Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle Reaction

[@Sandy-dd4le]

I think Gil was a genius. A tortured one, but then he *would* do drugs by the truckload. Few people ever reached the brutal honesty of his songs, this is a good example. Except towards the end, all his stuff is this kind of quality, always had a great band, and delivered great, conscious lyrics. You could react to most of it, there isnt much filler. The flute player is Brian Jackson iirc, he had a long collaboration with Gil till they fell out, he did some killer solo stuff, and played on a lot of other peoples records, Jackson is worth checking out in his own right

[@gablen23]

His debut album "Pieces of a Man"(1971) is a masterpiece, worth to listen from start to finish.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

For me, he was the voice of a generation, he wasn't mainstream, he was underground, where all the really good music comes from.

[@davidellis5141]

Groove to the flute 🪈 ! One of the most sampled artists. ✌️

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Thank you for doing this suggestion of mine, it's always really appreciated, Chris and Cynthia. It's a great groove and an important message too, as well as being a big Northern Soul track. Other tracks to check out by him are: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Home Is Where The Hatred Is", "Johannesburg", "Save The Children", "Pieces of a Man", "Whitey On The Moon", "We Almost Lost Detroit", "Angel Dust", "I Think I'll Call It a Morning", "H2O Blues", "Small Talk at 125th and Lennox", "Lady Day and John Coltrane", "Gun", "B Movie", "Ain't No Such Thing As Superman", "Shut 'em Down", "Me and The Devil", "Ain't Really a Life", "Winter In America". There are many more but these are great ones to continue with.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Home Is Where The Hatred Is, is one of *the* most brutal songs of self loathing ever written. Recommended!

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

@@Sandy-dd4le It's a great track, I hope that they do a reaction to it, and some of the others too.

[@soulgalorememories9921]

Gil always seemed to be years ahead of his time, particularly with many of his other tracks - a great artist to get into for sure.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

This is a worldwide well known track , so surprised you haven’t heard it before . Not only is it a great groove , but the bass is back in the mix which is a shame cos dude is giving it some and the lyrics are well worth studying g as the guy was a poet ! Love this song 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

I myself lived in a bottle for 30 years, however if you have a problem, you are NOT alone, get help, iv been sober 17 years this coming oct, and enjoying the best bit of my life so far, any song that helps gets my vote 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Great to hear you came oot the other end smiling James ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering ta jay, I was goni request a reaction to " one day at a time sweet jesus" , but I Cannae remember if it wiz , lena macaroni or Cinzano Bianco that sung it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@JamesDickson-vs5of awww fk naaaw James , we’d fall oot if ye did sir 😳.. me n SPK1 have talked about that before 🤣.. that song , sung by “she who will not be named “ ( in case the Haniers see it n innocently think they’re doing us a favour by noting it for a future play 👀 ) is burned into my brain .. always on at my mums .. jeez , in the charts for decades and sung by every bum at every party or karaoke 🙄..your lucky that your memory of it is hazy sir 😝 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@colrhodes377]

Well done, you!!!! I'm impressed 👏

[@colrhodes377]

​@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering They should definitely play it. You'll be dancing over your swords for days 😂😂😂😂🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

GIL SCOTT HERON/BRIAN JACKSON WINTER IN AMERICA, enjoyed this album as a 13 year boy.

[@SPKdesign1]

What a great sound. The Band are playing well.

[@theoriginalblacknerd4524]

I am glad you enjoyed it. Much of the foundation of my conscious thinking came from his music. I was listening during my HS,/College days.

[@Starburst_Candy]

My sister struggles with the bottle, and it's an ongoing battle.

[@hanierfamily]

Sorry to hear that

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@hanierfamily Thank you. She is the first to admit that nobody but herself poured it down her neck. That's a good thing, because acknowledging the truth is the first and most difficult part of the journey.

[@leroywilliams6380]

Chris and Cynthia this song would have been great for 'Who Did it Better' because a group named 'Brother 2 Brother' also did this song. Both songs were out at the same time, and are so closely similar regarding the sound. Gil had lyrics, the Brother 2 Brother version didn't.

[@mattjohn4731]

great artist!

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

This past Christmas, there were no fistfights in the front yard.

[@johnroberts1708]

The original rap artist

[@Sandy-dd4le]

When asked about being the so called Godfather of Rap and Hip Hop, he would usually answer, "You cant blame me for that" 😂

[@ylt123]

Dat intro always makes the hair stand on end every time!

[@colrhodes377]

I have never heard this before. I can’t say that I'm impressed but it's okay.

[@thoru4367]

Reaction to Squeeze - Take Me I am Yours

[@hanierfamily]

We did that one

[@mattjohn4731]

@@hanierfamily good tune

[@PlasticGirl65]

GSH once stayed in a hotel I was working in, I never saw him and the rest of his band because they arrived after I finished my shift and left before I started my next shift but I remember one of the duty managers saying they were a bit loud and boisterous when they arrived and she was a bit scared of them until they invited her out for a drink. She said she had a great time.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Oh yes you HAVE done some GSH ! ( I’ll reword this - I remember clearly at some point in the last year discussing GSH and my thinking is that you must’ve played one of his tracks ) 🙄 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@hanierfamily]

Maybe it was a project he was involved in.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@hanierfamily perhaps - maybe Johannesburg? OR…🤤.. this is the start of the big slide to peeing myself in public and having nurse shout in my ear “ hello sir - ARE YOU OK ? DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE ? “…. 🤪🤣😝 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SPKdesign1]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Ah, the sipler life.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@SPKdesign1 I’m looking forward tae it if I’m honest “ Naw nurse , YOU change my bum “.. 🤤 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SPKdesign1]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Aye, Aw the Movies I can watch again for the First time and the Music I can rediscover.

[@gerardcote8391]

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