Recording for the first time as a quartet, Paramore-vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Josh Farro, bassist Jeremy Davis and drummer Zac Farro-have created 11 more-than-competent pop-rock numbers, each with a heavy, radio-ready crunch courtesy of producer David Bendeth.
Paramore return delivering catchy hooks, unique melodies and a high energy throughout with Sophomore album, Riot!
A solid sounding record, this project really showcases the "poppier" side of pop punk. A huge step up from their previous work, Riot really showcases the bands growth instrumentally. Lyrically the record can sound rather immature and mundane at times, however Williams vocal performance completely makes up for this and once again steals the show on this project.
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Para-give-me-more! This is that real pop punk shit, ya hear? As someone who's listened to and loved the song Misery Business for years, and enjoyed the band's 2017 album "After Laughter", this did not disappoint me in the slightest, especially in the second half. The guitars sound great, the vocals are on point, the drums hit hard as fuck, and the production is angsty as a Twenty One Pilots mosh pit (which is mostly a good thing). Bravo!
Least Fav Track: When It Rains
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this is so “teenaged” and i can’t tell if that works in its favor or not
anyways it bangs
A pop punk ESSENTIAL
Am I the only one who feels like this is underrated on this website?
Paramore improves in virtually every aspect from their previous work, a great listen and BANGERS GALORE!
Fav Track: That's What You Get
Least Fav Track: We Are Broken (still pretty good!)
100 Albums Album 20: part 4 of the paramore mini discog dive
Definitely the worst album I’ve listened to so far for this project. It doesn’t really have the magic of any of Paramore’s other projects.
1 | For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic 3:48 | 84 |
2 | That's What You Get 3:40 | 87 |
3 | Hallelujah 3:23 | 77 |
4 | Misery Business 3:31 | 94 |
5 | When It Rains 3:35 | 79 |
6 | Let the Flames Begin 3:18 | 84 |
7 | Miracle 3:29 | 75 |
8 | crushcrushcrush 3:09 | 87 |
9 | We Are Broken 3:38 | 73 |
10 | Fences 3:18 | 81 |
11 | Born for This 3:59 | 80 |
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