Reviews (page 5 of 11)
Not my usual listen but super dope soul with excellent musicianship.
I always enjoy when an album has a bassist that does not just pluck a couple notes. I think this was groovy and fun. Then it got way jammier than I thought and threw me off. Good for a time and a place. Standout track the world is a ghetto. Fun hearing the original song sampled by asap mob/method man.
This album is actually one song too short, I'd love to have a little bit more. Great album artwork, I like to think that I'm the clown in the suit sitting with the pigeons in the gutter. Also listening to some of War's other albums this weekend, I discovered that they are the creators of the George Lopez shoe's theme song. I would've never guessed, the vocal distortion / lack of soulful singing in that song is a total shift from the rest of their work on TWIAG and Why Can't We Be Friends?
I've encountered War before, but a different super-funky album. This is a mellower offering from them. City, Country, City is is extremely pleasant. The melding of funk, jazz and the twang of harmonica is great. Still, feels like something is missing here. But I don't know what, and my revealed preference (listening to this album 3 times this weekend) suggests I'm a fan.
This was a gem of an album. It was just fun to listen to and it might find its way into my regular rotation. I would give it 4 1/2 stars if that was an option. Favorite Song: City, Country, City
this is a very funky album. i found it really interesting, but ultimately not my cup of tea. that being said, musically it's quite curious and i have a lot of respect for that
Very unique
Smooth and funky
the tracks are sprawling and immersive. the lyrics capture one's imagination. enjoyed it!
Calmly energetic, very nice. A couple of Big Hits, too. I may actually pick up this CD.
A very cool-sounding and very funky record - no big hits though... nothing that really grabbed me. Still I would be happy to put this on for background music almost any time!
Enjoyed
3.5 rounded up, loved the title track
Apart from “Four Cornered Room”, this album wastes very little time and delivers some great, soulful funk music.
liked songs: The Cisco Kid, City, Country, City, The World Is A Ghetto This was a really cool album. It's a really cool collection of pieces, and I completely understand the "progressive soul" genre label. 4
Really great psych and soul record with cool instrumentation. Faves: where was you at, city, country, city, the world is a ghetto.
Favourite song - Beetles in the bog
War: "The World is a Ghetto." Billy Corgan: "Actually, ..."
Oh, I was delighted by the funk and soul in The World Is a Ghetto. I want to call this a chill album, but the funk could get the beat movin' at times! With such long songs, the instrumental parts were absolute fire--and kept that steady groove going. With the wide variety of instruments, each song had its own unique sound. The horns in particular were so powerful and engaging. I don't think lyrics were War's strongest suit, considering how few lyrics were present, but I found myself paying more attention because of the small amount. And despite everything, the lyrics are great! The title song displays the harsh realities of marginalized peoples stuck in the ghetto, "Four Cornered Room" reveals a profound emotional connection, and "The Cisco Kid" has quite the hook while making a Latino fictional character--someone I hadn't even heard of before--sound so, so cool. War certainly didn't need hundreds of words in unnecessary verses to get their point across.
83% Best: City, Country, City; The World Is A Ghetto; Beetles In The Bog Must-Hear? Sure
Overall, it’s a highly enjoyable listen that still holds up today, offering a perfect balance of depth and fun.
Really liked this one.
Good album from a criminally underrated band whose message still rings loud and clear today.
Very cool
Wow this has a groove going
This is a great soul album
Some pleasant songs
Crispy fried soul funk.. Finger licking good.
Dacht dat dit wat later uitkwam dan '72 voor hoe het klinkt, maar ja het is een heel goed album imo. Doet me veel aan PFunk denken, maar zit ook soul in en veel latin, pretty great. Contrast tussen de muziek en teksten is ook nice. Saved that one for sure
ja best tof zie ik mezelf wel nognkeer luisteren
Not my usual jam but I liked the funky jam vibe - have played it a few times and enjoyed grooving along despite a bit too much sax. Probably a 3 but the sunshine is nudging it up to a 4.
Pretty damn good -
This album is a four-cornered room, maybe a regiment to be exact, the funk being tight and ordered, tho it’s tapestried with flow too. It’s rich, man, and spatializes itself in its four-angled ghetto, just good enough for moi.
норм. подойдет фоном под покер или азартные игры
Groovy and funky. No complaints here. 4/5 Highlights: Four Cornered Room
I dug this. Jazzy and blues-y, City, Country, City was my favorite song
some funky ass shit
fun!
Прикольная музыка, мелодичная
WHEWWWW. Funky, fucking funnnnnkyy
Pre Low Rider and Why Can't We Be Friends, two all-timers, and the reason most people have heard of War. And that they aren't Edwyn Starr. Cisco Kid is a bop. Second track is funky and alright but didn't stand out. City Country City is also a bop. A good long bop. Four Corners is a good, long, slow bop. Title track is alright. Last track is a bop.
Until today War just meant Low Rider to me, but I like this. Great accompaniment to housework!
Didn't know what to expect going into this (only really knowing "Low Rider" from War), and was pleasantly surprised - very funky, very good. I will admit to not focussing too much on the lyrics this time as it was on in the background, but I definitely think I'll be going back for another listen - especially the long instrumental track 'City, Country, City'.
Dig
Hey this is pretty good! It doesn’t even have the songs I know on it
Extraordinary. Was hesitant to listening to six song album that was 44 minutes long, but this was intriguing. I felt like I was meeting all the different people in their vibrant community
This album is super groovy. I really enjoyed it. I delayed listening to it, and I really shouldn’t have! My favorite song was City, Country, City.
Un très bon album de soul/funk. Le genre d'album qui se laisse écouter tout seul. 8/10
Jazz, Soul und schöne Stimmharmonien passt das zusammen? Ja, eindeutig. Sehr gelungene Mischung.
Good funk album, kind of slow for my taste. The overall message that everyone has problems and you can be successful at any level if you live right is something I agree with, for the most part.
Very different from what i expected
Never heard of this band, but this was pretty good. I liked the overall soul/funk/jazz sound of the album, but the songs were not always as engaging as I would have liked them to be.
A cool album, some long songs annoyed me a bit
Surprised I liked it as much as I dud
This is nice and groovy. I have nothing more to say again.
I mostly know of War from the song Low Rider. This was a funky album and unexpectedly jazzy at times. I could listen to this one again.
