This isn't to say their last several albums are
bad.

But, they definitely aren't as cutting edge - especially
musically- as they used to be IMO.

I feel like Dilla obviously had a positive impact
on the roots sonically.

I'm not sure if ?uest benefitted from advice,
competition, fandom, inspiration- or all of the
above.

But yeah, anything post Game Theory is uneven
at best and musically, well, boring.

The other factor could be their houseband
status? I dunno.

Add to the increasingly boring production
a decreasing presence of Thought- each
album has been worse that the previous
for a minute.



I do know you won't get honest replies here tho-
at least very few. Hero worship and alldat.

Either way, the Roots were never repetitive
until Dilla passed. Now all their stuff sounds
the same. You could never say that before.

I think it's be dope if quest found another
Artist to bounce ideas. Mix it up, etc.



And no, for the record, not Elvis f$cking Costello.


But yeah, i think you're on to something.

I think Dillas absence leaves a lot of holes, etc-
Including the output of some of his peeps. Com
is another one.