Reviews (page 9 of 12)
Pretty cool, not heard this before - similar vibes to Funkadelic imo
Progressive Soul, love this!
Feels like Fleetwood Mac but Black
Cool stuff.
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.
Good, but kind of bland and anti-climactic for what I was expecting.
This was very funky. I thought I recognised some of the riffs from samples of more recent songs.
Cool album overall, enjoyed the listen, especially “The Cisco Kid”. I soon realised, however, that it had kind of faded in the background. “The World is a Ghetto” is an enjoyable album, albeit just a little forgettable for me. Maybe a few more listening sessions will change my mind, but for now I think it’s mid-tier. 2.8/5, not bad but by no means remarkable.
Lovely fusion of jazz, funk, and soul music. As comes with jazz albums, there are 10 minute instrumental singles, however, they're filled with enough switches and Tempo changes to make them feel shorter than they are. Definitely an album to be played and listened to multiple times and get a different feel each time. I'd give it a 9/10.
Super fedt album med funk, soul, rock og Jazz & der er dansk islæt ved Lee Oskar som harmonikaspiller
Make me dance
frekar gott fönkskotið rokk. aðra umferð. 3,5.
3.5
Soulful funk
Very enjoyable album!
True and funky.
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
WAR - real nice mix of Soul and R&B. A treat. Poor Frisco Kid, he was a friend of mine
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.
I can see that this album is revolutionary. I see how it set up funk for the rest of the 1970s. While there is amazing instrumentation, it just hasn't clicked with me the way some other funk albums have. I bet it will grow on me, but for now, I have to give it a 3. Best Songs: The World Is A Ghetto Worst Songs: Where Was You At
Nice production on this one and good fun stuff although not my genre really. Will I listen to again: 30%
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.
6.5/10 Nice, good vibes and excellent musicianship Really reminded me of the music of Curtis Mayfield Lyrics dragged it down slightly- not super-high effort tbh But the tunes were mostly excellent, maybe a bit meandering at points Best: Where was you at
This is a very solid album. "City, Country, City" is just 🤯. I now must listen to their entire discography.
I like City, Country, City but probably wouldn't revisit the album
Definitely sounded like the 70's bluesy&jazzy - 3-4 minute synth solos :-)
Certified jam, funky as hell. Really enjoyed this one, so diverse and interesting.
I quite enjoyed this album.
This was a nice album. Nothing about it "wowed" me or really spoke to me personally, but I did find it fun and easy to listen to. I'd probably give it 3.5 stars, because it was better than "middle of the road" for me, but I have to give it 3 on this scale, because it doesn't rise to what I think a 4 is, for me, which is something I would want to go back to or put in my rotation.
Not bad, but not great. Nice as background music.
It was alright
Been away for six weeks and this hasn't got any better. Found this one bland, self indulgent, lacking energy and why did these songs need to be so long. The seventies produced some great music but a lot of shit also. Not for me.
0 stars actually
Soul, Reggae, Jazz, 1972 -> 3
Nice album. Great funk band. Eric Burdon probably feels a little hard done by to not make the list but you know who else is not on here at all? Lionel Richie or Commodores. 3 Pet Shop Boys albums though. List is crazy.
My second funk album in a row. This is more experimental, with influences from jazz, which I liked. Great album.
Don’t know. Didn’t listen.
Great. 4
Love the sound of motown with soulful lyrics. Good album
Funky, groovy, psychedelic, SOULFUL. Solid solid solid album.
Un excelente álbum de soul/funk con tintes de rock y en ocasiones steady. La extensión de ciertas pistas podría considerarse un tanto exagerada, sin embargo, el LP fluye de manera armónica. No sé si el trabajo habrá influido en alguna otra banda, ya que no me manejo demasiado dentro de ese espectro de la música pop, pero lo disfrute bastante y espero que cualquiera que lea mi review le de una oportunidad. Pd: "Why can we be friends?", probablemente sea la peor canción de la discografía de War.
Like a funky Pink Floyd. Liked this more than I thought I would.
