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    War and Peace

    Syd Straw - War and Peace

    05/07/1996

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    All Music Guide Review

    Emerging out of the Golden Palominos, Syd Straw made 1989's Surprise, one of those big-budget, name-producer, multiple-recording-studio star-making extravaganzas, and good as it was, it didn't get noticed. It took her seven years to mount a second try, and to do so she just tooled down to Springfield, Missouri, and cut a quick record with the semi-legendary Skeletons backing her up. The result is a jangly-guitar, singer/songwriter folk-rock feast and a glimpse into an apparently tortured soul. Straw sings of liquor and love gone wrong; there is a vague story line here, what with the references to Spain and recurrent self-debasement. But there is also a deadpan humor, plenty of tuneful music, and an intriguing, if wounded, persona who comes under unyielding self-examination. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

    War and Peace Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • The Toughest Girl in the World
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for The Toughest Girl in the World from War and Peace


  • 2
  • Million Miles
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Million Miles from War and Peace


  • 3
  • Time Has Done This
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Time Has Done This from War and Peace


  • 4
  • Love, and the Lack of It
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for Love, and the Lack of It from War and Peace


  • 5
  • Cbgb's
  • 5:32
  • Sound Clip for Cbgb's from War and Peace


  • 6
  • All Things Change
  • 5:38
  • Sound Clip for All Things Change from War and Peace


  • 7
  • Madrid
  • 5:44
  • Sound Clip for Madrid from War and Peace


  • 8
  • Almost as Blue
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Almost as Blue from War and Peace


  • 9
  • Water, Please
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Water, Please from War and Peace


  • 10
  • X-Ray
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for X-Ray from War and Peace


  • 11
  • Howl
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Howl from War and Peace


  • 12
  • Static
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Static from War and Peace


  • 13
  • Black Squirrel
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Black Squirrel from War and Peace


  • 14
  • The Train That Takes You Away
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for The Train That Takes You Away from War and Peace


    • Credits of War and Peace

    • Syd Straw
    • Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer, Main Performer

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