The Roots Come Alive

The Roots Come Alive
The Roots Come Alive
Live album by the Roots
Released	November 2, 1999
Recorded	Zürich, Switzerland; New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	74:07 (standard edition); 92:22 (limited edition)
Label	MCA/Universal Records; 112 129 (limited edition); 112 059 (standard edition)
The Roots chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10) ^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-) ^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(5.7/10) ^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Spin	^[8]
Vibe	(favorable) ^[9]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable) ^[10]

The Roots Come Alive is a live album from the group the Roots.

It was recorded in Zürich, Switzerland; New York City; and other places and released November 2, 1999. An enhanced double-CD edition containing six extra tracks, music videos and photos was also released with a limited pressing. The album title is a reference to the popular live album Frampton Comes Alive.

Track listing

Continuation from The Legendary

No.	Title	Length
77.	"Live at the T-Connection"	0:47
78.	"The Next Movement"	3:49
79.	"Step into the Realm"	3:26
80.	"Proceed"	2:44
81.	"Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis"	5:02
82.	"Love of My Life" (featuring Common)	3:43
83.	"The Ultimate"	3:57
84.	"Don't See Us"	5:21
85.	"100% Dundee"	4:30
86.	"Adrenaline!" (featuring Dice Raw)	6:10
87.	"Essaywhuman?!???!!!"	5:15
88.	"Silent Treatment"	7:19
89.	"The Notic"	4:28
90.	"You Got Me / Encore (hidden track) / (untitled hidden track)" (featuring Jill Scott)	17:14
91.	"What You Want" (featuring Jaguar)	4:08
92.	"We Got You" (featuring Jaguar)	0:38
93.	"The Lesson – Part III (It's Over Now)" (featuring Dice Raw and Jaguar)	4:00

Limited edition CD1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Live at the T-Connection"	0:47
2.	"The Next Movement"	3:49
3.	"Step into the Realm"	3:26
4.	"Proceed"	2:44
5.	"Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis"	5:02
6.	"Love of My Life" (featuring Common)	3:43
7.	"The Ultimate"	3:57
8.	"Don't See Us"	5:21
9.	"100% Dundee"	4:30
10.	"Adrenaline!" (featuring Dice Raw)	6:10
11.	"Essaywhuman?!???!!!"	5:15
12.	"Silent Treatment"	7:19
13.	"The Notic"	4:28
14.	"You Got Me" (featuring Jill Scott)	9:47
15.	"Encore"	3:39
16.	"(untitled hidden track)"	2:51

Limited edition CD2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What You Want" (featuring Jaguar)	4:08
2.	"We Got You" (featuring Jaguar)	0:38
3.	"The Lesson – Part III (It's Over Now)" (featuring Dice Raw and Jaguar)	4:00
4.	"All I Know"	4:02
5.	"Ya'll Know Who" (featuring Craig Harris on didjeridoo)	3:31
6.	"For the Love of Money" (featuring Cash Money on the wons & toos)	2:06

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999	The Roots Come Alive	No. 50	No. 12

References

^ Bush, John. The Roots Come Alive - The Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Roots". Consumer Guide. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Robertson, Neil (14 April 2003). "The Roots Come Alive". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ "The Roots Come Alive Review". Music Reviews and News. Entertainment Weekly. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Clark, Taylor M. (31 January 2000). "The Roots: The Roots Come Alive". Album Reviews. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Chonin, Neva (25 November 1999). "The Roots - The Roots Come Alive". Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "The Roots". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 702. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Spin Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Murph (December 1999 – January 2000). "The Roots 'The Roots Come Alive'". Vibe (December 1999/January): 203. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ Yahoo^{[dead link‍]}

External links

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Album article at Billboard

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[allmusic-1] Bush, John. The Roots Come Alive - The Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert. "The Roots". Consumer Guide. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[DrownedinSound-3] Robertson, Neil (14 April 2003). "The Roots Come Alive". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[EW-4] "The Roots Come Alive Review". Music Reviews and News. Entertainment Weekly. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[pitchfork-5] Clark, Taylor M. (31 January 2000). "The Roots: The Roots Come Alive". Album Reviews. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[rollingstone1999-6] Chonin, Neva (25 November 1999). "The Roots - The Roots Come Alive". Album Reviews. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[Cross-7] Cross, Charles R. (2004). "The Roots". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 702. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[spin-8] Spin Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[9] Murph (December 1999 – January 2000). "The Roots 'The Roots Come Alive'". Vibe (December 1999/January): 203. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[yahoo-10] Yahoo^{[dead link‍]}

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The Roots Come Alive

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