PARAHOY! Review

It's sad that exactly 4 weeks ago from tonight, I was jamming out to Tegan and Sara, my favorite Canadian lesbians. But here's my review from that epic weekend

Let me first start this off with talking about my relationship with Paramore. I first started to love them back in 2010 after discovering their "hits", That's What You Get, Misery Business, Brick By Boring Brick, etc. But after getting impatient with a lack of proper musical releases, besides a 2011 EP, and proper touring in the states, I stopped to listen to them as much. That all stopped in late 2012 when the band announced they would be putting out a new album in 2013. The first single off the Self-Titled album, Now, dropped in late January and I was brought back to be a hardcore. I was antsy during the lead-up to the early April release and got another track off the album, Still Into You, when it was played live at South By Southwest in Austin, TX. Still Into You is probably the most popular track off the album so far, but it's my least favorite. I appreciate radical changes in music as much as anyone but this was a bit too far for me as a Paramore fan. I understand the message and love that Hayley, Taylor and Jeremy had the courage to release something like this. It showed their faith in the band it's amazing fanbase. But the album dropped and I loved the rest of it. From Fast in my Car to Future, I still can't get enough of this album. The band announced an Atlanta date for the tour, but I was gutted to see that it was the night before my finals. My dad said I couldn't go so I had to wait for another tour. Late July, I see a rumor that the band will be announcing an arena tour for the Fall. One warm July morning I wake up to a video announcing tour dates. At the end of the video the tour dates start to scroll down. I see two dates for Florida pass and think that will be it for the southeast. But then to my surprise I see Nashville pop up at the end and my hearts stops. Finally after Nashville, I see Atlanta, the last date of the Self-Titled Tour. I freak out and buy a ticket that afternoon. But in order for General Admission, you had to buy it with a credit card and show up at the show with the credit card in order to get it. I was in a dilemma because I would be going to this show alone. A little dissapointed, I buy a second row seat around the "50 Yard Line" of the arena. Time passes and November 27th comes around.

Instead of a few sentences about the show, how about I post my short review I made

So I had a seat on the second row around the middle of the arena. I HATES seats so I was sorta depressed with not being close up. BUT IN A CRAZY TURN OF EVENTS, there was a man asking for one seat so he can stay for his daughters. Tyler, knowing GA would not be sold out, sold it to the man for 30 dollars and then purchased a GA seat for 45. As soon as I walked in, the doors open. Sadly I didn't have enough time to purchase merch. I rushed the floor and ends up 6 rows back on Jeremy's side. 

I had to wait an hour for the opening acts to start. hellogoodbye was AWESOME but Metric was just ok, even though their guitarist was incredible. 

so the lights go out and the intro go Grow Up starts and the crowd goes crazy

Highlights: Grow Up, Daydreaming, Last Hope, Brick by Boring Brick, Ain't It Fun, In the Mouring, Misery Business, and Ignorance
- getting so close after selling seat
- the band's energy. I've never seen anything like them live
- being the last show of their biggest tour yet
- the crowd was tiny, I was one of the taller people there

Not-so-Highlights - Still Into You
- the crowd consisted of a lot of casual fans who knew only the hits
- Hayley had strep
- because Hayley had strep, they had to cut 2 songs 
- NOT GETTING MERCH  

