Review: Kanye West Live at O2 - 22nd November
- Posted on November 23, 2007 11:43 PM
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Kanye West, Hip Hop's undisputed number one bod hit the UK on the 22nd November to what would be his biggest UK show ever.
The experience will rank right up there with one of the gigs I think I'll remember for a number of reasons....
Now lets go back to when this gig was announced... I must admit I was Kanye'd out..... i couldnt be bothered anymore.... so I couldnt even see myself going.... then "Graduation" came out...... amidst one of the most hyped release schedules in Hip Hop history...
Now this is hard to explain... those of you that have heard it I'm sure u will agree... "Graduation" is a good album, not a great album - probably his weakest so far....... but something about that LP made me play it 10x more than I've played his previous 2..... and i dont know why... theres some real crap on there..... alongside some of his best work... - "Champion", "Flashing lights", "I wonder".......but something about it.... made me sign back for Mr West and make missing him live when he hit the UK a non - option.
Now im sure u all know by know but Kanyes Moms passed a week b4 the gig - which surely meant he wouldnt come (for those that dont know....Hip hop artists have allways cancelled gigs in the UK at the drop of a dime...).....but some how he made it... he put his Moms in the ground 24 hours earlier ...but here he was....
I must admit to having Corking seats for this one... which makes an O2 experience soooo much better.. I dont think i could stomach the altitude of the upper tier.. but seats in the lower tier next to the stage......one word... WOW!........
The whole floor was standing which was great to see and was packed by show time....
Estelle provided the token UK support - minimal love given. minimal love deserved....
Common was on road and does was Common does.. sweated a lot, shouted a lot and did the Common thing..... DJ Dummy didnt do his "it takes 2 " which was a huge relief... I dont want to hate on Common to much.... his last 2 lps (thanks to his "little brother") have been amazing but he continues to grate.....
Mr West came on late ish.... and launched his Glow in the Dark show...
Now at this point its worth mentioning that from this point this was no longer a Hip Hop concert..... its just gone beyond that....
Full band. 4 piece string section, 4 costume changes, lights and lazer show...video screens... this was like watchin a daft punk show...
He exploded on stage with so much energy it was incredible and blasted through all the hits from Graduation - practially in order... which was a cool concept...
The set was spliced with his hits through the tracks from graduation - a nice concept and one that backs up his faith of Graduation being his most complete work so far.....
he is an amazing performer and can only go on from here...
How he managed this performance following his mothers death..... who knows... especially... during his performance of "hey mama"....
incredible, If u havent seen Kanye West yet you have to...
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