The video has a little daughter going through a big house, and the band is a bunch of

[martha]

cool, old-school black guys, and the music is some kind of new soul.


Who are these men? Do I want the record?

 

[u2popmofo]

Band: The Roots
Song: The Seed 2.0
Album: Phrenology

Who are they: One of the most critically acclaimed hip hop groups around these days

Do I want this record: Personally speaking, I want it. I also want their old albums. If you get it, I will.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

I have one or two mp3s by the Roots, good stuff, I think they're also on a comp I have.

 

[martha]

That's it!!!

Mebbe I'll go look at the record when I go buy the stereo component I need to listen to the damn thing.

 

[u2popmofo]

That's it!!!

Mebbe I'll go look at the record when I go buy the stereo component I need to listen to the damn thing.

Like I said, if you get it, I will too.

 

[HelloAngel]

Roots!!!

 

[Salome]

I'm also trying to figure out whether to buy that album

 

[martha]

Ok.

I finally got this album. I liked what I heard when I saw Dave Chapelle's Block Party. Now I like this album. Today I'm going to get a ticket to see them in Anaheim.

Now at least two other people need to go get this record.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

 

[Popmartijn]

 

[martha]

 

[Popmartijn]

Well, I haven't bought it yet.
And maybe I'll even refuse to buy that one. I mean, you have betrayed Emmylou Harris and her excellent album Red Dirt Girl.

 

[martha]

Well, I haven't bought it yet.
And maybe I'll even refuse to buy that one.

pfffffttt


Idle threats.

You'll buy it and you'll like it.

 

[Popmartijn]

I think I'll buy it then









after I've bought Darkness On The Edge Of Town.

 

[martha]

Then I guess we'll talk about the songs in the next decade.

 

[IWasBored]

Then I guess we'll talk about the songs in the next decade.

but just think how awesome bumping the thread then will be!


it appears that the roots are doing the university spring concert this year. i will not be attending.

 

[martha]

Today I got my ticket to see them this June.



bumping three-year-old threads

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Well after three years 'Seed' is still one amazing song.

 

[martha]

I went and saw these guys last night. House of Blues, sold out. I had other people's sweat on me and my clothes smelled of pot smoke. It was fucking great! I think I may have been the oldest one there; at least the oldest one on the ground floor. These guys tore the roof off the place.

 

[corianderstem]

I love, love, LOVE The Seed.

I've heard a handful of other songs by these guys, and none of them have come nearly as close for me.

Have I just been hearing the wrong songs?

 

[martha]

No. As far as I can tell, the Seed is a unique song for them. But the rest of what I heard Friday night makes me want more records by them. Rent Dave Chapelle's Block Party. Some of the Roots are the house band.

 

[corianderstem]

It's already in my Netflix queue!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

I was supposed to buy this, wasn't I?

 

[martha]

I'll say yes. Pick it up when you go get the Gnarls Barkley album.


You know, someone should put this thread in the band index as a Roots thread.