not my thing, I am not a jazz person and I tend to like stuff with more lyrics. I can see why others would like it though.
no lo escuche toodo, pero guarde una cancion, no mi tipo aun.
- not much to say about this one - some enjoyable songs
Chill and very mildly funky, fine ambience but not for me. Highlight: "Four Cornered Room"
Starts of strong but becomes quiet forgettable quickly. Not bad, just disappointed from WAR with this one.
ok
Wasn't bad, just not really my thing. It started off pretty good, then got repetitive real quick.
Didn't really do it for me.
I dont know what to make of this. It’s objectively a cool album, but I subjectively did not enjoy it too much. I know that doesnt make sense, but it do be like that sometimes.
Long songs good back ground music if you liked it.
I wanted to love this but it’s kinda same-y and slow throughout.
Kinda boring, cause 2 songs are 10+ mins long. I dont like long songs. fav song Where was you at.
Ehkä tämäkin kippaisi jonain toisena päivänä kolmosen puolelle mutta tän päivän kuuntelulla ei kyllä maistu
Vähän turhan ghetto meno oli tässä.
Kansikuva ja ensitahdit lupasivat kyllä enemmän mitä levy lopulta antoi. Aika perusmeininkiä, enkä minä tästä kyllä oikein punaista lankaa löytänyt.
The music here is groovy, jazzy, and focuses more on instrumentation than lyrics. It's not bad for background music, but this style isn't for me.
Not memorable to me.
Not my thing at all
mas mi estilo pero mucha instrumetal y poco canto
Meh
4/10
My dumbass had this on shuffle but either way I dont think I was getting much out of this album. I can think of others that could replace it. I liked the instrumental track.
sss
Meh
meeh
Its cool, one solid single and 40 more minutes of decent if unfocused meandering does not make essential listening. No one needs to hear this before they die. All credit where credit is due though... this is worlds above the vast majority of crap that has been presented thus far on this list 2.95 stars.
Musically I know it’s good but I just wasn’t grabbed by this album.
Meh. It’s an album.
yeah well
Not for me
4/10
Interesting album not necessarily for me. 4.9/10
Pretty good background music for doing something, it's definitely definitive sound for the era.
On paper this seems like an album that I would like, but the experience of listening to it left a lot to be desired. The songs felt repetitious and uninteresting with the exception of the title track which I did enjoy.
I dug the City, Country, City for the last little bit. but overall won't be listening again.
Ericka said: "this sounds like background music from a 70's action movie" and then I couldn't unhear it.
The Cisco Kid - 2.5/5 Where Was You At - 3.5/5 City, Country, City - 2/5 Four Cornered Room - 3.5/5 The World Is A Ghetto - 3/5 Beetles In The Bog - 2.5/5
2.5 stars Background music for a 70s action movie that would not stand out much. It’s not bad but it’s not something I’d go out of my way to ever listen to again.
yea no
I dug the grooves, but the songs themselves didn't really do anything for me.
They loved a long track in the 70s, drugs were high quality back then. One or two I liked. But I've had better.
My least favorite kind of funk, the aimlessly repetitive kind. This is party atmosphere music, the kind you just have on in the background and don't think about. It has it's place, but not in my album rotation.
A jam album, light on funk. Funk is all about the bass, and the bass on this is pedestrian. Nothing notable, but pleasant enough background music.
Not too engaging
The only song that hooked me was the title track. I was enjoying listening to it until I got to about the 5 minute mark and realized there was much more song to go.
Solid, very funky, but I wasn't amazed by it.
This album just isn't for me. I didn't care for it when it first came out, and my tastes clearly haven't shifted much, still not a fan. The only thing keeping it above one star is "The Cisco Kid."
It's alright. But too slow and meandering for me. 2/5
131/1001 First listen. Nothing I want to hear again. 4/10
Fine. Mix of funky stuff, reggae and jazzy stuff. Won't come back to it.
