MULTIPLE CD Reviews

Artist: Paramore
Title: RIOT!
Label: Fueled By Ramen

From the review that J-14 magazine gives it, the album is a collection of songs where "lead singer Hayley Williams puts up her dukes, ready to win any boy-snagging battles."

Unless that review was based on the first single, "Misery Business", that review was completely wrong.

RIOT! is an album full of spunk from the 22 and under pop-rock quartet, with nine tracks of upbeat, dance-around-the-room-until-you-drop songs, and two ballads. Drummer Zac Farro was recently commented by Bruce Springsteen drummer/Conan O'Brien bandleader Max Weinberg about his skills, and it shows on this album. Vocalist Hayley Williams notes on her thank-you's that she "won't sing with anyone else playing drums".
After quiet controversy between bandmates, original bassist Jeremy Davis is back, and just in time. (Shortly before the band released their first album, All We Know Is Falling, Davis quit the band. Williams then wrote "All We Know" for him, and he came back.)
Guitarist/scream-ist (as performed on the last track of AWKIF), and brother to drummer Zac, Josh Farro is still pulling our relentless riffs to be one of the top iron string players in the FBR family.
Download This: "Misery Business"
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Artist: Taking Back Sunday
Title: Louder Now
Label: Warner Bros.

If you've never been a fan of TBS, a good time to start is now.

The five-piece band has toured with artists both big and small, including Ten Second Epic and My Chemical Romance. And for the record, lead singer Adam Lazzara bleached his hair way before Gerard Way did his Black Parade stint.
The string-breaking guitar solos and scream-worthy combination of blending all of the instruments, not only together, but from one track to another. TBS gives rock/punk/alternative/emo a new name, and it's a good one.
Download This: "Liar (It Takes One To Know One)"