Latin Rhythm

Disc: 1

1. Lambada [Long Version Disco Mix] - Concord

2. Latin Medley 2/Oye Coma Va/Alaladaya Sabadana/Pata Pata/Hava Negeela/SH - Banda Tropical,

3. Tempo - Valdeci Olivera

4. E O Tchan

5. Brasil Penta Brasil - Banda Tropical, Valdeci Olivera

6. Tic Tic Tac

7. Sweet Yasmin

8. Kalimba de Luna - Tony Esposito

Disc: 2

1. Disco Samba - Two Man Sound

2. Latin Medley 1: Bamboleo/Bailame/Volare/Amor de Mis Amores/Comprension/ - Banda Tropical, Valdeci Olivera

3. Macarena [Macabra Brasil Dance Mix] - Banda Tropical, Valdeci Olivera

4. Soca Dance - Guillermo Marchena

5. Kizomba - Banda Tropical, Valdeci Olivera

6. Cuba - The Gibson Brothers

7. Muneco - Felipe Mandingo

8. Samba de Janeiro - The Real People

Latin Rhythm,Various Artists,Delta,Int'l & World Music,Latin Dance,Latin Dance Collections,Latin Music,Pop

Average customer rating: definitely successful SO FAR 3 MOTOWN REMIXED CD'S !! More great Motown A Mix Too Far Finally-Remixes That Really Make Sense

Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Motown Remixed Diana Ross & the Supremes Remixes Christmas in Vienna / Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Vienna Symphony Orchestra What Is Hip?: Remix Project, Vol. 1 Remixed & Reimagined ASIN: B000NA1Z1U Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Shotgun / Jr. Walker & The All Stars / LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES MIX
2. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave / Martha & The Vandellas / DAVID ELIZONDO MIX
3. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone / The Temptations / DAVID ELIZONDO MIX
4. I Want You Back / Jackson 5 / SPK MIX
5. The Boss / Diana Ross / CHOSEN FEW MIX
6. Dancing Machine / Jackson 5 / MIAMI MIX
7. I Can't Get Next To You / The Temptations / RANDY CANTOR MIX
8. I Heard It Through The Grapevine / Marvin Gaye / FUN MACHINE MIX
9. Square Biz / Teena Marie / SONIDERO NACIONAL REMIX
10. Don't Look Any Further / Dennis Edwards featuring Seidah Garrett / DJ U.F.Low
11. Aqui Con Tigo (Being With You) / Smokey Robinson / ERIC BODI RIVERA MIX

Album Description

Featuring 11 of Motown's biggest and most popular hits remixed by the most creative forces in music, MOTOWN REMIXED VOLUME 2, is the latest demonstration of the timeless, genre-smashing nature of Motown's greatest artists and songs. MOTOWN REMIXED VOLUME 2 spans styles from the Reggaeton funk of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" to the all-night Latin House of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." Diana Ross gets reinvented in a hot remix of "The Boss" and Smokey Robinson's "Being With You" now features his rarely heard Spanish vocals.

Customer Reviews:

definitely successful.......2007-08-04

Summer is officially here, and there is nothing I want to do more than sit by the pool with a mojito. When I received Motown Remixed, Vol. 2 I expected it to be a tranced-out dance mix, but was pleasantly surprised to find out it was not that at all. Instead, the tracks are remixed with Calypso sounds making old favorites sound like Harry Belafonte Caribbean beats. The songs are still recognizable, which is usually not the case with remixes and get you ready for sunbathing at the beach. I found Jr. Walker & the All Stars' "Shot Gun" and the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine" to be the most successful mixes on the album, almost making you forget that there was no steel drum in either band.

Not every track is helped by the playful summer sound though, like The Temptation's "Papa was a Rolling Stone." The definitive funkiness of the opening baseline is softened by a sweet, summer playfulness that I found to take away from the original tone of the song. The disc as a whole was definitely successful, making me imagine fruity drinks and island getaways, while still staying true to those old soulful favorites of the '60s and '70s.

SO FAR 3 MOTOWN REMIXED CD'S !!.......2007-08-02

Keep these MOTOWN REMIXED cd's coming, I luv anything MOTOWN, especially remixes! For the diehard fan of MOTOWN here is some info for you:

1. 1994- MOTOWN BLEND cd - This is technically the first MOTOWN
remixed cd and contains 12 remixes. Very hard to find, but does
show up on e*bay occasionally, which is where I got mine.
These 12 remixes are completely different than the ones on
the next two remix cd's.
2. 2005- MOTOWN REMIXED cd came out and was fantastic!
3. 2007- MOTOWN REMIXED V.2 cd has come out and is just as great!

There is a fantastic cd that came out in 2002 that I found only
on e*bay and it is called GRANDMASTER MOTOWN. It is an 80 minute
non-stop huge megamix of 46 MOTOWN hits that is great for parties
or working out or ?. For serious MOTOWN fans, you've got to have
all four of these cd's in your collection! Enjoy!

More great Motown .......2007-06-24

As a native Detroiter (not the suburbs baby!) and a teen of the 60s, I feel really protective of Motown and Motown music. When I heard of this Latin remix I groaned, but thought I'd listen first before throwing up my hands in despair and organizing a mass protest. But, to my surprise, I actually like this remix! There is enough of the orginal beat that I can still sing loudly along and out of tune as I do with the rest of my Motown CDs.

If you are a Motown purist like I am, I don't think you will regret buying this latest remix.

A Mix Too Far.......2007-05-27

I'm a child of the 50's who grew up in the '60's with the 'Sound Of Young America" so generally I don't take too kindly to masterpieces being remixed! However there are a few exceptions like "Stoned Love" on "Motown Remixed Vol 1" and the brilliant remix of Marvin & Tammi's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" on the new "Ashford and Simpson Songbook" but these are rare occurrences. IMHO there is no excuse for the total lack of respect for the classic tracks which have been completely destroyed in this latest volume which I sincerely hope will be the last. To me it's a bit like someone putting a wig & false nose on the Mona Lisa! It's a gimmick & one that gets my hackles rising as I'm convinced that it's all done for monetary gain and has no artistic merit whatsoever. "Motown Remixed Vol 2" has a Latin theme and to be honest there's only a couple of tracks that sound as though they weren't remixed by Humboldt Bear & PJ! What's next I wonder; heavy metal Motown, the punk side of Motown or Motown goes country? The mind boggles. OK now that I've got that off my chest I'll go back & lie down in a darkened room whilst listening to some plain, ordinary, natural, unmixed Motown. I suggest that you all do the same.

