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Paramore - The Final Riot! [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

This is an absolutely amazing concert! I was just blown away by the crazy vocals and overall performance of the band. I love this blu-ray! I have a lot of concert blu-rays and THIS is my favorite. If you're a fan of Paramore, you'll absolutely love this! MUST HAVE for paramore fans.

The concert itself was really good. The video and audio seem to not work with each other at times, but still not that bad. The band was full of energy. To sum it up I would say that is was a good concert to buy, just not the best.

This is a live recording of the early days of Paramore who have become much more famous thanks in part to some work they did for the "Twilight" movies. Even in 2008, the band had an enthusiastic following based on this concert filmed at Chicago's Congress Theater. They are all attractive 20-somethings who can play; and in the case of front woman Haley Williams, sing. What's missing is some back up singing. Lead guitarist Josh Farro tries but he's weak and adds nothing. I don't normally notice drummers frankly but this guy, Zac Farro is good! The film has the usual editing and direction issues. Quick cuts, jerky camera work. Still, an effective band concert.

The disc comes in good order. The video recording is good, can't complain as its just 720p. But overall, songs are good, atmosphere is good. Nice.

This concert was bad ass in person and just had to get the blu ray. Slow motion takes in the video was cool also 100% loved it.

I absolutely love Paramore and this live DVD is outstanding!! I would recommend it to any fan, audio/video is very very well done.

I am more into heavier stuff but I gambled and got this bd anyway. Sound and video quality were good. Performance was good. Songs were good (song types vary from pop to pop rock to rock ska, etc.) and very diverse.

Someone in the reviews mentioned if I love Twilight, I must love this. Ok, I hate all Twilight but I really enjoyed this Blu-Ray. I wanted it to be a little longer, but that's okay, I know it's only the Riot! album they did. I think it's fun, great for background tv, and I've had it on when people are over and they loved it, too. The quality is great, the sound is amazing, and Haley's voice sound just right- not overly produced or tweaked in this dvd.

This will be a fairly short review. But I'm certain that I will be sure to include all the important points.

- Why I bought "Paramore: The Final Riot!" ?

I purchased it because I love Paramore, of course. I just happened to be browsing the Amazon.com blu-ray section and I happened upon The Final Riot! I've known about Paramore and listened to their music for about three (3) years, but I did not know they had filmed any concerts and released them on blu-ray. I must say, I was quite surprised when I saw the blu-ray here, and I pretty much purchased it immediately since I'm building my blu-ray collection anyway.

- What I like.

First and foremost, the music. You don't buy a concert blu-ray unless you really like the musicians playing. And with Paramore, it's a case of love. The concert set-list includes fifteen (15) of Paramore's awesome songs:

1. Born for This
2. That's What You Get
3. Here We Go Again
4. Fences
5. CrushCrushCrush
6. Let The Flames Begin
7. When it Rains
8. My Heart
9. Decoy
10. Pressure
11. For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
12. We Are Broken
13. Emergency
14. Hallelujah
15. Misery Business

My personal favorites include 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 15. This concert was also performed with live vocals, meaning that there was no lip syncing. The band is very fun to watch and their lead singer Hayley Williams just makes it even better!

The video quality of the blu-ray is pretty good as well. The concert is presented in full 1080p and the special features are in 720p. Audio is presented in Dolby TrueHD and it is of good quality as well. Perfect for turning up the volume!

- What I disliked.

While there wasn't anything I disliked about the blu-ray edition of "The Final Riot!", there are things I wish they would have added. Included are a behind the scenes feature, "Decode" music video, and a bonus song "I caught myself." Since this is a blu-ray, I wish they had taken advantage of the medium by adding some extra content such as production stills, maybe different versions of songs maybe in an acoustic style, and maybe even a nice little booklet to go with the blu-ray. The only thing included with the blu-ray is a card insert that lists credits. Who knows, maybe on their next filmed release there will be tons of extra goodies. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

- Final Thoughts!

Overall, this is still a good purchase despite the lack of some desired extra content listed above. This blu-ray, "Paramore: The Final Riot!" is still HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me to any fans of Paramore out there.