Posted August 17, 20159 yr http://a5.mzstatic.com/eu/r30/Music5/v4/67/a3/4e/67a34ece-a6ef-13c5-f555-3015f4859ab1/cover400x400.jpeg We got a fantastic 33 rates for this, and I'm currently working out the scores and starting some commentaries. The results will be coming over the course of this week. While you wait for the first batch of results. Predictions? Which songs will be out first? Which album track will be highest? Which song will actually win? The only spoiler I'll give is that the top 5 drastically changed over the course of the rate. Edited August 22, 20159 yr by Joe.
August 17, 20159 yr Author Commentaries and presentation will be better as we go on but let's get rid of the first three and I'll continue tomorrow! 17: 1977 Average:6.5 ihUgJJAuXQ8 See them, they're shining; Hurricane (8), Randomfurlong (8), Taylor Jago (8), Umi (8) In last place is '1977' which I gave a pretty mediocre score to, myself, but upon hearing it now, it's not too bad at all. Either way, it isn't a huge loss, despite being a very listenable, moody pop song with some of signature production. Edited August 17, 20159 yr by Joe.
August 17, 20159 yr Author 16: Ready For You (Acoustic) Average: 6.53 Wi08kPgLaPE See them, they're shining; Hurricane (8), Taylor Jago (9.5), Krusty111 (8), LeeWallace(8) Next is out is the song that I enjoy the least on Communion. 'Ready For You', clearly charms some members here, but acoustic really isn't what I see as Years & Years' strong point, even their 'King' acoustic felt flat to me. I get that it's good to show variation on an album, but even their ballads such as 'Without' and 'Eyes Shut' for example, boast some subtle electro touches that make Years & Years, Years & Years. Edited August 17, 20159 yr by Joe.
August 17, 20159 yr Author 15: Without Average: 7.07 32u6MP-yZqk See them, they're shining; JosephStyles (8), Ryan (8.5), Joe (8), ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ (10), barbaric_dan (8), Taylor Jago (9), Randomfurlong (8), Liаm (8), SevenSees (8), LeeWallace (8) Quite the shocker here, 'Without' is the first song from the standard edition to fall. 'Without' is quite a lovely song, though it pales in comparison to 'Eyes Shut'. There were a good handful of very decent scores for 'Without', even a 10 from Heezus, making it the first song to hit an average over 7. They'd be crazy to ever try this as a single, but it makes for a very listenable album filler, and I'd have placed it at least 2 or 3 places higher on this rate.
August 17, 20159 yr Didn't expect Without so low! Not complaining again though, it's nice but that's it really.
August 18, 20159 yr Author 14: Memo Average: 7.46 a8fAsYRWiAs See them, they're shining ; Nelly.S (9), barbaric_dan (9), dandystar (9.5), ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ (10), Taylor Jago (10), Don’t think you’re worth it; Joe (4), Totto (4), Vülker (5), ‘Memo’ is a song we’ve had a lot of time with, since it was released as a B-side to ‘Desire’ back in 2014. It’s another ballad, and clearly not one people have taken to a huge amount, as can be seen by how low down it is here. Despite only being 14th, Memo’s average is almost up to 7.5, which is pretty decent, but in general the scores were particularly high on this rate.
August 18, 20159 yr Author 13: Foundation Average: 7.62 tJSDWkO7Lb4 See them, they're shining LeeWallace (9), Ryan (9), barbaric_dan (9), Taylor Jago (9.5), Totto (10), LUKΞ (10), FROOT (9), Jonjo (10), Don’t think you’re worth it; Vülker (5), Krusty111 (5), THEO (5), ‘Foundation’ is a haunting, mesmerising and powerful track where Olly’s vocals build and build until they finally explode before leading into ‘Real’. I’ve discussed this song with people many times and it’s an odd one. People seem to agree that it works fantastically as an album opener, as it’s captivating and tells a story. However, outside of giving the album a full listen, ‘Foundation’ doesn’t seem to be one people go back to much on its own. Discuss?
August 18, 20159 yr wow people are loving this album look at these averagess memo is brill, shame if was just a b side originally
August 18, 20159 yr Memo is lovely, it's been growing on me recently, had to up its score :heart: Shame it's finished so low but that just goes to prove how strong the album is.
August 18, 20159 yr Author 12: I Want To Love Average: 7.67 xESSur_rjkg See them, they're shining Taylor Jago (10), Umi (10), Totto (10), Ryan (9), Nelly.S (9), Hurricane (9.5), , Randomfurlong (9), harryflynn0908 (9), Krusty111 (9) Don’t think you’re worth it; dandystar (5.5), Jester (5), Vülker (5), With an average of 7.67 and at #12 is the highest placing regular deluxe track, which has even beaten out a couple of the standard tracks. I’m listening to ‘I Want To Love’ as I type this, and it’s not difficult to see why this has done well here. It’s very catchy, solid pop – if a little short. I find the deluxe to be a bit of a waste of time generally, but this is its saving grace.
August 18, 20159 yr I Want To Love has really caught me since I rated, would definitely be a 10 now. Such good production.
August 18, 20159 yr Erm, 'Foundation' is ridiculously low. Omg. I was contemplating on giving it my 11! I'm really saddened by the fact it isn't even top 10! :cry:
August 18, 20159 yr I Want to Love is really catchy, it stood out for me when I went through the album for the first time. Totally makes buying the deluxe version worth it! :wub: Foundation. Eh. It's decent but I never particularly warmed to it. Edited August 18, 20159 yr by ✨ ~Nelly. S~ ✨
August 18, 20159 yr Author 11: Border Average: 7.9 68Yuxh5IkZY See them, they're shining Joe (10), Taylor Jago (10), Umi (10), Totto (9.5), NoahSpike (9.5), ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ (9) Randomfurlong (9), J▲hq (9) Don’t think you’re worth it; Jester (5), Vülker (5), SevenSees (6) I'm quite disappointed that 'Border' fell just short of the top ten, despite in my opinion being quite a lot better than 50% of what actually made it. 'Border' is another song where Olly's vocals bring incredible amounts of emotion to the song, making it more than just a run of the mill indie-electro track, and instead something that can make you feel something. It was admittedly one of the last tracks to properly hit me, but I gave this one of my few 10s in the end. And sadly while this didn't get too many low scores, only a small handful of you shared my enthusiasm for 'Border', one of these people being Taylor Jago who handed out eight 10s and scored every single track apart from '1977' (which was given an 8) 9 or above. Edited August 18, 20159 yr by Joe.
August 18, 20159 yr Author I'll begin the top ten countdown tomorrow which consists of (in track by track order): Real Shine Take Shelter Worship Eyes Shut Ties King Desire Gold Breathe
August 18, 20159 yr I'm gutted Memo didn't do better (although this was to be expected) it's one of my favourites. It just ends too early.
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