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Published on 5/8/08
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Paramore offers proof that not everyone in the pop-punk underground views the tween-rock mainstream with disdain. On Riot!, the Tennessee quartet’s recent major-label debut, flame-haired frontwoman Hayley Williams channels the wronged-chick angst of “Since U Been Gone” over her bandmates’ polished power-chord rave-ups; unlike too many of their fellow Warped Tour acts, these kids understand that the best way to describe big emotions is with big choruses.Their efforts haven’t gone unrewarded either: “Misery Business,” one of the album’s supercatchy highlights, has followed singles by Fall Out Boy and Plain White T’s onto Top 40 radio, where its assertive lady-rock vibe is doubly valuable. Expect the Mohawks-and-piercings crowd tonight, but don’t be surprised if you also see a good number of fresh-faced youngsters who got shut out of next month’s Hannah Montana shows.
Opener the Starting Line, from Philadelphia, isn’t quite as distinctive as Paramore; its new Direction is filled with sensitive-boy emo-rock jams in the style of Jimmy Eat World. But arrive early to catch the Almost, a young Florida five-piece whose frontman, Aaron Gillespie, is better known as the drummer of Underoath, one of the Christian-metal scene’s highest-profile bands. Southern Weather, the Almost’s Foo Fighters–ish debut, demonstrates that Gillespie’s Dave Grohl fixation extends to his songwriting.
—Mikael Wood
annonymus
Fri, May 02, at 04:01pm
I <3 PARAMORE
Bre
Tue, Apr 08, at 03:58pm
R U DATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Teddi
Wed, Apr 02, at 05:31pm
I LOVE YOU PARAMORE U ROX I LOVE THE SONG EMERGENCY I LOVE THAT SONG I LOVE YOU :D :P
Teddi
Wed, Apr 02, at 05:29pm
OMG... i love u guys sooooooooo much
gabbi
Tue, Mar 18, at 06:47am
YOU ROCK PARAMORE I LOVE YOUR SONG CRUSHCRUSHER I THINK ITS THE BEST ONE YET I LOVE YOU PARAMORE YOUR AWESOME ROCK ON.....GABBI......HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON CAUSE YOUR JUST AWESOME!!
NATALI3
Thu, Mar 06, at 12:55pm
H3YY
PARAMOR3 AR3 AW3SOM3! TH3Y AR3 TH3 B3ST BAND 3V3R!!
LOL
XXXXXX LUV YA
NATALI3
Thu, Mar 06, at 11:54am
H3YY
Tristan
Thu, Feb 28, at 06:00pm
I <3 Paramore! I swear, I wish I could talk to Hayley. =-D She's a hottie! Lol.
LIVI
Fri, Feb 22, at 03:22pm
I LOVE YOU WHO!
quetzalli
Mon, Feb 18, at 05:46pm
i love the song misery bussines!!!
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