Well, it's hard to make a call based on 30 seconds, but of the new ones so far I prefer:
* Peacoat should get a ton of airplay, great - love the "we're always good on the ro-oh-oad" chorus part
* Hazy Daze - unique sound, nice bass line
* Fast As I Can - love the fast tempo and the soaring chorus - awesome highway driving song, I see a speeding ticket in my future
* First Kiss On Mars - I am also a big Billy Joel fan (so shoot me
), and the very last pop song he ever wrote before "retirement" was Famous Last Words
http://http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684676427247360 The way the chorus comes in, and the way Scott segues into the next verse on "Mars", is similar in style/construction.
http://http://searchservice.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sitesearch.results&type=Music&qry=first%20kiss%20on%20marsI love both tunes - both are upbeat, finger-tapping songs. (no, I'm not saying STP copied anything - just a coincidence in style). And Scott definitely has his Bowie voice here.
Overall I'm optimistic.
The CD isn't as hard as I'd prefer (I'm a Core lover), but it looks to have a lot of radio-friendly hooks to it. I think radio stations are going to play 3-4 songs deep on it. It's definitely going to sell a good amount of copies relative to any other rock records sold in this environment.