Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle

And yet another legendary Northern Soul smash, that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". This is Gil Scott Heron, singing his absolute Blackpool Mecca groundbreaking anthem, "The Bottle". This was recorded in 1974 for Strata East Records, from New York. After The Carstairs, "It Really Hurts Me Girl", this was the other record to really break the mould in Blackpool Mecca. Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word soul performer and his collaborative work with musician Brian Jackson. His collaborative efforts with Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues and soul music, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. The music of these albums, most notably Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron's recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much critical acclaim for one of his most well-known compositions "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". The Washington Post wrote that "Scott-Heron's work presaged not only conscious rap and poetry slams, but also acid jazz, particularly during his rewarding collaboration with composer-keyboardist-flutist Brian Jackson in the mid- and late Seventies. Speaking personally, Gil's "Pieces Of A man" album was one of my all time lifelong major influences on my entire musical career and outlet, and his chord style remains with me in everything I write. It was a privilege to cover his wonderful song "Home Is Where The Hatred Is", on Motown legend Brenda Holloway. In 1998, while filming "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", we filmed this priceless footage, to make this one and only one-time performance especially for us, for our ground breaking Encyclopedia Britannica of Northern Soul, and I am so glad that we did.

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[ianhow2478]

"What a "Classic" Groove!!!

[JUICYJOCK]

One of my all time favorite songs.

[johnsheets666]

This man's message resonates as much today if not more than it did when it was first recorded as we 'celebrate' Gil's life. He may have been imperfect but his scope was huge, his impact great, and I await a retrospective of his work. He will stand as one of the true legends from the counter culture clash of the late sixties and early seventies.

[veganboxer]

R.I.P.

[whyklub06]

R.I.P. Mister :-(

[BrotherBlaccspider]

Farewell Gil your music touched many people rest well in peace

[NorthernSoul29]

Rest in Peace x

[jerrylefever]

Brilliant. I first heard the instrumental version of this by Joe Bataan, when DJs like Stuart henry on Radio Luxembourg used to use it as a 'talk over' track. Both are

 excellent!

[MissCharmabee1]

J'adore

[MissCharmabee1]

Jamiroquai a fait le cover de cette chanson, j'adore l'original

[MissCharmabee1]

Très cool !

[MissCharmabee1]

très cool ♥