This band has taken on various styles, but remained enticing throughout.
All We Know Is Falling
- The (almost) title track)
is a nice introduction to the band, even as Hayley's vocals were still developing.
- "Conspiracy" is one of the moodier tracks from the album; it being about Hayley's frustrating with her being the only officially signed band member.
- The band's ode to their hometown, "Franklin", can be hard on the tear ducts in the right atmosphere.
- Paramore is Ambiguously Christian, but "My Heart" is a song about faith complete with Josh Farro screaming.
RIOT!
- So, you come in from the previous record expecting some more lowkey pop punk. In comes "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic" starting off with more energy than anything off the previous album. It slows down after a while, and then the chorus picks it back up. Rinse and repeat, add more dynamics, and you've got one hell of an album opener.
- The band was catapulted to fame with the single "Misery Business", and once those guitars kick in, it's not hard to see why.
- "That's What You Get" and "crushcrushcrush" further shot them into success for many of the same reasons.
- "When It Rains" is one of Paramore's first signs of becoming more mature as a band, this song in particular being about a friend of Hayley's committing suicide.
- The band talks about their faith again in "Let the Flames Begin", and the opening is sure to pump you up for it.
brand new eyes
- As per Paramore tradition up to this point, brand new eyes opens more heavily and fast-paced than the last album, this time with the song "Careful".
- At this point in the band, there was constant drama between members, and nowhere on the album is this more apparent than in "Ignorance" and "Feeling Sorry".
- "Playing God" is an absolutely scathing take on Hypocrites that can't get over themselves.
- The band decides to go for a fantasy edge in "Brick by Boring Brick" (albeit to call out people that never try to deal with real world problems and would rather live in a fairytale).
- "The Only Exception" and "Misguided Ghosts" are some more gentle songs to give the listener a break from the seething rage the rest of the album has to offer.
- The album ends with "All I Wanted", and Hayley quite possibly hits the highest notes of her whole career.
Paramore
- At this point, Paramore cements itself as a Revolving Door Band, as well as heading towards a Lighter and Softer direction. As evidenced by album opener "Fast in My Car", they mostly ditch their pop-punk/emo pop roots in favor of a general pop rock sound (and there's nothing wrong with that).
- Even though the album is generally Lighter and Softer than their prior work, "Now" may be their heaviest studio track to date.
- "Still Into You" and "Ain't It Fun" are almost undoubtedly the band's two most commercially successful hits, and it's not hard to see why after listening to them.
- "Last Hope" and "Hate to See Your Heart Break" are extremely gorgeous tracks bound to get the happy tears flowing.
- The album ends with the absolute Out-of-Genre Experience left turn that is "Future". At nearly eight minutes long, largely instrumental and containing a Fake-Out Fade-Out, this almost sounds like a song Godspeed You! Black Emperor would create. Yet, it works.
After Laughter
- The 80s throwback that is "Hard Times" is a signal for a New Sound Album like no other.
- "Rose-Colored Boy" takes the new wave influence even further and creates a tune bound to be stuck in your head for days.
- The whole album contains some of Paramore's saddest and most mature lyrics to date, but most of this is disguised by the upbeat synth pop prevalent throughout most of the album. Not the case for "Fake Happy" and "26". The latter even drops the synths in favor of acoustic guitar.
- "Pool" opens with what sounds like wind chimes. The song doesn't get any less enchanting from there.
