You need to get this. This is the most divergent projects of his career. It seems as if Gil Scott Heron is at a point in his life where he is brutality honest with who he is and what he represents, meaning, the righteousness of pioneering poets such as himself as well as contemporary poets is a mask for the unspoken narcissism a lot of poets exhibit. My dad often talked about Gil Scoot Heron when I was a kid and would say, "Yeah his music is cool but I doubt he believes what he is saying". Poetry that expounds the day to day inner-workings of our conscience is just as, if not more revolutionary than a thousand antiwar poems. When he was young he had intelligence but now he has the wisdom to be introspective as to what really brings about change; reconciling with our past and the transformation of self. His poems are to the point yet complex and his production is great. He has been the only poet I've heard that can successfully merge both poetry and music. The quick 5-15 second interludes act as prefaces to the following songs. The interludes are really outtakes of him in the studio discussing his experiences, behaviors, and proverbs. Overall, this album is an amazing suprise for 2010. Side note, he samples Kanye's Flashing Lights! How tight is that?Get it. Share
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