RIOT!

Rock · 2007 · 14 tracks · 50m

RIOT!

A high-velocity explosion of pop-punk precision and vocal acrobatics. Polished, aggressive, and defined by a relentless, unbridled emotional outburst.

Commercial and creative breakthrough

A pressurized container of teenage feeling bursts open here, trading the overcast gloom of their debut for an aggressive, high-impact wall of sound. The guitars are thick and saturated, providing a heavy, lockstep foundation for a generational vocal performance that oscillates between snarling defiance and soaring, melodic vulnerability. Every track is engineered for maximum catharsis, sharpening the loud-quiet-loud dynamics of the era into something lethal and urgent.

RIOT! · vs · Paramore

Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 50m

01

For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic

3:48

02

That’s What You Get

3:40

03

Hallelujah

3:24

04

Misery Business

3:32

05

When It Rains

3:35

06

Let the Flames Begin

3:18

07

Miracle

3:30

08

crushcrushcrush

3:09

09

We Are Broken

3:38

10

Fences

3:19

11

Born for This

3:59

12

Stop This Song (Love Sick Melody)

3:23

13

Rewind (demo)

3:47

14

Emergency

4:24

Moments Worth Waiting For

01For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty OptimisticThe opening track begins with a raw, solo vocal line before exploding into a massive, wall-of-sound guitar riff that sets the album's high-octane tempo.

08crushcrushcrushA syncopated, driving bassline and staccato guitar chugs on 'crushcrushcrush' create a tense, rhythmic playground for the belted, defiant chorus.

06Let the Flames BeginThe transition from the quiet, clean-guitar verses of 'Let the Flames Begin' into its soaring, anthemic outro showcases the band's mastery of dynamic tension.

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