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| Part No: | B002ZBT84G |
| Manufacturer: | XL Recording |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of America in the second half of the last century. Much can be said about why this Gil's lyrics are so original and powerful but ,it is important not to overlook his utterly singular voice which is so distinctive and rough and tender. It is a voice of experience.A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever.
2010 album from the legendary Urban poet/musician, his first release in 13 years. Gil Scott-Heron came to prominence in the late 60s and early 70s and is cited as a supreme influence on countless Hip Hop vocalists and producers. Despite an incredible and influential body of work, he has not released an album since the '90s. Produced by XL label owner Richard Russell, I'm New Here sees Gil reflecting on his life with his trademark vocal power and insight, sharing his visions among Russell's flickering, electronic soundscapes; which at various times conjure up thoughts of Burial and The XX, as well as a host of Hip Hop influenced sounds. The album is brave, contemporary and quintessentially Gil Scott-Heron.
| Short, sweet & sour! | 2010-07-17 | 4 / 5 |
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| I have found myself returning to this album over and over. I also got a 1970-72 Gil Scott-Heron "best of". What a man! Honest, beautiful & disruptive. |
| Welcome back, Gil! | 2010-06-12 | 4 / 5 |
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| Gil's introspection & retrospectives are very heartfelt, and a welcome return after so many years. Albeit brief, still a good CD. I purchased several as gifts!! |
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Ok, strip.
Strip those expectations and memories of Gil Scott Heron before you even place I'm New Hear in the CD player. This is no Midnight Band. This is no Ron Carter and Bernard Purdie. This is no "Lady Day and John Coltrane" or "Bottle" or "Possum Slim." This is no Pieces of a Man, no Winter in America, no It's Your World.
Strip. Gil Scott Heron has: this is a old poet with a modern album, no movement, no revolution, no long ago essays about a world long gone.
This is Gil Scott Heron, after jail and by himself and doing some of his best poetry, ever. Modern sound designs and spare backgrounds buffer Heron's new writing about broken homes, memories, age and loss.
Strip away that young machine gun rap about the revolution not being televised. The modern Heron's voice has a rasp of a ex-insurrection grandfather, deep and strained and in the deep soul pocket. (The cover may give you a notion why.) But this actually works: it adds wisdom and credibility to the weathered feel of this album. Go you one better: when I first heard some of the more soul geared tracks on a indie radio station, I thought I was listening to remixes of old Lou Rawls.
Strip the 1960s and the 19Scott Heron's and everything we knew of this master's work of so long ago.
Once stripped, your gonna love this.
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| A Great One from The Master. | 2010-05-19 | 5 / 5 |
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| Although this CD is short it does not fail to deliver a performance that is breathtaking. Gil Scott-Heron is a true master of the spoken word. The way he weaves his poetry and social views with the music makes the listener to notice and think about the issues at hand. At first I was disappointed that this CD is only around 28 minutes long but that disappointment evaporated by the time the title song, I'M NEW HERE was playing. I have had at one point all of Gil Scott-Heron's albums but have not had the chance to find the CD versions which I plan to remedy some day soon. I'M NEW HERE is fresh and provocative - a true pleasure.BridgesThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised |
| Too little too late | 2010-05-09 | 1 / 5 |
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Only sounding like the Scott-Heron of old on the spoken word parts - of which there are too few - this album tries to be a lot of things but fails at all of them. It is not a welcome return to form, it is not the return of an artist at the level of master, it is not engaging, it is not accessible.
Scott-Heron expresses a lot of wear-and-tear here, more than most people are probably prepared for that don't know he's had a rough go of life for the last couple of decades. This record makes it abundantly clear that he need not put out another record unless a) he stops trying to sing altogether and focuses on spoken word pieces, and b) he spends more time crafting more poignant spoken word pieces. The background work is mostly forgettable and loose, probably to accomodate an artist well past his prime, settling for dirges and riffs. The album isn't risk-taking; it's bad.
If you're a completist, knock yourself out. If you're a fan, this might make you more sad than anything else. |
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