Paramore Biography

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PARAMORE IS:

Zac Farro: Drums
Josh
Farro: Guitar
Hayley Williams: Vocals
Jermey Davis: Bass

Past Members:

Jason Bynum
John
Hembree
Hunter Lamb

Paramore, the rapidly emerging pop-punk
quintet from Tennessee, has been building a near-deafening “next big thing”
buzz. Driven by riveting live shows and the undeniable charisma of their
frontwoman, 18-year-old Hayley Williams, they have captivated an increasingly
rabid following. Confronted by the double-edged sword of overwhelming early
praise, Paramore has risen to the challenge and recorded an album that happily
delivers on all the claims made on their behalf. With their new Fueled By Ramen
collection, “RIOT!,” they announce that they
have the talent, the passion, and the songs to take themselves to the next
level.

The band’s rise has been the result of consistent hard work since
Hayley first met Josh Farro (guitar, age 20) and his younger brother Zac (drums,
age 17) while they were together in school four years ago. After adding Jeremy
Davis (bass, age 22), Paramore was formed in 2004. They played their first show
in Nashville, and were soon building a local fanbase. After just a few months of
gigging, the band had their first big break in early 2005, when Fueled By Ramen
founder John Janick saw them at a gig in Florida. He was instantly struck by
their presence and their dedication, and he immediately signed the band to the
label. As Hayley says, “Fueled By Ramen has been amazing to us. So many kids
started checking us out because our name is on their roster. It’s like a big
family; we all share such a massive unit of fans.”

Upon the release of
their debut album, “ALL WE KNOW IS FALLING,”
in the summer of 2005, the music community began taking immediate notice of the
band. The New York Times and Spin hailed the album, singling out Hayley as a
star in the making. Nonstop touring throughout 2006 with bands such as
Straylight Run and Simple Plan, combined with show-stealing festival
performances at Warped and Bamboozle, continued to build the momentum. The year
culminated with a sold-out headlining tour of North America in the fall of 2006,
as well as successful tours of both Europe and Japan.

The accolades
continued as 2006 came to a close. After an overwhelming response to a U.K. tour
at the end of the year, Kerrang! readers voted Paramore as the “Best New Band”
and Hayley as the #2 “Sexiest Female.” NME named Paramore one of the ten acts to
watch in their “New Noise 2007” feature, proclaiming Williams as “young,
articulate and with plenty to say.” Some bands would begin to get nervous with
those kinds of accolades. Not Paramore. “I love getting all the ‘Next Big Thing’
notices,” says Hayley with a grin. Josh continues, “The first few years
everything was new to us and we made a name for ourselves as a band in a lot of
places. But with ‘RIOT!,’ we’re really ready to blow people’s minds.”

It
only takes one listen to “RIOT!” to see the depth of the band’s growth in the
past two years. Produced by David Bendeth (Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus, Killswitch Engage), the music has taken on a richer, deeper, more
intense tone, without sacrificing any of the melodicism that has been their
trademark. As Hayley explains, “For us, the title ‘RIOT!’ literally means an
unbridled outburst of emotions. When we were writing, it seemed like our
thoughts and emotions were coming out so fast that we couldn’t control them. It
felt like there was a riot within us. So the album takes our passion to a new
level; it’s just all raw energy.”

That raw energy and passion is evident
in “Misery Business,” a song that has its
origins in a message Hayley put on the band’s Live Journal page, asking her fans
to post what they’re ashamed of. “I found that people really were reaching out
to someone to spill their guts to,” she recalls, “So I did the same thing
lyrically in the song and let everything out. It’s more honest than anything
I’ve ever written, and the guys matched that emotion musically.”

The
wryly titled “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty
Optimistic” stems from what Josh reflects as “putting your faith in
someone and they blow it.” But in the writing of the song, he saw that his faith
in his bandmates was not misplaced: “I wrote the music specifically to be
awesome live and to be extremely energetic. It all came out at once. I showed it
to Hayley and she just nailed it lyrically. She completely got the feeling I
wanted the song to have.” And “Hallelujah” serves as one of the album’s true
anthems. As Hayley recounts, “It’s one of the oldest songs we’ve got, but we
wanted to save it for this record, and it’s the perfect home for it. It’s a
claim of victory for both ourselves and our fans.”

That connection with
their audience is most evident in “Born For
This,” a song that was specifically written for their fans. “We wrote it
as a message to them,” Hayley explains. “They’re going to take us to the next
level. Everything they’ve done has helped us so much… it’s really kept us
going.” And to drive that point home, the band held an online contest for fans,
with the winners getting to sing gang vocals on the song.

“Next big
things” come and go, but it is obvious that Paramore has something special –
both talent and staying power. “RIOT” is the band’s declaration of ambition,
musical growth, and dedication. “We all have such a love and passion for this
music,” says Josh. “We’re lucky to have made such a connection with our fans
that we’re making a difference in their lives.” Hayley concludes, “We want
everyone to hear this album. We want to take it as far as we can. ‘RIOT!’ is
everything we ever wanted to say on one album. If it all ended today, this is
what we’d want to be remembered for.”

Source : ParamoreTR

tarafından AvriL Salı Tem. 01, 2008 9:01 pm

My favorite group.

Thank you so much.

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