Paramore - Riot
|
List Price: Our Price: $5.68 You Save: $13.30 (70%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $3.46 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Riot
Free Music Review: Best band I have ever heard or seen
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been a devoted Linkin Park fan for the past 7 or so years (ever since Hybrid Theory came out).
Since then and for all my life I have not had such an emotional and spiritual connection to
any work of art (music)...I have pretty much bled Linkin Park and have not ever thought anybody could rock as hard as they could...until I started listening to Paramore.
I can't believe my ears or eyes watching some of their live performances - they are that good, and cannot help but have a strong emotional response to songs like "That's what you get" or "Born for this".
The music, the lyrics, the delivery (from Hayley especially) are superb and IMO produce the best music - so good that I cannot even believe that it exists (I feel like - seriously - I am going to wake up from a dream to realize that Paramore does not exist - but they do - and for that I AM THANKFUL, really).
I still love Linkin Park, but Paramore has taken my heart and is my new Favorite #1 band.
Paramore's lyrics (especially when delivered by the group live in their songs) remind me of who it is I am:
that I'm someone strong, that I should resist everyday temptations, that I should take the "road less traveled by", that I need my pain/my cross that I carry with me each day.
I have always felt that I had a fire that burned inside me, in my heart and deep within me that noone else could understand - including myself. But these emotional works (songs by Paramore) get me close in realizing who it is I am and why I am here (just like a lot of my favorite Linkin Park songs do). I think it is important to remember who it is you are and where you came from and always remember what it is you value and to NEVER sell out your soul for anything/anybody.
Thank you Paramore for reminding me who it is I am and for giving me strength in those times when I seem to have none - I get your music 100% and I'm sure so many other young people do!
I will buy whatever this band sells and follow them anywhere! and, oh yea, the "rock my face off" too!!!
I think if I actually saw them live in person I would die right then and there - and I would be at peace in that moment, happy and content with my life and my past.
Free Music Review: Glad I found out about this band.
Hit: 5 Stars
The first four songs are one of the best introductions to a band that I've heard on record. They come out rocking and immediately draw you in without relent. Everything just hits at once, the vocals, music and the passion. Listen to the words and you realize that these aren't things 20-somethings usually sing about. (as far as I know) Perhaps there's a maturity here that puts the band above others.
OK, time to take a break from the onslaught for a minute. On "When It Rains" Hayley gives us a great Andrea Corr sound on the chorus. Nice backing vocals, beautiful song.
"Crushcrushcrush" - Another good rocker with a few changes thrown in. The video reminds me of Hyde's "Seasons Call". When Hayley sings the lines "I need something to sing about", "Give me something to sing about" it almost comes across as a challenge.
"We Are Broken" - Another break from the rockers with some nice piano. Sounds like something U2 could have done.
"Fences" is definitely the curve ball on the record. At first listen you may not be sure if it works or not but after a while you realize that it does. A nice change of pace and shows another side of the band.
By the time you get to "Born For This" a similarity will have been noticed. This song seems like an add on at times but was probably needed as a closer. That being said, the disc moves and plays quickly. You don't realize that's it's already gone by and you've heard a lot of music.
On a production note, they could have pulled back on the levels a little bit, especially the 1K band. I'm all for pushing the volume level but parts of this disc cross over into distortion, particularly Hayley's voice.
Free Music Review: This time we're not giving up
Hit: 5 Stars
How do you even begin to try and top your excellent debut? Paramore seems to have that exact remedy.
After listening to Paramore's newest offering, Riot!, it's obvious confidence is a determining factor for them in topping All We Know Is Falling. Gun to my head, I don't think I could've told you a single song from their debut that I thought Hayley went all out vocally. Not the case with Riot!. In almost every song you can actually feel the emotion exuding from Hayley, and, more importantly, you can honestly tell that they were simply having fun while recording this.
Keeping the 'easy to listen through the entire CD' schtick going they upped the ante by incorporating some amazingly catchy songs throughout. Immediate favorites are sure to include For a Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic, Hallelujah, Misery Business, crushcrushcrush, and Fences. A couple others that kind of sneak their way onto your favorites list are When It Rains, Let The Flames Begin, and Born For This.
They've kept one of my favorite aspects of Paramore firmly intact however, their stellar lyrics. Completely un-emo in every possible way, Paramore, and more importantly, Hayley, prove to be way ahead of their peers. Something new? An easily dance-worthy track found in the form of Fences.
My favorite songs are Hallelujah, When It Rains, Let The Flames Begin, crushcrushcrush, and Fences. Paramore is getting A LOT more attention right now, so let's all hope that this new found popularity won't tarnish what has made them so loved in the first place (coughMTVcough). If you loved the debut you'll be reminded all over again why you love Paramore. New? You probably just found a new favorite.
Free Music Review: Typical pop / rock style, but still sounds so good
Hit: 5 Stars
I agree Paramore never had a shot at winning the 'Best New Artist' Grammy, and for good reason. Their music style is very typical... you've heard it before from Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, and various emo bands. I recognized this as soon as I first listened to Paramore.
But this essentially doesn't matter at all, because the entire album simply sounds really, really good. If Kelly Clarkson made a Greatist Hits album 5 years from now, she could only hope to have compiled a collection this good. Every single track on here is *very* catchy. Typical or not, I'd take this album over Amy Winehouse any day.
I have more respect for the lead singer Hayley Williams than for, say, Amy Lee... because this girl can actually sing. The album's high production quality doesn't hide any weakness in her vocal ability; hear them perform live and she's still pretty well in-tune. Not the strongest voice out there, but good vocal technique which fits the style quite well. You have to respect the musical talent here... they're all between 17 and 23 years old.
Is the album just another mainstream pop, wanna-be hard rock band singing about your standard, annoying teen angst issues? Some people seem to think so, but I'm too busy enjoying the super-catchy melodies and well-executed harmonies. Musically, this stuff is high-quality, and I love listening to it. Go ahead and listen to the "more original" Amy Winehouse if you want, but it probably won't be as fun.
Free Music Review: This is as good as mainstream pop rock garbage gets.
Hit: 5 Stars
First off, let me just say that this is NOT the kind of music I ordinarily listen to. My favorite bands are prog metal bands such as Between the Buried and Me, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Opeth, and Periphery.
That being said, (and I almost feel embarrassed saying this, like I'm betraying my musical duty) this is one heck of a great album! The instrumental work is nothing extraordinary, but Hayley Williams' voice is AMAZING, and every single song is extremely catchy. None of this even feels like filler. I feel like the problem with most popular bands these days is A) they are extremely repetitive and all their songs sound about the same, and/or B) their sound is very generic and they aren't unique at all. But Paramore doesn't fall into either of those categories. Their songs have a decent amount of diversity and there is actually some vamping, as opposed to bands where the singer comes in on the first beat on every single song and doesn't stop singing until the 2 and a half minutes is up. But what really makes Paramore stand out and have their own unique, recognizable sound, is Hayley Williams. Her vocal talent is absolutely phenomenal, her voice is very unique, and she comes up with some really great vocal melodies and hooks.
Bottom line, buy this album. Or at least torrent it. Actually, just torrent it. Enough people have bought this already.