{"product_id":"pieces-of-a-man","title":"Pieces Of A Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca title=\"Gil Scott-Heron\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/gil-scott-heron\"\u003e Gil Scott-Heron\u003c\/a\u003e's 1971 album Pieces of a Man set a standard for vocal artistry and political awareness that few musicians will ever match. His unique proto-rap vocal style influenced a generation of \u003ca title=\"Hip Hop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/hip-hop\"\u003ehip-hop\u003c\/a\u003e artists, and nowhere is his style more powerful than on the classic \"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven though the media - the very entity attacked in this song - has used, reused, and re-contextualized the song and its title so many times, the message is so strong that it has become almost impossible to co-opt. Musically, the track created a formula that modern hip-hop would follow for years to come: bare-bones arrangements featuring pounding basslines and stripped-down drumbeats. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the song features plenty of outdated references to everything from Spiro Agnew and Jim Webb to The Beverly Hillbillies, the force of Scott-Heron's well-directed anger makes the song timeless. More than just a spoken word poet, Scott-Heron was also a uniquely gifted vocalist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3Iny1eqJMoqU1I1UoUbVQl?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gil Scott-Heron ‎","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32446890082366,"sku":"HIQLP 007","price":47.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Gil_Scott-Heron_-_Pieces_Of_A_Man_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1789020404","url":"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/products\/pieces-of-a-man","provider":"Oh! Jean Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}