In battle order...

War, first called Eric Burdon and War, and now known as The Lowrider Band, is an American band from Long Beach, California. One of its main characteristics, apart from its many hits, is that it has been a particularly mixed group and composed of members of very diverse and varied origins. They had their first successes in 1972 with tracks like "Slippin 'into darkness" from the album "All day music" and "The world is a ghetto" from the eponymous album. Album that will remain as the highest ranked album of all their discography. Followed a year later in 1973 by the flagship Single "The Cisco kid", still taken from the same album and which will offer them one of their biggest success of the whole decade 70. The same year leaves the album "Deliver the world ”, album which will produce 2 new hits which are “Gypsy man” and “Me and baby brother”. Another success two years later in 1975 with the release of the album "Why can't we be friends ?" from which two new hits will be extracted. The first named after the album and the second "Low rider". The year 1976 saw the release of a best of which contained an unreleased "Summer", the flagship title of the album and which will remain as their last mega hit. The album "Galaxy" which came out in 1977 will experience mixed success, only the eponymous Single will be successful. Other albums will be released subsequently but only the album "Outlaw" which comes out in 1982 will allow them to record last two hits with "You got the power" and the Single named after the album.

Which will not prevent the group from continuing the adventure subsequently and producing titles of significant quality. To discover or rediscover...

Discography (among others ...) :

70s Decade :

Spill the wine 1970
They can't take away our music 1970
Sun oh sun 1971
All day music 1971
Slippin' into darkness 1972
The world is a ghetto 1972
The Cisco kid 1972
Gypsy man 1973
Me and baby brother 1973
Ballero 1974
Why can't we be friends ? 1975
Low rider 1975
Summer 1976
L.A. sunshine 1977
Galaxy 1978
Hey senorita 1978
Youngblood (Livin' in the streets) 1978
Sing a happy song 1978
Good, good feelin’ 1979
I'm the one who understands 1979
Don't take it away 1979

80s Decade :

I’ll be around 1980
Cinco de Mayo 1981
You got the power 1982
Outlaw 1982
Just because 1982
Life (is so strange) 1983
Groovin 1985
Livin' in the red 1987

90s Decade :

Peace sign 1994
East L.A. 1994
The smuggler (The light in the window) 1994

2010s Decade :

Bounce 2014
It's my life 2014

2020s Decade :

(Yes, it's) Christmas 2023

Tracks :

1970...the group got off to an ideal start, to say the least, with a first classified title. Obviously a very good omen for the future of events...

1970...a sequel which will also be popular with the public. In just one year the group will have already stood out from the crowd...

1971...the dynamic of success is now well in place and allows the group to achieve a string of successes. Of course we're not talking about a top hit but still...

1971...a year 1971 which allowed them to validate their status as a sure bet of the moment. A more than flattering result in just 2 years of existence...

1972...the group will definitely move up a gear at the start of 1972 with a sharply increasing level of success in the Charts...

1972...it is obvious that the group will end up producing at least ONE big title which will bring them fame and fortune. Let's be a little more patient...

1972...a most favorable year for the group and which ends in the best possible way with this new title which will remain as the highest ranked of all...

1973 ... a BIG year 1973 with a succession of titles of very high caliber. The group is growing, as is its fame ...

1973...this one will do a little less well than its predecessor but nothing worrying at this stage concerning them, that's for sure...

1974...a mixed year 1974 with only one title produced and with relative success to say the least. Years ago like that...

1975...a year 1975 which already started much better with a first success which allowed them to return to the front of the race...

1975...the first global success. Their success now extends beyond US borders, it's starting to smell good, even very, very good !

1976 ... a truly atypical group which mixes the most diverse styles, as well as the sounds. This time, it's very smooth in Afro-Caribbean-South American fashion ...

1977...another single-title year. They are having trouble keeping up and excellent years now alternate with less good ones...

1978 ... which says end of decade 70, says sudden acceleration of the tempo. The proof with this title which makes them switch to the Dance mode, a field hitherto more or less hidden ...

1978...only one title in 1977 and no less than four for 1978, showing that the years follow one another but are not necessarily the same...

1978...a year 1978 which had started particularly well but which will end more subdued than anything else unfortunately...

1978...there will have been quantity but the quality will not have been at the same level on all the titles. Hence the results in the Charts are fluctuating to say the least...

1979 ... now it is pulsating, that's clear. Everything is done to get the buttocks moving and set the Dancefloors on fire !

1979...the exception that makes the rule. This title will only be used for promotion and will not be officially released as a Single, hence a level of success close to absolute zero...

1979...they still managed to save the furniture at the last minute with this title. It now remains to be seen how they plan to play it next decade...

1980 ... a change of decade which is combined in Intimist mode. After the euphoria of Dance, the group shows once again that he also knows how to do more in finesse ...

1981 ... we start again in multi-influence mode. On a predominantly South American basis anyway, a style that they particularly like ...

1982 ... then here comes the title of consecration out of nowhere. An HUGE Dance title which literally sets fire to every Dancefloor on the planet and which will remain as one of the best Funk songs of the decade. MAS-TER-FUL !

1982 ... we stay on a Funk base, but this title does not have the same level of inspiration as the previous one. A lesser success necessarily ...

1982 ... a very heterogeneous year in terms of sounds. Now is the time for reggae fashion. They will have really done everything for us. On a title of certain quality and yet not classified ...

1983 ... once again, the group surprises with the style used. We leave in soft mode on a title that literally floats in the air ...

1985 ... another nice title, all in finesse, and which once again shows all the versatility of the group. A group that perfectly knew how to alternate pure dance and pure emotional moments...

1987...the group reaches the end of its adventure, at least at the high level. Because the adventure will continue afterwards but in a much more confidential way...

1994...they will still try to move on to the next decade. They will ultimately manage to classify this new opus which still leaves a hint of hope for them...

1994...what reassures them is that the core fan base remains substantial, which is no small thing. They continue to receive minimal support...

1994...certainly the final exit door is getting closer and closer but for the moment they are managing to resist a minimum. For how much longer...

2014...when we thought we would never see them again, here they are back in a totally unexpected way, to say the least, almost 20 years later. Who would've believed that possible...