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this is out there, and it'll also be streamable in four-song increments over the next few days at paramore.net
also it's totally awesome, which i wasn't totally expecting since i'm still pretty dispirited by "now."
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2013 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G133kjKy91U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjZsuCKI-Uw
― markers, Monday, 1 April 2013 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://cdn.idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Taylor-Swift-Hayley-Williams-.jpg
― markers, Monday, 1 April 2013 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
love that markers is up in this thread already
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2013 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
\(^o^)/
― markers, Monday, 1 April 2013 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
the positively glowing synths that at first mildly decorate and then outright overtake "grow up" my god
i mean i don't know much about what counts for "good sound" on rock records really but i think this is the best sounding rock record i've heard in years. every element is super crisp.
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2013 18:56 (eleven years ago) link
the only referents i have for "ain't it fun" are prince and paula abdul (which, aaaaaaahhhhh), pls advise
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 1 April 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
First thoughts after a few listens:
1. This is good.2. Tacky as it was, I kind of miss the canned heaviness of their previous records3. That being said, they actually sort of sound like a band now, not a bunch of studio effects4. Some of the shouty/glockenspiely punky songs have an early Los Campesinos! quality to them5. The acoustic-y Taylor Swift interludes are tacky6. "Crazy Girls" is an impressive song, right down to the Weezer-y guitar solo
Overall, a much more varied album than I expected from Paramore that still scratches my itch for a Paramore-style record. Not bad.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
That being said, they actually sort of sound like a band now, not a bunch of studio effects
eh, one of the things i liked about their original configuration was how they sounded as a band, especially on brand new eyes—farro was an awesome drummer, etc. but i agree despite being kind of an incomplete band they achieve that same sort of chemistry
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 April 2013 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
also the interludes are way more ukulele-youtube-star than swiftian
Didn't Swift used to do the cutesy ukulele thing from time to time?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
NOW WHEN YOU SAY YOU WANNA SLOW DOWN
― the white queen and her caustic judgments (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 2 April 2013 14:45 (eleven years ago) link
DOES IT MEAN YOU WANNA SLOOOOOOOOOOW DANCE
"be my baby" percussion on that one is charming as hell
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 April 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
xp: that sounds like a craig finn lyric
― how's life, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, April 1, 2013 12:03 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I hear some Janet in there? Black Cat maybe a lil?
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
bobby brown.
― how's life, Tuesday, 2 April 2013 23:25 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the other idea was jam/lewis
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 08:08 (eleven years ago) link
they are doing a live set at just after noon in the UK, streaming here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 08:55 (eleven years ago) link
(/beebspam)
No, I was thinking Every Little Step.
― how's life, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
ukulele time -- too bad it's not a train cover
― markers, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:45 (eleven years ago) link
or "deep water"
― markers, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:46 (eleven years ago) link
I cant stop listening to Aint It Fun. late 80s-early 90s r&b heads have to enjoy that. <3 the choir chanty bits at the end
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Thursday, 4 April 2013 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
Crushing on this album so hard
― Tim F, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
Me too. It's meaty album that still works as fun, dumb summer entertainment. I can't ask for anything more.
― Evan R, Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
Precisely.
I think what I love about Paramore is that the emotional impact of each song seems so finely calibrated (though instinctively so), like they can unleash heaviness without smothering you, the emotions feel human-sized and relatable.
― Tim F, Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
"Still Into You" is so good at what it does -- appropriate criticism on a day when we honor Roger Ebert.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
tim otm
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
and it was a talent perceivable from "emergency" on; when i first caught the video on fuse i was struck immediately by how it employed the extreme drama of parallel emo acts at the time but to a much more controlled and designed scale
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:34 (eleven years ago) link
idk why everything i hear by this band just slides off my brain when stuff in the same ballpark by lindsay lohan, ashlee simpson etc ends up as all-time classic jams
listening now and, like when i listened to their last one, nooooooothing is sticking
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 5 April 2013 11:13 (eleven years ago) link
i think it's her voice, it's the same tone all the time
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, 5 April 2013 11:14 (eleven years ago) link
"Still Into You" is so good at what it does
checked track listing to look fwd to this and apparently it happened three songs ago and i didn't notice
Yeah, I found I'm wasn't so enthusiastic about this first listen. Reminded of No Doubt at times in not a good way.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 5 April 2013 11:20 (eleven years ago) link
I want to clarify that by stating that Brand New Eyes is still a regular go to album for me. Love it more and more over time.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 5 April 2013 11:31 (eleven years ago) link
Evan R is otm as far as my first impressions of this album goes - I wanted some tunes with that 'canned heaviness' and the super sharp sound they had. Love BNE.. admittedly I did expect a departure since they specifically talked about some of my favorite songs as types this wouldn't include.
Getting over that there's a lot of enjoy and they still sound like Paramore frequently. Take away the interludes and I can't find too many weakness, really. It's good. Wouldn't mind if Hayley got a bit angry again for their next release, tho.
