Gil Scott-Heron - Spirits
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Artist: Gil Scott-HeronEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-03-29
Music Label: Tvt
Soundtracks:
- Message to the Messengers
- Spirits
- Give Her a Call
- Lady's Song
- Spirits Past
- Other Side, Pt. 1
- Other Side, Pt. 2
- Other Side, Pt. 3
- Work for Peace
- Don't Give Up
Music reviews of Spirits
Music Review: Gil Scott-Heron's Final Jam
Rating: 5 Stars
I bought this originally when it was new...I guess it was "lifted" from me. Anyway, I replaced it for the intensity and depth of a three-part number called "The Other Side," which represents Gil's new translation of his earlier hit, "Home is where the hatred is." Part one is particularly haunting. You should check it out, too.
Description of Spirits
On this 1994 release, his first new recording in more than 10 years, 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. Unlike many of Scott-Heron's live shows, which are laden with nostalgia, this release looks back and ahead with equal power. --Martin JohnsonGeneral CDs
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