- and unfortunately, both bands lasted long enough to have a disco phase.
Based on their disco phase, War wins again on the 12" mix of 'Galaxy' which is a stone classic of the era, and a good argument that some bands of the funk era could compete in the danceclubs.
im giving it to war. their good songs are better than mandrill's good ones.
but does War have anything that comes close to the scalp-tingling heaviness of Two Sisters of Mystery?
I think Slippin into Darkness is heavier (not fuzz gtr-chugging heavier but heavier nonetheless)
this is probably as heavy as they got. think i'd have to ride for mandrill overall, they had jazz, rock, latin, funk all mashed into one. i guess war did too, but one thing mandrill never did was record a song called 'why can't we be friends?'
I'm not a huge WAR fan, but they've got several decent albums and some of their hits are pretty awesome. It's really scary that some of you are actually sitting around listening the fucking Mandrill albums and shit. Yikes!
I'm not a huge WAR fan, but they've got several decent albums and some of their hits are pretty awesome. It's really scary that some of you are actually sitting around listening the fucking Mandrill albums and shit. Yikes!
A.Who the fuck asked you?
B.you are such a know it all...... asshole
now run back to your safe haven at spermidermy before mommy or "VERONICA" gets worried about you and your micropenis...... douchetard
I'm not a huge WAR fan, but they've got several decent albums and some of their hits are pretty awesome. It's really scary that some of you are actually sitting around listening the fucking Mandrill albums and shit. Yikes!
, War wins again on the 12" mix of 'Galaxy' which is a stone classic of the era,
I almost ride too hard for that song. One of my favourite 12'' singles.
yes.
i passed on a 12" single of Outlaw (I forget what's on the flip) at goodwill the other day.
mistake?
Well, I don't know 'bout the 12" (might be remixed beyond recognition for all I know), but I remember "Outlaw" from when it was a comeback hit (in '82) and I dig it. It's definitely post-disco, but it's still good in spite of itself.
I can't speak for the album of the same name, but I'm cool with the 45 I have.
yes everybody loves WAR, their latinfunk sound is so very uniqe, heavy shit too, slipping into darkness, many classics, and yeah dropped Galaxy numerous times, not lately though..id throw on Jingo (candido) instead, anyway great records that i love................BUT they CANNOT fuck with the best of Mandrill!!!
Four Cornered Room The World Is A Ghetto Slippin' Into Darkness All Day Music So[/b] DELEVIER THE WORD
those SIX[/b] alone make this a no contest imo
1. Positive Thing 2. Positive Thing 3. Skying Upward 4. The Road to Love 5. Armadillo
6. Livin It Up 7. Dirty Ole Man
Dudes are really showin their disconnectedness for real. Mandrill is far from some second rate Funk band. Or some Timmydigalot mind garden favorite. Parliment-Funkadelic opened for these cats.
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War for life. A lot of my first musical memories come from their music. Say what you want about the songs that get radio airplay, but there's still "Me And Baby Brother", "Southern Part Of Texas", "H2 Overture", "In Your Eyes", "Four Cornered Room", "Where Was You At", "Beetles In The Bog", "In Mazatlan", "Leroy's Latin Lament", "Smile Happy" (SHAGGY!), and the almighty "Gypsy Man".
Now don't get me wrong, I like Mandrill a lot and I know they were big in their time. This is not about hits, per se - I just really see Mandrill as being fairly one-dimensional despite incorporating so many different genres into their music. War really has timeless songs, stuff that has a place at weddings, funk jams, laid back Sunday afternoons, karaoke nights, they've got deep spiritual vibes, I can bump it in my ride, I can bump it in my mom's ride, I can play it on the beach, I can play it in the rain... Mandrill is in a certain sense a one-trick pony, the latin-funk-world-rock thing. There are no deep Mandrill ballads (although I like "I Refuse To Smile"), I mean their shit jams but they were nowhere near as prolific as War when it comes to nailing a bunch of different vibes. IMO, of course
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Based on their disco phase, War wins again on the 12" mix of 'Galaxy' which is a stone classic of the era, and a good argument that some bands of the funk era could compete in the danceclubs.
I almost ride too hard for that song. One of my favourite 12'' singles.
I gotta admit, I dig that song too. I got the 45 - with a pic sleeve - and it's gotten play often. Even "Galaxy - Part 2" on the B-side!
I always did like the interplay between the sax and the harmonica in the band, and they get a good riff going on this track...
yes.
i passed on a 12" single of Outlaw (I forget what's on the flip) at goodwill the other day.
mistake?
HAHA....NUFF SAID!! MANDRILL ALL DAY!!
So is "The Black-Man's Burdon"
A.Who the fuck asked you?
B.you are such a know it all...... asshole
now run back to your safe haven at spermidermy before mommy or "VERONICA" gets worried about you and your micropenis...... douchetard
LOL @ Kala!!
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You're the one who made this retarded thread.
Well, I don't know 'bout the 12" (might be remixed beyond recognition for all I know), but I remember "Outlaw" from when it was a comeback hit (in '82) and I dig it. It's definitely post-disco, but it's still good in spite of itself.
I can't speak for the album of the same name, but I'm cool with the 45 I have.
MANDRILL:
Oops I meant Southern Part of Texas.
1. Positive Thing
2. Positive Thing
3. Skying Upward
4. The Road to Love
5. Armadillo
6. Livin It Up
7. Dirty Ole Man
Dudes are really showin their disconnectedness for real.
Mandrill is far from some second rate Funk band. Or some Timmydigalot mind garden favorite.
Parliment-Funkadelic opened for these cats.
vs.