GILL SCOTT-HERON : .. U.S. Soul RnB 1971
Gil Scott-Heron released 11 LPs in 1970-1982 and 2 more in 1994 and 2010. His early recordings pioneered poetic-style militant speeches and his theme ‘The Revolution will not be televised’ (1971) ranks among the earliest modern raps in history. Gil Scott-Heron has delivered proto-rap, blues, jazz and jazz-funk and achieved mass popularity with tracks like ‘The bottle’ (1974), ‘Johannesburg’ (1975) and ‘New York City’ (1976). After 1985, his life was plagued with issues related to drug-addiction, prison and hiv/aids. His 1994 and 2010 recordings were critically acclaimed as cult comebacks.
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1970 ∙ SMALL TALK AT 125th AND LENOX (Poetry) ∙ Brother (spoken words) ∙ 1971 ∙ PIECES OF A MAN ∙ A sign of the ages ∙ The Revolution will not be televised ∙ Home is where the hatred is ∙ 1972 ∙ FREE WILL ∙ The get out of the ghetto blues ∙ 1974 ∙ WINTER IN AMERICA ∙ The bottle ∙ Winter in America ∙
1975 ∙ THE FIRST MINUTE OF A NEW DAY ∙ Ain’t no such thing as Superman ∙ FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO SOUTH CAROLINA ∙ Johannesburg (live) ∙ 1976 ∙ IT’S YOUR WORLD ∙ It’s your world ∙ New York City (is killing me) ∙ 1977 ∙ BRIDGES ∙ We almost lost Detroit ∙ Song of the wind ∙ 1978 ∙ SECRETS ∙ Show Bizness ∙ Angel dust ∙
1980 ∙ LP ‘1980’ ∙ Willing ∙ Push comes to shove ∙ REAL EYES ∙ Waiting for the axe to fall ∙ 1981 ∙ REFLECTIONS ∙ Washington D.C. ∙ B movie ∙ 1982 ∙ MOVING TARGETS ∙ Black history / The world ∙ Fast lane ∙ 1985 ∙ ARTIST UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID ∙ Let me see your ID ∙
1994 ∙ SPIRITS ∙ Message to the messengers ∙ 1998 ∙ RADIO PERF. ∙ We almost lost Detroit (orig. 1977) ∙ 2010 ∙ I’M NEW HERE ∙ I’m new here ∙ Me and the Devil (orig. 1937 Robert Johnson) ∙ On coming from a broken home (spoken) ∙
