A compilation based around Scott-Heron's first three albums, recorded for Bob Thiele's ... more
Flying Dutchman label in the early 70s. Several classics are included, ranging from the call to arms ("the revolution will be LIVE") that formed the title track,...
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A compilation based around Scott-Heron's first three albums, recorded for Bob Thiele's ... more
Flying Dutchman label in the early 70s. Several classics are included, ranging from the call to arms ("the revolution will be LIVE") that formed the title track, through to Gil's "Lady Day And John Coltrane" tribute and the pleas for compassion that form "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" and "Save The Children". The voice is ever- flexible, able to switch from jazz-tinged soul to roots of rap. Gil once claimed that he liked to sing in the manner that John Coltrane played sax and shaped his poetry in the way that Otis Redding sang. He achieves much of that here, weaving everything together in a melodic yet never-comprising manner. And if such other classics, such as "Johannesburg", "The Bottle" and "B-Movie" are not found here, there are other, complementary collections to be investigated. And definitely purchased.--Fred Dellar
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I love proper country music; the crofts of my home in the Highlands of Scotland are only a stones throw away from the dirt farms of the mid-west and southern US. There has always been a big country following in Scotland one could argue that the music has similar chord structures to that of proper Scots folk music or that the themes of desperation, social isolation, religion, suicide and loyal dogs that get killed in horrific accidents strike a chord in the Scottish psyche, but I am not going to go down that path here???..
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the feeling the child is little more than a tool to create an illusion of humanity. There is a desire for love and family, but it is all drowned in oil. Plainview, and the film itself, are misanthropic to the core.
PT Anderson's films have been marked by invention, not least in terms of sound and music and 'There willbe Blood' continues that trend. Jonny Greenwood's work is startlingly effective, perhaps most notably in the film's dialogue free opening scenes. There is something in the sound of the film that lifts it out of its period, even out of the tradition of cinema, in fact it practically jolts you out of your seat. Everything about the experience of watching this film feels revelatory; it is visceral, powerful and executed in such unexpected ways. It is a beautifully shot epic where underneath bleached landscapes black liquid flows like ...
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Product details
Title
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The
Performer
Gil Scott-Heron
Genre
Jazz Vocal
Sub Genre
Contemporary Jazz Vocals
Release Date
04/1989
Original Release Year
1974
Label / Distributor
Bluebird / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Engineer
Bob Simpson
Producer
Bob Thiele; Joe Lopes
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
35628699428
SPAR code
ADD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Gil Scott-Heron (vocals); Hubert Laws (alto saxophone, flute); Brian Jackson (piano); David Spinoza, Burt Jones (guitar); Ron Carter, Gerry Jemott (bass); Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders (percussion). Includes liner notes by Neil Tesser. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Unwittingly, Scott-Heron was one of the first rappers. The title track is a strong attack on the way the racist media can manipulate and distort. Cutting and humorous, he gets to the heart of the matter and his literate delivery explains why he wrote his first book at the age of 12. What is not often addressed is his fabulous voice, a cross between Mark Murphy and Jackie Wilson, full of soul, especially emotive on 'The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues'. He has chosen to use his voice to educate, and his crystal-clear diction (he is a regular public performer of his work at poetry readings) makes listening wholly pleasurable.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2.
Sex Education Ghetto Style
3.
Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
4.
No Knock
5.
Lady Day And John Coltrane
6.
Pieces Of A Man
7.
Home Is Where The Hatred Is
8.
Brother
9.
Save The Children
10.
Whitey On The Moon
11.
Did You Hear What They Said
12.
When You Are Who You Are
13.
I Think I'll Call It Morning
14.
Sign Of The Ages
15.
Or Down You Fall
16.
Needle's Eye
17.
Prisoner
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