
"Gil Scott-Heron reinforces his position as Godfather of Rap on Free Will, an introspective and soulful album roughly the length of a demo tape. Police brutality, the consequences of violence and self-exploration make excellent arguments for his place in the canon of spoken word—not only because of his lyrical content and profundity, but because he was a master of delivery, even in his idealistic twenties.
Its also a fitting thirty-year-old album and ironic. At a time when civil liberties are increasingly challenged and police brutality continues to be a national issue, its haunting to listen to Scott-Herons anxiety and piercing indictments of what is meant to be a description of the past. The introspection at work here are vivid reminders of the journey of a people struggling with self-love and respect; a stark 12-track ode to freedom of mind and spirit that pulses under the skin with funky riffs." - Pop Matters
ITEM DETAILS:
Artist:Gil Scott-Heron
Title:Free Will
Cat #: HIQLP 023
Label:BGP Records
Year: 2014
Format: LP
Track List:
- Free Will
- The Middle Of Your Day
- The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
- Speed Kills
- Did You Hear What They Said?
- The King Alfred Plan
- No Knock
- Wiggy
- Ain't No New Thing
- Billy Green Is Dead
- Sex Education: Ghetto Style
- ...And Then He Wrote Meditations