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Day 1: We left the hotel at 8 AM with around a 2 hour ride to Miami. We parked our car in an off-site lot, to save money of course. But after an hour and a half of waiting for the shuttle I began to really worry about getting to the ship. Thankfully, around 11:45 the shuttle picked us up and drove us 10 minutes to the Port of Miami. We got off the bus and I had a grin on my face that wouldn’t leave all weekend. There were Paramore shirts as far as the eye could see. I was in heaven. It took only 20 minutes to get through customs and we were on the ship! We bought our soda pass so we didn’t have to keep individually charge on our cards. Side Note: Drinks cost A LOT. We definitely got our money’s worth with the unlimited pass. We got our lunch and sat on the upper deck waiting for the 3PM safety briefing followed by some walking around when I met Hayley’s boyfriend Chad from New Found Glory. We got our safety station and I was a bit worried. The stage was on the 12th deck in the middle of the ship, as you could see by one of the pictures I posted before I left, but our safety station was on level 6 in the lower level of the big theater where I would see Tegan and Sara, Shiny Toy Guns, Bad Rabbits, New Found Glory and mewithoutyou. The briefing ended at 3:15 and we all speed walked up to the 12th deck. To my surprise, the front of stage area wasn’t too packed yet, probably because the show wasn’t until 5  . I found my spot, about 9 rows behind Taylor and endured the what-I-thought was a long wait. The clock hits 5 and with the sun still out, Paramore hits the stage. They start off with one of my top 5 favorites For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic. Followed by Emergency, a song that hasn’t been played since 2011 and the first surprise of the night, I Caught Myself, the better of the two Twilight songs IMO. They ripped through a set containing songs mostly from last year’s Self Titled Tour, Fast in My Car, Now, When It Rains, In the Mourning, Daydreaming, Ain’t it Fun along with the usual hits That’s What You Get, Ignorance, The Only Exception, Brick by Boring Brick Pressure and Misery Business. But the best surprise of the night was the live debut of the B-Side Escape Route from the Self Titled sessions. After a great show, my dad * who watched the show from the back* and I grabbed some dinner. I was exhausted from the previous day and the show I decided to make it an easy night. I decided to sample each of the three concerts of the night then call it early to save some energy. First was the LA band Shiny Toy Guns. I was pretty impressed with their show; I was hoping they would have CDs for sale but alas they didn’t but I planned on seeing them again. New Found Glory was not impressive live. I started to enjoy some of their songs but they did not translate well live. You couldn’t make everything out, the noise coming from the amps just sounded like a large BANG! I caught then end of Tegan and Sara’s set and they were as good and adorable live as they are on the record. Love the Canadian lesbian twins!

Day 2: I expected Saturday to be the laid back, lazy day, and boy was I wrong. The day started with a trip to the Merch Store where I purchased a Parahoy! shirt, mewithoutyou shirt, a mewithoutyou CD, 2 Bad Rabbits CDs and a Parahoy chain thingy  Then we grabbed some lunch and saw the singer from Bad Rabbits and singer and drummer from New Found Glory. The activities started around 1 with Cocky Basketball qualifiers. Definitely look up Cocky basketball on youtube, one of the best videos out there. Next was Belly Flop with Jeremy and Doug Benson. There were flops galore, with the eventual winner being the soon to be King of Parahoy, RAINBOW BEARD. Following that was Musical Chair with New Found Glory. This wasn’t you’re normal Musical Chairs; each round was different including the Twerking round, Bobbing for ducks round, the dress up round and the blindfold round. After that was over we headed over to the Pool deck for some PARAOKE! I was not expecting this to be as much fun as it was. I lined up about 30 minutes before the start because I knew Paramore would be the guest judges  . I’ve never seen so many great singers do karaoke in my life. They performed all the hits with crowd and band interaction. In the end, a 14 year old girl, who was actually one cabin down from me, won with Still Into You. After getting a bite at the Italian restaurant we headed over for Doug Benson. There were many great jokes made including jokes Rainbow Beard and the soon to be Parahoy! catch phrase, WASHY WASHY, HAPPY HAPPY, SMILEY SMILEY, which is what Norweigan workers would say before spraying you with hand sanitizer before entering the buffet. The place was packed due to the increase in popularity of Mr. Benson after the Belly Flop, so we ended up pretty far back. Later that night we got our seats in the theater for the concerts tonight hosted by Shiny Toy Guns followed by Tegan and Sara. Shiny Toy Guns were awesome again and Tegan and Sara put on a fantastic show, probably my favorite non-Paramore show of the weekend. During the show the ladies were handed a giraffe hat which was for Tegan who loves giraffes  and received a Springsteen picture and shirt and got a “BRUUUUUUUUCE” response from me and my dad  . After a long day, we settled in our room for the night. 

