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2008-12-24with the rest of the album as I was when listening to "The Seed (2.0)" on the radio. It's infectuous groove pulled me in, but the rest of the tracks do nothing for me. I realize these guys have lots of talent.....just not for my sensibilities.
2008-09-01It always astonishes me that Phrenology only has a 4/5 rating on Amazon. I'm am going to chalk that up to this album being widely popular and the scores of uninitiated listeners who were introduced to the Roots by this album. I concider this their best album, although I'd accept an argument for Illadelph Halflife as well.
Phrenology is stunningly good. The music, lyrics, narrative, and presentation are beyond anything else avaliable in the genre. "The Seed 2.0" and "Break You Off" are indeed genre benders. The psychadelic half of "Water" is a brainscrew and it can run with anything Pink Floyd and Hendrix could conjure up in the late 60s (that is high praise from me). "Something in the Way of Things" still drags me in neck deep. The Roots (especially Black Thought) have a propensity for dark and thought-provoking music that is often depressing. There is a calm confidence evident in the music that makes Phrenology a less exhausting listen than Halflife or Rising Down.
This is one of the better albums of the past ten years.
2008-05-08I am a liberal and openminded fan of music in general. The Roots and this release by The Roots are not just some of the best hip hop has to offer; they are some the best MUSIC the world over has to offer. These guys have many great albums, and in my oppinion, the greatest musical talents grow and evolve with each release; giving a unique listening experience with every album. If you are looking for the same sound as "illadelph" or any of their other previvous works, which stand alone with greatness, you are not giving yourself a chance to truely experience this great album as well as many others. I'm not going to tell you what songs to listen to here; just listen to the whole thing. I listen to many genres of music and I've come to pigeonhole artists only as great musicians or not. This is great music, this is a great album...enjoy.
2007-11-23I fully enjoyed Break You Off, The Seed (2.0), Complexity (Their best song EVER), P.U.S.S.Y. Galore and Something In The Way Of Things which is quirky and scary. VERY scary sounding.
For that it gets a 3 star rating.
The production is on point for these songs. I like their lyrics for the most part too. Black Thought seems to be very inteligent. But I can't get past the fact that this CD is just too wierd for me to listen to it regularily. Things Fall appart was the same way, except it wasnt *this* wierd!
3.4 stars.
2007-07-27Had it, lost it, bought it again, still love it just as much as I did orginally.
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