This one is really hard for me because this is one of the few bands that I don’t think have a bad release. I picked Riot! but could easily have chosen AL or BNE. This band is just so solid.
After Laughter for me. There are a couple of songs I'm not really big on, but song for song I think it's their strongest without contest! It'll never happen, but I'll always wish for a whole album (or an EP, even) of them just going in with weird, moody stuff like Part II and Future
Started doing a "top song from each album" thing but kept getting hung up on decisions lol. So here's my top two from each one instead. Never Let This Go, Conspiracy Born For This, When It Rains Careful, Misguided Ghosts Proof, Future Rose Colored Boy, Pool
wow I was the only vote for Brand New Eyes lmao c’mon people it’s their most uplifting record imo and I get a lot out of that. it also came out when I was 13 and I have mad nostalgia from totally losing my mind over its release
After Laughter. The direction they went in is easily my favorite and is Hayley's strongest performance vocally and lyrically IMO. And it's so damn fun
The only Paramore albums I think are worth listening to in full are Paramore and AL, so it's gotta be AL for me easily
After Laughter (Idle Worship) Paramore (Future) Brand New Eyes (Brick by Boring Brick) Riot (For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic) All We Know Is Falling (Emergency)
Brand New Eyes, with Riot! a close second. I'm definitely in the extreme minority from the looks of these results, but I just can't get into After Laughter. Then again, I couldn't get into the S/T for a while, and I thoroughly enjoy that one now so maybe this one will come around in time for me as well.
BNE S/T Riot AL/AWKIF Unfortunately, After Laughter is still pretty boring to me aside from a few songs.
After Laughter bored me to death other than a few tracks. Brand New Eyes still crushes it from start to finish so its an easy choice for me. I think it's a far better record as a whole, too.