ULTRADIEHARDS- do not have 4 joints. (6 if they itunes game is on point in the next 6 days)
nor do they have the liner notes.

and if they are completists this will be the first time they will have 6 additional joint mastered and CLEAN sounding.

DIEHARDS that just got the Roots Albums and not much more (and there are PLENTY of you)-there are 15 songs you have not heard. 17 if you STILL cant find orgnaix.

If you just joined us AFTER TFA-there are 25 joints you are NOT familiar with.

again.

im a prince fan to the bone.

i got his records
records of people he produced
people he wrote for
even the records of the people who were produced by the people he produced and wrote for.

i got most his concerts on dvd, vhs, and cd

every BOOT ever legal.

but i don't bitch about the shit when it finally sees the light of day.

the buying public are NOT reflective you you guys. they dont cop 12 inches. they can barely get organix let alone 200,000+ live album.

so yes die hards.

it is worth it.

why?

cause i worked hard on this as if it was a real album.

and that my friends should be all that you ask of me.

work hard.

that is my job.

Thanks man. REALLY appreciate this.

im sure theres plenty i havnt heard (and theres so much i have)
im sure this ish is gonna stay in my box for months and prob years to come
i live off making my own roots compliations, and im sure this will beat them
thanx for putting something like this together and not letting geffen dip their hands into it
ima cop both volumes day they drop and ill le u know how they are
thanks again, peace

Just to let you know it is appreciated.

same here...good shtuff man. stay up, dont let the haters get u down.

I'm just looking forward to hearing an overall retrospective i think it'll be sick to hear you guys in a different light. It'll be one of the only reasons i'll be waking up in the early am anytime soon for no other reason than pleasure.

JUST PLAYING!

I'm buying it. You had me at "long-ass liner notes".

take quicksand for example... the horns on the chorus sound so much better than the original one, its feels new.

i want that shit ON VINYL goddamnit. can you make a special printing just for me?

yo!!! I have been screaming about this!!! I absolutely need this joint on vinyl!!
I would buy doubles of each one!!!!!! And then another set that would never get opened.
I ain't looking forward to many releases in these last few coming months,...but this one is a must for me.

VINYL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for the millionth time, it's being released on vinyl.

hot damn.

So I gotta say Questo, Illadelph made me a roots fan for life, but I've never been able to cop any rare shit apart from the Clones/Sections promo....so this collection is gonna have so much shit on it that I been dying to hear. Don't think for a moment that okp's don't respect/appreciate all the shit that you do for your fanbase. You're our top drummer in this hip-hop game....*tears up*

much respect. I'll take 2!
B~

just remember all caps when you spell the man's name-MF DOOM


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I am actually as excited as if you were dropping a brand new album. Consider this shit copped.

I'm also pushing this on all other heads i'v dragged to other Roots gigs and played the cds for! Its gonna be heat. Can't wait.

Peace

Nij

and i know full well that you will have worked this shit the very best way you know how

i'm looking forward to having both volumes, and listening to them while i read and re-read the liner notes

FUCK these idiots (the nasal 'is this worth it?' crowd), ?uest- there's gotta be just so many more people like me, who'll love this ish and appreciate it

'nuff respect due (c) kane

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"They let Sarah Jessica Parker's face on tv and she looks like a foot!" (c)Peter

Nas>Rakim

By the way, great show in Vancouver last night!

Anybody who does'nt is not a diehard.
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Nas-Illmatic
Little Brother-The Minstrel Show
Blackalicious-The Craft
GZA/Muggs - Grandmasters
Ralphael Saadiq - Instant Vintage

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honestly ?uest... your dedication to detail,especially liner notes,is one of the things that really makes me anticipate releases from y'all.I like to get a feel for the songs beyond what I hear and take in.

I need to have you write the liner notes for my album when its done... ha! ha! You can write them from a listeners perspective and how you envision what was going on,what was felt when the song was written recorded,etc.

