I have only listened to it all the way through twice (and one of those times I was working so only half listening) so my opinions might change!
I think it might have been a mistake to listen to this on my way to work though, because I usually need to listen to very upbeat music in the morning to wake me up LOL.
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n A World Like This - Love it, have loved it the whole time. The chorus has that "Backstreet hook" that I feel has been missing from their music ever since Black and Blue.
Permanent Stain - So upbeat, such high energy. I have played this one to death because I had it from the Ticketmaster download.
Breathe - I like this song but I'm not in love with it. The chorus is catchy but that's about all for me.
Madeline - I love the lyrics to this song and I love the way Nick sounds in it. It comes from such a real, raw place but I didn't find it overly catchy.
Show 'Em What You're Made Of - Like with Madeline I love the lyrics to this and the boys sound wonderful on it. I found the chorus a bit more catchy than Madeline and I think it will grow on me more in future listens!
Make Believe - This song didn't hook me at first but I went back and listened to it a few more times and it's definitely becoming a favourite! Also, it's giving me the writing push that I was hoping to get from this album, lol.
Try - I listened to this song twice and I can't even remember how it goes lol. Will need to give it a few more tries but I think I'm going with the majority on this one, it'll likely become a skip song.
Trust Me - I loved the clip of this I heard at the fan event and I still really enjoy it!
Love Somebody - This is really classy and more the type of song that I think of when I think of BSB. Aside from the whole silly caveman line LOL. However, BSB would not be BSB without some kind of cheesy line so I can forgive it and even appreciate it a little
One Phone Call - I liked this on the first listen but it didn't grow on me. I'll probably need to give it another chance.
Feels Like Home - Fully admitting that I was laughing to myself the first time I heard this one. It gets catchier as the song goes on, but that first verse... talk about country twang LOL Kevin! Good lord. I do really like it though.
Solider - LOVE! Love love love love. I love it. I knew I would love it from the fan event clip, but I love it even more. It's so catchy and I've been singing it in my head all day.
Hot, Hot, Hot - The first verse is okay, and I was sort of wondering why everyone was making fun of it so much. Then I got to the chorus... mocking warranted. LOL this song is ridiculous. It's like the PDA of this album.
As a whole I really appreciate what they did with this album and you can tell that they really put a lot of themselves into it. It's anything but generic and finally they've had a chance to create something that is truly them. Whether I liked all of the songs is irrelevant in that regard - this album was their baby and it shows.
(Also I haven't heard In Your Arms, Take Care and Light On, so if anyone has them and wouldn't mind sending them over to sakabelle@gmail.com I would be eternally grateful
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