The first three, Through Her Eyes and Enigma Machine are some I consider great but get a lot of hate, or disapproval, to call it some other way. I guess I can understand it for Enigma Machine, but for me:
- Lie is a great heavy, rocking song with a phenomenal solo. I've seen the lyrics being called out a lot of times, but I don't really see what's wrong with them.
- Lifting Shadows off a Dream is pure poetry, both musically and lyrically. Everything sounds so well-thought towards forming an obscure-sounding, cold, yet uplifting and heartfelt song. It's incredible, easily on my Top 20 if not Top 15.
- New Millennium is groovy, kind of funky, well defining for what FII is as an album. My only complain could be JLB's vocals which definitely sound way too processed, but that stands for most of the album anyways.
- Through Her Eyes is pretty laid back, held up. Nothing phenomenal going on musically (no jaw-dropping solos or fifth octave notes, to name some traits), but a greatly performed and composed song for the acoustic (or semi acoustic) track it is supposed to be. And JLB really gets in the role for this one. Most vocal inflections on this song are chill inducing to me.
Also, sometimes it is not that the songs get a lot of hate but that few people hate on them a lot, or sometimes you love the song and tend to perceive the hate more. Or vice versa.