Resolved: Paramore is a better band than Coldplay

>I do have a case ready but for this round I will just rebut my opponent's case. >My opponent has told us all that there are more male singers in bands than female singers. To my opponent : how is that relevant is picking the better band? Perhaps I am wrong, but I think that the stipulation of the resolution is which band creates better music, not which band has the best people. This is why I do not think the story of Hayley Williams (not Haley as my opponent suggested) is relevant. Also they are the Farro brothers not the Faarro brothers. To give some insight on Coldplay's members, Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland met at the University College London and began to the band. Later they met Guy Berryman and began to perform. They went by the name "Pectoralz and then later, Starfish. " They became Coldplay when they released 500 copies of Safety EP in 1998. Their first record deal was in 1999. >My opponent says her reason for picking Paramore over Coldplay is because she want to share their experiences with the world. I actually contend that Coldplay does a better job of this. To quote some Coldplay lyrics: "I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing: 'Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! ' One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand" -Viva la Vida "So I look in your direction But you pay me no attention, do you? I know you don't listen to me 'Cos you say you see straight through me, don't you? On and on From the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep I'll be there by your side; just you try and stop me I'll be waiting in line, just to see if you care" -Shiver "Your skin Oh yeah your skin and bones Turn into something beautiful D'you know you know I love you so You know I love you so I swam across I jumped across for you Oh all the things you do Cause you were all yellow" -Yellow These lyrics express feeling in the composers. In Viva la Vida, the singer expresses sadness and disappointment in losing someone or something (unspecified). In Shiver, Chris Martin shares a personal experience of one of the composers being ignored and feeling inadequate. Lastly, in Yellow, love and affection are expressed through the lyrics. If my opponent wishes for more examples, I can certainly supply them. >Paramore began in 2005 as opposed to 1998 (not 1996) for Coldplay. Coldplay are not extremely old as my opponent suggests. To counter my opponent's claim about Coldplay having difficulty communicating with younger audiences, I would like to bring up Paramore's problems with older audiences. Paramore's fan base is mainly younger than 20 years old. Coldplay's fan base is mainly in its 20s and 30s. This does not make any band better or worse than the other. >I do not know why my opponent left us with a final quote, but to counter I will do the same (notice that I identify who said my quote): "Because the world will eventually end, I would really like it if on some alien planet, in a million years' time, you were able to purchase a CD called The Best of the Earth—Ever! and we were on it. That's a slightly childish way of saying it, but that's what drives me. We don't want to be just. .. I just want to make the best music of all time with my best friends. " - Chris Martin (Coldplay lead singer)