Title: NOVEL EXPERIENCE (4.5 STARS)
Product review: The Roots have taken their music to yet another level with Phrenology. The mode of Phrenology is that of creativity and experimentation. The sounds are the most eclectic I've heard since Miles Davis' "B****'s Brew," ie. "Water" and "Intown." This cd is like gumbo; it has a little bit of everything: rock, hip hop, rap, jazz, and new age all fused together for one hell of a musical collage.I've been bumpin' this cd since I got it and the only song I skip is "The Seed" with Cody Chestnut (just not feelin' the lyrics).Standout tracks:-Break You Off w/Musiq (tight track, Musiq has that Marvin Gaye falsetto going).-Sacrifice w/Nelly Furtado-Water (talks about the dangers of drugs; the end has futuristic fusion).-P***y Galore w/Tracey Moore (title says it all)!!!-Complexity w/Jill Scott (hypnotic music blend).If you like atypical music, excellent instrumentation, and tight rhymes you want to cop "PHRENOLOGY," these kats are pioneers in this genre.-
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