Paramore

Something I haven't seen since No Doubt, a female vocalist and a band filled with men, but Paramore is rocking the nation with its power-pop-punk lyrics and catchy flow. Starting in 2004 doing gigs in Nashville, TN. Fueled by Ramen(producing many artist such as Gym Class Heros and PANIC! at the Disco) quickly signed them after a live performance in Florida. Their first album All We Know Is Falling was the album they played at The Warped Tour 2005 then almost immediately following played a stellar sold out tour in North America in 2006. After a little break they then recorded the sophomore album RIOT in 2007. The album is known for its biggest single yet, Misery Business. Although Misery Business made some stirs with the Christian community, saying the Lord's name in vain, Paramore (devout Christians) calmed the situation by explaining that the girl in the song was real and that she felt bitter towards her and that the song wasn't intended for people to break the commandments.

With all that aside, I think that Paramore is a great band to listen to. They are catchy, they are flashy, and they are deep. With songs like Misery Business you can get a little crazy with but then they have the ability to slow things down with songs like Pressure. It just so happens that Haley ( the lead singer) can actually sing, without the harmonic machine that most artists sing into, she actually has true talent with vocals and I think that is one thing that sets them apart from most.

Toy-Box

Toy-Box is pretty much my favorite bubblegum dance artist. It consists of Anila and Amir, both born in Denmark but of Middle Eastern descent. They've since gone their own ways onto solo careers, but Toy-Box will always hold a special place in my heart. In keeping with the bubblegum dance style, their music is obscenely happy and centered around lighthearted and carefree love. Their lyrics are often ridiculous in a somehow clever way and in several instances make no sense at all, for example the line “No friends are never alone” which would really only work if the word used was “ever”. However, quirks like these only add to the fun of listening to Toy-Box.

My favorite Toy-Box songs:

• Fantasy Dream World
• www.girl
• The Sailor Song
• Tarzan and Jane
• Prince of Arabia
• 007
• Best Friend
• Dumm-Diggy-Dumm
• E.T.
• Super-Duper-Man
• Superstar
• Wizard of Oz

It's very hard to choose an absolute favorite Toy-Box song, as many of them are almost legendary, but one of my favorites is “Fantasy Dream World”. The melody everywhere in the song is extremely catchy and expertly crafted. The low electric grinding instrument that accompanies the bass during much of the song sound very nice. The extremely subtle and hard to pick out magic sounding instrument forms a very nice counter melody to the chorus. It follows the same notes as the electric piano in the very beginning, so knowing that, it should be easier to find. Although when the prince is singing it's often so fast that it's hard to tell what he's saying until you've listened to “Fantasy Dream World” many many times, the words of the song are wonderfully powerful and often quite nonsensical in a startling beautiful way.

You can listen to “Fantasy Dream World” here.

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