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Yeezy Season Approachin'

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So, it seems that we'll really get to talk about a musical event by Kanye West . With his usual ways and tight schedules without notice, the rapper from Chicago held his very personal show at the "Forum di Assago" in Milan to present " Vultures ", the first of two albums in collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign . The outcome of the concert was à la Kanye West , for better or for worse. Performance First of all, to be as precise as possible, the one on February 22nd was not a real concert, but rather a "listening party". Unlike a concert, the listening party involves the playback of a new album from beginning to end (live or with the original recording) and not a setlist of songs specifically designed to be performed live. For this reason, you should not be surprised if the performance largely consisted of the playback of all the songs included in Vultures . Fortunately, I said "largely" because Kanye decided to include in the show also " Eve...

I can indeed confirm that they are STILL… AT THEIR VERY BEST!

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In our little venture to the other side of the water, we found ourselves looking at the doors of OVO Hydro in Glasgow , hours before the first leg of the 1975 show on the 8th of February. It was not only our first gig together with Alex outside of Dublin, but it was also a very special night for me, seeing my favourite band perform at their peak, as they love to say, “At Their Very Best.” Since hearing their already iconic performance in Madison Square Garden late 2022, I have been waiting for a chance to see them and their show, so if I am very biased in many things I write, I am not very sorry in advance.  Performance  When it comes to Matty Healy , I feel like you flip a coin every show, and there is a high chance it might land in a way that you do not want it to. Before their latest album Being Funny in a Foreign Language came out, which I believe showed great maturity and change compared to their previous records, I always had doubts about their live performances, all...