War - The Very Best of War

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. Album Description

WAR Is Good, M'kay?

This outstanding compilation serves up a comprehensive sampling of the many flavors of WAR, starting with the Eric Burdon days and runnning all the way through to the admittedly less satisfying pseudo-disco phase of the band's career. Listeners will be delighted to hear many of their beloved radio hits as well as a well rounded foray into some of the slightly more obscure items in the WAR repertoire.

Please note that, as has been noted by other reviewers, some tracks are abridged in order to make room for as many songs as possible, and while this does in fact detract from the overall experience for seasoned fans of WAR who have listened to these tunes for decades and are familiar with them, the extra disc space does provide an excellent opportunity for new listeners to feast on the widest possible sampling of this versatile band's fare.

It's almost a five star offering, but I did subtract one star for the abridged tunes, as I happen to be one of those listeners who has enjoyed the music of WAR for decades, and I missed being able to listen to the complete recordings of the abridged tracks. Even so, it was well worth the purchase price, and I recommend it to both new and seasoned listeners alike. August 6, 2008

Fantastic and full of Wonderful Music!

I had forgotten how great these guys are! Music takes you away and back in time. Great stuff for all ages! Their sound is still awesome after all these years! January 20, 2008

Brings back good memories

If there is a better car song than "Low Rider" I can't think of it. While there are some forgettable tracks, there are also a bunch of good ones that will get you movin' and get your groove on! December 19, 2007

funk with a latin twist feeling it

war is one of the best funk groups there was every song on here is a banger and good music to get high off of songs like all day music, four cornered room, galaxy, and slipping into darkness are classiocs it's hard to believe these mugs were from compton california years after these songs were made eazy and every other ganster rappers showed war props by sampling you like funk with r&b and salsa combined war is your group also check out santana, rare earth, undisputed truth, the meters, barkays and all that other good old funky music. December 6, 2007

Purchasing this c.d. brings back memories.

When I found that I could purchase this cd "The Very Best of War" I did not hesitate to purchase the item and listen to the many,many songs that I grew-up listening to. November 15, 2007

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