Paramore – Riot!

April 28, 2008
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as a middle-aged music blogger, I tend to overlook some of the bands that are popular among the younger demographic. and if you’re a frequent visitor here on retroblog, you know that I tend to slant toward dinosaur rock i.e. Journey, Genesis, Todd Rundgren, Asia, etc. so with that said, I have to mention a young band that I’ve been rockin’ out to this week in the old SUV stereo system. it’s pop/emo/rock band Paramore. yes, I know I’m pretty late in the game in terms of blogging about the group and their album Riot! has been out for over a year but I just thought i’d post about them here just in case there are some other folks like me out there that aren’t that familiar with the band. the album is a fun listen with tons of energy and melodies galore. yes- they sound like Avril clones, yes- I hear some use of the dreaded “autotune” on Hayley Williams’ vocals, yes- some of the songs are formulaic and the pseudo-metal guitar sound gets a bit old and YES – it’s a bit weird liking these kids that are probably half my age… but, the larger than life hooks, their great sense of melody and their enthusiastic playing override all the negatives in this case. they’ve got a big thumbs up from this old man! a guilty pleasure? hell yeah. rock on!
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personal favorites off of Riot! include: For a Pessimist I’m Pretty Optimistic, Thats What You Get, Misery Business and When It Rains


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catch Paramore on tour:

Apr 26 2008 8:00P Bender Arena Washington, DC
Apr 28 2008 8:00P Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY
Apr 30 2008 8:00P Tsongas Arena Lowell, MA
May 2 2008 8:00P Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ
May 3 2008 8:00P Meadowlands East Rutherford, NJ
May 10 2008 8:00P Give It A Name 2008 London, UK
May 11 2008 8:00P Give It A Name 2008 Sheffield, UK
May 12 2008 8:00P Glasgow Academy Glasgow, UK
May 16 2008 8:00P Masquerade Music Park Atlanta, GA
May 17 2008 1:00P Nashville Riverfront Park Nashville, TN
Jun 2 2008 8:00P RDS Simmions Court Dublin, IRL
Jun 4 2008 8:00P Guildhall Portsmouth, UK
Jun 5 2008 8:00P Rock City Nottingham, UK
Jun 7 2008 8:00P Rock Am Ring Nurburgring, GER
Jun 8 2008 8:00P Rock Im Park Nurnberg, GER
Jun 9 2008 8:00P Brussels AB Brussels, BEL
Jun 11 2008 8:00P Pumpehuset Copenhagen, DK
Jun 12 2008 8:00P Hultsfred Festival Hultsfred, SWE
Jun 14 2008 8:00P Norwegian Wood Oslo, NOR
Jun 15 2008 8:00P Provinssirock Seinajoki, FIN
Jun 17 2008 8:00P Melkweg Amsterdam, HOL
Jun 18 2008 8:00P Bataclan Paris, FRA
Jun 30 2008 12:00P Summerfest – WLUM stage Milwaukee, WI
Jul 1 2008 12:00P Vans Warped Tour St. Louis, MO
Jul 2 2008 12:00P Vans Warped Tour Kansas City, KS
Jul 3 2008 12:00P Vans Warped Tour Dallas, TX
Jul 5 2008 12:00P Vans Warped Tour San Antonio, TX
Jul 6 2008 12:00P Vans Warped Tour Houston, TX

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