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| The Very Best of War | 
 enlarge | Artist: War
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
Buy New: $15.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 1620
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 73895
UPC: 081227389529
EAN: 0081227389529
ASIN: B0000A0DVB
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: All products brand new and factory sealed.
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Spill The Wine | | • | Tabacco Road | | • | All Day Music | | • | Slippin' Into Darkness | | • | Get Down | | • | Nappy head (Theme From 'Getto Man') | | • | The World Is A Getto | | • | City, Country, City | | • | The Cisco Kid | | • | Where Was You At | | • | Four Cornered Room | | • | Gypsy Man | | • | Me And Baby Brother | | • | Deliver The Word | | • | Southern Part Of Texas | | • | Ballero (live, 1972) | | • | Why Can't We Be Friends |
Disc 2
| • | Low Rider | | • | Don't Let No One Get You Down | | • | Heartbeat | | • | Smile Happy | | • | So | | • | Summer | | • | L.A. Sunshine | | • | River Niger | | • | Galaxy | | • | Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets) | | • | I'm The One Who Understands | | • | Cinco De Mayo | | • | You Got The Power | | • | Outlaw | | • | Baby It's Cold Outside | | • | Peace Sign | | • | East L.A. |
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Album Description
34 signature tracks totaling over 2 1/2 hours of music, includes classics from Eric Burdon & War plus all-time War hits 'Low Rider', 'The Cisco Kid', 'The World Is A Ghetto', 'Summer' and more. Slipcase. Rhino. 2003.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 This War Isn't Hell July 29, 2003
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
After all these years, revisiting the best of War (pretty much disc one of 'The Very Best of War') was an expected pleasure. Hearing what War had done in the years after their mid-seventies commercial peak (pretty much disc two) was an unexpected one.
Heavyweights in the days before hyper-demographic radio, War co-existed with the likes of the Rolling Stones, the Doobie Brothers and Elton John on FM playlists across the country. Their brand of latin-tinged r&b, coupled with a talent for jamming, struck a chord with listeners of the day, as War was something of a cross between the Allman Brothers Band and Graham Central Station. They were a rhythm and blues band whose frequently-joyful music crossed all racial boundaries.
And this collection gets it all down. Not only are the hits here ("Slipping Into Darkness", "Low Rider", "The World Is A Ghetto", "Why Can't We Be Friends" and "Gypsy Man"), but so are significant album tracks ("Four Cornered Room", "Don't Let No One Get You Down") and overlooked nuggets as well ("I'm The One Who Understands", "River Niger" and "East L.A."--which sports an amazing guest vocal from Jose Feliciano).
And the remastered sound, courtesy of Bill Inglot and Dan Hersch, just sparkles. The sonic detail is amazing, and with a multi-instrumental, polyrhythmic band like War, hearing it revealed is a truly awesome experience.
But 'The Very Best of War' isn't without its flaws: I'm not sure "Ballero" is the best representative of 'War Live!', "Galaxy" and "You Got The Power" are two very mediocre attempts at disco, and several other album tracks are depressingly pedestrian.
But in the end, this is a well done collection that provides a comprehensive look at War for less than an earlier War anthology costs. In short, this is one time I will urge people to go to War!
 Make Your Kids Listen to This!!!! June 14, 2004
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
True Funkophiles!!! Strike back for the future! Ground your kids on a Saturday afternoon this summer, buy them a funky shirt and some cool shades and make them sit on the patio and drink some lemonade with you while you play this album of "Daddy's Old Music" for them. If they haven't come around by the end of "Me and Baby Brother", just tell yourself you did your best, give 'em back the TV remote or send them off to listen to Britney and Christina. You should stay there, freshen up the sun screen, and wait a couple of hours for when they come back and say, "What did you say the name of that band was?" Funk on!
Really great War compilation. February 3, 2006
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is the best 2 disc compilation of War you will find. All of the hits are here and then some. The sound is great and you won't be disappointed. I would recommend this to any 70's soul, funk and rock fan, War has all of those elements. A pleasure to listen to.
The best compilation of WAR there is... July 20, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
If you want every single one of WAR's biggest hits, this is the one and ONLY collection to buy. You'll find everything you'll looking for. "Slippin' In the Darkness", "The World Is A Ghetto", "Why Can't We Be Friends?" "Low Rider", "Don't Let No One Get You Down", "City, Country, City", and the list goes on. I grew up listening to these guys, and I could honestly say that I have never heard a more positive group, not to mention one that's unique in it's sound. A must have for all fans of R&B/Soul out there.
the grandfather clause March 16, 2004
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
War were the grandfathers of mulit-ethnic, political-party monster, rap-rock bands. Without them would we really have LA's Latin-rap-rockers Ozomatli or the hip-hop-Jewish-Black-east coast-west-coast culture-clash of the Beastie Boys or the British-by-way-of-India asiandubfoundation?! In fact, asiandubfoundation's "Community Music" is like listening to War 25 years in the future! "Slippin Into Darkness" contorts into Community Music's "Truth Hides" in melody and feeling and groove. "Why Cant We Be Friends" skip-hops into the joy of "New Way, New Life." And "The World Is A Ghetto" slides into the message of "Collective Mode." Open your mind, expand your geographical exercursions, be a culture vulture and make War!
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