Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Music to my Ears

SportsDude:

What could possibly be better than drinking a beer and sitting outside? Wait, drinking a beer, sitting outside at a concert! This summer there are a few bands that would be pretty cool to go see.

Friday, Fall Out Boy is coming to STL. I know a lot of people don’t them because “they sounds like Blink 182.” I don’t care though, their music sounds good to me. Even though some of their songs sound the same. They sing something you can’t understand and then a put whoa-o-o-o in it. None, the less I like their lyrics because they are clever and usually have a deeper meaning. Much better than G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S. Geez, somebody send Fergie back to 1st grade with all the other kids spelling. I mean seriously, did she win a spelling bee in 5th grade or something? I can hear it now in her next, “can you use it in a sentence?” methadone, M-E-T-H-A-D-O-N-T Fergie.

Another concert I am really pumped for this summer is probably my favorite band called Cross Canadian Ragweed. They are playing at a county fair, but I’m cool with that. They are a “red dirt” band, meaning their music is primarily country with a little more guitar in it. Their guitar playing is phenomenal, and they’ve been playing together for over 12 years so they know each other and how their set is going to go. I’ve seen these guys 4 times in concert and 3 times they were great. The other time, I don’t think the venue did a very good sound check for them because they were opening up for Robert Earl Keen (who blew by the way). Your, probably thinking “ok, they are a country band, gag, so what?” Thing is, they don’t really fit that part they are some long haired hippie looking type. Basically, I think their favorite thing to do is get stoned and play music for hours. The first time I seen them they played for nearly 3 hours!

311 is coming later this summer and I have also already seen them and they put on a good show but last time I went to their concert the whole place smelled like pot. That’s not really my thing so that made it a little less enjoyable. That same show Papa Roach opened for them and kind of stole the show.

Brad Paisley is also going to be through here. I think he is awesomely talented and very funny. This would be a good show for sure.

I don’t know if they are still touring but I would love to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers in concert. Their music is just so different and they have so much energy. It would be a blast to see these guys. If anybody knows if they are coming then let me know.

I know shopper gal will have Kelly Clarkson at the top of her list. Kelly is like her “Idol.” Get it, Kelly Clarkson…. “Idol” yes pun intended. Wow, that is lame. Stay tuned for Hereos/Idol blog next!

ShopperGal:

SportsDude and I have very similar and very different tastes in music. While I am a pop kind of gal typically. He is more of an alternative type of guy. His favorite bands include Fallout Boy, Greenwheel and Cross Canadian Ragweed. My favorite bands/singers include Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry and Three Doors Down.

I am very commercialized. I love everything celebrity-related or anything. It’s a sad confession but one I must make. American Idol appeals to me. Gossip rags beg for me to pick them up. I am a sucker for trends. I don’t think this makes me a bad person.

SportsDude isn’t as commercialized. He watches American Idol with me every week but he doesn’t buy up every CD the artists from the show put out like I do. He is more original in his music taste and has a clear style that he loves. Mine isn’t so clear. I like country; I like rock; I like alternative; I like pop. I just can’t be labeled.

I must admit though that I do enjoy SportsDude’s music and have been to more concerts of his favorite bands than I have my own. We’ve caught Greenwheel in concert at least 5 times. We’ve seen CCR 3 times in the last 6 months. And we’re planning a trip this weekend to see Fallout Boy. I’ve never seen Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry or Three Doors Down in concert. However, I do own both a Kelly Clarkson and Chris Daughtry CD and have plenty of Carrie Underwood and Three Doors Down songs on my iPod.

This summer I would love to broaden my horizons. SportsDude already has us scheduled for a CCR concert in July and a Fallout Boy concert this weekend but I would also like to see Kelly Clarkson when her tour stops by St. Louis. I would love to see Carrie Underwood although I’m not sure when she’ll be making it this way and I just missed Chris Daughtry at a casino in St. Louis (my sister and I were both devastated – we both got each other his new CD for Christmas!).

Anyone have any suggestions on great concerts we could go to? I’m planning at least one to two country concerts, a few alternative gigs and hopefully one American Idol show. Turn the radio up!

3 comments:

Revee said...

SportsDude has informed me that bench pressing would not make my legs hurt.

What do I know? It's not like I've ever actually bench pressed...

Revee said...

Come on people, let's get the discussions going!! My blog comment section is feeling very neglected...

Just Me said...

There are a few bands I wouldn't mind seeing in concert. Fall out Boy would definitly be on my list. I usually like the same type of music so I like Blink and I like Fall out Boys.

As for comments you need to introduce yourself on as many blogs as possible. I've found out that when you comment on other peoples blog usually they come back and read/comment on your blog.