Now that was cool. Really enjoyed this one.
All around great album. 4.5 at the very least.
I wasn’t familiar with War previously, having only a passing knowledge of even their biggest hit “Low Rider”. It turns out I’d been missing out on some supremely juicy funk. Bearing the grim title of “The World Is A Ghetto”, this fifth album of theirs boasts knotty instrumental performances and gritty grooves all the way into what feels like civilisation’s total collapse. To my big surprise, it isn’t some obscure buried treasure either: it became Billboard’s biggest selling record of the year in between “Harvest” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. That’s some pretty good company. Commercial performance aside, “The World Is A Ghetto” really doesn’t feel like an album to please the masses. It’s patient, vast and spacious… one for those moody and broody groovers. For example, the epic “City, Country, City”- a thirteen minute instrumental forming the centrepiece of the record- manages to continue subtly shifting without dragging. It cycles through gorgeous melodic phrasing on acoustic guitar and harmonica, heavier sections with a two note riff and percussive workouts, and a soulful closing guitar solo. The band are all on fire throughout the album, but I must praise MVP Charles Miller, whose saxophone solo in the title track is one of the most soulful, expressive performances I’ve heard on the instrument in a rock context (and I’ve grown up praising Dick Parry in “Money” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”). “Four-Cornered Room” is the only letdown, repeating its title phrase ad-infinitum without much shape or intrigue. It’s all atmosphere but little pay-off, whereas the other songs deliver both in spades. The more sprawling, swampy jams are tempered with three more straight-ahead funk tracks. There’s the striking simplicity of mid-tempo bopper “Cisco Kid”… the lightweight whistling organ and double-time shuffle of “Where Was You At”… and to close out the set, “Beetles in the Bog”, as close to a crowd-pleasing singalong finish as we’re going to get. “The World is a Ghetto” is an engrossing, magnetic funk record which just survives from collapsing under its own weight: given enough space to absorb, it will absolutely thrill you.
Fun little album, really enjoyed it. Only reason it's not getting a five is cause I didn't really love the last song but otherwise great album. Really liked the longer songs which is kinda rare, instruments sounded really good, liked the mix of instrumental and vocal tracks, nice variety. Overall very solid and would listen to again.
me surpreendi muito positivamente com esse som
Good funky jazz
Love this album!
I really only knew War from “Low Rider” and “Spill the Wine” for most of my life but I picked this album up at Goodwill for a dollar a couple of years ago and absolutely fell in love with it. Between being a big fan of this album and Santana’s first four albums, I think I may just really like when Latin rhythms are infused in rock. I should probably explore that more. It’s crazy that this was one of the best-selling albums of 1973. I mean, it’s great, but it’s not particularly commercial. Three of the six songs are over 8 minutes long. I'm surprised it was that popular and also that its popularity hasn’t really endured while other artists who had giant selling albums in 1973 like Led Zeppelin’s and Pink Floyd’s and Elton John’s has. In looking at the list of best-selling albums of 1973, I think pre-disco 70’s might be my favorite era of music. Barring Seals and Croft, there’s not really a bad album in the bunch. What an amazing time in music. And this album is a worthy addition to that list.
Another album I've listened to recently thanks to the inclusion of progressive soul as a genre on the site. War's The World is a Ghetto is a loose and sprawling funk/soul album that embraces several styles of psychedelic and progressive rock, jazz fusion, and even Latin music. The Cisco Kid is my stand-out favorite, but the whole thing is consistent in its groove. While it's not something I'd listen to every day (Why Can't We Be Friends would be my pick before this), the highly adventurous spirit and willingness to experiment War showcase in their music shoots down any claim that funk and soul are "simple" genres. 7/10
Vibey soul, jazz, reggea type. Funky af
Great and groovy, fun and chill more than angry or pedantic. Could listen all – or most of the – day. "Cisco Kid" is tops but the record works as a whole and individual songs, too.
I enjoyed this album a lot, especially since it's not a style I normally listen to. The Cisco Kid is great. I also liked City, Country, City even though it clocked in at 13 minutes. 4⭐️
Very pleasantly surprised! Not what I was expecting based on the title and band name. Very American. Mainly funk and soul based, but has lots of additional influences from track to track: rock, jazz, a bit of country. Enjoyed the reggae vibes of The Cisco Kid in particular.
Enjoying Favourite song probably title track or “Four Cornered Room”
Really enjoyed listening. Didn’t expect this at all. Makes me want to listen to more War. At times it felt a little repetitive or forgettable, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and i think I just need to listen to more of think kind of music to get used to it. Very skilled members.
What a rollercoaster, this one. As the name came up I assumed it would be some kind of gangster rap (yuck), so was already down on it. Then it kicked in and it has been pretty great. Also... is this jazz?! I have been hard on my jazz reviews because I just don't understand the appeal, but this was very approachable and gave a great story. Another reviewer here commented "the soul side of the moon" which was a pretty great observation as there are some definite echoes there. Good stuff.
I loved this album
Some soulful soul alright. good one.
Funky with soul, but has jazz elements that can make it feel like it's a bit chaotic and discordant at times. It's pretty good stuff though.
Thought this album would be decent but fairly average after listening to the first two songs. Nice songs but nothing special. The album really starts to evolve during City, Country, City and then gets more interesting in the psychedelic Four Cornered Room. The World Is A Ghetto has some nice Gil-Scott Heron vibes and again marked a distinct shift in tone. Definitely worthy of being the album’s title track. Overall, the different musical stylings work to create a cohesive and very listenable album.
A good album that I think warrants further listening. I particularly like the jittery style in the more staccato numbers, with plenty of space in the composition between the instruments. That’s where the funk lives.
beeeeeeetllleeeees in the bog La la la la la la
Track reviews: 1. The Cisco Kid - Fire, would listen again / 2. Where Was You At - didn't care for this one 3. City, Country, City - I'm not listening to 13 minutes of basic ahh jazz instrumentals it was fine ig / 4. Four Cornered Room - zoom zoom zoom (didn't mind it but not for me) / 5. The World Is A Ghetto - Absolute gas, though maybe a bit too long(?) / 6. Beetles in the Bog - really makes you feel like a beetle in the bog, peak / As a whole the album was very good. I loved tracks 1, 5, and 6, but didn't care for 2 and 4. I wouldn't really listen to track 3, but in a certain context it fits really well with the album so I can understand its inclusion. Even on the stuff that's not for me I can respect the artistry that went into them. I'll give it a 4, but in reality it is probably like a 3.5/5 taken altogether. The good stuff was really good, the stuff I didn't care for brought the project as a whole down a little bit but that doesn't really matter anyways.
