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GIL SCOTT-HERON/BRIAN JACKSON "winter in america" cd,1974

posted this one a while ago in the "what did you buy" section...got it on the back of his final album's love score "im new here".
i only previously knew one track off this one, "the bottle", i searched out this, the original a decade ago after Paul Weller covered it on his covers album "studio150"...i love Weller's rock laden version more than this one, but its still pretty good...track highlights the problems in ghetto's due to alcohol abuse...great lyrics, would have fitted well on Stevie's "innervisions" set or Marvin's "whats goin' on" set...
the whole album is full of socio-political statements like those previously mentioned albums also...
apparently this is Heron's fourth album, Brian jackson is a flautist...
lots of jazz,funk and soul happening here...a good fusion of sounds IMO, but this one does not come out as good in the rating as "im new here", still, it is one of those "must listen to" albums.
best track here is the amusing yet serious "H20-gate blues", yep its about Watergate and related US Govt related issues around 73-74...love that track!
this is one of those albums that need to be played in its entirety for cohesion and full effect(PF's the Wall is the classic example of this)

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: song for bobby smith
best track: H2O-gate blues

tracks:

1. peace go with you,brother pt.I **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58I77Ux2JI audio
2. rivers of my fathers **
3. a very precious time **
4. back home ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUze8BgDC8w audio
5. the bottle **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0 live
6. song for bobby smith *
7. your daddy loves you **
8. H2O-gate blues ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wixtjUL42E audio
9. peace go with you,brother pt.II **

3s-2
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.1 or 7/10

because it should be played in it entirety here is the link for the full album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfNbnkc4h8 audio

also, for comparrison, here's Paul Weller's superb cover of "the bottle"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XzvqE9UmkY audio