Finally-Remixes That Really Make Sense.......2007-05-23

Naturally when I first heard about the Motown Remixed project I was expecting yet another in a long line of remix albums featuring housy dance mixes.I was very enthusiastic to find the truth that a lot of respect was given to the Motor City classics on the first remix volume,which I heard but do not own.So needless to say I bought this.Vol.2 is a very different kind of musical affair-it takes songs like "Shotgun","Love Is Like A Heatwave","Don't Look Any Further" and even Diana Ross's disco hit "The Boss" and gives them a strong latin feel,complete with hot horns,salsa beats and in most cases alterations of the tempo.The original vocals,especially in the case of The Tempts "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" were sped up a bit to accomodate the quicker tempo-and this is a song covered by so many different people (and is usually done purely by rote to) over the years.The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" is the only song here that actually keeps some of the orginal music intact,just accentuating the drums and adding more horns.On the other side of the coin "Dancing Machine" is presented drastically reworked into a frantic dance-salsa tempo.Only Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grape Vine" has any trace of a typical house oriented remix but it's done in such as different way one won't even notice.On the most interesing note Smokey's "Being With You" is presented in a spanish language version called "Aqui Con Tigo",which I have never heard before,adding to the latin and hispanic theme of these remixes.That flavor gives these remixes the party atmosphere that permeated classic Motown and actually goes with the feeling of these songs very well.For any fan or Motown,especially one also interested in latin rhythms,or anyone interested in great songs done in a great way this collection will definately brighten your day.

Average customer rating: I don't receive not so bad at all Good offering Cafe del Mar Good music

Café del Mar, Vol. 13 Various Artists Manufacturer: Café Del Mar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Café del Mar: Vue Mer Café del Mar, Vol. 12 Hotel Costes, Vol. 9 Café del Mar: Chillhouse, Vol. 4 Café del Mar, Vol. 4 ASIN: B000FFNC4G Release Date: 2006-06-05

Tracks:

1. Heading for the Sunrise - Annette Berg, Steen Thp,
2. Shiva - Elsieanne, One Mind's Eye
3. Mister Mista - Kitty the Bill
4. Set Me Free - Gary B.
5. Cositas de La Vida - Elenah
6. Indna - Ritmo Intacto
7. Cause I Love You No More [Alster Lounge Chill Out Vocal Mix] - E-Love
8. Panonia - Panonia
9. So Awesome - Roberto & Nera Sol
10. Pure Joy - D.A.B.
11. Cinnabar Mix - Ivan Tucakov
12. Beautiful - Triangle Sun
13. Os Pastores Da Noitte - Gelka
14. Monika's Summer - Future Loop Foundation
15. Capricorn - Alejandro DePinedo

Tracks:

1. Del Mar - Nera & Felix
2. No Talking - Ca
3. Brisas - Lenny Ibizarre
4. Angel Eyes - Rue du Soleil
5. Vocie - Singas Project
6. Lamento - Melibea
7. Hablo del Amor - Fuego, Yann Kuhlmann
8. Meaning of Love - Mads Arp
9. Flores de Libertad
10. Sympathy - Jeff Bennett
11. Let You In - Julie Harrington, Luminous
12. Vai Vedere
13. One Mississippi [Chris Coco Mix] - Hey Negrita
14. Tu Despertar [Original Chill Mix]
15. Rivers Flow - Glow, Viggo

Album Details

Ibiza's Café Del Mar is the Perfect Setting to Enjoy an Exclusive Fusion of Light, Water and Sound; The Primary Icon of the Cult of Sunset, Without Any Doubts, One of the Most Wonderful and Incredible Existing in the Planet. From the First Volume, Café Del Mar Began to Put Music to Sunset. From Year 1994 We have Not Ceased in Choosing the Best Music, Tracks that Are Able to Take You Toward a Sphere of Good Vibrations. Each Volume's Success Has Contributed to Creating a Way of Life. Café Del Mar's Spirit Has Reached all the Corners of the World. Artists from the Five Continents Seek Out the Label to Hopefully have their Track Included on the Next Installment, Having to Adhere to the Quality Standards Required on Every Edition of the Café Del Mar Series, Making it Necessary to Expand the Collections to Double CD Sets. Relax and Enjoy the Lucky 13th Set of the Soundtrack to Sunset!

Customer Reviews:

I don't receive .......2007-05-25

I don't receive the cd. End also if I receive is to late.
Tank you

not so bad at all.......2007-04-18

Hypnotic, dreamy but not as laid back as the 12th installment... but the series is more mature these days on applying more on the acoustic side rather than the electronic effects

Good offering.......2007-01-28

The chances are that if you are reading this you are already familiar with the Cafe del Mar series. Now you are wondering if it is worth spending the $ to further expand your ever-growing collection in this chill-out genre. Well - it is. This is a very good one.

Cafe del Mar.......2007-01-19

This si a great album. Very different from what I expected. I love love love it!!!!!

Good music.......2006-10-06

I bought the whole album because I fell in love with the very first song ('Heading for the Sunrise')when I heard it in a Greek beach bar. I simply loved it. Both CDs are great, but the second one I replayed three times in a row. Most of the songs have incredible orchestration and really sweet vocals, the songs are all well sang. Amazingly relaxing album, would definitely recommend.

Average customer rating: Original and timeless album The Original Hip-Hop Stoners Hip-hop Perfection B, Sen & Muggs on a Debut Joint! Kings of the Hill.

