Thinking man's funk circa 1970. Sometimes awkward but ultimately compelling. Newcastle upon Tyne is talking, and the groove is airtight. What's not to love? - Fran Coombs

Eric Burdon's second and final album with War, Black-Man's Burdon was a double set that could have benefited from a bit of judicious editing. Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams, it finds War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves that 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 there isn't one, but two covers of "Nights in White Satin." - Review by Richie Unterberger

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1 Black On Black In Black 2 Paint It Black I 3 Laurel & Hardy Pintelo Negro II 5 P.C. 3 6 Black Bird 7 Paint It Black III 8 Spirit 9 Beautiful New Born Child 10 Nights In White Satin I 11 The Bird & The Squirrel 12 Nuts, Seeds & Life 13 Out Of Nowhere 14 Nights In White Satin II 15 Sun / Moon 16 Pretty Colors 17 Gun 18 Jimbo 19 Bare Back Ride 20 Home Cookin’ 21 They Can’t Take Away Our Music
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