The World is a Ghetto is quite a crazy album if i do say so myself. It generally has some very odd instrument usage and some of the lyrics also feel pretty crazy to actually hear. But this is chaos that i kinda enjoy. This actually helps it to be a pretty original sounding funk album especially with all the keyboard usage (i think that's what that instrument is). Even with all the chaos, it never became too overbearing and was reasonably fun to listen to. This isn't an album that i would want to come back to all the time but with it's craziness, its still a good listen. Best Song: Where Was You At Worst Song: City, Country, City
Didn’t do a lot for me.
Good, up beat, gritty, blues and jazz inspired. Lots of horns.
More cow bell!! Kidding…but not really. Was not prepared for a 13 minute instrumental. Very funky with an interesting exploration of sound. Personally I felt each song was a little too long; started to get repeatitive and boring. Could have done with 5-6 minute instrumentals versus 9-11. Great harmony on the few songs with words. Overall not bad. Honestly didn’t know what to expect.
Lots of funkadelic instrumentals I wasn’t expecting that - knew them but never got into them - that’s the point though isn’t it :)
Nice fusion of soul, jazz, and funk with a laid-back vibe. Clearly very talented group. There are a couple of good grooves. Still, some of these songs are way too long. I don’t mind a long jam as long as it holds my attention. I will not revisit this. I was actually very surprised to learn that this was Billboard magazine's Album of the Year and best-selling album of 1973. Never would have guessed that. I’ve never even heard of this album before
This was not for me. It fell into the background, and I didn't connect to the album.
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.
Okay album.
Some good songs
The World Is a Ghetto is the fifth album by War, originally released in 1972. Man this is a dark, funky, psychedelic masterpiece. The way it's mixed makes the bass extra juicy. The lyrics are powerful while remaining catchy. Don't even get me started on that cover art... Apparently this album sold a shit ton and ended up winning Billboard magazine's Album of the Year for 1973. I was previously only familiar with War's work with Eric Burdon, so it was cool to see how this band progressed without him. They were definitely experimenting with jamming a bit more... a lot of these songs clock in at 8+ minutes. The jams are super tight though and don't seem to overstay their welcome at all. Banging album.
Soul psicodélico progresivo. Ni fu ni fa.
jazz, progressive soul. Se escucha bien. Pero no me llama la atención.
13 minute instrumental is too much
Easy listen. Varies between 70s rock and funk in my ears. Love the songs The Cisco Kid and City, Country, City.
Starts strong and then sort of meanders.
Somtething different and although good its not life changing music. Good musicians and instrumental songs are very good. I just cluldnt get into it, maybe its just not my type of music.
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.
Wish I had more words to express why I like this album, but the songs here don't need to overburden themselves with lyrics, so I hope the stars suffice.
Soulful, dynamic and groovy
Like a 3.5. I liked the titular song but the others never caught my attention.
Issa cool
Groovy but a bit boring
Bisschen Funk, Bisschen Jazz Für mich eine Neuentdeckung
I always just assumed that the song “War” (What is it good for?) was by War, like how Black Sabbath has a song called Black Sabbath on their album “Black Sabbath”. Good God, y’all - I’m embarrassed by my ignorance here. The World is a Ghetto is solid and funky, and maybe a little world-weary. The musicianship exceptional and engaging…this is a record well worth revisiting.
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.
Better than I thought
Good, overall average. I would not mind re listening to this.
That was cool
3.2
It was alright
Beautiful, funky and soulful
This kind of renews the debate about if Prog can be commercial because this is one song after another of a band just riffing and plain showing off - AND YET. It’s great!!! And apparently LOTS of people thought so because it sold a ton of records and won Album of the Year. Was much of it tuneful or whistleable? Not for me, but as groovy background music, it did the trick, and quite nicely indeed. Also, this song auto played when the album was over. Does this count as commercial prog? :slight_smile:
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
Bueno
This very much grabbed my interest and I am very curious to hear more of this band.
