Finishing up now. My god their first album is awful. I thought I liked Out Of Control more too until I started rating them individually.
I actually found their debut rather enjoyable. Although it doesn't have the highlights from Chemistry or the consistency and coherence of Tangled Up it's actually really decent. The ballads on it are DREADFUL though.
My opinion on their debut actually changed - there are a lot of standouts: the singles + Some Kind of Miracle, All I Need, White Lies, Love Bomb, You Freak Me Out and some other decent stuff. The thing is that there's a lot of filler between them.
I guess Ace was right, it's kind of a sleeper album
I actually found their debut rather enjoyable. Although it doesn't have the highlights from Chemistry or the consistency and coherence of Tangled Up it's actually really decent. The ballads on it are DREADFUL though.
It's the Funky Dory to their Come Get It Now (Tangled Up). But Forever and a Night is a guilty pleasure, I am willing to admit.