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Sound: "Brand New Eyes" is Paramore's third album and is possibly their best work to date.
The whole album is filled with great songs, in their signature "Paramore" style, but they show that they are able to depart from that style and do it well. They open with "Careful" a song that's done very much like a staple Paramore song, which I believe is a good thing, because it keeps regular Paramore fans roped in to the rest of the album. This is followed by their single "Ignorance", which was released some months ago. This song seems a more "punk-esque" driven song, starting with a powering riff and a belted out chorus. After you have "Playing God" which is a somewhat softer and slower song. Their songs are similar enough to their old ones that they can be recognized easily, but it's the song "Misguided Ghosts" that is the surprise here. It breaks away from their style and instead uses, two very simple acoustic guitars with singer Hayley Williams over it. Very soft and very much lyrically-driven.
The guitar work on this album is not too complicated, considering their style of music, but this is by no means a bad thing. The guitar is actually rather varied in the album, ranging from acoustic chords in "The Only Exception" to note-based riffs in "Playing God" to electric chords in "Where the Lines Overlap"
The only fault I can see with this album is that the song structures remain similar, if not the same throughout the entire album. This is not too troubling though, and the variety of songs more than makes up for it.
Paramore is a relatively young band, with their debut album in 2005, but with their work on this album, it seems they've been at it for much longer. If you've listened to their past albums, it's very heartening to hear the band developing as musicians and the songs on the album are just downright great. // 9
Lyrics: This is probably the strongest part of the album. Singer Hayley Williams shows her amazing control of voice and range of music she can do. She shows she can still belt out full shouted vocals on the track "Ignorance" and can sing with great control and care with songs like "Misguided Ghosts" and "The Only Exception". Her vocal skills have been praised by several reviewers and I can only do the something. There is no doubt that her singing is nothing short of amazing.
The lyrics in this song are also very good, and here, you can see more development in the band. Their lyrics have lost some of their naivety from their past albums, but make up for it with even better lyrics. Lyrics ranging from "Where the Lines Overlap" a "happy" song by any accounts, to songs like the very wonderful "Misguided Ghosts". // 10
Overall Impression: In my opinion, this is their best work. The development of the band can be seen and the culmination of it is astounding. This band made it to my favorites the first time I listened to them, and this album only keeps them there. My favorite songs are "Brick by Boring Brick", "Turn It Off" and "Where the Lines Overlap". This album is a definite must have for fans of the band, and anyone who likes the "pop-punk-rock" sort of music should give this band a shot as well. // 10
Sound: Having achieved huge commercial success with their sophomore album, 2007's Riot!, Paramore were under a lot of pressure (no pun intended), to deliver their strongest album yet. As a result of their intensive touring throughout 2007 and 2008, which also saw the release of live album The Final Riot!, emotions were running high amongst the members of the band, to the point where they almost called it a day. However, they pulled through, and the resulting album, Brand New Eyes, which chronicles the developing relationships of the band members, is possibly their best effort to date.
01. Careful: straight from the same box as For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic, the opener of Riot!, this is a fast paced song which develops quickly, resulting in an intro, verse and chorus within the first 75 seconds. This is all well and good, but it does cause it to be a bit repetitive. Zac's drumming takes centre stage here, providing a good solid beat with fills everywhere. The guitar solo reminds me of Emergency, for reasons I can't work out. 7/10.
Best lyric: The truth never set me free, so I'll do it myself.
02. Ignorance: this was the first single to be released from the album, and has already given Misery Business a run for its money as Paramore's most successful single. Due to excessive airplay, the song debuted at #14 on the UK Singles Chart and #1 on the UK Rock Chart, although it only peaked at #67 on the mainstream American chart, the Billboard Hot 100. Lyrically, Ignorance is one of Hayley Williams' most honest songs, and is basically a rant at her fellow band members and how she felt towards them at the time. Musically, the intro riff is instantly recognisable, but nothing special. As usual, Hayley's voice is the most important part of the song. 8/10.
Best lyric: Ignorance is your new best friend.
03. Playing God: this song really gives an insight into how the band were feeling towards each other when they were writing this album. It follows the typical Paramore formula musically, but why fix something that isn't broken? The lyrics are rather cheesy in places, but the chorus is catchy enough to carry the song. Certainly not one of the more memorable songs on the album. 6/10.
Best lyric: Next time you point the finger, I'll point you to the mirror.
04. Brick By Boring Brick: set to be released as the 2nd single from the album, this is not only the best song on the album, but possibly the best Paramore song to date. The lyrical content is the most original thing about this song, which is based on a fairytale theme, but unfortunately has more potential than Hayley manages to squeeze out of it. All in all, the acoustic version from MTV Unplugged is better than the album version, possibly because the chanting section sounds better with a live audience joining in. 10/10.
Best lyric: Keep your feet on the ground when your head's in the clouds.
05. Turn It Off: again, musically this is nothing special, Josh's octave-based guitar riffs once again taking over. It's the emotion in Hayley's voice that carries this song forward, with the chorus containing possibly the best vocal melody on the album. There's also a nice rolling snare beat in the verse, creating an interesting feel for what is basically a pop song. 7/10.
Best lyric: And in the freefall I will realise I'm better off when I hit the bottom.
06. The Only Exception: finally, a bit of musical variety. This starts out as a quiet, melodic ballad and stays that way throughout, which in itself shows how the band have matured, having previously had a tendency to slip back into full-on rock mode after 30 seconds. The lyrics delve into Hayley's childhood, and address how her family fell apart and the effect it has had on her. This is how We Are Broken would have sounded had they got it completely right first time. There is a lot of repetion, but considerably more effort has been put into the arrangement of this song than Paramore songs of the past, where they regularly fell into the trap of straight repeats of identical choruses taking over songs. 8/10.
Best lyric: Up until now I had sworn to myself that I was content with loneliness.
07. Feeling Sorry: if ever there was a mood killer in an album, this is it. It just doesn't follow The Only Exception well at all. That said, it's not a bad song on its own. There is an obvious New Found Glory influence here, which doesn't come as much of a surprise. The lyrics are aimed at bassist Jeremy Davis, and how Hayley felt about him when tensions were at their highest. Truth be told, this could have come straight off the band's first album, All We Know Is Falling, and doesn't really show any development from the music written by the spotty 16 year olds who wrote that album. 6/10.
Best lyrics: I won't look back 'cause there's no use, it's time to move forward.
08. Looking Up: yet again, typical Paramore. However, this marks a turning point in the album, with positivity finally shining through over the negative vibes the album gives off to this point. The lyrics focus on how the band actually love being together, and describe their feelings towards the lifestyle of touring musicians. 7/10.
Best lyric: I can't believe we almost hung it up, we're just getting started.
09. Where The Lines Overlap: this song sounds like it was written in 5 minutes. It's just a repetitive pop song from the same box as Miracle, and is nothing but filler. The lyrics build on Looking Up, but overall this track just seems unnecessary. The whole band joining in with the singing is a nice touch, however, and shows the unity they've regained after coming so close to collapse. 5/10.
Best lyric: Now I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough you would sing it back to me.
10. Misguided Ghosts: it's just Hayley, Josh and Taylor for this song, which is completely acousic. Josh and Taylor's guitar work is excellent, both playing different parts which fit together to sound like one impossible part. Hayley demonstrates her versatility as a singer by bringing out the tender and fragile side of her voice, and it is this innocence which makes the song. 9/10.