What an experience this was. Thematically there's a lot to think about with this album as well as War's other music. But it's also just so dang fun to listen to. There's a little bit of everything. Jazz? Yep. How about some Latin and reggae? Yep. What about soulful blues? Plenty of that too. And it all blends together perfectly to make each track so distinct and so unpredictably interesting. The title track was my favorite on the album and some of the most cutting social commentaries I've heard in music (even as it ends with a somewhat hopeful outlook), but I'll definitely revisit "City, Country, City" and "Four Cornered Room" as well. Guitar solos over organs are gonna get me every time. Dueling sax solos over organs will, too. And they incorporated harmonica in a *good* way (not sorry, Dylan) along with wind chimes and even a gong to give so much more character to each musical interlude, so that by the time you return to the verse, you feel like you're in a whole new place entirely.
What can I say - funky, ambient, soothing - enjoyable
there's some great music on this album but too much fucking around for this to be truly good. i swear city, country, city just sat on the same 2 chord vamp for 8 minutes straight, which is usually my sort of shit, but they didn't do anything with it to make it my sort of shit. it felt like listening to the sort of band practice you have in your teens where you start playing your repertoire but get bored halfway through the first song and end up jamming on it for the rest of the hour. from the gospel of francisco vincent zappa: "we was playing the same old song / in the afternoon, and sometimes we would / play it all night long / it was all we knew, and easy too / so we wouldn't get it wrong"
I enjoyed a lot of this album. Some of the funkier bits weren't my thing, but there was a lot of cool organ riffs. Probably won't listen to this one much again because it's not a style that resonates super strongly for me.
goood seventies sound
4.5/5 Nicely varied, really enjoyable album. The second side is amazingly good. The Cisco Kid 2.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Where Was You At 5/5 City, Country, City 4/5 Four Cornered Room 5/5 (FAV) The World Is A Ghetto 5/5 Beetles In The Bog 4.5/5
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the name of the band, and I knew the song Lowrider - this was fine, but felt like it took forever to get through.
Some good tracks, but also pretty self-indulgent with the prog-funk elements
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
This is a nice little funky War album with none of the radio songs, but entirely listenable. I found this a pleasure. Totally in keeping with their style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3SdUX_D-m4
War, what is it good for? Apparently just one great song, which isn’t on this album. “Cisco Kid” and “Where Was You At” are fine, but the extremely extended instrumental of “City, Country, City” was a slog to get through. There is an interesting blend of soul, funk, and prog rock here that is pretty unique, but it only really clicks on the second half of “Four Cornered Room.” War’s biggest and most lasting hit is, of course, “Low Rider,” and it’s a bit of a surprise to find that it was on the same album as “Why Can’t We Be Friends.” Perhaps that is a better album to represent the band?
Turns out I don't like prog-soul any more than I like prog-rock. First couple songs are good and then we fall into jazz pretensions that go on FOREVER (or at least that's what it feels like). I can appreciate the musicianship, but it's not my cup of tea.
For psychedelic/progressive anything, this is pretty good. The longer songs drone on a bit much, but the core sounds is appealing.
155/1001
The Wikipedia blurb said it best: “jazz-funk”. Loved it!
Cisco Kid is a great tune. The rest of it was not notable but not terrible
Very funky and very cool. Somehow War was totally off my radar.
Fun!
Fan of the greatest hits for years, on repeat early in my college years. This full album has its moments but the longer songs get monotonous for me.
Beetles In The Bog
Jam band/jazz vibe that I did not associate with War. Nice background music.
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 fell a bit behind on writing my reviews, so I'm doing this like a week later (as I relisten to the album). I listened to it at work like a week ago, remember liking it enough, and remember basically none of it now that I'm writing this (though it's coming back to me a bit). Overall, perfectly enjoyable music, but clearly not particularly memorable to me. This is the fifth album by War, a soul-jazz band. The best song on here by far is the opening track "The Cisco Kid". This is their sound at its peak, it's groovy and a bit funky and really easy to listen to. It doesn't totally fall apart after this, but nothing quite reaches that level again the rest of the album. Overall a perfectly enjoyable listen, but nothing that is going to stick with me too much. I will say that I really do like the album cover on here, it's a pretty cool piece of art that honestly kind of captures the sound somehow, I'm into it. Favorite song: The Cisco Kid Other: The World Is A Ghetto 8/6/24
Happy to add this one to my relaxing/slow day music rotation.
Quite the interesting listen. A lot going on here and I liked the different genres that came and went as the album progressed. I generally liked what was going on while listening, but some of it was a miss. Don't think I'd seek out again, but it was a good listen.
