My OperaWAR - All Day Music (1971)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:13:38 PM
War - All Day Music
R&B | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 270MB | 39:52
United Artists 1971
The mellow, bossa nova-flavored title track was the band's first Top 40 hit; it's really enjoyable, with thrilling group harmonies and a soothing dance beat. Half a year later the longish and musically more conventional, but even more entertaining funk ballad "Slippin' Into Darkness" got a single release. It promptly outsold its predecessor, boosting the LP into gold album territory - War had finally made the big time. There's also a spartan, mid-tempo funk number that draws the lines to be filled in by later hits like "Cisco Kid" ("Get Down"). The rest of it is a little thin, though; a lengthy, sluggish, over-earnest soul testimonial ("That's What Love Will Do"); a weird near-a capella chant ("There Must Be A Reason"); a tightly arranged, but dated-sounding Santana-esque movie theme ("Nappy Head (Theme From Ghetto Man)"); a long, sloppy blues-rock live track ("Baby Brother"). But at least all of this proves the band's amazing versatility, and unlike several other War albums this one escapes without any real embarassments. --James Alroy, WARR.org
~ TRACKLISTING ~
1. All Day Music
2. Get Down
3. That's What Love Will Do
4. There Must Be A Reason
5. Nappy Head (Theme from "Ghetto Man")
6. Slippin' Into Darkness
7. Baby Brother
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MaseZeitgeist44 # Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:13:52 PM