82. "RE: The Roots: A Survey (9 questions)" In response to In response to 0
1)how old are you: b.18-35 26, to be exact
2)what is your favorite album from The Roots? Things Fall Apart
3)when did you first hear the group? Fall of 94? Proceed II with Roy Ayers was the first song I heard.
4)approximately how many shows of theirs have you attended? 10 or so.
5)have you ever tried to put someone onto The Roots? Yep
a.if so, did they take to the music? Some have, some haven't
6)is The Tipping Point an automatic purchase for you, or might you not buy it? Automatic, even if I think Phrenology was suspect
7)do you think that The Roots will ever meet with the same type of commercial success that a Jay-Z or a 50 Cent has? Nope
8)what do you think has held the group back from meeting a larger commercial success thus far:
b.the "alternative" band element throwing folks off . . .image
Yet it's paradoxically also a big reason behind what sales they do have and their live following.
9)for the record, i believe that Phrenology has sold somewhere around 700,000, while Things Fall Apart might be in the 850,000 units range. knowing that it's hard to determine without hearing the music, i ask you to play the part of Creskin for a moment: will The Tipping Point be more commercially successful or less commercially successful than previous Roots albums?
Less...I can't see Tipping Point having a bigger single than the Seed 2.0.