Super repetitive. Loved the sax solos though.
Quite liked this, a mish mash of jazz, soul, and a few other genres, definitely had enough ideas to keep my attention for one listen. 6 songs over 43 minutes definitely meant some songs were longer than they needed to be but it never got too frustrating. First song was the best. Dont think I'd make the effort to listen to it again but I wouldn't mind it.
Got into it the longer it went on - and it was certainly long. Four Cornered Room was the standout, I liked how it bopped along. Mildly enthused.
Never heard of these I don't think. Nice to have something a bit different and I enjoyed it. Pretty funky, if not a bit long and winding in parts.
Pretty good vibes. Sort of a Latin jazz. Good, but I probably won't come back to it.
Excellent, but we knew that, right?
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.
OK album. This is solid funk/soul, but it's not something I was really digging or would listen to again and again. ***
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.
Really jazzy really smooth. This is the kinda vibe I wanna hear in a speakeasy or a bar with a jukebox. Sipping on some lemonade on my porch and relaxing. I think we have finally found the first album I'm throwing into my library! The exact jazz I adore.
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.
Cisco Kid is such a great song. Liked the funkiness of this, but some songs were just too long. 3/5
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.
jazz, progressive soul. Se escucha bien. Pero no me llama la atención.
Well this was a pretty fine listen. The highs are really high, if you know what I mean, man.
overlong and not for me but perfectly pleasant
Enjoyed that.
Liked Song The Cisco Kid
4 maybe 5
Funky album, great instrumentals. Grooved through this whole thing, even though the subject matter is a little heavy.
It’s ok
the first song was easily the worst and put me off a bit, but the rest was very pleasant. nothing super standout but i can see myself returning for the relaxed vibe. great for a train ride.
Fuck me but this album is so repetitive. Everything would be so much more enjoyable if it lasted for at most half of the time it does. Still, I can't understand how Fleetwood Mac didn't get the shit sued out of them for ripping off Beetles in the Bog for Tusk
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
Exactly my kinda shit. The title track dragged a lil bit imo, besides that everything was absolutely flawless.
This was pretty good. I would totally listen to this again.
I really liked this, very funky and for some reason the 13 minute jam held my interest!
big meh
It was pretty good
"City, Country, City" is the top track.
5/10. I'll not place a detailed rating here as this isn't really something I vibe with very much. Some snippets of tracks here and there catch my attention, but this certainly isn't my thing.
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.
+: Where Was You At, City, Country, City, Four Cornered Room, The World Is a Ghetto +-: The Cisco Kid, Beetles in the Bog 6,9/10
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.
Interesting mix. Not my style
Loved this album, straight into my frequent rotation.
Standard funk fare, I remain to still be fully convinced of the true depths of funk.
Good short jazz album
Pretty solid funk album. I particularly dug the instrumental tracks
City, Country, City // Four Cornered Room // The World Is A Ghetto // 3.5/5
Lovely
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 👍🏻
I liked this. The musicianship was wonderful. Favourite track: City, Country, City.
Good, slow, good 4 vinyl purchase album cover fire
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.
This is just piggin' excellent. Start to finish, it's absolutely The Tits.
Ik hoor soul, jazz, funk, reggae, blues op dit album. Je zou het geweldig kunnen vinden, maar ik vind het wat teveel en daardoor klikt het album totaal niet bij me. Daarbij helpt het niet dat er (met name op side A) een aantal geluiden aanwezig zijn die wat gedateerd klinken. Het is kwalitatief zeker geen slecht album, maar het is gewoon niet mijn album. Als ik hier een 3 voor zou geven zou ik mezelf voor de gek houden.
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.
Day178 - makes me wonder how many war albums are in this list cause this one is just ok
Stranded with a flat tire in a Ghetto in 1972. According to a contemporary reviewer from the Rolling Stone it pushes soul and jazz further to afro-roots music.
Better than I was expecting, but not really my thing
Only 6 songs, largely instrumental, but really great rhythms. Includes Cisco Kid. Good background listening music.
Hmm, not really for me
I felt like I was walking on a tungsten lit street late night, dancing with strangers. All good vibes!
