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　 2014 Black Music Best50 44位
Score Card
ラップ(rap oriented) 歌(song oriented)
アーバン(urban) アーシー(earthy)
聴きやすい(familiar) リスナーを選ぶ(serious)
評点(rating) （5点満点 fullmark :5）
Rootsの3年ぶりのアルバム。前作、Undunの続編となるらしい、コンセプチャルな作品。全編で33分余りの小品で、3曲が他社の曲そのままなので、若干物足りないきらいはあるが、その分、中身は濃い。Rapより、多様なGuestによる唄の部分が多いのは前作同様で、John LegendやElvis Costeroとの共作まで含めて考えると、もう、バンドスタイルは、こちらメインになってるのであろう。現代黒人コミュニティに対する風刺的な作品だそうで、Pianoやストリングスを用いたサウンドが特徴的だが、全体のトーンはシリアスで重苦しい。
Tracks 輸入盤　 歌詞無し 33 minutes22seconds
Title Composer Performer Time
1 Theme from Middle of the Night George Bassman / Paddy Chayefsky Nina Simone 1:27
2 Never Adrian Charlie Guzman / Katrin Newman / Adolfo Salazar / Gregory Spearman / Tariq Trotter The Roots feat: PAttYCraSH 3:54
3 When the People Cheer Gregory Spearman / Tariq Trotter / Damion Ward The Roots feat: Modesty Lycan / Greg Porn 3:01
4 The Devil Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams 0:38
5 Black Rock Kirk Dudley / Karl Jenkins / Cornell McFadden / Willie Pettis / Tariq Trotter / Archie Turner The Roots feat: Dice Raw 2:41
6 Understand Greggory Bradsher / Karl Jenkins / David Simpson / Gregory Spearman / Tariq Trotter The Roots feat: Greg Porn / Dice Raw 2:50
7 Dies Irae The Coming The Roots 1:07
8 The Coming D.D. Jackson / Richard Nichols / Joseph Simmons / Gregory Spearman The Roots feat: Mercedes Martinez 3:01
9 The Dark (Trinity) Karl Jenkins / Gregory Spearman / Tariq Trotter / Damion Ward The Roots feat: Greg Porn / Dice Raw 5:17
10 The Unraveling Ray Angry / Raheem DeVaughn / Tariq Trotter The Roots feat: Raheem DeVaughn 4:20
11 Tomorrow Ray Angry / Raheem DeVaughn The Roots feat: Raheem DeVaughn 5:06
Producers
Mike Jerz, Trpzillaz, Richard Nichols, Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson(2)
Damion ward, Richard Nichols, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter(3,9)
Karl jenkins, Richard Nichols, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter(5)
The Wurxs, Richard Nichols, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter(6)
Richard Nichols, D.D Jackson, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter(8)
Ray Angry, Richard Nichols, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Tarik "BlackTought" Trotter(10,11)
Guests
Nina Simone, PAttYCraSH, Modesty Lycan, Greg Porn, Mary Lou Williams, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez, Raheem DeVaughn
Links
http://www.defjam.com
http://www.okayplayer.com/therotts
http://www.theroots.com
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[The Roots / The Tipping Point] The Roots / The Tipping Point
[The Roots ;/ Roots Come Alive] The Roots / Roots Come Alive
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