― abcfsk, Friday, 5 April 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago) link
There's some truth to this. Also think it's her phrasing, too. She falls back on the same phrasing a lot, which can make even dissimilar songs bleed together
― Evan R, Friday, 5 April 2013 14:29 (eleven years ago) link
Brand New Eyes is still my favorite, but the more time I spend with this one I'm glad it's not a straight reduxe. That album was so tight and focused, but I'm enjoying how loose and leisurely this one is.
― Evan R, Friday, 5 April 2013 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
i was really disappointed with brand new eyes at the time bc after how sharp and individual "ignorance" sounded the rest seemed kind of uniform and dull
got over that eventually, but that's definitely not an issue with this record
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 5 April 2013 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
The chorus to 'Proof' really does it for me.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 6 April 2013 08:20 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pC_-rhKaO0
― abcfsk, Saturday, 6 April 2013 08:34 (eleven years ago) link
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Friday, April 5, 2013 11:13 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I wonder if at least one point of distinction is that Lindsay, Ashlee etc. are stars - both in the literal sense of being celebrities but also in that their music is organised around their personalities which the songs present as exceptional, or at least exemplary - they feel the pain that we feel, but they feel it more intensely than we do, they feel it for us.
Whereas I feel with Hayley it's like, she kinda only exists as the personality of the song, I take away no particular interest in her as a fully functioning coherent identity distinct from what she brings to each song. And yet she fills each song completely and perfectly.
― Tim F, Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
I SHOULD BE OVER ALL THE BUTTERFLIIIIIIIIIIES
― markers, Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
i really have no idea of ashlee as a celebrity, when i first heard her all i knew was that she was the sister of another pop star i didn't care about much. still don't, really.
listening to paramore i always feel like the singer and personality are buried pretty deeply in the mix, to the songs' detriment
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:34 (eleven years ago) link
like she may well be selling the song but it's so indistinct that i almost can't hear her properly
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
xxpost YES that line is awesome.
Also abcfsk knows what's up w/r/t "Proof".
― Tim F, Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not saying you care about Ashlee b/c she's literally a celebrity, I'm saying her music is designed to emphasise her personality. Whereas I think Paramore's music does something else - I'd cautiously agree with "the singer and personality are buried pretty deeply in the mix" except I don't think it's detrimental.
― Tim F, Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
More like, Hayley's performance are just an extension of the song qua song, like a guitar solo or awesome drum attack.
― Tim F, Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
performances even.
i suspect that it might take a proper big hit to make them click with me à la carly rae jepsen
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Saturday, 6 April 2013 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
and "Ain't It Fun" hasn't dropped out of the top thirty.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 June 2014 00:57 (nine years ago) link
last Fall Out Boy album debuted at #1 the same month as the Paramore album (and has sold slightly more overall, although Paramore had the biggest single of either album), FOB has been around longer and is closing the shows on their current joint tour so...pretty close to a draw but FOB has the edge.
― some dude, Thursday, 26 June 2014 01:08 (nine years ago) link
Correct me if I'm wrong but I feel like Paramore are bigger internationally.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 26 June 2014 07:38 (nine years ago) link
Paramore are headlining Reading festival this year...Fall Out Boy were 2nd on the bill before Linkin Park at Download a few weeks back... so I'd maybe say Paramore have the edge in the UK right now
― jamiesummerz, Thursday, 26 June 2014 09:52 (nine years ago) link
Deluxe Edition tracklist:
18. Hate To See Your Heart Break feat. Joy Williams19. Escape Route (Bonus Track)20. Native Tongue (Bonus Track)21. Tell Me It’s Okay (Self-Titled Demo)22. Still Into You (Live at Red Rocks)23. Decode (Live at Red Rocks)24. The Only Exception (Live at Red Rocks)25. Brick by Boring Brick (Live at Red Rocks)26. Let the Flames Begin (Live at Red Rocks)27. Part II (Live at Red Rocks)28. Proof (Live at Red Rocks)29. Ain't It Fun (Live at Red Rocks)
― put your money where the maracas are (how's life), Saturday, 22 November 2014 16:44 (nine years ago) link
awesome! Joy Williams is the woman from The Civil Wars, i worked with her for a day earlier this year and have such a crush on her now.
― 504 Gateway Timeout Boyz (some dude), Saturday, 22 November 2014 17:12 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZweyIKNwX4
― put your money where the maracas are (how's life), Tuesday, 25 November 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KImgMQAkw#t=24
― how's life, Monday, 22 December 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
better than beck, the black keys, ran adams, and jack white. that much you can't deny.
― how's life, Monday, 9 February 2015 02:24 (nine years ago) link
of course
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 9 February 2015 06:47 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/TheParamoreBand/status/564767687143079936
― goole, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:24 (nine years ago) link
Trapt OFFICIAL16 hrs · Edited ·The fact that Paramore won an award for Best Rock Song and Beck won for Best Rock Album shows you that there's gotta be a conspiracy going around to destroy the essence of what rock music is all about. The establishment doesn't want anything too threatening or in your face to rile you up, they just want you to nod to adult pop punk;) or indie folk electronica and think it's "rock."
