Riot!

Performer: Paramore
Engineer: Kato Khandwala
Producer: David Bendeth
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Includes videos: "Misery Business" Directed By Shane Drake Will Be Ready Early May. Paramore: Haley Williams (vocals); Josh Farro (guitar); Jeremy Davis (bass guitar); Zac Farro (drums). Recording information: House Of Loud, Elmwood Park, NJ (2007). Snatched up by Atlantic after their Fueled by Ramen debut, Paramore rises to the challenge of playing in the big leagues with their 2007 sophomore effort, RIOT! Mining a familiar vein of punk-pop with emo overtones, Paramore isn't always original, but they make up for it with tunes, fire, and the youthful enthusiasm of lead singer Hayley Williams. The band also benefits from big-league production, making RIOT! rock with sparkle and crunch, and giving Parmore a leg up on their punk-pop contemporaries.

Spin (p.100) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] massive guitars, sweetly infectious choruses, and soaring power ballads..." Alternative Press (p.163) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he musicianship shown on RIOT! is mightily impressive. The younger Farro brother pounds the skins brutally on 'Let The Flames Begin'..." Kerrang (Magazine) (pp.46-47) - "There's big, bristling vocal melodies aplenty and clean, grooving guitars that you'll need a scalpel to remove from your frontal lobe."

A solid, smart pop-punk band from Tennessee, Paramore has garnered positive attention from both the music press (here and overseas) and audiences, much of it centered around the band's charming, down-to-earth frontwoman Hayley Williams, who was only 17 years old when the band released their first album. Their music is effortlessly catchy, with emo undertones leavened by a sense of humor and the punky crunch of electric guitars. In the two years between their 2005 debut and its follow-up, the band had grown musically, and its audiences have grown with it.

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