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Continuing on with the Ultimate Classic Rock's top 100 classic rock songs of all time, I give to you number 87! Number 87 is from War "LOW RIDER"
From the opening percussion and boss bass riff all the way to that wailing saxophone outro, War unleashed an irresistible funky groove with their hit "Low Rider." The song hit the airwaves in the summer of 1975 and all the way to No. 7.
War were a unique band, mixing funk with Latin, jazz, rock, soul and pop to make a sound that was truly their own. "Low Rider" delivered a groove that was somehow both slinky and chunky, even funkier vocals, and a catchy-as-hell harmonica riff, courtesy of Lee Oskar – one of the true masters of the instrument.
This song was ubiquitous that summer and has taken on a life of its own in the years that followed. It has been used in countless movies, commercials and television shows and still gets airplay on oldies and classic rock radio.
For a band that basically started off as Eric Burdon's backing group, War certainly made a large mark on music history all by themselves with tracks like "Low Rider."
From the opening percussion and boss bass riff all the way to that wailing saxophone outro, War unleashed an irresistible funky groove with their hit "Low Rider." The song hit the airwaves in the summer of 1975 and all the way to No. 7.
War were a unique band, mixing funk with Latin, jazz, rock, soul and pop to make a sound that was truly their own. "Low Rider" delivered a groove that was somehow both slinky and chunky, even funkier vocals, and a catchy-as-hell harmonica riff, courtesy of Lee Oskar – one of the true masters of the instrument.
This song was ubiquitous that summer and has taken on a life of its own in the years that followed. It has been used in countless movies, commercials and television shows and still gets airplay on oldies and classic rock radio.
For a band that basically started off as Eric Burdon's backing group, War certainly made a large mark on music history all by themselves with tracks like "Low Rider."
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Great album, but I like, "Spill the Wine" the best. That song reminds me of my best friend in the 11th grade 1970, we used to skip school to go sea shelling at the beaches.
Some how, that song was always playing on the radio. We always rode in his old 60's Nash convertible, just like in the picture, same color too.
We also, skipped school, and went to the Naval hospital and pushed the wounded Marines from Vietnam in their wheel chairs, and raced down the hallways, until getting caught, and told to leave the hospital. But, the Marines had their fun racing. Lol
Some how, that song was always playing on the radio. We always rode in his old 60's Nash convertible, just like in the picture, same color too.
We also, skipped school, and went to the Naval hospital and pushed the wounded Marines from Vietnam in their wheel chairs, and raced down the hallways, until getting caught, and told to leave the hospital. But, the Marines had their fun racing. Lol
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