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Hitokiri
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"The Lesson Revisits: Things Fall Apart (1999)"


  

          

As we proceed... thanks to everyone participating in this. A lot of folks are putting some real thought in to their revisits. Making me wanna step my game up. Last time around we had a lot of previsits... maybe more previsits than revisits, but those quick write-ups and the context they provide are cool too. If you haven't revisited Illadelph Halflife (aka Infidel Hellfire), you can go back and do that but we're moving on. I did see the suggestions to revisit Common's catalog next and I'm down with that idea. I'll probably see what everyone thinks as we near the end of The Roots' catalog. So, we've arrived at Things Fall Apart, which was released 15 years and 3 days ago.

Two rules:
1. Over the next 7 days give Things Fall Apart 3-5 listens
2. Come back here with your thoughts.




The Roots: Things Fall Apart
Released: February 23rd 1999

01. Act Won...Things Fall Apart (0:54)
02. Table of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) (3:37)
03. The Next Movement (3:53)
04. Step into The Realm (3:27)
05. The Spark (3:53)
06. Dynamite! (4:48)
07. Without a Doubt (4:15)
08. Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New (4:34)
09. Double Trouble (6:23)
10. Act Too...The Love of My Life (4:55)
11. 100% Dundee (3:56)
12. Diedre Vs. Dice (0:47)
13. Adrenaline! (4:29)
14. 3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2... Electric Boogaloo (0:51)
15. You Got Me (4:14)
16. Don't See Us (5:22)
17. The Return To Innocence Lost (11:55)
18. Act Fore...The End? (0:05)

