War Platinum Jazz

"Never Pass on a War record." Those were the words uttered to me by my friend Bill Shag as we listened to this very album a month ago. He had recently purchased it and I was very envious of him because I had passed on it a few months back mainly because I had just bought a couple War records and wanted to take a break on my War purchasing. I really wanted to buy the record but on that particular day War was not the answer. But as soon as the opening song "War Is Coming" came on over at Shag's apartment, I felt so stupid for passing on it. However, the vinyl, and perhaps Holiday, gods were looking out for me two weeks ago when I came across it in a dollar bin!! So happy to have this record. It is unbelievably, incredibly, bbbbbbbb bb b b b b beast!!! War is a sick band. Outside of "Low Rider," I really don't hate any of their songs. I mean Low Rider was great the first time I heard it but now it's a tad played out. In fact, that song sounds nothing like War in my opinion. I used to think it was Los Lobos or one of those other mexican "Los" bands....All in all, War is a perfect example of why I love collecting records. I knew about Low Rider and later came across "Why Can't We Be Friends" (thanks Lethal Weapon 4 and Dazed and Confused) but some of these other songs thay they recorded which never really shared the limelight with Low Rider are beast. I guess you could call me a War Monger.


Make War part of your New Year.