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War & Peace / Involved

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It is dificult to rate this cd as one unit, becaues they are both
so dramatically different."War&Peace" is a waist of time. There are nothing but fillers on here. "War" and "Adios Senorita" are the only cuts
with any energy. "Time", the other single, is a feble attempt to copy
the style of Norman Whitfield. The arrangements are horrible and bland.
Involved" was one of the final collaborations between Norman Whitfield
and Barrett Strong. That lp is worth the purchase of this cd. Edwin's
version of "Ball of confusoin", with the excellent backing of the
Undisputed Truth, is laid back and intense. "Stop the War" has always
been more on the money than the single "War". They deleted "Way over
there", which is a good thing, because it had no busines being there
in the first place. The two bonus cuts I could also have done without.
They should have included"You've got my soul on fire" and "take me clear
from here". If you like classic Norman Whitfield you'll like "Involved"

The Involved portion of this CD is fantastic. Edwin Starr was way ahead of his time. The War and Peace portion is very weak. Except for the song War (which was included in both the LP versions) the others songs from the War and Peace portion just don't fit the theme. These two alblums really should not have been combined. They both have entirely different moods. One focuses on social commentary and the other just sits there (after the first song)