Primus show in San Jose

For those of you did not go to the Primus show at the San Jose Civic Auditorium this past Tuesday, you missed out! And for those of you who have no clue who Primus is... I feel bad for you, very very bad.

Here is a music video from Primus "Tommy the Cat"

Yes, I understand they look, sound and are strange but that makes for their great talent I say! Les Claypool the singer and amazing bass player mesmerized the audience, which included me, with his seemingly flawless playing. And of course with Tim Alexander drumming for him you couldn't ask for a better drum and bass section! You can't forget about Larry LaLonde's spiraling avant style of guitar playing either.

This concert was single handedly the best display of musicianship I have ever experienced. A trio of this caliber is a rare thing to find. And I wasn't the only one who felt this way. The friends I went with said it was the best concert they had ever been to, that includes the Tool concert that we went to a few months ago. If you have not heard the music of Primus and like the video above I highly recommend that you check out a few of their songs that I feel are some of the best... Such as: My Name Is Mud, Wynona's Big Brown Beaver, and Lacquer Head.

Have I changed?

Hmmm... Now that I think about it... I understand, analyze and interpret the media in a much more knowledgeable perspective than I did at the beginning of the semester, but I'm not sure that I have changed my ways. I still want the products that improve my life and still want to believe the good news that reporters tell me. The difference now is that I know when I'm being bulls#!ted and can see what the point of all advertisements and coverage of stories. Everyone is in it for the money, truth is just a side note to getting the information to the media's consumers.

Being in MCOM 72 has helped me understand the who, what, when, why and how's of the media. When a commercial jumps into a certain slot at a certain time it is much more clear to me why the pick the time slot and its relation to the people who watch that particular show.

I, unfortunately, would still rather watch a funny television show than study up on the important politics of the world and the country that I live in. Sad I know, but that does not mean that I haven't learned a great deal about the media, I just have not really employed into my daily life. But it has increased that is for sure.

Hope you all have a kick ass winter break!!! ROCK & ROLL!!!