Underrated gem from a criminally underrated band.
Fucking banger. Tää on ollu mul pilvenpolttomusana since i heard it.
Nice. Funky soul (with some jazzy moments).
This was pretty funky. I liked it more than I expected to.
First listen. Good.
I liked the Cisco Kid and Where was You At. Four Cornered Room had a good political message and appropriate lyrics and music. Instrumental jazz/funk is not always my thing, but I really liked City, Country, City because it made sense and worked as a cohesive song but also as solos. The World is a Ghetto was also a good song and the music conveyed emotions and music in an amazing way.
This album was super funky and cool. I love the variety of instrumentation. Really like The Cisco Kid, Where Was You At, The World is a Ghetto, Beetles in the Bog. City, Country, City was a fun enough jam session, but that one went on too long for my taste. Overall really quality music.
I liked a good bit of this, but at other times I forgot it was on. Even when it ended, I didn’t realize it. 3-4 stars. Rounding up to 4
I wasn't very into the first two tracks of the album then I enveloped in the masterpiece that is 'Four Cornered Room.' The album progressively picks up with slow, soulful, psych rock that reminds me of the modern band Glass Beams if they had vocals.
This is pretty good especially if you are in the right state of mind
Surprised by this one
Pretty cool, not heard this before - similar vibes to Funkadelic imo
Progressive Soul, love this!
Feels like Fleetwood Mac but Black
Love the vocals and the vibe of this album. I expected some rage or even hippie-type album given the title. I feel like it was leaning more blues/jazz. I really enjoyed the instrumentals. Overall, great musicality. I saved 58 Blues, War is Coming, and The World is a Ghetto (rehearsal take) for later listening. I can't match the title to the music, so I'll have to read up on it.
Uniquely captivating.
This was very funky. I thought I recognised some of the riffs from samples of more recent songs.
Super fedt album med funk, soul, rock og Jazz & der er dansk islæt ved Lee Oskar som harmonikaspiller
Soulful funk
Very enjoyable album!
Great flow and vibe to this album. Strong musicianship, love the jazzy touches. Took a little extra time with it to really get a handle on it, but once I did I really enjoyed it. Best song: The World is a Ghetto
Some pretty jazzy stuff from War. I thought for some reason it’d be a little different but this was still nice. 3.5 rounding up.
So different from the hits I’m familiar with, but in a good way. An instance where I don’t mind long, jam like tracks.
Everyone knows War for 'Low Rider' or 'Why Can't We Be Friends?', but this predates that. Great early 70s funk with songs such as 'The Cisco Kid', and slower, more soul oriented tracks like 'Four Cornered Room' and 'The World Is A Ghetto', and the jazzy 'City, Country, City' and 'Beetles In The Bog'. Great showing from War.
This is a very solid album. "City, Country, City" is just 🤯. I now must listen to their entire discography.
Certified jam, funky as hell. Really enjoyed this one, so diverse and interesting.
I quite enjoyed this album.
It was alright
My second funk album in a row. This is more experimental, with influences from jazz, which I liked. Great album.
Great. 4
Love the sound of motown with soulful lyrics. Good album
Funky, groovy, psychedelic, SOULFUL. Solid solid solid album.
Like a funky Pink Floyd. Liked this more than I thought I would.
Good, up beat, gritty, blues and jazz inspired. Lots of horns.
Not what I anticipated based onu previous exposure to War. Of a piece with recent Marvin/Curtis releases but also Fela - find a groove and settle in and throw in instrumental and vocal flourishes.
Always a paradox to have beautiful music with heavy subject matter. But the result feels like grace to me. Turning pain and complexity into something beautiful. These grooves are undeniable.
Soulful, dynamic and groovy
Similar to the muddy waters album I got recently, it was nice to just have a straight up no frills soul/funk album. A bit more instrumental than I expected after hearing the first song but the second half of the album brought some heat with four cornered room and world is a ghetto.
That was cool
Beautiful, funky and soulful
So far, I was only familiar with Low Rider, but this album was very complex and a fun listen
This was a nice little respite from other music I've been listening to. Fun little album with some groovy sounds.
Bardzo dobra płyta. Funko-soulowe-przeskakujące momentami w jazz dzieło. Na pewno jeszcze kiedyś do posłuchania. 4/5
This very much grabbed my interest and I am very curious to hear more of this band.
goood seventies sound
I was kind of expecting something else, and at the same time what I got was exactly as expected. A great little piece of psychedelic soul, even though I prefer the more progressive song structures of the title track
The Wikipedia blurb said it best: “jazz-funk”. Loved it!
Fun!
Best Song: The World is a Ghetto. Sprawling in a positive sense. The solos feel inspired and the funk rhythm that underpins the entire track is excellent. Worst Song: City, Country, City. Not a terrible song, butlong enough to just overstay its welcome. Overall: This was, for me, an unexpectedly great, groovy album. I often don't like albums with these kinds of slow and plodding rhythms, especially when the song lengths are as long as they are here, but for whatever reason the groove really grooves here. Perfect for putting in the background and setting a particular vibe.
I haven't heard much of their stuff, except for "Low Rider." It has some pretty funky bass stuff, but overall, it felt a bit repetitive.
There is something profoundly heart breaking yet hopeful about albums this uplifting and upbeat that are however made amidst turmoil or thematically observing a heavy topic.
Initially, I wasn’t too eager to dive into this album due to some old, unpleasant associations with War. However, I’m glad I gave it a chance. This album turned out to be a perfect and chill way to start my day. I had forgotten just how groovy and funky they can be, and the percussion elements really stood out, bringing back some great memories. The jazz influences add a great vibe. The album’s laid-back yet energetic pace struck a perfect balance, making it a thoroughly enjoyable listen from start to finish.
Love the fact that something like this was the best selling album in 1973. Never heard of the band, know the songs, too much funk is barely enough.
Cannot believe I had never heard this or heard of it given how many hours I have spent on late ‘60s/early ‘70s Spotify playlists. Great stuff—giving four stars because five is reserved for proven favourites over time, but this could get there.
