I went to see Kanye and was left feeling bored, deflated and a little angry at the “greatest rock star” comment. The first song was amazing, loads of energy the lighting was novel and great to look at and the song was a knock back for his haters. Then it sort of just fizzled out, lacking in any conviction or direction. Kinda like he was making it up as he went along. The crane was a great idea and lifted me (no pun intended) briefly. I wanted to leave half way through but had too much hope that something spectacular was just around the corner but it never came.
I really loved his first two albums and then stopped listening to him after the third album. So I’m not familiar with the more resent songs but love the older stuff he did. I really wanted him to do well but, for me the performance was average at best. The crowd around me seemed to like it though, mostly made up of a young crowd (late teens to early 20’s), being on the turn of 30 I felt a bit old. They were singing along, smiling and dancing most of the way through the gig. Although I didn’t feel there was as much energy or excitement from the audience as some of other acts I watched (Catfish and the Bottlemen, Slaves, Lionel Richie, Chemical Brothers).
