Taylor Swift

On Tuesday, Kristen and I went to a Taylor Swift concert in the Beasley Coliseum. It was really fun! The opening act was the Jennifer Lynn band. Jennifer and her guitar player are both Cougar alums, so they had a few loyal fans. Overall, though, the crowd seemed a bit bored with the performance. Lynn's music has more of a classic country feel, which is much different from the popular style of today. Still, I was surprised at how uninterested the other concert goers were with this act. People were talking, text messaging on their cell phones, and even shouting to friends in other sections. Needless to say, I was a bit annoyed at some of these people. Did they not realize that they had payed for this part of the concert, too?

When Taylor came out for her set, the crowd became much more focused on what was going on up on the stage. The show started out with some of the more popular songs from Swift's album, and everything sounded pretty good. It's amazing that someone who's seventeen years old can have so much talent. Taylor would often explain the song she was about to sing, saying "I wrote this song when I was 13...," or "I wrote this one when I was 12..." Pretty funny. Swift is actually the youngest country artist to ever write or co-write 100% of the songs on a platinum album. When you consider this, it makes sense that she could be around for years to come. Can you imagine a thirty or forty year career as a country music superstar?

I was very pleased with this concert. It's always exciting to hear an artist perform their hits live. I'll post a DupyPics album with photos from the concert within a couple of days.