I don't understand the hate she is getting on other forums/reviews and the general dissatisfaction with the album. I personally think it sounds great. The intro to breathe and lyrics are completely gorgeous, and her voice is so lovely on this record.
I am pleasantly surprised with this album. It's a lot better than 'Who You Are' which had only three songs (on Platinum Edition) that got me excited. Alive, on the contrary, is far superior. 'Gold' alone is better than everything on 'Who You Are' or at least equal to 'Who You Are' (song).
Top 5: 01 Gold 02 Thunder 03 Unite 04 Breathe 05 Wild
I've never really liked the way she sang, but someone showed me the Thunder performance during the iTunes Festival and it is amazing. Hopefully that's the third single.
The album booklet is really nice I found on it online while looking for the lyrics to Breathe. I enjoy the record loads and as I said previously it is really self-empowering and I even like It's My Party/It's My Life anthem for not caring about what other people think of you. Go Jess. You can see the rest of the album pictures here: http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/jes...-lyric-sheets/
My standout lyric on Breathe would be you inhale me in your world and Blow it up...and Addicted to the colours your using on me. I like a lot of the lyrics in here they are so poetical like: I am a red and fragile rose won't grow in the dark alone, take me there coz I need to find the light (Thunder).