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Undun album. 3K 87K views 14 years ago Watch: • The Roots - Undun Album Review | DEHH (ft. Listen as he recounts his life on his deathbed. Thematically, it is an existential concept album about the short, tragic life of fictional character Redford Stevens, set in urban poverty and told through a reverse-chronological narrative. Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the Beginning with a beeping flatline and ending with a four-part instrumental suite, Undun tells the tragedy of Redford Stevens—according to ?uestlove, a character who’s “young, gifted, black, and unraveling”—in reverse. The Roots work hard and play hard on undun, but there's not enough pleasure to balance out Thought's business-like, consummately bland reading of the character who's supposed to bring the entire album to life. T Dec 6, 2011 ยท The Roots' 13th album, which includes a brief, four-part orchestral suite that builds off a Sufjan Stevens piece, is definitely their most downbeat. B0016282-02; CD). is set for release November 1st on iTunes. Rated #17 in the best albums of 2011, and #1854 of all time album. They were joined by guest contributors, including vocalist Bilal and undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of the fictional Redford Stephens (1974-1999). pwjxydyqkjyccjqqhakuuuqqmghsfkigrkaeddogwamnfydgd