Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle (RARE LIVE)

"Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle"

[@sonnytavares2006]

Back in the day after I came back from the Nam thing and I hid in the bottle for decades trying not to face my demons this mans music was comforting to me. Today I am sober because I surrrendered my will over to my God of the Universe. After all that is said and done Gil Scott-Heron should be inducted in the hall of fame for being a pioneer of rap music. RIP brother.

[@mensahajanaku]

Nam was when I found Gil.

[@jaye212]

Amen 🙏🏽

[@martinjohncassidyCASSIDY]

Ahead of his time , great artist and very much missed, loved and respected in UK.

[@Narikeljinjira]

Taken from Live at the Bottom Line New York 1977, its a longer track than this, about 17 min longer. In fact that live recording is a great document of the Midnight Band in full flow.

[@carloolivari1072]

Even if this has been sped up, it's still amazing

[@CopperAboriginies]

This had to be done in the 70's or early 80's. Great musicologists, R.I.P. Brother your music has us listening to your messages and trying live by your love for all people. Tears are falling...

[@four4four636]

I think this is a edit

[@danpinzone8226]

He sounds a little like Lou Rawls and sly stone

[@derekgreen4584]

HE WAS BEFOR HIS TIME ! ! !

[@timmccarthy3034]

HE WAS PURE GENIUS....

[@moniquecavard745]

oh YESSSSS!!! a french woman....

[@hassanabdullah5023]

I have been blessed to have heard him live a dozen timres at least between 1975 and 2000 in my life time

[@bsame]

blessed is an understatement

[@mensahajanaku]

You blessed!

[@hassanabdullah5023]

Word saw him live in 1976 at Cobo Hall in Detroit in concert with Stevie Wonder, and and Kool and the gang on the same show,,a classic.

[@annagates8461]

Brother Gil. RIP. This is pure gold.

[@bsame]

Holy crap the groove in this one is just impeccable. RIP to the greatest

[@RickyPisano]

Loved Gil and Brian!! Classic grooves. The bass guitar is killer.

[@Altamira_]

Great version. RIP Gil, one of the greatest poet of the 20th and 21st century.

[@saleemcat9864]

Loved this song since I was 13 when I heard it on AM radio. This is an incredibly awesome version of one of my favorite songs. Thank you Gil.

[@davidjames8234]

Rest in peace Gil and thank you you woke our people up

[@sergesarkissian1427]

Gil Scott Heron an unforgetable singer

[@regisleturque488]

Le public au top. Son concert à Paris au New Morning avait été annulé à mon grand regret car, me semble-t-il, il n'avait pas pu quitter les USA en raison de ses idées politiques. J'ai tous les vinyls à la maison dont ce 45T qui m'avait conquis dès la 1ére écoute à la radio. Merci You Tube pour ce live. Excellente prise de son. Et surtout le public, en osmose avec le chanteur, assure un max. Gil Scott Heron, en ces temps tragiques où la démocratie est bafouée dans le monde, vous nous manquez. Vous me manquez. Je vous aime, vous, votre talent, vos idées libertaires. Vous êtes tjs vivant dans mon coeur ... et dans mes oreilles. Je me souviens quand j'avais regardé votre clip à la télé avec ma mère ( ou plutôt un documentaire car le marketing ne vous a jamais effleuré ). Je lui avais expliqué combien je vous appréciais.

[@Altamira_]

Un très grand artiste. Hyper talentueux et très sensible. Sa musique est éternelle. Et je recommande son excellent roman "le Vautour".

[@elgringo8411]

Amen, mon frère

[@cynthiam.russell5314]

I love this version. Wish I could have been at the show

[@richardbernardino3645]

Fuck I like this sooo much more the studio version!!!! If only I could’ve been in that crowd... wow!

[@JayJohnson-pg3of]

This is KING! I’ve been looking for live videos of Gil...thanks!

[@lagartogrande1908]

Rest in peace GSH. Man you were FINE.

