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howardlloyd
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Thu Apr-12-12 07:31 AM

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"the response to UNDUN has really made me jaded"


  

          

i honestly haven't been a big fan of some of the Roots recent works...

but UNDUN is pretty much a flawless record to me...

i think I can say honestly it may be the most thoughtful, consistently written album in the CANON of hip hop. Not that it's the GOAT MC performance...its just to me there are no throw away lines and there ARE MANY MANY high points...absolutely incredible writing

i think the production is fresh sounding and fits perfectly with the ARC of the story and album... i might understand if it is not someones cup of tea though

conceptually?? what album that has been released in x amount of years was really more important than this one? every major issue in the black community comes up in the discourse... poverty, drugs, education, family, crab mentality, transcendance of surroundings, violence etc

the fact that it just seemingly went unnoticed...smfh. it didnt even get the critical darling treatment

i wont even mention...the technical ...i'll just say it sounds like it was mixed by professionals

why bother?

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the response to UNDUN has really made me jaded [View all] , howardlloyd, Thu Apr-12-12 07:31 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
has the album been out for a year yet?
Apr 12th 2012
1
even more of a reason
Apr 12th 2012
2
      I gives not a fuck about a grammy, dude
Apr 12th 2012
4
           brother man
Apr 12th 2012
5
its kinda sad.
Apr 12th 2012
3
re: critical darling treatment
Apr 12th 2012
6
i was just listening today and yesterday
Apr 12th 2012
7
what did you expect?
Apr 12th 2012
8
i wasn't expecting
Apr 12th 2012
10
Not worth your time being discouraged...
Apr 12th 2012
14
good point - THEY DIDN'T PROMOTE IT! how many videos? how much talk?
Apr 12th 2012
12
      Yea true - didn't ?uest...
Apr 12th 2012
15
still a great album imo
Apr 12th 2012
9
I don't get the Undun hype.
Apr 12th 2012
11
what would 'success' have looked like for you?
Apr 12th 2012
13
RE: what would 'success' have looked like for you?
Apr 12th 2012
19
Remember A Prince Among Thieves?
Apr 12th 2012
16
Literally nothing about the album warranted high levels of attention
Apr 12th 2012
17
LMAO? Fuck you expect, 5X platinum?
Apr 12th 2012
18
Well...
Apr 12th 2012
20
All very well said. I agree.
Apr 12th 2012
23
unlike a LOT of folks in here *points fingers* i agree.
Apr 12th 2012
21
For some viewers it would be like if Paul Scheiffer
Apr 12th 2012
28
my thoughts precisely
Apr 16th 2012
47
as a HUGE Roots fan...the album just has no legs
Apr 12th 2012
22
make my/one time/lighthouse
Apr 12th 2012
24
I WAS a huge Roots fan...
Apr 12th 2012
25
      I think your on to something ...
Apr 12th 2012
32
           RE: I think your on to something ...
Apr 16th 2012
45
wtf?
Apr 14th 2012
43
it's a very, very, very good album but you went overboard that last poin...
Apr 12th 2012
26
yep
Apr 12th 2012
27
RE: it's a very, very, very good album but you went overboard that last ...
Apr 17th 2012
55
      so you should have said in a CRITICAL way
Apr 17th 2012
56
           nope...
Apr 18th 2012
59
Maybe I'm jaded already but I never expect a "response"
Apr 12th 2012
29
.
Apr 12th 2012
30
There are a few things that prevented it from being embracing it fully
Apr 12th 2012
31
I take it you don't read many books.
Apr 12th 2012
34
      I read plenty
Apr 12th 2012
39
Don't agree...
Apr 12th 2012
33
I dunno about THAT...
Apr 12th 2012
36
      RE: I dunno about THAT...
Apr 16th 2012
48
           Can you cite examples?
Apr 17th 2012
50
                RE: Can you cite examples?
Apr 17th 2012
51
their best album since Phrenology but I dont kno what you were expecting
Apr 12th 2012
35
Doesnt HIGO touch on the same issues/topics?
Apr 12th 2012
37
RE: Doesnt HIGO touch on the same issues/topics?
Apr 17th 2012
52
your expectations are unrealistic.
Apr 12th 2012
38
The lack of vinyl has me jaded.
Apr 12th 2012
40
^^^^
Apr 14th 2012
42
I'm glad/It's perfect as a "sleeper' album
Apr 14th 2012
41
i really dig the album
Apr 14th 2012
44
its a flawed album. too slight, and great concept, but lacks feeling.
Apr 16th 2012
46
RE: its a flawed album. too slight, and great concept, but lacks feeling...
Apr 17th 2012
49
sticky fingaz/black trash/kirk jones did it better
Apr 17th 2012
53
prince paul did it best
Apr 18th 2012
57
I Do Not Like Undun
Apr 17th 2012
54
RE: I Do Not Like Undun
Apr 18th 2012
58

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