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- Date Released: January 1, 1970
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Copyright: (P) 1970 BMG Music
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Disregard the understated title; Small Talk at 125th and Lenox was a volcanic upheaval of intellectualism and social critique, recorded live in a New York nightclub with only bongos and conga to back the street poet. Here Scott-Heron introduced some of his most biting material, including the landmark "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" as well as his single most polemical moment: the angry race warning "Enough." Still, he balances the tone and mood well, ranging from direct broadsides to clever satire. He introduces "Whitey on the Moon" with a bemused air ("wanting to give credit where credit is due"), then launches into a diatribe concerning living conditions for the neglected on earth while those racing to the moon receive millions of taxpayer dollars. On "Evolution (And Flashback)," Scott-Heron laments the setbacks of the civil rights movement and provides a capsule history of his race, ending sharply with these words: "In 1960, I was a negro, and then Malcolm came along/Yes, but some nigger shot Malcolm down, though the bitter truth lives on/Well, now I am a black man, and though I still go second class/Whereas once I wanted the white man's love, now he can kiss my ass." The only sour note comes on a brush with homophobia, "The Subject Was Faggots."
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Introduction - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
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3:22 |
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| 02. | |
Omen
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1:46 |
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| 03. | |
Brother
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2:36 |
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| 04. | |
Comment #1
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4:27 |
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Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
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1:22 |
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The Subject Was Faggots
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3:12 |
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Evolution (And Flashback)
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3:21 |
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| 08. | |
Plastic Pattern People
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2:54 |
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| 09. | |
Whitey on the Moon
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2:00 |
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| 10. | |
The Vulture
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4:32 |
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| 11. | |
Enough
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4:16 |
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| 12. |
Paint It Black
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0:34 |
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Who'll Pay Reparations on My Soul?
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5:16 |
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| 14. | |
Everyday
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4:30 |
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14 Total Tracks, 44:08 Total Length
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Credits
- David Barnes - Percussion // David Barnes - Vocals // Nat Hentoff - Liner Notes // Eddie Knowles - Conga // Gil Scott-Heron - Guitar // Gil Scott-Heron - Guitar // Gil Scott-Heron - Piano // Gil Scott-Heron - Piano // Gil Scott-Heron - Vocals // Gil Scott-Heron - Vocals // Gil Scott-Heron - Poetry // Gil Scott-Heron - Poetry // Gil Scott-Heron - Main Performer // Gil Scott-Heron - Main Performer // Gil Scott-Heron - Liner Notes // Gil Scott-Heron - Liner Notes // Bob Thiele - Producer // Charles Stewart - Photography // Charles Stewart - Cover Photo // Daniel Baumgarten - Reissue Preparation // Lou Queralt - Design // Charlie Saunders - Conga
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Percussion //
- Piano
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