Gil Scott-Heron
Winter In America
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MOG Editorial Review
The world lost one of its truly great minds this year with the passing of Gil Scott-Heron, and Winter in America is just one of many examples of why that is. Musically mind-blowing and peerless in its political content, songs like "The Bottle" and the title track were uniquely pessimistic and hopeful. The latter, of course, serves as one of the few moments Gil Scott-Heron embraced a hook, while the latter has him at his finest as a poet, putting the message above all else in a way a traditional songwriter never could. Unlike 2010's excellent farewell "I'm New Here," this is also a showcase for the smooth set of pipes the man once possessed, full of warmth that could keep us going in the winter in more ways than one.
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AMG Review of Winter in America
Ron Wynn
All Music GuideGil Scott-Heron was at his most righteous and provocative on this album. The title cut was a moving, angry summation of the social injustices Scott-Heron felt had led the nation to a particularly dangerous period, while "The Bottle" was a great treatise on the dangers of alcohol abuse. He also offered his thoughts on Nixon's legacy with "The H2O Gate Blues," a classic oral narrative. Brian Jackson's capable keyboard, acoustic piano and arranging talents helped make this a first-rate release, one of several the duo issued during the 1970s.
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