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The Roots’ show, which would have been a career high for most acts, was a tad restrained for them. The crowd bounced back very little energy, despite Black Thought and Questlove amping the material at every turn. Only after a dazzling medley of crowd-pleasing covers (from Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” to L.L. Cool J’s “I Need Love”), a drum-vs.-percussion set, an astounding bass solo and a rapturously received surprise appearance by Talib Kweli (performing his classic “Get By”) did the audience finally seem to get it: They’d been in the presence of brilliance all along. (Ernest Hardy)
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