Originally published by the Saturday Star, 3 November 2007
Paramore
Riot!
4/5
Various likenesses have been drawn between Paramore lead vocalist Hayley Williams, Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson, yet just because they front punk-pop/rock nuances should not be reason enough to lump them in the same bag. Unlike Lavigne, Williams can sing, in fact she wails – and all in key, and unlike Clarkson, she has the credibility that comes with working your way from the bottom to the top. Riot! is Paramore’s second album and has been tipped by the music media as a hot release of 2007. Heavily influenced by Jimmy Eat World, Riot! sees this band deliver a very mature, for a group of teens anyway, emo-esque album. It’s very sensitive, yet full of enough confidence for fans to rock-out to. My only criticism would be that the album doesn’t break any new ground within the genre, but judging by the talents displayed here, this will come with maturity. This is otherwise a superb release and I would love to see Paramore dethrone the aforementioned divas of this genre.
December 18, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Unlike avril willaims can sing?
Well I think that the album white riot is just another acceptable album you can hear when there´s nothing else left – nothing special, just heard much too often!
And besides that, even if I think that the music that avril lavigne “makes” is bullshit she CAN sing and she does that quite good.
See, you can´t just throw rubbish on any artist you don´t like, not if you want to keep your credibility!
December 18, 2007 at 3:06 pm
I have to say Avril Lavigne’s singing has improved over time, and I’m sure it’s taken much coaching, but if you pay attention to her early live performances she could hardly hold a note. Anyone will eventually be able to sing if they do it everyday and are endlessly coached. Hayley Williams on the other hand, if compared at the same period in their relative careers (in terms of age), is absolutely spot on all the time.
Compare the following performances on Youtube:
An acoustic performance of Sk8er Boi by Lavigne
A live performance of Sk8er Boi by Lavigne and band
An acoustic performance of Misery Business by Williams
A live performance of Misery Business by Williams and band
December 18, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I never questioned the fact that williams sings much better than Avril lavigne, but it is wrong to say that Avril Lavigne can´t sing.
So much for that so much for now.