Posted July 6, 20204 yr Later this month will mark nine years since we lost the extraordinarily talented Amy Winehouse. :heart: In order to commemorate her, I thought it would be fitting to rate her magnificent second album Back to Black. A record that delves into the darkest and most personal areas of Amy's life - depression, heartbreak, addiction - BTB has inspired a whole generation of artists and helped change the musical landscape of the late noughties. • Rate each song between 0 and 10. • ".5" scores are allowed but please NO 0.5 or 10.5 scores. • No -1's please - but you are allowed to give one song an 11. • I will set a provisional deadline of July 23rd at 10pm. xx.x Rehab xx.x You Know I'm No Good xx.x Me & Mr Jones xx.x Just Friends xx.x Back To Black xx.x Love Is A Losing Game xx.x Tears Dry On Their Own xx.x Wake Up Alone xx.x Some Unholy War xx.x He Can Only Hold Her xx.x Addicted
July 6, 20204 yr Author 8.0 Rehab 9.0 You Know I'm No Good 10 Me & Mr Jones 8.5 Just Friends 10 Back To Black 9.0 Love Is A Losing Game 8.5 Tears Dry On Their Own 11 Wake Up Alone 6.5 Some Unholy War 7.0 He Can Only Hold Her 7.0 Addicted
July 6, 20204 yr 10.0 Rehab 09.5 You Know I'm No Good 10.0 Me & Mr Jones 08.0 Just Friends 11.0 Back To Black 10.0 Love Is A Losing Game 10.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 10.0 Wake Up Alone 07.5 Some Unholy War 07.0 He Can Only Hold Her 08.0 Addicted 09.0 Valerie
July 6, 20204 yr 09.5 Rehab 10.0 You Know I'm No Good 08.0 Me & Mr Jones 07.0 Just Friends 11.0 Back To Black 09.5 Love Is A Losing Game 10.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 08.0 Wake Up Alone 06.0 Some Unholy War 05.0 He Can Only Hold Her 05.0 Addicted
July 6, 20204 yr 09 Rehab 10.0 You Know I'm No Good 08.0 Me & Mr Jones 07.0 Just Friends 11.0 Back To Black 09.5 Love Is A Losing Game 09 Tears Dry On Their Own 08.0 Wake Up Alone 06.0 Some Unholy War 05.0 He Can Only Hold Her 05.0 Addicted
July 7, 20204 yr 09.5 Rehab 10.0 You Know I'm No Good 09.0 Me & Mr Jones 07.0 Just Friends 11.0 Back To Black 09.0 Love Is A Losing Game 10.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 08.0 Wake Up Alone 08.5 Some Unholy War 07.5 He Can Only Hold Her 06.5 Addicted Icon :heart:
July 7, 20204 yr 07.5 Rehab 09.0 You Know I'm No Good 09.5 Me & Mr Jones 07.0 Just Friends 10.0 Back To Black 10.0 Love Is A Losing Game 11.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 06.5 Wake Up Alone 07.5 Some Unholy War 08.5 He Can Only Hold Her 07.5 Addicted
July 7, 20204 yr 7.5 Rehab 8.5 You Know I'm No Good 7 Me & Mr Jones 6 Just Friends 11 Back To Black 7.5 Love Is A Losing Game 7.5 Tears Dry On Their Own 7 Wake Up Alone 6 Some Unholy War 6 He Can Only Hold Her 5.5 Addicted
July 7, 20204 yr 10 Rehab 10 You Know I'm No Good 06 Me & Mr Jones 06 Just Friends 09 Back To Black 08 Love Is A Losing Game 11 Tears Dry On Their Own 06 Wake Up Alone 06 Some Unholy War 05 He Can Only Hold Her 05 Addicted
July 8, 20204 yr 09.5 Rehab 10.0 You Know I'm No Good 09.0 Me & Mr Jones 08.0 Just Friends 11.0 Back To Black 10.0 Love Is A Losing Game 10.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 08.0 Wake Up Alone 07.0 Some Unholy War 07.0 He Can Only Hold Her 07.0 Addicted
July 10, 20204 yr 10 Rehab 11 You Know I'm No Good 09 Me & Mr Jones 08 Just Friends 10 Back To Black 10 Love Is A Losing Game 10 Tears Dry On Their Own 08 Wake Up Alone 07 Some Unholy War 09 He Can Only Hold Her 09 Addicted AN ALBUM :wub:
July 10, 20204 yr 09.0 Rehab 08.5 You Know I'm No Good 10.0 Me & Mr Jones 08.5 Just Friends 08.0!Back To Black 08.5 Love Is A Losing Game 11.0 Tears Dry On Their Own 09.0 Wake Up Alone 08.0 Some Unholy War 10.0 He Can Only Hold Her 09.5 Addicted Not a bad song on it!!
July 12, 20204 yr huge quality gap between the singles and the album tracks 9 Rehab 11 You Know I'm No Good 6.5 Me & Mr Jones 5 Just Friends 10 Back To Black 10 Love Is A Losing Game 9.5 Tears Dry On Their Own 6 Wake Up Alone 5 Some Unholy War 5 He Can Only Hold Her 5 Addicted
July 13, 20204 yr 09 Rehab 10 You Know I'm No Good 08 Me & Mr Jones 07 Just Friends 11 Back To Black 07 Love Is A Losing Game 08 Tears Dry On Their Own 06 Wake Up Alone 06 Some Unholy War 08 He Can Only Hold Her 07 Addicted Back to Black and You Know I'm No Good are both incredible songs, was very difficult to separate them! I'm not sure why but I haven't listened to Wake Up Alone and Some Unholy War anywhere near as much as the other tracks, going to try rectify that! Not a bad song on this album and truly a modern classic!
August 18, 20204 yr Author 11. Some Unholy War (6.69) High: 8.5 (Chemistry) Low: 5 (Bjork) jAD0WNBTA0Y Finishing last is one of the less remarkable songs from the album. After a run of eight stellar tracks from Rehab to Wake Up Alone, track 9 is the first rock in the road when listening to the album. The song doesn't stray from the album's general themes - her relationship to Blake and addiction. These themes are explored far better elsewhere on the record.
August 18, 20204 yr Author 10. Addicted (6.69) High: 9.5 (Chapman) Low: 5 (Jester, Crazy Chris, ...ready for it, Bjork) cJITJRgNv9w Joint-last in average but edging it ahead due to bagging a higher individual score, 'Addicted' finishes in tenth place. It is the final track on the album and, like SUW, it feels like Amy lost momentum towards the end of the record. The song is arguably one of the lighter moments on a generally dark and serious album but that is probably what contributes to it being one of the least impactful and memorable songs.
August 19, 20204 yr Author 09. He Can Only Hold Her (6.92) High: 10 (Chapman) Low: 5 (Jester, Crazy Chris, ...ready for it, Bjork) lzKQ9I-2AXY At #9 is the final of what I consider to be the three weakest tracks on the album. The lyrics relate to Amy being in a relationship she isn't completely invested in due to having feelings for a previous lover (most likely Blake). It isn't a song I really go back to but pleasant enough.
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