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The Suburbs track ranking

16. Month of May (Track #10)
Score: 32 (Average Rank: 12.44/16)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs (#10)
Biggest Detractor(s): Blur (#16)

Fluttershy_Pony: Ehh... I shouldn't be so blunt about it, but the more typical rock sound on this track kinda bores me? Like, it's *fine*, but....

14 (tie). Sprawl I (Flatland) (Track #14)
Score: 36 (Average Rank: 12/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Sheep007 (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic, Fluttershy_Pony (#15)

14 (tie). Rococo (Track #4)
Score: 36 (Average Rank: 12/16)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente (#6)
Biggest Detractor(s): Fluttershy_Pony (#16)

13. Wasted Hours (A Life We Can Live) (Track #11)
Score: 38 (Average Rank: 11.78/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#5)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic (#16)

12. The Suburbs (continued) (Track #16)
Score: 40 (Average Rank: 11.67/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Fluttershy_Pony (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb, HBJDubs (#16)

Fluttershy_Pony: A short, poignant outro. I'm sure there's an argument that the song is too short for me to be giving it such a high placement--I'm honestly considering moving it up to first--but I'm not really bothered by short tracks. It comes in, hits the emotional beats it wants to, and fades away. A perfect end to the album

11. City with No Children (Track #6)
Score: 47 (Average Rank: 10.78/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#4)
Biggest Detractor(s): MaxGalactica (#16)

Fluttershy_Pony: Catchy tune and the second verse has some very pleasing self-doubt. I enjoy this.

10. Half Light I (Track #7)
Score: 63 (Average Rank: 9.11/16)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): RyoCaliente, Sheep007 (#16)

9. Deep Blue (Track #12)
Score: 65 (Average Rank: 8.78/16)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs, Sheep007, Blur (#6)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic (#13)

Sheep007: This one really worked for me. Not sure why.

8. Half Light II (No Celebration) (Track #8)
Score: 71 (Average Rank: 8.22/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#14)

Fluttershy_Pony: A song that is close to greatness. I love low tones and this song certainly *toys* with the idea of powerful, rumbling tones but never fully commits to it; there's a fair amount of pain over growing up--"In this town where I was born, I now see through a dead man's eyes" is definitely the type of blunt sadness I go for--but I never quite connect with it the way I should. I do like the song, but it feels like it should be something I love and it never quite reaches that mark.

7. We Used to Wait (Track #13)
Score: 78 (Average Rank: 7.89/16)
Biggest Fan(s): HBJDubs, Blur (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#16)

RyoCaliente: I barely lived in a time of writing letters, and this track still manages to make me nostalgic.

6. Modern Man (Track #3)
Score: 83 (Average Rank: 7.22/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Seanchan (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Fluttersh_Pony, HBJDubs (#11)

5. Empty Room (Track #5)
Score: 85 (Average Rank: 7.33/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): FoolFantastic (#14)

Fluttershy_Pony: The other song I wanted to revisit as I've had this stuck in my head for days. "When I'm by myself, I can be myself"... am I that easily manipulated by such basic lyrics? Yes. ....Ehhh, very close call between this and Suburbs (Continued), but I think I'll jump this one up to second place. Honestly, my top three are all really close this time around, I could cycle them in any order and be content with it.

4. Suburban War (Track #9)
Score: 89 (Average Rank: 6.22/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Blur (#3)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#10)

RyoCaliente: Such an incredibly cool sound.

Fluttershy_Pony: One of the songs I most wanted to revisit and move up a few notches. I have a hard time figuring out why I'm drawn to this track, but I am drawn to it regardless.

3. The Suburbs (Track #1)
Score: 109 (Average Rank: 4.67/16)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente, Seanchan, Sheep007 (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): Fluttershy_Pony, HBJDubs (#8)

RyoCaliente: So emotional to me. Everything before is great, but everything after So can you understand... again is one of those top music moments.

Fluttershy_Pony: It's an odd complaint, but the backing music on this track feels a bit too jaunty for me. It is better than I gave it credit for (or, perhaps, my love of "The Suburbs (Continued)" is eroding my ability to judge this track fairly [or, perhaps, both]) and I'm moving it up my ranks a little.

Sheep007: I'm realising I'm kinda a sucker for opening songs in a lot of these albums, but a lot of the good ones have strong starts, and this is probably the best standalone, too.

2. Ready to Start (Track #2)
Score: 132 (Average Rank: 3/16)
Biggest Fan(s): Fluttershy_Pony, HBJDubs (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Seanchan (#6)

Fluttershy_Pony: I'm not sure how it'll hold up, but I think this may actually be my current favorite song of the cycle. There's a lot of competition and it likely depends on what type of mood I'm in that day, but still, great song.

1. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (Track #15)
Score: 139 (Average Rank: 2.89/16)
Biggest Fan(s): RyoCaliente, FoolFantastic, MaxGalactica, Sheep007, Blur (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Johnbobb (#8)

RyoCaliente: They heard me singing and they told me stop/Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock/ Absolutely one of my favourite tracks of anything ever.

Fluttershy_Pony: A good song that's dropped a bit from where I had it before. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, I'm typically drawn towards darkness, so a blunt line like "I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights" is basically cheating in terms of 'things I'm obligated to give a lot of points for'. Still, it's not quite as catchy as "Empty Rooms" or as emotional as "The Suburbs (Continued)", so I think I want it moved down just a couple pegs.