How I Got Over |
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Artist:
The Roots
Average Customer Rating: 
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £8.29
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Disc 1:
| 1. A Peace Of Light - The Roots, Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian, Haley Dekle | | 2. Walk Alone - The Roots, Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw | | 3. Dear God 2.0 - The Roots, Monsters Of Folk | | 4. Radio Daze - The Roots, Blu, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw | | 5. Now Or Never - The Roots, Phonte, Dice Raw | | 6. How I Got Over - The Roots | | 7. DillaTUDE: The Flight Of Titus - The Roots | | 8. The Day - The Roots, Blu, Phonte, Patty Crash | | 9. Right On - The Roots, Joanna Newsom, STS | | 10. Doin' It Again - The Roots | | 11. The Fire - The Roots, John Legend | | 12. Tunnel Vision - The Roots | | 13. Web 20/20 - The Roots, Peedi Peedi, Truck North | | 14. Hustla - The Roots, STS |
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 It gets no better than this., 2010-08-21
I've had it a day and it's already my favourite Roots album.
a near faultless record and a prime example of why i love music so much.
Brilliant, 2010-07-15
Love The Roots and this album does not disappoint. Nice to finally here a decent album.
 true hip hop, 2010-07-27
oh well this is very very good. Having never been a full on The Roots fan, but having always keep an ear out for them, I was one over straight away with this album. Everything the BBC review says is spot on. The message is uplifting, the songs infectiously catchy, in fact theres nothing to dislike. (except maybe the short length of the album!)
Buy buy buy!
Maturing like a fine wine, 2010-07-10
The Roots cement their place as the finest hip hop group of all time with this their follow up to the dark and broody Rising Down. Given that Rising Down's predecessor Game Theory was also a quite bleak affair it's heartening to see Philadelphia's finest in more upbeat mood on their latest release. From the off it's clear that the focus is on catchy hooks and haunting melodies rather than the stark production seen on the last two albums, for whatever reason The Roots seem to be in a good place in 2010 and How I Got Over is all the better for it.
Some may complain about the direction that the group has taken with this album but the days of Illadelph Halflife are long gone and a group of men fifteen years older and wiser can't be expected to stand still as the musical landscape changes around them. The Roots diversity and willingness to change is what has enabled them to have such longevitiy whilst maintaining a ridiculously high quality of output over the years.
How I Got Over is almost dreamlike and ethereal in it's vibe and I found myself listening to it in a dazed stupor of joy, however don't be fooled into thinking they've gone all soft because ?uestlove's trademark production is present and correct here. There's some classic Root's bangers in situ that will have you shaking and jiving in the manner that only a Roots track can!!
It's impossible to state where this album rates in relation to other Roots albums as in my opinion each and every release of theirs is a five star classic and stands on it's own as a work of genius, I actually don't think it's possible that they could ever release a poor album because there's just too much talent and ingenuity in their legendary crew.
Once again The Roots have shown why they are the last bastion of hope for hip hop and I personally expect to be still excitedly awaiting their new releases for years to come.
Adult Hip Hop, 2010-09-07
Still at the head of the game, The Roots produce consistantly good,rhythmic,intelligent,technical hip-hop.Aided by a lot of guest artists this album is one of the most soulful hip-hop jazz albums I have ever heard.Long may they keep pushing the boundaries of this artform without the mindless,raccist,sexist drivel of gangsta rap.If you like real Hip Hop like the late great,pioneering J.Dilla (a tribute track is on this set)along with acts like Talib Kweli,Dilated Peoples,Jurrasic 5 and Common then you will definately rate this album very highly.Buy it.
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602527094601
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Mercury
Manufacturer: Mercury
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mercury
Release Date: 2010-06-28
Running Time: 43
Studio: Mercury |
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