Brand New Eyes
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
The confident brand new eyes is the rare punk album that’s not afraid to smile.
90
But where eyes truly trumps its predecessor is in its balance ... eyes astonishes from start to finish, with the bouncy confessional “Looking Up” and the immensely powerful closing track “All I Wanted” showing up as diamonds in an already gem-covered rough.
80
Lyrically, brand new eyes sees the band on starkly confessional form. This may seem unsurprising; after all, sleeve-hearted angst is the bread and butter that keeps the filling of pop-punk-emo together in Paramore's own particular brand of sarnie (although for them it's probably more of a sub.)
10y
80
With instantly infectious attitude and a seemingly unending supply of irresistible hooks, Brand New Eyes comes close to perfecting the emo-rock art.
10y
80
The singer hunts slightly bigger game on Paramore’s follow-up, brand new eyes, which, at a moment of wet-and-wild Warped Tour cynicism (see Cobra Starship and 3OH!3), offers a principled reminder of a more earnest, honest age.
80
Past efforts have ultimately fallen short of fulfilling Paramore's full potential, but the band has finally redefined its sound-a blend of fast-paced rock and upbeat picture-perfect pop with both styles buoyed by monster singalong choruses.
70
Brand New Eyes is the band's most credible album to date, a blend of melody and muscle that packs a punch in spite of its tumultuous origin.
10y
70
Third album maturity amounts to the anger being turned up, and effectively so.
10y
70
A slightly safe album from one of the most popular bands out there right now, but it's still great.
65
brand new eyes is a fun bunch of songs, and we'll enjoy it as such. But perhaps in a couple years it'll be time to expect more from this obviously talented band.
60
Produced by Rob Cavallo, the follow-up has a whiff of Important Rock Statement: Singer Hayley Williams blazes TV preachers, does some career-oriented stock-taking ("Looking Up") and even tries an acoustic ballad.
60
It’s this interplay between cheesy and catchy that makes Brand New Eyes a worthy genre time-capsule piece.
60
Williams leads the five-piece throughout this charged-up record that rarely comes up for air.
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Paramore? Like the pop band Paramore? The Paramore that made an album based on the 80s that only had one song that sounded like an 80s song? That one? Ha ha! Well this is gonna suck! *Smug face* *Trollface* *Wojak Face* *∆|∆∆|∆|∆*
Yeah the first few tracks on this thing fuck like hell. I don't like anything after "The Only Exception" but let me positive first. These first four ... read more
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Paramore? Like the pop band Paramore? The Paramore that made an album based on the 80s that only had one song that sounded like an 80s song? That one? Ha ha! Well this is gonna suck! *Smug face* *Trollface* *Wojak Face* *∆|∆∆|∆|∆*
Yeah the first few tracks on this thing fuck like hell. I don't like anything after "The Only Exception" but let me positive first. These first four ... read more
Here’s another commissioned review, and today it’s on Paramore’s album Brand New Eyes. Now I’ve been a fan of Paramore for a while, I adore After Laughter and their self-titled, but I had never really gone too far into their catalogue. Now I’d obviously heard their popular songs, their hits, stuff like “Brick by Boring Brick” and “Misery Business” but never had I sat down and listened to one of their pre-self-titled albums, so, Pinky on ... read more
An even bigger leap for the band, "Brand New Eyes" sees Paramore move past their teenage years. It's a more matured and emotional effort, without letting go of their pop-punk roots. The instrumentation is solid, the riffs are great, Hayley's vocals are as good as ever and the package is still hooky.
Fav Tracks: Playing God, The Only Exception, All I Wanted, Brick by Boring Brick, Careful, Ignorance, Where the Lines Overlap
Least Fav Track: Feeling Sorry
Score:
8.6
Exceptional
Fav Tracks: Playing God, The Only Exception, All I Wanted, Brick by Boring Brick, Careful, Ignorance, Where the Lines Overlap
Least Fav Track: Feeling Sorry
Score:
8.6
Exceptional
The third full length LP from pop rock sensations Paramore is often dubbed by fans as their "magnum opus", and this praise is most definitely warranted.
'brand new eyes' is a record jam packed with emotion, often times angry and gut punching lyrics, heavy instrumentation and dark themes- which all likely stem from the turmoil the band was going through at the time. In fact, it was after this album that the band completely changed, with key members leaving Hayley to move on without ... read more
'brand new eyes' is a record jam packed with emotion, often times angry and gut punching lyrics, heavy instrumentation and dark themes- which all likely stem from the turmoil the band was going through at the time. In fact, it was after this album that the band completely changed, with key members leaving Hayley to move on without ... read more
This was the album that got me fully obsessed with Paramore I was 7 and just biking around when I saw this cd on the floor and took it home, also it reminds me of how the critics used to trash Paramore and now its the band that the new artists are listing as an influence
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Track List
| 1 | Careful 3:50 | 88 |
| 2 | Ignorance 3:38 | 91 |
| 3 | Playing God 3:02 | 94 |
| 4 | Brick By Boring Brick 4:13 | 92 |
| 5 | Turn It Off 4:19 | 94 |
| 6 | The Only Exception 4:27 | 91 |
| 7 | Feeling Sorry 3:05 | 85 |
| 8 | Looking Up 3:29 | 87 |
| 9 | Where the Lines Overlap 3:18 | 87 |
| 10 | Misguided Ghosts 3:01 | 92 |
| 11 | All I Wanted 3:49 | 99 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
Year End Lists
| #10 | / | Drowned in Sound |
| #20 | / | Spin |
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