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  • Artist: War
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1973
  • Total Time: 35:58
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

War Live -- also sometimes known simply as Live -- was recorded just as the group was achieving a peak of popularity and virtuosity, and released 16 months later, amid a string of highly successful studio LPs. It was underappreciated at the time, and only on CD has it found its proper audience. Recorded at one late November show at the High Chaparral in Chicago, the group had been engaged earlier the same year in a national tour as the opening act for Isaac Hayes and was reportedly so good that Hayes kept cutting back the length of their opening set. The tapes from this show have held up extremely well across the decades, with rich fidelity and a close sound. The live renditions of "The Cisco Kid" and other such songs may not supplant the studio originals, but the 20-minute "Get Down" is worth hearing. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Introduction by E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station Wvon, Chicago, Ill War (:31)
Sun Oh Son Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller War (10:39)
The Cisco Kid Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Charles Miller, Morris Dickerson War (6:05)
Slippin' into Darkness (Lyrics) Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller War (9:45)
Slippin', Pt. 2 Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller War (8:52)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
All Day Music (Lyrics) Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, Howard Scott, Charles Miller War (10:09)
Ballero Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller War (8:29)
Lonely Feelin' Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Howard Scott, Charles Miller, Sylvester Allen War (3:00)
Get Down War, Jerry Goldstein War (20:30)

Credits

War (Main Performer), Lee Oskar (Harmonica), Lee Oskar (Percussion), Lee Oskar (Vocals), Lonnie Jordan (Organ), Lonnie Jordan (Synthesizer), Lonnie Jordan (Percussion), Lonnie Jordan (Piano), Lonnie Jordan (Timbales), Lonnie Jordan (Vocals), Papa Dee Allen (Percussion), Papa Dee Allen (Bongos), Papa Dee Allen (Conga), Papa Dee Allen (Vocals), Ed Barton (Remixing), Harold Brown (Percussion), Harold Brown (Drums), Harold Brown (Vocals), B.B. Dickerson (Bass), B.B. Dickerson (Percussion), B.B. Dickerson (Vocals), B.B. Dickerson (Associate Producer), Jerry Goldstein (Producer), Chris Huston (Engineer), Howard Scott (Guitar), Howard Scott (Percussion), Howard Scott (Vocals), Howard Scott (Associate Producer), Charles Miller (Clarinet), Charles Miller (Percussion), Charles Miller (Sax (Alto)), Charles Miller (Sax (Baritone)), Charles Miller (Sax (Tenor)), Charles Miller (Vocals), Barry Alfonso (Liner Notes)
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War Live
Arms protrude from the right side and move towards the left.
Live album by War
Released 1973
Recorded 1972 - 1973
Genre R&B
Length 76:35
Label Rhino[1]
Professional reviews
War chronology
Deliver the Word
(1973)		 War Live
(2005)		 Why Can't We Be Friends
(1975)

War Live is the funk group War's first live album, which was released in 1973. The album was released in between studio efforts, and was a double LP documenting the dazzling dynamic synergy the band's concerts were renowned for. Recorded during a four-night engagement at Chicago's High Chapparral club, the set includes classic WAR favorites such as "Slippin' Into Darkness," "All Day Music" and "Get Down" in their original long form, as well as the previously unrecorded "Ballero," a fiery Latin jam that reached #33 on the pop and #17 on R&B singles charts. WAR Live continued the band's commercial success, eventually selling a million and a half copies.[2]

Track Listing[3]

All songs other than "Introduction" are credited to War

  1. "Introduction" Introduction is by Rodney Jones of Radio Station WVON, Chicago, Ill. - 0:31
  2. "Sun Oh Son" - 10:41
  3. "The Cisco Kid" - 6:06
  4. "Slippin' Into Darkness" - 9:40
  5. "Slippin' Part 2" - 8:55
  6. "All Day Music" - 10:06
  7. "Ballero" - 8:29
  8. "Lonely Feelin'" - 2:58
  9. "Get Down" - 20:29

References

  1. ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfuxql5ld0e
  2. ^ http://www.wartheband.com/albums.html
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.com/War-Live/dp/B0000032VA

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