I don't blame radio for not touching this stuff. It's no good.
Thrown Down is one of the most boring songs they've done. Not only does it go nowhere fast musically but it is just not catchy, something FM songs are supposed to be. It also doesn't help that it's a totally inferior rewrite of Gypsy.
The same goes for Steal Your Heart Away. Yeah, it's not a terrible song, but it's no better than the bland adult contemporary pop stuff. The best I can say about it is that it's kinda nice.
I think the production and delivery on the whole album is rather bland (exempting a few choice spots), to be quite honest. I think they did an excellent job picking the first singles from the album, I was way late to get Say You Will and these were the only two songs that immidiately spoke to me and I didn't even know they were singles. The music is great in both and they have really catchy choruses.
I'm dumbfounded as to why they haven't released Miranda as a single!
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