Gil Scott-Heron - Moving Target
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Artist: Gil Scott-HeronEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2000-05-09
Music Label: Bmg Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Fast Lane
- Washington, D.C.
- No Exit
- Blue Collar
- Explanations
- Ready or Not
- Black History/ The World
Free Music Notes for Moving Target
Free Music Review: Not quite what it should be.
Hit: 2 Stars
Gil Scott Heron's "Moving Target" is an album that I've always felt was the weaker stepchild of "Reflections". Featuring roughly the same band and a similar sound, the album is a slice electric jazz/funk/Motown sounds, but it just doesn't seem to hold together.
Admittedly, it starts off reasonably enough-- "Fast Lane" is a decent funk piece with some nice slap bass from Robert Gordon (the star of this record) and a fierce solos from guitarist Ed Brady and alto saxophonist Vernon James. This is followed by the great "Washington D.C.", a slow groove and a nice lambast at the sides of life in the nation's capital, but after that, it starts to fizzle.
The album slides between a few dull pieces ("No Exit", "Ready or Not") that don't feel to really go anywhere, and while "Blue Collar" is a work of lyrical genius, it doesn't have much going on musically. The closing track, "Black History / The World" blends a spoken word piece with a funky piece and works out to be a nice enough performance, but you get the impression both would have been served better by being split.
What it comes down to-- there's better places to look for Scott-Heron's music. If you're a fan, this is worth getting-- it's got enough good stuff on it, but newcomers should probably start with "From South Africa to South Carolina" or "Pieces of a Man".
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Scott-heron's Final Album for the Arista Label was Finally Delivered after an Intense Touring Schedule in 1982. The Death of Bob Marley Obviously Affected Him Deeply, as Reggae Music and Much of Marley's Philosophy Pervades the Grooves Here. His Focus is More a Personal One Than a Political One Here, Especially Evident on the Final Track "Black History/The World".Jazz Music CDs
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