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With albums that vary greatly in style and purpose, and some of them taking more time than usual to warm up to, getting beginners hooked on the Roots isn't easy (unless you can drag that unsoulful someone to one of their amazing live shows, then it's way easy). With unattractive cover art, a track listing that counts down across two volumes that are only available separately, and liner notes that are languid and unwieldy for the newbie, Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 is hardly for beginners. But if the quote "to truly understand the Roots as artists and as human beings you must exercise one character trait: Patience" was on the cover rather than buried deep in the credits, it would be easier to forgive this sprawling collection that is, at worst,, a sentimental stroll through the band's career. Of interest to the longtime fans are the unreleased cuts, remixes, and a live version of "It's Comin'," from way back in 1993, but the most rewarding bit of newness for Vol 1. are the liner notes from member ?uestlove. Who knew the death of Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose's unwillingness to hand over a new Guns N' Roses album to Geffen put the Roots' career in jeopardy? or that the dress J-Lo wore to the Grammys caused the boys to get tongue-tied while accepting an award? There are more personal and poignant stories to digest but even ?uestlove seems to be speaking to the faithful by leaving out the basics. Bumping the old, scrappy Roots tracks against the older, more learned and loose ones is interesting, and the flow of the whole collection is near-perfect, but fervent admirers are going to have most of this, either through their official purchases, or grabbing from the underbelly of the Internet where unreleased Roots is well represented. Home Grown! suffers from the misrepresentation in its title, but if you don't mind acquiring some of these tracks again or have plenty of that all important "patience," it's a rich and rewarding way to hang with this poignant groove crew.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Leonard Hubbard, ComposerLyricist - Scott Storch, ComposerLyricist - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Smart Abdul-Basit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Leonard Hubbard, ComposerLyricist - Brown, ComposerLyricist - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Jimmy Grey, ComposerLyricist - The Grand Negaz, Producer
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Leonard Hubbard, ComposerLyricist - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Mercedes Martinez, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Grey, ComposerLyricist - Tracy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Smart Abdul-Basit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
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℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Dice Raw, FeaturedArtist - Karl B. Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Antoine Green, ComposerLyricist - The Grand Negaz, Producer
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
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℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Slim Kid Tre, Producer - D'Angelo, FeaturedArtist - The Roots, MainArtist - Hardison, ComposerLyricist - The Grand Negaz, Producer
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Leonard Hubbard, ComposerLyricist - David Ivory, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Power, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Storch, ComposerLyricist - Richard Nichols, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - George Spatta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Roots, MainArtist - A.J. Shine, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Kershner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Negaz Grand, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eve, ComposerLyricist - Scott Storch, ComposerLyricist - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Jill Scott, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Steve Boone, ComposerLyricist - Bob Power, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Richard Nichols, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Ahmir Thompson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Blenman, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Kelo, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Karl B. Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Smart Abdul-Basit, ComposerLyricist - Kelo Williams, ComposerLyricist - Mark Douglas Sebastian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Scott Storch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Nichols, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Jon Smeltz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - Jaguar Wright, ComposerLyricist - Jaguar, FeaturedArtist - Mike Lowe, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Grand Wizzards, Producer - The Grand Wizards, Producer
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
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℗ 1999 Geffen Records
Rufus Harley, Bagpipes, AssociatedPerformer - Ahmir Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Trotter, ComposerLyricist - The Roots, MainArtist - The Grand Negaz, Producer
℗ 2005 Geffen Records
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℗ 2005 Geffen Records
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℗ 2005 Geffen Records
Album review
With albums that vary greatly in style and purpose, and some of them taking more time than usual to warm up to, getting beginners hooked on the Roots isn't easy (unless you can drag that unsoulful someone to one of their amazing live shows, then it's way easy). With unattractive cover art, a track listing that counts down across two volumes that are only available separately, and liner notes that are languid and unwieldy for the newbie, Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1 is hardly for beginners. But if the quote "to truly understand the Roots as artists and as human beings you must exercise one character trait: Patience" was on the cover rather than buried deep in the credits, it would be easier to forgive this sprawling collection that is, at worst,, a sentimental stroll through the band's career. Of interest to the longtime fans are the unreleased cuts, remixes, and a live version of "It's Comin'," from way back in 1993, but the most rewarding bit of newness for Vol 1. are the liner notes from member ?uestlove. Who knew the death of Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose's unwillingness to hand over a new Guns N' Roses album to Geffen put the Roots' career in jeopardy? or that the dress J-Lo wore to the Grammys caused the boys to get tongue-tied while accepting an award? There are more personal and poignant stories to digest but even ?uestlove seems to be speaking to the faithful by leaving out the basics. Bumping the old, scrappy Roots tracks against the older, more learned and loose ones is interesting, and the flow of the whole collection is near-perfect, but fervent admirers are going to have most of this, either through their official purchases, or grabbing from the underbelly of the Internet where unreleased Roots is well represented. Home Grown! suffers from the misrepresentation in its title, but if you don't mind acquiring some of these tracks again or have plenty of that all important "patience," it's a rich and rewarding way to hang with this poignant groove crew.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:48
- Main artists: The Roots
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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