by Richie Unterberger
Eric Burdon's second and final album with War, Black-Man's Burdon was a double set that could have benefited from quite a bit of judicious editing. Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams, it does find War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves that, cut down to much more economical song structures, 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 not one, but two covers of &Nights in White Satin& are absurd low points.