Kanye West - Late Orchestration: Live at Abbey Road Studios

Import only release! Recorded in front of 300 personally invited guests and fans at Abbey Road Studios (the famous Beatles studio) in the UK on September 21st, 2005. Kanye was backed with a 17-piece all-female string orchestra and featured guest appearances by John Legend and Goldie Lookin' Chain. The CD release features the full perfomance (12-tracks) along with an additional bonus track, 'Gold Digger' (Live at AOL). Universal. 2006 Album Description

Nice and different

This is ok. It's not that live, most of it is just a dj and kanye rapping over the record. good for what it is worth though. November 1, 2007

Impressed

After seeing Kanye live in concert 4 times I thought nothing could capture such an experience, but clearly I was mistaken!
Late Orchestration proves once again that Kanye is a pioneer and will not follow the standard cookie cutter output of music today.
Subliminal! If Kanye hadn't put orchestral instruments with a hip hop beat then I would have never thought it possible until now.
I enjoyed this just as much as Late Registration and wait in anticipation for his third 'official' album The Graduate.
People may ask when will he stop or hasn't he done enough and I think he hasn't even begun! Watch out world Kanye is here to stay.... July 20, 2007

Impressive

This is really a classic. The orchestrated live versions of the songs just sound incredible. It's a must have for any fan of Ye. May 2, 2007

Brilliant, it's that simple.

This is the most amazing live hip-hop CD I have ever heard. The fact that it took a beat junkie like Ye to come up with something like this is NOT suprising in the least. It sounds a lot like the Live Portishead album of a while back. The string section does not overpower Ye and the beats, but take the songs to such a different place, it's mind blowing. The subtelty of it is amazing. I'm sure anyone checking this out is familiar with all of these songs, and this might not be up some peoples ally. But damn, It was recorded at Abby Road, you can almost hear John Lennon smile in the strings. This man will single handedly change hip-hop forever. Much like the Beatles changed pop music. Brilliant. May 15, 2006

A Masterpiece

Once again Kanye returns with another gem...While not an official LP this Live Album recorded in the Abbey Road Studios home of the Beatles, takes Kanye and hip hop music to a whole new dimension...

From Track 1-13 all of Kanye's hits packed into one cd played exceptionally well backed by a 17 piece orchestra (hence "Late Orchestration") and special appearances from G.O.O.D Music including John Legend, GLC, Consequence, and also Lupe Fiasco on the Hit "Touch The Sky"...

Even if your not a hip hop or R&B fan you can still appreciate the music and the production layed out by Kanye...Still not sure why he didn't release this in the U.S. but for you true Ye fans this CD is also available on DVD packed with alot of extra footage of his 5 music videos off Late Registration, interviews, and never before seen footage... May 12, 2006

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