Paramore - The Best (2010)

2011-11-13T19:25:34Z

Paramore - The Best (2010)


01. Misery Business
02. Decode
03. Playing God						play
04. Brick By Boring Brick
05. The Only Exception
06. Never Let This Go
07. Let The Flames Begin
08. Crushcrushcrush
09. Where The Lines Overlap			play
10. My Heart
11. That's What You Get
12. For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic (Live from London)
13. Emergency
14. Ignorance
15. When It Rains
16. Here We Go Again

Band members

Current members
    Hayley Williams – lead vocals, keyboards, piano
    Jeremy Davis – bass guitar
    Taylor York – lead and rhythm guitars, glockenspiel, percussion 

Former members
    Josh Farro – lead guitar, backing vocals
    Zac Farro – drums, percussion
    Hunter Lamb – rhythm guitar 
    Jason Bynum – rhythm guitar, backing vocals 
    John Hembree – bass guitar

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. They've had a No 1 album with Brand New Eyes and have sold out their UK arena tour, but Paramore aren't on the musical radar of most people over the age of 21. And rightly so: anyone who's lived through punk or grunge won't find much that's new in the 7m-selling pop-rockers from Franklin, Tennessee.

The group, especially singer Hayley Williams, combine bravado and vulnerability in exactly the proportions that people in their mid-teens find irresistible. You didn't have to look far to spot girls who have dyed their hair cranberry in homage to Williams's mop, and both sexes happily did her bidding – dancing when ordered to, near-swooning when she shouted "Tonight you belong to us!" The other Paramores got applause of their own when Williams introduced them, but it must be tough on the ego to stand behind her night after night.

The set comprised big portions of grumbly rock with an acoustic interval, and 90 minutes zipped by, a testament to Williams's supreme watchability. She quivered with disappointment and hurt when songs called for it. (Most did; Misguided Ghosts gives the flavour: "Would someone care to classify our broken hearts and twisted minds so I can find someone to rely on?") And she was a firecracker during the all-out rock anthem Crushcrushcrush. Her claim to have been influenced by Etta James was just about evident on When It Rains, which revealed a reservoir of soulfulness unseen in the more banging numbers.

What makes her stand out in the not exactly jammed field of female-fronted rock bands, though, is a quality you can only describe as sweetness. Warm and inclusive, she welcomed first-time gig-goers "to the family" and repeatedly thanked them for their support "on our journey". Trite? Possibly. But heartwarming, too. --- Caroline Sullivan, guardian.co.uk

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Paramore – Brand New Eyes (2009)

2011-11-10T19:23:30Z

Paramore – Brand New Eyes (2009)


1. Careful
2. Ignorance
3. Playing God					play
4. Brick By Boring Brick
5. Turn It Off
6. The Only Exception
7. Feeling Sorry
8. Looking Up
9. Where the Lines Overlap
10. Misguided Ghosts			play
11. All I Wanted
12. Decode

Musicians:
    Hayley Williams – lead vocals, keyboards
    Jeremy Davis – bass
    Taylor York – rhythm guitar
    Zac Farro – drums, percussion

With 2007's Riot!, Paramore proved that pop hooks and a killer set of pipes can still vault a band to platinum status, economic downturn be damned. Success comes with a price, though, and Paramore struggled as media outlets reserved most of their coverage for Hayley Williams, deemed by many to be the group's leader. Rather than calling it quits, the musicians sought therapy in the studio, where tales of self-doubt and frustration were captured on tape by mega-producer Rob Cavallo. The anthemic, celebratory songs that made Riot! so appealing were largely absent, but the band found a new way to rock during those sessions, prizing catharsis and nuanced arrangements above the hooks of albums past.

Released in late 2009, Brand New Eyes presents Paramore as a stronger, leaner, and altogether more consistent band. "Careful" and "Ignorance" are two of the group's most aggressive tunes to date, and the rest of the disc follows suit, with the guitar interplay of Josh Farro and Taylor York (who makes his studio debut here, having joined the lineup after Riot! was recorded) receiving much of the spotlight. Drummer Zac Farro anchors the band with a flurry of snare hits and cymbal crashes, but the true MVP is none other than Ms. Williams, who sings with all the gusto of an angsty, 21st century Ann Wilson. She's fun, fiery, and altogether fantastic, a pint-sized powerhouse who attacks everyone from holier-than-thou naysayers ("Playing God") to egocentric space cadets ("Brick by Boring Brick"). Williams also tones down the sonic assault whenever it's appropriate, offering a beautifully understated vocal during the album's centerpiece ballad, "The Only Exception," and championing the band's longevity during songs like "Where the Lines Overlap" and "Looking Up." "God knows the world doesn't need another band," she sings during the latter track, "but what a waste it would have been...I can't believe we almost hung it up. We're just getting started." Riot! explored similar thoughts with its closing track, "Born for This," but "Looking Up" is made all the more convincing by the band's recent turmoil. Accordingly, 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. --- Andrew Leahey, allmusic.com

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