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The Roots Come Alive
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
RecordedZürich, 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-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention) [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

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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 Harrisondidjeridoo)3:31
6."For the Love of Money" (featuring Cash Money on the wons & toos)2:06

Album chart positions

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

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. The Roots Come Alive - The RootsatAllMusic. 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]
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