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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