::RECAP:: The Roots at Fillmore Silver Spring
Photos Courtesy of: Joe Noyes Photography & Joi-Marie McKenzie
Special shout out to our good friends at CD Enterprises & The Fillmore Silver Spring for access
Last night a diverse and eclectic crowd was literally seeing sounds at the Fillmore Silver Spring as the phenomenal Roots Crew took on the stage. The show opened with "Sleep" and "Make My", two tracks from their latest album Undun. The crowd was pleasantly surprised when Bilal hit the stage where he and Black Thought took us to the How I Got Over album with "Dear God", while P.O.R.N. and Dice Raw rocked the stage on "Walk Alone".
Fans that have been with the Roots Crew since 1994 were also in for a treat when a go-go spin was put on their liberation anthem "Proceed" from their Do You Want More album. The crowd went wild, and it became evident that you were in the DMV as everyone went off to ?uestlove becoming completely in sync with his drums. The instrumentation throughout what seemed like a 90 minute segment was simply amazing where there was a mix of latin, electronica, jazz, and funk providing eargasms for all that were in attendance.
Classic song "Break You Off" was done beautifully and sounded even better live. This was followed by Bilal returning to the stage and literally ripping it apart with his amazing energy on "The Other Side" where he belted out loudly “That’s When We’ll Settle Up the Score” as the crowd chanted along aimlessly. Although lyricist Black Thought obviously held his own, the band members also had their own epic moments, such as the percussion battle between ?uestlove and F. Knuckles, the solo done by Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson, and the band rocking out to their own version of "Jungle Boogie".
The long awaited song of the evening was of course "You Got Me" . Electric guitar player Captain Kirk Douglas sung the vocals, while Black Thought graciously spit his lyrics over instrumentals that were remixed to the "Ni99as In Paris" beat. If you were not a Roots Crew fan prior to seeing them at this sold-out show, one could not help but to become one after seeing their live performance. The Roots Crew has successfully mastered the art of having mass appeal, which can be reflected in the assorted groups of people regardless of race or age that follow their music.
And if you haven't been to the Fillmore Siver Spring, the venue is incredible and nice night life addition to the area. Make sure to support consistantly popular shows in 2012.
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