An Amalgamation of Randomness: May 2013

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Artist Spotlight: Carrie Underwood

So, for the last two months I have been listening to a lot of Carrie Underwood. I have listened to some of her stuff before and loved it. Before He Cheats and Just A Dream are a couple of my favorite songs from her. I was mostly a casual fan. I wasn't out running to buy her cds as soon as they came out, but I enjoyed what I would hear from her on the radio and had purchased quite a few of her songs. But something in the last few weeks drew me to her. I found my self looking up more of her songs and videos and enjoyed them.

I've always held Carrie to high regard. She is both incredibly talented and beautiful. And in my opinion along with Kelly Clarkson, they are the two American Idols to really have lived up to the titles and enjoyed the most success.

My favorite thing about Carrie's music are the stories they tell. Each song is so visually descriptive that you can easily picture the story happening as you sing along to the lyrics. And let me tell you the stories that Carrie tells in her songs are far from boring or bland. At least in my opinion. And her videos just suck you in. She's just all around amazing. Have I mentioned how funny and down to earth she is as well? No? Well she is. She is the whole package and I'm happy to be a fan. Glad to add her as one of my new girl crushes.

Carrie on the platform performing over the crowd

I was lucky enough a few days ago to see her live in concert for her Blown Away Tour. I didn't realize she was coming to Milwaukee until late so my seats weren't the greatest. I was basically in the nosebleed section. Thank goodness for my wonderful new camera. The show was incredible. She was so entertaining and I loved every moment. The girl has an amazing voice. Not to mention all her costumes were fabulous. The white dress in the beginning has to be my favorite. And it was a wonderful surprise to see her opening act Hunter Hayes join her to sing Leave Love Alone. One of my favorite parts was when she floated over the audience on a platform halfway through the show. It was great to hear all my favorites live. And the way she closed the show with Blown Away and had a tornado of smoke and confetti form behind her was awesome! If I could I would relive the show all over again. Definitely have to put it up there as one of my favorite concert experiences.

I started off a casual fan and now I'm proud to say I am a very dedicated fan. There's just so much to love about Carrie and I look forward to seeing what she does next.

Here are some more concert pics:

(Milwaukee, WI 5-3-13)