Okay, I’ve got me tongue back. Yes, this is NOT in the paper because of all the Oscar coverage et al, but now, I’m really going to tell you what a fun night last night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium was.
It was a fun night. No, really.
Now, I have to admit that I’ve been a little ambivalent towards concerts lately. I know, as someone told me before the show, it’s my cup of tea. Yes, sure it is (and I do like tea), but if you have to drink it day in day out, and that’s the only thing you drink, well, tea can get a little bland.
And yes, I’ve been feeling that concerts these days aren’t as exciting as they used to be. Bordering on boring, even. So I have to thank Paramore for bringing that spark back into my life.
From the get-go as the band members – guitarist Josh Farro, drummer Zack Farro, bassist Jeremy Davis and guitarist Taylor York – trooped onstage and launched into Ignorance, they put the pedal to the metal and never let up.
Leading the charge, of course, was Hayley Williams, sporting a short blonde cut, leopard “prings” tights and a Minor Threat tee.love She had more energy than the Energizer bunny, as she blazed through tracks such as Crush Crush Crush, Let The Flames Begin, Let This Go. The band’s sheer exuberance was infectious and everyone – including me – was on their feet.
And while the band was competent enough, it was Hayley who kept the momentum going. Even slow songs like The Only Exception (“our love song,” she called it) didn’t descend into maudlin moments, as the little firebrand of a singer delivery the lines with such sweet emotion. She even got the crowd to applaud Monochrome, thanking them for opening the show.
Interestingly, Crush Crush Crush was what was happening to the people in the front as the crowd surged forward. By the time the first three songs ended, more than 10 people were brought backstage to be treated. The other downside: That the band was onstage for just over an hour. Their setlist showed only 14 songs. Let’s put it this way: I was actually able to make it back home in time to watch Burn Notice on Channel 5.
But that’s small complaint to a fantastic night. Burn fast, burn bright, someone once wrote. That about sums it up. One thing I know though, we want (Para)more!
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