10 Most Emotional Rock Albums Ever Made

10. After Laughter - Paramore

Ever since Brand New Eyes, Paramore have always been inching towards a sound that's a lot more pop than it is rock. For all of the people who still cling onto the days of songs like Misery Business, After Laughter has almost none of that, going for an '80s pastiche with every song having a neon flair to it. As it turns out though, those bright poppy sounds ended up being a false sense of security when you actually listen to the lyrics.

Across every song on here, Hayley Williams is clearly going through a very emotional time in her life, with most of the songs being a downer from the first minute you hear them. Though there are some happy sounds on tracks like Rose Colored Boy, the message behind something like Hard Times is a lot more dour, as Hayley asks herself why she even tries during this time if she knows she's going to fail.

The more poppier the songs get, the more morose they become, with Told You So hinting that the worst is yet to come for those hard times. The title even clues you in as well, taken from the idea that there's a certain moment after someone laughs that helps bring them back down to Earth. Then again, the pop song structure might be a way to hide the pain a little bit. Life might suck right now, but you might feel just a little bit better once you get into the groove.