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Track Listings
| 1. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised |
| 2. Is That Jazz? |
| 3. Grandma's Hands |
| 4. Lady Day and John Coltrane |
| 5. Pieces of a Man |
| 6. Or Down You Fall |
| 7. Get Out of the Ghetto Blues |
| 8. When You Are Who You Are |
| 9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) |
| 10. Storm Music |
| 11. Free Will |
| 12. The Vulture |
| 13. I Think I'll Call It Morning |
| 14. The Needle's Eye |
| 15. A Sign of the Ages |
| 16. Save The Children |
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There has been the terribly sad news about Gil Scott-Heron's death on Friday at the age of 62, bringing closure to a career of brilliant innovation and an outspoken commitment to social justice. Last years uncompromising comeback album "I'm new here" was a great return for a man who was conquering his demons. It's true that Gil Scott Heron has been called the poet of urban decay, rage and outrage, but he was much more than this. Listen to the surging and uplifting funk workout on this album of "Lady and John Coltrane" or the superb cover of "Marvin Gaye's "Inner city blues (make me wanna holler)" and you readily recognise the massive debt owed to Gil Scott-Heron in terms of jazz, dance music and especially rap and hip hop. His most famous song "The revolution will not be televised" is the precursor of the music produced by Public Enemy, Mos Def and especially The Roots. The reason for this was that Gil often working closely with his musical partner Brian Jackson, had something important to say and everybody listened particularly in terms of his vast range of social comment on subjects such as alcohol abuse "The bottle", the impact of racism "Angel dust" and particularly the US governments failure to deal with poverty while "Whitey's on the moon". Thus don't stop at this introductory best of album but also seek out his masterpieces "Free Will", "Winter in America" but most of all "Pieces of man'
Gill Scott-Heron was one of the great American poets and a giant of black American music. Sadly while its not included on this album the stunning "We almost lost Detroit" (particularly in light of Fukushima) should be played by radio stations on loop for the next 24 hours as a mark of respect to the passing of one of America's most important and loved musicians.
Gill Scott-Heron was one of the great American poets and a giant of black American music. Sadly while its not included on this album the stunning "We almost lost Detroit" (particularly in light of Fukushima) should be played by radio stations on loop for the next 24 hours as a mark of respect to the passing of one of America's most important and loved musicians.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
`Storm Music' is an excellent `best of' collection of Gil Scott Heron's music. Across one disc you get a wide selection of his songs which show his unique style off perfectly. This has classics like `The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' which is a wonderful combination of poetry and Jazz and covers like `Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) which is a great version of this song. Scott Heron manages to sound jazzy, soulful and like a beat poet and is accomplished at all these styles and more. I love this album, it is very chilled out and mellow and you can't help but feel relaxed and soulful as you listen to it. This is a great introduction to this wonderful musician and is one you'll come back to again and again.
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Yes, its ok. Some great songs, some not so good. Overall worth buying. Enjoyed some tracks but some were not so good. Personal choice I guess.
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