Best lyric: I am going away for a while, but I'll be back, don't try and follow.
11. All I Wanted: there is absolutely nothing worth focusing on in this song other than Hayley's voice. Yes, the music is good and develops from a quiet ballad to a dark rock song, but the vocals are absolutely monstrous. No Paramore song has ever showcased the sheer power of Hayley's voice better than this, and to think such a massive sound can come from such a small woman is absolutely astounding. The quiet, passionate intro boosts the effect of the chorus even more, with Hayley practically screaming down the microphone. It will be interesting to see whether or not she will be able to hit the top note of the song, at 2.44, live. 10/10.
Best lyric: I could follow you to the beginning, just to relive the start. // 9
Lyrics: Typically for Paramore, the lyrics are nothing special. Simple but effective would be the term I'd use. As ever, though, the lyrics are only half the story, and any weaknesses are made up for by the power of Hayley's voice. // 7
Overall Impression: Overall, this is by far Paramore's best album. The production is crystal clear, which is important for an album which will no doubt be huge. The addition of Taylor as an official member seems to have made a real difference, as his maturity as a songwriter is by far greater than any of the other members'. All We Know Is Falling and Riot! both seemed a bit samey, and lacked the variety between songs to make up a truly great album. brand new eyes, however, hits the nail on the head, and I for one will be surprised if Paramore ever come up with a better album. // 9
Sound: Paramore's third album has finally come and the first thing you hear is "Careful", the beginning similar to "Misery Business" but every track on Brand New Eyes is different then the next. Each melody more infectious every time you hear it. "Looking Up" reminded me of something Fall Out Boy would write and "Feeling Sorry" had a Jimmy Eat World feel to it. The song structure is simple, but not a bad simple. Every song is one that you'd want to scream at the top of your lungs.
Hayley's voice has gotten a lot strong and on a few tracks like "Brick By Boring Brick", "Where The Lines Overlap", and "Playing God" The guys of Paramore lend their vocals to the song. // 7
Lyrics: In "Ignorance" Hayley writes about her experience during the time when the other band members ignored her, written with witty lyrics like "well if you're gonna judge me then sentence me to another life." The song "Misguided Ghosts" was one of my favorite songs off the album. It starts with sweet acoustic guitar riffs and Hayley's voice comes in so beautifully. The chorus sings, "I'm just one of those ghosts, traveling endlessly. Don't need no road, in fact they follow me..." My favorite lyrics though come from "Playing God" where Hayley sings, "Next time you point a finger I'll bend it back and point you to the mirror."
Hayley's voice has really become top notch. She must have gotten voice lessons because even through all the constant touring her voice has become stronger. Compared to the last two albums her voice is bigger and clearer than ever. // 9
Overall Impression: Compared to All We Know Is Falling, Paramore has matured as a band itself. Each band member went through their own problems, but the band stuck together and created their most amazing album yet, Brand new Eyes. I find that this album was more alternative/pop than pop punk/emo compared to the last two albums. I consider it "smart pop" with intelligent lyrics and melodies that get stuck in your head, swaying away from the usual lovey dovey songs that was heard more on All We Know Is Falling and Riot! "Misguided Ghosts" is one of my favorites because I can picture myself driving on a road alone listening to this feeling connected to everyone in the world. "All I Wanted" Is my favorite album off the CD. It's catchy, beautiful, and Hayley's voice is so stunning.
I would definitely buy this CD again if it was stolen. On the international version "Decode" from the Twilight Soundtrack is added as the last track to Brand New Eyes. // 8
Sound: As far as this latest release is concerned, Brand New Eyes does seem fitting as it's title, in terms of musical perception, lyrical execution, and overall interpretation. It does seem as though the recording process was approached with a set of brand new eyes with regard to artistic growth, diversity, and overall maturity as a cohesive unit, and above all, these seem to be the underlying elements which are most noticeable throughout the record.
With regard to the music itself, Josh Farro's light and bright guitar tones resonate with their usual precision throughout the record, setting that familiar mood, while the vocals of Hailey Williams stay true to form, carrying that familiar softness, an amazing range, and the ability to transform into a powerhouse at any given time. While it is clear that nothing much has changed stylistically in terms of reinventing their musical identity or employing the use of some new techniques, one notable substitution on this record is the addition of acoustic guitars. While this is not an entirely foreign concept to the band, being that most of their musical catalog does translate well acoustically, it is nice to see acoustic tracks make it onto the final cut of the record itself, rather than being done electrically and transcribed acoustically later on, as was usually the case in the past. That being said, the implementation of acoustics on this record does add a nice layer to the record as a whole, and offers a pleasant unplugged feel to the work.
Another thing to note with regard to the music is that it seems as though the band has definitely grown since Riot, what I mean by this is that even though the music itself keeps to the style that we have come to expect from Paramore, there seems to be a level of maturity on this record that was not as readily apparent on Riot. Perhaps this has to do with the fact that there don't seem to be as many radio friendly songs amongst the catalog, or the fact that this record does not seem as singles driven as Riot was, or perhaps it has to do with the range of topics on this record, moving beyond theusual topics of high school crushes and teenage angst, whatever the case may be, the maturity of the band as a whole is evident, cutting through the core of the music itself.
As far as the tracks themselves are concerned, I found that the record started off strong, became a bit dull somewhere in the middle, and picked up once again towards the end. Perhaps it is simply a matter of personal opinion which might require a few more listens, but that was the first impression I got from this record. // 7
Lyrics: With regard to the lyrics, there is definitely a shift that has taken place on this record. Not only has the lyrical execution itself become further polished in terms of overall songwriting, but the topics discussed and the overall exploration of subject matter has undergone a change as well. Perhaps it is due to the "brand new eyes" in terms of interpreting the world from a new perspective, a shifting worldview, or simply the wisdom gained from the passage of time,
whatever the case may be, the changes are apparent, and manifest themselves clearly throughout the record. A few lyrical passages that stand out include: "You say that I've been changing, that I'm not just simply aging, yeah how could that be logical? Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat" "If God's the game that your playing, well we must get more acquainted,cause it has to be so lonely to be the only one who's holy" and "Next time you point the finger, I'll point you to the mirror" from Playing God, as well as: "I scraped my knees while I was praying and found a demon in my safest haven. Seems
like it's getting harder to believe in anything and just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what It'd be like to find perfection in my pride, to see nothing in the light, or turn it off in all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off" From Turn It Off.
In lyrical excerpts such as those above, it seems as though the band has gone away from writing about first crushes and teen drama, and instead has taken their songwriting to a different level, delving deeper into the vast catacombs of the self and again, exploring a wider range of topics in the grand scheme of things. That being said, it seems as though the band has indeed matured, and that sense of maturity comes across well throughout the record.
