just my opinion though, it just isnt a nice sounding word.
Plus its a theory of an early neuroscientist who thought different parts of the brain did the main 20 emotional expressions or something weird. I remember learning it at some point in school.
anyways though, just my opinion, but I think another title would be better.
How about "The Steve Album".
Just playing.
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Hiphopsite got confused..arent rock ya and pussy galore gonna be on masterpiece theater?
read:
The Roots next LP is beginning to take shape, and the group is scurrying to have it ready for a tentative June 2002 release date; titles being mentioned are Introducing The Roots, and Phrenology. They have currently recorded seven tracks, and want to complete at least five more. The group is also still debating on what track will be the lead-single, and the candidates right now are “Rock Ya”, and “Pussy Galore.” Meanwhile, Black Thought’s highly anticipated solo-LP has been given a tentative Feb 2002 release date.


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the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character (merriam webster)

It was this theory by this guy who thought like the skull had these little sections that had to do with your personality..and then people called him an idiot later.
I took neuroscience and occasionally I stayed awake during it.

LOL.

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g'head steve i dare you to delete your own post

(think hannible talking to dude while telling him to cut his face off with glass pieces)


no....i think it rolls of the tongue nicely

"for noll o gee"

cmon now...what did you want me to call this?

"da return"
"the roots 2000"
"roots 2.0"
"ride or die"
"roots forever"

i can respect your opinion. but what would you suggest based on the songs that we've done?


what's that steve?


you havn't heard the songs?


so you mean there may be a point of us calling this record


gasp!


PHRENOLOGY?!?!



steven wright tribute month.

the top 20 list.

1."curiosity killed that cat..........but for a while i was a suspect"

2." i was arrested once for walking in someone else's sleep"

3." i was walking through the forrest alone and a tree fell right in front of me......and i didn't hear it.........."

4."i bought some batteries.....but they weren't included."

5. "why is the alphabet in that order?.......is it because of that song?...the guy who wrote that song wrote everything.

6. "why is it a penny for your thoughts, but you have to put your two cents in?....somebody's making a penny...."

7. "i like to tease my plants when i water them....i water them with ice cubes"

8."for my birthday i got a humidifier and a dehumidifier.......put em in the same room and i let em fight it out......."

9. "....so i told her i knew i was gonna die cause there is an expiration date on my birth certificate...."

10. "i got some powdered water but i don't know what to add..."

11. "i got an answering machine for my phone, now when i'm not home when someone calls they get a recording of a busy signal."

12. "i have a map of the united states, it's an actual size.......1 mile equals 1 mile....they ask me where i live and i say 'e-5'.

13. "i broke a mirror in my house, supposed to get 7 years bad luck......my lawyer thinks that he can get me 5"

14. "got home the other day and everything in my house had been stolen, and replaced with an exact replica......couldn't believe it!........called my friend said 'look at this stuff! it's all an exact replica what do you think?'.....he said 'do i know you?'"

15."my girlfriend has a queen sized bed.....i have a court jester sized bed..."

16. "i hate when my foot falls asleep in the day cause that means it will be up all night."

17. "one time i went to a drive in, in a cab....movie cost me $95.00"

18. "just got out of hospital....i had a speed reading accident"

19. "one time in the middle of a job interview i took out a book and i started reading......guy said "what the hell are you doing?!" i said 'listen lemme ask you one question, if you were in a vehicle traveling at the speed of light, then you turned your lights on what would happen?' he said 'i don't know--' i said 'forget it then, i don't want to work for you'".

20. "i put instant coffee into a microwave over and i almost went back in time"

phrenology? this is a good title.

it makes me think to a revolutionary , deep, conscious, experimental album.

while "introducing the roots" sounds like a gangsta album....

do u think the roots are a gangsta band?

hey ?uest, use the title u like, but please...give us our album as soon as possible!!!!!

peace from italy

>phrenology? this is a good title.
>
>
>it makes me think to a
>revolutionary , deep, conscious, experimental
>album.

I dont see how, maybe Im really gonna have to study this word because when seeing it defined before it seemed like it didnt relate to music at all. Im sure they know what theyre doing though, every other title was simpler than this one and made sense.



