last night i attended a concert at the roseland ballroom, featuring the roots, gym class heroes, and estelle. wow. double wow. and a good old-fashioned wow wow wow.
opening act estelle and her crew did an awesome job of warming up a crowd that had waited out on the nyc cold and rain for as long as 2 hours. her performance far exceeded the expectations i had for her based on listening to her body of work. possessing an absolutely electric personality and charming feminine wit, estelle entertained the crowd, discussing topics ranging from the current presidential elections to relationships. once she had the crowd on her side, estelle blew us away with sultry, soulful voice and lively stage presence. she's converted me. i'm a fan.
next up, gym class heroes. once they took the stage, a multitude of teenyboppers and adult (i use the word loosely) groupies descended into a state of delirium and foolishness. lead singer travis mccoy entranced the crowd with his storytelling and threw it into a frenzy with an energetic and inspired performance. gym class heroes played a good mix of their hits, old and new, even adding in a rendition of prince's 'when doves cry'. great energy. awesome band. impressive guitarist. thoroughly enjoyed their set. mad they didn't perform 'don't tell me it's over' or 'fly with me'.
now i must say. after gym class heroes set i thought i had just seen a really good, well-tuned, band give a top-notch performance. then the roots came out. and made gym class heroes look like a garage band. i would talk more about this but my jaw still hasn't returned to a closed position and it's difficult to type with one's chin on the keyboard. seriously. i will not describe this performance. if you haven't seen the roots you need to. and if don't think you do. fuck yourself. it's that serious. oh, and fuck all those people who left after gym class heroes left the stage. and an even bigger fuck to all those people who stayed and look uninspired. you are asswipes.
highlights -
travis interjecting a verse from 'catch me if you can' during estelle's performance of her single '1980'.
two guys fighting over a drumstick thrown of the stage by gym class' roadie. ultimately ended in a rock, paper, scissors standoff.
estelle's crew's hilarious appearance onstage alongside gym class.
estelle singing the hook to the roots' 'you got me' (watch out erykah and jill).
special appearances made by q-tip and mos def.
the roots.
the fuckin roots.
the motherfuckin legendary roots crew.
wow.
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