Second time around
by Verne on 9/4/24MGM Music Hall at Fenway - BostonThe evening was beautiful. The venue was perfect. Close enough to Boston that it didn’t pose any inconvenience . I was severely disappointed that The Roots did not offer merch for purchase. The Mezzanine lounge made up for that. The seating was great but did contain the usual late arriving suspects that caused repeated interruptions. And an overzealous MGM attendant. Black Thought is aging like fine wine, voice on point and on and par to having legendary rap status The band was awesome although I feel this time around they catered too much to the instruments and not enough of their original rap hits. Being the house band for Kimmel certainly shifted the audience dynamic and I feel that band status is why there was less of the original content. The night was stellar in terms of what The Roots presented although I did feel the opening acts didn’t have enough crossover material to accommodate this new audience. See you next year at the Roots picnic!