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The Lesson Revisits: Things Fall Apart (1999) [View all] , Hitokiri, Wed Feb-26-14 01:12 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
It's their best album.
Feb 26th 2014
1
RE: It's their best album.
Feb 26th 2014
2
i dont think so, i think illadelph halflife is
Feb 27th 2014
6
yes it is
Feb 27th 2014
10
I’ve always felt like it’s “people’s” favorite too
Jun 11th 2019
75
      i think the "real" fans will ride for illadelph to their death
Jun 11th 2019
77
it is their best
Feb 27th 2024
103
I'm so excited to revisit this shit!
Feb 27th 2014
3
My first Roots album and probably the one I hold dearest
Feb 27th 2014
4
RE: The Lesson Revisits: Things Fall Apart (1999)
Feb 27th 2014
5
Ain't Sayin Nothin New is my favorite Roots song
Feb 27th 2014
9
      at least I know i'm not the only one...
Feb 28th 2014
17
Not my favorite but definitely their classic
Feb 27th 2014
7
pre-listen...
Feb 27th 2014
8
one of my favorites to hear live too
Feb 27th 2014
14
My long winded feelings on TFA
Feb 27th 2014
11
and MCA should have made all 5 covers avail everywhere
Feb 28th 2014
18
Dice Raw isn't on Dynamite
Mar 01st 2014
20
      yeah, not sure why I typed Dice
Mar 03rd 2014
22
An album I don't revisit enough
Feb 27th 2014
12
The DnB outro on "You Got Me"
Feb 27th 2014
13
I remember copping this, Slim Shady LP and Prince Paul cd's same day
Feb 28th 2014
15
I'm the type of nigga that belong in a war
Feb 28th 2014
16
i hear Ward...
Feb 28th 2014
19
Industry Rule #4081: Never trust Rap Genius
Mar 02nd 2014
21
Can I make a suggestion for these going forward?
Mar 04th 2014
23
I considered option one for the beginning but decided to see how
Mar 04th 2014
25
or you could just reply to someone's post
Mar 05th 2014
28
Table of Contents part one is one of my all time favorite rap songs
Mar 04th 2014
24
Keys! Keys everywhere!
Mar 04th 2014
26
RE: The Lesson Revisits: Things Fall Apart (1999)
Mar 04th 2014
27
Sorry for being so late...
Mar 07th 2014
29
nah, Elo was good enough to trade verses with Thought
Mar 07th 2014
30
      you missed a major part of my sentence...
Mar 07th 2014
31
           on that beat or not, he killed it
Mar 07th 2014
32
                we're done here
Mar 07th 2014
33
                     that was a typo, but good job being an asshole
Mar 07th 2014
34
                          Running from a discussion?
Mar 07th 2014
35
20 years - they are playing the album in full at the picnic
May 30th 2019
36
i figure it was the label
May 31st 2019
37
      ain't saying nothing new might be my favorite roots song
May 31st 2019
38
           Ditto, along w "Episodes", "Quicksand Mil", & "Make My"
May 31st 2019
39
           i think its the song that sold me on the roots
May 31st 2019
40
           Damn - very similar to me.
May 31st 2019
44
           yep
Jun 01st 2019
47
                They and the Rawkus crew changed my musical tastes forever
Jun 02nd 2019
54
           Yea man me too. I actually meant to say this earlier.
May 31st 2019
43
                lol i'm just now noticing post 9
Jun 05th 2019
67
Decided to play TFA about a week ago
May 31st 2019
41
"You Got Me" Is That One Song I've Always Hated By Them
May 31st 2019
42
To each their own, to me it's a fucking non-arguable classic
May 31st 2019
46
Same.
Jun 02nd 2019
53
undeniable
Jun 12th 2019
80
There's somewhat of a backstory to the song and the singer used.
Jun 12th 2019
87
Not my favorite (it's up there though), but easily their best overall al...
May 31st 2019
45
Feel the same
Jun 01st 2019
48
      for me, it's DYWM
Jun 01st 2019
49
           DYWM isn't my favorite anymore but I will always be fond of it
Jun 02nd 2019
55
Miss Malik B
Jun 01st 2019
50
So Dice Raw came out last night....along with Beanie, Freeway, Jill
Jun 02nd 2019
51
seriously regret missing this show. damn.
Jun 02nd 2019
52
Was Eve there?
Jun 02nd 2019
56
No Eve...No Malik B...
Jun 03rd 2019
57
Actually, they have performed it w/Eve live before...
Jun 03rd 2019
61
      thanks for this
May 18th 2020
98
I have the full performance live...I’ll post it by the end of the week...
Jun 03rd 2019
58
      I was HOT that they started doing other shit right before Adrenaline
Jun 03rd 2019
59
      Nice man, thank you.... and I wish we had some Malik B!!!
Jun 03rd 2019
60
The Next Movement is sometimes my favorite song ever.
Jun 03rd 2019
62
Things Fall Apart Performance from Roots Picnic (link)
Jun 03rd 2019
63
Thanks
Jun 03rd 2019
64
Thanks for sharing this
Jun 04th 2019
65
      RE: Thanks for sharing this
Jun 04th 2019
66
      Seems difficult to do 100% Dundee without Malik
Jun 05th 2019
68
      WHAT? "15 had said this was the last year they headline the festival"
Jun 11th 2019
72
           I mean...I can't speak to exact reasoning
Jun 11th 2019
79
What is the beef with Malik B?
Jun 11th 2019
69
From what I understand, he’s a drug addict.
Jun 11th 2019
70
he put an album out a few years ago
Jun 11th 2019
71
      And the album is pretty good.
Jun 12th 2019
82
welp either this tells me
Jun 11th 2019
74
Questions?
Jun 11th 2019
73
how much freedom did the label give you guys on it?
Jun 11th 2019
76
Two questions off top:
Jun 11th 2019
78
So this 2008 fire news that broke
Jun 12th 2019
81
How has your approach to sequencing changed since TFA?
Jun 12th 2019
84
RE: Questions?
Jun 12th 2019
85
Thanks for carving out the time to answer these questions
Jun 12th 2019
86
funny, because he never answered one. LOL
May 18th 2020
97
      lol
Feb 27th 2024
104
Who's idea was it to mess with Bob Power in the credits ??
Jun 13th 2019
90
Which songs had the craziest sessions?
Jun 14th 2019
95
welp.
Feb 24th 2024
100
what year will you be coming back to this post?
Feb 27th 2024
105
I liked it
Jun 12th 2019
83
Exapnded - my memories
Jun 13th 2019
91
The Center Will Not Hold
Jun 12th 2019
88
an album that was this good, so cohesive and so long?
Jun 13th 2019
89
      True
Jun 13th 2019
94
Tribute I wrote a few months back about its 20th anniversary:
Jun 13th 2019
92
I did not know this
Jun 13th 2019
93
these 20 year posts make me feel very very old...
Jun 14th 2019
96
25 !
Feb 23rd 2024
99
The What Had Happened Was Podcast really provides so much
Feb 25th 2024
101
The deluxe version is awesome, too.
Feb 26th 2024
102

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