Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are liked (fka honorable mention) :-), neutral :-|, and negative :-(. At least 3 listens per posted album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I shelved/sold ~10,000 albums after at least 3 listens before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they come up. Yes, I know that album (probably).
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: 4 stars
This actually comes in three different versions: (1) the original version with 11 tracks taken from the first three albums (3 or 4 from Small Talk, 3 or 4 from Pieces of a Man, and 4 from Free Will); (2) those eleven tracks supplemented with the remainder of Pieces of a Man (pictured above); and (3) those eleven tracks supplemented with 3 extra songs from Pieces of a Man, 3 from Free Will and 2 from Small Talk (plus another version of the title track). Version 3 (which has a ... Plus at the end of the title) has some very weak tracks. The original version is good, but it's probably marginally better to have all of Pieces of a Man on the added CD, especially since it seems to be a fan favorite (250+ five star reviews on Allmusic as of today).
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