WAR
At the Bottom Line, NYC (7/10/00)
The O.G. keyboardist, Lonnie Jordan!!
At
7:50pm, War took to the stage. Lonnie Jordan (original War keyboardist) and the
guys did the latin-tinged, funky-ass "Cisco Kid"...and everybody
in the audience fucked up the lyrics! HA! HA! The rhythm guitarist was really funky on
"Me and Baby Brother", along with great lead vocals by Lonnie, good
saxophone riffs, and a nice breakdown in the middle of the song (featuring
excellent percussion). "The World is a Ghetto" featured a nice
percussion intro, good harmonica sounds, good standout bass riffs, and a really
strong sax solo! Lonnie was in a really joking mood this night and really connected
with the fans. The band stretched out the song's last lyric,
"THE......WORLD........IS.......A........GHET.......TO!" A good ass-shaking latin groove,
"Cinco de Mayo" featured the drummer on lead vocals, great latin
percussion, spicy keyboard riffs, nice drumming & rhythm guitaring, and
excellent sax & harmonica solos!! Lonnie did an organ solo with some
scatting, before the song "All Day Music", which featured a PHAT drum
solo! "Spill The
Wine" featured a really cool breakdown with some choppy rhythms (drums,
percussion, guitar, and keyboards). The inclusion of some nice flute and
maracas was well received! The song turned into a salsa groove, complete with
cowbells and a duel between the congas & the drummer!! VERY HOT!!! "Galaxy" was FONKAY with some
funky bass and some mo' guitar funk! Lonnie did a mildly psychotic piano solo,
before doing "Summer". "Slippin' into Darkness" featured heavy bass riffs!!
There was a tribute to Bob Marley, with the inclusion of the lyrics "Get
Up, Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Right! Get Up, Stand Up, Don't Give Up The
Fight!" The saxophonist was doing some lead vocals & chanting. "Why Can't We Be Friends"
was the last song before the encore performance of "Low Rider" around
9:27pm. "Low Rider" was very funky, with its driving beat! The War
set was over at 9:35pm.
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