15 reasons WHY YOU SHOULD [seriously consider]LISTENING TO/CHECKING OUT PARAMORE
1. Because of Hayley's absolutely bombastic hair. who can carry of hair in three shades and still rock the house down. the voice, don't forget the vocals.
2. They perform FANTASTIC live gigs at the coolest places. Not ridiculously over-rated places like london's wembley, but for example, the stages of Verped tour. The best live gig ever played by them is at Anaheim's house of Blues[speaking of which, why does EVERYWHERE have a house of blues except singapore? the closest we got is a half-dead hard rock cafe. Depressing much?], when All We Know Is Falling was the only album out. That was brilliant i tell you.
3. Music influences add an element to their music, but not dominate the entire rhythm, like some. So thank you for the amazing sounds of death cab, jimmy eat world and new found glory.
4. Unlike many guitar 'gods' nowadays, said to be widespread in mediocre bands such as ACDC or Devil Wears Prada, Paramore actually has the best guitar riffs i've heard in ages. All thanks to Josh Farro and his digustingly disproportiante man boobs.
5. Their obvious talent at such a young age. as said in a recent post, it was just a week or so ago that zac farro finally became eligable to drink AND drive[and do other immoral, illicit things.]. And yet he's drumming like such a pro. And after Brett Manning's vocal lessons, look how a then fifteen year old haylay turned out. Kerrang! obviously got it right when they named her the orange dynamite with the huge voice.
6. Paramore's loyalty to their fanbase throughout the years. Even when the going get's though, like when their sophomore ep did not do as well as Fueled By Ramen's director expected, they still played hundreds of shows all over the states to promote the album. If that isnt enough, the closeness they have forged with their fans though simply hanging out, signings and private acoustic sets clearly give us the reason why fans return the loyalty by making their concerts a sell-out every time.
7. The fact that they are not fazed when some arse on youtube or myspace compares them to the likes of AVRIL LAVIGNE[hello?! burst your eardrums recently?].
8. The lyrics that make so much sense, and how wonderfully it is delivered. It's right from their heart[especially the first album], and there is no consistent, blaring screaming that blocks out the words.
9. AMAZING acoustic sets. It is their flexibility to play both acoustically and live that give them the opportunity to appear publicly many many times. Few are known to have ths ability, except maybe flyleaf or boys like girls. And not only is the diversity good, but the acoustic sets seem to amplify the magnitude of hayley's voice and bring out the best in josh' and hunter/taylor/jason's guitar skills.
10. Supporting causes such as TWLOHA back in 2005, when jamie's writing and Renee's story was still unknown[and still very much is. People just see the shirt and hardly know the story at all. who is this renee-person?!].
11. The CRAZY videos shot during every single tour Paramore's been on and willingness to be honest with their fans. It is not uncommon to find promo pictures of a snoring Zac Farro or Jeremy talking about his recent constipation bout. Hilarious and heart-warming.
12. The entire band's photogenity. Except perhaps Josh Farro, who happens to look uncanningly similiar to a glaring chipmunk many a time. Then again, how bad can a chipmunk look alike be? While this may be appear to many to be materialistic, how photogenic a band looks matters alot. Like Martin from BLG who is actually bewilderingly good-looking but can't manage to make a good shot half the time. See?
13. Hayley[and the rest of the band's] headbanging. Contrary to many 'emo-rocker' bands who have sprouted over the past few years, bringing along the practise that jumping and headbanging on shows are absolute emo 'no-nos', paramore doesnt seem to care much. the best adrenaline rush is to see a wild flash of yellow-orange-red hair rocking it out on a diminutive rocker.
14. Paramore's story of their namesake. It is actually derived from the word 'paramour', meaning Secret Lover, rumours spreading like wildfire the first year of its formation of the 'Joshley' pair. Twisting the spelling a little, there you have it. Hey, it is a hell lot better than Good Charlotte or Incubus, who picked up their name from a children's story book or a dictionary respectively.
15. Simply because their music is great. You get the full package. There are tons of bands out there who say music is religion and what not, but yet continue to exploit its ingenuity by distorting its very elements. With Paramore, its always been very much of keeping it real and producing the very best of music.
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