1) круто, но затянуто 2) я в ахуе, что они начинали с почти прогфанка, а после перешли к крутым, но простым поп хитам
very striking and fervent music this time around. usually i don't really favor classic dance and soul tracks that go on for long lengths, but this album does it in a way that keeps me engaged and interested throughout its duration. the trick is to have a nice few variations if you got a base progression going on. the vocals are smooth, the drumlines are smooth... everything is just so buttery.
Starts off pretty nice but those long songs really lose me. Overall not a bad listen though.
Four cornered room- track 4- dead funkadelic!
Funky, but not get a high score funky.
Overall very forgettable music.
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.
Not exactly my jam but I love the harmonica-play on this album. 3,5
‘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.
Great 70's funk. 3.5*
Mig langaði mikið til að fíla þetta en lagasmíðin er bara ekki nógu áhugaverð.
Quite cool
Four Cornered Room, The World is a Ghetto, and, to a lesser degree, Beetles in the Bog, are great. The Cisco Kid is a decent banger, though repetitious and lacking in the narrative department of the usual Western/Cowboy songs. But "City, Country, City" lacks much emphasis and just aimlessly goes on and on and is therefore rather longwinded at 13 minutes; and Where Was You At is bland and forgettable.
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
What the…
If Why Can't We Be Friends was a five (which it is) then this is no where near it. Doesn't need to be here and detracts from their better work
War? What is it good for? The funk apparently...
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
It was pretty relaxing background music as I worked.
A solid funk album from a solid funk band. I really respect the musicianship displayed on this album and enjoyed the listen but I found myself getting easily distracted with this one.
I have always been anti-war, but this seems like a just-war I can support. Just some groovy tunes here. Funk, groove, jazz, psychedelic, a bit of Latin, it's a nice soup of music. The titular track is my favorite.
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!
Funky soul jams with some Latin spice. I can dig it! Faves: "City, Country, City" and "Beetles In The Bog."
I liked this one, but with the song lengths, I didn't feel like I could really sit and listen and think it over like some of the others. A lot of really cool instrumentation and layering throughout with a lot of cool funk feel. Seems like the type of album you sit in your room and veg out to.
Nothing spectacular, but solid.
Had never heard the album. The only song I'd heard was The Cisco Kid. Really enjoyed the album. Great production. Strong 3. "Eat the salted peanuts out the can"
Only heard Cisco Kid before but enjoyed the rest of the album too. I'm surprised/impressed it was Billboard's top album of the year! Seems like it wouldn't have broad enough appeal for that, but it's cool that it sold so well.
Super funky album! It's out there and all over the place but a very cool sound on this one. It didn't blow me away but it's solid.
WAR significan Funk-Latin-Rock-Soul-lo que sea pero de exquisita calidad. La última actuación de Jimi Hendriz fue con ellos apenas antes de fallecer. Fue la banda que fundó Eric Burdon tras The Animals y que tuvo que abandonar por un ataque de asma. A pesar de ello la banda no solo sobrevivió sino que creció y tuvo un éxito aún mayor. En cierto modo, recogen el legado de Santana (que por aquel entonces andaba metido en discos menos latinos y más orientados al Jazz-fusión) junto con Malo (la banda del hermano de Carlos Santana) que ese mismo año publican su debut y otro disco más, ambos muy recomendables. Este The world is a ghetto es su álbum más conocido y de paso el mejor. También es muy recomendable el siguiente, Deliver the Word. Abreo con Cisco Soul, que es una fiesta. Es uno de sus temas más famosos y exitosos. Where was you at introduce toques de jazz. City, Country, City lo hace con una armónica que fusiona country-folk con free jazz y soft-rock y psicodelia sin abandonar la pulsión latina. Una delicia de casi 15 minutos para cerrar la primera cara del disco. Four Cornered Room, son casi 9 minutos de odisea piscodélica, The World Is a Ghetto es el otro gran éxito del disco (en su versión comprimida de 4 minutos, obviamente). Un tema con mucho desarrollo instrumental pero que es plenamente disfrutable. Beetles in the Bog cierra el álbum con otro instrumental. Otros discos de 1972 fueron: Debuts de Steely Dan, Roxy Music, Paul Simon, Big Star, Neu¡, ¿Fela Kuti? y Lou Reed (además de su espléndido Transformer ) Discos expecionales como los de David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Todd Rundgren - Something/ Anything?, Stevie Wonder – Talking Book y Music of my mind, Elton John-Honky Château, Nick Drake – Pink Moon, Yes – Close to the Edge, Miles Davis – On the Corner, Neil Young – Harvest, The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St, Curtis Mayfield – Super Fly, Raspberries- Fresh, Genesis – Foxtrot, Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview, Deep Purple- Machine Head y Made in Japan, Joni MIttchell- For the roses, Tangerine Dream - Zeit, T Rex- The slider, Kevin Ayers- Whatevershebringswesing, la banda sonora The harder they come... una cosecha excelente.
