Cory's Spot: Music Video: Eminem – "Mosh"

It seems that at one time I had something important to say about Eminem's "Mosh" video. Naja…it may not have been important, but at least it wasn't any less important than anything else I've chosen to post on. I guess the long and the short of it is that that video is an anti-Bush statement with as strong an emotional impact as anything else I've seen. The Gorillaz-esque video certainly provides an eye-catching visual to go along with Eminem's lyrics, which, by the way, are as eloquent and on-topic a rant as I've ever heard from Eminem. I'm particularly impressed with the reveal of the twist – that Eminem's army isn't marching to violently express its opinion, but to exercise the right to vote. While I don't agree with the vote Eminem was encouraging (and I'm satisfied with the outcome of the presidential race), I have to give him credit for powerfully stated argument.

P.S. Sorry about the delay on this one, Tara.

P.P.S. Go figure – the one time I write two posts, one after the other, and the server goes down in between so I can't post this one until much later.

Cory's Spot: CD: Anastacia – Anastacia

Of course, there are exceptions, but for the most part, any given artist only releases one eponymous album. That being the case, it would certainly stand to reason that said album would be the most indicative of that artist's sound; the most personal; the best release to date. In the case of Anastacia's latest, I'm afraid that simply isn't the case. Anastacia reminded me of everything from Linkin Park to Ace of Bass, but "her" sound seemed to be missing. After a bit of research, I discovered that Glenn Ballard co-penned several songs; combined with the numerous unnamed guest voices, it's no wonder Anastacia doesn't seem to really own this album. That’s too bad – I've enjoyed her previous releases, but this one, while not a terrible listen, just didn’t work as well for me.

Cory's Spot: Concert: Dave Matthews Band at USANA Amphitheatre

Thanks to a very generous friend, I had the opportunity to attend the Dave Matthews Band's concert last night at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, UT, which is essentially all kinds of south and west in Salt Lake City. Between still being quite tired and not really having a lot of time this morning, I'll simply say for now that the amphitheatre was nice, the band was awesome, and the audience left much to be desired with their enthousiasm. In their defense, the band played several newer songs that people didn't know and couldn't sing along to and a couple of long, drawn-out jams, but I was still disappointed.

More later, though.

By the way, this isn't actually from this show, but it's from somewhat the same angle we saw the show from and gives an idea of stage/lighting setup.


Thanks to DMB Road Crew for the photo.