>while "introducing the roots" sounds like
>a gangsta album....
>
>do u think the roots are
>a gangsta band?

here is where you lost me. say you soulquarian had an act, maybe yall were named the soulquarianos or something (dont wanna get confused with the jay dee, bilal, com, erykah and them), yall paid dues for years, made damn good music, had a fan base but never got what yall deserved.

grammy night comes michael stipe is presenting your joint and says "well in theory the winner is the soulquarianos"

all the work you've put in and you just win a grammy, yet close to half the people at the staples center either dont know your act or havent heard of them till recently.

introducing the roots was clever as shit considering how long theyve been around yet are just becoming familiar faces to those outside of concert venues.

now introducing the soulquarianos, THAT would have been a gangster title.



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Hey, good call! Why don't they call it "In Theory"? That sounds deep, and is an inside joke for everybody in the know...

>it makes me think to a
>revolutionary , deep, conscious, experimental
>album.


but we are scratching the surface of our id.


steven wright tribute month.

the top 20 list.

1."curiosity killed that cat..........but for a while i was a suspect"

2." i was arrested once for walking in someone else's sleep"

3." i was walking through the forrest alone and a tree fell right in front of me......and i didn't hear it.........."

4."i bought some batteries.....but they weren't included."

5. "why is the alphabet in that order?.......is it because of that song?...the guy who wrote that song wrote everything.

6. "why is it a penny for your thoughts, but you have to put your two cents in?....somebody's making a penny...."

7. "i like to tease my plants when i water them....i water them with ice cubes"

8."for my birthday i got a humidifier and a dehumidifier.......put em in the same room and i let em fight it out......."

9. "....so i told her i knew i was gonna die cause there is an expiration date on my birth certificate...."

10. "i got some powdered water but i don't know what to add..."

11. "i got an answering machine for my phone, now when i'm not home when someone calls they get a recording of a busy signal."

12. "i have a map of the united states, it's an actual size.......1 mile equals 1 mile....they ask me where i live and i say 'e-5'.

13. "i broke a mirror in my house, supposed to get 7 years bad luck......my lawyer thinks that he can get me 5"

14. "got home the other day and everything in my house had been stolen, and replaced with an exact replica......couldn't believe it!........called my friend said 'look at this stuff! it's all an exact replica what do you think?'.....he said 'do i know you?'"

15."my girlfriend has a queen sized bed.....i have a court jester sized bed..."

16. "i hate when my foot falls asleep in the day cause that means it will be up all night."

17. "one time i went to a drive in, in a cab....movie cost me $95.00"

18. "just got out of hospital....i had a speed reading accident"

19. "one time in the middle of a job interview i took out a book and i started reading......guy said "what the hell are you doing?!" i said 'listen lemme ask you one question, if you were in a vehicle traveling at the speed of light, then you turned your lights on what would happen?' he said 'i don't know--' i said 'forget it then, i don't want to work for you'".

20. "i put instant coffee into a microwave over and i almost went back in time"

heh.

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uhmm why don't you call it rootsiology, it's a combination both title's and people will stop naggin bout it
lmao nah I don't care about the name only about the releasedate....
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>but we are scratching the surface
>of our id.

Congratulations. You've just found your albums title.

The Roots: Scratching The Surface

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> The Roots: Scratching The
>Surface

better album title for a scratch solo jawn, doncha think? :-)

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they just made for one of the best advertising campaigns ever. the title represented their stance, but the covers were just eye catching and made you stop in your place


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i may be wrong. but there was something falling apart (or had fallen apart) on each of the covers. It was more than just an eye catching marketing scheme. although it was one hell of an eye catching marketing scheme

the title for the new jawn should be "Fuck you, pay me"

Things fall apart
and tend to shatter. (c) You got me

I believe the band knew that "You got me" would be THE big hit on the record, so they used a line from the "best" song to name the album.

Eric B and Rakim use to do it all the time.

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ok true LOL.

But I am looking at is as far as it being a title..its kinda like when common wanted to name his album that longass title..it coulda had something to do with the music but it wasnt a good title.
But yea, I mean if the songs all reflect the concept of the title than thats cool.
I was just saying, not like I want yall to call it Roots La Familia LOL.
but damn stop mentioning that you've recorded the songs, I want to hear them damnit LOL.
Aight maybe I should delete my own post .



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Roots! In Technocolor!
5th

Even though I think Phrenology is a great title, Y not "Da Return" or "The Roots Return" or

"Long live The..."


"Revenge of..."


jus a ew nonesense suggestions....






Yo is there anyway I can get a deal. Im goin to college in Pitt now but... Im 'shock-poet' and my partner 'mc pez' is gonna blow up someday. Maybe that's a bit more than a stretch, but anyway....

