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| 3.3 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | June 1st 21 |
The record's messiness - songs, poems, and interludes following one another without any kind of sense - fortunately does not hinder how poignant it is. Scott-Heron's voice is fatigued, and the instrumentations, ranging from trip hop to soul to blues, always operate on a subdued spectrum, giving the record its on-the-edge nature: too lively to be passed on, too mellow to be remarkable.
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| 4.0 excellent | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | February 6th 21 |
On his final work, Gil makes sure to challenge people's perception of his work, blues, poetry, singing and album structuring in general. His rendition of "Me and the Devil" is one of the first greetings the album gives us and it is one of the most uninviting covers of the song, what with its odd out-of-place electronics and Gil's raspy, out-of-tune vocals. It sort of sets the loose, reckless tone for the album, as most of the material here is not even half as arranged and detailed as that song, despite how head-scratching it was made to be. Gil rambles a lot in between songs, talks through smooth instrumentation and coarse electronic production and tries to sing where you won't expect it. As such, it's one of the best experimental blues albums, never quite revealing all its tricks and making you work for the reward of its substance.
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| 2.0 poor | SalteyBacon | March 2nd 13 |
Without this there would not have been any Collaboration between Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX before his passing- and glad they did it.
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| 4.0 excellent | patrickfannon | May 28th 11 |
Listening to this early this morning upon hearing news of Heron's untimely death was quite moving and, at times, breath taking. It is hard to remain objective at this moment, but prior to all of my old ratings beingd, I had this album at a 3.5. I rate it a 4 now because, whether it is fair or not, this record now sounds eerily prophetic, self-aware, and, ultimately, cathartic. I hope they send a limousene from heaven to take him to God, if there is one.
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| 3.0 good | Blackbelt54 | November 29th 10 |
This album has a few brilliant songs (Me and the Devil, I'm New Here), just wish it didn't have so much filler
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| 3.5 great | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | BurntUt | June 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Oatus | May 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TMTrates | February 24th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | ds44445 | December 24th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jade | April 26th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | January 28th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Nights | August 29th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Lours | January 15th 16 |
| 2.5 average | cmilli | September 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | viri | March 28th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ritchie | October 11th 11 |
| 3.5 great | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 3.0 good | wylpyl | August 4th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | -1up!- | June 14th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manic_ | April 18th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Skyler | March 30th 11 |
| 3.5 great | HeavyB | April 9th 10 |
| 2.5 average | lobby | April 7th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Iai EMERITUS | March 2nd 10 |
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