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Black Eyed Peas review

Last night the Black Eyed Peas rocked the St. Pete Times Forum along with Ludacris and LMFAO.  This show was an outright party.  When you walked into the arena there was a DJ and light show and dance floor.  You should have known at that point that you are here to party.

LMFAO puts on such an amazing show.  I saw them at The Kennedy a few months ago.  I didn't really know much about them at that time and was pretty impressed right off the bat.  But last night's performance blew me away.  They have so much energy.  And their songs are really catchy.  Oh, and their energizer bunny of a backup dancer is pretty awesome too.  Their set included 'I am not a whore,' 'I'm in (Tampa) Bitch,' 'La La La,' 'Shots' and 'Yes.'  I always forget what a great show they put on.

Ludacris was good.  He was a little low energy compared to LMFAO, but good nonetheless.  He has so many hits though that he can't really get through all of them in an opening set.  Here's everything he tried to get through: 'What's Your Fantasy' (and really, all he sang was the infamous part everyone knows), 'Move Bitch,' 'Area Codes,' 'Act a Fool,' 'Stand Up,' 'Yeah,' 'Money Maker,' and the newest single 'How Low.'  See...That's a lot!

Black Eyed Peas came out with a bang.  Straight into 'Let's Get it Started' which, really, should be the only way to start any BEP show.  I think they did a really good job balancing the new unreleased songs with the old.  It seemed like they would do one single, then an unreleased, then a single, then an unreleased.  I think it worked.  They did a set that included 'Rock That Body,' 'Meet Me Halfway,' 'Alive,' 'Don't Punk With My Heart,' 'Imma Be,' and 'My Humps.'  Oh, and Will.i.am made up a rap with BBM messages from the crowd (Thanks Blackberry for your sponsorship). Then came the individual performances.  Apl did his Phillipino song off the last album again, and Taboo rode on a motorcycle over the crowd.

Fergie had the next solo honors and sang tracks off her solo album.  We were treated to 'Fergalicous,' 'Glamorous,' and 'Big Girls Don't Cry.'  Finally, Will.i.am took the stage.  He did a twenty minute DJ set which rocked the house.  He played 'Jump Around,' 'Teen Spirit,' 'Otherside' by RHCP and so many more I can't even think of.  I think this was my favorite part of the entire night.  The entire Forum was on their feet dancing and jumping around.  I'm not sure I've ever seen such excitement from a concert crowd.

Everyone came back out to do 'Now Generation', and 'Pump it.' They then thanked everyone for all their support, blah blah blah and finished the set with 'Where is the Love.'  The encore included 'Boom Boom Pow,' and 'I've Got a Feeling.'  Overall, a great show!

Now, a few other random thoughts.  1.  I love how BEP has continuity.  I mean, how they have their backup dancers in the same outfits as their music videos.  Genius. When people like your videos, they like seeing a live version of it.  Also, they do the same stage directions as they did in award show performances.  I just dig that about them.  2.  'Rock That Body' should absolutely by the next single.  The crowd went wild when they started that last night.  And it's just a feel good club vibe song.

Alright, that's it folks.  

For some photos of the show, check out this link.

Rihanna - 'Rude Boy'

Here's another reason why I should have listened to the Rihanna album.  I, once again, missed out on a great song by the barbadian songstress.  The new single is 'Rude Boy.'  Enjoy!



I keep forgetting she is only 21 years old!

John Mayer in concert

John Mayer truly is a talented musician.  He's a great guitar player, a good singer, and a talented writer.  But, I really did not want to go to his concert.  I've seen him once, about five years ago and I just didn't enjoy it.

HOWEVER, I really, really enjoyed the show on Friday night (thanks Brady and the Bryans for talking me into going).  At the last concert he spent most of his time on stage jamming.  I could only count two jam sessions this time, which, for me, is tolerable.  He had a great set list at as well, even though he didn't perform 'Daughters' or 'Your Body is a Wonderland.'  I'll admit, I haven't really listened to his album, but after this show, I might just pick it up and give it a listen.

My favorite thing about the show?  Mayer's facial expressions.  He really, really gets into his music (which he should), and makes the funniest facial expressions.

Oh, and one of the other things that really caught my attention was his lighting rig.  They moved all over the place, but they were used really well to create a great setting on stage, and really created moods with the music.  Lights are definitely the 'cool toy' on tour at the moment, but this was a really great example of an artist using the lights as the background.  So, kudos to you, John.

Owl City at the Ritz Ybor

So last night I got to enjoy the live show of Owl City.  I've loved 'Firefiles' since the first time I heard it, and made Tommy listen to it (for the record he hated it the first time he heard it).  The show was great!

Adam Young (a.k.a. Owl City) is totally awkward.  But, he really does pour his heart into his music.  You can tell that he is totally into it.  And I really wouldn't expect anything else out of him.  He was totally awkward on stage.  Crazy movements, spinning in circles, all that stuff.  But like I said, I wouldn't expect anything else.

For a chilled out guy and chilled out music it was a really high energy show.  With all the crazy movements.  They had a great set up with with strings, drums, guitars and, of course, plenty of keyboards.  All the kids in the group performed really well.  The string girls were really cute too.  They had dances to various songs.  Very cute!

The show was really great.  Definitely check them out if you can.  And here are some photos!

Taio Cruz - 'Break Your Heart'

I've been listening to this song for a little while. At first I wasn't sure that I was all in. But I kept coming back to it. I threw it on my workout mix, and really started digging it. Then I heard it in two different mixes last night, and I think this song has some potential.

Check out 'Break Your Heart' by Taio Cruz. There are two versions out there. I prefer the Ludacris one, which I couldn't find on youtube. :(

The Grammys wrap up

I know, you are probably sick of hearing all about the Grammys at this point. But that's not going to stop me from giving you my point of view of the Grammys. ;p

I have to admit that I thought the Grammys were GREAT this year! Well, the performances at least. GaGa and Elton rocked the show opener. And I thought it was really cool how they mashed their songs up. Beyonce's cover of 'You Oughta Know' was fierce. However, it was weird for her to go back into 'If I Were A Boy.' BEP were fine, however I was not into Fergie's visor. Jamie Foxx had the best song intro of the entire night! I didn't care much for the MJ tribute, in fact, I hate that they are pimping out his kids. He went out of his way to keep them out of the limelight, please continue his wishes.

And here goes my rant...I AM SO OVER TAYLOR SWIFT! Katie Sommers this morning said 'I don't believe your 'I'm so shocked' face anymore. We are over it. Let it go.' I could not have said it better. I'm over her. Be done. Go away. Thank you.

Alright, that's all I can muster. As I was writing this I realized I am also over the Grammys and don't really care to write any more about it.

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