I legit can't listen to the studio version since I heard this live. This has so much more rawness that just adds to the sound of the original studio recording
Tbh Taylor is the only one in that audience who's reacting appropriately. She's not the best dancer to this song but at least the intent is there. Everybody else standing like Kanye ain't on stage giving them a once-in-a-lifetime performance & blasting FLAMETHROWERS
'A bunch of young men all dressed in black dancing extremely aggressively on stage, it made me feel so intimidated and it's just not what I expect to see on prime time TV'
this might be the best performances of all time, kanye was a highly controversial person at the time, he goes over to england, gets a ton of guys dressed in all black, curses in the song even though he wasn’t supposed to, and puts on a SHOW. it’s just such an iconic moment. there’s nothing more “kanye” than this performance right here.
Breath control by Kanye in this performance is just spot on. He sounds great and there is no backing track. Most artists would just be wheezing on the mic.