1. Yes we were pretty much the oldest people (apart from parents looking out for kids) at the show.
2. Yes there were really irritating teenage girls there singing the lyrics to Paramore songs in the bathroom at the top of their lungs and totally out of tune (Only made us appreciate Hailey more).
3. Yes there were emo haircuts galore in every line of sight.
Ok so now we've covered the cliches can we talk about the show? Thanks!
No matter which angle you look at Paramore from they're pretty impressive, whether you're a fan of the music or not; they're incredibly young, they've had two well-received albums, the latest of which has done very well, they seem to still be humble and they put on one of the most energetic live shows around.
I do think their age is important, there are quite a few young bands around at the moment, but when Paramore's first record came out some of them were only 15-17. They've been working hard at their stuff from a really young age.
They don't care whether their music is cool, they're die hard Jimmy Eat World fans (who they will be co-headlining an American tour with this year no less) and they come at shows with a genuine desire to leave you feeling satisfied.
The show started with a video montage of riot scenes, and had still pictures of riots at the back of the stage.. maybe a hint of some maturing young punklets?
Hailey's vocals are off the chart amazing, even when she's headbanging/throwing herself around/jumping, they don't falter for a minute.
You get the feeling that if Kelly Clarkson had never gone on pop idol but instead had fallen in with the punk kids she might have ended up where Hailey is. They worked through a set of new and old songs while predictably giving more air time to the new record. Admittedly the slower, ballad songs were less exciting than the rest but gave the chance for the band and the audience to catch their breath. Songs like 'Emergency' 'Pressure' and 'My Heart' from 'All we know is falling' still evoked deafening screams while newer songs like 'For a pessimist, i'm pretty optimistic', 'Born for this' and 'Crush, crush, crush' and the epic finale, 'Misery Business' had the kids crowd surfing their way to the front with vigor, desperate to get the attention of the band.
They covered a Jimmy Eat World song which everyone seemed to appreciate, and it struck me how while you can never be sure what kind of an impact a band is going to have, even if it's not on the same scale as Jimmy Eat World, they could easily be that band for a new generation, passionate, punk-pop little tic tacs fronted by a lead singer not to be messed with.
Can I get a fist-pump for Paramore?
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