So last Thursday I went to this Paramore concert on Mud Island with some of my friends from high school. Basically it was like the emo music holy grail for me….well, at least for my emo taste in shit. Anyway, Paramore is basically my favorite group…has been since Allison and I discovered them randomly last summer and became much better friends afterwards (because I basically hated Allison before I knew she like Paramore).
Anyway, so a bunch of us piled into Erin’s car after pregaming at Krista’s to head over to Mud Island for Emo Love Fest ’08 and to essentially rock it out. Unfortunately, Paramore had to have about three thousand opening acts before we reached the main show…ok, maybe only three…but still…why do smaller rock groups always do that? Everytime I see a small show, they have about three or four opening acts. I guess you have to slay a few dragons to get to the princess…
Well, unknown group was okay, Phantom Planet (“California” from the OC) was pretty sweet, and Jack’s Mannequin was surprisingly awesome. Nevertheless, just as Allison , Megan, and this girl I don’t really remember the name of arrived…yes, about 2 hours late…Paramore came on. SO FUCKING GOOD!!! (yes, I know I just swore when I’m trying to swear less, but c’mon…you have to swear when talking about music) Hayley is by far…BY FAR…the best vocalist ever. She can throw some awesome songs out like “Pressure” and “Crushcrushcrush” and “Let the Flames Begin” and then go into really sweet and softer beats like “When it Rains.”
Essentially, the concert was bumpin…except for the fact that the garage we parked in closed at 11 and we had to bolt on “Misery Business” to make it back to the car. Of course, even the walk back was intense…riding the monorail…oh, and then having three douches accuse me and Marco of being douches! Ya…they basically followed us the whole damn way back to the garage. LAME!
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