War is an American funk/rock/soul band from Long Beach,California,known for several hit songs . Formed in 1969,War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock,funk,jazz,Latin,rhythm and blues,psychedelia,and reggae. According to music writer Colin Larkin,their "potent fusion of funk,R&B,rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound",while Martin C. Strong calls them "one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the '70s". Their album The World Is a Ghetto was Billboard's best-selling album of 1973. The band transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was subject to many line-up changes over the course of its existence,leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up;four other members created a new group called the Lowrider Band.
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously lead vocalist of R&B and rock band The Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep,powerful blues-rock voice. Burdon is also known for his intense stage performances.
Hawkwind is the debut album by Hawkwind,released in 1970,originally on Liberty Records,later reissued on Sunset Records. This album is historic since it is one of the first space rock LPs.
All Day Music is the fourth album by American band War,released November 1971 on United Artists Records.
The Black-Man's Burdon is a double album by American band Eric Burdon and War,released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the last album by the group before Burdon left and the remaining band continued as War.
Eric Burdon Declares "War" is the first of two original albums by American band Eric Burdon and War,released on MGM Records in April 1970. It peaked at number 18 on record charts in the USA,number 50 in the UK,and number 7 in Australia. The back cover includes this declaration:"We the People,have declared War against the People,for the right to love each other". The album received a gold record award.
Ark is an album by the original members of the Animals. Released in 1983 by I.R.S. Records,it peaked at #66 on the Billboard Top 200. Ark was the second and last reunion attempt of the band's initial lineup,and the album was subsequently followed by a tour by the band.
Guilty! is a 1971 album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon. It was the first release by Burdon after he left War.
Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day is the sixth album by the Welsh rock band Man.
Comeback is an album by Eric Burdon released in 1982,during the Comeback film project. It was the studio album to the film. Live tracks recorded during the sessions were released later on compilations.
Love Is All Around is a studio album by Eric Burdon and War. Released in 1976 on ABC Records,it contains tracks recorded during the band's brief existence from 1969 to 1971,but not found on their two albums from 1970. Many years later it was reissued on CD by Avenue Records;this edition restores the original group name,Eric Burdon and War.
Power Company is an album by the Eric Burdon Band,released in 1983. It features recordings from the Comeback project. It also features live recordings.
Sun Secrets is an album by the Eric Burdon Band recorded in 1973 and released in December 1974.
War is the third album by American band War,and their first following the departure of singer Eric Burdon and the group's name change from the original Eric Burdon and War. It was released in March 1971 on United Artists Records,their first for the label.
The Music Band is an album by War,released on MCA Records in March 1979.
The Music Band –Jazz is an album by War,the fifth and final entry in their "Music Band" series,released on MCA Records in 1983. It consists of outtakes from sessions for their 1979 albums The Music Band and The Music Band 2,and features several lineups of the band which existed that year. War were no longer recording for MCA when this album was released,and no singles from the album were issued. Track one was probably recorded/written in 1979 when B. B. Dickerson was still in band and before Charles Miller was murdered. Track two could have been recorded/written anytime up to 1979.
Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico is a compilation album of the Velvet Underground released by MGM Records in 1971 that features selections from the band's first three studio albums. Originally released as a double LP,the cover artwork and inside gatefold sleeve feature imitations of Andy Warhol's paintings of Coca-Cola bottles,but are credited to other artists on the back sleeve of the album. The album was released in the UK to capitalise on the interest from Warhol's Pork.
Feel No Fret is the seventh album by Scottish funk and R&B band Average White Band released in 1979 on the RCA label in the United Kingdom and the Atlantic label in North America.
'Til Your River Runs Dry is a 2013 album by Eric Burdon. It is his "first high-profile record in eons and his first album of largely original material since 2004",states Stephen Thomas Erlewine in his Allmusic review.
Alvin Taylor is an American drummer,producer and musical director,who is best known for his work with Elton John,Eric Burdon,George Harrison,Billy Preston,and Bob Welch.