I truly believe that the average hiphop head in the street listening to hot 97 is pretty dumb. They'll hear that word, get intimidated, and say "fuck that wack hippie shit" like they do now.
That title alone will scare off alot of potential consumers...leaving the Roots with their standard pseudo-intellectual, backpacking, white guy freshman in college (sorry steve), Headwrapping audience that they already have.
Those titles ?uest mentioned "____ 2001,"" _____ forever," and Ride or Die are easily understood by the average target market. People can understand what they mean, so they assume that they'll understand whats on the CD when they pop it into their CD player.
It *is* that deep. With the exception of an Outkast...who can get away with naming an album "aquemini" or "stankonia" only because they have a reputation for being a little more on the oddball side of things...the title is a very important part of the marketing and promotion of an album. Phrenology (if thats how you spell it) would probably be great for a rock album...but for the Roots?
I havent heard any of it yet, and I have no idea how much is done. Honestly, it would be great if I heard some of it, and immediately realized *why* this title for the album makes so much sense. But without having heard any of it, all i'm left with is what i've heard from the roots in the past, and this new title that just doesnt seem to fit.
David Geffen would have *loved* the title. But the roots arent Guns N Roses or Whitesnake, either.
Just my opinion.
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Yeah I argee hometeam. Dumb down the title for the masses.

> That title alone will scare
>off alot of potential consumers...leaving
>the Roots with their standard
>pseudo-intellectual, backpacking, white guy freshman
>in college (sorry steve), Headwrapping
>audience that they already have.
>

Damn Naz, wanna fight? LOL. You are saying kinda what I was meaning to say though.


> Those titles ?uest mentioned "____
>2001,"" _____ forever," and Ride
>or Die are easily understood
>by the average target market.
> People can understand what
>they mean, so they assume
>that they'll understand whats on
>the CD when they pop
>it into their CD player.
>
> It *is* that deep.
>With the exception of an
>Outkast...who can get away with
>naming an album "aquemini" or
>"stankonia" only because they have
>a reputation for being a
>little more on the oddball
>side of things...the title is
>a very important part of
>the marketing and promotion of
>an album. Phrenology (if
>thats how you spell it)
>would probably be great for
>a rock album...but for the
>Roots?
> I havent heard any of
>it yet, and I have
>no idea how much is
>done. Honestly, it would
>be great if I heard
>some of it, and immediately
>realized *why* this title for
>the album makes so much
>sense. But without having
>heard any of it, all
>i'm left with is what
>i've heard from the roots
>in the past, and this
>new title that just doesnt
>seem to fit.
> David Geffen would have *loved*
>the title. But the roots
>arent Guns N Roses or
>Whitesnake, either.
> Just my opinion.
> Naz
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yeah but dont the roots pride themselves on not dumbing down their shit to a bunch of suburban kids or 14 year olds?

that would be pretty damn hypocritical



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at least was another goddamn BLUECHIP post...

lol



steven wright tribute month.

the top 20 list.

1."curiosity killed that cat..........but for a while i was a suspect"

2." i was arrested once for walking in someone else's sleep"

3." i was walking through the forrest alone and a tree fell right in front of me......and i didn't hear it.........."

4."i bought some batteries.....but they weren't included."

5. "why is the alphabet in that order?.......is it because of that song?...the guy who wrote that song wrote everything.

6. "why is it a penny for your thoughts, but you have to put your two cents in?....somebody's making a penny...."

7. "i like to tease my plants when i water them....i water them with ice cubes"

8."for my birthday i got a humidifier and a dehumidifier.......put em in the same room and i let em fight it out......."

9. "....so i told her i knew i was gonna die cause there is an expiration date on my birth certificate...."

10. "i got some powdered water but i don't know what to add..."

11. "i got an answering machine for my phone, now when i'm not home when someone calls they get a recording of a busy signal."

12. "i have a map of the united states, it's an actual size.......1 mile equals 1 mile....they ask me where i live and i say 'e-5'.

13. "i broke a mirror in my house, supposed to get 7 years bad luck......my lawyer thinks that he can get me 5"

14. "got home the other day and everything in my house had been stolen, and replaced with an exact replica......couldn't believe it!........called my friend said 'look at this stuff! it's all an exact replica what do you think?'.....he said 'do i know you?'"

15."my girlfriend has a queen sized bed.....i have a court jester sized bed..."

16. "i hate when my foot falls asleep in the day cause that means it will be up all night."

17. "one time i went to a drive in, in a cab....movie cost me $95.00"

18. "just got out of hospital....i had a speed reading accident"

19. "one time in the middle of a job interview i took out a book and i started reading......guy said "what the hell are you doing?!" i said 'listen lemme ask you one question, if you were in a vehicle traveling at the speed of light, then you turned your lights on what would happen?' he said 'i don't know--' i said 'forget it then, i don't want to work for you'".

