The Roots performing Roxanne cover & The Seed 2.0

February 10, 2007 at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City, CA. And yes....that's ?uestlove singing Roxanne...

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• Roots
• Roxanne
• Seed
• 2.0
• Gibson
• Amphitheatre

[ciaranaine]

i'm glad he did as now i can relive this moment over and over!

[jennipear]

umm....i'm female....so that makes you glad that i did. you're welcome btw.

[ulm200786]

This is why i love the roots... they do some experimental shit... and can pull it off!

[Asstricks]

0:34-0:45 - the wailing. oh the wailing lol!!

I love how these guys are having fun. This is what making music's all about.

[MCLR1990]

man quest is awesome

[whathafruzz]

bass is off

[subajogu]

The Roots! Next time they come to Japan, I'm there!

[heyfredboobear]

@Irishroyal . if you really want to understand the roots, checking out their own music is good, but seeing them live is more than necessary. there is no substitute for that experience.

[ericrazy1]

the cover for Roxanne shouldn't be taken too seriously... they do it just for fun. Which is why they bring their tour manager on stage to play the bass. In his tour diary Quest said it was just a crazy idea they had after playing soooooo many shows on tour.

[SlyHobbit]

Im giving your comment a thumbs up just because MUSICALLY speaking you are pretty much right. But being a fan of these guys I gotta say you need to see some more vids of them, they are indeed VERY good musicians. The U2 tribute was actually pretty damned good man, takes balls to cover a band like that. I dont understand the "not my style" thing....good musicianship is good musicianship, regardless of style. The best artists cover many styles. That being said, yeah, this is pretty fucking bad.

[Irishroyal]

@hsal20 well if 'nobody' cares what I think, then it's perfectly likely that 'nobody' cares what YOU think, or anyone who comments here for that matter. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, otherwise none of us would make comments on these things. Nice to know I sparked some real lively debate!!

I honestly would rate this band now as accomplished, but this performance is utter crap!

[Irishroyal]

As a bass player myself, I appreciate the guest player here getting the white reggae back beat just right, but the guitar is too quick, and the drummer always misses the lovely "hold on a mo" delay at the end of each instrumental.

The singing! That's what I had to laugh at!! Eddie Murphy in '48 hours' was better!!!

So my first impression of this band was their dire U2 tribute and this badly recorded total miss. I promise I'll look out for them in future, but they're not my taste anyway.