![]() ![]() “No drums! No drums!” he told his band, as he began rapping. He closed his set with “Smile,” one of the most serene productions on his new album. Here, he achieved that effect, though perhaps inadvertently, by different means. It was a way to make an impossibly grand night feel small. ![]() ![]() Often in the past, Jay-Z would end his concerts with an extended musical outro during which he scanned the crowd and shouted out individual fans. Also, on Friday, a concert scheduled for early November in Fresno was canceled The Fresno Bee speculated it was because of slow ticket sales.) “Moonlight” and “Caught Their Eyes” were unbalanced and muddy, and much of the detail of “Marcy Me” felt flattened. (This show did not appear to be sold out, with many seats in the upper level empty throughout the night. These songs gain their power from close attention, not ecstatic release, and would benefit from a more intimate setting. The moments where he performed songs from the new album were the quietest here. ![]()
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