The Final Riot Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a must see for Paramore fans!The CD is fantastic--Hayley sounds awesome!I liked hearing the crowd, it made me feel like I was there.And the dvd really gives you an inside look at how down to earth and cool they really are.Worth every penny!

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A little over a year after the release of their critically acclaimed2007 album 'RIOT!', Franklin, TN's Paramore has, as their hit single'Misery Business' predicted, watched all their wildest dreams cometrue. Since the release of 'RIOT!', Paramore has been nominated fora Grammy, an MTV Video Music Award, appeared on the cover of rockbible Alternative Press twice (being heralded 'Band of The Year' byreaders and editors alike), headlined two national tours and four VansWarped Tours total, and received their first RIAA Platinum certificationas sales for 'RIOT!' still continue to build each week. Summer 2008marked the end of the 'RIOT!' era for Paramore as the band embarkedon The Final RIOT! Summer Tour 2008, and director Brandon Chesbrowas along for the ride, filming every second of the tour for 'The FinalRIOT!' live CD / DVD, in stores November 25th on Fueled By Ramen.'The Final RIOT!' is a live CD and DVD that documents the band intheir most intimate moments on tour, with exclusive interviews, full accessbehind the scenes and on the bus, at soundcheck, at rehearsals,and more. On top of the all access documentary footage, an entire 15song live set was filmed at the Chicago stop of The Final RIOT! Tour,for what the band has called their 'best show ever.' Join millions ofParamore fans around the world as they experience 'The Final RIOT!'

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Riot Review

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(More customer reviews)Paramore's known for attracting a pretty young crowd, and that's understandable given how young the band itself is. But I'm a 35 year old guy who's gotten just as hooked on them as any of their teen audience. This is just some great rock music, with great hooks in almost every song and some amazing musicianship all around. Hopefully they'll continue to mature and continue to broaden their fan base as they progress.
The MVI DVD was my first Paramore purchase, and it's a great buy. I have to give special mention to the fact that there are actual mp3's on this disc for you to download to your PC - no DRM involved. That's gotta be something pretty new for Warner Music (the band is signed to Fueled by Ramen, but Warner apparently handles the distribution), and I hope that they continue doing it and that more labels follow suit. There are a ton of other great extras on the DVD, including live and promotional videos (the two things I cared about most) as well as other stuff I was less interested in like wallpapers, AIM icons, and screensavers. It also includes the lyrics to all of the songs on the album, which is a good thing in this case - the printed liner notes are written in a style that's pretty hard to read.
Just to be clear about what this comes with, since I think the Amazon page is a little confusing, this package comes with both a DVD and a regular audio CD that includes the full album plus bonus tracks. (Amazon shows "disc 2" above as only including the bonus tracks, which is not the case. It's the full album.) In other words, *both discs* have the full album - the only difference is the format. And of course the DVD has all the extras.
I was worried initially that there was going to be some sort of surreptitious installation of various tracking programs installed when I put this DVD into my computer - you know, like the major labels usually do these days. I'm still not 100% convinced that isn't the case, but I will say that their terms of use and privacy policies seem adamant that there is nothing of the sort, and it seems that the entire DVD interface is just a Macromedia Flash file - it's like viewing a Flash web site. You can also just watch it as a standard DVD if you like. The way their terms of use is worded makes it sound like they know about all the stuff that went on with the Sony rootkit fiasco and they don't want anyone to think that's going to happen with this DVD. I certainly hope that's the case, as I've now watched it on my PC probably half a dozen times already.
There's really no reason to buy the standard CD over the MVI DVD given all it comes with. You're really just getting a lot more with this package for only a couple bucks extra. It's totally worth it.


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ALBUM OVERVIEW: Fueled By Ramen presents a limited-edition Music Video Interactive (MVI) version of Paramore’s wildly successful sophomore album Riot! This special edition features the full audio album and also gives their fans the chance to really connect with the band. The MVI is loaded with tons of extra features including bonus audio tracks, live concert footage, music and karaoke videos, and behind-the-scenes action. You’ll also find complete song lyrics, a photo gallery, screen savers, wallpapers, buddy icons and more.In addition, you can register to receive more exclusive content every few weeks making the MVI a must-have for every true Paramore fan.MVI CONTENT: •The entire Riot! album on both the MVI DVD and the bonus CD •Five bonus tracks on the MVI •MP3 audio files of every song •Three Paramore "Live From London" videos •Two Paramore karaoke videos •"No Home But The Road - Vans Warped Tour 2007 with Paramore" (video) •"Misery Business" (video) •"Hallelujah" (video) •"The Making of Riot!" (video) •Nu-Myx® computer application – create remixes of "Misery Business" and "crushcrushcrush" •Ur-Tone® computer application – create custom Paramore ringtones •Song Lyrics •Photo Gallery •Digital Album Booklet (PDF) with complete liner notes and credits •Computer Wallpapers •Instant Messenger Icons •Paramore Screen Saver •Paramore Fanclub offer •ParaMOREMOREMORE! MVI Updates – register to gain access to bonus content SELECTIONS: 1.For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic 2.That's What You Get 3.Hallelujah 4.Misery Business 5.When It Rains 6.Let The Flames Begin 7.Miracle 8.crushcrushcrush 9.We Are Broken 10.Fences 11.Born For ThisBONUS AUDIO: 1.When It Rains (Demo) 2.Misery Business (Acoustic) - Live from Q101 Chicago 3.Pressure (Acoustic) - Live from Q101 Chicago 4.For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic - Live from London 5.Born For This - Live from London
Paramore Photos --This text refers to the DVD Audio edition.