20. "i put instant coffee into a microwave over and i almost went back in time"

Exactly! Roots need to heed that shit.

what is good?
what is bad?
what appeals to the market?
what has been done before?

what have we already accomplished?
where do we want to go from here?

phrenology, gastrointestinacology
who am i to say?

make music.
release it.
worry about petty details later.


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.

is phrenology now gonna include some of the black thought solo album material?

i know i read that Thought's album is on the backburner again...

i know i read that Phrenology may contain "hits"...

i know i read that Phrenology is gonna showcase goodies from each member's grab-bag...

so...wouldn't it make sense to tie the two together??

i can easily imagine a situation in which BT would be unable to complete a "solo" album to his own satisfaction...without the support of his hometeam. Enter The Roots...adding their own individual spins to make a complete, well-rounded masterwork...

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phrenology, son
best title since immobilarity, son
mad provocative, son
waitaminute;
one thing though- son
that cat black thought?
need to change his name...
'verbal foul hawk'
yeah- 'VFH' masticatin' perambulously on the phrenology joint

...bleedin' son, bleedin'...

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I think you're right dude I bet BT wont have a solo album, they are going to pour his shit like pussy galore etc into the roots next LP. Also, if this wasn't true we'd have heard about it now, but as anyone noticed all the secrecy going on with BT's album and the roots new one? You dont see that kind of stuff with Dilated, Common, etc. Something's up thats why.

I can see LG pulling his hair out right now.

Well, if there's "hits" on it, people will go LEARN what it means.

If not, few will care how cohesive the album is.

Oh well. I'm all for openmindedness.

Hey, how 'bout a subtitle?

Phrenology: for true heads.

RED
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>Hey, how 'bout a subtitle?
>
>Phrenology: for true heads.

People like you who make jokes like this should be banned, though. I mean that.

But seriously, folks...Phrenology???!!! This is the first time I'm hearing about this potential name and, although I'm sure the music is going to be great as usual, I think this title is pretty stupid. ?uest posted here before about, Well what if it makes sense with the music etc. etc...fair enough, I suppose. But when I think phrenology (which doesn't happen often, I assure you), I think of some crackpot nerdy scientist with a dumb idea who ended up being a laughingstock. It's like Rorschach (sp.?) tests, only dumber. In the end, Mr. ? knows best, but my gut reaction, for whatever its worth, is find another title. Whatever. I'll still buy it even if you name it after the labor of love of a nerdy crackpot.


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maybe...

Or is it, "free knowledge, G." Which would be closer to the correct pronunciation.

Oh well.

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will it have deep verses about brain activity and the thought process?

The cover could be a brain growing out of the ground, ie the brain comes out of the roots, etc. Or a black brain - as in black thought!

(I just hope its more than a title)

phenology was a fluke..people laughed at the poor dude..although it was believed to be on point in what? 1600..ha...so you're saying..this shit is on point now..but in a few hundred years..they're gonna laugh at you?...ahhh! perfect...go for it...*rolls eyes*

now that's what I'm talking about.....it'll cover all the bases.

LG
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even though it is, and the people making the music are. I've gotta agree with nazdak. when you first look at the word, you're not totally sure how its pronounced, and sounds all intellectual and shit, which it is, but people may be turned off by it. whatever. i don't care much. its the content that counts.
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Phrenology would be a fine title if the fans who got theRoots the plaque and the grammy were your loyal following. but these are new fans who are still new too theRoots' music (this is why I think Introducing... was a perfect title) and naming the album something that will alienate the newer fans before they even take a listen might make them think that "you got me" was a fluke.. i'd like to think that the average listener is more open minded than that but ....

You guys are starting to sound like record company people.....

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Maybe you have taught them too well.

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Give me a job in that marketing department so I can help yall out already tim! Turn the Music Cemetary of America into Musics Crowning Achievment!
Until then...i'll be running my own little company....
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> Give me a job in
>that marketing department so I
>can help yall out already
>tim!

I'm watching you young buck......

