I got a live LP of his with Ammnesia Express, released early 80s. DLP. It has a live version of Angel Dust that goes for over 30 minutes.1They strip the track down and rebuild it several times, totally change the feel of the original, and theres some great Gil monologues and soulful breakdowns....b,121b,121I love all his works and albums but this one stands out cus he takes that song and turns it into a live journey into a journey into the heart of a drug addict...ive played it to sevearl friends battling them type of demons and its always left them seechless and teary eyed...
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b,121Agreed "The Bottle" is the only tune you might play for dancers but don't let this lp get by you
b,121because of that. "Your Daddy Loves You", "Song for Bobby Smith", and "Peace Go with You Brother"
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b,121I'm not talking about what it do for the dancefloor, I'm talking about what it do for ME...you're looking at it from the wrong angle. GSH has done guite a few excellent slow songs, IMO. Just not on that album
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font class="post"1b,121b,121You can snap your fingers and go "that's DEEP, brotha" all you want to...but I will say this: the Winter In America ALBUM doesn't move me, but the "Winter In America" SONG definitely does...it actually appears on his First Minute Of A New Day LP, a definite highlight.
b,121I got a live LP of his with Ammnesia Express, released early 80s. DLP. It has a live version of Angel Dust that goes for over 30 minutes.1They strip the track down and rebuild it several times, totally change the feel of the original, and theres some great Gil monologues and soulful breakdowns....
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b,121I love all his works and albums but this one stands out cus he takes that song and turns it into a live journey into a journey into the heart of a drug addict...ive played it to sevearl friends battling them type of demons and its always left them seechless and teary eyed...
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font class="post"1b,121b,121Oh, I knew that, it's a-ight. But I was surprised that no one brought up the "Winter" SONG yet (as opposed to the LP)...as they say, NOW THAT'S DEEP
b,121Oh, I knew that, it's a-ight. But I was surprised that no one brought up the "Winter" SONG yet (as opposed to the LP)...as they say, NOW THAT'S DEEP
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font class="post"1b,121b,121Yeah1I always thought it was funny it wasn't the title track for the album of the same name.b,121And agreed that tune is DEEP.
b,121I got a live LP of his with Ammnesia Express, released early 80s.1DLP.1It has a live version of Angel Dust that goes for over 30 minutes. They strip the track down and rebuild it several times, totally change the feel of the original, and theres1some great Gil monologues and soulful breakdowns....
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b,121I love all his works and albums but this one stands out cus he takes that song and turns it into a live journey into a journey into the heart of a drug addict...ive played it to sevearl friends battling them type of demons and its always left them seechless and teary eyed...1
b,121Oh, I knew that, it's a-ight.1But I was surprised that no one brought up the "Winter" SONG yet (as opposed to the LP)...as they say, NOW THAT'S DEEP
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b,121So what's everybody's take on those two spoken-word albums that Gil did,
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font class="post"1b,121b,121I love that stuff, it just shows how advanced he was. His facility for putting words to music as well as monologuing to great effect were fairly well unsurpassed.1And all without sounding like a total demagogue, he incorporates humor into his monologues without sacrificing the messages....really unique ability.
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font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121i love the 2 songs on small talk as well as the spoken word. i just bought 2 of his books, i really enjoy everything gil did, would love to see him in concert.b,121b,121b,121peace,xavier
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