Things Fall Apart

TROY148 · 07-03-2009, 10:19 PM

So (I seem to begin a lot of posts with "so") I was listening to the album Things Fall Apart by The Roots and, listening to the lyrics, I discovered that nearly all of the tracks are braggadocio-let-Black-Thought-tell-the-world-how-great-The-Roots-is type of songs with "You Got Me" (a bloody classic in my opinion) being the only exception. Now I was under the impression that Things Fall Apart was much deeper than this. Is there perhaps a deeper meaning behind Black Thought's rhymes that I am missing? Is this my punishment for downloading the album instead of buying the album? But honestly, many say Things Fall Apart is the Roots' best album but I say otherwise simply because the subject matter never gets very far past Black Thought's skills on the mic (not to hate on the guy, he's one of my favorite MC's). What thoughts do the rest of you MB folk have on this matter?

07-03-2009, 10:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
TROY148 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Your mum, where she is- that's where I live Posts: 88	Things Fall Apart So (I seem to begin a lot of posts with "so") I was listening to the album Things Fall Apart by The Roots and, listening to the lyrics, I discovered that nearly all of the tracks are braggadocio-let-Black-Thought-tell-the-world-how-great-The-Roots-is type of songs with "You Got Me" (a bloody classic in my opinion) being the only exception. Now I was under the impression that Things Fall Apart was much deeper than this. Is there perhaps a deeper meaning behind Black Thought's rhymes that I am missing? Is this my punishment for downloading the album instead of buying the album? But honestly, many say Things Fall Apart is the Roots' best album but I say otherwise simply because the subject matter never gets very far past Black Thought's skills on the mic (not to hate on the guy, he's one of my favorite MC's). What thoughts do the rest of you MB folk have on this matter?