Curve

1. If This Is It (6)
2. Rabbits (18)
3. Will Someday Change (24)
4. As Fast As You Can (28)
5. Mettle (45)
6. Find Our Way Home (54)
7. Heavyweight (61)
8. Allowance (72)
9. Fire in the Hen house (81)
10. Window Seat (82)

What is probably my most controversial selection is Curve's If This Is It at number six overall.  It wasn't released as a single, and receives no fan-fare on the Internet that I've ever seen.  But it was the the third song that blew me away the first time I heard it.  

I remember it perfectly.  I was lounging in a chair enjoying my new purchase.  It had a soft intro, but once Raine sang, "If this is it..." and the bass kicked in, I literally sat up in my chair and gave 100% attention to this song.  It was so powerful.  I too admit being a little surprised by it moving all the way up to number six.  But it's a great song that moved me (literally) and should be rewarded as such.  

The other top 20 song from Curve is the also underrated Rabbits.  Will Someday Change and As Fast As You Can are also top-notch songs that missed the top 20 cut by a small margin.  Mettle is an interesting one.  I want to like it more, and if I'm in the right mood it's really a gem.  But there isn't much to it.

There are three coming in the bottom 20.  Ironically my least favorite songs of this album are the first four on it.  It got off to a slow start, but it more than made up for it with the rest of the album.  Even though I only ranked them one place apart, Window Seat is a really bad song compared to Fire in the Hen House.  I guess that's where the line is for "un-listenable songs" is between 81 and 82.  

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