[@mikekinney9830]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@francismenjibar4061]

FANTASTICO. LA MEJOR MUSICA NUNCA MUERE. DESCANSA EN PAZ. ERES MUY GRANDE

[@bobsarfatty4673]

Gil, was a great poet & artist. faster than studio version.

[@irenecolon8077]

Magical and Inspirational.

[@cynthiasibeleski3647]

So way ahead of your time gill i loved you so much your music is still uncomparable and never will be those compositions that voice and your sexy demanor and beautiful i just will always love you forever 💕when i first heard this song it was played on a local soul station in mass i got this album and played it sll the time over and over my son was born in 75 he was listening to all of brother gill scotts music , and when he grew up he went overseas in the military and guess what he wanted thats right gill scott s music

[@kokomojoe932]

Love this version.... The “Whole damn thing!”

[@joanietaylor-mitchell8559]

Awesomeness in what all Gill Done In Such Mind Blowing Amazement

[@MrRed-tf7bv]

Epic soul music song.💿🎸

[@moniquecavard745]

je l adore cet homme.... quel artiste quel homme!!

[@rameyseeno5266]

Saw Gil in Berkeley… I was 17 and the draft looming for Viet Nam in my future … He opened my mind to things I never heard of before in my life coming from a small suburb of San Francisco in which I grew up in… That and a couple hits of windowpane acid !!!

[@derekgreen4584]

THE RAPPER'S TODAY CAN LEARN A LESSON FROM HIM ! ! !

[@michaelhoffman5486]

havent they?

[@ahmedchati1451]

Merci 👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@jamesparham6733]

Beautiful song I wish these pop up advertising would stop when someone is listening to the music

[@brendagrayson2238]

OMG WHAT A TRUE CLASSIC!!!

[@grumpycroissant8712]

beautiful

[@brendagrayson2238]

He looks good too!!!🥰

[@watsonh.5044]

His music had deep messages. Listen to "1980" with Bryan Jackson. I was 13 or 14 when "The Bottle" came out.

[@chriscollins570]

Hubert Laws on flute I'm guessing? If wrong, forgive me, but this is amazing and forever engrained in my brain! RIP Gil!

[@Altamira_]

Don't know if it's Hubert Laws but the flute is brillant.

[@dr.franciscotorresmarquezc7352]

Just amazing. Forever Gil. Tnx Gil. Tnx who posted it. From Chile cheers

[@ricoraheem3135]

the violent taketh by force... you got this!

[@pollardmark]

Brian Jackson on Flute ;-) GREAT Song

[@TIMOTHEE06]

vraiment top ce live....gil scott heron ...un homme qui avait des choses à dire...je t aime mon ami...et je viendrai à l'un de tes concerts...dans l 'au-delà

[@regisleturque488]

J'ai "raté" son concert au New Morning à Paris car, me semble-t-il, il n'avait pas pu quitter les USA en raison de ses idées politiques libertaires. Moi aussi j'ai tjs aimé Gil Scott Heron. J'ai tous ses albums en vinyl puis en CD. Excellent live et bonne prise de son. Le public est au top.

[@sandramartin3305]

Bad ass 👍👍

[@jonzstar]

I love this so much. Thank you for posting.

[@jeanbonot5343]

La classe !!!

[@mrsplanetmaster9]

GIL is our common (not so common) denominator ...Thx man.... SING it LOUD 💋🌞💚🙋🏻‍♀

[@seannamadra5675]

Excellence!Great mix!👌👌👌👌👌👏👏👏👏😁😁

[@eloisimonet650]

9.

[@eloisimonet650]

73q

[@kerwinstevenson775]

I thought I had heard every rendition of this from Gil. I’m sure Brian Jackson and Ron Holloway performed the solo’s. My Brother👊🏿

[@decoyoctopus4133]

Yeah this sounds like Jackson on the flute for sure. Dates it to late 70s I guess

[@kerwinstevenson775]

So many memories and thoughts of my youth listening to this song. I have studied Gil’s works for 48 years. It all started when I start playing chess and my uncle would pick me up on weekends to; play chess. Not only did I learn about Gil, I learned about Miles, Monk, Nina, Sarah, Coltrane and so many others. The Bottle and Johannesburg caught my attention. WHUR and WPFW played some of his music. Winter In America along with the other two was often played on those stations. “Everybody Need Something” GSH

[@kerwinstevenson775]

Hotep

[@simonex5572]

They was rocking this shyt right here!!! My Grandfather's favorite tune.

