I never knew the old school band "War" was this good

[2 one 3]

People do the same shyt to Earth, Wind, and Fire lol. People think it’s empty cookout music but miss out on the lyrics and other songs on the albums.

EWF songs, outside of the singles, were all about Afrocentricity, Black empowerment, loving other black people, Pan-Africanism, group preservation, dealing with depression/stress, mysticism, natural healing, meditation, all kinds of shyt. All everybody remembers is the “Ba-Dee-ya’s” and “Way-ohhs”. War is the same way, people just recall the chorus. A lot of music from that time is super deep, catchy, and relatable, in all the best ways.

Beautifully said. I’m so glad mom and pops put me onto the classics when I was a kid. I listen to devotion several times a week because of my mom.


Such a smooth and powerful song

 

[William Heavy]

First concert I ever went to was a War show. 9 years old.

 

[Clayton Endicott]

I knew the hits....but damn I've been bumping a lot of their shyt. Here are some album cuts I didn't know that are crazy








shyt been touching my soul lately (pause )

Saw them in concert in the mid 00s. They put on a hell of a show. Lead singer Lonnie Jordan is a cool and funny dude. He engaged the audience by telling jokes and anecdotes.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

It goes so hard

 

[Dameon Farrow]

I knew the hits....but damn I've been bumping a lot of their shyt. Here are some album cuts I didn't know that are crazy








shyt been touching my soul lately (pause )

Incredble array of tunes. The World Is A Ghetto is getting played weekly around my way.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

 

[Idaeo]

I saw them play live at a free concert in downtown LA, gave a hell of a show. I’ve always fukked with their songs but that performance made me fan

 

[maxamusa]

 

[maxamusa]

Saw them in concert in the mid 00s. They put on a hell of a show. Lead singer Lonnie Jordan is a cool and funny dude. He engaged the audience by telling jokes and anecdotes.

they got 2 lead singers? cause on tracks like summer it sounds like a different cat

 

[Ol’Otis]

<<<<<songwriting>>>>>*

You ain’t lying breh
I just found out “Spill The Wine” was about getting high

 

[Ol’Otis]

How come I can’t rep? @Houston911 @hex @Barnett114

 

[maxamusa]

<<<<<songwriting>>>>>*

man the score is just as important....but the lyrics cut so MF deep if you paying attention and can comprehend. IDK if it was the drugs at the time or the machine didn't have a chokehold on artists....but this the type of shyt that makes you look deep within. I hate to sound like a hater but I can't remember a recent hit of any genre that really attempted to open a 3rd eye. Is that by design? IDK. but materialism and promiscuity is the theme for most the BS I hear now.

 

[maxamusa]

You ain’t lying breh
I just found out “Spill The Wine” was about getting high

man thats the dope shyt about art. its all interpertation. great artists will not explain the meaning to the audience. cause that song is way deeper than just getting high from my lense.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

reserving my seat for later

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

little known fact:
'theyre original band title was "war what is it good for?" but the leader of the bands wife convinced them to just go by 'War'"