Opened and closed very strongly with two solid politically charged soul/funk bangers on each side. The Cisco Kid had the hardness of a Sly and the Family Stone cut while the title track had the sprawling depth of an anthemic Marvin Gaye epic. The two jazzier tracks in the middle felt a bit underdeveloped and aimless in places but were still decent, and the rest of the album was strong enough that it didn’t make much of an impact.
3.5 Not much id revisit but pretty solid
Hearing this album for the first time, I realized—general pop culture knowledge has done WAR a disservice. Just look at their two most common needle drop and reference points, "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Both are good songs, true, don't act like I'm tryna put them down, but neither are in any way indicitive of what they're really capable of. Like, damn, you're tellin' me these same guys can also make extended odysseys like "City, Country, City", "Four Cornered Room" and "The World Is A Ghetto"? I'm not just impressed; I'm kicking myself for assuming this album'd sound like their biggest hits and not checking to confirm. This is some progressively soulful and jazzy music to get lost in. I hear this is their best album, and, frankly, just hearing "City, Country, City" alone I can agree. From everything I've read, that's not even people's favorite, although for me it **was** the moment it all clicked. Where I went, "Naw—for real? They can do this?" And I just started to imagine driving out of the city, passing all of the gas stations and rest stops and other stuff at the limits, until—bam. You hitn the country. Rolling, rolling along, slightly disturbed though still without a care. But then, the gas stations and billboards appear again, until—bam. City again. As you drive across the country, the cycle repeats. City, country, city; country, city, country... On and on. That's just wha popped into my head, anyway. So... Yeah, that's a big ol' 4 from me. It borders on a 5, but as I'm writing this it's only barely not there. Still, in any case, if somehow you've stumbled across this review on this website and haven't heard it yet... Well, damn, give it a spin. Hear for yourself the best of what WAR is good for.
A thoughtful, yet ever so soulful album with heart. 4.5 down to 4.
I’m at a 4.5 that I really want to bump up to a 5, but I just don’t think I can. What’s here, for the most part, is totally engaging and super rad; the 13 minutes of City, Country, City in particular might be one of my favorite extended instrumental tracks we’ve gotten, and a remarkable showcase of early 70s funk and jazz. This is a great fucking album that feels deeply reminiscent of some of Stevie Wonder’s best. However, those little extra parts that aren’t as engaging are what drag this album down to just a 4 for me – it’s got nothing to do with the instrumentation itself, or the energy of each track, or the lyrics, but it’s all about the length of some of these tracks. I think Four Cornered Room went on about 2 or 3 minutes too long in a way that didn’t substantially add anything to the track except for some runtime padding. I think The World Is A Ghetto, while fabulous, could’ve been trimmed down just a bit around the edges to make it feel more cohesive in a way that doesn’t sacrifice its soundscape. 10 minutes is long for that track, and there’s a sort of creative bankruptcy to the repetition of saying the song’s title over and over again, at least for me. The same applies to the first and the last tracks as well – great soundscapes, but I thought The Cisco Kid was sort of unengaging as the opener and Beetles in the Bog just fell flat for me with the vocal and instrumental repetition, especially as an album closer. Once again though, this is a great fucking album, and my complaints don’t take away from the fact that this is funky as hell, has great lyricism, great instrumentation, super fun energy, and is overall a great listen. I just think for my tastes it could’ve been trimmed a bit to shave down the filler and make for a tighter album experience. It’s really close to being a 5, but it’s an excellent 4 regardless of that, and deserves to be on the list.
4 maybe 5
The World is a Ghetto by War. This was funky and got some real soul behind it. I think I was into it enough that I want to listen again. It's a 4 from me...but just
I really liked this, very funky and for some reason the 13 minute jam held my interest!
"City, Country, City" is the top track.
Wowee this is a lot to take in right now. Groovy start, groovier build up, and then boom! City, Country, City. Why does the sax always sound so damn good. With that telling cover illustration, the colourful Rolls Royce, broken down, the grey and dreary scheme of the eponymous Ghetto, this album was always going somewhere. City, Country, City The Cisco Kid
Very funky. Makes me want to explore the US more. Ghettos and all. Favourite song: Cisco Kid Very honourable mention to the three long tracks in a row: City, Country, City Four Cornered Room The World is a Ghetto Great find.
This is outstanding. I only really knew ‘Low Rider’ as a War song. Loved listening to this album. Set me up nicely on a Monday morning. Added to favourites and I’ll be listening to this frequently now.
At times this is a great album, other times maybe the thing they're doing has gone a little too long, so other times just OK. But I think totally deserving of a 4/5.
slow and funky. Really enjoyed this.
Previously, I've only listened to one or two songs on this album. Listening to the entire song list was a treat. I had no idea that they were so varied in their sound. They don't sound at all like Lowrider or Why Can't We Be Friends or Spill the Wine. Great songs but Cisco Kid is seriously underrated.
Loved this album, straight into my frequent rotation.
Good short jazz album
Pretty solid funk album. I particularly dug the instrumental tracks
just good stuff innit
Groovy af
I’ve never listened to War before but I love this. I felt so much soul and passion in this. I’m not much of a lyric listener so the long drawn out instrumental passages were a welcome treat.
Never heard of it but I like it, very uplifting music that wants to make you move, will listen again 👍🏻
When I got this album, I thought, which song do I know of theirs again? Oh yeah, Low Rider, that song slaps. You won't find a song like Low Rider on this album, but wow I enjoyed this. I'd love to own on vinyl, the cover art is super cool too. The blend of genres is masterful - soul and jazz and funk and reggae, and just a smooth ride the whole way. It wasn't an instant 5 stars for me, but it might be after I listen again, which I definitely will.
Freaking awesome
I admit I was not familiar with this record, so it was a pleasant surprise. I did enjoy the tracks "The Cisco Kid", "Where Was You At", "Four Cornered Room", and "Beetles in the Bog", but did not find myself digging the others. This is a nice album although I think I might be more partial to their 1975 album, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS. It is a great album when you realize that your favorite track on the album is not the single, "The Cisco Kid", and is instead the final track, "Beetles in the Bog". In the same club of groove and funkiness as Sly and the Family Stone and Santana, only with more love and friendliness. Not a bad club to be in.