pretty cool throughout. sometimes a little boring so it’s a low 4. standout was definitely City, Country, City
What a rich album, unfortunately not connectable at 1st listen for me at least…
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.
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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
background music but good
A little too much of this, and a little too less of that... and a 13 minute song I did not like.
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.
This album contains everything. Soul, Funk and Blues. It was good fun at the start. I really enjoyed the Cisco kid, But after a while the album got repetitive with long instrumentals kicking in from city country city. Favourite song: the cisco kid Least favourite: City, country city was far too jazzy for me Album artwork: Brilliant
cool album to funk out to. really good car ride music.
I liked this one. Cool vibe
Really enjoyed, loved the feel of this one
Discazo. Es decir, es una absoluta joya. Nunca había escuchado nada de "War", y como primera escucha me quedé pasmada, el sonido es increíble y las voces están a la altura de ese sonido cargado de sentimiento y emoción. Mi canción favorita sin duda es "City, Country, City".
Musically, this album is really great. I know Zeal and Ardor came out way after War... But there are some similarities in composition that I noticed... And Zeal and Ardor is awesome. Lyrically, this album is meh... Not much is being said. Or I'm missing the point. Regardless, the repetition in each song are similar throughout the album, and it's mainly due to the vocal parts. Not necessarily a bad thing... But a lot of the songs sound like each other. I'm happy this album wasn't too long or that would have really bothered me.
2nd recommended album - Not a fan of the first 2 songs. However, the 2nd half picks it up for me. An okay overall but still not my cup of tea.
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.
01) The Cisco Kid - 8,0 02) Where Was You At - 8,0 03) City, Country, City - 7,0 04) Four Cornered Room - 7,0 05) The World Is a Ghetto - 7,5 06) Beetles in the Bog - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,42 (74/100) Current ranking: 114/204 Pleasant enough but nothing more.
City country city-ben 10 perc felé a kis marimba vagy vibrafon binyó nagyot megy
cool
I did not expect that type of sound from 1973. Billboards Album of the Year as well.
Fine. Not my jam. I don’t need eight and 10 minute experimental songs.
Enjoyable and well-layered. I'd never heard of this album before but am glad to know it.
Good
Just okay, probably more suited to being played at an outdoor bar versus general listening
Good not great
Significantly more laid back than we were anticipating from the name of the artist.
Underrated band
Musical perfection.
Laidback, spacious grooves, with plenty of improvisation. Good album, but maybe not in my pantheon of funk and soul.
Man, this one hit so good on the commute today. On the train, eyes closed, feeling the mood of every track. The energy lift of cisco, the bop of Where Was You At, the groove of CityCountryCity (btw that sudden mood change towards the end took me by surprise), the trip in Four Cornered Room (zoom zoom zoom), and Ghetto and Beetles, of course the namesake of the album followed by a great closer. Anyway, I'm done being wordy. Gonna take an immediate 2nd listen because I don't want this to end.
Uninspiring and lackluster r&b, funk and soul. War seems to act as parliament funkadelic in some of the movements on this album and its good music but it lacks something in either genre or category its operating in to make it a mainstay for me. Still, good music.
