For ten years now Paramore have been one of my favourite bands. I've laughed, cried and grown up with their music. There's something so legendary about them they're one of those bands that in 50 years time people will still know their name, blast their music and wish they were at a Paramore gig. I don't think i'll ever come close to explaining what they mean to me and just how spectacular I think they are and to be honest I won't even try, but this isn't a post dedicated to the beauty that is Paramore this is a post more specifically dedicated to the beauty that is their intro's and outro's that they play at live shows. These are in no particular order because quite frankly picking favourites out of these would be impossible...
Monster Outro/Part II
Seeing Paramore for the first time since becoming a trio at Reading Festival 2012 I got to see the chilling outro to "Monster." The stage lights dropped and became a quick assault of bright flashing lights that matched the urgency in the music. Fast forward to April 2013 and the Paramore fandom's first listen to their self-titled record revealed that the so-called 'Monster outro' was actually from "Part II." The sneaky three had been playing part of a new song the whole time.
In The Mourning with Landslide
After the departure of the Farro's "In The Mourning" was the first song we heard by the new found trio. Early 2011 Hayley and Taylor posted a video of them playing the song acoustically and later on it was released full band. If the song wasn't already heartwrenching enough the band started tagging on Stevie Nicks' "Landslide" with a transition so effortless the younger fanbase might not have even known it's not their song.
Brand New Eyes Intro
If there was ever a Paramore intro that the entire fanbase wished was an actual song the BNEtour intro would be it. It is dark from its core like no other Paramore song. Opening with guitaring reminiscent of creepy psycho thriller films Hayley joins Josh on stage and begins reciting her most haunting lyrics yet, 'now you've grown a lot and your dresses don't fit right, your daddy's not a hero he stole your chariot,' and the music explodes full band. The drumming from Zac and Taylor goes right through you and Hayley jumps around the stage like she's been possessed by her own song. She does sing 'there's evil in your heart and it wants out to play' mind.
Miracle Outro
You don't have to be at all religious to be completely mesmerised by the beauty of this hymn inspired outro. Intricate music and delicate vocals builds into Paramore style explosion so clearly full of passion it's hard to not to find yourself sobbing watching it. I remember first hearing this and being completely flawed, it really is miraculous.
Let The Flames Begin Outro
"Let The Flames Begin" is one of Paramore's darker songs that packs a lot of power and even more so now we have "Part II." The outro features the same epic music, sped up and 100 times more colossal filling up even the largest arenas with unmistakable electrifying atmosphere. Then in comes Hayley with her devastating vocals making the whole thing a striking performance.
Spring Tour Intro
One of the simpler intro's but no less amazing. Gorgeous guitaring and background drumming for the first minute before Zac's signature crashing drums turn this from a luscious musical intro to an immense one. The timing of the tour and the one lyric - Hayley defiantly belting 'we're starting over' - made this quite hard hitting at the time and nothing less than dazzling.
Honda Civic Tour Intro
Letting the music do the talking again the set-up on stage with the curtains up and white lights in time with those clashing drums truly brought this intro to life. I could listen to these intro's all day long they're so magnificent with the way they build becoming these staggering pieces of music with multitudes of layers, where the more you listen the more you hear, taking your mind on a whole new journey and turning it into something different it's mind boggling how they manage it time and time again.
Here We Go Again with One Armed Scissor
Whenever I hear this I just think SO MUCH YES. Something about old songs and this outro turns Hayley into some sassy little beast and her vocals all rough around the edges and the way it flows together so perfectly I missed them playing this and was glad when they brought it back for a while.