Album #65 War: The World is a Ghetto Pretty solid 70s soul album, though to be honest, there are many better albums from that era I would rather return to. Though I am hardly the authority since I don’t care all that much for What’s Goin On by Marvin Gaye, so clearly my taste when it comes to soul is skewed. I found moments of this album to be enjoyable, but for the most part, it was fairly uninteresting. Best Songs: The World Is a Ghetto, Where Was You At, The Cisco Kid Worst Song: City, Country, City Score out of 10: 5.5
This smells suspiciously like jam band.
The instrumentation is excellent on this album and its the instrumental on this very short record which is the standout. Voice is too whiny to deliver the message. It has the the effect of a sledgehammer knocking in a nail.
This felt like a chore sadly
Not as upbeat as I'd hoped. Surprised that this was as successful as it has been. Not funky or soulful enough.
I mean, it's alright. A good enough listen. Pretty unremarkable though, sadly. Wish I had more to say on it as the album probably deserves more but it was in one ear and out the other which is a shame. fav tracks: City, Country, City, Four Cornered Room
Damn, I was so ready for this one to be great. "The Cisco Kid" is a fun one but the rest of the album degrades. Middle is stacked with too long songs that drag on. The funk-soul-jazz fusion style WAR got is cool in doses. Be a good live, jam band (still touring!). Based on this listen though, I decided they are probably just a greatest hits go to. If we get another record WAR from the list I won't be mad, willing to give them another chance. For the Ghetto I rate it at 1.75 stars.
I expected a little more out of this album. It starts off with Cisco Kid which I've always enjoyed. From there it devolves into long form progressive soul songs. It's not the worst, but it also does little to hook me or make me want to revisit this in any way. I guess its good that this genre got a little exposure on this list, but the overall product doesn't move me much. All in all its OK but mostly skippable. 1.92 stars
Boring.
Não gostei muito.
Está bien. Hay talento, pero me aburrí a mitad de cada canción... Son largas y no varía lo suficiente.
I thought I had only ever heard Low Rider from them, but I actually had listened to The Cisco Kid before somewhere. I like the album enough, with its slow funk, but not sure I see the appeal of it being in the list.
Cool album cover, but I have no idea what this could be. "War" is a vaguely familiar name, but that could be me conflating this with the U2 album. I have two predictions. This is either a blues album or an artsy rock album. I was close with my blues prediction, right? Anyways, this isn't my thing. You have to be pretty daring to reach for a 10+ minute track on your album, and you have to be outright insane to do it twice. I could appreciate the more delicate parts of the instrumentation, but overall this was pretty tepid. What can I say? I just don't care for jazz/soul music Book time. Where the band came into their own. Best-selling album of 73. Wikipedia says that this album was well-received by critics, but nothing more than that. I mean, this album is pretty unremarkable in both sound and impact. The music isn't particularly daring or unique, either. I'm thinkin this album gets a good snubbin'. In place of this album, I humbly submit Cutie Cinema Replay by Capsule for inclusion on the list
This started out ok, but fizzled quickly.
Jazz soul. Simply lovely. Not my genre at all current. Remindes me about Breakfast in America by Supertramp, the same feelings however more complicated. Intimidated songs duration, psychedelic soul though
Liked some songs on it, but it wasn't really my style
Interesting but not really my thing. I’m surprised that this seems to have been a super popular album when it came out. Notables tracks include Cisco Kid.
not the vibe
Meh
I like peace
Liked the vibe of this album. I didn’t personally connect to the lyrics, but I did like the title track.
Sounds like the background music to a 70s movie, especially the a bit too long jam sessions.
yep, it's War alright. I appreciate the funky grooves they've got goin' on, but I would never choose to listen to this myself.
Kinda just okay. There's talent here, but I ended up bored halfway through each song... repetition needs a more exciting groove to keep things moving imo
Just okay. Not super memorable or anything, and I am not much of a soul fan.
Laid back, funky and interesting in places. Title track is ok, but nothing really engaged me past a first listen.
This didn't do much for me, not my thing.
Not bad but kinda boring
Overlong and kinda boring funk and soul album. I don’t think this one has aged particularly well.
ja jo detta är säkert ett galet bra album, bara inte för mig. allt lät lite samma (förlåt) och hm nej inte min grej. men också - påriktigt SÅSSÅÅÅSÅ kul att lyssna på ny musik, riktiggggttt bra intiativ av mig själv alltså
not my stuff love the beats though
Too much soul for me
Starts alright but theat 14 minute instrumental song kills any momentum or enjoyment.
