Paramore steals show at Spring Concert
Heather Waxman, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 5/5/08 Section: Arts & Living
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Upon entering the Mullins Center last night, it was impossible to ignore the eruption of deafening screams of intoxication echoing from all angles.
The evening kicked off with two mini sets performed by the winners of this year's Battle of the Bands, Static & Messiah, as well as the runners-up, Exit Reason.
Static & Messiah, a Boston-based hip-hop, rap duo, took the stage with a heap of energy and did a sufficient job riling up the crowd for their measly 15-minute set, rapping primarily about tragic life in the slums.
After taking the stage, Exit Reason was full of grins and gratification.
"It was awesome - an unreal experience," said 19-year-old lead guitarist/vocalist Sam Wood. "We have no complaints. It was a dream come true to be here."
Certainly impressive considering three of the four band members are still in high school. Sean Nolan, bassist/background vocalist is a freshman at UMass while Wood, drummer Tony Interlande, and rhythm guitarist/vocalist Jarad Weeks were new to stepping foot onto a college campus.
Then came a very loud, pulsating bass shaking the ground beneath, Fat Joe took the stage for what turned out to be a seemingly endless and virtually pointless half-hour of noise.
He opened with an original number followed by a rendition of Akon's hit "We Takin' Over." The crowd was fairly amused and perked up a bit when "Lean Back" came on.
It was almost impossible to pay attention to the premise of any of his songs between the myriad of f-bombs and n-bombs being dropped like … well … bombs.
Following Fat Joe's less-than-pleasing performance was yet another sore disappointment.
Envision a cross between a wannabe Neyo and Omarion and you get Trey Songz, an R&B, hip-hop singer, from Petersburg, Va.
Much like his predecessor, his set consisted of a lot of back-tracks and crotch-holding. He could hardly be heard due to the roaring screams coming from behind as his DJ shouted a useless blend of "uh" and "what."
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Tim
posted 5/05/08 @ 1:43 AM EST
Woah, no pictures?
Marc
posted 5/05/08 @ 1:56 AM EST
Another crap concert put on by the idiots in the SGA. Congratulations on wasting thousands of dollars on fools like Fat Joe and Jimmy Eat World. TERRIBLE!!
Mo
posted 5/05/08 @ 11:07 AM EST
Wow, what a biased article. Aren't newspapers supposed to give you an unbiased account of events? This girl's favorite band is obviously Paramore, and you can tell she abhors any type of Hip-Hop music as well. (Continued…)
Jeff
posted 5/05/08 @ 8:18 PM EST
Fat Joe wasn't that bad, but Paramore was probably the best. Who was that MC / comedian before Trey Songz (who was terrible), that guy was hysterical
Eddie Shore
posted 5/05/08 @ 8:32 PM EST
The comedian was Ronnie Jordan, real funny guy.
Christine
posted 5/06/08 @ 1:42 AM EST
It is very distasteful to see journalists write such bias comments about people.The media is responsible for providing unbiased reports about events and people. (Continued…)
Anonymous
posted 5/06/08 @ 2:22 AM EST
This is a review of a concert in the Arts and Living section, which thrives on opinion. You're dreaming if you think you'll see a lack of bias.
OPINION-FREE PIECE:
One guy played. (Continued…)
Critic
posted 5/06/08 @ 9:46 AM EST
Ahem.. (from wikipedia because that's totally bias of course)
"A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book, or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer. (Continued…)
DVA
posted 5/06/08 @ 2:41 PM EST
Paramore was absolutely amazing. I was front row center, and me and 2 friends waited since noon that day to get in... fat joe was pretty bad, static and messiah were H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. (Continued…)
HorriblePiece
posted 5/06/08 @ 3:35 PM EST
How this is really a biased article. Seriously a paper should not allow someone to publish such a biased story!!! I am disappointed and whomever is the editor and whomever wrote this article. (Continued…)
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