| Concert Review of Kanye West at Mohegan Sun on Tue Jul 10, 2007 |
| Event Date |
| Tue Jul 10, 2007 |
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| Hartford Courant |
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| Kanye West Backs Up His Bluster By ERIC R. DANTON | Courant Rock Critic July 12, 2007 There's no question Kanye West talks a good game, but the Chicago rapper almost always delivers with his music. Naturally, that leads to its own set of problems, including an over-active sense of self and, on occasion, bristling incredulity when his genius is less than universally recognized. Even so, as baseball legend Dizzy Dean once noted, "It's not bragging if you can back it up." West can. He did it for nearly an hour Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, mixing a tune from his forthcoming album, "Graduation," with songs from his previous two records during a set that was a strong reminder of just how good West is. He was funny, dropping incisive pop-culture references to Michael Jackson on "Slow Jamz" and wry, self-deprecating rhymes on "All Falls Down" as the crowd sang the catchy hook. He offered a quick snippet of his mammary-centric remix of Rich Boy's song "Throw Some D's," before blanking on the rest of the words. "I forgot it!" he laughed. West was earnest on "Through the Wire," his first hit, as he recounted the car accident that broke his jaw and prompted the title. He professed his spiritual faith on the portentous "Jesus Walks," as a group of seven string players backing him added dramatic flourishes on cello, violin and harp. The rapper, known for his work ethic, carried the show himself, roaming back and forth across the stage as he rapped, mostly without a hype man to help fill in lyrics (though openers Common and Lupe Fiasco joined him for a song each). He was brash, opening the show with his new song, the throbbing techno-rap rave-up "Stronger." He added an element of social consciousness on "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," a song about conflict diamonds mined in war zones and built around a sample of Shirley Bassey's vocals on the classic Bond theme "Diamonds Are Forever.". |
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