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Posts Tagged Gil-Scott Heron

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April 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

His Evolution Was Never Televised: The Anger and Poetry of Gil Scott-Heron

The first I was really aware of Gil Scott-Heron – and I mean really aware– was hearing Paul Ubana Jones perform an a cappella take on Home Is Where the Hatred Is. (Here’s the Gil Scott-Heron original.) I had heard of Gil Scott-Heron; I knew this famous piece. But hearing Jones speak and sing the words…well, that really made me take notice. The compilation […]
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February 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Picking The Right Time To Leave: When Leaving A Gig Early Goes Wrong

Have you ever walked out of a gig and then found out you missed the best bit? Not only the best song/s but something so amazing, something so powerful and poignant – the moment that encapsulated the gig for everyone else; a transcendental moment…yes, yes, if you walked out then how would you know you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Chris Cornell, Gil-Scott Heron, Hotter Than July Tour, John Lennon, Picking The Right Time To Leave, Picking The Right Time To Leave: When Leaving A Gig Early Goes Wrong, Stevie Wonder, The Last Holiday, The Rolling Stones, When Leaving A Gig Early Goes Wrong ·

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May 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gil Scott-Heron: Nothing New

Gil Scott-Heron Nothing New XL In the end it was hard (for me) to be excited about the “exclusive” Record Store Day list of releases – it was just too long and too much in the way of filler, I couldn’t fight my way through the list to even make a wish-list – obviously there […]
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March 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Begins

Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters BGP/Beat Goes Public When Gil Scott-Heron died the focus seemed to be on his comeback, a decade and a half in the wilderness – and at least a decade of not much before that – and then there was one terrific, sometimes terrifying album and a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3CD, Album Review, Bernard Purdie, Gil-Scott Heron, The Flying Dutchman Masters, The Revolution Begins, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ·

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November 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1468

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, We’re New Here (2011) The very first time I heard this album I did not like it. I was convinced it was a dud – but in saying that I heard enough to be intrigued to want to hear more. That’s what you want with music – a reaction, and […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Gil-Scott Heron, I'll Take Care Of U, Jamie xx, The XX, We're New Here ·

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November 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday

Gil Scott-Heron The Last Holiday Canongate Reading this memoir is bitter-sweet for a couple of reasons, most obviously it’s a very clear reminder of the strong, proud, smart voice of Gil Scott-Heron; a presence so strong on the page. And of course this memoir has been released posthumously. Gil got the second shot at a […]
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November 10, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1767

Pretty Purdie & The Playboys, Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) (1971) So many Bernard Purdie albums – this one credited to Pretty Purdie & The Playboys – and only recently I was struck by the idiotic desire to collect them all; everything. He’s only the most recorded drummer in history (and therefore […]
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August 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1893

Ghostpoet, Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam (2011) One of my favourite albums of this year Ghostpoet’s debut longplayer is a mix of dubstep, grime and hip-hop and yet it never feels like an update of Roots Manuva or Gil Scott-Heron; it is its own sound. Where James Blake failed in trying to make a […]
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