// 9
Overall Impression: As far as overall impressions of the record go, Brand New Eyes is a solid record overall. While it does seem to lose some steam towards the middle, it does regain it towards the end and finishes strong. This record is neither going to blow you away with jaw dropping technical skill, nor bore you to death with monotony, but what it will do is give you a dose of the Paramore that you have come to know, as well as offer you a few tidbits here and there along the way that you may not expect. Perhaps Brand New Eyes is a metaphor for a new perspective on life and a new way of looking at the world which we inhabit, perhaps it is a statement of coming into adulthood and viewing the world with a sensibility that only the passage of time will allow, or perhaps it is nothing more than a catchy title, either way, Brand New Eyes is a solid record. // 8
Sound: Since 2007's "Riot!," Paramore has exploded onto the music scene. With singles "Misery Business," "Crushcrushcrush," and "That's What You Get," (not to mention the Twilight themed "Decode") the female fronted pop rock band has climbed to the top. Now, two years later and two years older, what's changed? Well, for one, the musicianship is much more impressive and at times very creative. The opening song, "Careful," rocks harder than anything the band has ever written. It almost carries a bit of a Saosin-esque vibe. "Brand New Eyes" also finds Paramore channeling some of one of their biggest influences in Jimmy Eat World. "Playing God" and "Turn It Off" especially have some JEW influence. The album also has some of the slowest songs Paramore has written to date. "Misguided Ghosts" is a song that may catch some fans off guard just because of how slow and completely different it is. It also features a magazine used as a percussion instrument. There are still the upbeat rockers that fans of "Riot!" will fall in love with ("Looking Up," "Brick By Boring Brick," lead single "Ignorance"). There's something on this record for old and new fans alike. // 8
Lyrics: Hayley Williams' (lead vocals) lyrics have never been the best. They've never been bad, but not great either. For this album, however, she has taken her lyrics to a completely different level. Like "Riot!," a lot of the songs still have a relational tone, but instead of being written about guys, heartbreak, and the like, "Brand New Eyes" talks more specifically about relating with people in general. "Brick By Boring Brick" paints a picture of a girl who "lives in a fairytale" but there's a "world she's left behind." "Ignorance," and "Playing God" talk about inner band struggles and "Looking Up" talks about the feelings they had after they had made it past those struggles. Vocally, this is hands down the best Paramore album. Hayley Williams has a wide vocal range that shines especially in "Turn It Off," "All I Wanted," and "Brick By Boring Brick." She also shows that she's not just a one trick pony. From the aggressive delivery on "Careful" and "Ignorance" to the toned down approach on "The Only Exception" and "Misguided Ghosts," she shows how much versatility she has as a vocalist. Ultimately, Hayley Williams is not the same 18 year old girl from "Riot!". She's grown up and matured and it shows in her lyrics and singing. // 10
Overall Impression: Overall, I would consider this Paramore's best album to date. The musical and lyrical maturity is very impressive especially for such a young band. Some standout tracks include "Careful," "Looking Up," and "Playing God." There really isn't much I don't like about this album. Even the weaker tracks ("The Only Exception," "Feeling Sorry") aren't bad at all. This album is an album that I have listened to many times and love it even more than I do on my first listens. This is a big step forward for this band. There's nowhere for them to go but up from here. // 9
Sound: The sound of paramores latest album Brand New Eyes is typical Paramore style with the addition of a few few more acoustic guitar, mellow songs such as The Only Exception. In my opinion it is not near as amazing as the first two albums but still quite good. The sound is basically the same with lots of electric guitar, drums and Hayley's voice, however, they are slightly different from Riot. There is somewhat less energy in the songs and they tend to have more meaning. The different side of Paramore is shown in some of the tracks. The acoustic guitar is used more than in Riot. there is more of a range.
The unique sound off Paramore is still there and is still a great part of the album. // 7
Lyrics: The lyrics are more storylike and less random than Riot. They are still good and meaningful. The lyrics are generallg good, however, some of them don't really fit into the song. The lyrics really fit Hayley's voice and the tone of the music though. The lyrics are not the best but are still pretty good to listen to , though in some songs they can be hard to make out.
Hayley is not a really great singer but her voice is catchy and it fits in with the songs really well. // 8
Overall Impression: This is a great album by Paramore but nowhere near as good as the previous ones. Paramore is one of the pretty good artists in the industry and Josh Farro's guitar riffs are really good.
some good songs in the album include Playing God-the verses are exceptional and the chorus is great with some good ideas Ignorance has a good feel to it and the musical part is nice, but Hayley sounds a little too low Brick by boring brick is my favourite and I like the guitar the parts where the male singers of the band join in. The lyrics and topic of the song are interesting.
The album can still improve and there are parts of it which can be annoying, such as when the song tune are odd. I like more about it than I hate.
If it were stolen, I would not buy it again because I am not one who likes to go out to buy album unless they are exceptionally good. The Paramore album is good, but it still could get better. // 8
Sound: Paramore definitely gave the fans what they like about them. They didn't change their sound at all; on the contrary, they took the sound they already had and worked with it, making it grow up and mature in a positive way. That delayed guitar Paramore's fans love is still present (what a better way to remind fans of it than "Careful"'s intro). Zac Farro's drumming remains pretty good, entertaining, complex and elaborate. Personally, it's one of the things I like the most about Paramore. Fans will definitely like how Paramore sounds in this new record: exactly like the Paramore they loved from Riot and All We Know Is Falling. // 9
Lyrics: Lyrics aren't that much changed either. Topics like feelings, love and friendship are pretty much present throughout the whole album. Then again, the work Hayley Williams does on her lyrics is really good, and so is her work in her singing. She has definitely evolved throughout her career, however her voice remains the same: nice to the hearing and mellow an catchy. After all, she is mainly Paramore's icon, and whenever someone thinks about Paramore he/she thinks about Hayley Williams. However, I didn't quite like "Misguided Ghosts". It's just not Hayley. It's an acoustic song, and it's not strange at all to hear Paramore going acoustic, but this one's a bit different to all the other acoustic stuff Paramore has done. It has that something that makes you nod and say 'c'mon Hayley, get back to Ignorance and Misery Business and Decode'. That's my personal opinion though, I'm sure lots of you will differ in my opinion about that song. // 8
Overall Impression: Overall, another great album by Paramore. Didn't let me down at all, and they have never done it. I've got almost everything they've released so far: The Summer Tic, All We Know is Falling, Riot, Live in the UK, Final Riot and Brand New Eyes. Paramore's distinctive sound remains the same, and it's something fans are really thankful for, I'm sure. I think it's highly recommendable if you enjoy Paramore's sound and similar sounding bands. Great job by these guys (and Hayley). // 9
Sound: Being this my first review and having listened to this album 10 times or more all the way through I decided to write a review on it on this cold november morning.
The sound on this album is compressed alot except but Hayley's vocals are well heard in every song and the 2 acoustic songs which I will talk about later on.
I think in this album they have matured their sound. The songs on this album sound more laid back than their last album but still easy songs to learn a few power cords here and there but almost every song is full of energy and played with passion. Even a few good guitar solos in this album.
The distortion on their guitars kinda reminds me of Marshall sound and it's kinda fuzzy yet not very deep distortion like metal is but their guitarists are definitely talented and show it on this album. // 10
Lyrics: The lyrics are your typical love/hate relationship or grudges you have on people in this album and some repetitive songs. Hayley's range is amazing on this album the vibrato she gets on the song All I Wanted is crazy and how she holds that high note without going flat...but still the lyrics don't really paint any pictures in your mind less it's the song Playing God. It's obvious the singer had voice lessons and in the song The Only Exception which is an acoustic number her range goes from high to low. // 9
Overall Impression: I've only heard their album before this one and that one seemed very poppish. I think this album should have 3 singles from it. Ignorance is prolly the most stand out track on this album and the other 3 being Where the Lines Overlap which is a song I love since it's so upbeat and cool cords in it and fast and All I Wanted being the most heavy near the bridge and outro of the song.
All I Wanted closes out the album with feedback making you wonder if their next album will mature even more and I hope with better songwriting because the music on this album is amazing not gonna lie.