An easy listening album
Slow, funky, soul jams with some hints of psychedelia and some long tracks (some overstay their welcome a bit). Casual, infectious grooves. Solid bass, nothing too flashy. Rad organ. Just a playing it cool vibe going on here. Solid listen but doesn’t stand out as next level. I mostly can’t decide whether it’s worthy of repeated close listen or just really excellent background music. I don’t love the pacing - the 3 long tracks in the middle start to drag a bit.
not really my jam
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
Awesome funk. Lovely
Good album
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.
Listened Before? N It was okay. A little jammier and more repeat-y than I like from funky stuff like this but still solid work. Some of the song lengths are insane. I see why it's on the list but I probably won't revisit it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Cisco Kid
Good, easy to listen to, funky music.
Typically I really enjoy funk bands but this one never took me to the next level. Good, but not anything amazing.
The World is a Ghetto I only know the well known War Songs; Low Rider and Why Can’t We Be Friends. And the only thing I know about the band themselves was that Eric Burdon was in them for a bit. The Cisco Kid is a great, great soul/funk/latin groove with just enough jazziness to be interesting without being distracting or taking it too close to easy listening lounge jazz. Where Was You At carries on the strong start, dialling up the funk and soul a bit more, very nice track. City, Country, City, as well as being silly long, does slide way too far into that MOR lounge sound, with the added bonus of 70s sitcom theme tune sounding influences. The last minute or so is ok, but this isn’t a great song, the blandness is a bit all encompassing. Four Cornered Room brings it back though, a kind of bluesy soul groove. I love the ominous feeling of the intro building to that psychedelic rock guitar ahead of the vocals. The big cymbal crash comes a bit out of nowhere though. Unlike City, Country, City this doesn’t feel long, despite being 8 and a 1/2 minutes long. Great track, probably the stand out. The World is a Ghetto is very good, although it occasionally leans a little bit close to that lounge jazz sound, but the bass and guitar keep things on track for the most part. It also does feel its length, but still a good song. Beetles in the Bog is a fun funk/soul/jazz tune with some added steel drums, I like the phasing and panning in the intro and the keyboards. I guess the title is a reference to the Beatles with the British vernacular of bog? Overall I liked this, reminded me of Donny Hathaway, and not just the use of the word ghetto. This type of album can fall into that bland easy listening lounge sound, but apart from City, Country, City and some bits of the title track it manages to keep on the more interesting soul/funk/rock/psychedelic/blues side of things and is a rewarding listen. It also sounds very good, a really rich and full sound without being cloying. Tricky to rate. At the moment it sits right between 3 and 4, but I think it will benefit from more listens and will go on my rotation. I’d be happy giving it 3 or 4 but as it’s a grey rainy day I’ll stick with 3. ⭐⭐⭐
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
06/11/24 S Tier—————————5 A Tier—————————4 Where Was You At B Tier—————————3 City Country City Four Cornered Room The World is a Ghetto C Tier—————————2 Cisco Kid Beetles in The Bog D Tier—————————1
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
Я не понимаю этот фрифлоу балдёж. Типа вот у меня есть rat taxi -- крутой альбом в котором я ЧУВСТВУЮ крысиный городок и житуху маленького крысиного таксёрика. А тут... мир гетто не чувствую. Не моё.
This is why I have a lot of Greatest Hits albums. By the time I was finished I had forgotten how great Cisco Kid is. Rated D- or barely a 2.
Man who the hell needs Lowrider? awesome album! Stuck with it from start to finish, love the tempo and the horns, really glad this popped up on the list. My only gripe is its too short, great contribution though! Where Was You At is my favorite off this.
Really enjoyed this. Sounded like a south of the border Stevie Wonder album at times. Glad to find out they have more depth than just Lowrider!
Super cool, incredibly layered, surprising. A better listen than I was anticipating.
Ok to listen to but I will probably not come back to it and do it again. But let’s see.
funky fun
I knew Cisco Kid and that is the only song I had previously heard on this album. I do not know if I would go back and listen to this often, but it deserves a place in this book. The two long jams on this album go by quickly and never seem to drag. Fun album and if I ever make a War playlist then I would put several songs from here on that album.
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"
I don't live in a ghetto, that's probably why I didn't like it
Funk rock. I knew Cisco Kid. Fun listen.
I love Cisco Kid and War's overall sound and vibe but most of the songs here are pretty forgettable. Like, I'm pretty sure I own a copy of this on vinyl but don't care enough to confirm.
