Nice, and by and large I do agree with you.
Tracks 1-3 - agreed...although the statement 'arguably the best opening song of the year' is a bold one! I can think of loads of opening songs already this year which destroy this song....
It's Not You
Change Or Die
Divided
All I Wanna Do
Love Wont Wait
The Hits Keep Coming
Track 4 - Mmmm, I still dont know about this ballad. OK but not great.......has now been eclipsed by 'Say What You Will' (Nural) and 'Im Sorry' (The Veer Union) in the modern genre.
Tracks 5-6 - Agree 100%
Track 7 - warming to this one...but dont rate it as highly as you
Tracks 8-9 - as I said before I need an uptempo feel good rocker in the last 4 tracks to really lift the album......nothing wrong with these songs but its all a bit too melancholy for me
Track 10 - mistake. period.
Id give it a solid 8/10, but there are already 3 or 4 albums which are closer to 9/10 (Nural, The Veer Union, Halestorm and Papa Roach) and that's with some excellent albums due in July.
To be honest I doubt if Falbrooke will make top 10 come year end, but that doesnt mean its a bad album.
Cheers