Only song that bores me is Brick By Boring Brick. The lyrics deal with shovels and fallin off a cliff and it's a verrrry repetitive song no wonder it will be a single.
I'd never think of playing any Paramore songs because I usually like to play grunge to metal but what can I say they are fun and upbeat and kinda easy songs to play off this album with good upbeat music with easy chord progressions.
If you're a girl and reading this I'm sure you will love this album if you like Paramore and to you guys who play their stuff that's cool too...can't be stuck playing metal and rock you gotta mix in some genres ya know :)
All in all a good produced album with a lot of maturity instrumental wise I think. // 9
Sound: Paramore's latest album "Brand New Eyes" is their 3rd studio album and is very much on par with previous albums. The album is filled with many good songs throughout the album, in their signature Paramore style. However, they do display certain qualities and skills which slightly depart from their style. They kick off the album with "Careful" which I believe to be one of the stronger songs on the album which draws in the listeners straight away at the start of the album. This is then followed up by their 1st single "Ignorance" which displays a more aggressive and "punky" attitude to Paramore and the sound of Paramore. But then this is followed by a more reflective and softer "Playing God" which shows they can differate from their usual Pop-punk style. Overall the songs are very rememerable and catchy much like previous Paramore albums, but they have introduced more alternatives from their traditional style, unlike previous albums. "Misguided Ghosts" is probably the most obvious change in style and texture for Paramore, using just two acoustic guitars and the vocal of Hayley Williams, giving the song a more "stripped-down" feel.
They only real dissapointing factor of this album is the lack of range of textures and sounds, which suggests the band has a only a small range of new writing ideas. But, this is not necessarily a negative point because you will always know what are you going to get with Paramore; quality Pop-punk songs.
It is evident that from listening their previous albums very closely that they have clearly developed as a band and musicians on this album. This may be due to their near split in 2008, which has taught them alot about themselves, eachother and maturity.
Overall a very solid sound is produced from their latest album and features many great songs, even if they are of a similar style and structure of previous albums. I personally recommend "Careful" and "Where The Lines Overlap" as the higlights of the album. // 9
Lyrics: Once again it is proven that Hayley Williams is a very talented singer, but not only that, but a very talented songwriter aswell. Throughout, the album she shows off her wide range of topics and beliefs. For example she shows she "belt-out" songs like "Ignorance" but also has the control and emotion to pull off songs like "The Only Exception". As many previous reviewers have stated she is an amazing singer, and I can only agree with them. She has a certain attitude in her singing which grips you and makes you want to hear more.
The lyrics are well thought out and touch on all sorts of themes. For example in "Feeling Sorry" Hayley Williams shows she is no "push over", but in songs like "All I Wanted" she has been very brave by telling the story of her and Josh Farro's relationship and how she felt. Overall a good range of moods and tones produced by the lyrics and Hayley Williams's voice throughout the album. // 9
Overall Impression: In my own opinion, "Brand New Eyes" is some of Paramore's best work to date, however if they were to produce more variations from their Pop-punk style I would believe the album to be much more solid and rounded. The developement of the band is very evident after listening to previous albums and it is pleasing to see them develop in such a way. My personal highlights of the album have to be "Careful", "Where The Lines Overlap" and "All I Wanted". If you are a Paramore fan you will love this album and I recommend you buy it, also if you are a fan of Pop-punk it is a good representation of the genre. // 8
Sound: My first insight into this album was "Ignorance", which I heard on the radio while on holiday in the summer of 09. Instantly, I knew it was Paramore from William's distinct vocals and the ripping guitar riffs. Quite developed from their debut album "All We Know is Falling" and more interesting and thought-out song structures than "Riot!".
We all heard about Paramore on the brink of breaking up (it later transpired Williams and Farro had broken up in 2007 and this had caused friction within the band) and it appears that the old attitude that desperation breeds creativity is true.
The emotion and maturity in the sound of the album is all too clear and it is a musical innovation for Paramore; by far their best work yet. It moves between their drum-based tracks and heavy guitar and bass riffs like "Brick By Boring Brick" to slower more exposed tracks like "Misguided Ghosts" (which is by far the best thing on Brand New Eyes). It makes me anticipate the future and if they cotinue in this driven and innovative (although not overly-experimental) way then I believe they will continue to have success. // 8
Lyrics: With familiar elements of love and friendship and the struggle between people and relationship seems fresh and personal in songs like "The Only Exception" and "All I Wanted" that show fragile characters whereas "Brick By Boring Brick" is a storylined track about reality and growing up and "Feeling Sorry" harks back to a "All We Know Is Falling" sound. "Ignorance" and "Careful" are sardonic and bitter, 'in your face' whereas it mellows more with "Turn It Off" and "Playing God" have faith and doubt elements - an introverted look at the world around oneself. "Where the Lines Overlap" and "Looking Up" are personal storys and almost chants for the band that seem to be for, and would go down well with, die-hard fans.
Williams as always demonstrates a wonderful range and vocal dynamic. Farro and Williams together work very well as a writing team yet again and it is difficult to tell which tracks include whose lyrics and music (seeing as they often both dabble in the composing and the lyricism). // 9
Overall Impression: We were all highly anticipating this album, especially after such a massive break-through as "Riot!" and Paramore delivered under a lot of pressure. The songs are contrasting and innovative without losing their signature sound. I would like to see more experimentation from Paramore on their next album as the gem "Misguided Ghosts" shows us they are capable of something different and I would have liked more of that on this album. I love it because it is consistently powerful and well exectued however one of the songs that I thought was difficult in parts was "All I Wanted". Hayley's powerful vocals break through in an emotional outpouring halfway through, although it reminds me a little of Avril Lavigne, I hate to say. Others like "Feeling Sorry", "The Only Exception" and "Looking Up" also are very disinteresting on first listen, although tended to grow on me.
If it were lost or stolen I probably would buy it again although the bonus tracks are just acoustics and good ones at that, but not worth buying possibly. However, the "Ignorance" video that comes with it is interesting and as always, Paramore's "Beyond the Video"es makes me like them as a band even more.
Check out: "Misguided Ghosts" (quiet and intense emotional acoustic), "Ignorance" (a catchy 'stick it to the man' battlemarch), "Turn It Off" (William's personal faith journey and some beautiful imagery) and "Playing God" (For Williams and Farro's harmonies). // 8
Sound: Brand New Eyes is Paramores most truthful album yet, after the band falling apart, this is how they rewired the band, Hayley says these lyrics are the most honest and meaningful yet. The sound of the album is great, it's sounds like them, but with a twist. Ignorance and looking up wouldn't sound like they would have been written in the same period of time, but they had. The bands sound was great, I love the new lyrics and guitar riffs and the bass lines too. Check out the album it was 9/10 for me so pretty good, I'd suggest to check it out! // 8
Lyrics: The lyrics on this album express alot of feelings from sadness to happiness. thelyrics work really well with the music they work on the same level. Hayleys voice is great, as good as eve, especially in "the only exception"
The Only exception.
{Verse 1}
When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my momma swore that
She would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist
But darlin'
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
{Verse 2}
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
Or keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable, distance
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm content
With loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
{Instrumental and Drums}
I've got a tight grip on reality, but I can't
Let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning, when you wake up
Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream
Ooh Ooh...
