So it's been 18 months since My December was released amid a flurry of bad press and with a new album just a blink away, I wondered what you all thought of it now?

Rate the album tracks 1-10 (you can use half-points) and I'll do a countdown at the end to see what our fave is.

Never Again
One Minute
Hole
Sober
Don't Waste Your Time
Judas
Haunted
Be Still
Maybe
How I Feel
Yeah
Can I Have a Kiss
Irvine
Chivas

Dirty Little Secret
Not Today
Fading

I really do think the album is a remarkable body of work which people will look back on in the future and realise that they were wrong. It's also nothing like as dark and hook-less as people have suggested; in places, perhaps, but songs like Yeah, Can I Have A Kiss, Sober, Be Still, Don't Waste Your Time and One Minute are radio-friendly to say the least...

To summarise, one of the best albums ever probably. I still listen to it all the time.

For me then:



08.5 Never Again
09.5 One Minute
07.0 Hole
09.0 Sober
09.0 Don't Waste Your Time
10.0 Judas
08.0 Haunted
09.5 Be Still
07.5 Maybe
08.0 How I Feel
08.0 Yeah
08.5 Can I Have a Kiss
10.0 Irvine
10.0 Chivas

08.0 Dirty Little Secret
09.0 Not Today

Irvine is probably her best song ever. God, I hope she has another breakdown IT'S GOOD FOR THE MUSIC OK

Chivas was ROBBED in its position as a hidden song, even though it adds to its charm in a way. Singles should've been:

01. Never Again (video was immense, bar her weird styling)
02. Don't Waste Your Time (again, brilliant video)
-Album release-
03. Sober
04. Can I Have A Kiss

I feel like having the shared imagery of the DWYT video and the album cover would've done her sales a world of good.

Jark i hope you PMd Frank or Dan before this

I adore this album, you missed the japan bonus track 'Fading' btw, which is also rather good.

8 Never Again
8 One Minute
9 Hole
10 Sober
Don't Waste Your Time
10 Judas
10 Haunted
9 Be Still
8.5 Maybe
8 How I Feel
7.5 Yeah
8 Can I Have a Kiss
9.5 Irvine
10 Chivas

7.5 Dirty Little Secret
7 Not Today
7.5 Fading

I've not heard Fading.

And what for Joao?! I did not and would not. It's not like this is messing up the forum, it's healthy discussion! And post your scores!

I think i remember Frank saying a while back that you should PM them before starting any games, rates, b&i etc.

Frank luffs me, he once told me I am the light of his life, and thus I do not have to abide by his rules in HURRR

ok
Ill play along anyway... Later I have to clean mah roomage

I'll do this once I've listened to the bonuses! (Anyone wanna PM me the 3 bonuses?? )

08.0 Never Again
07.5 One Minute
06.0 Hole
10.0 Sober
08.0 Don't Waste Your Time
08.0 Judas
08.5 Haunted
08.5 Be Still
09.5 Maybe
08.0 How I Feel
07.0 Yeah
06.5 Can I Have a Kiss
09.0 Irvine
08.5 Chivas

08.0 Dirty Little Secret
07.0 Not Today
07.5 Fading


'Sober' is one of my favourite songs of hers tbh, I love the buildup to the last chorus. I love the lyrical content of 'Maybe' too which really makes it for me I think.

'Never Again' also really didn't deserve the stick it got, it's just as good as some of her previous singles, 'Don't Waste Your Time' should've been a big hit as well.

10 Never Again
09 One Minute
07 Hole
10 Sober
10 Don't Waste Your Time
08 Judas
09 Haunted
06 Be Still
07 Maybe
05 How I Feel
03Yeah
06.5 Can I Have a Kiss
09.5 Irvine
06 Chivas

08 Dirty Little Secret
07 Not Today
10 Fading

10 Never Again
10 One Minute
05 Hole
10 Sober
06 Don't Waste Your Time
08 Judas
08 Haunted
09 Be Still
07 Maybe
09 How I Feel
08 Yeah
07 Can I Have a Kiss
10 Irvine
08 Chivas

?? Dirty Little Secret
?? Not Today
?? Fading

Shall listen to the above three when i have time.

Anyway this was such a brilliant album which did not deserve to flop at all. Never Again remains one of my favorite Kelly songs, as does One Minute.

