TCARoadie

I think it was right around the time of the release of AWKIF. I saw an add for it on the FBR website. A few days later I was in Best Buy spending way too much money on new music and I saw it. I saw Hayley and was like "holy shit she's hot!" Put in on the in-store player, heard about 5 seconds of "My Heart" and fell in love with it. Bought it, threw it in the CD player in my car and rocked out all day to it. Then I listened to it all the way through listening very closely and was said, "how are these people my age and already this amazing?! I LOVE this band!" Since then I have been converting everyone I know to Paramore like it is a religion or something. Much Love, Greg

I completely agree. Zac wrote some sick beats for Riot! I think a lot of credit goes to David Bendeth too for capturing the sound from Zac and the rest of the band.

Has anyone else noticed a change in Josh's writing style since AWKIF? Riot! seems to have a lot more harmonies and such that the old record lacked. It's definitely a step towards very mature compositions. I also noticed the use of a lot of syncopation on Riot! Anyone else have opinions on Josh's progression? Much Love, Greg

Entire album 64 times. I have yet to skip a track when I play it.

I have been listening to Riot! non-stop since I bought a digital copy on iTunes at Midnight on the 12th. I even have it play while I sleep. There is nothing sweeter than waking up to Josh, Hayley, Jeremy and Zac. Anyway, I am an audiophile and engineer, and I have to say that this album is the epitome of brilliance. Not only are all the songs extremely well written, but the engineering on all the tracks is phenomenal! A lot of people say that Saosin's self-titled is a work of genius from an engineering standpoint, but I think Riot! blows it out of the water. Somehow the producer and engineers were able to capture the power of Hayley's voice and mesh it with the rest of the band and have it sound so smooth. To do that, AND not lose the rest of the band in the mix is amazing. I really hope the industry doesn't focus on just Hayley and let Josh, Jeremy and Zac fade out with no recognition. It's Paramore, not "Hayley Williams and Paramore" or "The Hayley Williams Quartet." Anyway, I love Riot! I'm sure you all do too. Much Love, Greg - TCARoadie