[@henrythompson4369]

Great sound

[@robertoperez9288]

Esta versión esta en vivo es espectacular

[@uncleshifty2822]

whose edit is this please? it is tip top

[@MrFunkjazztical]

Bloodfire

[@iainthomson159]

Brilliant. Takes me back to mid 80s at Johnsons nightclub in Dunfy

[@shaunburke8120]

ha ha heard this in 74/75 on the northern soul scene, 82 im in Newquay in England n a load of young guys dancing on the beach (liverpudlians in grey fleece tracksuits) which was the new fashion, got up n danced with em , seemed stunned when i knew who it was

[@Danielscottschiffer]

Genius music!

[@jmbettiol6682]

exceptionnel!!!!! je reste un fan de GSH

[@regisleturque488]

Me2

[@peacefulpurple]

Classic Gil .

[@somebody1266]

ce type méritait d être dans le panthéon des artistes soûl mais malheureusement , il reste méconnu internationalement alors que c est un excellent compositeur chanteur et musicien , peut parce que trop intelligent , trop cultivé , trop bon parolier , qui parle trop de mœurs, de social , de racisme bref de choses qui fâchent , les chansons d amour c est moins compliqué.

[@jean-paulheuga6360]

abonnez vous chez sa fille, Gia, c'est la fille de son père, elle fait de beaux textes,avec talent.

[@somebody1266]

@@jean-paulheuga6360 merci!!

[@freedomflight.]

He sounds young when did he do this live performance

[@danpinzone8226]

74

[@johnarundell7951]

1977 August 20 NYC

[@LawndaleLancaster-qg1vk]

when life was so good...

[@meliemoreau8761]

Waouuu Énorme ce live !!!!

[@jmbettiol6682]

sacrée trouvaille juste extra

[@regisleturque488]

@@jmbettiol6682 Oui. Le public au top. Son concert à Paris au New Morning avait été annulé à mon grand regret car, me semble-t-il, il n'avait pas pu quitter les USA en raison de ses idées politiques. J'ai tous les vinyls à la maison. Merci You Tube pour ce live. Excellente prise de son. Et surtout le public, en osmose avec le chanteur, assure un max.

[@Grooves70]

bestiale!

[@laureatohoffman1652]

SPETTACOLARE

[@LennyCooke636]

This guy was the symbol of 'Cool'...

[@carloolivari1072]

The symbol of revolution at that, too

[@mensahajanaku]

Thanks for Living Gil. You people know what I mean.

[@lisabullock7461]

🔥🔥🔥

[@DesmondEdwards-mr5tx]

Oz. Needed you

[@catharinebridle9161]

Best song ever love it! 80 classic xxx never tired of this xx

[@nexcyia]

Ayyyy ca parrrrt!

[@WFROMPARIS]

Who is the bassist ? Unbelievable !!!

[@johnarundell7951]

Siggie Dillard

[@WFROMPARIS]

@@johnarundell7951 👍

[@ALANLACORTEBRITO]

VERY GOOD

[@bilou222]

Trés belle version du frérot RIP!!!!

[@kostasiakovizis3878]

Does anyone have a link to this live, possibly a live cd ?

[@bigunfromwigan]

tune ❤

[@carloscorrea5183]

Gill foi foda . Bom pacarai.

[@suppiahramasamypillay9735]

Tq

[@ishineandburn]

Is this at the right speed...

[@Wally-H]

sounds like it to me - why?

[@gabrielserrano2325]

Please remember the children in cages they need our help

[@santacollins9276]

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶❤💚💜💛🧡🎶🎶🎶

[@grzegorzrose1475]

good staf

[@pierre75]

De la vraie musique pas la merde d aujourd'hui

[@danielc.stevens4979]

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