Day 3: This was island day. We planned on getting off the boat around 10 and staying on the island til 1ish. We went to get a quick bite to each at 9:30 and started to walk back to the room. But as I was walking past the stage I saw that half of the front row was already taken. I told my dad “I’m going to go over there.” We walked down to the room to get sun screen and a very large water bottle and I settled in for the longest wait of my life. Thank goodness there were some awesome Paramore fans I got to chat with, incluing RAINBOW BEARD  Finally after a few hours of waiting and some sing-a-long, at about 1, I see some orange hair on the 13th deck. HAYLEY HEARD WE WERE LINING UP AND SINGING!!!!! She came down to visit and talked to us for a bit, telling us that we were in for a treat but also told us that they would be debuting All I Wanted  Unfortunetly I was about 3 people back  It was so cool her being that close and talking to us.  Shortly after that we got a visit from TAYLOR!!! He did the same and had a quick visit and chat. Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of that  After a few more hours of getting burnt while waiting, 8 PM hit. An immediate surprise started the set; fan favorite (One of Those) Crazy girls started the show getting its live debut! That would be followed by Self Titled opener, Grow Up. What ensued would be my favorite back-to-back I’ve ever seen. The band cranked out my two favorite Paramore songs Never Let This Go, first play since 2010 and Playing God , first play since 2011* my favorite*. Following that two pack were two hits, CrushCrushCrush and Decode aka the Twilight Song. Then things got crazy; Miracle got its 19th play, first since 2010, Turn It Off, first time since 2010. The crew then brought out stools for Hayley, Taylor and Justin *back up guitarist and Taylor’s brother*. They dusted off Franklin for only the 6th time ever and first since 2006. After that epicness the band played all the Interludes off the Self Titled album, I’m Not Angry Anymore, Moving On and Holiday. Following the Interludes, the band played 2 songs off Paramore, Proof and Last Hope *One of my top 5 favorites* Proof was only played in the Spring so I missed it  but Last Hope was played last fall, although I could never get enough of that song. How about another ridiculous surprise?? Conspiracy was dusted off for only the 27th time and first since 2009. Rounding up the main set was Hello Cold World aka the song where Hayley and I sang to each other  and the hit Still Into You which is still really fun live. The encore was very interesting and surprising. The band cranked out a live classic Let the Flames Being with the Oh, Father outro consisting of Taylor spraying water on his drums and blasting them straight in front of me getting the rows in front of him damp  Following Let the Flames Being  was its sequal off the new album, Part II. That was really awesome to see live and I hope they do it again! All in all, it was my favorite concert of all time and it will be hard to beat. Front row with all those rarities!!!! And I cought Jeremy’s pic, although I have seem to misplaced it    After that we relaxed for a few hours and ate. We checked out Jeremy’s awesome DJ set for a little while and called it a night

Day 4: The final day did not fail in entertainment. The day started at 11 with bingo with Shiny Toy Guns which was very entertaining. After some lunch we checked out some New Found Glory and they left a lot of be desired again! Following that we checked out the Cocky Basketball finals with Taylor who didn’t seem to take competition seriously while getting out first of 7 and being pretty hilarious while doing so. It pretty much reassured him as my favorite band member and possibly favorite musician. I’m not sure though, I do LOVE Hayley, Bono , Chris Martin, Springsteen, Brandon Flowers, the list goes on. Tegan and Sara played an awesome acoustic set on the Pool Deck where I got a good spot and stayed there for the much anticipated Paramore Q&A. The Q&A was probably the best thing besides the 2 Paramore shows. The questions ranged from silly, what posters you had on your walls?, to very serious, what advice do you have for young teens struggling to get through the hardships you had to go through? Following a quick dinner, we made sure to get there early for the second set for Doug Benson who was luckily moved from the lounge to the threater so I didn’t have to choose between him and Bad Rabbits. Benson walks out with two santatizer bottles, you’ll see in a picture , and yells to the crowd “WASHY WASHY”, the crowd responded with “HAPPY HAPPY” and the everyone finshed with a “SMILEY SMILEY”. Benson proceeded by spraying the crowd  . Next was the funkiest and one of the most energetic shows I’ve been too hosted by the awesome Boston band Bad Rabbits  . For the last show of the vacation was the awesome band mewithoutyou who is actually Hayley’s and Taylor’s favorite! They were great and near the end of the set Hayley came out to sing a song she features on which happens to be my favorite! 

