two albums and a single? huh?It's probably true that War sounds a bit dated, sonically-speaking, today (as does October), but then again what records from late '82 to early '83 can you think of that don't sound a hundred times more dated than it??
i love early 80s music so while yes i think it sounds dated, for me it's not an insult. but for me, war's a very odd album. every song i either love or hate. i don't rate it very highly since there's a couple songs on it i just flat won't listen to, but it also has some favourites of mine on it, such as seconds and drowning man. so if i were to rate each song on, say, a scale of 1-5 and add the total, i might get a higher total for war than october, but i'd rank october over war.