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Gil Scott-Heron, Spirits
Audio CD
Disk ID: 219144
Disk length: 56m 35s (10 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1994
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Message To The Messengers | 4:57 |
| 2. Spirits | 7:48 |
| 3. Giver Her A Call | 5:44 |
| 4. Lady's Song | 3:14 |
| 5. Spirits Past | 3:01 |
| 6. The Other Side, Part I | 5:25 |
| 7. The Other Side, Part II | 6:10 |
| 8. The Other Side, Part III | 6:39 |
| 9. Work For Peace | 7:33 |
| 10. Don't Give Up | 5:57 |
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Review
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 Johnson
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Tracks: 10, Disk length: 56m 34s (-1m 59s)
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