Well, that’s pretty much the highlights of the greatest weekend ever. 

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First Paramore show

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New Found Glory night one

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Belly Flop with Doug Benson and Jeremy

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Paraoke 

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Shiny Toy Guns night 2 

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Tegan and Sara night 2 

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Hayley meeting us on Sunday 

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Paramore night 3 

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Cocky basketball

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Paramore Q&A

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Doug Benson with the Washy Washy bottles 

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Bad Rabbits 

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With Hayley 

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Well This Is Embarrassing

well I haven't posted in over a year, but I thought might as well now. A lot has happened since I posted. It's pretty funny that my last post was a countdown to seeing Springsteen in Jersey. Boy that was a great, but it feels like so damn long ago. Oh well, time to make up for lost time

I'll start off with posting my top albums of 2013

1. Paramore - Paramore
2. Arctic Monkeys - AM
3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
4. Vessel - Twenty One Pilots
5. Kanye West - Yeezus
6. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe 
7. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
8. Childish Gambino - Because the Internet 
9. Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt
10. Marshal Mathers LP 2 - Eminem
11. Bastille - Bad Blood
12. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
13. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
14. Queens of the Stone Age - ....Like Clockwork
15.Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob  
16. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
17. NIN - Hesistation Marks
18. Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
19. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
20. Echosmith - Talking Dreams
21. Cage the Elephant - Melophobia 
22. The Strokes - Countdown Machine
23. Panic! at the Disco - Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
24. Jake Bugg - Shangri La
25. Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends
26. The Neighbourhood - I Love you
27. So So Glos - Blowout
28. Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
29. Haim - Days are Gone
30. Jay-Z - Magna Carta.....Holy Grail
31. Tyler the Creator - Wolf
32. The Weeknd - Kissland
33. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions 
34. Jimmy Eat World - Damage 
35. Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
36. Major Lazer - Free the Universe
37. Sigor Ros - Kveikur


and how about a list of the concerts I went to

Springsteen - Metlife Stadium 2012 
- I didn't make the pit, but I was about 5 rows from the back from it
Muse - Centennial Olympic Park April 2013
- about 40 rows back from the stage
The Killers - Alpharetta 2013
- AMAZING. My 3rd favorite concert ever. Front row on Dave's side.
Music Midtown 2013
- Better than my experience in 2011. Got to see Arctic Monkeys, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, The Neighbourhood, and Imagine Dragons. Left during RHCP
Paramore -  Duluth 2013
- AMAZING. First time seeing my 2nd favorite band. Traded my seat in for a GA ticket. Ended up 6 rows back on Jeremy's Side
PARAHOY!
- the greatest weekend of my life. About 7 rows back from Taylor the first show and front row on Taylor's side for the second show. Got to see more amazing bands like Tegan and Sara, mewithoutyou, Bad Rabbits, Shiny Toy Guns and the comedic stylings of Doug Benson

I have a few more set for this year
twenty one pilots 
- first show at the Tabernacle. 5 DAYS!!!!
Springsteen 
- a little disappointed with lawn seats at an amphitheater 
Arcade Fire 
- have lawn seats at the same amphitheater, but don't care as much about being as far back 
Monumentour (Paramore and Fall Out Boy)
- Have a lawn seat for now, but gonna give it to my dad and buy a GA ticket on stubhub. I can't be far back for this one!

