Gil Scott-Heron- Pieces of a Man (CD)
SKU: 078636662725
This 1971 album from the quintessential "street poet" laid a foundation way back in the early 1970s for rap music and hip hop artists as Gil performed his music tainted with a political and social commentary. He ultimately landed on charts for jazz and then R&B. This early look at the no-nonsense musician is as powerful today as when it was first released.
Tracklist:
- Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The
- Save the Children
- Lady Day and John Coltrane
- Home Is Where the Hatred Is
- When You Are Who You Are
- I Think I'll Call It Morning
- Pieces of a Man
- Sign of the Ages, A
- Or Down You Fall
- Needle's Eye, The
- Prisoner, The
This 1971 album from the quintessential "street poet" laid a foundation way back in the early 1970s for rap music and hip hop artists as Gil performed his music tainted with a political and social commentary. He ultimately landed on charts for jazz and then R&B. This early look at the no-nonsense musician is as powerful today as when it was first released.
Tracklist:
- Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The
- Save the Children
- Lady Day and John Coltrane
- Home Is Where the Hatred Is
- When You Are Who You Are
- I Think I'll Call It Morning
- Pieces of a Man
- Sign of the Ages, A
- Or Down You Fall
- Needle's Eye, The
- Prisoner, The