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Brand New Eyes Review

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(More customer reviews)I started out as a casual fan of Paramore, but gradually, both albums grew on me, and now they're one of my top 5 favorite bands. I tend to think of myself as being a little outside the demographic of Paramore fans, being in my late 20's, but I don't care! I've been anxiously awaiting the release of this album, and to be honest, it's one of the first time in years that I've paid attention to the 'official release date' from any album.

Paramore has catchy, rock driven tunes with smart, well written lyrics. Hayley Williams' vocals are amazing...for such a tiny person she sure has a set of powerhouse pipes. I actually had expected this album to be a lot darker then the 1st two albums, after hearing the first single, "Ignorance" and also knowing they were going thru some personal band turmoil while recording "brand new eyes". But besides "Ignorance", there is no huge addition of somberness compared with the other albums.
Paramore has progressed and grown, while still retaining their distinct Paramore sound. I also think the drummer, Zac Farro, was given a little more liberty in letting the drums really lead and set the tone on a few songs. There are two quieter, pretty songs "Misguided Ghosts" and "The Only Exception". Thinking back, I can't recall any slower jams on the other albums that are acoustic and lacking drums like "Misguided Ghosts", and that stood out for me. But don't take that the wrong way, they're both awesome songs, and show a different side of what Paramore can accomplish. After listening to the album for at least a week straight, I really have been looking forward to those two tracks, as well as "Careful" and "All I Wanted".

While writing this review I struggled to find something I didn't like about this album(trying to be well rounded and not just chock full of praise!), and I'm sorry, but I couldn't come up with anything, I'm a fan, not a critic.
On the whole, the album is awesome and I think will stand out as one of the year's best Rock/Alternative albums, just like "Riot!" did in 2007. A must have in my opinion.
Also if you have a chance to see them live, go! I don't like live shows as much as I used to, but I never miss Paramore, they put on a stellar show.

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Over 2 million records sold, three gold and one platinum single, a gold DVD release, countless sold out tour dates and numerous awards and nominations including the 2008 Grammy Nomination For 'Best New Artist' Award, you can say that Paramore has reached mainstream stardom. Arguably one of the most anticipated releases of 2009, 'brand new eyes' is by far the band's most personal album. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock, My Chemical Romance) and co-produced by the band, the long-awaited follow-up to 2007's platinum certified second album, 'Riot!' The 11-track collection is unquestionably Paramore's best and brightest album to date, fit to burst with all the exuberant melodies, breathless hooks, and irrepressible energy that has made the Nashville-based band one of the most popular rock outfits in recent memory.

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Paramore: The Final Riot Review

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(More customer reviews)First off, let me point out the video and audio are fine! There is not a lag issue with this concert. What they do is during most songs about once there is a two second delay. For example, Haley will jump off this little step on the stage and the video creators of this dvd/blu-ray (blu-ray on the review) purposely made the jump down go slower on the screen. It is always during the cool moments like jumping, head bobbing, instrument solos, etc. It is not a bad thing. I loved it. The audio is great and sounded just like they do in person. I know, I attended their 2009 Kansas City concert a few months back. The video is a 9.5/10. It is not bad and looks amazing. There are a few scenes that are very dark with mild dark blue lights on haley during an intro. Those can have a very very tiny bit fuzzy, but I really think it is a camera limitation or dvd creation tool is not amazing in dark scenes. 92% of the time the lights are blaring and the video is spot on. This is one of my favorite blu-ray concerts I own an I have quite a few. The special features are a mix bag. I love they have two additional songs. One song is in hd audio with a stable picture in the background. I have a lcd, but I turned it off during the song. I know I should be safe, but I don't want any potential for burn in. (burn in is where the image burns into your tv and you can never remove the sceen. It would be like having a mild whitish transparency over everything you watch in the future) They should have had a slideshow going, but it is minor and this is an extra feature. This is not why you bought the movie. It does include the new paramore song decode from twilight and it sounds amazing. The video is obviously too small for the size they tried to expand it to. It feels squished into the middle and it is a tiny tiny bit blocky. Some scenes worse than others. I would have rather had a second disc on dvd with this video. My playstation 3 can upscale and would have looked much better than this video that is stuck in the blocky form at a hd resolution. There is also a video about their group and planning the concert. I just skimmed this video, but it is a interesting extra if you want to know more about their group. Definitely a great blu-ray and worth the purchase if you like paramore or a couple of songs. This group is growing on me more and more. Thank you twilight for helping me discover this group as it is now in my top 3 favorite groups for 2009.

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Join millions of Paramore fans around the world as they experience the magic of 'The Final RIOT!' on Blu-ray Disc. The Final RIOT highlights Paramore s entire 15 song live set filmed at Chicago s historic Congress Theatre during The Final RIOT! Tour - for what the band has called their 'best show ever.' 'The Final RIOT!' includes a tell-all documentary revealing the band in their most intimate moments on tour, with exclusive interviews, full access behind the scenes and on the bus, at sound check, at rehearsals, and more. ChaptersBorn For ThisThat's What You Get Here We Go Again Fences crushcrushcrush Let The Flames Begin When It Rains My Heart Decoy Pressure For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic We Are Broken Emergency Hallelujah Misery BusinessBonus Features 40 Days of RIOT! Documentary Decode Music Video I Caught Myself Audio

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