War - The World Is A Ghetto (The Complete Sessions) (2023) [Vinyl]
BAND/ARTIST: War
- Title: The World Is A Ghetto (The Complete Sessions)
- Year Of Release: 1972
- Label: Rhino Records – R1725664
- Genre: Funk, Soul, Classic Rock
- Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 04:07:07
- Total Size: 4.98 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
A1 The Cisco Kid 4:35
A2 Where Was You At 3:25
A3 City, Country, City 13:18
B1 Four Cornered Room 8:30
B2 The World Is A Ghetto 10:10
B3 Beetles In The Bog 3:51
C1 L.A. Sunshine (Original Jam) 13:12
C2 War Is Coming (Original Jam) 12:35
D1 Lonnie's Wednesday Night Jam 5:35
D2 Lee's Latin Jam 9:58
D3 Blues For Papa Dee 6:21
D4 This Is My Song Milton James 6:25
E1 The Making Of The Cisco Kid" 25:51
F1 The Making Of "Where Was You At" 23:02
G1 The Making Of “City, Country City” 24:09
H1 The Making Of “Four Cornered Room” 24:58
I1 The Making Of “The World Is A Ghetto” 25:35
J1 The Making Of “Beetles In The Bog” 24:30
A1 The Cisco Kid 4:35
A2 Where Was You At 3:25
A3 City, Country, City 13:18
B1 Four Cornered Room 8:30
B2 The World Is A Ghetto 10:10
B3 Beetles In The Bog 3:51
C1 L.A. Sunshine (Original Jam) 13:12
C2 War Is Coming (Original Jam) 12:35
D1 Lonnie's Wednesday Night Jam 5:35
D2 Lee's Latin Jam 9:58
D3 Blues For Papa Dee 6:21
D4 This Is My Song Milton James 6:25
E1 The Making Of The Cisco Kid" 25:51
F1 The Making Of "Where Was You At" 23:02
G1 The Making Of “City, Country City” 24:09
H1 The Making Of “Four Cornered Room” 24:58
I1 The Making Of “The World Is A Ghetto” 25:35
J1 The Making Of “Beetles In The Bog” 24:30
Review by Bruce Eder
War's third album as an act separate from Eric Burdon was also far and away their most popular, the group's only long-player to top the pop charts. The culmination of everything they'd been shooting for creatively on their two prior albums, it featured work in both succinct pop-accessible idioms ("The Cisco Kid," etc.) as well as challenging extended pieces such as the 13-minute "City, Country, City" -- which offered featured spots to all seven members without ever seeming disjointed -- and the title track, and encompass not only soul and funk but elements of blues and psychedelia on works such as the exquisite "Four Cornered Room." "The Cisco Kid" and "The World Is a Ghetto" understandably dominated the album's exposure, but there's much more to enjoy here, even decades on. Beyond the quality of the musicianship, the classy, forward-looking production has held up remarkably well, and not just on the most famous cuts here; indeed, The World Is a Ghetto is of a piece with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Curtis Mayfield's Curtis, utilizing the most sophisticated studio techniques of the era. Not only does it sound great, but there are important touches such as the phasing in "Four Cornered Room," not only on the percussion but also on the vocals, guitars, and other instruments, and the overall effect is a seemingly contradictory (yet eminently workable) shimmering blues, even working in a mournful and unadorned harmonica amid the more complex sounds.
War's third album as an act separate from Eric Burdon was also far and away their most popular, the group's only long-player to top the pop charts. The culmination of everything they'd been shooting for creatively on their two prior albums, it featured work in both succinct pop-accessible idioms ("The Cisco Kid," etc.) as well as challenging extended pieces such as the 13-minute "City, Country, City" -- which offered featured spots to all seven members without ever seeming disjointed -- and the title track, and encompass not only soul and funk but elements of blues and psychedelia on works such as the exquisite "Four Cornered Room." "The Cisco Kid" and "The World Is a Ghetto" understandably dominated the album's exposure, but there's much more to enjoy here, even decades on. Beyond the quality of the musicianship, the classy, forward-looking production has held up remarkably well, and not just on the most famous cuts here; indeed, The World Is a Ghetto is of a piece with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Curtis Mayfield's Curtis, utilizing the most sophisticated studio techniques of the era. Not only does it sound great, but there are important touches such as the phasing in "Four Cornered Room," not only on the percussion but also on the vocals, guitars, and other instruments, and the overall effect is a seemingly contradictory (yet eminently workable) shimmering blues, even working in a mournful and unadorned harmonica amid the more complex sounds.
Year 2023 | Soul | Funk | Rock | HD & Vinyl
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