Only 6 songs, largely instrumental, but really great rhythms. Includes Cisco Kid. Good background listening music.
1) круто, но затянуто 2) я в ахуе, что они начинали с почти прогфанка, а после перешли к крутым, но простым поп хитам
Four cornered room- track 4- dead funkadelic!
I liked this, very easy to listen to.
Leuke jarenzeventigfunk, in de bonustracks schieten ze ook nog even het bluesstraatje in. Allemaal niet extreem memorabel, maar wel een gezellig uurtje luisterplezier.
Hé, weer een geinige ontdekking. Een funky plaatje deze keer. De instrumentale delen zijn het fijnst. Ze halen met hun instrumenten heel wat uit de kast zonder het er te dik op te leggen. Dat laatste is ook gelijk een nadeel. Het mist daardoor net wat kracht. Aan de zang mankeert wellicht niet zo veel. Maar het voegt zo weinig toe (Zoom, zoom, zoom...). Wellicht niet het beste in zijn categorie, maar leuk om aan de playlists toe te voegen.
Het eerste wat me opvalt bij dit album, is de hoes. Allerlei verschillende tafereeltjes, waarbij je elke keer als je er naar kijkt, nieuwe dingen opvallen. Heel tof gedaan. Net als de muziek. Dit is van die heerlijk rijk aangeklede, funky en jazzy soulmuziek. Je kan op de baslijntjes letten, de drums of juist wat voor gekke instrumenten er worden gebruikt. De complete kast gaat open, maar wel alles functioneel, en niet zomaar om gek te doen om te experimenteren. Ik heb het al wel eerder gezegd bij dit soort muziek, ik word hier vrolijk van. En ik zou dit soort muziek veel vaker op moeten zetten. Het is niet het beste in zijn soort hoor, er zitten al wat jaren 80 oorwurm geluiden in. In nummer 2 zit bijv zo'n klarinet-achtig fluitgeval dat we meer kennen van Karma Chameleon van Culture Club. Maar dit komt dus uit 1972, dat is meer dan 10 jaar eerder. Verder krijgen we flarden van Red Hot Chili Peppers te horen, uiteraard Marvin Gaye, maar ook Isaac Hayes. Heel fijn om te luisteren allemaal. Zelfs een soort free jam van een kwartier is een plezier. Wat je van muziek vindt, kan soms een momentopname zijn. En ik kan me best voorstellen dat ik dit op een ander moment een stuk minder zou vinden. Maar ik kan er nu dus lekker van genieten. Misschien ook wel omdat ik het gevoel heb dat het de laatste tijd nogal karig was qua goede muziek, en ik daardoor nu geneigd ben om een punt extra uit te delen. So be it, dan heeft WAR geluk. Ze krijgen een 4 van me.
‘The World Is A Ghetto’ is a great album. It’s soulful, jazzy, and funky and probably War’s best and most consistent effort. Special mentions for ‘City, Country, City’, the records secret weapon, a Mancuso Loft Classic that has graced dancefloors for decades and grooves for days, and also the title track, which is so good George Benson (amongst others) covered it.
Quite cool
Didn't think I was going to like this at first but it grew on me. The instrumentals throughout the album are really good. Chilled out funk I would describe it as. Prefer the instrumentals to the vocals if i am honest but overall, worth a listen
Solid soul! Really enjoyed this listen.
A delightful blend of Steely Dan and Carlos Santana
I think if War showed up on the music scene today they would quickly become pretty popular in the jam band community. This album is quite good. It's funk and rock and some of the songs are real bops.
Impeccable vibes
First of all, hats off to The Cisco Kid for drinking port; a good port improves every situation! I know two WAR songs ("Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?"), and neither are on The World Is A Ghetto. Regardless, this album has a great bounce. I love the percussion on "The Cisco Kid" and "Beetles in the Bog" and the chromatic harmonica on "Where Was You At" and especially "City, Country, City" which always calls to mind Stevie Wonder and the legendary Toots Thielemans. Something feels gloriously ramshackle about this--fun and loose, playing well but not taking things too seriously--as if WAR is actually Fat Albert's Junkyard Band in disguise as a Santana and Cal Tjader cover band, not to suggest that this doesn't have its own thing going. The first and last third of the album transports me somewhere between The Outsiders and Welcome Back, Kotter; there's a strong nostalgia for a time I never knew. By the time we get to "City, Country, City" and "Four Cornered Room," the album moves to hypnotic travel music, and I'm driving a long stretch of road through the barren desert, clay-colored plateaus barely moving in the distance on my way south for my own Fear and Loathing in Mexico with Carlos Castaneda and Don Juan. Jim Morrison is hitchhiking beside the road, head full of peyote. The AC is out, and the heat has weight but is just bearable with the windows down and a consistent speed. We pass Jim by (I know how "Riders on the Storm" ends) but as we do, part of me psychically connects to Jim's mind and remains there with him as my mind and body keep distancing themselves from each other. Somehow on autopilot, I find myself at a roadside attraction of oddities and observe my body as it walks languidly past God in the form of a burning sagebrush donning a sombrero in order to purchase an Indian headdress for the Native American that transferred itself forever from Jim's soul to mine. Very impressed with this Latin rock jazz fusion. Finally, we can answer the question "War! What is it good for?" Play it again!
pretty cool throughout. sometimes a little boring so it’s a low 4. standout was definitely City, Country, City
Listened to this one in a Four Cornered Room. Sounded like Beetles In the Bog
Pretty cool! I haven’t listened to War much before. Gonna listen more.
My opinion may be coloured by the fact that I got to listen to this during a long sunny drive, but I like to think I would have given this a four any day.
Lively with strong storytelling, you really never know what’s coming next with this one. Even the vocal-less jazz, seemingly improv, track (13 min long!!) was a delight. Chalking that up to the afrobeat influence. Listened to: walking to the movies to see Furiosa. Favorite tracks: The Cisco Kid, City Country City
A 6-song, 44 minute funk album? If you like listening to 10 minute instrumentals 2 out of 3 consecutive songs, this album is for you. And the instrumentals were pretty dope.
I liked this one. Cool vibe
Really enjoyed, loved the feel of this one
Funky with a whole ton of influence from a bunch of genres. I liked the tracks with lyrics the most - probably my favourite was the title track. Also love the album cover, very cool.
