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

The Roots Come Alive
Live album by
The Roots
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
RecordedZurich, Switzerland
New York City
GenreHip hop
Length74:07 (standard edition)
92:22 (limited edition)
LabelMCA/Universal Records
112 129 (limited edition)
112 059 (standard edition)
The Roots chronology
The Legendary
(1999)		 The Roots Come Alive
(1999)		 Phrenology
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

It was recorded in Zurich, 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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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


  1. Bush, John. The Roots Come Alive - The Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "The Roots". Consumer Guide. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  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.
  4. "The Roots Come Alive Review". Music Reviews and News. Entertainment Weekly. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. Clark, Taylor M. (31 January 2000). "The Roots: The Roots Come Alive". Album Reviews. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  10. Yahoo[dead link]



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