''despite their signing to def jam, on 'game theory' the roots head in a direction opposite from all the trendy, commercial formulas that the label has pioneered.
this is as intensely a ''roots album'' as anything they've put out, the rightful sequel to their brilliant, creative 'phrenology' (unlike their last album, the off-balance 'tipping point.' 'game theory' is a dark and brooding affair, not just in black thought's foreboding lyricism but also in its musical textures. there's a layer of melancholia running beneath nearly every song, whether in the heavy thump of ''in the music'' or the frenetic verve of ''here i come.'' track-for-track, this isn't the roots' most scintillating collection of songs, but listened to from end-to-end, it's actually a remarkable achievement in album-making.
every song builds into the next one, and those willing to experience 'game theory' as a 47-minute suite of 13 songs will be richly rewarded by how precisely the whole puzzle fits together.'' - oliver wang
tracklist:
dilltastic vol won(derful) 01
false media 02
game theory 03
don't feel right 04
in the music 05
take it there 06
baby 07
here i come 08
long time 09
livin' in a new world 10
clock with no hands 11
atonement 12
can't stop this 13
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