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Underrated band
4/5. A slow and methodical soul and rock album that lets you relax and chill along. It feels close to jazz but not quite, like a solid mix between multiple genres. There are moments when it can be a little too slow but it definitely creates an atmosphere of down-trodden luck but also a cacophony of sounds to show community. A great album to vibe to. Best Song: The Cisco Kid, Four Cornered Room, The World is a Ghetto
Really cool 70s funk. Production is great, and some really nice instrumentation going on. Favourite songs: Where Was You At, City, Country, City, The World Is A Ghetto.
Good, easy to listen to, funky music.
The Cisco Kid - 4 Where Was You At - 4 City, Country, City - 3 Four Cornered Room - 3.5 The World is a Ghetto - 3.5 Beetles in the Bog - 3.5
The World Is A Ghetto by War Tuesday 6/11/2024 9:51 S Tier————————— The World Is A Ghetto A Tier————————— Cisco Kid Where Was You At Four Cornered Room B Tier————————— City, Country, City Beatles in the Bog
funky fun
Certainly a dour album, steeped heavily in blues with a dash of soul and funk. The long jams can get a bit slow and dry, but it's a cool enough album to pass the eye test. Favorite tracks: "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid"
Funk rock. I knew Cisco Kid. Fun listen.
Vrhunski album
Pretty good
Unmatched vibes. When these guys are hitting the note, it sounds incredible. War deal in a slow, dark, shuffling funk - but don't let that mislead you into thinking it's lumbering. Each song has so many little moving parts, it's like perceiving the inner working of a pocket watch. And when they don't funk it up, War remain interesting. There are instances of prog-soul, doom and even something approaching a rock version of Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks. The third song had a harmonica riff that reminded me of the very pleasurable music I once heard in Tokyo's Metro Rail Museum. Intoxicating.
This is an album I would love to spend more time with, I don't think I really got to know it. Every once in a while this happens with this list. One side effect of the list is that it gets me to reflect how much of the music I listen to, as eclectic as it is, is really grounded in a tradition and a culture that is in direct relation to my upbringing. Past a certain amount of degrees of relationship, I guess the potential of 'discovery' fades. Past that point, I need to rely on other sources to find out. When I was younger, the music press played that role: I used to religiously read record reviews and music magazines in my teenage years. Or liner notes: the first thing you did when you bought a CD was to read the notes to discover what musicians had to say about who influenced them, or who they sampled. And then you would go to the local library to find these other artists, and that was how I built my culture. The age of streaming does not really allow you to do that anymore, so you have to find other ways and be intentional about it. Or you stay within your niche. Nowadays, I find that reading artists' memoirs gives me a window into their evolution as musicians, and plays that role in mapping out lineages and pointing me towards new music. I also come to appreciate this list as a means to show me towards music that is different from what I usually listen to (even though I struggle with its bias towards white, masculine, western artists). War is one of these bands that the list gives me a chance to get exposed to. And I am so grateful for it. This is a great record, with lots to chew on. The songs feel spacious, obviously funky, and in conversation with the world surrounding them. There is a great sense of place, of community. A song is shared, co-created with a multitude of voices and characters, sometimes singing together and sometimes apart. Four Cornered Room is a mini-masterpiece, with its haunting harmonica. I will be coming back here.
From this album I only knew "Cisco Kid", heard it lots on the radio as a kid. Listened to the album three times, funky and eclectic. Great listen.
Had never heard this but really enjoyed it.
Classic funk soul
Fusion of Funk, Reggae, and Latin. Done extremely well.
Soul, funk, jazz, blues, pop and some hints of latino as well. Surprising, honestly. A great listen overall.
Musically great but not to my taste
Soul, funk, good stuff!
Album was enjoyable soul funk. Like most people I was only familiar with Low Rider and Why Can’t We Be Friends. I really like the intro song Cisco Kid and also how Four Cornered Room really slows down and gets heavier. The album doesn’t feel superfluous at all despite the length of The World is. Ghetto. I think the sound and the lyrics capture the time and place they were writing and performing at very well and I’m glad I got to know a bit more of War through this album.
Solid funk with just the right amount of dirt on it. I love a good extended jam, but agree that certain parts of “City, Country, City” and the title track slightly overstay their welcome. Still, I dig this one well enough and it could potentially keep growing on me over time. 3.5/5
This album is cool
Adding beetles in the bog as my ringtone
lelöoisa..mukava. kun menusi loikoilemaan, vii vsi. nautti a ja äkkiäkö loppuu koko ho.m melkein kesken, voisi vuelä pitempäänkin voinut pitää yllä kun wau... olipa lwppoisa albumi kuin lomailisi maaten, maallapäin horisotäntaLisesti ja nauttisi leppoisast...ja lomapäivä on.. tyttöjä katselen baan... where was you at
I like WAR, always have. They are a good listen. Settle in.
When I saw this was a War album I thought for sure they would have Low Rider on it. I was mistaken. But I'm not too mad at this because this was a pretty good album overall. I also learned there is a lot about War.thr band that I had no idea about. As I've mentioned before with some of these older rock bands, I kind of want that extra component to take it up a level and War has that with the keyboard and sax, etc that gives it the kind of funky or progressive type of sound. Some songs almost kind of reminded me of a Pink Floyd sound, and others kind of dragged on a bit on the run time, but I'm looking forward to discovering more albums from what I wrongly assumed was a one-hit-wonder. Favorite track "The Cisco Kid" 3.5/5
loved it. funky as all get out.
I like this... it's smooth
A solid three-star album of tight grooves elevated to a four by the fantastic title track.
Good stuff, nothing stale.
Such slick production and performances on this. To me, the music paints a picture of urban landscapes as places where people live. They're beautiful, imperfect, a little unsettling, but more than anything, the cities depicted here are alive with people's energy. What a great listening experience this was.
interesting
Very good
A solid slow burn kind of album! Standout Tracks: The Cisco Kid, The World is a Ghetto
When it fully gets into the groove I'm all here for it, but some moments don't fulfill the ambition. 3.5/5
War - The World Is A Ghetto (1972) 4 / 5 Cisco Kid is a killer all time classic song. Where Was You At - Funk, soul and rock this is not too far from a song that might pop up on “Band On The Run”. City, Country, City - Funky jazzy soul. Mellow grooves. Four Cornered Room - Mello vibes for 8 minutes. Beastie Boys would mine this Funky Latin groove feeling 20 years later. The World Is A Ghetto - Mello funk. Beetles In A Bog - This is four minutes of instrumental jamming. They’re really good musicians and the whole album has a Funky Latin jamming vibe, but this song feels a bit more like filler.
