War

War – The World Is A Ghetto: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (1972/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:43 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Avenue Records/Select

War was the original jam band; their music is a thick stew of stone funk, old school R&B, Latin rhythms, free-form jazz and uncanny pop sensibility. Their late ’72 album release The World Is A Ghetto, led by the title track and the smash hit “The Cisco Kid,” became the best-selling pop album of 1973. To commemorate the album’s place in pop music history, Avenue Records and UMe have remastered the album and included unreleased bonus “Ghetto Jams,” showcasing more of the band’s versatility. The World Is A Ghetto now includes the chugging “Freight Train Jam,” “58 Blues” and the rock-blues track “War Is Coming.”

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War – Greatest Hits 2.0 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:43:15 minutes | 3,98 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino

War’s Greatest Hits 2.0 is the definitive best of WAR and the perfect expansion of the 1976 Greatest Hits album.Featuring selections from the band’s origin backing Eric Burdon to hitmakers on their own, this collection captures highlights from 50 years of the “original street band.” The songs showcase the band’s versatility and evolution over the years; from early favorites like “Spill The Wine” (inspired by Lonnie Jordan accidentally spilling wine all over the studio’s mixing board) and “Slippin Into Darkness”to multi-generational favorites “Gypsy Man” and “The World is a Ghetto” to cultural anthems “Don’t Let No One Get You Down” and “So” to smash hits “Low Rider,” “Cisco Kid” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” this collection is for everybody.

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