The revolution begins : the Flying Dutchman masters

"By jumbling recordings into what, in essence, is a pair of anthologies, Small Talk and Pieces of a Man are dislocated from their original contexts, which creates an unnecessary separation between music and poetry that were initially regarded as a multi-dimensional and holistic force. Though that shift in history and intent is present, it's far from a deal breaker, because all of the material on The Revolution Begins is unassailable".

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"The two sides of Scott-Heron - his early work collected in all its trailblazing glory ... This works perfectly because the moods of Heron's two early styles are so diametrically opposed. While disc one's flute and keyboard-led smugglings of modal jazz motifs into pop and soul melodies are Sunday morning mellow, Heron's radical politics and bracing anger are left undiluted on disc two".