Okay but not my thing.
Not my vibe.
This album was fine. Definitely good music, but just not my style and a little boring. I'm not a big fan of War, really.
Conflicted. I really enjoyed the instrumentals. But I found the vocals actively annoying. They often sing a single phrase over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again. Preferred when the vocals went away. 2.5/5
Standouts: - City, Country, City (nvm this has stopped standing out when is it going to end??) (it's still got 2 minutes I didn't know a burn down could be this long) - The World is a Ghetto I'm excited to see what long jazz songs are like -----The Cisco Kid---- -----Where was you at---- It's been 2 songs and I feel like they were meant to start at some point but they ended instead ----City, Country, City---- This has a ton of texture so far How long is this outro? ----Four Cornered Room---- This song is following the pattern of not starting ----The world is a Ghetto---- Title track is the first song to actually use it's length to good effect ----Beetles in the Bog---- One of my main complaints about the whole album is I can't remember a time when more than one instrument was playing at the same time. This is probably great music to have on in the background but sitting in a coffee shop listening to this I found myself waiting for it to end. 2
Just ok.
You know, this album was cool but way too long and maybe not the best? I liked the rhythms, but each song was really repetitive instrumentals.
Not my style and I didn’t enjoy this album
pomimo tego że bardzo lubię funk, to w tym przypadku niestety nie przypadło mi to do gustu, możliwe ze względu na elementy jazzu i pomimo, że znam jedną piosenkę tego zespołu
I liked the Cuban-adjacent groove, but for the most part, this was funk torture for me.
i enjoyed this
No, I'm not getting this at all. Well played, certainly, but it is failing to connect. 2/5 (thinking it 'must be me').
A promising album that never really takes off. It's just a little bit boring. It's slightly jazzy prog rock, and it does work well together, but they're also the two most overindulgent, wankfest genres going, so to combine the two, you can imagine the result. Really really long instrumental sections that meander all over the place and don't seem to end. 'The Cisco Kid' sounds exactly the same as 'Low Rider' which coincidentally is another War song. 'Where Was You At' was a pretty catchy foot tapper. But the rest is pretty forgettable. All the songs seem to merge into the background with me not having heard anything notable or anything to make me enjoy or hate it.
I did not expect the music to sound the way it did based on the title.
A few decent grooves stretched to eternity, mostly leaving you wondering when anything will actually happen. Smooth enough to nod along, but somehow it never really goes anywhere. Perfect if you enjoy music that feels like it’s taking a nap.
eigentlich mag ich funk, aber auf die ebene hab ich nicht gefunden
70's ghetto bluesy rock. not my thing
Nicht meines.
Music was great! Lyrics were repetitive and not great. I enjoyed it
Fine
This may be War, but what is it good for?
War... what is it good for? A good album cover, I suppose. Also, Wiki tells me they "transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic lineup", so I feel a little bit guilty for not liking this. But it's definitely more focused on (guitar-heavy) music than lyrics, which isn't my preference. Although "zoom zoom zoom (x5) / as I sit in my four-cornered room" should have been a pandemic anthem for academics everywhere!
89/1001 :: War - The World is a Ghetto Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Rating: 5 Listen before you die: No This is a cool funk album with some great instrumentation. That said it’s also missing the highs and lows I’m usually looking for in an album. It’s also just in general not my thing. I’m moving on.
OK. Cowboy music vibes - I think it's all the harmonica. There's a lot of harmonica - I'd like a little less. Lots of long tracks too - neither good nor bad.
I did not enjoy this one, however I recognize the talent of the musicians and how they created their different songs with a mix of genres.
Some solid songs but overall not my jam
Funky! I liked "The Cisco Kid". With how many musicians reference the show, I should probably go watch it someday. The rest of the album, while great musically, didn't move the needle much.
Very nice and chill, perfect to throw on in the background. Still wasn't for me though.
3/5