Paramore Conspiracy Theories

[Redux] After Laughter: 8/10

EDIT: This was planned before this:

Finally ready to compliment them, and this happens.

~~~~~~~~~~

Hey guys!

I thought for a long time about redoing my AL review. I was really harsh when I did it, uneccessarily harsh to people who liked it. My feelings on the album  have kind of changed, for the better actually. 

As much as I liked the RCB video, and realized how much I liked the song I started to think about rereviewing the album, and talking about how I feel now.

In terms of things that haven't changed, I still dislike No Friend, I just can't really get on board with it, I'm sorry for saying that people who like it are stupid, you're not stupid and that was wrong of me to say.

Things that changed, I really like the rest of the album now, a lot more than I did. Of course I didn't want to, I'd curse myself for singing along to RCB and Idle Worship, but I gave in eventually. Upon listening and really thinking, I connect with this album more than I initially thought I did. I still love Fake Happy a lot, and Caught In The Middle, I still wish CITM was a single. 

I was the most surprised by my turn around on Idle Worship, because I really hated it, again sorry for being mean to people who like it. But now I really really like it, more so for the music than the message. I think I was really letting my hate blind me, over how much of a bop (is that how the kids say it these days?) this song is musically! My favorite thing in the song is probably the bass work, I think JMJ did a great job with this album.

I think I had a big problem with accepting this era, but it's gone down a lot. Listening better to the songs, I understand how necessary change was for them, and I do think this was much more mature for their sound. If I think about it this really was where it was going after S/T, so I think I let my feelings get in the way of enjoying a good album. I think because S/T meant so much to me I just refused to think anything could be as good, so I was way harsh on this album when I didn't need to be, and super harsh on the band. I've thought a lot about my assessment of them this era. Looking into their influences more, seeing what mind set they were in when they made this album, has allowed me to better understand. It is very similar HalfNoise, but it's not exactly the same, it's a lot of different references, some references that HalfNoise doesn't even pull from, once again I think my assessment was more based on my feelings rather than looking into their reasons for doing what they did. 

Lyrically, it is a lot more simple and straight forward, and on some songs I don't like it, but on some songs it fits perfectly. Fake Happy doesn't need to be super complicated, CITM doesn't need to be super complicated, they still convey the message really well, just as well as No Friend does.

No Friend, I don't mind the words, I think it is a lot of well done imagery, I just can't get over how it sounds and the fact that it's not Hayley. Those are the only things really holding me back, because the words are really amazing, but the sound and male vocals bother me. That's me personally, if other people like it, it's fine. Also I don't like the old Paramore references, like song references in the song, I don't know I just don't. If you like though that's cool, sorry I called you a moron.

Most Favorite Tracks:

Fake Happy

Caught In The Middle 

Rose-Colored Boy

Told You So

Idle Worship 

Least Favorite Tracks:

No Friend 

Edit: I understand my post about Hayley seemed negative, and a lot of people say that to me. I had this whole positive post lined up before I saw that, I'm not completely negative all the time. I'm working on being more positive and looking for positive things, but I can't promise to always be positive, not everything is always positive, all I can do is promise to try and be more positive every once in while and tone down the negativity.