>My friend Tina and I went to see the Roots and Jill Scott in
>MD two weeks ago, and she has been completely converted to
>being a fan (Thanks in part to Kirk's AMAZING "You Got Me"
>solo!).
>
>I promised her that I would make her a CD of the "essential"
>Roots songs that she needed to have. I'm having a hard time
>narrowing down the essentials. Here's what I have so far:
>
>1. Proceed, Pt. 1
>2. Proceed, Pt.2
>3. Concerto of the Desperado
>4. The Next Movement
>5. Dynamite
>6. Double Trouble
>7. Love of My Life
>8. You Got Me (Live)
>9. Thought @ Work
>10. The Seed
>11. Break You Off
>12. Complexity
>13. Star
>14. Don't Say Nuthin'
>15. Web
>16. Boom
>17. Don't Feel Right
>18. Take it There
>19. Here I Come
>20. Lost Desire
>21. Rising Up
>22. What You Want
>
>What's on your list of Roots essentials? Anything else I am
>missing or that I should include?

Thats a hard one to nail down -
Popcorn, Grits - where is the organix love?

I also would have to have some of the cuts off the Homegrown album - ie: The Seed with Martin Luther over Cody Chestnutt....

I would remove Break You Off - not my favorite but I don't dislike the song - I actually love when the beat changes in that song.....
Also Don't say nothing is not on my essential list.....Unless my list could go on forever........

What about more off the new album?
I wlll not aplogize or I can't help it - or even Rising Down -

Oh - WHAT THEY DO!!!!! Duh! I was missing that one.....that is in my top 5.