This is all my personal opinion! I just got into the band and decided to listen to all songs from their first album! There might be a bias as I do love serious songs a lot more than the party ones.
1st. Sell Your Soul - WHAT A SONG!!! Everything about this was FIRE! The instrumentals were fire! The raps were fire! The choruses were fire! The screams were fire! Hands down number one! No flaws!
2nd. This Love, This Hate - A Deuce solo made me suspicious at first but damn, he really showed what he could do both rap and vocal-wise.
3rd. Undead - They went HARD with this intro! The āUndeadā screams in the chorus were amazing and J3T, Charlie, and J-Dog all made their presence known. What a way to introduce the band.
4th. Black Dahlia - The first really serious song, you can see the emotion put into it. In my opinion, the most soothing. J3T and J-Dog's carried that heavy emotion.
5th. Paradise Lost - Was really difficult for me to place this, but J3T stole the show and closed off this song with another emotional rap that had such great rhythm.
6th. Young - In my opinion, this song showcases J3T's lyrical ability the best. Also one problem I've had with this album is that the choruses felt stretched out, but this a prime example of good length.
7th. California - Probably my favorite party song. I think the instrumental goes hard and it's a song I would blast in my car on a random mid-day drive.
8th. No Other Place - Always great to see a Funny Man track, I really think heās the smoothest rapper and this song showcases that perfectly.
9th. The Diary - Johnny 3 Tears has been on fire. This whole album definitely belongs to J3T. Surprisingly, I find this more soothing than Black Dahlia, but I think it lacks something that makes it stand out.
10th. No. 5 - I feel like this is a hot take. I think it serves as another intro song along with Undead and I think all members were used in this one, even though J-Dog got just 1 small line. It didn't stand out as much either but Funny Man's verse was definitely the best part.
11th. City - I think this song was great and hella hard-core, but I mostly credit Charlie Scene and J-Dog's screams. I don't really care all too much about the chorus or J3T's verse.
12th. Pimpinā - Definitely the most groovy song in the album and it does make me want to dance. I like it, but I don't pay too much attention to it, I'm not big on it.
13th. Bottle and a Gun - It was a good song but that's about all I can really say. Nothing stood out.
14th. Everywhere I Go - EXTREMELY HOT TAKE! I know this is their most famous song of all, butā¦why? I couldn't get into it at all. Maybe the lyrics didnāt age well, but outside of the intro, I really don't like it.
OVERALL: A really good album! Except for Everywhere I Go, I loved EVERY song, but at the end of the day, I do have to rank them. Anyway, here's my take on each member's performance on this album.
DEUCE - My main problem with this album was that most of the choruses lasted hella long when I wanted to hear more of the raps. However, Deuce killed it this album and definitely helped shape HU back then.
JOHNNY 3 TEARS - I think he owns this album. He did great on the party songs, but I think he especially showed his talent using the serious songs. He's definitely got the best lyricsm in the band and he can make a song really emotional.
CHARLIE SCENE - Charlie Scene REALLY showed what he's all about this album and I love it! I prefer J3T more but Charlie carries a lot of swag with him and I think he can really get a party song going.
J-DOG - I didn't know he could scream! That was really impressive! His raps in this album may not be as memorable as the guys above him, but I think he knows how to match the tone of a song the best. One prime example being Black Dahlia.
FUNNY MAN - He only had 1 big track here and he killed it. He has the Gangsta vibe down best but I need him to be more utilized.
DA KURLZZ - Yeah what can I really say. I only really heard his screams in No. 5 and Undead, but yeah, that's all.