Ideal singles
1. Never Again
2. Sober
3. One Minute
4. How I Feel

07 Never Again
09 One Minute
06 Hole
10 Sober
10 Don't Waste Your Time
06 Judas
06 Haunted
05.5 Be Still
10 Maybe
09 How I Feel
04 Yeah
05 Can I Have a Kiss
10 Irvine
10 Chivas

08 Dirty Little Secret
05 Not Today
06.5 Fading

Never Again 10
One Minute 3
Hole 3
Sober 8
Don't Waste Your Time 8
Judas 3
Haunted 3
Be Still 3
Maybe 10
How I Feel 6
Yeah 7
Can I Have a Kiss 4
Irvine 10
Chivas 9

Dirty Little Secret ?
Not Today ?
Fading ?

To summarise, Irvine is the best thing Kelly has ever done.

Never Again 10
One Minute 10
Hole 8
Sober 9
Don't Waste Your Time 7
Judas 6
Haunted 8
Be Still 5
Maybe 8
How I Feel 10
Yeah 8
Can I Have A Kiss 9
Irvine 7
Chivas 9

I love the album and it definitely deserved to do better. It was a bit depressing. 'How I Feel' and 'One Minute' should have been released at some point.

I think we should have a thread dedicated to the singles of MD

*Sigh*

Never Again got a release. As did Dont Waste Your Time. So did Sober and One Minute All in different continents.

Good to see 'Maybe' is generally well liked, never have I related to a song on such a high personal level.

Never Again 9.0 [Under rated as a Single I feel!]
One Minute 9.0
Hole 8.0
Sober 10.0 [INSTANT CLASSIC! Absoloutely Breathtaking!]
Don't Waste Your Time 7.5
Judas 8.0
Haunted 9.5 [A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!]
Be Still 8.5
Maybe 8.0
How I Feel 10.0 [Along with 'Sober' ALWAYS been a favourite! The Top 5 Hit, that never was!]
Yeah 8.0
Can I Have a Kiss 8.0
Irvine 9.0 [STUNNING!]
Chivas 9.0
Dirty Little Secret 7.0
Not Today 7.5
Fading6.0

Overall: A very under rated album! I agree with Jark, in a few years time people are going to be looking back on this and are going to be thinking "WOW! That's not such a bad album afterall". Deserved to be just as big as 'Breakaway'.

Everyone can read it this way too

10 Never Again
10 One Minute
8 Hole
10 Sober
10 Don't Waste Your Time
7 Judas
9 Haunted
7 Be Still
8 Maybe
9 How I Feel
7 Yeah
9 Can I Have a Kiss
10 Irvine
10 Chivas

8 Dirty Little Secret
7 Not Today
10 Fading

My December really didn't deserve to flop, it is a great album. And it was silly that we only got Never Again.

Jark, we need to talk.

Never Again - 10 (Her best song EVER)
One Minute - 9
Hole - 6
Sober - 10 (Amazing song, lyrically really good)
Don't Waste Your Time - 9
Judas - 7
Haunted - 10 (very haunting )
Be Still - 8
Maybe - 10 (lyrically one of her strongest.. LOVE her vocals on this)
How I Feel - 9
Yeah - 8
Can I Have a Kiss - 7
Irvine - 10 (one her best.. Terribly depressing, and soooo real, heartbreaking to hear her like this)
Chivas - 9

Dirty Little Secret - 7
Not Today - 6
Fading - 9

RESULTSSS

My December > 8.14

01 > Sober > 9.64
02 > Irvine > 9.45
03 > How I Feel > 9.18
04 > Never Again > 9.14
05 > Chivas > 8.95
06 > Maybe > 8.50
07 > Don't Waste Your Time > 8.45
08 > One Minute > 8.27
09 > Fading > 8.10
10 > Haunted > 8.09
11 > Dirty Little Secret > 7.69
12 > Yeah > 7.50
13 > Judas > 7.36
14 > Can I Have a Kiss > 7.23
15 > Be Still > 7.18
16 > Not Today > 6.94
17 > Hole > 6.64

ODD! Poor 'Be Still' and 'Judas', two of the album's best. How I Feel - wtf?

Wost song came last, so im pleased about that. Good results in general though.

Judas is actually my fave from the album, dunno why people don't like it that much

Haunted and Fading shoulda been higher

Thanks for doing this Jark, great results!