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Rap | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Black Sunday Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom IV Skull & Bones Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ASIN: B0000027RY Release Date: 1991-08-13

Tracks:

1. Pigs
2. How I Could Just Kill A Man
3. Hand On The Pump
4. Hole In The Head
5. Untraviolet Dreams
6. Light Another
7. The Phuncky Feel One
8. Break It Up
9. Real Estate
10. Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk
11. Psycobetabuckdown
12. Something For The Blunted
13. Latin Lingo
14. The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
15. Tres Equis
16. Born To Get Busy

Amazon.com

Led by the deep-toned Sen Dog and the deliciously adenoidal whine of B-Real and backed by DJ Muggs's beats--as thick as the smoke they inhaled--Cypress Hill spun dope-fueled tales of revenge, revolution, recreational drug use, gangbanging, and cultural pride. Like R. Crumb's Mr. Natural, but with a hardened voice and a B-boy attitude, Cypress Hill slow-walked their funk-flavored way through a minefield of anthems (the still sizzling "How I Could Just Kill a Man") and comic manifestos ("Stoned Is the Way of the Walk"). Heavy on the bass line and punctuated by flashes of wit and rage, Cypress Hill's joint was definitely one to draw deep on. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Original and timeless album.......2006-12-19

Cypress Hill's 1991 self titled debut is a very original, entertaining album the likes of which hip hop had never seen before. The group of Cuban MCs from Los Angeles had a style that was totally new to hip hop and proved to be pretty influential, and mostly from this album. "Cypress Hill" is full of weed smoking anthems, paranoid tales of ghetto violence, humor, and excellent production. The rappers B-Real and Sen Dog especially stand out, showing a distinct character from any other rappers in 1991. B-Real's high, nasal voice always sounds both funny and disturbed, and Sen's low gruff voice is the source of most of the yells and chants on the songs. DJ Muggs emerged on this album as one of rap's premier beatmakers, with a style as distinct and creatively original as the RZA or Pete Rock. His use of heavy pounding bass and slow drumbeats are coupled with often infrequent guitar licks and sampling. Overall "Cypress Hill" is one of the most unique and interesting rap albums from the early 90s, and I highly recommend it for the hip hop collection.

The album begins with the deliciously funky "Pigs," an anti-police statement with a looping guitar line and good verses from all parties. The classic song "How I Could Just Kill a Man" follows, the song that shot the group to superstardom. This song demonstrates their crazy style and Muggs's amazing beats, with its soaring synth line and horns. "Hand on the Pump" has a good chorus and similar instrumentals to the first song, and the chant-along "Hole in the Head" has deep bass and great verses. The upbeat smoking anthem "Light Another" allows B-Real to demonstrate a different flow, and the funny "The Phuncky Feel One" follows. "Real Estate" represents Los Angeles as only Cypress Hill does, and another pro-weed song, the excellent "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk," comes next. I love "Psychobetabuckdown," a threatening and head-spinning angry song. "Latin Lingo" represents their Cuban roots, and "The Funky Cypress Hill S..." is aptly titled. The horn heavy "Tres Equis" precedes the closer, the great "Born to Get Busy." Throughout the album, short tracks like "Ultraviolet Dreams," "Break It Up," and "Something for the Blunted" provide short, smoked out interludes of heavy Muggs beats.

In my opinion, this debut is Cypress Hill's finest work (if you like this also check out 1993's "Black Sunday"). Funny, lyrical, funky, musical, but most of all just entertaining and enjoyable, this album was very influential but somehow still sounds fresh and distinctive today. I suggest any hip hop fans pick this up, because they won't be disappointed.

The Original Hip-Hop Stoners.......2006-07-30

Cypress Hill took the gangsta rap style of NWA, the DJ'ing of Public Enemy, and the attitude of the Beastie Boys to a whole new level. So much credit is given to Dr. Dre's The Chronic, but you can tell he got ideas for the Chronic from Cypress Hill's groundbreaking debut. Dre even later bit some of their concert style.

Cypress Hill are the original hip-hop stoners. The cartoony metaphors, cannabis lingo, contrasting two-man vocals, and wicked beats and sampling make this album a classic for the ages. Although harsh for some, the lyrics were true to the street culture of the early 90's and while a little exaggerated and boisterous, taking it over the top was Cypress's style. This album was put out in a time of fresh creativity in hip-hop, something that is lacking nowadays. Their style transcended racial barriers and got a lot of people into legitimate hip-hop. All 4 of Cypress Hill's first albums were instant hip-hop classics, and their live act was top-notch.

To me, in 1990's hip-hop, there were Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang Clan, and then there was everybody else.

Hip-hop Perfection.......2005-11-17

Their debut they could never top. B Real's rhymes are complex and imaginitive, and through subsequent releases get more and more simple. Everything about this album, the beats, samples, rhymes, it's uniquness, makes it a king among kings in the hip-hop world. Did you know the guitar sample in the refrain of How I Could Just Kill A Man is from the Jimi Hendrix song Are You Experienced?

B, Sen & Muggs on a Debut Joint!.......2005-10-21

Cypress Hill's Debut Album (along with second album "Black Sunday") is their best album effort......After Virtually coming from nowhere to take a firm stranglehold on the then floundering Hip-Hop scene, which was lacking innovation, sleazy Lo-fi fat Beats with a distinctive sound all of their own (Courtesy of D.j Muggs) , coupled with rapper "B-Real's" latino-voiced pro-marijuana rhetoric, which was to prominently feature in all their albums, so peace to mi homies B-Real, Frost & Mellow Man Ace, mi homie Sen Dawg for background vocal hook ups & mix-master DJ Muggs for makin' beats so god damn funky! The song Pigs is pretty much an N.W.A.-post about politicaly hypocritical cops in South Central, Lynwood, Watts, Florence, South Gate where Cypress Hill grew up in, How I Could Just Kill A Man became a chronic classic from the sticky green smelly buddah tokin' crew, Hand On The Pump is 1 of my personal favorites of theirs and the 1st music vieo of theirs I've seen, and the song Stoned Is the Way of the Walk is a hard stoner joint that is just str8 up grimy.

Dr.Greenthumb's Soulja's best joints are *1, *2, *3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *10, 11?, 12, 13, 14, 16 & 16.

