Paramore - This Is Why (February 10, 2023) Album • Page 81

From a musicianship perspective, I'd say the album is objectively pretty good. I just can't get onboard with the stylistic direction, but that's just a matter of preference.

 

i meet a lot of people who say "if it doesn't catch me from the get go i'm not into it"

 

fully agree, it all SOUNDS great, maybe their best sounding album, but sadly just not for me i guess. going to inevitably do a discog run this weekend, will probably come back around to this one at some point.

 

These reactions are making me so excited to listen, I've only heard the title track

 

I definitely agree with that portion of the Pitchfork review that says Hayleys vocals are kinda monotone, it feels like she's kinda playing it safe. I'd like to hear her go for more high notes.

But I realize I'm being a downer here and I admit it's growing on me anyways, and it sounds reaaaally nice on headphones

 

Paramore are masters of melody for me. Almost all of their songs instantly had a strong hook/melody for me as soon as I listened to them and I was able to sing along on the second listen. Isn't happening for me this time.

 

I skipped c’est comme ca when it came out and I’m surprised by the hate, this song slaps

 

I'm always going to agree with this comment, regardless of what I think of any record.

"I listened to it once and I can't immediately recall any of the hooks."

Well listen to it again then, dickhead...

 

Damn ok

 

I fail to see how someone sharing their opinion of a song makes them a dickhead. Why take such trivial things in life so seriously?

 

Ok, I'll bite ... do people really not do this, ever?

I just listened to two songs on that new You Me at Six album and one song from the new Pierce the Veil album, and I know with absolute certainty, after listening to probably millions of songs over like three decades, that neither of those are going to be albums I enjoy listening to. Both are write offs for me.

I can tell you after listening to a song if it's got a hook that grabs me, that's what a hook does, it grabs and catches me, or it doesn't, and it's combination of all the parts of the music that lead do that.

 

Lol I wouldn't go that hard, I trust you if they're you're favorite band, I just know that some of my favorite records (and even films, pieces of art in general) are ones that I didn't outright love at first but took enough interest in that I kept trying and eventually reached a point where my relationship with the work was even stronger than work that I love immediately upon consumption

edit: in reference to the dickhead comment lol

 

I feel like the argument’s getting twisted here, no one is saying “well I don’t have every song stuck in my head so they’re bad” but it’s also not that complicated to listen to a song and identify melodies as good or not (which is also clearly pretty subjective)

 

To be fair, sometimes you can tell pretty early if something's gonna click with your tastes, or at least your current tastes. And, a decent amount of the tepid responses in this thread have mentioned seeing if it grows on them, lol.

I personally like this upon initial listens more than I have any other new Paramore release since Riot!, unless you count Petals For Armor. Feel like where they're at right now and what I was ready to get matched up very well. As far as albums released this week, I imagine I'll spend more time with Rebecca Black (because that's even more so where I'm at right now), but especially in warmer weather, this is gonna get a ton of play.

 

Obviously growers are fairly common, but tbh I feel like I’ve reached the point where I have a decent idea what might grow on me or not

 

That's why an interesting 3.5 star film to me is better than a solid 4 star film, if that makes any sense

edit: in reference to my last post. I'm not moving quick enough for the thread lol

 

Not my favorite Paramore, but enjoyable listen with nice wired headphones & Dolby Atmos

 

C'est Comme Ca is a certified banger nanananana

 

Aaron let's be honest, you're more of a 1 star film fan.

 

Yep still fucking obsessed with figure 8

 

Zac’s syncopated stick-click count-in on You First fucking sends me

 

I think "I can't recall any of the hooks" actually means "nothing on this album really stood out to me." And that's a totally fair critique.

And in regard to "Well listen to it again then, dick head", why would you want to listen to an album again if you didn't enjoy it enough the first time? If someone even kind of liked the album originally, they'll probably give it another try eventually. But like, if I listened to a Red Hot Chili Pipers album and hated it, I'm not going to listen to it repeatedly to see if I ever come around to it. That's just torturing yourself.

 

This from the BrooklynVegan review sums up my thoughts pretty well:

The well-executed departure made on After Laughter clearly informs the direction of This Is Why, but they also bring back the loud guitars and sneered angst of classic Paramore, and they go in a handful of new directions too. This Is Why is the sound of Paramore reconnecting with their former selves, but still embracing who they've become in the 18 years since their debut LP. It feels like a culmination of everything they've done, as well as an evolution.

 

Liar sounds like Eisley and I do like that.