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1. Album Name : Riot (2007)
Paramore is an American pop punk band
with lead singer Hayley Williams. The
band released there second album ‘riot’
featuring hits such as ‘misery business’
and ‘crushcrushcrush’.
Paramore’s music appeals to a younger target
market who are interested in the pop/rock/punk
genre.
The front cover of the album features the band in a
cartoon like form from a high angle which could reflect
the punk theme as society is looking down on them for
being rebellious. It is a shot of there whole body's
therefore allows the audience to see the type of style
the band portrays. It is all also mainly in black and
white to create an edgy, punk theme. This is then
surrounded by repetition of the word ‘riot’ to create a
unique background. The hand written font is very bold
and enforces the idea of a riot with the exclamation
mark and capitalisation. There is also other hidden
messages within the writing such as information about
the band. The orange colour within the title also
showcases to the audience that is the album name
and links with the websites in the corner. Overall, the
whole page creates an edgy, chaotic look which
reflects the albums title ‘riot’.

2. The CD shows continuity
throughout the digipak as it has
the album cover placed on the
whole CD. This is a simplistic yet
effective method which is
common within a lot of digipaks.
It keeps the name of the album a
main priority within it and due to it
being inside the cover, is only
seen by people who purchase the
album. This means the
presentation doesn’t need to be
as detailed as the audience have
already brought it and know of
the band.

3. The back of the digipak is again
continuous with the repetition of the
word ‘riot’. This is most obviously to
continue the theme and not make it
look odd. A different picture of the
band face on is placed at the bottom
but with the same black and white
effect. The picture is eye level showing
the band is making direct address to
the audience addressing fans with a
more friendly gesture. All together the
darkness and rough writing represents
a look of rebellion and supports the
album name ‘riot’. The text wraps
around both the imagine and barcode
which means there is no blank space
creating a further meaning on chaos.

4. The Pretty Reckless are an American
rock/punk band from New York. The front
of the album has a main picture of a little
girl looking straight into the camera from a
high angle. She is dressed as how a
member of the band would stereotypically
dress in specific the lead singer, and she is
holding a lighter. This instantly is a
contrast with the age and could be
representing the lead singers rebellion
therefore link in with the rock/punk genre.
The idea of innocence through a little girl
is completely ignored with the accessories
such as a leather jacket and lighter which
is associated with bad behaviour. The
bands logo is then located to the side to
enable audiences to recognise the band in
order to purchase the album. Then the
title ‘light me up’ is below in red to
connote danger.

5. The cd cover then follows on with the
theme of the little girl as it showcases
the bottom half with her Dr Marten style
boots. This is a huge connotation of the
punk style which represents the theme
within there music. Again the logo and
album name is placed the side to
create continuity. The cd is also black
and white which is a popular effect for
rock/punk bands to use as its edgy and
also puts emphasis on the album name
as that’s the only colour on the cd. The
four x’s on the bottom could also be
another hidden message however its
chalk like effect shows a rustic theme
and again represents the punk genre.

6. The back cover of the album
‘light me up’ actually shows a
picture of the band themselves.
It’s a full body picture front on
which allows the audience to see
there unique style and relate it to
the punk genre. For instance, the
boots, leather jackets, and heavy
makeup. The girl is the only one
in white which suggests straight
away she is the main focus and
lead singer. The four x’s are
presented on a chalk board is
again continuity and a secret
message of some sort. The band
is seen in a urban, street which
connotes there rebellious style.
The songs are also listed at the
top of the cover in red to be
predominant.

7. The back cover of the album
‘light me up’ actually shows a
picture of the band themselves.
It’s a full body picture front on
which allows the audience to see
there unique style and relate it to
the punk genre. For instance, the
boots, leather jackets, and heavy
makeup. The girl is the only one
in white which suggests straight
away she is the main focus and
lead singer. The four x’s are
presented on a chalk board is
again continuity and a secret
message of some sort. The band
is seen in a urban, street which
connotes there rebellious style.
The songs are also listed at the
top of the cover in red to be
predominant.