Born For This Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
That's What You Get Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Here We Go Again Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Fences Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Crushcrushcrush Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Let The Flames Begin Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
When It Rains Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
My Heart Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Decoy Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Pressure Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
We Are Broken Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Emergency Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Hallelujah Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Misery Business Live At The Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008
Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Final Riot!
Published: 03 Mar 2014, 13:53
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. ~ Andrew Leahey Rovi