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing // 9
Overall Impression: My overall I'm pression is it compares really well with the other albums prehaps better in the fact that it was written in such a bad time for the band and it was part of them getting back together. The most impressive songs on the album would have to be, the only exception, turn it off and looking up. I love the way the songs have a meaning like on onme song where it says " God knows the world doesn't need another band, but what a waste it would have been." // 9
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How to Transfer Music & Playlists from iPhone, iPad or iPod to PC
Part 1: Advantages of Transferring Music to PC
To be precise and to the point there are tens of thousands of advantages of transferring music and other media files to PC. The user not only enjoys a safer location in relation to media storage but he is also out of the danger of music loss and any other mishap due to faulty device. To get the best in this regard it is advised to make sure that the steps that are presented in this tutorial are not only followed step by step but also the user is able to get the best advantages in this regard. Some of the advantages of transferring music from a portable device to a PC or laptop are explained as under:
The music and the media management becomes easy and straightforward. With built in functions of Mac and PC a user is able to get the best management facilities on to the PC and laptop by saving the music. This management advantage also includes copying the music to multiple locations, creating backup and transferring it to external media storage as and when required.
The storage space of PC is far more than any portable iDevice. Terabytes of storage has now been introduced when it comes to PC hard drives and for the same reason it is very important to note that this everlasting space allows the users to get thousands of song in one place so that a huge collection is built. It is also not just confined to music the user can also add and save other formats such as mp4, 3GP and wma.
For a new user the media conversion is a difficult task as the app usage is not simple at all. Using the PC the user can make sure that the music file formats are converted to another within seconds. The software programs like Format Factory has made the life easy for those users who want to specifically convert the music for the iOS or Android. The lengthy tutorials that come along also ensure that the user gets the best results in this regard and allows them to use the software efficiently.
There are tens of thousands of free tools available online that can be used to make sure that the data transferred to computer is analyzed so that the user can modify and delete the content if required. It also allows the users to segregate the songs according to their era, singers and overall rating that different online platform has provided to that particular piece.
Other benefits
Beside the one mentioned above there are hundreds of other advantages that cannot be summarized in this small article and for the same reason it is also to be noted that the effective and handling of the media according to the will and desire is like a dream come true for a PC user and transferring the media to PC or Mac serves the purpose well in all such aspects. It is one of the best advantages which make sure that the music is altered and then transferred back to the device without any issue whereas when it comes to the device then it is very hard to crop or cut the unwanted music parts and then save it as most of the users are not tech savvy when it comes to iOS or even android.
Part2: Transfer Music from iPad to PC Manually without Any Software
It is the simplest of all processes that a user can adopt to make sure that the best is done in this regard. To make sure that the user attains the results it is advised to follow the tutorial step by step so that the user never faces any issue in this regard. Following are the steps that a user should follow to do the needful:
i. The iPhone or any other iDevice is to be connected to PC with the original USB cable to initiate the process:
ii. Once it has been done the user then needs to make sure that the iExplorer is launched on the PC or Mac whichever is being used:
iii. From here the user needs to browse the Music > relevant playlist that is to be transferred to make sure that the process continues smoothly:
iv. The user then needs to press the CTRL key and click all the songs or playlists that are to be transferred to the PC. Once the selection has been then the path Transfer > transfer entire playlist to folder is to be selected:
v. On the next window that pops up the user needs to make sure that the target folder is selected onto the PC where the playlist or the song is to be transferred. For most of the users it will be Music folder both in Mac and PC. This also completes the process in full as the required has been done in this regard:
Part 3. Transfer Music from iPad to PC with TunesGo
Wondershare is known for developing software programs that are state of the art and for the same reason it now brings forth TunesGo which is one of the best software to make sure that the music is not only backup but also remains safe. To get the best results the user needs to make sure that the following process is followed in this regard:
TunesGo Resource is right here:
i. The user needs to download the software from the URL https://www.wondershare.com/tunesgo/ and has to follow the instructions to make sure that the software is installed. Once done it is to be launched so that the main interface appears:
ii. The iDevice from which the data is to be transferred is to be attached to the PC with the help of USB cable (Note: you need to click "Trust" in your iDevice if you firstly connect to the PC):
iii. The software will make sure that the media that is available on the device is detected and displayed, and then the songs that are to be moved to the PC is selected and exported to the PC as shown in the figure below to make sure that the process completes:


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FM Scout 12 - Site Upgrade
We've launched new fmscout.com version for season 2011-12
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I'm relieved to announce that I've finally managed to get the new fmscout.com version out in public.
It's something that was being planned on paper since April. Planning involved actual research, admitting mistakes, regular brainstorming and endless days of joy/anger/despair. I won't get into any more details about the process though.
I know I'm late but better late than never, right?
What is this upgrade about?I have a quick answer on that:
- Performance (as in speed; faster loading)
- Usability (as in ease of use; user friendly)
- User Experience (readability, system efficiency, better interaction)
Is that all? Any NEW features?My main concern was to get the new version out with all basic features from the past. Since this is out of my way, I can now concentrate on tweaking and adding stuff as we go.
New and exciting features are already scheduled but haven't been applied yet. I'll be slowly adding most of them until the end of this month (November 2011).
I think I've found a bug! What to do?It's possible I might have overlooked something while working on the actual upgrade process in the past 3 days, since I've only slept for like 5 hours overall in order to pull this whole operation off.
Rest assured no data has been lost during the transition.
Whatever issues you might encounter, please report them here (on this thread)...
or email me at stam [AT] fmscout [DOT]
Come on! Reveal some upcoming new features!Alright, I'll name a couple of features you can expect to be working very soon:
- FM Insider (social scouting)
- FM Scout Alliance (worldwide affiliates)
- FM Network (the best content around the scene)
- Verified FM Buyers (from our official store)
Cool! Can I join your team?Sure you can. We are a small team at the moment, and we'd definitely like to welcome new additions to it. You'd have to prove yourself on the site first though.
In the next few days, I'll be writing about how to become a member of our team.
Any news on Genie Scout 12?Yes. First version will be ready to be released during the next week, most likely. Our newsletter followers will be the first to get a download link, so make sure you sign up for it here.
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Next in our Tribute to Mom series is a tribute to a daughter, Roberta, by Evelyn Gibson.
Roberta, Happy Mother's Day!
I am so proud of the way you have matured, as a single mother. It is not easy rearing a child, as you are aware of the struggles I encountered as a single mother of you and your siblings. However, God's Grace and Mercy has brought us through and will continue to lead us on.
You and Kaya are such a blessing to me, as mother and grandmother, respectively. Take comfort in knowing that your efforts and your attributes as a loving and caring mother are not going unnoticed.
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Jaimee Wriston Colbert is the author of a novel, Shark Girls, from Livingston Press in November, 2009; a linked stories collection, Dream Lives of Butterflies, which won the gold medal in the 2008 Independent Publisher Awards; a novel in stories, Climbing the God Tree, winner of the Willa Cather Fiction Prize; and the story collection Sex, Salvation, and the Automobile, winner of the Zephyr Publishing Prize.Her stories have appeared in numerous journals, including The Gettysburg Review, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, Tampa Review, Connecticut Review and New Letters, broadcast on "Selected Shorts," archived in "New Letters on the Air," and anthologized. Three recent stories won the Jane's Stories National Short Story Award; the Isotope Editors' Fiction Prize; and the Ian MacMillan Fiction Prize.
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All night it looked like Michigan was going to suffer an ugly road loss at Purdue.
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The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series wrapped up its Santa Clarita Valley leg on Thursday, and the locals had trouble keeping up with the pack.
