| I'm New Here |  | Artist: Gil Scott-Heron
Label: XL Recording
Category: Music
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 7,915
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 634904047122
EAN: 0634904047122
ASIN: B002ZBT84G
Release Date: February 9, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 1) | | • | Me And The Devil | | • | I'm New Here | | • | Your Soul And Mine | | • | Parents (Interlude) | | • | I'll Take Care Of You | | • | Being Blessed (Interlude) | | • | Where Did The Night Go | | • | I Was Guided (Interlude) | | • | New York Is Killing Me | | • | Certain Things (Interlude) | | • | Running | | • | The Crutch | | • | I've Been Mee (Interlude) | | • | On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 2) |
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Product Description
Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of America in the second half of the last century. Much can be said about why this Gil's lyrics are so original and powerful but ,it is important not to overlook his utterly singular voice which is so distinctive and rough and tender. It is a voice of experience.A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, forty years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever.
Album Description
2010 album from the legendary Urban poet/musician, his first release in 13 years. Gil Scott-Heron came to prominence in the late 60s and early 70s and is cited as a supreme influence on countless Hip Hop vocalists and producers. Despite an incredible and influential body of work, he has not released an album since the '90s. Produced by XL label owner Richard Russell, I'm New Here sees Gil reflecting on his life with his trademark vocal power and insight, sharing his visions among Russell's flickering, electronic soundscapes; which at various times conjure up thoughts of Burial and The XX, as well as a host of Hip Hop influenced sounds. The album is brave, contemporary and quintessentially Gil Scott-Heron.
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 Absolutely stunning...a must February 13, 2010
Steven P. Tapia (Redmond, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Our heroes and favorites -- no matter how revered in our personal pantheons -- can be hard to love as they age and get to AARP age. The ravishes of time and vices on the beautiful falsetto of Brian Wilson, the troubadour par excellence voices of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and the velvet tones of Billie Holiday can make even devoted fans turn and run back to the discs of their primes (instead of their last or latest discs). Now we add Gil Scott-Heron to the list. But it is precisely his descent into the deepest levels of hell and his return from there that makes the quality of his voice -- the cracks now in what was that amazingly smooth baritone -- the key message here. I was already captivated by his take on Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil" on the radio before I realized who it was. Everything you need to know about him, his last few years and what it is to be him now is captured in that one track in particular (listen to his "The Bottle" and that tune back-to-back and you have stunning bookends for his career). He has lived what Robert Johnson first sang about and is now looking for the place where his "soul can catch a Greyhound bus and ride." Make no mistake: this is a blues album...and just like some the Delta's best, it can be hard to listen to if you are wanting to be lulled by soft beauty or pleasant sounds. But no record has hit me this hard and made me pull to the side of the road to relish it since the first time I heard Grandmaster Flash's "The Message," Alanis Morissette's "You Ought To Know" or Brian Wilson's "Surf's Up" (all the blues in their own way). This has already sealed a place on my list of Best 10 of 2010. Who knew that Dylan, Gil Scott-Heron and Joe Bonamassa would each in his own way make Charlie Patton the center of their universes and, in turn, bring him into the 21st century.
Fantastic return February 19, 2010
T. Bekken (Austmarka Norway)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Honestly, I never thought Gil Scott-Heron would ever return to recording. This new album, although short, is absolutely fantastic. It posesses a haunting beauty that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until you feel every nuance, every ounce of lived life in the ragged, torn voice. The poems and lyrics dig deep into places you did not think you'd ever go. I sincerely hope this is not a one-off, and that this great return will inspire more recordings from Scott-Heron. He certainly deserves to be revered as the major artist he still is.
A Poet Returns February 24, 2010
Clarence E. Jones III (Meridian, MS USA)
Gil is Back! This is work of someone who has seen Mister Johnson's "Hellhounds" and lived to tell about it. Thank you Sir for reminding me that Life is a Journey to be savored & examined.
The return of a long lost friend! March 6, 2010
Jay L. Jylkka (Novi, Michigan USA)
I saw Gil back in the 70's and all I can say is wow. I also had the opportunity to meet him and cherish the memory. Somehow I have managed to collect ALL his releases on CD. No, I won't admit to the cost of the Japanesse releases! I am so impressed by this CD. Gil didn't recruit those who owe him their careers, he released an album on his terms. You won't find anything like it out today, not because it isn't good, it is beyond good! Beat poetry with a touch of rap and a dash of jazz,...and a twist of country! All things considered, this is a masterpiece! Street sounds abound woven in like a hot summer night. Props to his grandma for taking care of him and props to Gil for sending her his love. Gils life has been a hard one marked by drugs and jail but in the end we are all richer for his insight and his guts. This is only a sign of things to come. I can only dream of his next release and hope that the Grammys can figure out a category to give I'm New Here and Gil the attention they deserve.
he's back March 25, 2010
music lover (houston texas usa)
Awesome effort by one of the most progressive artist in recording history, he's been gone for so long but he's back and still on the top of his game!
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