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  1. After only a few listens straight through as an album:

    Red Flag Day 20/10
    The Little Things That Give You Away 10/10
    Lights of Home 9/10
    Love is All We Have Left 9/10
    Summer Of Love 8/10
    The Blackout 7/10
    Love Is Bigger Than Anything In It’s Way 6/10
    Landlady 5/10
    13 4/10
    Get Out of Your Own Way 4/10
    The Showman 4/10
    American Soul 3/10
    You’re The Best Thing About Me 3/10

    Lights Of Home has been the biggest grower this past week for me. I think Landlady might be the next grower...
  2. I'll try four categories to rank my initial impressions, Summer of Love being at the top and AS at the bottom:

    Early standouts:
    Summer Of Love, Landlady, Lights of Home, Little Things, 13

    Also really enjoy:
    Love is All We Have Left, Red Flag Day, Best Thing, Blackout

    Growers:
    Love is Bigger, Showman

    Probably will stay at the bottom:
    GOOYOW, American Soul
  3. Originally posted by cesar_garza01:I'll give them a grade instead:

    1. Love Is All We Have Left 10
    2. Lights of Home 10
    3. Best Thing 4
    4. GOOYOW 3
    5. American Soul 3
    6. Summer of Love 10
    7. Red Flag Day 8.5
    8. The Showman 4
    9. Little Things 10
    10. Landlady 10
    11. Blackout 7.5
    12. Love Is Bigger... 10
    13. 13. 9.5
    14. Book Of Your Heart 9.5

    A song doesn't have to be perfect to be a 10. If it rocks my world, has nice lyrics and I wouldn't change anything, it's a 10.
    I can't rank the songs I gave a 10, I absolutely love them.


    Almost one week after our first listen to SOE, I'd bump GOOYOW to a mediocre 5, Red Flag Day to a super awesome 9.5 and screw it, Book Of Your Heart is a 10.
    Blackout dropped for me to a 6.5.
  4. Originally posted by cesar_garza01:[..]


    Almost one week after our first listen to SOE, I'd bump GOOYOW to a mediocre 5, Red Flag Day to a super awesome 9.5 and screw it, Book Of Your Heart is a 10.
    Blackout dropped for me to a 6.5.
    Wow, mainly moving up even as the record settles in! That's a good sign, no?
  7. The Little Things That Give You Away
    Red Flag Day
    The Blackout
    Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way
    Lights Of Home
    Landlady
    Get Out Of Your Own Way
    The Showman (Little More Better)
    You're The Best Thing About Me
    American Soul
    Love Is All We Have Left
    13 (There Is A Light)
    Summer Of Love
  8. Early standouts: Litte things, blackout, love is bigger, love is all we have left, 13

    also really enjoy: red flag day, landlady, get out of your own way//american soul

    I tend to skip but when its on its alright: You're the best thing about me

    weakest songs: Summer of love, the showman, lights of home (even though the remix is much better)
  9. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way - 9.5
    The Little Things That Give You Away - 9
    Landlady - 9
    Lights of Home - 8.5
    Book of your Heart 8.5
    Love Is All We Have Left - 8
    Red Flag Day - 8
    Summer of Love - 8
    Get Out of Your Own Way - 7.5
    13 (There Is a Light) - 7.5
    You're the Best Thing About Me - 7
    The Blackout - 6.5
    American Soul - 6.5
    The Showman (Little More Better) - 6
  10. Time to trigger the U2start opinion police.

    1. Love Is All We Have Left - 11/10
    2. Light Of Home - 3/10
    3. You're The Best Thing About Me - 5/10
    4. Get Out Of You Own Way - 6/10
    5. American Soul - 5/10
    6. Summer of Love - 4/10
    7. Red Flag Day - 6/10
    8. The Showman (Little More Better) - 6/10
    9. The Little Things That Give You Away - 8/10
    10. Landlady - 3/10
    11. The Blackout - 6/10
    12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way - 7/10
    13. 13 (There Is A Light) - 6/10

    Average: 5.8
  11. Let’s have a go then.

    1. Love Is All We Have Left - 10/10
    2. Light Of Home - 5/10
    3. You're The Best Thing About Me - 5/10
    4. Get Out Of You Own Way - 6/10
    5. American Soul - 4/10
    6. Summer of Love - 9/10
    7. Red Flag Day - 6/10
    8. The Showman (Little More Better) - 5/10
    9. The Little Things That Give You Away - 8/10
    10. Landlady - 9/10
    11. The Blackout - 6/10
    12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way - 5/10
    13. 13 (There Is A Light) - 7/10

    Average - 6.5

    About right I’d says though I would round the album overall score to 7/10 or so. It is a little better than the sum of its parts.
  12. 1 Love Is All We Have Left - 7/10
    2. Light Of Home - 9/10 (love the ending)
    3. You're The Best Thing About Me - 6/10
    4. Get Out Of You Own Way - 8/10
    5. American Soul - 3/10 (if only he could have dreamed up better lyrics than the “rock and roll” bit).
    6. Summer of Love - 5/10
    7. Red Flag Day - 8/10
    8. The Showman (Little More Better) - 3/10
    9. The Little Things That Give You Away - 6/10
    10. Landlady - 6/10
    11. The Blackout - 7/10
    12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way - 7/10
    13. 13 (There Is A Light) - 7/10

    6.3 - feels like it should be better than this.