HEARTandSYNAPSE

well, no it isn't. im sorry but, it's nothing to do with 'the state of the industry'. it's about rises and falls in bands' popularities. Paramore are huge news in 2008, New Found Glory were huge news in 2003.

well no, NFG shouldn't have been headling purely because they've been 'doing it longer' or 'have more albums' or whatever reason you're citing. Frankly, to to look at the cold facts, Paramore could, and did, sell out the apollo, NFG couldn't alone today. Paramore are simply more popular in 2008, hence why Paramore headlined. And if you're a fan of NFG then fair enough, but it is not my 'alliance' to Paramore, or me being more of a fan than Paramore than NFG that informed my review, it was simply because NFG were not very good and Paramore but on one of the best shows I have seen.

the sweetness acoustic!! i hope.

black vest and red checked shirt? i was sooo ready to knock him out haha. i was gutted when he'd ran off at the end. people like that need to be taught a fucking lesson. i get a little over protective when it comes to paramore and hayley in particular haha.

yeah, i had to have 'words' with a guy in front of me who thought it was a good idea to shout really awesome stuff like 'get your tits out' to hayley, when she was sat at the keyboard on her own. well, needless to say i think i got the message across. he didn't speak up again. and when the lights came up, he was nowhere to be seen bless him

here is my review of last nights show in manchester for the BBC. theres some really cool pics with the review, and a gallery as well, worth checking out. the review that went up is edited down a LOT so, here's the unedited version; With almost a decade of hits to choose from, and the fact that your average Paramore fan is bound to know where to jump in most of them, all New Found Glory really had to do tonight was turn up. Alas, it seemed this was too tall a task for the 'seminal' pop punkers. The songs were all there, 'Hit or Miss', 'My Friend's Over You'; a whole retrospective. But instead of sounding like seasoned vets, the band appeared out of practice and sloppy, Jordan Pundik seeming to put more into his onstage windmiling than his vocals. Were it not for a pint sized redhead's appearance for 'It Ain't Me Babe' from Walk The Line, the first half of the set would have been, frankly, a shambles. The years on the road seemed to kick in after a while, and the last few songs were a significant improvement. Anyone thinking Paramore would be exposed as unworthy headliners over such an established band could not have had more of a rude awakening than set opener 'For A Pessimist...'. An anthemic juggernaut of power pop magic, the song seems to get huger with every performance. And as for the five scamps performing it, my how they've grown! The youthful energy and passion is all still there in spades, but it is truly remarkable just how far the band have come in terms of stage presence. Many bands of the genre enjoying a similar rise in popularity are content doing the same Dance, Dance as their club shows, but Paramore work the stage with flair and style and inject their songs with the necessary power to fill such a big venue. The songs? Sound better than ever. A practically perfect setlist, their hard work on the road evident in the bulkier, more mature sounding versions of older material such as 'Emergency' and 'Pressure' (complete with the classic Paramore over the back barrel roll from the video that was frankly more impressive than some entire sets I've seen) and a cover of Jimmy Eat World's 'The Sweetness' that sounded more marvellous than the original. Newer material truly shone tonight, 'Born For This' and 'CrushCrushCrush' showing all the signs of becoming anthems for a generation, but it was a set closing re-working of 'My Heart', which began with Hayley Williams performing solo with a keyboard, giving the song a fragile, fraught edge, and building to an outstanding crescendo with Josh Farro's backing screams adding a startling depth, creating one of the most magical performances of a song I have ever witnessed live. With encores in the form of 'Decoy' and 'Misery Business' perpetuating the euphoria, Paramore have started 2008, a year that has the band nominated for a Grammy and headlining festivals, in the most triumphant way possible.

no surprise they're not doing it at Manchester again. that was embarrassing.

well we thank you for that so yeah, Kiss Kiss, the band they're up against, put out a myspace bulletin and have been heavily promoting it, so Paramore are losing by about 400 votes

Thanks to all of you who voted in the previous rounds, we made it to the final 8! Sooo sorry I didnt post about round 3, i was hella busy with uni work, and the poll ended a day early that it should have done, so i didnt get a chance, but we won by ONE VOTE! so it is down to 8 bands now, and Paramore is up against Kiss Kiss, and you can vote by going http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28346 tell everyone you know, hopefully we can get them to the final and then bring home victory for the deserving champions.

good god almighty that is possibly the greatest thing i have ever seen. what a line up

that drum cover is pretty lame. he tries way too hard, puts way too many unnecessary fills in, and totally loses the timing a good few times. zac had it right on the original track, less is more

...I'm not gonna lie dude, that's just kinda creepy.

We stormed round 2 with 66%, so well done everybody I have a bad feeling about Round 3. I think we're up against Circa Survive, and a lot of people liked that album. I'll get back when our bout goes live.

my bad.

oh man, ive been checking the thread every 5 minutes to see if we were still in the lead. we were getting beat at first. ive really neglected the essay i have due in tomorrow to ensure this victory haha.