Oh, what a good idea. My list is solely based on what I love and like, not what might be good on radio. How much fun I have listening to the song. [The production on the album is amazing!!!]
1. The Original High (I LOVE THIS SONG. I could just leave this on repeat. I really want to hear this loud, loud in a club in Ibiza -- I am dancing to it right now. Most artists would use 2 or 3 vocalists to do a song like this. This will be killer live -- hopefully with lasers and smoke!)
2. Ghost Town (This song is one of my favorite Adam recordings ever. Complex and eminently re-listenable.)
3. There I Said It (Adam's vocals and the spare, percise instrumentation. Really simple song, but it has a deep emotional connection with me. It is because of how it is sung. It will probably be my favorite live performance song.)
4. Another Lonely Night (OK I know it is predictable and has little new about it, but I feel good when I sing along to it. Will be a blast live. Yes, I have it on repeat right now. Adam's vocal on this is so smooth and silky. And I love the moo! And I flove the hmmmmmm near the end. Let me play that again.)
5. The Light (This song has some cool vocal tricks in it and is so danceable. It could move up to #3 in a few weeks. Improves after a few listens. I want a great remix of this!!)
6. These Boys (The most fun track on the album -- but the vocal is spectacular. Reminds me of George Michael in a good way -- beautiful sung pop song with an infectious beat. Good retro.)
7. Underground (I hope that Adam does some more R&B music -- another track where his vocals elevate a song that has pretty average lyrics. But the vocals and instrumentation work together so way -- and the production on this is just brilliant.)
8. Rumors (Fun track, made for radio. It has a great hook. And they sound great together. Not sure what he will do with this on live but I look forward to seeing it. Makes me dream of Adam touring with Tove Lo. Could be the biggest single from the album.)
9. Shame (Camp, camp, camp -- Adam as Katy Perry with the Asia themes. Would love to see Adam in a kimono and kabuki makeup singing this. Oh riots would ensue but it would be fun! This is #9 but so much fun -- just too many good songs on this album.)
10. Heavy Fire (Trippy! I feel like Adam build a time machine and let me get in it for a few minutes. And the vocal at the end is amazing!)
11. Things I Didn't Say (This is a pop song that could actually be a radio single. Nothing new, novel or interesting about it, but I like it.)
12. Evil in the Night (This song has some cool clever stuff in it -- for example: Bad, Police references -- but really wish the lyrics were better. This is the track that has vocals on it that remind me of Adam circa 2010 and certain to be a fan favorite. Probably will be fun live.)
13. Lucy (This song will be fun live but I find it a bit repetitive and boring particularly during the "Lucy" chant. Brian sounds great on this but I would have liked more, slightly heavier guitar. I love the "Diamond Dogs" shout out but that seems kind of random in this song.)
14. After Hours (I like this but it is one of the more predictable tracks on the album. I do not love Adam's vocal on this -- it lacks the richness of some of the other tracks. I would actually like to hear him sing this in a higher key. If JT had not already done a lot of songs like this, I would have probably ranked it higher.)
>> It is a testimony to how much I like this album that I could listen to my #14 track on repeat and be happy. What a fun album!!