Saw the Roots on Thursday (February 1st, 2007, 7th year of the 21st Century and in the 3rd Millenium, Year of the Pig, International Heliophysical Year, around 9:00pm).
Fantastic show, which revived my faith in hip hop, which had (only a couple weeks ago) been tested by a lacklustre Snoop Dogg show (well, Ice Cube kicked ass).
Lots of funk, lots of soul, and lots of jazz. All three of which today's hip hop is severely lacking, with Gnarls Barkley, OutKast, the Beastie Boys, and the Roots as exceptions (among a few others).
Started late, as hip hop shows tend to, and finished around 1:20am. The openers were tedious, but once the Roots were on stage there wasn't a boring moment from start to finish, with their hits, plus oddities like Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song", and the Police's "Roxanne" thrown in for good measure. Bitchin'!
Next show I see is The Zombies on March 11.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
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