Kings of the Hill........2005-07-10

Cypress Hill was a major breath of fresh air when they came out. They were rapping from a latinos perspective, they dropped beats that were more than dope, and wrote lyrics about everything including weed. You can't deny that as soon as you hear B-real, you know just who it is. I'd hesitate to call this the best album of theirs, but I like it just as much as "Black Sunday", "Temple Of Boom", and "Skull And Bones". Top tracks for me are "Pigs", "Hand On The Pump", "Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk", and "Born To Get Busy". It's all good though. It's a fact that in the summer of 1992, if I wasn't playing House Of Pain or the Beastie Boys, i was listening to Cypress Hill. Of course, I could pretty much say that now as well.

Average customer rating: Cha Cha The music is okay A poor choice for practicing cha cha Now THAT'S dancing !!! Cha-cha recordings

Cha Cha El Gato's Rhythm Orchestra Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Ballroom Dance | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rhumba Fox-Trot Strictly Dancing: Waltz Strictly Dancing: Tango Let's Dance! : The Best Of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes ASIN: B000001VNQ Release Date: 1991-07-05

Tracks:

1. El Musico
2. Tea For Two
3. Dance Of The Hours
4. Vendedor De Bananas
5. Amada Mia
6. Ojos Oscuros
7. Swanee River
8. Vacaciones En Caracas
9. Volare
10. Tiritomba
11. Hello Dolly
12. Blue Cha Cha

Customer Reviews:

Cha Cha .......2007-07-14

Excellent music and composition. Lively and exciting music allows the dancers to tune in on various beats.

The music is okay.......2007-05-07

I like the second song, tea for two. The others are okay, not too exciting.

A poor choice for practicing cha cha.......2007-04-15

El Gato's Rhythm Orchestra is very hit and miss. Some of this is fun. Except for the first track, I like much of this as music. But this is NOT a good disc for most dancers, and a terrible disc for beginners. Many of the tracks have radical tempo changes (as noted below). Tracks 9-12 are faster than competition tempos, and so better as slow mambos for beginners.

Here are the titles, durations, and tempos:

1. El Musico, 3:22 (21 bpm). Too slow, and painfully sour trumpets.
2. Tea For Two, 3:15 (28 bpm).
3. Dance Of The Hours, 3:33 (28 bpm). There is a radical rhythm change to a fast samba from 1:25-1:55 in this track.
4. Vendedor De Bananas, 4:39 (29 bpm). This is too long for most beginners, and not all that interesting.
5. Amada Mia, 3:26 (30 bpm). There is a radical rhythm change to mambo from 1:20-1:40 in this track.
6. Ojos Oscuros, 2:54 (32 bpm). Beware, the tempo increases toward the end.
7. Swanee River, 3:03 (32 bpm). Odd beginning with no cha cha beat.
8. Vacaciones En Caracas, 3:06 (33 bpm). There is a radical rhythm change from 2:00-2:20 in this track.
9. Volaré, 3:36 (34 bpm). Some odd changes in tempo at random points.
10. Tiritomba, 1:49 (34 bpm).
11. Hello Dolly, 3:12 (34 bpm).
12. Blue Cha Cha, 3:45 (35 bpm). Again, some odd changes in tempo at random points.

Now THAT'S dancing !!!.......2007-03-26

This CD entitled Strictly Dancing--Cha Cha offers an excellent introduction to cha cha dancing for people who want to dance the cha cha. The music bears that distinctive early 1960s Latin American beat and you will enjoy learning the cha cha as you listen to the music on this CD. Naturally, if you wish to just enjoy the music without dancing there's nothing wrong with that, either!

The CD opens with "El Musico;" this number uses the drums, percussion and horns to carry the bulk of the musical arrangement. The piano is great, too! The melody is infectiously catchy; and then the CD goes into a cha cha rendition of "Tea For Two" although this particular arrangement uses the drums and percussion more than the horns. The pace also increases somewhat so that you can begin to dance faster as you increase your ability to do the cha cha. El Gato's Rhythm Orchestra plays these two numbers very well.

Other great numbers on this CD include "Dance Of The Hours" with its lush intro and great horns; the relentlessly upbeat rendition of "Amada Mia" and even a cha cha rendition of Stephen Foster's classic entitled "Swanee River." Great!

"Volaré" is an excellent example of how El Gato's Rhythm Orchestra could fuse together an Italian classic with a distinctly Latin cha cha beat. The drums, percussion and horns again carry the melody; you will not be disappointed by this track. "Hello Dolly" continues in the same vein; this time El Gato's Rhythm orchestra blends together a classic American Broadway show tune with their wonderful Latin cha cha sound. Impressive!

The CD ends with "Blue Cha Cha;" this number has something of a Mexican flavor to it and the tempo is faster than ever for this last number. The horns are wonderful.

Although some reviewers give this CD only four stars I think I will make this a five star review for two reasons. First of all, the liner notes tell very clearly how to dance the cha cha. Although this is done from the man's perspective it was customary at the time for the man to "lead" the woman around on the dance floor. These cha cha dance instructions impressed me. Second of all, the tempo increases as the CD progresses; this offers everyone a chance to gradually increase their ability to dance the cha cha faster and more proficiently with time. The liner notes also give a brief history of the development of the cha cha dance.

Overall, this CD has great music for your easy listening enjoyment. Moreover, this CD also proves to be a handy instructional device you can use to learn how to dance the cha cha. Although the heyday of the cha cha is long gone, this is no reason to avoid learning it. May you get this CD and enjoy it as much as I do!

Cha-cha recordings.......2007-03-22

A good CD to use when practicing newly learned dance steps. The songs are easy to dance to and pleasing to hear.

Average customer rating: The World is a Ghetto The World Is a Ghetto... TY BESS(THE MUSIC MAN) Progressive soul music... The BIG one...

