<![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:32:57 EST Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:32:57 EST http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4487210 something tells me there is nothing like this on the Janet or Mariah albums.

The Roots are like the last real rock band...Things fall apart indeed.

chartreuse

]]> 33:362409:c4487210 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:32:57 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4478001 @Halfwit: Intentional or not, sometimes bad is just bad. I'm one of those people who's always admired Jack but have never been able to buy one of THEIR albums because listening to Meg destroy the songs makes me wince.

But yeah, this is pretty pissed for the Roots.

slowburn

]]> 33:362409:c4478001 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:21:17 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4476490 @slowburn: Are we really gonna have this conversation about the White Stripes this late into their career? It's INTENTIONAL! Sigh...

I'm one of those people who've always admired the Roots without, you know, really ever buying their albums. I don't think I've ever heard the band come quite this much raw anger before. Have I just missed a lot of album tracks?

Halfwit

]]> 33:362409:c4476490 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:32:16 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4475715 @encyclopediablack: That tuba IS fantastic.

Also, ?uestlove's drumming skills are just fantastic. There are so many rock bands (*cough*WhiteStripes*cough*) who need to hire this guy for a tutoring lesson.

slowburn

]]> 33:362409:c4475715 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:07:50 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4474199 @Jon Can Dance: ...or up in smoke?

encyclopediablack

]]> 33:362409:c4474199 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:15:44 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4474042 It's nice to end Black History Month with a bang..?

Jon Can Dance

]]> 33:362409:c4474042 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:09:58 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472998 @thatssoraven: Good to know. Thanks.

encyclopediablack

]]> 33:362409:c4472998 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:36:06 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472948 is this what Kanye was going for with the Flashing Lights video? Cause he failed miserably, whereas The Roots actually kick ass.

insideoutbox

]]> 33:362409:c4472948 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:34:44 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472886 The "bass" on 75 bars is actually tuba. It's played by the dude with the best name in all of music: Tuba Gooding Jr.

thatssoraven

]]> 33:362409:c4472886 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:33:02 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472264 Now that's some provocative rap. I like ?uestlove just kinda hanging out in the background wrapped in a scarf.

extracrispy

]]> 33:362409:c4472264 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:12:26 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472074 This also may be the new millenium version of "By The Time I Get To Arizona" i.e. no play on MTV and probably not BET either because it doesn't have an accompanying dance...unless there's a new dance where you can light white people on fire.

encyclopediablack

]]> 33:362409:c4472074 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:05:52 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4472031 That ominous bass line is a thing of beauty.

encyclopediablack

]]> 33:362409:c4472031 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:04:08 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4471948 T-minus outraged cries of "hate crime" in 5... 4...

natepatrin

]]> 33:362409:c4471948 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:01:22 EST <![CDATA[The Roots (Literally) Light It Up]]> http://idolator.com/362409/the-roots-literally-light-it-up#c4471748 Needs more sousaphone.

GhostOfDuane

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