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I think No Longer At Ease would have been a great title. I know that none of these people have ever heard any of the music on the album, but it kind of describes the current situation of the Roots. As they continue to succeed and have a greater spotlight shown on them, as did the character in the book, it becomes increasingly more difficult to do what they want to do. ?, was it ever even a consideration?

to be honest, i thought that wasnt the best title when i first heard it too...

i mean, i have no idea what direction Roots crew is going for the 2001 season but yeah, catchy titles help albums stay in people's heads... OUTKAST's titles are different, but easy to swallow once you hear it the first time and go huh?! whats an Akweminni, whuddyfuck is a Stayankoneeuh, A-Liens with an T?....

and that first album title... southernokayplayalistenthistitleissolongyoullneverforgetitwebetterbeDOPEtodosomethinglikethissobuythealbumcauseweresomesouthernPIMPSonthemicwithFATbeatsandwehaveCOOLnameslikeBigBoi :)

?uest, call it "Growing Pains and Pleasures"

from what i know of the little infomation that escapes, i say that fits (but what do i know)

Why don't y'all hold a contest, exclusively for registered Okayplayers to enter to come up with the title.

Rules could be worked out, but it should be limited to okayplayers who have registered log-in names by a certain date -- just to make sure nobody fradulent tries to enter.

I already got my entry....

What? You thought I was gon' tell you?

gREG bASS (now known as datcatdeycalltREBLEFREE)
Former Questo-Endorsed Player Of The Week...
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URGENT: GO BUY "ANGLES WITHOUT EDGES" BY YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET.

NOW.

OK...I like it, but why don't they name it something that makes sense to everyone.

The Roots: Platinum or Bust

_________________________________________________________________OKP! approval = money well spent

"Time and Time, a brother ask why the rhyme is not laced with the gangsta touch. I said simply because I don't live that way, still kickin them rhymes rugged and rough"- Blackalicious

"I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors, bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough, it didn't mean enough" - Mos

this is the kind of title that music critics will eat up.

unusual word that connects thematically to the album.

I smell a NY Times full page spread on in the Arts & Leisure section when this album finally drops

...it'll be fucking Ann Powers.
Or, there's a small possibility they'd entrust it to one of the many mediocre hiphop critics out there.

Alek

LEFT side of the bedroom, fool!
What?! What?!

well their jazz pieces anyways, today's had a nice piece on coltrane.

there was also that piece awhile back that had ?uest in it. I think it was about the state of soul music, was pretty good.

And in any case its better than the New Jersey Star Ledger :-(

The study of personality and the brain by the bumps on the head.

So, what the f does that have to do with hip-hop?

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

They're studying HEADS!

Hip-hop heads? True heads?

Ahhhh, fuck it.

RED
"Oooh! A fresh batch of America Balls!" © Homer

Hatred never ceases by hatred
But by love alone is healed.

This is the ancient and eternal
law.
–The Buddha by way of janey

Go with "Introducing the Roots". I feel like most people can't even say "Phrenology"...

--
Jesse Thorn / Host
The Sound of Young America
Thursdays 8-9 AM KZSC 88.1 Santa Cruz
http://www.splangy.com

"This album is by far the greatest piece of writing, arranging, producing, and sequencing genius I've ever encountered. Anyone who has heard the first two Swamp Dogg albums will possibly say impossible, but after listening to this one will make the cross-over to incredible. The only album that may possibly compare with this one is the one that I'm contemplating doing the late future. Everything that is neccessary to make an album I have; Ego, talent, originality, humor, and I am dynamic, articulate, defiant, altruistic, considerate, warm, wonderful, & humble... I have also been a Grammy nominee for the past two years. I'm also a Cancer (July 12) and twenty nine years in the world. What you've just read is my trip, and if you can't tolerate it, that's your trip."
-- Swamp Dogg, from the liner notes to his album, "Cuffed, Collared, & Tagged"

Sounds pretty nerdy. Keep it Simple, Stupid (Now that's a title)

because deep down in the resources of their beings that had to know who in the fuck that girl was
do hip~hop artists truly try to sell albums based on titles alone???
like if u were orderin frum BMG or columbia house???
i thought titles alone only sold jazz





§•prana•§

a wise man once told me
never argue w/a fool
because frum a distance
no one can tell who is who
~jigga

should be called phrenology, because thats a shitty album title and his album is definitely gonna be garbage unless his band takes him back.........


I don't really give a fuck what its called, just leak some of it so I can hear it people.....

Y'all are really beginning to sound like record company people.......

LG
"Call me when dinner's ready" - LG

ahh, it's coming clearer now... 's all about feeling heads.
i'm down with REDeye. the roots are feeling heads and therefore coing with the sh*t they know heads feel...
prolly. maybe.

get your nerd-rap stigma on.


scholar back.

"the anarchist notebook" -- september 2001