Kanye's charisma, his performance energy, his very essence are missing, a calculated denial of audience expectation. Some artists don't play your favorite song in concert. "Jesus is King" is like if the artist himself decided to skip the show
Kanye West and Nick Knight shot a truly awesome concert film in Roden Crater; Equal parts reverent and narcissistic, humble and grandiose, this is both a tribute to the Lord and a testament to West's unparalleled ability to get in his own damn way
A live concert film? A high-gloss advert? A desktop screensaver-ready nature doc? Or simply a vehicle to enable the spouting of scripture? Instead, it's a jarring mixture of all of the above
"Jesus Is King" is at once too long for a promotional music video and too short for a proper exploration of Kanye's last year of creative exploration. But with the same earnestness as everything he's ever done, it also evidences his musical growth
