 
Paramore hail from Tennessee and consist of Hayley
Williams on lead vocals and keyboards, Josh Farro on
guitar and vocals, Jeremy Davis on bass, and Zac
Farro on drums. Paramore began after Williams moved
from Mississippi to Tennessee and met the Farro
brothers at a private school. Williams also became
involved with a band called 'The Factory' with Davis.
The 4 of them eventually formed Paramore in 2004
along with Jason Bynum on rhythm guitar. Within a few
years, Paramore began gaining a loyal following and
hitting the mainstream by 2007 with their hit "Misery Business" followed soon with a Grammy
nomination.
Paramore released All
We Know Is Falling (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Prior to recording All
We Know Is Falling, Davis left the group for personal
reasons and the impact of his departure was evident
in the concept of the LP, many of the songs, and its
cover art.
John Hembree joined the group on bass to replace
Davis - but 5 months after leaving, Davis returned to
the group, Hembree left, . Hunter Lamb replaced Bynum
on guitar.
The EP The Summer Tic was released.
 # 59 Singles
Artist of the Year
Lamb left the group to get married.
Paramore was one of the 'Ones To Watch' bands
featured in Rolling Stone.
Paramore released Riot! (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Paramore hit the Top 40 with "Misery Business" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 Riot! was certified gold.
 # 25
Singles Artist of the Year
Paramore was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Paramore were named 'Best Band of 2007' by the
readers of Alternative Press.
The single "Misery Business" was certified gold.
 Riot! was certified platinum.
Paramore hit the Top 40 with "That's What You Get" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The video for "Crushcrushcrush" was
nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Rock Video.
The single "Crushcrushcrush" was certified
gold.
Paramore could be heard on the soundtrack for Twilight on the tracks "Decode" and "I Caught Myself."
Paramore relesed the live set The
Final Riot!
Paramore were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Breakthrough Artist.
Paramore hit the Top 40 with "Decode."
The video for "Decode" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Rock Video.
Paramore released Brand
New Eyes.
Paramore topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart,
Top Rock Albums chart, and Top Alternative Albums
chart with Brand
New Eyes.
Paramore topped the UK LP chart with Brand
New Eyes.
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All
We Know Is Falling
Released: July, 2005
Tracks: "All We Know" -
"Pressure" - "Emergency" -
"Brighter" - "Here We Go
Again" - "Never Let This Go" -
"Whoa" - "Conspiracy" -
"Franklin" - "My Heart" |
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The Summer Tic (EP)
Released: June, 2006
Tracks: "Emergency" (Crab Mix) -
"Oh, Star" (Full Band Version) -
"Stuck On You" (Failure Cover) -
"This Circle" (Demo Version) |
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Riot!
Released: June, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 15
Tracks: "For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty
Optimistic" - "That's What You Get" -
"Hallelujah" - "Misery Business" - "When It
Rains" - "Let The Flames Begin" -
"Miracle" - "Crushcrushcrush"
- "We Are Broken" - "Fences"
- "Born For This" |
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The
Final Riot!
Released: November, 2008
Billboard peak: # 88
Live Tracks: "Born For This"
- "That's What You Get" - "Here We Go
Again" - "Fences" -
"Crushcrushcrush" - "Let The
Flames Begin" - "When It Rains" -
"My Heart" - "Decoy" -
"Pressure" - "For A Pessimist I'm
Pretty Optimistic" - "We Are
Broken" - "Emergency" -
"Hallelujah" - "Misery Business" |
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Brand
New Eyes
Released: September, 2009
Billboard peak: # 2
Tracks: "Careful" -
"Ignorance" - "Playing God" -
"Brick By Boring Brick" - "Turn It
Off" - "The Only Exception" -
"Feeling Sorry" - "Looking
Up" - "Where The Lines Overlap" -
"Misguided Ghosts" - "All I
Wanted" |
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