The World Is a Ghetto War Manufacturer: Avenue Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: All Day Music Deliver the Word Why Can't We Be Friends? Eric Burdon Declares "War" War Live ASIN: B0000032UW Release Date: 1992-08-04

Tracks:

1. The Cisco Kid
2. Where Was You At
3. City, Country, City
4. Four Cornered Room
5. The World Is A Ghetto
6. Beetles In The Bog

Amazon.com essential recording

Best known for its distinctive fusion of Latin-flavored jazz, funk, rock, and soul, War was unquestionably one of the most successful fusion bands to emerge in the early '70s. Initially working with Eric Burdon, former lead singer with the British '60s band the Animals, the seven-member team enjoyed a commercial breakthrough with 1971's "All Day Music." The follow-up, The World Is a Ghetto took War mainstream thanks to the crossover success of the title track, a top 10 pop and R&B smash as 1972 became 1973. Cuts like the 13-minute-plus jazz-flavored adventure known as "City, Country, City" alongside the witty "Where Was You At" and the eerie "Four Cornered Room" were standouts on the six-track album. But it was the immediacy of the No. 2 pop single "The Cisco Kid," with its catchy hook that helped give the band a chart-topping No. 1 gold-selling album in 1973, arguably the best representation of its work as groove pioneers of the day. --David Nathan

Customer Reviews:

The World is a Ghetto.......2007-06-09

A classic that remains as fresh today as when it was released.

The World Is a Ghetto..........2007-02-04

Once again, WAR comes through...this album is a classic for all times...I rate this album FIVE STARS!!!!

TY BESS(THE MUSIC MAN).......2007-01-27

If you like music that is a good backdrop for a party or just hanging around the house or better yet washing the car this is a cd that will fill the bill.enjoy!

Progressive soul music..........2006-07-10

This album, which is one of my top 30 favorites, is progressive soul music. It's like Isaac Hayes in his heyday, when his albums like Hot Buttered Soul, Movement, and Joy had epic tracks on them, some running as long as 18 minutes. This is War's best album, with the title track and City, Country, City standing out. Even though there's only 6 songs, and most of them are fairly long, War was one of the tightest bands on the planet. The main theme of the album really resonates today, that the world is indeed a ghetto, because no matter where you go, trouble will find you. You can never cut yourself off completely from society (even though some try to). As the liner notes say, even a Rolls Royce can get a flat tire. If we realised that, we would get along much better, because we all live in this ghetto of a world. We should try and make it better.

The BIG one..........2006-05-03

The title of my review says it all. For those of you that are into statistics and sales and chart positions and all that good stuff, you're probably aware that this is the only War album to top the pop charts. Of course, for my purposes, none of that matters.

Growing up, this was my SECOND favorite War album. As I became an adult, though, this one crept to the top of the list. Why? Perhaps it was the mood of the album. The album is very dark and downtrodden, and perhaps that's the beauty of it. Although the album was released a couple of years before I was born, it was an album that reflected the uncertain times: a few years after the murders of MLK & RFK, in the midst of American dissatisfaction with the Viet Nam war, and the soon-to-be-headline-making Watergate scandal.

Anyway, even though there's only six songs on the album, they are a WHOPPING six songs. Kicking things off is "The Cisco Kid." Honestly, if I had to name a single song that made me a War fan, it was this one. It's all in the bass line. For all you bass aspiring bass players out there, this song is SERIOUS PROOF that you don't have to slap to be STANKY.

Next, there's the Big Easy flavored "Where Was You At?"...a great little song, sad but upbeat. Then there's the epic "City Country City." The darkness rises in a big way. You get lots of what made WAR one of THE best: great group work, great individual solos, and the music never gets stagnant.

The things only get darker with "Four Cornered Room." I'll be honest: I like the song, but it's probably the spookiest song War ever recorded. Couple this song along with the totality of Sly Stone's "Riot" LP for ultimate in depressing, junkie-nodding music.

Than the culmination, the title song. Great song, great groove, great lyrics, great solos....

"Beetles in the Bog"? I like the song. It's sort of like one of those campfire sing-along type songs. Well, in this particular case, it's more like a song best sung around a fire lit in a garbage barrell.

This is War's masterpiece, an album no serious War fan should be without.

Average customer rating:

Ryder Muzic Mr. Criminal Manufacturer: Hi Power Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Rap | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000R9YE5Q Release Date: 2007-07-31

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Side 2 Side
3. Young, Brown And Dangerous
4. I Take Respect
5. Ryder Muzic
6. Skit
7. Mami Mira
8. Where's the Party?
9. Dippin & Rollin
10. The Plot
11. Until They Stop Me
12. I Inhale
13. West Coast Sh*t
14. Sounds Of Summertime
15. I Need a Ryder Girl
16. What's My Name?

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Get My Clown On
3. Skit
4. Be Like Us
5. Ain't Nothing Better Than Summer
6. My Style As a Criminal
7. Way To Sick
8. And My Heat Goes
9. Bad News
10. Can't Hold Me Down
11. Do It Big
12. Gangster Love
13. High Down the Blvd.
14. I Remember
15. I'm Just Rydin
16. She's a Freak

Album Description

Mr. Criminal is back stronger than ever with Ryder Muzic, a double disc of all new tracks with features from Nate Dogg, Mr. Capone-E, Lil' Flip, Roscoe, Lil' Cuete and Hi-Power Soldiers.

Average customer rating: Make it break down to the FUNKY, FUNKY rhythm! War in cognition All My Friends own one..... WOW "War at it's best"

Why Can't We Be Friends? War Manufacturer: Avenue Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The World Is a Ghetto All Day Music Deliver the Word War Eric Burdon Declares "War" ASIN: B0000032V8 Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

1. Don't Let No One Get You Down
2. Lotus Blossom
3. Heartbeat
4. Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley) A:Lonnie Dreams...
5. Smile Happy
6. So
7. Low Rider
8. In Mazatlan
9. Why Can't We Be Friends?

Amazon.com

The title song remains the obvious hit and standout track on War's sixth album. Inspired by a fight that broke out in the audience before the group mounted the stage, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" became a Top 10 hit on both R&B and pop charts, as did the followup, "Low Rider." Another highlight is "Don't Let No One Get You Down," an upbeat, self-help message song. The rest of the album focuses on War's patented East L.A. sound, heavy with percussion, spiced with staccato bursts of horns and Lee Oskar's harmonica flares, filled with optimstic lyrics and soulful vocals, and includes the extended jam of "Heartbeat." If you like the low-rider sound that War pioneered, this is a great record for cruising or partying. --Tom Vickers

Customer Reviews:

Make it break down to the FUNKY, FUNKY rhythm!.......2007-01-31

Growing up, this was my favorite WAR album. I was actually born a year before it was released, but by the time I was about three or four, this was one of those albums that just jumped out at me...mainly because of the COVER.I think it was my favorite because as a kid, I was happy, optimistic, and innocent (like most normal kids are). This is probably the most joyous album they ever made, and it was the first War album I really connected to.

