Thread:Quickrydina/@comment-4919485-20170414170102/@comment-4919485-20170429160556

Ballad of the album: Love Is Alive - Big song, with big vocals. Heavy emotional charge. Fulfills the 'ballad' label the best out of the others. Not my favorite out of Places, I think it drags a bit, but it's still good enough, and the amazing vocals wrap it up. 8/10.

Uptempo of the album: Anything's Possible - Is the album's 'validation track', which is a staple of ballad albums. But it's also considered the album's bet on uptempo songs. It would be one of the songs with the most public appeal. 8/10.

With that said, it doesn't mean those are anywhere near the best on the album.

Wildcard of the album: Heavenly - Great song. Both vocally powerful and public friendly. It's a cross between Celine Dión and Kelly Clarkson. Has one of the best production in the album. It's well-timed, amzingly-sung, friendly melody, vocals are big, but not intimidating to the regular ear. Totally deserves a single possibility. It is a wildcard because it is good for a mellow season (autum/winter), but also for a transition season (spring). 10/10.

Versatile of the album: Run to You - One of the best on the album. A very versatile song. It works wonderfully as a ballad, but it also set nicely for a EDM track. It has all the peaks and lows EDM-based songs need. It doesn't stray from the rest of the album, when it comes to big, emotional vocals, but it is definitely less piercing and softer than Love Is Alive. Could be better, with a few tweaks, but it's damn near perfect. 9/10.

Most complete of the album: Tornado - It's sharp and quick, not in a tempo sense, but as a far as vocals go. This song doesn't leave you waiting for climaxes, it gets right to them. It's bright, it's big, it's fun, and it's all the public wants in song lyrics. It will be the most recognizable for the Glee fans. as the ascending note in the final chorus is very reminiscing of her Glee songs. It's cheesy, but in all the right ways. Another single option. The public might latch onto it, because of this healthy cheesiness. It is the most complete song, because it serves big vocals, Pop, Ballad, production. 10/10.

Most nostalgic of the album: Sentimental Memories - It brings me to a place, which I think it does the same for Lea, representing the 00's. A lot of the songs on the album have a familiar, warm feeling, very similar to Coldplay songs. This one, brings me back to my childhood in the 00's, when James Blunt and Coldplay would be playing, which is when Lea was a teenager. Nowadays, I know it's guilty to like them, but there isn't a single soul who can say they weren't all the rage in mid-00s. A bit all-too-known, but it's still a good song. 8/10.

Most Pop of the album: Believer - It's one of the best crossover-tracks on the album. Because it's an album that advertises itself as a break with Pop music, but, accidentally, it ends up being a great Pop album. Believer even has Pop music production, with ballad vocals. That is an aspect of this album that I find to be its best quality: It is nothing of what it's supposed to be, but at the same time, it is everything together. I literally can't find anyone else on this album - as of influences - and that is great news! It's entirely, successfully and inevitably Lea Michele, and it works! 10/10.

Best lyrics of the album: Hey You - Generally, there's nothing wrong with the song, or very little. It's a very expressive song, emotional, beautiful, soft, great lyrics. My only problem with it is that I wish it was longer, hahahaha. I was afraid it would fall on cheesy and exploitative, after Louder, but it's actually very reasonable and classy. It's perfect. Obviously, the lyrics are the highlight of the song. It's a earnest song, about being set free, not from her love, but from her pain. It's very respectful and loving. 9/10.

Most grandiose of the album: Heavy Love - This one is fighting with Tornado for the title of my favorite on the album. Right off the batch, it is You're Mine 2.0, and that's awesome, because I love You're Mine, it's my favorite Louder track. It's a grandiose song. It's big, it's powerful, the melody AND the vocals grow and grow and grow as the song proggresses. Production is perfect. 10/10.

Least favorite of the album: Proud - BARELY! It was very hard to pick a least favorite. I only picked this one because I had to. Along with Getaway Car, this one jumped the least for me, but it still beats Getaway Car, because it isn't a repetiotion of herself. 7/10.

Most Louder of the album: Getaway Car - It's very Cue The Rain. I suppose that couldn't be changed, it's what she likes. The song is good, because the entire album is good, but I don't like the fact that it repeats her music, so, that makes it lose points with me. But the production is great. Even thematically, the song is similar to Cue The Rain, with the exception that I LOVE CTR, but only like this one. It's a bit cheesy. 7/10.

In general, the album has no song below a 7, and that's just me being picky/not being entirely sure of how I feel. I would say that the only definitive 7 for me would be Getaway Car; the rest is debatable. The album is a lot to take in at once, so, further listens will be changing my feelings, as songs will be setting in. The album is amazing and already one of my favorites. And that's not even because Lea is my fave, because I was ready, despite being devastated by it, to dislike the album, but it proved me SO WRONG, and I love it. The album is all the rage with critics, as well, and it debuted at #1 on iTunes, with just a few hours. The public seems to be loving it, too.