W.
San Francisco
Nice, but doesn't stand out. — 47 weeks ago
Truth be told, the only reason I wanted to give this album a shot was because my friends and I love playing “Crushcrushcrush” on Rock Band (I think at our best we were in the top ten for PS3 bands, haha). Kind of glad I did though.
Riot! shows that Paramore plays some decent pop-punk, a genre that’s undergone some changes over the last decade or so. There are some genuinely catchy songs on this album that’ll get your foot tapping, and personally I like Haley Williams’ vocals, which aren’t all nasally and whiny sounding like a lot of other singers – who are all really just going for that old school Tom DeLonge sound anyway.
I guess the only other thing I have to say is that although I kind of like Riot!, there aren’t enough “stand out” songs that really stick, and the few that do are really only because of Rock Band, sorry to say. Don’t get me wrong, it’s worth a listen, but it’s definitely not revolutionary. Check it out first before you buy.
