Paramore

Brand New Eyes
$18.98
I stumbled onto RIOT! by Paramore earlier this year and was just blown away by the energy of the songs. When Brand New Eyes came out I bought it without previewing and was instantly disappointed. However, the more I listen to it the more I like it on it's own. Still not as good as RIOT!, but comparing one album to the next cannot always be a good test. Keep it up.

Brand New Eyes
$7.99
I stumbled onto RIOT! by Paramore earlier this year and was just blown away by the energy of the songs. When Brand New Eyes came out I bought it without previewing and was instantly disappointed. However, the more I listen to it the more I like it on it's own. Still not as good as RIOT!, but comparing one album to the next cannot always be a good test. Keep it up.

All We Know Is Falling
$13.98
After first becoming familiar with Paramore with "Brand New Eyes", I had to go back and pick up their debut. "All We Know Is Falling" was released on July 26th of 2005, and while their first album is more subtle when compared to "Brand New Eyes", which reached out and grabbed me by the ears, ultimately they are both very good albums, and "All We Know Is Falling" is clearly a release which grows on the listener with each playing.

"All We Know" opens the album, with a solid piece which moves from fairly heavy to a more sedate bridge before returning to the heavier sound for the ending. It is a goodbye to their former bass player, who was later to return to the band, and was the third single from the album. "Pressure" is another solid piece about the pressures of being a teenager. It was the first single from the album. "Emergency" is a song about the state of modern relationships, and is one of my favorites on the album and the second single. "Brighter" is a bit slower piece, dealing with the impending break-up of a relationship from the perspective of one who doesn't want it to end. "Here We Go Again" finishes off the first half of the album. This song is also about the break-up of a relationship, but no regrets expressed or loss felt. This is the weakest of the songs on the first half of the album, which isn't hard to do considering how good the rest are.

"Never Let This Go" opens up the second half of the album much the way the first half closed, i.e. with a relationship ending song. It is little doubt why Haley wrote "Emergency" with all these songs about break-ups. At any rate, it is a good opening piece and starts off the second half well. "Whoa" continues with the relationship songs, but this one isn't breaking up yet. It is another solid piece and probably could have been released as a single. "Conspiracy" is another very good song with exceptional vocals, the lyrics aren't very specific, but it appears to be dealing with the feelings most teenagers have of being on the outside. "Franklin" deals with the change in their home town. Both the town, and their perception has changed. "My Heart" is an interesting song as it could be a song about Haley's relationship with a man, or a song about her relationship with God. The backing vocals at the end are unusual, and not my particular cup of tea, but they do create a unique feeling in the song.

Paramore on this album was Hayley Williams (vocals), Josh Farro (guitar, vocals), Zac Farro (drums), John Hembree (bass), and Jason Bynum (guitar, vocals). Hayley Williams is the main lyricist and shares the music credits with Josh Farro, with one piece co-written with future member Taylor York. This album doesn't have anything which blows me away, but there are a lot of very good pieces, and all the songs are worth hearing. It also grows on me a little each time I listen to it, which is something I like to have in an album. Four stars and rising...

Riot!
$18.98
Paramore is probably the only band with a girl lead singer I like, their style is new and refreshing to me. The whole album is really a nice pop rock album with great vocals from Hayley Williams. I highly recommend this album from Paramore including their previous and brand new album that just recently came out. This album will always remain my favorite from Paramore.