I am currently living under the impression that Ahmir won't get sufficient rest UNLESS the next Roots album is on some "next ish"...
REDEFINING.....REDEFINING...REDEFINING...
T'is the underlying theme of concerned "artists" who grow with each release...
My personal Roots appeal leans HEAVILY toward "DYWM" simply because of the general cohesiveness and overall beautiful sound incorporated in that album....
Formulas, however, must change....Hence the "Illadelph" sound and the subsequent "TFA" (my least favorite of all the 5th's releases)
One harbinger of the "next Roots sound" exists as I type...."Burned Hollywood Burned"....I KNOW Ahmir said that he doesn't give the best material to soundtracks, but that's the sh*t that I believe that they will embrace....
Losing fanbase?? That's about as inevitable as sneezing....