Well, I've given the CD a listen this morning. It's...not the best thing in the world. Here's a review of the songs:
1. A Single Drop of You: The music is really odd, almost fake sounding, and Adam's vocals are also a bit odd. The acoustic guitar sounds best. I liked the song better live,though.
2. Don't Lie: The electric guitar sounds fake, and Larry's voice in the background at some points is odd. I liked it better live.
3. Turn the Lights On: This one sounds more "rock" than the others and the music isn't so odd. It's one of the better songs and doesn't sound so different from the live version other than more instruments.
4. Call Your Bluff: Other than a weird sounding Spanish instrument, the song is rather good and Daphne sounds good with Adam. The Spanish sound actually sounds nice and it's relaxing.
5. I Can't Go On Without You: This one's new, and I like the guitars-acoustic and electric-which both sound real. It's a sweet song and other than some stray lyrics doesn't seem as Larry influenced.
6. Space in a Blinding Light: This song is okay and I can't decided whether I liked hearing it live better. The chorus with Adam and Larry sounds odd, and it would be better if they weren't singing together. The guitar solo sounds like something out of Adam's old days but doesn't last too long.
7. Will I Drown: A bit depressing and Adam's vocalizing towards the end is strange because...it's not necessary and puts the melodramatic-ness of the song over the top. And after awhile it sounded a bit funny.
8. Nothing Will Tear Us Apart: This was a song played at the concerts that I didn't know the name of, but other than the lyrics it doesn't sound the same. It's the fastest song on the CD. It actually sounds like something I might hear on the radio, and I like it better than the live version. It's pretty rock-ish. More Adam than Larry.
9. Just Like I Am: The beginning sounds a bit melodramatic, and the drums are weird. There's an electric guitar solo that's good, and very little acoustic guitar. There's also an odd organ-sounding instrument that is out of place. It's okay, but I miss the acoustic guitar originally used, and I liked the song better before they...put it on the CD.
10. Fade Out: It's a melodramatic song in the same vein as "Will I Drown?" only with Adam singing, and the lyrics are odd, such as "I saw the grass turn gray with lonely" (lol). I don't think I'll ever grow to like this song.
11. See Me Shining: I'm really disappointed in this song! The music sounds too synthetic and Adam doesn't seem so emotional, but subtle, which is really odd for this song. I liked the acoustic guitar/piano arrangement so much better, and the song was better live.
12. Pause the Clock: This one was...weird. I don't understand what the song was actually about, and the children counting was a bit creepy, to be honest. It's like a bad dream. A very dramatic bad dream....
Overall, the CD wasn't as good as Adam's other ones and I don't think it's worth the trouble to buy it from the website. It would be better to buy it from iTunes and Amazon, if it ever becomes available that way, or at the shows. It's not a terrible album but it's certainly not Adam's best.
"I'm sort of like a child genius without being a child or a genius."~Tim Rice-Oxley