Every song is good (but that was the norm for them, by then). War was always sort of a "communal" band; no single member ever stood out above the others. In fact on this album, you get to hear 6 of the 7 members sing lead vocals on their own cuts...even LEE OSKAR (the lone exception being Papa Dee Allen...who does get a verse on the title cut).
The songs that initially grabbed my pre-K attention on this album were "Low Rider" and "Smile Happy." Everybody knows the former cut; the latter is another in a long line of great instrumental cuts. Every song is great, though. In college, "Lotus Blossom" became a song that I really loved. "So" is a beautiful, melancholy tune that could be played during a really sad scene in an old western.

If you buy this album for just one song, buy it for "Heartbeat."
By the time my father bought me my OWN copy of this album when I was about 7, "Heartbeat" became my favorite cut. It's not as well-known as the other songs on this album or any OTHER War album, but it's a BEAST!!! A deceptively simple, "proto-rap" groove featuring Harold Brown on vocals, it's been sampled a few times by hip-hoppers (one of the first groups I remember using it was Whodini in the mid-80s) and is one of those songs that any DIE-HARD fan like myself knows even though casual fans don't have a clue. I don't think I've EVER heard it on the radio...not even the college stations, but this song is at or near the top of the list of their baddest funk workouts.

War in cognition.......2006-04-03

Why Can't We Be Friends? is best remembered more for what it wasn't. That is to say; this wasn't War as much as it was War impersonating War. Although at the height of their commercial success, War seem to be performing in a practical mode. Thus rendering the results predictable.

The campy clown band feel of Friends shows a witty, softer side of War. And even though Low Rider (no mistaking B.B.Dickerson's thumping bass here) was a hit on both sides of the Billboard charts, one can't help but think how out of place it feels on this 1975 release. Low Rider did find proper digs in Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke film and soundtrack.

Confusing and somewhat disoriented, Why Can't We Be Friends? hints at the days of disco that lie ahead. Even though the War effort seems to be winding down, Jerry and the crew cashed in on the next release (Greatest Hits). However, War would never reach these heights (commercially) in the studio again.

olofpalme63

All My Friends own one............2006-01-10

Well I'm lying but still a classic album, to the point and trying to get unserrigated with Why Can't We Be Friends?, a song that don't get a lot of air play and should, maybe this world would be a better place.

WOW.......2005-08-28

Leroy's Laten Lament

Best. song. ever

That is all

"War at it's best".......2005-07-26

In my opinion one of the best War CD's, of course all their music is good. The sweet notes of "So", "Leroys Lament" and Mazatlan tug at your heart. "Lotus Blossom" poetic and beautiful. A must have CD for War lovers!!!!

Average customer rating: Lyrical Genius......R.I.P Remarkable...the album behind the legend The heart of the terror squad Big Pun was better than his proteges Holds well over the years.

Capital Punishment Big Punisher Manufacturer: Relativity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Rap | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music R&B | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yeeeah Baby Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous The Infamous It Was Written Don Cartagena ASIN: B00000K3HL Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Beware
3. Super Lyrical
4. Taster's Choice
5. Still Not A Player
6. Intermission
7. The Dream Shatterer
8. Punish Me
9. Pakinamac Pt.I
10. You Ain't A Killer
11. Pakinamac Pt.II
12. Caribbean Connection
13. Glamour Life
14. Capital Punishment
15. Uncensored
16. I'm Not A Player
17. Twinz (Deep Cover 98)
18. The Rain & The Sun (Interlude)
19. Boomerang
20. You Came Up
21. Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
22. Charlie Rock Shout
23. Fast Money
24. Parental Discretion

Amazon.com

Some rappers die because they get shot. Some die of AIDS. But corpulent Latino rapper Big Punisher died of a massive coronary; at the time of his February 2000 death, he weighed over 600 pounds. While this made Punisher a suitable poster boy for the dangers of conspicuous consumption, on his platinum 1998 debut album, Capital Punishment, he's eager to poke fun at the creed of greed: "I'm not a player", he announces, "I just fuck a lot." But while Capital Punishment is perfectly adequate gangsta fare, Big Pun doesn't deserve the deification that dead rappers so frequently receive; here, he deviates little from the egomaniacal posturing that the Notorious B.I.G. branded his own. "If it doesn't make dollars, then it doesn't make sense," splutters compadre Fat Joe on "Glamour Life." Suitable, then, that Big Pun died in an industry where rigor mortis is the ultimate unit-shifter. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews:

Lyrical Genius......R.I.P.......2007-03-23

Now, I am not the one to give respect to albums regardless if the artist is gone from this world. I am the first to call it like I see it. However, I can't front....Capital Punishment is probably one of the greatest hip hop albums to be released ever. The late Christopher Rios with the help of his "twin" Fat Joe puts out what might not have even been anticipated but on time with this solid debut. Pun's word play and lyrical prowess, in my opinion, would take mentor Fat Joe out in a freestyle competition any day. Pun's production is quite possibly the best compliment to this gem and the guest appearances are on time and on point. My favorite would have to be "Punish Me" featuring Miss Jones, displaying Pun's lyricism in reference to love, relationships and fatherhood. My second fav would have to be the posse cut "Glamour Life" showing Pun and his fellow Terror Squadians speaking of aspirations of fame and fortune(which is not one of my favorite topics in hip hop however when you have an excellent lyrical delivery on this subject I will make an exception). In short, this is a must have from quite possibly the "best" member of the Terror Squad camp.

Remarkable...the album behind the legend.......2006-12-18

During Big Pun's unfortunately short lifetime, he released only one album, 1998's "Capital Punishment," and with this one release he amassed the reputation of one of New York's greatest MCs ever. Listening to this album, it's not hard to see why. Pun shows simply amazing technique, lyricism, and versatility on the album that made him the first Latino rapper to go platinum. Pun flawlessly tells stories of crime and dangers in the streets of the Bronx, but he also makes some deeper tracks about life and philosophy. He is simply an awesome lyricist. Also, the group of guest rappers is among the best ever assembled for an album. In addition to his group of Terror Squad peers such as Fat Joe, Cuban Link, and Noreaga, other appearances come from rap legends like Prodigy, Busta Rhymes, Inspectah Deck, Black Thought, Dead Prez, , and singers such as Joe, Wyclef Jean, and Miss Jones. The production is outstanding throughout the album, coming from such accomplished beatmakers as the RZA, L.E.S., Rockwilder, and Dr. Dre. Overall this album is a complete classic that deserves to be a part of any hip hop collection.