Thank you for the time you invest and dedicate to the "packaging" of your art.
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i'm gonna take this time and shamelessly beg you to come back to stubbs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/Dmetrius/okayplayers.jpg

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had to be one of the best shows i've ever been to ... and i woulda caught the drum stick ... but yea ... i had a broken ankle and torn ligaments = limited mobility

tried to catch the roots and the hush ... but enterprise rental car blew a tire ... bad weekend

so yea ... come back!!!

definitely copping both vols on the release day, both on vinyl and cd (my record store says they'll have the vinyl). i got all this shit on the boots (except the 4) , but the remastering and the fact that it's clean and legal, plus them long-ass liner notes makes this the bargain of the year. imma even hook up my fam with a couple copies for Christmas ($20 bux for two 72+ min cds of the legendary? it's the ultimate stocking stuffer!). anyways...

p.s. yo 15, hook up some vinyl reissues of them older joints! TFA, IH, DYWM, and Roots Come Alive!

i am playing on buying my copies next wednesday

i am an ultradiehard

am i going to be missing anything by getting the CDs instead of iTunes?

...at least two bonus tracks on itunes, possibly four.

http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&topic_id=80419&mesg_id=80419&page=#80953

1) ?uestlove and Knuckles solo
2) The Pros (the intro they did to their show circa 2003 with 50's "In Da Club" beat)

...are these live or studio mastered versions?

the pros-done in our mock club/nightclub/studio/strip joint in the of our studio. i think same month as we made "i dont care" really jammy like--dont think we ever had real intentions to release this.

knuckles vs ?-a drum solo from our show in belgium

you woulda had "pfffat time" (from 1994 steve williamson's "journey to truth" album) and "montera" from the blue note remix comp of 1996.

why dont you just post them on okayplayer?

!

whats the highest quality of songs which you can buy off itunes? can you get lossless quality?

and thank you ?esto, and the rest of the crew. your releases and shows never dissapoint me.

You can get both Pffat Time and Montara (Roots Mix) on Acquisition. FYI.

a producer once said that only about 2% of work recorded ever gets released. What do you do with that material that hits the cutting room floor? Make a mixtape and listen on occasion or lock up for when you get to be old? How does a collector like yourself that knows cats are out there fiending for access to the vault...how do you mentally deal with all the music that you know should be out for public experience?

sheesh.

If I gotta rob someone to get the loot both volumes are getting picked up soon as the record store opens.

...im one of those everything but organix folks

that being said as excited as i am about this i really hope that now that youre finished you can get to work on a come alive vol 2

this is an incredibly nice surprise but that shit is seriously OVERDUE

christmas better come early

Juz like how da lazt album had da bonuz trackz but da cd didn't, huh?

why do you care about it being on vinyl?

--me--
START SNITCHING!
Voletta and Afeni would appreciate it.

Scarface died.

"Hip-hop's biggest problem is that it cant accept criticism." -- scorpion

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I've alwayz hated "You Got Me" but guess what I got da 12inch.

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Hey I am pretty new to The Roots and trying to soak up all their work. This is going to help loads (plus the notes of course).

Looking foward to copping them both

Des

this album was a very very good idea, by the way. thanks.

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"ask beavis, i get nothing but head" - big l

peace & love

why can't we as fans just be grateful for another album from the G.O.A.T. regardless if we own all their albums. ?uest has put these 2 volumes together for us. I for one am thankful that their are groups out who put out good music for their fans and not for the MASSES!

Looking forward to the rareities and the LINER BOOKS!

*looks around and whispers*
YO, THAT SHIT IS TIGHT!
Volume 2 is the stronger of the 2 for the fact of how yall flip tracks we (ultra)diehards have. Excellent work. Mixing is on point as usual. Don't Say Nuthin' remix and the alt version of Yall Know Who *thumbs up*

Please yall...get this.

Grow. Get Free. Fly.

Are we flipping?

I am great full

I also won coutesy of Motorolla free tickets for Mondays show here in CHI and I will also FINALLY MEET YOU AT SONOTEQUE AS YOU BLESS US WITH MUSIC LATER THAT NIGHT!!!!!
peace

this seals it for me then...I have all the albums but the Roots live joint and I have a boot copy of Organix but Ima cop these for more rare remix, remix, remixessss at least.

I have been debating since I first heard ya word these were coming, BUT I'M IN ON DA GUIDE NOW LOL

PEACE