This is especially noticeable on some of the older songs that made the band's set list. Her voice is a thunderbolt, too while on the records, she always sounds great, it doesn't compare to hearing her belt out lyrics I've known for half my life in a live setting.
The diminutive singer managed to fill every inch of the massive MSG stage, dancing and yelling and generally having more energy than I have ever had, and she's six months older than me. It feels obvious to say this, but while the music is performed impeccably live, as it always has been, the star of a Paramore concert is Hayley Williams. I am also more willing to put up with the clunky lyrics of "The News" when it's being blasted in my face at a whole lot of decibels. Set opener "You First" became an explosion, both metaphorically (after bobbing along respectfully to openers Genesis Owusu and Bloc Party, the crowd was ready and willing to scream and shout and dance on the first note from the headliners) and literally (there was confetti on the first song, a bold move). Musically, the band is as tight as ever, and the live setting really elevated some of the weaker tracks from This Is Why, the band's sixth album that came out earlier this year. Still, though, the trio of Hayley Williams, Taylor York, and Zac Farro, alongside their so-called Parafour quartet of touring musicians-Joey Howard, Logan MacKenzie, Joseph Mullen, and Brian Robert Jones-felt at home on the massive MSG stage on Tuesday.Īnyone who has seen a Paramore show knows what to expect as the band enters its 20th year in existence. Those 10 years have changed a lot for me, and for Paramore the band has released three albums and lost their previous bassist, who then became a Soundcloud rapper ( really!). It was eerie but also affirming to see that after 10 years, the only real difference was that I am now too old and frail to really get into the center of the general admission section. Tuesday wasn't the first time I've seen Paramore at Madison Square Garden: I saw them at the same arena back in November of 2013. I even saw them at Radio City Music Hall, which violated one of my simplest rules (I never thought I'd see a Paramore show while seated), but which was great nonetheless. Lauderdale back in 2007, shortly before the release of their second album, RIOT!, which would put them squarely on the map of whatever you want to define as "the scene." Since then, I have seen them in Miami and in New York, at basketball arenas, concert halls, and the dreaded Terminal 5. I first saw them at Revolution Live in Ft. Though the ravages of time have played a number on my memories, by my estimation, Tuesday's show made it 14 for me and Paramore. I went to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to see my favorite band in the world, Paramore.
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