And here are some albums I'm looking forward to
Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, COLDPLAY!!!!!!, Damon Albarn. I'm probably forgetting some but oh well. 

The only album that has a chance of being a top ten of this year so far is Supermodel by Foster the People. The four albums listed above are pretty much guaranteed top 10 based on past work. 

That's it for right now, probably gonna post my review of a recent concert(s). 

10 Days

TIL I SEE THE BOSS IN JERSEY

BRING IT ON

BATTLE BORN

By now hopefully has heard that the new Killers album, Battle Born, is streaming for free on Itunes. If not..............please get that rock off of you.

so here's my short review after 1 1/2 listens

1. Flesh and Bone - has there ever been a better album opener. just as good as the live version. so original 10/10
2. Runaways - great first single. very big song. 9.5/10
3. The Way it Was - great ballad. one of many on the album but good song 8/10
4. Here With Me - "I DON'T WANT YOUR PICTURE, ON MY CELL PHONE" in love with this line so much. great ballad 9.5/10
5. Matter of Time - totally surprised me. has a bit of a Hot Fuss feel too it which is never bad. 9.5/10
6. Deadlines and Commitments - not my favorite title of all time but a good song. love how he sings the title in the song 8/10
7. Miss Atomic Bomb - WOW. love this song so much that it doesn't need me talking. Top song from the band 10/10
8. The Rising Tide - have liked this song ever since it was played last year. Happy they put it on the album and it gels nicely
9. Heart of a Girl - ....ugh. the one song of the 12 on the normal version I'm not a huge fan of. still a decent song. Not a fan of the "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy and Baby, Baby, Baby" 7/10
10. From Here on Out - just jumping for joy with The Killers. nothing to see here. I just wanna get up and jump around with this song 8/10
11. Be Still - dear God. Brandon you are an angel. you're voice is amazing. "Don't break...character" just more amazing lyrics 9.5/10
12. Battle Born - BOOM!!!!! UP AGAINST THE WALL. EPIC ANTHEM and a great album closer. needs to a single. 10/10
13. Carry Me Home - not a big fan. good extra song though 6.5/10
14. Flesh and Bone (remix) - lol there isn't a version of this song I wouldn't like. BRING ON THE BANJO. 9.5/10
15. Prize Fighter - the better of the two non-remix bonus songs. 7/10
couldn't be happier with the album, everything I wanted and more. I of course expected a great album but this........wow. Probably tied with Sam's Town right now but might jump ahead.
THE FLAG THAT BEARS THE NAME
BATTLE BORN

Coldplay Atlanta Concert Review

I know I'm a bit late with this one but thanks to reminder from someone here is my Coldplay Atlanta concert review

My review:

Tales From the Middle of Section 7: Row B Seat 6

Well, I started my Coldplay Atlanta journey back in December when I bought 40 dollar seats for Section 410. But quickly after getting some money I traded up to Section 7. 7 Months past and the day came, July 2nd, 2012. After beginning to get to the arena early we dad finally gave in and we arrived at 5:15. After a quick dinner of Wendy's in the food court we headed into the arena. I purchased only a tour program since I had bought a shirt online. I made my way to my seat and started the long wait. With no really music going on I just sat there and took it all in. Now for the opening acts:

Wolf Gang: What can I say, they were amazing. When they announced they were coming out to meet the fans, but after 15 minutes waiting in a blob of people that never moved, we headed back to our seats, which was a mistake. Definitely buying their new album later this week

Robyn: Again, what can I say, worst thing ever. All of her songs bored me and I couldn't understand a word. and btw a TERRIBLE cover of Teardrop

Once 99 Problems started, it was on. Everyone around me, including myself, got excited and stood up. Now I love that song but it felt like it lasted ages. Then came the Back to the Future theme and well, I'll some up the show by each song.
9:05-9:10
MX/Hurts Like Heaven: an amazing opening song as usual. After seeing the Xylobands at work on videos I thought I knew what was coming but I was very, very.......VERY wrong. Probably the greatest thing at a concert ever. Back to the song. It's on of my favorites from MX and it's even better live. An epic song that will be played for years to come.

