Album

The Roots Come Alive

The Roots

1999 · Hip Hop

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The Roots Come Alive by The Roots

The Roots Come Alive is a Hip-Hop album by The Roots, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Live at the T-Connection (Live)0:47
  2. 2The Next Movement (Live)3:49
  3. 3Step Into the Realm (Live)3:26
  4. 4Proceed (Live)2:44
  5. 5Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis (Live)5:02
  6. 6Love of My Life (feat. Common) [Live]3:43
  7. 7The Ultimate (Live)3:57
  8. 8Don't See Us (Live)5:21
  9. 9100% Dundee (Live)4:30
  10. 10Adrenaline! (Live)6:10
  11. 11Essaywhuman?!! (Live)5:14
  12. 12Silent Treatment (Live)7:19
  13. 13The Notic (Live)4:28
  14. 14You Got Me (feat. Jill Scott) [Live]8:50
  15. 15What You Want (feat. Jaguar) [Live]4:07
  16. 16We Got You (feat. Jaguar) [Live]0:39
  17. 17The Lesson, Pt. 3 (It's Over Now) [Live] [feat. Jaguar]4:01

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • warm
  • groovy
  • soulful

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Track 1: November, 1979
Tracks 2, 7, 8: Recorded live at Palais X-Tra Zurich, Switzerland
Tracks 3, 6, 9 to 12: Recorded at The Bowery Ballroom, NY, NY
Track 4: Recorded in Elysee Mountmartre Paris, France
Track 5: Recorded at The Bowery Ballroom / Jusufckwithis recorded at Montrose Jazz Festival, Montrose Switzerland
Track 13: Recorded at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Tracks 16, 17: Recorded at The Old Hit Factory (Jiggy Central)
Tracks 2 to 15: Mixed at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Track 16: M

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Black ThoughtVOCALS
  • BlackthoughtVOCALS
  • CommonFEATURING
  • Craig HarrisDIDGERIDOO, TROMBONE FEATURING TROMBONE
  • Dice RawFEATURING VOCALS
  • Dix
  • DJ Cash MoneyFEATURING, VOCALS
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
  • HubBASS
  • Jaguar WrightBACKING VOCALS FEATURING FEATURING , BACKING VOCALS
  • James PoyserPIANO
  • Jill ScottFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS
  • Kamal GrayKEYBOARDS
  • Leonard HubbardBASS
  • Malik B.VOCALS
  • Mike LowePROGRAMMED BY
  • QuestloveDRUMS DRUMS, KEYBOARDS DRUMS, KEYBOARDS, TURNTABLES
  • RahzelBACKING VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS , BACKING VOCALS

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