RamblingsofaTeen

I'm not sure if I find him to be admirable or just creepy...

Vivian Leigh resting on the set of Gone With The Wind 1939

Finished my first exam aesthetic

GSH is undoubtedly one of my favourite artists and he has put out a body of work that I intend to collect in its entirety. I’m working on it. Anyhow, what I have is stellar and an excellent place to start for anyone wanting to delve into Scott-Heron’s recorded output. Originally a poet, his early albums showcase his spoken word abilities (I don’t have the debut Small Talk At 125th And Lenox, but the compilation pictured above -Ghetto Style- contains quite a few of those tracks). By the time he made his solo classic Pieces of a Man, the late great hip-hop pioneer had moved on to a funkier, tighter sound as illustrated by the well-known the Revolution Will Not Be Televised. I have a real fondness for the albums he made with keyboardist Brian Jackson (a genius in his own right) especially the mighty Winter in America which I would consider to be one of the top 5 soul records ever made, if not the best. In the early 80′s, the fantastic Reflections came out on Arista records. It’s an album I would warmly recommend for its social commentary and funky tones. The last thing he did before his untimely passing is also superb, the great I’m New Here, skilfully remixed by Jamie XX under the title We’re New Here.