Album goes incredibly hard. Sees WAR stretching their limbs out a little more heading into some real expansive jazz/funk/soul jam territory. Personally I love the extended jams on like “City, Country, City.” Think I honestly prefer "All Day Music" ever so slightly, but anytime I listen to WAR I’m left thinking they’re one of the best bands the American experiment has produced.
Hypnotising
This album is a good time, maybe a bit too indulgent on some of the track runtimes. But it's funky music that I can totally groove with. This album cover is everything though! God, I love it so much. It's such an impactful image that perfectly encapsulates the overarching themes and message of this music.
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Pretty rad. The production on this is fantastic and there are a lot of really cool grooves.
Cisco Kid is still a favorite. There are some very long songs here and the album overall makes for some great background listening. The title track is a definite banger! Overall, really enjoyed the album. 4
Great slice of funk.
A mix of genres. Lyrics are still relevant today.
Was nice
Good stuff. Love tracks 1, 2, & 6. The rest was mainly soulful vamping, which was fine.
Slow and instrumental heavy, in a good way. The combination of instruments with the passionate vocals creates a soundscape that's easy to get lost in. Loved the additions of the organ, sax, harmonica, bongos, even steel drums at the end.
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Solid 4 here. Other than Low Rider I was not all that familiar with War. Really enjoyed this. I can see this getting some playtime moving forward (you know, after I get through the next 980 albums or so).
Timeless progressive soul + funk. Complex and catchy with atmosphere and spirit. A
Loved the soul side of the album how it started off. "Cisco Kid" & "World is a ghetto" are amazing - some of the tunes in between are a bit too jazz focused for me.
Really great funk album that deftly mixes in other styles. I particularly like when it incorporates country and western, like the guitar and harmonica playing at the beginning of Four Cornered Room and the subject matter of the otherwise funky Cisco Kid. I don't think the longer songs quite justify their length, and the last track is disappointing compared to the others, but I'm glad I listened to this and it made me want to check out more War.
Ok
Vibes = song length
First time hearing a War album, I’ve previously only had radio exposure to them. Pretty good soul/ rock
Groovy
Listened to this while playing Imperium Classics. I won! This totally brought me back Curtis Mayfield's Superfly, but almost a little more polished or something. I love this era and style of music, and these were some great soul/funk songs that I was previously unfamiliar with!
I can appreciate it, but not my style.
Niceee
rich smooth funk with enough grit and spice to really get things grooving
Wow! To me was an introduction to the genre, and i can happily say that I was surprised. Even tough there are moments that I did not enjoy much, the highs on this record are really satisfying to listen to! 8/10
Class Album with some great grooves. 4 stars all day.
great album, war is good the songwriters war, not the actual thing
What is it good for? If you have to ask it ain’t for you
Love the funky 70’s!
I actually found this powerful and moving. There is depth to the composition and repetition.
This is a good album....I was beginning to thinks I would never listen to a good album again on this journey. I remember this album as a youngster, but did not realize how good the harmonica player is.
Short, enjoyable bit of latin funk. As soon as it finished, I listened to Low Rider though.
The instrumentals slightly outstayed their welcome and dragged on a bit too much for me personally, but the rest of this album was great.
First two tracks are forgettable but the longer pieces are much more interesting. City, Country, City is soulful and jazzy with enough melody to keep me engaged, over some tribal sounding drumming. Four Cornered Room brings the tempo down and goes in a bluesy direction, although, for me, the vocals detract from it. Title track is much better, more soul and saxophone over a steady beat.
Pleasant 70s street funk record - makes you want to drive a low rider with a pimp outfit and talk jive in a blaxploitation movie.
Good album. No t familiar at all but would like to listen more
1972? I thought this came out in the late 80s, god damn this sounds good. Funk and R&B are certifiably not my thing™ but this is a really fun, jammy album with a lot of great moments. Doesn't drag on too long and I didn't find it repetitive, like I do with a lot of other albums in this genre. Cool find, 4/5.
Seems funky from the album cover, I feel like every song is gonna sound the same, but I like the vibe of funk and soul. I want there to be something more than just basic funkyness, but not sure there'll be. First song, I don't like his voice. The sound is fun, I feel like the headphones would be more enjoyable since I hear sound coming from both sides differently. One line is being repeated twice, soo not much lyrics. Ohh the rock part came in, this is the most listened song, so objectively this is the best song. I can hear the jazz, there was rock, reggae is low-key in the game too, I love the genre bending, but it's too permanent wave. Second song, this is a much better sound sonically. The voice is much better and the delivery too. More dancey. Ooooh church vibes with that repeating in group, gospel I mean. The instruments are too good. There better be better songs than this, cause this was amazing, plus the beat is a walk-beat and I love those. Third song, 13 fucking minutes, and there's no lyrics? Just the day before yesterday I was searching for a long jazzy vibed song like Shakey Jake, and this is it. OOOOH THE PROGRESSION, it's more fastbeat, but also mellow, looove that. It's getting more upbeat by each second. It's mostly jazzy, though I can feel the funk with the backup instruments. Half the song passed and another instrument came, jazz is gone and it's fully funk, I think it's keyboard. It was an interlude vibe after that, no dominant instruments. There was little drum noise and a random whistle. At the very end it's very slow, almost intimate. It's an electric guitar I think. It's getting progressive, but stayed sad. This was funn, but I need tha lyrics. Fourth song, country vibes already. Weird fucking instrument played a little and scratched my brain. It's down tempo for now. Gospel came in with the ooo or is it zoom, nope only now they said zoom. Kinda funny delivery. Everyone is singing not sure tho. This is not as good as the others, because it's slow and, wait he's talking I like that voice, well what was I saying was that after the last song I'm in no mood of slowness, plus sonically it's basic. Vocals of that one guy are giving. It's a solo singing now, like his voice, those vocals I mentioned might be his. Basically not amazed, and honestly didn't like it as much. Fifth song, also sad vibed. Nevermind jazz came in and it's upbeat now, though the beat isn't suggesting that. He was singing and the adlibs came way too well, their delivery is great. Ohhh nah I gotta repeat the delivery of the lyrics is tooo good. While sonically it's not what I want, otherwise it's worth being added to my playlist. I can't express the lyrical goodness of this, this is the second best song here, because the second song was too good music wise. Sixth song, gospel start. Instrumentally it's only funk for now. Don't really like it, however, it's danceable. Keyboard is satisfyingly playing. It got progressively at the end, but overall not a big deal, as the song before for example. All and all I think 4 stars is the right choice, I would give 5 if all the songs had the catchyness and both lyrical and sonical goodness. I expected way less than this, though I'm not surprised that I like a funky album.