The fact that Paramore won an award for Best Rock Song and Beck won for Best Rock Album shows you that there's gotta be a conspiracy going around to destroy the essence of what rock music is all about. The establishment doesn't want anything too threatening or in your face to rile you up, they just want you to nod to adult pop punk;) or indie folk electronica and think it's "rock."
― how's life, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:36 (nine years ago) link
Had to google up Trapt and I guess they were like second-fiddle to Puddle of Mudd or something.
― how's life, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
Puddl of Mut
― It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 February 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
my oldest sister saw Bush in Iowa on the night of the grammys. TAKE THAT, establishment!
― It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 February 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
well, the state's crucial to his presidential chances.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 February 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
lol
― It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 February 2015 21:55 (nine years ago) link
Somehow didn't know there was a deluxe version of this. Some of these bonus tracks are pretty good
― Evan R, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:00 (eight years ago) link
I love this record. Definitely one of my favorite mainstream rock albums of the decade.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
Will make my aoy list this year
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:18 (eight years ago) link
the greatest album ever made probably
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:22 (eight years ago) link
just like i claim i am
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 16:32 (eight years ago) link
Jeremy Davis is out. I'll be honest - my first thought was "more motivation and inspiration for new material". In a way I can't wait to see what sort of creative sparks fly in the aftermath... but anyway, he was not central to the songwriting, that's Williams and York.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 17:39 (eight years ago) link
^ Even better:
Paramore and former bassist Jeremy Davis are locked in a legal dispute over whether Davis was an employee for the Nashville pop-rock band or a partner in the underlying business entitled to a share of royalties and touring revenue.
Varoom Whoa, the business entity that operates Paramore, preemptively sued Davis in Nashville Chancery Court in February. According to the lawsuit, Varoom Whoa is fully owned by frontwoman Hayley Williams.
Williams is the one signed to a record contract with Atlantic Records, and she pays her band members as employees.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 5 March 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
i think zac farro is recording drums for the new record
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 July 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
!
― le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Sunday, 10 July 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link
would be pretty cool. there was good drumming on the last album but i always thought he contributed a lot to the band's early sound.
― some dude, Sunday, 10 July 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
ilan rubin is one of my favorite drummers but i love zac's style so i'm psyched
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 July 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
btw this is such a great thread
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 July 2016 23:45 (seven years ago) link
the last three years have seen some of the hottest pictures of the Paramore guys.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 July 2016 23:46 (seven years ago) link
The times I have posted ITT after having been crushed by a particular moment on this album are basically the happiest I have ever been in my life.
― Tim F, Monday, 11 July 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link
still into [this album by paramore]
― qualx, Monday, 11 July 2016 00:56 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it always seemed like a self-evidently great album, but the fact that it's help up this well makes it even more remarkable.
I can't imagine a world where their next album isn't a little disappointing after this but who knows they could surprise us again
― Evan R, Monday, 11 July 2016 02:44 (seven years ago) link
it always seemed like a self-evidently great album, but the fact that it's help up this well makes it even more remarkable.
so otm
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 11 July 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link
now when you say you wanna slow downdoes it mean you wanna slow dance?maybe you just want a little extra time to focuson our romance?
― le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Monday, 11 July 2016 03:11 (seven years ago) link
Huh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2vYI7cnaQ
― Evan R, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
I finally like this album! It only took a few years.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 03:09 (seven years ago) link
hard to believe we ever got a song as good as “grow up”
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 December 2018 07:12 (five years ago) link
we get alonnnnnnnng
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 December 2018 07:13 (five years ago) link
this is the best album ever made
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 December 2018 07:22 (five years ago) link
"part II" is my fave
― resident hack (Simon H.), Sunday, 23 December 2018 07:24 (five years ago) link
“part ii” is perfect, a sequel song that renders the original pointless
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 23 December 2018 07:28 (five years ago) link
i mean i like “let the flames begin” but let’s be real
this is the best album ever made― jolene club remix (BradNelson)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson)
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― Nourry, Monday, 24 December 2018 13:26 (five years ago) link
Living in the rw
― calstars, Sunday, 1 November 2020 23:59 (three years ago) link
Whaddaya gonna do when the world don’t open up around you?
― calstars, Saturday, 24 September 2022 01:41 (one year ago) link
AN-KLE-BI-TERS
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 24 September 2022 02:08 (one year ago) link
fall in love with yourself
― peace, man, Monday, 26 September 2022 12:43 (one year ago) link
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― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 29 September 2022 12:59 (one year ago) link
Somethings just, somethings just make sense and one of those is that this is the best album ever
― Tim F, Wednesday, 5 October 2022 10:01 (one year ago) link