After the intro, the album begins with "Beware," starting the album with a hard lyrical track with great production. "Super Lyrical" is just that, a collaboration with Roots rapper Black Thought. "Still Not a Player" was Pun's most successful single, the song that made him famous and a legendary classic. Over an awesome, Latin-inspired beat, Pun drops hilarious, well delivered verses in between great singing from Joe, who also sings the classic outro. "The Dream Shatterer" is very well produced and is a hard, street-level song. Miss Jones collaborates on "Punish Me," one of my favorite songs on the album. With a subdued, thoughtful beat, Big Pun talks about a relationship gone sour. "You Ain't a Killer" is another New York classic. The hard piano laced beat fits great with Pun's threatening lyrics and great punchlines. "Glamour Life" features the Terror Squad, where they talk about the reaps of a life of crime over a great beat. The title track follows in the trend of hard, well-produced tough songs. On "I'm Not a Player," Pun speaks again of his character and interactions with women, the song utilizes a great soul sample. "Twinz (Deep Cover 98)" is a cover of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's classic song from 1992, where Pun and Fat Joe collaborate for one of the best songs from either one of their catalogs. I really like the interlude "The Rain and the Sun" with Dead Prez, it's relaxing. "You Came Up" may actually be my favorite song on the disc, though. With Noreaga, Pun discusses his rise to the top of hip hop, and the saxophone loop is perfect, Terror Squad always shines on this type of song. RZA produces "Triboro Trilogy," a standard New York anthem featuring legends Inspectah Deck and Prodigy. "Fast Money" tells an awesome story, and the album finishes with the Busta Rhymes-assisted "Parental Discretion," where the rappers warn parents of the dangers of raising children in the ghetto and exposing them to the dangers.

"Capital Punishment" is so amazing because it is a perfect combination of a truly special MC, great guest appearances, awesome production, and perfect execution. This album is so complete and well rounded, easily one of the best albums from the late 90s. I recommend this album to all kinds of hip hop fans, it has something everyone can enjoy, because it's such a classic.

The heart of the terror squad.......2006-11-20

Just like Biggie, when I hear a rapper called the greatest ever, and he only has 2 albums I laugh. Big Pun is nowhere near the G.O.A.T. Had he lived a lot longer, He would be a contender. This album is a classic. For a guy so heavy, he had amazin breath control. The Dream Shatterer in my opinion showcased his best lyrical arsenal. Thats my absolute favorite. But there are a lot of standout tracks on this album. In fact this is one of the very few albums I can listen to straight through. Highly recommended. He was a very big loss to hip hop. The death of him, Pac, and Big only prove how bad the game needs real rappers.

Big Pun was better than his proteges.......2006-11-03

Standout tracks: BEWARE, SUPER LYRICAL(excellent match up with Black Thought), THE DREAM SHATTERER, PUNISH ME, YOU AINT A KILLER, CARIBBEAN CONNECTION(Wyclef killed it!), GLAMOUR LIFE, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, TWINZ(Deep Cover 98), BOOMERANG, YOU CAME UP and FAST MONEY. Filler: Tres Leches(both Podigy and Inspectah Deck had suspect verses)and Parental Discretion(sleep inducing). Bottom Line: Big Pun was the best thing that came out of that camp(Terror Squad). He had a killer flow and witty punchlines that kept you listening for more. Songs like Super Lyrical, The Dream Shatterer, Beware etc showed you that Pun was a force to be reckoned with. His untimely death was unfortunate especially at a time when we need more like him in this game. RIP BIG PUN.

Holds well over the years........2006-09-09

...And yes, I can proudly say that I was listening to this stuff whenever Pun was still alive and the album was just recently out. Putting everything aside, though, "Capital Punishment" is a nearly flawless album and one of the few great mainstream hip-hop albums of the past ten years. Listening to the album gives me a kind of nostalgia as well, since there was so much great music released back then, and hip-hop was a lot better (DMX's first album, Lauryn's solo album, OutKast's "Aquemini", etc). I remember I really enjoyed hearing "Still Not a Player", a part-remixed, part-new song that had a really catchy tune and awesome flow. A track for anyone who likes a track you can hear at the club, R&B or hip-hop.

Many talk about how someone his size can flow so fast is impressive. However, even if it were someone of any other size it would have been just as good an album. The quality of it is mainly in his delivery and the content of the flows. You'll hear it in "Beware", "Super Lyrical" (with Black Thought; the greatest track on the album), "The Dream Shatterer" and even in "Twinz", a track with Fat Joe that updates the Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg single "Deep Cover." There's also greatness like in the childhood reflection of the title track or the rising of fame in "You Came Up", one of the more catchy tracks in here. Even "Punish Me" is great, a song of a broken relationship, never getting mysogynic or anything like that.

Some may not like the many interludes in the album, but I'm totally fine with those. I like the intro and how "Charlie Rock Skit" is basically a brief intro to the next track, "Fast Money." Some are kind of entertaining to hear like the two "Pakinamac" tracks. Sometimes the tracks can be pretty funny though, like in "Uncensored" with Funkmaster Flex.

Another shocking quality is that a lot of the "superstar" songs are the more weaker tracks on the album, and for me even more since those were some of my favorite mainstream rappers (Wyclef, Busta).

I'd say that if you like any kind of hip-hop that you will most likely enjoy "Capital Punishment", an album that is surprisingly well-aged in time. Pun may have had a short career, but in the time he delivered some of the greatest stuff around.

