The Roots Come Alive

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The Roots Come Alive
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Live album by The Roots
Released November 2, 1999
Recorded Zurich, Switzerland
New York City
Genre Hip hop
Length 92:22 (limited edition)
Label MCA/Universal Records
112 129 (limited edition)
112 059 (standard edition)
The Roots chronology
The Legendary
(1999)The Legendary1999
The Roots Come Alive
(1999)
Phrenology
(2002)Phrenology2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention) [2]
Drowned in Sound (9/10) [3]
Entertainment Weekly (A-) [4]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10) [5]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars [6]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [7]
Spin 4/5 stars [8]
Vibe (favorable) [9]
Yahoo! Music (favorable) [10]

The Roots Come Alive is a live album from the group The Roots.

It was recorded in Zurich, Switzerland; New York City; and other places and released November 2, 1999. An enhanced double-CD edition containing six extra tracks, music videos and photos was also released with a limited pressing. The album title is a reference to the popular live album Frampton Comes Alive.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Live at the T-Connection"   0:47
2. "The Next Movement"   3:49
3. "Step into the Realm"   3:26
4. "Proceed"   2:44
5. "Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis"   5:02
6. "Love of My Life" (featuring Common) 3:43
7. "The Ultimate"   3:57
8. "Don't See Us"   5:21
9. "100% Dundee"   4:30
10. "Adrenaline!" (featuring Dice Raw) 6:10
11. "Essaywhuman?!???!!!"   5:15
12. "Silent Treatment"   7:19
13. "The Notic"   4:28
14. "You Got Me" (featuring Jill Scott) 17:14
15. "What You Want" (featuring Jaguar) 4:08
16. "We Got You" (featuring Jaguar) 0:38
17. "The Lesson - Part III (It's Over Now)" (featuring Dice Raw and Jaguar) 4:00

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999 The Roots Come Alive #50 #12

References

  1. Bush, John. The Roots Come Alive - The Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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  7. Rolling Stone 2004 Archived June 8, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Spin Archived July 16, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  10. Yahoo[dead link]

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