>I feel you man, but you know what you like the song right?

yeah, but then again when i made that post the controversy of the negative overshadowed the positive

>Thats whats important is that that song kicks. If that song
>rocks then Kamal did his part.

i disagree, but i see what your saying. look at trouble spirits reply in this

I mean I'm a drummer and I'd
>like to see ?uest just shred it with the most complex grooves,
>but that just dosn't make a good song. I know its kinda a gay
>ass cliche thing to say but whats important is what musicians
>are not playing. Just because kamal dosn't paly some jaw
>dropping shit on tracks dosn't mean he isn't important to the
>group.

yes, this is important. theres no doubt in my mind about that, or else the song would sound like an organized mess. being a jazz fan i have seen this first hand with alot of jam sessions. ?uestlove is a drummer that knows how to master the groove and when to freak shit

I mean hiphop is based off samples and loops yeah? So I
>think the best thing Kamal can do alot of the time is play a
>loop of the same thing over and over again.

this i disagree on, see reply #21. its the shit like the gilles peterson sessions that blows me away. thats what the album should be like when you have a fully capable band with you. i mean look at that one session of break you off with the middle eastern drums in the begining (i dunno the name of the drums exactly)

this is it:
http://therootslive.com/Roots_6Music/03_Break_You_Off.mp3

listening to ish like ttp and this dont feel right single, bugs me when theres ish like these sessions (yeah different albums i know, but im just making a point). that guitar towards the end is great.