Genre: Soul
Places I remember: Chaldon Books and Records (Caterham on the hill)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Cisco Kid
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Cisco Kid
Gear costume: Get Down
Active compensatory factors: It took me a few visits to Chaldon Books and Records before I purchased this one.
I like the band, and there are lots more War albums to come when I get to them on CD (with and without Eric Burdon), but when I checked the cover it appeared there were only seven songs spread over four sides.
I know they like to stretch things out so I wasn't too surprised to see that Get Down lasts 20 minutes; All Day Music, Sun Oh Son, Slippin' Into Darkness each last around 10 minutes each.
Now this could be a great sign or it could be a boring self-indulgent sign. Hence my hesitation.
Luckily, the band were riding the crest of their peak years, so this turned out to be a good score for the most part!
That said, I still prefer the shorter ones. The six minutes of Cisco Kid is awesome - no fat on that one.
Where do they all belong? More to come when the CDs re-enter the picture.
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