I don't do this very often, or ever really, but here's a look at the Top 5 albums that have wowed my pants (so far) this year. I'm happy to say that there's a wide range on here.
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Showing posts with label how i got over. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Simon's Top 5 Albums of 2010 (so far)
Drumroll please.
I don't do this very often, or ever really, but here's a look at the Top 5 albums that have wowed my pants (so far) this year. I'm happy to say that there's a wide range on here.
I don't do this very often, or ever really, but here's a look at the Top 5 albums that have wowed my pants (so far) this year. I'm happy to say that there's a wide range on here.
Friday, July 02, 2010
REVIEW: The Roots - How I Got Over
The Roots - How I Got Over
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The Roots have released nine, count 'em nine, full-length studio albums. They've also released two EPs and two live albums. Before I was ever a fan, they were playing house gigs at poetry slams, forging relationships with the likes of Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, and more. On top of that, legendary Roots crew percussion man ?uestlove was the lynchpin for all the acts at Dave Chappelle's Block Party, and the Roots remain the flyest house band ever on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Ok, so I'm a fan.
More recent releases from The Roots (Phrenology, Game Theory, and Rising Down) have often left me guessing. It's not that I don't like them, but the crew's journey through more experimental rock beats and disjointed tracks have never measured up to the powerful, tight, and rhythmically unmatched jazz markers The Tipping Point and Things Fall Apart (at least for this writer).
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