The Roots threw down with another dynamic show at The Paramount Theatre in Oakland tonight, June 8, 2008 opening for Erykah Badu. Their truncated set began right on time (7:30 PM) and was over 55 very fast minutes later. They ran through many of their signature tunes from "Things Fall Apart" and their seemingly endless roster of classic records, many of them combined into lengthy medleys. A virtuoso performance of "You Got Me" anchored the too brief set, and a medley of seminal hip hop jams was fun for an ecstatic audience. A few songs from their excellent new "Rising Down" CD were slipped seamlessly into the relentless hip hop band jam session. I missed the battle of the drummers that is a highlight of their shows, but Black Thought and ?uest Love led the band ferociously. I like that word. Ferocious. It perfectly describes The Roots live shows.
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