The Roots - Phrenology - The Funkadoobian
The Roots - Phrenology - The Funkadoobian
The Roots - Phrenology - The Funkadoobian
The Roots - Phrenology - The Funkadoobian

The Roots - Phrenology

  • Artist The Roots
  • Title Phrenology
  • Label MCA Records MCA Records MCA Records
  • Catalogue No 112 996-1 112 997-1 112 998-1
  • Format LP
  • Genre Hip-Hop Breaks Beats
  • Media Condition Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Sleeve Condition Near Mint (NM or M-)
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The Roots' Phrenology is the Philadelphia band's fifth studio album and one of their most adventurous records. Released in 2002, it expands their trademark live instrumentation into a restless mix of Hip-Hop, funk, soul, jazz, rock and electronic textures, with ?uestlove's drumming and Black Thought's precise lyricism at its core.

Tracks such as “Thought @ Work,” “The Seed (2.0),” “Break You Off” and “Water” demonstrate the group's ability to move between hard-hitting Hip-Hop, psychedelic funk, soul and more experimental arrangements without losing their identity. The album also features contributions from Cody Chesnutt, Jill Scott and Nelly Furtado.

Phrenology captures The Roots at a crucial point in their evolution: a Hip-Hop band using live musicianship as a foundation while deliberately stretching the boundaries of what a Hip-Hop album could sound like. For crate diggers, it is an important bridge between the sample-driven Golden Era and the more eclectic, genre-blurring Hip-Hop of the 2000s.

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