The Roots on The Colbert Report
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on April 16, 2008 – 5:08 pm3 Comments
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The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.
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Man, the roots are awesome. Their 2-disc best-off compilation is essential for any music fan’s collection.
I love the Roots, but that was lame. One big fat cliche.
I don’t know…before this, I really wasn’t sure that The Roots were so enthusiastic about freedom, liberty and the Truth…I had an inkling, but I didn’t know for sure.