It’s My Imagination

The Buzz on Paramore

June 2, 2008 on 8:14 am | In My Imagination | 1 Comment

I was recently introduced to a new band, Paramore. Surprising to me is how much I’ve been enjoying listening to their music ever since. Why is it surprising? Probably because I’m an upper 40’s mom and their music is pop-punk. For me though, I think there is just enough pop in their music to make it enjoyable for me as well as many others, and just enough punk in it to make it enjoyable to the younger crowd.The band originated 4 years ago, a group of four high school friends, two of which are brothers. Hayley sings vocals, Jeremy plays bass, Josh plays guitar, and Zac is on drums. They began playing their own music in Nashville and were quickly discovered by John Janick, founder of Fueled by Ramen. He signed them to the label and they soon released their debut album, “All We Know is Falling” in 2005. They then hit the road touring and by 2006 were headlining shows in North America, Europe and Japan.

Paramore recently released it’s third cd, “RIOT!”. I think what I like about the band is that they write their own music. They write music from the heart, for themselves and for their fans. Click here to listen to songs from this new cd and read the band’s bio. The energy of the band and Hayley’s charisma make all of the videos worth watching. They’re fun and energetic and I like that there is a lot of audience participation, they’re singing along. In fact, the band loves its fans so much that they even held a contest for its fans and the winners won the right to sing vocals “Born For This”, one of the songs on “RIOT!”, written for the fans.

I’m very happy that I’ve discovered this great band, they’ve got a very bright future ahead of them.

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