Last updated June 22nd, 2023 | by steinaech | Posted in Music
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I’ve always struggled with Paramore. I want to like them, but it’s hard. I first started listening to them my sophomore year of high school after my girlfriend at the time introduced them to me with a slew of other emo bands – Fall Out Boy, AFI, Panic! at the Disco, Dresden Dolls – that I still listen to today.
Riot! (2007) was the album at the time. I had missed their first album, All We Know Is Falling. I listened to and enjoyed Riot! and I still enjoy listening to it from time to time. While not as timeless as an album like The Black Parade that came out around the same time, I believe it’s held up well 10+ years later. From then on, it’s been a rocky road between Paramore and I. While each successive album had a few songs I liked none of them were as good as Riot! and This Is Why is no exception.
I was excited when the single This Is Why came out. It’s a great song. Then the single The News came out and the trend immediately returned. It’s not a great song. Then the ear-grating single C’est Comme Ça came out which I didn’t even finish listening to. Once the full album released, the rest of the songs just seem bland and uninspired. I can’t deny Paramore’s success through the years. They’ve changed their sound with each album and have remained a critical and fan success each time, but I struggle to see why.
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