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TVT |
Genre: |
Jazz |
Product No.: |
ATVT 43111
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UPC: | 016581431119 |
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In Stock
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Category: |
Vinyl Record |
No. of Discs: | 2 |
25th Anniversary Edition on red vinyl double LP!
Complete and unedited!
Includes two songs previously unreleased on vinyl
On this 1994 release, Gil Scott-Heron revives all the phases of his career. He turns to biting social commentary on "Message to the Messengers," a diatribe about antisocial, often nihilistic trends in hip-hop; then, on "Work for Peace," he critiques American militarism with a particular focus on the Gulf War, offering the tidbit, "The military and the monetary / Get together whenever it's necessary / Turning our brothers and sisters into mercenaries / They are turning the planet into a cemetery."
The title track and "Don't Give Up" (which was produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest) recall Scott-Heron jazz-funk classics like "Lady Day and John Coltrane." The singer-poet also does a savvy updating of his 1974 hit "The Bottle," interpolating it into a three-part suite called "The Other Side," which features affecting guitar and keyboard solos.
Disc 1 | Message To The Messengers | Spirits | Give Her A Call | Lady's Song | Spirits Past | Disc 2 |
The Other Side, Part I | The Other Side, Part II | The Other Side, Part III | Work For Peace | Don't Give Up |
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