Valencia sophomore Glen Lee was the best finisher among the three SCV players who took part in the boys division, ending up tied for 32nd place. It was the exact spot he finished in the event last year.
The other two golfers, West Ranch freshman Steven Moentmann and sophomore John McClafferty, finished tied for 61st and 68th, respectively, at the three-day tournament at Robinson Ranch. Hart High junior Jamie Corr also participated, but was disqualified on Wednesday after she submitted an inaccurate scorecard.
The Junior All-Star Series is a collection of 10 events played across the country that invites qualified golfers between the ages of 12-15.
This year's Robinson Ranch version featured a field of 72 boys and 24 girls who played on the par-72 course, which measured 6,594 yards for the boys and 5,704 yards for the girls.
Lee shot a final-round 81 on Thursday to put his 54-hole total at 22-over, well behind winner Sahith Theegala's even par. Lee's best round came on Wednesday when he shot a 1-over 73.
Though he injured his wrist during the opening round on Tuesday, Lee, who played for Valencia's varsity team last year, vowed to finish the tournament.
Moentmann started the day in 68th place, but posted his best score of the tournament, a 76, in the final round to move to a 36-over total. McClafferty carded a 95 on Thursday and ended up at 50-over for the tournament.
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Just about every time Colorado State Climatologist Nolan Doesken rattled off recent precipitation amounts from various foothills communities, adjectives like "bizarre" and "incredible" shortly followed.
Doesken said that in "wet" Septembers, Front Range cities typically see 3 inches of precipitation during the month, and maybe as much as 5 inches in "really wet" years.
But during the seven-day stretch from Sept. 8 through Sunday morning, some parts of Aurora saw as much as 15 inches of rain.
"It was just remarkable," he said Sunday afternoon, noting his totals didn't take into account the rainfall that was still dumping on the region that day.
Boulder measurements added up to about 15-18 inches for the week, Doesken said.
Parts of southern Weld County experienced 7-8 inches.
"That all eventually heads your way," Doesken said of Weld, where the South Platte, St. Vrain, Big Thompson and Cache La Poudre rivers all merge.
"What happened was incredibly unusual," he continued. "Based on historic data, we've seen isolated events in the past where we had these huge amounts of rain, even more than we saw this past week ... but only in isolated areas. To see such huge, widespread precipitation amounts taking place is something extraordinary."
Doesken said the culprit is the combination of unseasonably warm temperatures in early September, a particularly concentrated moist air mass and light winds that pushed that mass up high — and left it there to dump a year's worth of rain in just days in some parts of the region.
"There are still some things that don't make sense," Doesken said. "Why does Aurora and Boulder get 15 inches of rain ... and some parts of Denver only get less than 2 inches?"
Also a mystery is where the 2013 flood ranks historically.
"We're not to a point where we can call it a 100-year flood, or 500-year flood," he said. "What we do know is that it was very unusual."
Among the worst Colorado floods, according to Colorado Climate Center data, occurred in May 1904, October 1911, June 1921, May 1935, September 1938, May 1955, June 1965, May 1969, October 1970, July 1976, July 1981, and the Spring Creek Flood of July 1997 that ravaged Fort Collins and the CSU campus.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — James Harden scored 29 points and hit all 10 of his free throws in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets rallied to snap a seven-game losing streak, beating the hapless Charlotte Bobcats, 100-94, on Monday.
Kemba Walker scored a career-high 35 points for the Bobcats, who set a franchise record with their 15th straight loss at home.
The longest home skid in NBA history is 19 straight by Dallas during the 1993-94 season.
Harden made just 5 of 20 shots, but went 19 of 21 on free throws. He was perfect from the line when the Rockets overcame a seven-point deficit in the final period.
Marcus Morris had 21 points for the Rockets.
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Nearly a Third of House Joins Dent-Price Letter for Diplomacy with Iran
This week 131 representatives--both Democrats and Republicans--stood up for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict over Iran's nuclear program. This broad based momentum for diplomacy in the House is wholly unprecedented. This historic initiative was led by Republican Charles Dent (PA) and Democrat David Price (NC).
Did your representative sign the Dent-Price letter for renewed negotiations with Iran?
See the original letter here.
Dear President Obama,
As Members of Congress who share your unequivocal commitment to preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, we urge you to pursue the potential opportunity presented by Iran's recent presidential election by reinvigorating U.S. efforts to secure a negotiated nuclear agreement.
As you know, on June 14 the Iranian people elected Hassan Rouhani president with over 50 percent of the vote in the first round, overcoming repression and intimidation by the Iranian government to cast their ballots in favor of reform. Dr. Rouhani campaigned on the promise to "pursue a policy of reconciliation and peace" and has since promised "constructive interaction with the outside world." As Iran's former lead nuclear negotiator, he has also publicly expressed the view that obtaining a nuclear weapon would run counter to Iran's strategic interests and has been critical of the nuclear "extremism" of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
We are mindful of the limitations of the Iranian presidency within the country's political system, of the fact that previous Iranian presidents elected on platforms of moderation have failed to deliver on promised reforms, and of the mixed signals that Dr. Rouhani himself has sent regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions. It remains to be seen whether his election will indeed bring significant change with regard to Iran's relations with the outside world. His government's actions will certainly speak louder than his words.
Even so, we believe it would be a mistake not to test whether Dr. Rouhani's election represents a real opportunity for progress toward a verifiable, enforceable agreement on Iran's nuclear program that ensures the country does not acquire a nuclear weapon. In order to test this proposition, it will be prudent for the United States to utilize all diplomatic tools to reinvigorate ongoing nuclear talks. In addition, bilateral and multilateral sanctions must be calibrated in such a way that they induce significant and verifiable concessions from Iran at the negotiating table in exchange for their potential relaxation.
We must also be careful not to preempt this potential opportunity by engaging in actions that delegitimize the newly elected president and weaken his standing relative to hardliners within the regime who are opposed to his professed "policy of reconciliation and peace." Likewise, it will be critical for the United States to continue its efforts to foster unprecedented international cooperation on this issue so that the international community remains united in its opposition to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon.
We look forward to working with your administration on this important issue in the months ahead.
Rep. Charles Dent (PA)
Rep. David Price (NC)
Ron Barber
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About Those "Missing" Cost-Benefit Analyses ...
While Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other air pollutants are on firm political and legal footing, attacks on them continue. Claims have been made that the costs of regulation are extreme or, contradictorily, that the government has not conducted any cost analysis of these regulations.
On the side that the costs are too high, one figure bandied about recently is that all government regulations are costing the economy $1.75 trillion annually, and $280 billion of that stems from compliance with existing environmental regulations. Those figures came from a study by two Lafayette College professors done for the Small Business Administration (SBA). Yet, as widely reported, the Congressional Research Service, and even the professors themselves have disputed the methodology of the study and its use in the current frenzy of political shots at environmental regulations. In a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, the methodology of the SBA report was faulted for, among other things, allowing for double counting of costs. The Lafayette College study simply adds together other previous studies on individual regulations, regardless of the approaches and methodologies of those calculations. The CRS report quotes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as having written that such a methodology is an "inherently flawed approach."