In My Place: A timeless classic. The way Will pounds those drums really gets you in the mood. This is also the first song of the night where the "casual fans" sing a long. The confetti is amazing too, but distracted me too much. Should of waited for the end of the show to get all my confetti.

Major Minus: Actually one of my least favorites from MX but wow can it rock live. to sum up this song: Everyone put there hands up and Coldplay rocked out

Lovers in Japan: One of my favorite songs period. I was devistated last year when this song wasn't being played so once I saw that it was played earlier this year I was very excited.

The Scientist: By far the best sing-along of the night. Everybody singing along was louder than the band playing the song. A song that should never ever leave a Coldplay set.

Yellow: My first favorite Coldplay song will always have a special place in my heart. A most epic performance starting off with a Chris solo at the piano leading into a BANG of the full band. Again one of the louder crowd responses of the night.

Violet Hill: A lot of people out there who don't like Coldplay say that all they do is play soft slow ballads. Well if you want to prove them wrong look no further than this song. Amazing guitar playing from Mr. Buckland leads the way.

God Put a Smile Upon Your Face: The best segues of the night from Violet Hill to GPASUYF. Another great rocking tune with a highlight of the guitar battle of Chris and Jonny. With the epic conclusion of Chris throwing his guitar in the air.

Princess of China: No surprise that it wasn't one of my favorite songs of the night but that being said it was still an amazing song live. The video of Rihanna seemed off a bit at times but I was surprised how well the crowd responded.

Up in Flames: My least favorite song on MX, but a bit better live. A nice slow song that could be a good sing a long if it was more popular.

Warning Sign: Top 3 song of the night. Amazing that they brought this song back for the shows. And a plus that there were no screw up's tonight.

Don't Let It Break Your Heart: One of my favorites from MX and so thrilled that this song has made it into the live set. A great thumping beat that you can really feel throughout your body. Chris and the boys really seem to enjoy this one too.

Viva La Vida: What do you think I'm gonna say. Nobody in the arena moved or made a sound? OF COURSE NOT. As probably the band's most famous song this of course it got the best crowd reaction. Not one of my top songs but I love and it's amazing live.

Charlie Brown: My favorite Coldplay song. period. AMAZING live. The only song where I jumped. Not my fault, those seats where so damn close I couldn't jump freely, but I had to force myself to take a risk just for this song. Best moment of the night was putting my fist up with everybody at the end. Felt like part of a Coldplay Cult

Paradise: Another great popular song. Another great sing-along. See what I did there. The new Viva chant. Amazing moment a the end. Too bad Chris screwed up in the beginning.

Now everyone is waiting for Coldplay to come back to the stage, I, a vivid seatlist watcher, turn my head to where I noticed the C-Stage was before the show.

Us Against the World: Amazing. Didn't get to hear this one at Music Midtown because of the R.E.M. tribute and really missed this one.

Speed of Sound: With X&Y being my second favorite album from Coldplay, I'm usually heartbroken where I see the lack of songs from it in the set. But I was very happy when I saw this was being played. A great song and even got it on video.

Now Coldplay rush back to the main stage witin feet of me. A highlight of the night.

Clocks : Another classic song that is just killer live. Amazing light show included.

Fix You: One of the band's greatest song live. Started of with a tribute the great state of Georgia with Georgia on My Mind. Always epic live with a burst of energy from everone in the band, especially Chris

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall: A great ending to an amazing night. Usually slacked, this song is killer live and is full of energy from everyone including the audience.

