my love for paramore began in 2005 when they released their amazing debut album all we know is falling. i remember the simple album cover and being fascinated that such a powerful voice came out of the tiny hayley williams. and that's what i loved about paramore. their ability to make the complex so simple and that they were just small-town kids making good music. i bought tickets to see them at the take action tour in 06. they didn't even perform that night, but i still waited hoping hayley would at least try to sing something. that's how big a fan i was: i waited for a band i knew wasn't there, but i still wished (or hoped) that they would randomnly come on stage. all we know is falling stayed in my CD player because paramore was fucking sick. sorry, that's the easiest way to explain it.

then, paramore started touring. A LOT. and they disappeared for a while to make some new stuff, which led to RIOT! yes, with the caps and exclamation points. (a little too panic! at the disco for my taste.) their first single was misery business and i LOOOOOVED it. there's no other way to play it. it was on repeat all day long. but there were some definite and evident changes to my favorite band. first, hayley's hair started doing some wild and crazy things. second, they were on MTV. this wasn't the paramore i knew and loved. the vibe was totally different. hayley was always put in the spotlight something i could see that she wasn't comfortable with. i found myself becoming distant to my repeat band. i stopped visiting their website. i stopped waiting for emails on new music videos. truthfully, i stopped caring.

there's this feeling that any fan gets when their favorite band starts getting really famous. you realize that their lyrical content has changed. hayley used to sing about feeling out of place in an all-male band. she sang about mssing her family and friends while touring. on riot!, i heard nothing of the sort. the lyrics felt general, like everyone was disconnected from each other and the music. i want the paramore back that didn't used to perform in arenas and write songs for movies like twilight (even though i ♥ decode and i caught myself.). but the feeling is just different.

but i rediscovered my love after hints / rumors that paramore would break up after cancelled tour dates. i don't want them to end. i just want who they were originally.

i haven't even bought brand new eyes yet. . .
when a band i love releases a new CD, i buy it without hesitation. or i used to.

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