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Blogs / Lounge Act / November 2008 / What's scarier? Carrie Underwood vs. Lizzy Borden

What's scarier? Carrie Underwood vs. Lizzy Borden

You know what Carrie Underwood is doing in that picture? It looks like she's doing the ol' "Talk to the hand!" move. And I'm guessing she's doing it in reaction to anyone who would suggest she is not the most-successful American Idol spin-off artist to date.

You could argue otherwise. Kelly Clarkson, the first-year winner, had her moment in the sun with her first two albums, including the admittedly catchy (and you have NO IDEA how hard it is for me to admit it) "Since U Been Gone" monster smash. Maybe I just like it because it uses the Prince-style "U" in place of "You."

Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for Dreamgirls, but her debut album was met with a tepid response. Same goes for other fake-famous AI folks like Ruben Studdard (coming to Salt Lake this winter in a production of Ain't Misbehavin'), the two Davids from last season have critics yawning with their new discs, and Clay Aiken made it to Broadway, but is more famous for the least-surprising coming out in recent memory. Daughtry sold a boatload of albums, delivering some of the most hackneyed retro-grunge you can find outside a Nickelback album. I don't think he's going to last more than a couple albums.

Underwood, though, has actually established herself as a mainstream country star with some legs. She's already a veteran of several big-time tours, including a memorable stop in Salt Lake with Brad Paisley a couple years back. I think there were as many Underwood fans in the EnergySolutions Arena for that show as were there for the headliner.

Now Underwood is captaining the ship, headlining a show at West Valley City's E Center tonight at 7:30, with Little Big Town opening. Tickets range from $38 to $58, available at Ticketmaster outlets.

Also tonight, much scarier fare in the form of Lizzy Borden, a shock-metal crew that made a hilariously buffoonish impression in their segment of the classic '80s documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.

The band did a passable version of "Born to be Wild," and had some funny interview segments. Considering the guys had to be at least in their 20s back then, it's funny to see they are rocking into their middle ages. I'd be curious to hear from anyone who heads down to Club Vegas tonight to check this out. Let me know how the new costumes compare to this classic shot, mmmkay?