Word on the street is that ?uest is goin to be sacrificing his beloved linear notes in place of lyric listing. Hope this is nothing but rumours as I love reading how the song was formed and its background...
4. "yup ?uest said this himself" In response to Reply # 0
in an xxl interview i think.
someone should start a petition or something, unless theres other important reasons for not having them i really think 99% of roots fans would prefer liner notes over lyrics
you're wrong brother there is so much lost, the notes in the album are part of the roots experience. Gettin your hands on the album for the first time, sitting down with your headies, a blunt and the linear notes, going from start to finish is 'the ultimate' hip hop experience.
Hip Hop isn't poetry, the lyrics should be interpreted around the beat whilst listening, (even better whilst reading the notes) so I dont need the lyrics. But to get inside ?uest's head and inside the song is something I will never be able to do (unless the roots are lookin for a new bass player?!) without the linear notes...
Yeah I'll definately be disappointed if there's no liner notes. I'd take liner notes over lyrics anyday. You can always figure out the lyrics for yourself or find them on the net.
17. "RE: this is bs. hip-hop lyrics can be read as poetry 2." In response to Reply # 12
I agree that hip hop can be read as poetry and basically is a form of poetry, especially seeing as poetry stems from an aural culture. But the linear notes provide more than an just illustration of who played what. For example from TTP notes we find out about the extremly buzzy story behind 'Star' and how ?uest had to pump his guns in order to be able to play the 'Boom!' beat. These are things that can never be extracted from mere interpretation of the track.
they definitely are a nice addition to the music. the music should speak for itself though. and i trust we'll always get notes from quest one way or the other.
i dont believe it. either its bs, or quest is tryn to trick us. either way, if we give this thread enough posts, we can convince him to put them in. come on guys, lets go for a record number posts with this one.
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