Gil Scott-Heron dead

[Peterkro]

Gil Scott Heron died on Friday,no cause yet but as he lived his life in the broadest way imaginable anything is possible.He had just returned from a European tour and had recently released a new album "I'm new here" to critical acclaim.Great poet,musician,author and Internationalist he'll be missed.


"New York like Johannesburg
Detroit like Johannesburg
Freedom ain't nothing but a word
Let me see your ID
Let me see your ID"

His father Gilbert was the first black player for Scottish side Celtic.

 

[skunk]

I've been listening to his stuff all day. Talented bloke.

 

[rdowns]

The revolution will not be televised...

 

[Jethrotoe]

Yea man, we lost an original.

I have him on vinyl somewhere around here. Time to dig it out.

Amen to that...and vinyl wow my folks got all theirs (and mine from when I was a kid) in boxes. They no longer have a record player though. Gotta rectify that sometime.

Much of my vinyl cannot be obtained in any other form. A lot of jazz recorded in Oslo and even some rock. What I have to do is convert to something else. It's a long process but I'm getting it done eventually. Still have a couple of Yamaha direct drives hanging around. Will never get rid of them.

There are certainly some T-tables out there to buy. Pick one up. There is something to say about sound quality for certain types of music material from vinyl.

 

[decafjava]

Yea man, we lost an original.

I have him on vinyl somewhere around here. Time to dig it out.

Amen to that...and vinyl wow my folks got all theirs (and mine from when I was a kid) in boxes. They no longer have a record player though. Gotta rectify that sometime.