Another excellent article. To me Gil Scott-Heron, like Cohen, is someone whose voice improved the more weathered and less agile it got. He could be reciting the phone book on I'm New Here and his voice would still carry the wisdom of the ages.
People always say Dylan writes great lyrics but can't sing, whereas to me the way he sings on Blonde and Blonde and "Love and Theft" adds a million layers and insinuations that aren't there on the page. I reckon they'd be among my favourite albums even if I didn't speak a word of English.
Another excellent article. To me Gil Scott-Heron, like Cohen, is someone whose voice improved the more weathered and less agile it got. He could be reciting the phone book on I'm New Here and his voice would still carry the wisdom of the ages.
People always say Dylan writes great lyrics but can't sing, whereas to me the way he sings on Blonde and Blonde and "Love and Theft" adds a million layers and insinuations that aren't there on the page. I reckon they'd be among my favourite albums even if I didn't speak a word of English.