World Is a Ghetto War Buy This Song. $6.99 + $3.69 shipping . 1 album, inspired by the idea that ghetto life has no boundaries, is now receiving the treatment it deserves. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2015. Dickerson, bass; Lonnie Jordan, keyboards; Charles Miller, saxophones; Lee Oskar, harmonica; and Howard Scott, guitar. Can't go wrong with WAR! Summer memories of the early 70s from on of the premier funk r&b bands of the time. Get the Japanese reissue of this and any other album you can. Picture Information. The packaging is minimal but the music is fantastic. Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020. [10] Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in Creem, believing he "should love this big Afro-roots band" in theory, but was critical of the fairly slow quality of the music and the lyrics, calling it "blackstrap-rock". "The World Is A Ghetto" was the first of three straight Top 10 records on the Top 100; after this one came, "The Cisco Kid" (#1 for 2 weeks in 1973) followed by "Gypsy Man" (#8, again in 1973). Was this info helpful? Also included is a booklet with a new essay and detailed recording information.War was seven guys from Compton and Long Beach in Southern California: Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen, on percussion; Harold Brown, drums; B.B. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! The world truly is a ghetto. [3] The title track became a gold record. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. [8] He singled out the "jazz pretensions" of "Four Cornered Room" and "City, Country, City", finding the latter's rhythmic foundation solid but the song too long and mawkish. War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from Long Beach, California, known for the hit songs “Spill the Wine”, “The World Is a Ghetto”, “The Cisco Kid”, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”, “Low Rider”, and “Summer”. Frankie Valli Frankie Valli Is The World Cassette Tape. Buy this for the bonus tracks, not the sound quality, Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2018. Yuck! Wrong! War The World Is A Ghetto Cassette Tape NO Inlay. $8.00. WAR THE WORLD IS A GHETTO VINYL FUNK LP VG+. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I have kept the Digital 20 bit Master Series because absolutely nothing came close to the sonic quality on that CD, which is quite good. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Two singles—"The Cisco Kid" and an edited version of "The World Is a Ghetto"—went top 10, impressive considering how advanced and adventurous the music was. It strikes me as extraordinary that "The World Is A Ghetto" didn't make any real mark in the UK – a country that loves its Soul Music with a rabid passion. [4], The album was also made available in a 4-channel surround sound (quadraphonic) mix in the 8-track tape format (United Artists UA-DA178-H). War was the original jam band, their music a thick stew of stone funk, old school R&B, Latin rhythms, free-form jazz and an uncanny pop sensibility. WAR - The World Is A Ghetto (Full Length Album Version) WAR ~ The World Is A Ghetto War - The World Is a Ghetto (Full Album) … The World Is a Ghetto, an Album by WAR. All Day Music is great classic WAR, this is an exciting progression of a wonderful group. Yes No. Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020. They cost a little more (sometimes more than a little) but they are worth the price! I have been enjoying this album since its release in 1973, purchasing the vinyl when it was initially released then. What a moment it is. 6 tracks (43:49). NBA Champion Caron Butler shares his rollercoaster ride of a life story through the prism of WAR’s 1972 number one record ‘The World is a Ghetto’. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Excellent stuff. It’s a used CD so I don’t really have a problem with it but I’m addressing it anyway.) Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. In 2012 the album was re-released on CD in a 40th anniversary expanded edition with 4 previously unreleased bonus tracks.[13]. I say this because it's incredibly rare that a US Soul album crosses over so hugely from the R&B charts to the notoriously hard-to-break into Rock charts. There's a problem loading this menu right now. War - The World Is a Ghetto (Live) Lyrics. Please try again. Unable to add item to List. Walkin' down the street, smoggy-eyed Looking at the sky, starry-eyed Searchin' for the place, weary-eyed Crying in the night, teary-eyed Do These ideologies soon became implemented as state policies during the World War II with the confinement of Jews in ghettos all … Watch the video for The World Is A Ghetto from War's The Very Best Of War for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. That is, over compressed, mastered at an excessively high level, with limited dynamics. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. It reached #3 on the U. S. R&B chart and #7 on the U. S. pop chart in 1973. "...Where Was You At..." – The World Is A Ghetto: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition by WAR (2012 Universal/Avenue CD Remaster), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2016. I first heard this album in the summer of 1973, along with the next release 'Deliver the Word' and I loved both from that time forward. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The saxophone and keyboard “city” jam is without equal in its power but I keep repeating the track to hear Lee Oskar’s soulful harmonica. Release Name: War-The_World_Is_A_Ghetto-Reissue-CD-FLAC-1992-CALiFLAC Artist: War Album: The World Is A Ghetto Genre: Funk Year: 1992 Tracks: 6 Duration: 00:44:09 Size: 268.8 MB 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. Sandra from New York, Ny One of my favorite songs..I listen to it everyday. 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