More distressingly for those who care about making informed decisions about the economic impacts of regulation, that large figure is not balanced against any benefits those regulations might have. According to the CRS report, the authors of the Lafayette College stated that they were never asked to include benefits in their analysis. The authors were quoted as saying the report was "not meant to be a decision-making tool for lawmakers or federal regulatory agencies to use in choosing the 'right' level of regulation. In no place in any of the reports do we imply that our reports should be used for this purpose. (How could we recommend this use when we make no attempt to estimate the benefits?)" On the contrary, as we have explained before, the benefits of Clean Air Act regulations have far outstripped the costs in major studies.
As for those who say no economic analyses were ever done of these regulations, all federally promulgated regulations undergo a cost-benefit analysis before implementation. This requirement stretches back many presidential administrations, with each administration offering adjustments to the process. The basis for current analysis is found in Executive Order 12866, signed in 1993 by President Clinton, which provided a significant overhaul to the review process and, among other things, requires
Each agency [to] assess both the costs and the benefits of the intended
regulation and, recognizing that some costs and benefits are difficult to
quantify, propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination
that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs.
President Obama reaffirmed the inclusion of cost-benefit analysis in the regulatory process in Executive Order 13563 at the beginning of 2011.
Turning specifically to the GHG regulations implemented by the Administration, where regulatory requirements have been imposed the analyses required by OMB have been conducted and are readily available. Some critics have complained that there was not a cost-benefit analysis done of the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding for GHGs. Such claims miss the fact that the Endangerment Finding was a scientific ruling that GHGs cause climate change, posing a threat to public health and welfare, and motor vehicles emit GHGs contributing to those risks. Since there were no regulatory requirements to reduce GHG emissions in this rulemaking, a cost-benefit analysis was inappropriate.
When it comes to actually reducing GHGs from emitting sources, such analyses would be appropriate, and federal agencies are required to include them as part of the rulemaking process. EPA has done so. The first rule on GHGs , the light-duty vehicle GHG emission standards promulgated jointly with Department of Transportation's Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency standards, was issued with a Regulatory Impact Assessment that offered almost five hundred pages of detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the costs and benefits of the rules. The findings were that the GHG standard for light duty vehicles has an estimated cost of $52 billion and benefits of $240 billion: benefits outweighing costs by better than 4 to 1.
Upon the implementation of the light duty vehicle standards, the New Source Review program for stationary sources of GHGs was automatically triggered – without any regulatory action taken by EPA – therefore no separate cost-benefit analysis was legally required of this step. However, when EPA went through the regulatory process to create the tailoring rule to lower the compliance requirements for stationary sources, it was required to undertake an analysis. The Regulatory Impact Assessment of EPA's tailoring rule is available on its website and includes an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis of the reduced permitting costs from the tailoring rule regulation now in effect for stationary sources. As EPA continues its rulemaking for New Source Performance Standards for utilities and refineries, fully documented regulatory impact analyses will be conducted and made available for comment with the proposed rule.
Thus, despite the claims to the contrary, EPA has in the past and will continue in the future to analyze the costs and benefits of GHG regulations. It is also clear that, to date, GHG regulations imposed by the EPA under the Clean Air Act have vastly greater benefits than costs.
Michael Tubman is the Congressional Affairs Fellow
Moving Our Cars Off Oil
This post first appeared in Txchnologist.
It is too early to pick the ultimate car of the future. Plug-in electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and biofuel vehicles are currently in contention, but it is quite possible that no single alternative will dominate the future the way that gasoline-powered cars own our roads today. The competition will be fierce because these new technologies will not only be competing against each other, but also against the ever-improving internal combustion engine. By 2035, it's quite possible a new gasoline-powered car will get 50 mpg and a hybrid-electric car (like the Toyota Prius) will achieve 75 mpg.
Whatever technologies win out, it is clear the societal costs of oil are too high. The price at the pump fails to include all the national security and environmental costs of exploration, extraction, distribution, and consumption of oil. Since oil appears cheaper to the consumer than its true cost to society, we end up consuming more than we should. We send hundreds of billions of dollars out of our economy each year – $330 billion in 2010 alone – to oil producers with monopoly power instead of investing the money here at home.
Maryland an Early Mover on Climate Adaptation
The State of Maryland released a new report earlier this year recommending a course of action to adapt to our changing climate. This report is the latest in a series that began in 2007 when Governor Martin O'Malley issued an executive order to establish the Maryland Commission on Climate Change. The commission was charged with addressing the causes of climate change and adapting to the most likely impacts. In 2008, the Maryland Climate Action Plan was released, addressing impacts, mitigation, and economic concerns.
Among the impacts highlighted in the Climate Action Plan was sea level rise, projected to be more than a foot by mid-century and as much as 3 feet by 2100. If the highest rates are realized, most tidal wetlands would be lost and about 200 square miles of land would be inundated. The bay would also suffer additional stresses as restoration goals become more difficult to achieve. Aquatic species composition will change and increased nutrient runoff into the bay will make water quality goals much harder to meet. Impacts are projected to occur inland as well with heat waves greatly increasing the risk of illness and death. The average year will have 24 days above 100°F by the end of the century. Ground level ozone, formed under prolonged, high temperatures will increase, resulting in more respiratory illnesses, especially among vulnerable populations.
The Action Plan addressed the adaptation needs of coastal regions but only highlighted the need to pursue the development of adaptive strategies for other affected sectors. In response, work began on a report specifically for adaptation in these other sectors. Earlier this year, the culmination of this effort was released as the Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland's Vulnerability to Climate Change, Phase II: Building societal, economic and ecological resilience. The report provides the basis for guiding and prioritizing state-level activities with respect to both the climate science and adaptation policy within short to medium-term timeframes.
Key Recommendations
- Human Health: Conduct vulnerability assessments to gain a better understanding of risks and inform preventative responses by assessing potential health threats and the sufficiency of Maryland's response capacity. The impacts to food safety and availability must also be evaluated.
- Agriculture: Increase crop diversity, protect against incoming pests and disease, and intensify water management through research, funding and incentives. Enhance existing Best Management Practices (BMPs) and land conservation targets including revising targets for agricultural land preservation. BMPs that are geared toward protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay are likely to be significantly shifted as changes in seasonality and precipitation occur.
- Forests and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Expand land protection and restoration and revise targeting priorities. This includes integrating climate data and models into existing resource assessments and spatial planning frameworks as well as developing adaptation guidance for local government planning. Management practices to reduce existing forest stressors should also be adjusted. High elevation forest species such as the red spruce or Eastern hemlock will likely disappear from Maryland as will the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly and ecosystem management plans must reflect these future changes.
- Bay and Aquatic Ecosystems: Restore critical bay and aquatic habitats to enhance resilience. It is recommended that the state be proactive in the design and construction of habitat restoration projects due to their importance in enhancing the resilience of aquatic ecosystems. Dam removal projects on Octoraro Creek in Cecil County and Raven Rock Creek in Washington County have resulted in reduced stream temperatures and moderated stream flow, boosting connectivity between habitats and resilience of fish and other transient species.
- Water Resources: Ensure long-term safe and adequate water supply for humans and ecosystems. Reduce the impacts of flooding and stormwater by removing high-hazard water supplies and preventing inundation and overflow of on-site disposal systems. On-site disposal systems already lead to raw sewage leakage in Maryland are likely to worsen with increases in extreme precipitation. These failing septic systems must be improved or replaced.
- Population Growth and Infrastructure: Plan for precipitation-related weather extremes and increase resilience to rising temperatures by identifying investment needs to prepare for weather emergencies and improving stormwater management strategies. Urban tree canopy should also be increased to provide urban heat reduction, stormwater reduction, and air filtration.
