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My list changes a few times a day - this is the current configuration:

1. Casanova In Hell (totally underrated as so many of the best PSB tracks are)
2. The Sodom And Gomorrah Show (the obvious single to me)
3. Luna Park
4. Integral
5. Indefinite Leave To Remain
6. Minimal
7. I Made My Excuses And Left
8. Psychological
9. Twentieth Century
10. I'm With Stupid
11. Numb (utter crap, really - worst PSB album track since "The Only One")

I really really like the first 7 tracks, like the 3 next and hate "Numb".

Some stats, excluding God Willing:

Most number of first placings:
1. Minimal - 8
2. Integral - 6
3. Sodom/Excuses/Indefinite - 2
6. Luna Park/Numb/Casanova - 1

No one yet has I'm With Stupid, Psychological or Twentieth Century as their fave. Funny seeing how popular I'm With Stupid was upon the first leaks of the single. Has people finally realized how mediocre it is?

Most number of last placings:
1. Twentieth Century - 5
2. Numb/Casanova - 4
4. Indefinite Leave To Remain - 3
5. Luna Park - 2
6. Integral/Psychological/I'm With Stupid - 1

No bottom places for Minimal, The Sodom And Gomorrah Show or I Made My Excuses And Left. No real general consensus here though with 3 songs getting an almost even amount of points. I'm stunned though that the genius Casanova In Hell have as many votes as the sorry excuse for a song that is "Numb".

1 - Minimal
2 - Sodom & Gomorrah Show
3 - Integral
4 - I Made My Excuses and Left
5 - Luna Park
6 - Casanova in Hell
7 - Psychological
8 - Numb
9 - I'm With Stupid
10 - Indefinite Leave to Remain
11 - 20th Century
12 - God Willing

1-5 Indispensible
6-10 Good album cuts
11-12 - Could live without

1. Integral
2. Casanova in Hell
3. The S and G Show
4. Minimal
5. Luna Park
6. Psychological
7. Indefinite Leave to Remain
8. I Made My Excuses and Left
9. I'm With Stupid
10. Numb
11. Twenieth Century

1-5 are pretty much all brilliant and theres really not that much between them. The real grower on me has been Casanova, which I quite liked at first but now think is just a brilliant song; musically and lyrically. I thought I'd tire of Integral which I've played to death but I haven't yet, then again I've a soft spot for epic OTT PSB songs.

6-10 are solid PSB fare and none I particularly dislike. I'm pretty apathetic towards Twenieth Century though, I don't really dislike it nor do I like it that much either. Its a nothing song which doesn't inspire any strong feeling either way. No-one would miss if it was left off the album, at best its an average b-side.

I really do like Pyschological as well, very atmospheric and layered, though arguably one of the weakest opening tracks on a PSB album despite it being a very good track, says more about the quality of previous PSB openers than anything else.

My only real gripe is that sometimes it feels like its an awkward cross between Very and Behaviour and doesn't sequence as well as either album. The even mixture of fast-paced songs and ballads doesn't really make for a wholly consistent, flowing record.

That said, its a great album and their most consistent in terms of quality song-writing since Very.

Twentieth Century - I can't believe people are saying this is "filler" the best track on the album and the best PSB track for years.
Integral
Psychological
Sodom & Gomorrah
Minimal
Made My Excuses..
Luna Park
Numb
Indefinite..
Casanova

I agree with you Blue Swan, Casanova in Hell is genius. I think my top 3 tracks from the album are Minimal, Casanova in Hell, and Excuses. Luna Park only comes in a close 4th, but that's because I'm sick of hearing it in enhanced lo-fi mono


-Zog

This is likely to change as I listen to the songs a few more times, but this is my ranking so far:

1. Minimal (hopefully second single)
2. Integral (hopefully third single)
3. The Sodom and Gomorrah Show (should be a single too)
4. I made my excuses and left
5. Luna Park
6. Casanova in hell
7. Psychological
8. Indefinite leave to remain
9. Twentieth Century
10. I'm with Stupid
11. God willing
12. Numb

The great thing about this album is that there are no tracks that I dislike.

--------------Avantgarde------------
Psychological
----------------Excellent------------
Integral
God willing-Luna Park
Minimal
Twentieth Century
---------------Great-------------
S&G Show
I'm with Stupid
--------------Good----------
Indefinite Leave To Remain
Casanova In Hell
Numb
I Made My Excuses and left

1: Minimal
2: S & G Show
3: Integral
4: Luna Park
5: Numb
6: Casanova In Hell
7: Psychological
8: I'm With Stupid
9: Indefinite leave to remain
10: I made my excuses & left
11: Twentieth century

Other than the top three the other songs could have been in any order because they are all really good songs. But 20th century is my least favourite.

Overall a fantastic album.

1. Integral
2. Luna Park
3. Psychological (This track is really becoming quite a huge fave of mine, consistently moving up the chart. I love the haunting whistle after the line "I thought I heard a train")
4. Minimal
5. Twentieth Century
6. Casanova In Hell
7. I'm With Stupid
8. Sodom and Gomorrah Show
9. Indefinite Leave to Remain
10. Numb
11. I Made My Excuses and Left. (I really love how this track opens with the sound of that voice stating "I'll never love again" To bad the track never really went anywhere after that.)

I'm with Stupid really does not fit within the context of this album at all. All the other tracks have something else to them, that all take place within my little made up world within Luna Park. They all have their own little atmospheric attractions. I'm With Stupid, just does not possess this quality.

I listened to album a couple of times and my first impressions were this
1.Integral
2.the sodom and gommarah show
3.numb
4.minimal
5.im with stupid
6.luna park
7.psychological
8.20th century
9.i made my excuses and left
10.casnaova in hell
11.indefinate leave to remain
12.god willing

But i've now listened to it 20+ times and have to change my order slightly,based on the tracks i listen to the most
1. Numb
2. Integral
3. The sodom and gommarah show
4.Casanova in hell
5. Luna Park
6. Minimal
7. I made my excuses and left
8. I'm with stupid
9. Psychological
10. Indefinate leave to remain
11. Twentieth Century
12. God willing

For the moment...

1. Indefinite Leave to Remain
2. The S and G Show
3. Integral
4. I Made My Excuses and Left
5. Minimal
6. Numb
7. Casanova in Hell
8. Luna Park
9. I'm With Stupid
10. Twenieth Century
11. Psychological


Singles
1. I'm with stupid
2. Minimal
3. Sodom
4. Indefinite Leave to Remain
5. Integral

I think maybe Integral is the best album track but I want this to be
the last single anyhow

Looks like either you LOVE Indefinite Leave to Remain or
you place it last three...

at the moment:

01 The Sodom and Gomorrah Show (mainly for the breakdown!)
02 Luna Park
03 I made my excuses and left
04 Indefinite leave to remain
05 Integral
06 Minimal
07 Casanova in Hell
08 Numb
09 I'm with Stupid
10 Psychological
11 Twentieth Century
12 God willing

01. Casanova In Hell
02. The Sodom And Gomorrah Show
03. Minimal
04. Integral
05. I'm With Stupid
06. Numb
07. Luna Park
08. I Made My Excuses And Left
09. Psychological
10. God Willing
11. Indefinate Leave To Remain
12. Twentieth Century.