The Roots Game Theory

Rolling Stone: Ranked #18 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "GAME THEORY is classic studio Roots, full of invention and left turns."
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item number:  J9DG
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CD Details

  • Released: August 29, 2006
  • Originally Released: 2006
  • Label: Def Jam

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - p.100
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "For every head-nodding beat, GAME THEORY has a head-turning treat, from the 'om' chant intro on the gospel-style 'Baby' to the melancholy Radiohead sample of 'Atonement'."
Rolling Stone - p.104
Ranked #18 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "GAME THEORY is classic studio Roots, full of invention and left turns."
Spin - p.114
4 stars out of 5 -- "GAME THEORY is The Roots at their heaviest. Keyboards that once draped a gauzy texture over their funk excursions now elbow their way into the mix."
Spin - p.59
Ranked #23 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "[A] suite of intensely glowering songs..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.p.77
"GAME THEORY is their toughest, weightiest, and most uncommercial effort yet....This is the rare hip-hop release that's both gripping and touching." -- Grade: A-
Uncut - p.123
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] focused, intelligent record....The reshuffle yields some of their best material with assaults like 'In The Music' and the J Dilla tribute 'Can't Stop This'..."
Vibe - p.212
"THEORY is a masterfully crafted, sobering wake-up call....GAME THEORY boasts top-notch craftsmanship -- mixing and sequencing do count....but it's continuity that makes this album unique."
XXL (Magazine) (p.173) - "[T]he Roots have continued to evolve and experiment with their sound. With tracks ranging from high velocity boast fests to spacey jams..."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.100
4 stars out of 5 -- "This ferociously politicized record recalls the urgency of Public Enemy's NATION OF MILLIONS....A focused tour de force..."

Tracks:

  • 1.Dilltastic Vol Won(derful)
  • 2.False Media
  • 3.Game Theory
  • 4.Don't Feel Right
  • 5.In the Music - (featuring Malik B./Porn)
  • 6.Take It There
  • 7.Baby
  • 8.Here I Come
  • 9.Long Time - (featuring Peedi Peedi / Bunny Sigler)
  • 10.Livin' in a New World
  • 11.Clock with No Hands
  • 12.Atonement
  • 13.Can't Stop This

Product Info

  • UPC: 602517001268
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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