Not every state has an adaptation plan, and Maryland is one of only two states (Virginia) in the Mid-Atlantic region to have completed one or made progress. However, both North Carolina and South Carolina have Climate Action Plans that call for an adaptation report and more states are moving towards producing adaptation plans. Maryland is at risk from a variety of ill-effects due to climate change and the identification and implementation of key adaptation measures will ensure the state minimizes the impacts and costs of climate change in the long run. Other states would do well to take heed, and move to minimize their costs as well.
Dan Huber is Science & Policy Fellow
Time to Face the Facts on EPA Regulation
A witty observer of the human condition Mark Twain wrote, "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." He likely would have had a few choice quips about opponents of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation who have a lot to put up with these days. They continue claiming that new regulations are a de facto construction moratorium, a burden on the economy, the illegal act of unelected bureaucrats, and doomed to be overturned by Congress. Yet the facts themselves provide overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began regulating GHGs this January, there were claims that these regulations would shut down entire industries and create a construction moratorium on new projects. In reality, the New Source Review program requires new sources of pollution and major modifications to existing sources of pollution, like power plants, refineries, and factories, to install the best available control technology to reduce GHG emissions. EPA's guidelines for implementing these requirements focused mainly at increasing energy efficiency of facilities without requiring expensive add-on controls or fuel switching.
Despite these dire warnings, there are plenty of examples of how this scenario did not occur. Even before the regulations were in place, Calpine voluntarily and successfully underwent a determination of the best available control technology for its new natural gas power plant in the Bay Area. In a more recent example, one of the most vociferous industrial opponents of the regulations, Nucor Steel, came to Congress to testify at a hearing about the impossibility of compliance with the regulations, but the company had by that point already received a permit under that program for a facility in Louisiana. More permits have also been issued, and others are on the way.
Other attacks have fixated on the legality of the new regulations. Yet, in the 2007 case Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court ruled explicitly that EPA had the authority to regulate GHGs under the Clean Air Act if the Agency determined that they posed a significant threat to public health and welfare. This threat was overwhelmingly demonstrated in the 2009 endangerment finding, which documented the risks of climate change posed by GHGs. This endangerment finding was issued by the Obama Administration, but the Bush Administration had come to exactly the same conclusions. A Supreme Court ruling in favor of regulation is a hard example to be confronted with, but that hasn't stopped opponents.
Although there has been little problem with implementation of these new requirements, it has taken the political rhetoric some time to catch up with the facts. Some on Capitol Hill have remained fixated on these regulations. This debate came to a head, as votes were taken to repeal or delay the EPA regulations. In the Senate, votes on four different permutations failed to meet the required 60-vote majority. The Baucus Amendment would have codified EPA's tailoring rule and exempted agricultural sources from EPA GHG regulations. It failed 7-93. The Stabenow Amendment would have allowed EPA to continue work on drafting regulations, but it would have delayed implementation of existing GHG rules (except for the existing transportation standards) for two years, excluded the agriculture sector, and expanded some manufacturing tax credits. It also failed 7-93. The Rockefeller Amendment would have delayed the implementation of all EPA GHG regulations (except for car rules) by two years. It failed 12-88. The McConnell Amendment was a version of the Whitfield-Upton-Inhofe proposal that would have explicitly prohibited any GHG regulation using Clean Air Act authorities and repealed the EPA's scientific finding about the dangers of climate change. The preferred bill of the Minority, it failed 50-50. In the House, a standalone bill (The Energy Tax Prevention Act) mirroring the McConnell amendment passed by a substantial, largely partisan majority, but with the failure of all four proposals in the Senate, it was clear that there was no hook to conduct a House-Senate conference on the legislation. For those who wanted a Congressional rebuke for action on climate, these votes should have served as an example of political opposition to repeal of regulatory authority.
In the face of those votes, opponents tried one more political maneuver: holding the federal budget hostage to the inclusion of the failed McConnell Amendment. After threatening a shutdown of the federal government to oppose regulations that have been shown not to prevent new facilities from being permitted, not to lead to economic destruction, and which were upheld by the Senate just days earlier, opponents eventually relented and withdrew their demands.
It has been tough to put up with these examples, but some opponents of the regulations are finally accepting the results. "I think this is probably the end of our EPA little session here," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). "I'm not going to be pushing for another vote," echoed Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI). After everything that has occurred on this matter, and regardless of other attempts that might be made, it's clear that the existing regulations are here to stay and the path forward for future reasonable regulations has strong economic, legal, and political foundations. In the coming months, EPA will turn to the next step in its legally-required regulatory process, proposing New Source Performance Standards for the utility and refining sectors.
Our leaders should use their energies to ensure that these regulations result in low-cost emissions reductions rather than continuing to fight battles for which the outcomes are already known. There is a real possibility for positive engagement in this process but only if one is willing to take a rational look at the challenges and potential policy tools available. For those that want to continue to fight past battles in the face of all that has happened, another Twain quote comes to mind: "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt."
Michael Tubman is the Congressional Affairs Fellow
The Federal Deficit and Climate Change
It's an issue that will affect the prosperity of our children and our children's children. It's an issue that requires we make cuts today in order to avoid far greater burdens on future generations. It's an issue that is steeped in complexities and arcane detail that is difficult to communicate to the public, and often requires advanced training in order to understand fully. And it's an issue that requires bold public leadership today in order to avert consequences that will affect future well-being and quality of life.
Readers of this blog can be forgiven for immediately assuming that these statements are meant to describe the political challenges of climate change; but the political issue du jour in Washington these days is the federal budget deficit and mounting national debt, and these statements apply for that issue equally as well. We, here at Climate Compass, are not the first to note the similarities in the discourse – but for those of us working in the climate field, or who care deeply about the issue, the parallels are hard to ignore. There is an important difference, however, that seems to affect the public debate.
While both are complex issues that are at times inherently difficult to understand, the budget provides a much simpler scoring system of dollars and cents; in comparison to the climate debt that we are accruing in the form of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. We can see on a chart or graph the totals that budget projections show – and we know from our daily household experiences that increasing debts imply increasing interest payments and costs.
The climate deficit that continues to accumulate, on the other hand, shows no clear balance of payments or future due dates. But make no mistake; the charges we are putting against our climate credit card will eventually create even greater costs over time as changes accelerate. Greenhouse gases, once emitted, stay in the atmosphere for centuries. Any emissions made today, tomorrow, and over the next several years commit the planet to warming over the lifetime of those gases.
Even though it is not as easy to track the mounting costs of our climate deficit, we know the debt will have to be paid in the form of increasingly severe weather events, changes in agricultural productivity, mass migrations, and sea level rise – just to name a few. This means that the unchecked emissions we continue to create are racking up a greenhouse gas debt that will force increasingly expensive costs on current and future generations.
So as the debate continues inside the beltway on how to address the federal deficit – remember that in the case of both the budget deficit and climate change, it will be far less expensive to pay a little today and avoid paying far more later.
Historical National Debt (to 2009): Congressional Budget Office - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12039/historicalTables[1].xls
Projections of National Debt (from 2010): Congressional Budget Office - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12039/BudgetTables[1].xls
Historical GHG Emissions (to 2009): EIA IES - http://www.eia.doe.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm
Projected GHG Emissions (from 2010): EIA AEO, Table A18 - http://www.eia.doe.gov/analysis/projection-data.cfm#annualproj
Russell Meyer is the Senior Fellow for Economics and Policy


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