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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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
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