World Entertainment War

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World Entertainment War was a US rock band on MCA Records in the early 1990s that featured groove-centric music with intricate lyrics of a political and often humorous nature.

Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Self Titled (1991) 2.2 Give Too Much 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Members

• Rob Brezsny (lead vocals)
• Darby Gould (lead vocals)
• George Earth (guitar)
• Anthony Guess (drums)
• Daniel Lewis (bass)
• Amy Excolere (keyboards)

Gould would later join Paul Kantner, Papa John Creach, Jack Casady, Prairie Prince and others as lead female vocalist in a variety of lineups including Wooden Ships, Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation, and Jefferson Starship. Excolere would also appear as a vocalist with Jefferson Starship - The Next Generation. The World Entertainment War song "Dark Ages" is covered by Jefferson Starship on the album "Deep Space / Virgin Sky".^[1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Self Titled (1991)

1. Relax
2. Dark Ages
3. Apathy And Ignorance
4. Get Outta My Head
5. Telepathics Anonymous
6. Proud Americans
7. We Have Ways
8. Kick Your Own Ass
9. Prayer
10. Prayer Wars
11. Snake Dance
12. For Your Ears Only
13. Break The Law
14. Kick In
15. Purity Test
16. Pagan Jake's Dream Girl
17. Televisionary
18. Control Yourself
19. In A Crisis
20. Reprise

[edit] Give Too Much

This album is the only one currently available. It features the songs from the self titled album plus two unreleased tracks, apparently recorded at the same time as the self titled album but not included. The track order is different, and some of the songs have different titles as well.

1. Relax
2. Dark Ages
3. Apathy and Ignorance
4. Pagan Jake's Dream Girl
5. Telepathics Anonymous
6. Marlboro Man Jr.
7. Kick Your Own Ass
8. We Have Ways
9. Garbageland
10. Yaya Gaga
11. Prayer Wars
12. For Your Ears Only
13. Kick In
14. Snake Dance
15. Break the Law
16. Televisionary
17. Purity Test
18. Get Outta My Head
19. Furnace of Nuclear Love
20. In a Crisis
21. Control Yourself
22. Mediapocalypse

[edit] Awards

World Entertainment War's albums was nominated for a "Bammie", California's version of the Grammies. They were managed by Bill Graham (promoter) until his death in 1991.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• World Entertainment War Homepage