Funky but a bit repetitive
v good
Really liked the album
This would be the soundtrack to my life if I lived in the dessert
A Mix of Jazz and progressive Soul. Good enough to relisten.
Thought I wasn't going to like this - and then I did! Fun surprise!
4/5 Best Track: The Cisco Kid
Not entirely sure what genre this album falls into but it has a funk feel laced with latin(?) rhythms, great sax, and Hammond organ. Throw in Lee Osker on harmonica and you have a cool combination that I spent many hours listening to in my youth.
Funk jam. Keys/organ go off. City, country, city highlight jam.
Sweet album art. Love how its blue-tones with the broken down Rolls Royce (or similar) taking focus. We're immediately in the funk of it. Meaty bass with some tapped percussion and keys / guitar playing counterpoint. Album centers around City, Country, City that, true to its name, bounces back and forth between more lazy, bucolic sections and driven saxophone heavy jazz sections. I actually like Four Cornered Room the most so far. Just a tense, atmospheric song with soulful vocals, some gospel choir elements, and punchy drums to groove against. Kinda just let The World Is a Ghetto and Beetles in the Bog wash over me in the background. I enjoyed both just fine. All said, this is a solid enough album. Certainly not what I was expecting based on "Low Rider," but I was not disappointed. This is a 3.5 in my mind that leans right into a 4.
This shit is good! Funky fun jazzy feel. Super easy listening and I turned this up a lot. Never listened to the album but I have heard Cisco Kid before. Vaguely have heard of War (low rider) but never listened to full albums. I will need to check out of of there other stuff. World is a ghetto is a jam of a song also. Overall soft 4.5 stars for me.
I was expecting this to be a really heavy, blunt rap album similar to Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury. City, Country, City was a bop. Good album 👍
That was a super laid back nice album that had some great instrumentals. Would definitely like to smoke a cigar and play dominoes with this on
Only know Low Rider by War, and I like that song so needless to say I'm pumped for some psychedelic soul, jazz, and progressive soul (thanks wiki). This is a fun listen! I'm in City, Country, City and it's a whirlwind. Reminds me of some old skool Santana. Four Cornered Room would be sick on psychedelics - honestly this entire album would be a vibe. High 4
Very refreshing. Solid, honest music. Mucho enjoyo.
I came in suspicious of some of these song lengths. However, I don’t feel like this album was self indulgent like so many albums of this time. This album was simply locked into a groove. The music was a tight mix of funk and Latin music wrapped in a progressive soul package. The musicianship was phenomenal and the album was a lot of fun to listen to.
I had no idea this group sang both Low Rider and Why Can't We Be Friends! Such diffefent songs. And they sound very different from this album too. My favorite here was probably The World Is A Ghetto, but it was all actually pretty good.
A rhythmically rich and textured melange of influences, including blues, jazz, afro-Caribbean, and Latin. Powerful grooves, long jams interspersed by Delphic declarations. Incredible bass work and tasteful harmonica solos from Lee Oskar. can’t believe I had never listened to this. Wondering if this is a “missing link” album tying together blues and disco.
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Interesante, arriba los álbumes cortos y el funk inspired music
Fun to listen to!
Great, just great!
4 stars.... cool flow
This is just a neat, relaxing album. It plays in the background well, which is not the highest possible complement for an album that has a social consciousness baked into the lyrics, but it is a good album overall. Lots of cool funky and afrobeat stuff 4/5
I was absolutely jamming to this. Right place right time
4.25
Stunning, beautifully crafted deep soul grooves and cuts, War were a cut above the rest and this album showcases an ambitious and luscious production style.
Really good album. I think the track City Country city is my favorite.
4.5 This album fuckin slaaaaps, the world really do be a ghetto
liked this alot 4.5/5
Nice album. It could have been a little bit more funky.
Something for almost everybody on this, really solid blend of genres and style
War might be the band whose body of work is most unfairly eclipsed by their famous singles. "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends" are great pop songs, but their first few albums are so rich and varied, and this is probably the best of them (and certainly the best album they made after Eric Burdon left). Like The Temps' All Directions, can be paired with Curtis Mayfield's Curtis for an excellent evening of listening.
Heard War songs here and there of course but never listened to a full album. For some reason I thought they were way dubbier than this? Really enjoyed it though. Enjoyed the meandering, jazzier parts especially on tracks like "The World Is a Ghetto" more than I thought I would.
Listened to a mono, which had nice separation of instruments across the L-R channels. been listening to a lot of War since I was a kid, but not some of the deep cuts on here. The harmonica differentiates from their other soul-funk contemporaries. Heavy emphasis on rhythm and groove. Delves a bit into jazz funk.
"The World Is a Ghetto" by War, released in 1972, is a landmark album that seamlessly blends various genres like funk, soul, jazz, and Latin rhythms. The title track, a standout, combines intricate instrumentation with socially conscious lyrics. This album showcases War's ability to create a musical tapestry that resonates with both intellect and emotion. Tracks like "The Cisco Kid" and "City, Country, City" further illustrate the band's versatility and storytelling prowess. Earning a solid 4/5, "The World Is a Ghetto" is celebrated for its musical innovation and cultural impact. It remains a testament to War's ability to create socially relevant music that stands the test of time.
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Great album, could definitely listen to more like this
Classic stuff
It was pretty good.
Fantastic grooves, loved my walk to this album. Lyrically sparse but that made it feel more powerful. This record made me crave making music with a group and being really locked in.
War is another classic group. I've heard a couple songs but not the whole album. Well worth a listen.
Cisco Kid is a great track. 4/5 Funky, Jazzy and deep. A great listening experience