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22. "RE: You bring up a lot of good points"
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>I'm as happy for them as I am sad that their recent success
>means I may never get another album from them. Even though I
>didn't get/understand their last album, they fill a lane that,
>outside of Kendrick and Lupe, no one else does - high concept,
>well-crafted music that really makes you think about the
>culture at large. That style of music made me become a fan in
>many respects. So, to not have them is a big blow.
>
>But the band, both as musicians and as personalities, are so
>much a part of my maturation as a fan of music and art in
>general. From the fact that you all drop by here every day,
>they are to you as well. Not getting music from them is an
>uncomfortably tangible reminder that I am far away from my
>youth. And as a result, have fewer ties to the highlights of
>that time.

Yeah, I feel a lot of this. And those bands that we love in our youth genuinely forge ties with our sense of self that are near impossible to recreate later. I think, though, that's all the more reason to keep engaged with new stuff, try new artists, etc. Because although it's perfectly fine to love stuff the stuff of your youth, it is sad when folks get to the point that that is all they can appreciate --- when they are so focused on that time that they even want their favs to just recreate a certain sound without end.

That's why for me, I'm kind of glad they've just taken their time --- and if it comes, great, if not, cool. I don't want them to put out what they *think* they should put out, but rather what they want to put out. I want them to put out something that reflects where they are now.


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The Roots haven't released an album in 8 years [View all] , stimuland, Tue Mar-01-22 03:06 PM
 
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good for them....
Mar 01st 2022
1
That kinda sucks
Mar 01st 2022
2
they were DOPE
Mar 01st 2022
3
      Right. They were less "albums" and more lyrical exercising/flexing.
Mar 01st 2022
6
I'd listen and enjoy...
Mar 01st 2022
4
RE: The Roots haven't released an album in 8 years
Mar 01st 2022
5
Apparently they've drafted 700 songs LOL
Mar 01st 2022
7
I actually think The Roots are gonna finally release it in 2022
Mar 04th 2022
16
      I'm curious what happens after Oscars season
Mar 06th 2022
18
Theyre not the Roots without Hub, Malik B, Rahzel , Scratch , etc.
Mar 02nd 2022
8
eh, i wouldn't go that far
Mar 02nd 2022
9
      I'd love to see them bring in Bahamadia for multiple tracks...
Mar 02nd 2022
10
      RE: I'd love to see them bring in Bahamadia for multiple tracks...
Mar 02nd 2022
12
      You bring up a lot of good points
Mar 02nd 2022
15
           I'll still listen but it will be like listening to that fake ATCQ album
Mar 07th 2022
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           RE: I'll still listen but it will be like listening to that fake ATCQ a...
Mar 07th 2022
21
                Right ? What a weird post.
Mar 07th 2022
23
                     I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic
Mar 08th 2022
24
          
I just assume they're done as an album-releasing group
Mar 02nd 2022
11
Frankie Beverly and Maze haven't released one since 1993
Mar 02nd 2022
13
Honestly all I want is a live Blu-Ray of their Game Theory tour
Mar 02nd 2022
14
We couldn't even get a Blu-Ray of ?uesto's award-winning documentary
Mar 18th 2022
25
      on a recent QLS
Mar 18th 2022
26
I haven't loved an album by The Roots since 2006
Mar 05th 2022
17
At this point, they might as well be indie
Mar 06th 2022
19

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