Now that I'm done with that I can share some notes from the show

Audience: A lot of adults around me which surprised me a lot. The guy to the left of me was fantastic. We kept making fun of Robyn together and I answered about the band since he was only a casual fan. It also seems that every concert I go to there is a giant in front of me. This day last year at U2 there was the Not leprechaun and this year it was the Iron Giant. THe worst part was that he was right in front of the piano for my view

Miscellaneous: Robyn sucks. sorry just had to say it again. devastated that I once again didn't touch a balloon. What's will all the balloons running to the stage in seconds??? Happy with the lack screw-ups. OMG CHRIS AND A COWBOY HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and how come they don't sell drinks after the show. Could get some major $$$$$$$

Pictures - I'm really mad about this. Our camera freaked out and only started to take fuzzy pictures. I took some with my Iphone but it didn't do justice. The band looked so far away in the vids and pics but my seats were amazing. If you want to see some decent pictues check my twitter. lol

Videos: again no justice. stupid phone
Speed of Sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hwx3KnObRk

Walk by after C-Stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60GMzpspZn4&feature=plcp

Amazing night, in fact one of the best ever. Coldplay will go down as one of the greatest bands of all time. Not just in our minds, cause in there they already

Radiohead

Let me start this off by saying. I HATE RADIOHEAD. so if you're a fan and would not like to see negative comments about the band you can stop now.



I don't know what it is, their weirdness, *most of* their fans, or the negative feeling I get when I've heard their songs. I promise you I have tried listening to them but all I have seen is slow, boring, depressing music. The first song I heard from the band was "Creep". Sure, the music is nice but after trying to make out some of the lyrics I looked them up and saw the general idea. Now people can slander me because I like more upbeat/happier music ex. Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay's last album which is my favorite from them. I just hate down, depressing music. Sure I feel bad sometimes, but that's when I listen to more happier music because I don't want to stay down. But if it is a "slower song" I try to make it a song about getting over things. Take for example U2's song "Kite", it is about his father and moving on from relationships. Which is what I tend to do, move on and forget about the past and not stay down being negative.

The other song I remember really hearing from Radiohead was "Fake Plastic Trees". I really don't remember much about this one only that it put me to sleep. I saw the video once on TV and it didn't get my attention.

I've listened to a handful of songs from Radiohead but those are really the only two I can remember.

 Thanks to those who got through this short kinda rant about Radiohead so as a present here is one of my favorite performances of "Kite".

Right Now #5: The Killers

this will probably be my last Right Now for a while but here we go.

I'll start off by saying I love me some Vegas-rockers, also known as The Killers. These guys have been in my life since 2010 when I barely missed seeing them live here in Atlanta. But I'm ultra excited to see them on their upcoming tour........whenever they release some tour dates. Today I'll just talk about their new material from the Battle Born era and what I think of it/expecting.

first here are my rankings for the new songs that have been played

1. Runaways
2. Flesh and Bone
3. Miss Atomic Bomb
4. The Rising Tide
5. From Here On Out

1. Runaways - the first single from the album that now has a fantastic video to go with it. Fantastic song that just makes you excited when you hear it. The song has also sneaked it's way into my top 5 songs from the band and will probably just keep rising when the album comes out. My favorite of the song is definitely the chorus.

2. Flesh and Bone - it's hard to judge a song from live videos taking off a phone or camera but I can already tell this song will be an epic. I especially love Brandon's voice throughout the song, which isn't unusual. My favorite part of the song is the lyric "What are you afraid of? and what are you made of? FLESH AND BONE"

3. Miss Atomic Bomb - Do you remember Mr. Brightside. Well, supposedly this is the girl who broke his heart. I can't tell who's point of view it's from but this song is a great one. My favorite part has to be the lyric "Miss Atomic Bomb, making out we got the radio on. you're gonna miss me when I'm gone"

4. The Rising Tide - this song has been around since last year and I've loved it since I first heard it. I would really love to hear this one on Battle Born but last I heard it's on the border. Can't tell my favorite part yet because I really haven't heard it on the best quality.

5. From Here On Out - this is the one song I'm not thrilled about. I don't know what it is, the length? the beat? it just hasn't hit yet. Can't tell my favorite part yet but it looks like this one will be on Battle Born.

I'll end the post with a few pics