Title: Paramore Content: Paramore is an American alternative rock band formed in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee. At first there were 4 members, Hayley Williams, Josh and Zac Farro and Jeremy Davis. In 2009, Taylor York joined the band. Now there are 3 members - singer Hayley Williams, drummer Zac Farro, and guitarist Taylor York. They have released five studio albums: All We Know Is Falling, RIOT!, Brand New Eyes, and Paramore, After Laughter and a live album: 'The Final Riot!' Their most successful album is Paramore, which reached No.1 on US Billboard 200 and sold over 1,000,000 copies. Their song "Monster" was used in 2011 for the 3rd Transformers movie. Paramore also released an EP called The Summer Tic. ==History== Paramore was originally formed in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. The members then were vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Josh Farro, drummer Zac Farro, and bassist Jeremy Davis. Later rhythm guitarist Jason Bynum joined. The name "Paramore" came from the name of their first bassist's mother. When they learned the meaning of the word "paramour" (it means "secret lover"), they decided to use the name under Paramore spelling. ===2005: All We Know Is Falling=== Paramore went to Orlando, Florida to start working on their first album. Shortly after, Jeremy Davis left the band for personal reasons. Hayley Williams then wrote the song "All We Know" about his leaving. The band later decided to work the album around that idea, about someone that left something. The album artwork also describes that concept. Hayley Williams explains, "The couch on the cover of All We Know is Falling with no one there and the shadow walking away; it's all about Jeremy leaving us and us feeling like there's an empty space." Recording took three weeks, and promotional material for the album only used the four remaining members. Before starting on tour, the band added bassist John Hembree. But soon, Jeremy Davis returned to Paramore after being asked by the band to replace Hembree. All We Know Is Falling released on July 24, 2005. Paramore also released "Pressure" as their first single. The music video for that song was directed by Shane Drake. The song had failed to get into the charts. In July, they released the second single, called "Emergency". In the music video, Hunter Lamb was their new rhythm guitarist, replacing Jason Bynum. The music video was directed by Shane Drake again. The third single, "All We Know", was released with the video made with live performances and backstage footage. The album reached #30 on the [[Billboard  ==Members== ===Current Members=== * Hayley Williams - Lead Vocals (2004-now) * Zac Farro - Drums, percussion (2004-2010), (2017-now) * Taylor York - Lead Guitar (2010-now), Rhythm Guitar (2007-now) ===Tour support=== * Jon Howard - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocal (2010-now) * Justin York - Lead Guitar (2009), Rhythm Guitar (2011-now) * Joey Howard - Bass Guitar (2015-now) * Logan Mackenzie - Rhythm Guitar (2017-now) ===Past members=== * John Hembree – bass guitar (2005) * Jason Bynum – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2005) * Hunter Lamb – rhythm guitar (2005–2007) * Josh Farro – lead guitar, backing vocals (2004–2010) ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * All We Know Is Falling (2005) * Riot! (2007) * Brand New Eyes (2009) * Paramore (2013) * After Laughter (2017) ===EPs=== * The Summer Tic EP (2006) ===Live albums=== * Live in the UK 2008 (2008) * The Final Riot! (2008)