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Universal acclaim- based on 93 Ratings
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Positive: 85 out of 93
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Mixed: 3 out of 93
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Negative: 5 out of 93
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Apr 25, 2012This is my favorite Roots album. It's listenable from start to finish. It never dips off and "Don't Feel Right", "Long Time", and "Atonement" take the experience to the next level.
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Sep 28, 2011Dark, exciting new territory for the Philadelphia based band.
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RadoslavP.Jul 12, 2008Incredible - borders gendre,rase,coolor and religion - everythnig for everyone.
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KrishB.Mar 1, 2008The Roots have done it again. Now that they have moved to a decent record label they have shown their true intentions for hip-hop and i have to say that it is absolutely amazing.
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CosmoD.Oct 19, 2007Best Hip Hop album of 06, people need to hear this shit because once i listened through it a few times the shit was unbelievable.
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thomasmMar 22, 2007absolute classic album, finally a rap act who isnt just focusing on club songs, great lyricism and substance all the way through
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TorreyDFeb 22, 2007I Could Not Believe This Album did not win the best rap album at the funckin grammy's nuff said
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ReubenFDec 18, 2006Part of what I am calling an apparent Alt. Hip-Hop Renaissance, The Roots are up there with Subtle and TV On The Radio as stand out artists of the genre to release albums this year.
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HappyCDec 12, 2006Best hip-hop album of 2006, by far!
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AhmirTDec 12, 2006my best effort
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MikeMNov 26, 2006The Greatest Roots Album there is. Loving everything by the roots this has a certain something that all the others dont have. Even though all are great this tops them all.
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LiamRNov 25, 2006Ppl saying this album is in any way political or philosofical should get their heads checked cause they b dead wrong.
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AdrianRNov 25, 2006Not diggin the hype this album is gettin. Possibly 5 or 6 listenable tracks. Pleanty o skip material (cures for insomnia) but a few gems like Here I Come, In the Music, Long Time, and Game Theory..."Downtown Philly where it's riiiila than a heart atack!". Production and rhyming otherwise is iffy if not just plain absent.
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ZakTNov 11, 2006I don't even like rap and I think this album is the sh*t.
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HateradeNov 10, 2006I slept on this album for sure...Best album since Things Fall Apart. Comparablel to OutKast's ATLiens because its one of those you listen from start to end...everything is seemless from song to song. The only thing better than this album would be a recorded live album like Things Come Alive. Dont sleep on it!
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SeamusFOct 25, 2006If you were disappointed by "Tipping Point" and "Phrenology," then "Game Theory" is a great reason to return to your Roots. It eschews the "maturity" of the last two records, and achieves a new paranoid darkness that the band wears well, with excellent guest appearances and a reverent flow. In short, their best record since "Things Fall Apart."
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steveOct 13, 2006fantastic effort from the roots crew. the overall sound of the album is amazing and snippets from "it takes a nation of millions" only drive home the point that the roots area band with a message. black thought is one of the best out there.
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HeinSep 25, 2006What wonderfull Hip-Hop band. Warm, intelligent and soulfull. Things Fall Apart is undoubtedly their best record. And in my opinion the best Hip-Hop record ever made. But this record approaches Things Fall Apart. Every The Roorts record is a present. Greetings from The Netherlands, Hein.
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SethCSep 24, 2006the roots have finally made an album you can leave on repeat for days. 'in the music' may sound a little like limp bizkit, but besides that, this record is near perfect, with a perfect last track. way to go, roots.
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LawrencePSep 21, 2006Fav track is the groovy #122 "Long Time" The Roots are still to cool for you and me.
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BryanWSep 18, 2006Their best record since 'Things Fall Apart'
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PhilipASep 16, 2006
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DavidNSep 13, 2006Immediate and with plenty of variation while ditching the filler. Definitely their best since "Things Fall Apart" and probably better. Loving "Long Time" (especially the line where Peedi P says "it started in the bathroom, takin' a dump" ) and "Baby"
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pggSep 11, 2006one of the best hip hop acts putting out what might be their best album... it's wierd that it's so late after we thought we saw their best... could they even get better???
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BryanSep 3, 2006Everything and anything that a hip-hop fan could want. A dynamic, paranoid and angry record that never pulls any punches. Easily among the band's best efforts, this album stands out.
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akiSep 2, 2006Great beats, intelligent lyrics, and an organic sound make for an amazing album.
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ChadMSep 1, 2006Another solid outing from The Roots. I was quite excited to pick this one up when I heard all the positive reviews and usually when that happens I tend to be disappointed. This is a great listen and entertaining.
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justicenoneSep 1, 2006well ahead of its time..
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eparsonsAug 31, 2006one of the most ambitious, different, loud, nervewrecking albums this year so far. and it sounds beautiful. sonically and technically. to the trained ear and the casual one. great hip hop.
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LouizandreDAug 31, 2006
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jaysAug 31, 2006without question, the best album i've heard this year from any genre
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BurkeKAug 30, 2006Hip-Hop album of the year
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[Anonymous]Aug 30, 2006Incredible. Track 5 (In Da Music) is the standout.
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NikolaAug 30, 2006This album takes The Roots beyond the Jupiter and to the infinity, cause that courage, good ideas, great melodias, brutaly honest lyrics i did not heard since the "It Takes The Nation Of Millions". Maybe i overated, but The Roots are exactly waht their name said, the roots of the futerue music if not the futre itself.
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justinsAug 29, 2006easily the hip-hop album of the year and a strong contender for album of the year proper. brilliant production and musicianship with incendiary performances from the emcees, this album not to be missed!
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TaylorFAug 29, 2006This is absolutely the best album this very prolific group has ever composed. Not because any one track is necessarily leaps and bounds above any other single. Its simply a very fullfilling and wholesome listen for a good 50 minutes. It feels confortable even 3 songs into the first listen. Immediately fullfilling with plenty of stuff to chew on later too. WOW!!!!
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GAug 29, 2006Brooding and brilliant.
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MikeyAPAug 29, 2006I was never into the roots too much, but I picked this album up because I've always wanted to be. I like the thought of a real band in hip hop, playing their own instruments. Well, there's no denying it now. "Game Theory" is so brillant it's mind changing.
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BenjAug 29, 2006Gives goosebumps (especially when the bass line thumps). ?uestlove is truely the world's eight wonder!
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Awards & Rankings
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VibeLike prior Roots albums, Game Theory boasts top-notch craftsmanship... but it's continuity that makes this album unique. [Sep 2006, p.211]
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Los Angeles Times"Game Theory" helps rescue a remarkably anemic hip-hop summer. [20 Aug 2006]
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It's all ghetto vérité and political paranoia, with claustrophobic production to match the doom and gloom.