Were you at last night's "Glow in the Dark" show? If so, you are by now probably dry and warm enough to compose your thoughts and type. What did you think?

I have to be honest: I liked everything up until Kanye's part. I didn't hate Kanye's performance by any stretch -- he is so passionate and energetic that it was certainly moving and endearing. I guess I just read and heard way too much about the set, the art direction, the idea that this show was supposed to raise the bar for hip hop performances and concerts in general. All I saw was a curvy mountain and dude rap for 90 minutes uninterrupted by costume change, backup dancers, hype men, or even anything that, ahem, glowed in the dark.

And frankly, I could do without his melodrama; West is a superb musician and I think a terriffic rapper. But he is a so-so actor, one along the lines of Janet's "Penny" from "Good Times." There were times when I felt like I was watching something as emotionally contrived as that episode when Penny's mom was about to burn her with the iron. "No, mama, no!"

Am I being too literal? Cold? Missing something? Old? I'm not sure, but I do know that very, very few people can hold my attention for that long without some sort of eye candy to add to the mix. Musically, it was a great show but visually it was underwhelming and the fact is that at a pop music concert you cannot separate the two. Yes, I saw the monitors but, call me jaded, I have seen big monitors at a concert before. And so has Kanye. He could have upped the ante with theater.  

Beyonce, for example, put on an amazing show because it continued to change by the minute, and referenced "The Pink Panther" and "Sweet Charity" and ballet and Soulja Boy and on and on and on. Even Mary J. Blige, who will pace the stage for two hours, at least changes outfits so we had something to look at. Even Kanye West himself when he came to the Hampton Coliseum about two years ago for the "Touch The Sky" tour was enthralling, as he had a live orchestra playing behind him, sheathed behind curtains so you could only see their silhouettes. That was stunning; this was...undercooked. There were times I wanted to leave, or hoped I'd find a crossword puzzle in my pocket. I know I'm not the only one who felt this way because some people I asked have already said the same thing.

Were you there? What did you think?

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(But N.E.R.D. KILLED it right?)