Average customer rating: One of the '70's Best Funk At It's Best This collection focuses on their more accessable tunes black rock in full efx The best album to own

The Best of Mandrill Mandrill Manufacturer: Fontana Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Very Best of Osibisa Cymande The Very Best of the New Birth Inc.: Where Soul Meets Funk Galactic Grooves: The Best of Lakeside Mandrill ASIN: B000001FOQ Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Ape Is High
2. Fencewalk
3. Git It All
4. Hang Loose
5. Mandrill
6. Cohelo
7. Mango Meat
8. Symphonic Revolutions
9. Children Of The Sun
10. House Of Wood
11. I Refuse To Smile

Customer Reviews:

One of the '70's Best.......2006-01-13

Mandrill had it all...slick horn rifts, funky lyrics and stage presence. The group, led by saxophonist Rick Wilson, MD (a real physician)kept the clubs jumping with cuts like "Mango Meat" (Let's go to La La La),"Fencewalk" and ""Hang Loose".

When you listen to these cuts, you hear musicianship that I think is quite superior to some of their contemporaries like Brass Construction. But like many of the bands of that era, they just faded away!

This is definetly the album to get if you want a taste of all that Mandrill had to offer.

"some people listen to remember, some people listen to forget".

Funk At It's Best.......2005-09-16

If your a fan of true funk music, then this CD is a must have. This band would be a good purchase for any P-FUNK or WAR fans.

This collection focuses on their more accessable tunes.......2004-04-29

Mandrill were a very early (formed in 1968) progressive rock/jazz/funk/latin American band, perhaps best described in retrospect as Afro Prog. This collection, while a solid collection of tunes, does not do justice to that pioneering progressive rock aspect of their music. The closest example here is Children of the Sun. If you just want their great funk tunes though, this is the CD to buy! If you want a better example of their unique approach to prog then get either their first album, with the 17 minute Peace and Love suite or the second album, Is.

black rock in full efx.......2003-02-13

If you love black rock from the old school this is a must have only earth, wind, and fire and parliament-funkadelic can stomp these badboys to the ground, every song is a funk-rock classic and it's a must have for those who miss this style.

The best album to own.......2002-10-07

Little known, often forgotten Brooklyn band that kicks out soul, jazz, rock, r&b, latin grooves like its no big thing...these guys still rock strong...saw them perform in 2000 and 2001...the best shows I have seen live. Unfortunately, they don't make 'em like these guys anymore! Pick up this CD for a great introduction to some essential listening....

Average customer rating: GOOD ALBUM, BUT RIP-OFF FORMAT Jack Webb & the Rookies This is one of War's best! War Live Absolute Classic !!!

War Live War Manufacturer: Avenue Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Rock | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Deliver the Word The World Is a Ghetto All Day Music War Why Can't We Be Friends? ASIN: B0000032VA Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

1. Introduction By E. Rodney Jones of Radio Station WVON, Chicago, Ill.
2. Sun Oh Son
3. The Cisco Kid
4. Slippin' Into Darkness
5. Slippin' Part 2

Tracks:

1. All Day Music
2. Ballero
3. Lonely Feelin'
4. Get Down

Album Description

In between studio efforts, the band released WAR Live, 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.

Customer Reviews:

GOOD ALBUM, BUT RIP-OFF FORMAT.......2006-10-20

I hate it when greedy record companies do this:

The total track time of both discs runs under 78 minutes. So, this album could have been consolidated onto one disc, with no editing, and released at a one-disc price.

Jack Webb & the Rookies .......2006-04-08

Captured live in Chicago IL, this is documentation of War in peak form on stage in support of 1972's "The World Is A Ghetto". Live went on to produce another top 40 hit (Ballaro) in 1974. This, during a time when live LP's didn't usually produce hits. Released as a double LP (their fist since 1970's Black-Man's Burdon) Live would eventually sell over a million copies and give War their fourth gold record in a row.

War Live (after one listen, one can't help but think why Burdon parted ways with War) is proof of the animals they could be on stage with their tribute to Cook County's finest (militant fashion), in the show stopping long version of Get Down. Slippin Into Darkness is also performed with even more intensity than it was in the studio. They offer up other hits as well like the classic The Cisco Kid and Sun Oh Son. This is a must have release, a great live performance.

olofpalme63

This is one of War's best!.......2006-01-11

One of War's great works...live in concert. If you never saw War in person--this album is filled with excellent songs, sung with an intimacy that makes you feel as if you are a member of the live audience at the funkiest show ever! A show you will never forget!!! Music, voice, quality is excellent, the CD is claiming to be a remaster.

War Live.......2005-09-04

Always been a big War fan. However this album was a disappointment. Didn't realize it was recorded back in the 70's. Just didn't get anywhere near the studio grooves. I realize it's a live album but it still doesn't do justice to any of the material you're used to hearing.

Absolute Classic !!!.......2003-06-29

Having been familiar with War from some of their commercial hits(Lowrider,etc.), I was curious when I came across this album on vinyl at a used record shop about ten years ago. Being a lover of live music I bought the album and hastily went home and dropped it on my turntable. This one of the most powerfully played live sets ever made. "Cisco Kid" and "Slipping Into Darkness" give listeners a dose of thick basslines and excellent instrumentation, purely high intensity funk/rock at its best. These two songs both exceed ten minutes in length and are worth the price of purchasing the CD alone. That being said, the shorter songs can't quite measure up, but they make for good listening none the less(check out "All Day Music"). The decade of the 70's brought us some great live albums by artists like Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. King. This album easily ranks among them.

World Music:

1. Le Monde de Cesaria Evora [Import]
2. Legend of the Italian Tarantella
3. Liah [Import]
4. Life Goes On - Hand Drum and Round Dance Songs
5. Live on Broadway [Live] [Import]
6. Millennium: Gilberto Gil [Import]
7. Moi Mes Souliers [Import]
8. Morceaux Choisis
9. MTV Ao Vivo [Live] [Import]
10. Music from South India

World Music

world music

World Music

We Want It

Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture Op36; Symphony No3

Symphony 4 & 5

Day by Day [Import]

Spirit of the Street: The Very Best of Inner City [Import]

Sunnys Off

Successi Italiani Anni 90 [Import]

Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson

Six Suitable Tracks [Import]

The House of Blue Light

The Best of Ian Dury [Import]

Sempre Sucesso [Import]

Rebellion [Import]

String Quartet Tribute to the Cure Whisper

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