Gil Scott Heron - Bridges
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Artist: Gil Scott HeronEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-06-02
Music Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Soundtracks:
- Hello Sunday, Hello Road
- Song Of The Wind
- Racetrack In France
- Vidgolia Deaf Dumb And Blind
- Under The Hammer
- We Almost Lost Detroit
- Tuskeeggee 626
- Delta Man
- 95 South
Music reviews of Bridges
Music Review: Songs From Which Way The Wind Was Blowing
Rating: 5 Stars
Gil Scott-Heron released this album at a very key time for his particular creative bent. This came out during the beginning of the disco era and for many,outside the influence of the Philly sound there just didn't seem to be too much room for complex sociological dialog in the music. There were songs with MESSAGES yes but in terms of the deep poetic insights you'd find from someone such as Gil Scott...it all seemed to be getting away from us at a time when it was needed most. Heron was intensely aware of this and had every intention of maintaining his vision and style even in the face of so much uncertain changes in the music industry. This album was recorded using TONTO,the massive synthesizer complex that had worked miracles for Stevie Wonder and the Isley Brothers during their early/mid 70's height. Even at this point is was all too easy for this huge instrumental complex to create a sound that was both very much in the now and futuristic. And musically that's what one gets here. Aside from Brian Jackson's multi instrumental talents including the fender rhodes the sound of the massive TONTO weaves it's electronic,bubbling melodic harmonies and bass lines into the musical tapestry to create a sound as unique as what Stevie and the Isley's had done with the same instrument. The mood it sets with Gil Scott is as emotional accompaniment of Gil Scott's vocal style. Therefore the bassiness in the production is pushed up front a lot farther and the improvised jazz-funk element to the sound is puffed up a great deal. Song wise the album ranges from uptempo,positive spirited melodic funk such as "Hello Sunday!Hello Road",the amazing "Racetrack In France" and "Under The Hammer" to slower and richly varied in texture and melody type tunes such as "Vildgolia (Deaf,Dumb & Blind,"We Almost Lost Detroit" and "Delta Man". The range of subject matter of these songs,as usual with Gil Scott is densely layored,ranging from enlightening muses both the concept of prejiduce itself to the escape from it along with the usual historical contexts. Songs such as the acapella "Tuskeegee #626" tackle a well known historical atrocity (in this case the Tuskeegee Experiments) but does so with a very bright and almost sunny melody. This showcases Heron's understand of the very sharp contrasts in the lifestyles of not only the African American culture but how it also extends into other aspects of life for Americans of other nationalities. This welcoming,humanistic album would be followed the more darkly reflective Secrets,also using TONTO for that as well. Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson had certainly proved their meddle in terms of how they were able to continue adapting their art their own way during an era where artists were losing more and more control of what they did. And when you listen to this and realize the influence it's had on so much musical poetry and the hip-hop world today (and Gil Scott is for all intents and purposes a hip-hop artist anyway) than you know your in for something very special and meaningful.
Description of Bridges
Digitally remastered reissue of this 1977 album from the poet/musician, a collaboration with keyboardist Brian Jackson. On this album, Jackson plays synthesizer bass, one of the earliest uses of an instrument that was to reshape the sound of Soul music in the '80s. 'Racetrack In France' and 'Hello Sunday Hello Road' are joyful up tempo tracks reflecting experiences from life on the road. 'We Almost Lost Detroit' tells of a near accident at a nuclear power station that had the potential to wipe the motor city off the map. In 'Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From)', you can hear the deep emotion in Gil's voice as he reflects on his ancestry. Nine tracks. Soul Brother Records.International CDs
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