I enjoyed listening to this album, but (a) never having listened to a War album before, and (b) with a pretty meager Wikipedia entry as a guide, I'm not really sure if this is among their best, and (c) it appears that this is the only War album in this collection, so I'm left feeling like I would have liked an even better War album than this one (maybe "Why Can't We Be Friends?"). "City, Country, City" was both intriguing and maddening, as it has a lot of great segments, but seems way too long and meandering for what I think they were trying to accomplish. I think I enjoyed "The Cisco Kid" the most, and a close second the radio-version title track (and foolishly heard "The Four-Cornered Room" as "the porcelain room," which gave a decidedly different take on the song...).
I like the music more than I liked the songs themselves--their way of singing didn't resonate with me.
Gave it a few goes and thought it was fine. Some good moments but nothing to really grab my attention. The jazz/soul variations of rock are always interesting to discover, drawing from a slightly different palate of instrumentation to what I'm used to in the rock genre. Overall it felt nice for the background but not one I feel the need to add to my collection.
I like the vibe, but I didn’t feel myself falling into the music, and was just thinking about other things most of the time.
This list really is seven degrees of Remember the Titans. I feel like there have been so many connections. Apparently these guys sing that one song Spill the Wine in that one scene. Sunshine pulls up looking obviously out of place with long blonde hair. Bertier: “hey guys, look at that fruitcake” Yost: “Gary keep your mouth shut” Sunshine’s dad: “hey we just moved here from Virginia, my boy plays quarterback” Yost: well we’re pretty set at the qb position but y’all should try up at north high school” Sunshine’s dad: “we tried up there but they don’t let blacks play with whites. The way I see it, if you can fight a war together you can play football together” Sunshine picks up a football and throws it a quarter mile and hits bertier in the back. Julius laughing hysterically: “oh fruitcake huh?” Great song. Great scene. Oh the album? It was aight
I liked it. Not too long and thematically consistent. Good sounds and good vibes.
We're almost a tenth of the way through this list and one thing I've learned is that the extra long track was a very popular move during the 60s and 70s. Unfortunately for my millennial mind, a 12 minute song causes me to eventually lose interest if I'm not listening to it live. The album is funky, it has socially conscious lyrics, and it jams, but it also makes me tune it out eventually. Not bad at all, and would make good background music.
Do you think bands plan on making 10+ minute long songs, or is it a situation where they need to fill time? "Alright everyone that's a wrap. Good work. Wait a minute... we've only got 23 minutes here. Think you guys can just sort of jam out for another 20 minutes?" I was vibing with this album at the start, but it started to lose me with the long songs.
Vrhunski album
Started strong; went down hill fast
Pretty good
I'm at 'Four Cornered Room' right now and I think it's time for the generator to give me some boring stinkers again. Another album I gladly listened to.
It is a rather apt saying and a rather apt feeling. What the now difficult to search these days band named WAR managed to achieve with this record is quite impressive in scope and ambition, paring funk with jazz in ways that are accessible and easy to grasp all the while not deviating from the concept at hand. The two ten minute plus jams in the middle of each of the album's sides do the majority of the heavy lifting and demonstrate the overall feeling that was in the air at that time. The world is a ghetto? You don't say.
Vibed witj this album immensely, though Four Cornered Room dragged on for far, far too long for what it is. Favorite Track: City, Country, City
Stellar album. Definitely historic and important. I will maybe pull it up again, but even if I don't I feel enriched from the experience
I don't know, it's War. They do good work. I didn't love it but it's War.
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.
Spiritual and raw.
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.
It’s just not for me
Inte min kopp te direkt.
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
2,5
Fusion of Funk, Reggae, and Latin. Done extremely well.
3.3
Good mix of styles, hard not to groove.
I can feel the degree of feeling and the freshness of the sound... like, I can hear the accomplishment of refining/mastering something unique. And that is pretty cool. It's sonically pleasing between the musical jazziness and production technique. Something major about its representation of a pretty specific era is lost on me. I like it but also can't have all of it.
Soul, funk, jazz, blues, pop and some hints of latino as well. Surprising, honestly. A great listen overall.