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Eric Burdon & War - The Black Man's Burdon

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Black On Black On Black 2:04
  2. Paint It Black 2:04
  3. Laurel & Hardy 1:21
  4. Paint It Black II 1:10
  5. P.C. 3 1:33
  6. Black Bird 2:13
  7. Paint It Black III 2:57
  8. Spirit 8:34
  9. Beautiful Newborn Child 5:07
  10. Nights In White Satin I 4:28
  11. Birds & The Squirel 2:45
  12. Nuts Seeds & Life 4:01
  13. Out Of Nowhere 3:21
  14. Nights In White Satin Ii 2:52
  15. Full Cd In Ape With Cue 44:43
Volume 2
  1. Sun / Moon 10:07
  2. Pretty Colours 6:47
  3. Gun 5:50
  4. Jimbo 4:52
  5. Bare Back Ride 7:09
  6. Home Cookin' 4:13
  7. They Can't Take Away Our Music 6:51
  8. Full Cd In Qpe With Cue 46:00

Notes


Eric Burdon's second and final album with War, Black-Man's Burdon was a double set that could have benefited from quite a bit of judicious editing. Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams, it does find War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves that, cut down to much more economical song structures, would shortly bring them success on their own. Highlights include the soulful vamps "Pretty Colors" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music"; the 13-minute "Paint It Black" medley reflects the height of their eccentricity, and not one, but two covers of "Nights in White Satin" are absurd low points.