COVER ALBUM PARAMORE

first album: 

RIOT!

second album

BRAND NEW EYES

third album:

THE FINAL RIOT!

PARAMORE "THE FINAL RIOT!" ALBUM

- Release date : November 2008 -

The Final Riot! is the second official live album by American rock band Paramore and was released on November 25, 2008 with a bonus DVD containing the full live concert plus behind-the-scenes footage.

The DVD was filmed on August 12, 2008, at the Congress Theater in Chicago on the The Final Riot! Summer Tour. It contains a documentary entitled "40 Days of Riot!", showing the band on tour. It is available in a standard and limited deluxe edition, which includes a 36-color-page booklet of the tour, along with another documentary, 40 MORE Days of Riot!

The Final Riot! was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 17, 2009, selling over 50,000 copies.

"THE FINAL RIOT!" ALBUM REVIEWS

While the music industry struggled throughout 2007 and 2008, Paramore bucked expectations by sending four singles to the Hot Modern Rock charts and shipping over one million copies of Riot!. Newcomers like Katy Perry also dominated the radio, but Paramore was one of the only rock bands to emerge from the woodwork, going platinum during a time in which most artists were happy to go gold. The band also toured extensively, and The Final Riot! -- a slick, attractive live album that features video and audio footage -- captures one of Paramore's final performances in support of that album. Given Hayley Williams' voice and Zac Farro's powerful, muscled percussion, Paramore has always been a better live band than the bulk of its competitors, and The Final Riot! is stronger than similar releases by Fall Out Boy (Live in Phoenix) and Taking Back Sunday (Louder Now: Part Two). That's not to say it's a perfect recording; the crowd noise is mixed much too low, which is problematic whenever Williams thrusts the microphone at the audience and invites them to sing along, and her occasional flat notes point to a lack of overdubs. That only serves to make The Final Riot! more genuine and Williams more human, though, and the tight set list (featuring the bulk of Paramore's catalog, as well as a snippet of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah") showcases both the band's prowess and the singer's road-seasoned voice. She's fantastic throughout, from her candid comments in the enclosed tour documentary (30 minutes long and well worth the view) to her performance on-stage, where she howls with finesse and pint-sized power. Few vocalists can rival that talent, and watching Williams lay waste to the crowd is one of The Final Riot!'s many highlights.

*** by Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide ***

The scene's favorite female fronted band is back with a live CD/DVD, The Final Riot!, which was filmed on August 12th, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. While some people may criticize Paramore as an average pop rock band with a “hot” singer, this DVD shows the truth rather than those skin deep judgments.

If The Final Riot! is glimpse of how Paramore perform every night than they certainly know how to bring their "A" game when it comes to a live show. The concert starts with guitarist Josh Farro playing the quick riff of “Born For This” while every other member joins in one by one until they break into the song. At this moment you know what you are going to get for the rest of the show, and the Chicago crowd is just about as good as it gets for a live show. “That’s What You Get” shows this as the crowd's echo of the chorus fills the whole arena. As for the visual aspect, everything is top notch. There are various camera angles, great lighting, and a bunch of touch effects tossed on top of the footage to give it an extra kick. Even if you aren’t a fan of the band this release will give you a whole new respect for them and what they do.

The Final Riot! also documents the rise of Hayley Williams. I have seen only a handful of singers that are able to control a crowd like she does. You can’t help but be drawn in by Williams’ raw emotion. Her vocal range and control are astonishing for such a young singer. There are points in the performance when she will send chills down your spine (“We are Broken”) and will make you want to jump around uncontrollably (“Misery Business”). What she really does is cement her spot as one of the most talented and upcoming singers in the music scene today.

The Final Riot! mixes in multiple clips of the band and interviews between songs to give you some insight into what it's like being in the band and how they spend some of their time off. All in all it’s a great live album that covers the majority of the band's material and is a great place to start for people who have never heard of Paramore. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, now is a good time to start, because I doubt this is the band's last riot.