I feel like getting some opinions out there.
Frames > Effloresce > Everyone Into Position
don't have Self-Preserved yet though I'll probably get it soon.
I wish more Oceansize intro songs were like I Am The Morning. The Charm Offensive and Commemorative 9/11 T-shirt are both rather... uninteresting in comparison. I Am The Morning is basically the perfect opener, the other two being "just songs" and both ranking in the lower half of their respective albums for me. It doesn't help that they both sounds really similar, though 9/11 is the one that suffers from that.
I don't care if the second-track single is a trend, because all three of them are damn good songs (though each one is slightly less good than the last...) Catalyst has some damn fine riffs, Heaven Alive has an infectious bass line, and Unfamiliar has great leads.
Man, I wish the band did more songs like One Day All This Could Be Yours. The spacey feel is done really well, and... that outro. Hell. Yes.
I feel like Massive Bereavement could be two songs, but works well as one song. I love the drums in that song, and the loud instrumental outro is just amazing.
I sort of wish Frames had a "break" song like Rinsed, Unravel, and Mine Host. An Old Friend Of The Christies has a "break" song feel but seeing as it lasts for 10 minutes... of course, I don't mind the length and quite like it. Mine Host is probably my favorite of the "break" songs... quiet, ambient first half and the second half sounds like a lighter You Can't Keep A Bad Man Down to me.
I didn't get You Wish at first, it's a tough one... love it now, of course. I love the loudness and riffs more than anything. Remember Where You Are is one song I've never quite gotten... the loud bridge is awesome but the rest doesn't do anything for me.
Amputee is one of those songs that I feel like I'm the only one who likes it... it's got great atmosphere IMO, and the chorus is probably the best on the album. Plus, the wah guitar line in the chorus is... phenomenal.
Women Who Love Men Who Love Drugs always seems like it's just there, but it's also incredibly hypnotizing... lots of great guitar lines.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Show is kinda eh... the first part seems out of place though I still enjoy it. On the instrumental... the loud parts are pretty awesome, but the middle part seems like what Long Forgotten's outro would be without the awesome. Very clumsy song IMO.
A Homage To A Shame is such a fine loud song... great riffs, great energy. I didn't like it at first but it really grew on me.
Meredith is kinda... I like the vocals but the song as a whole seems kinda just there.
Music For A Nurse is just beautiful and needs no comment. Well, okay... yeah. It's beautiful. And the outro climax is really well done.
New Pin is a very catchy song and I absolutely adore the drums in it. It always feels so short though
No Tomorrow... ugh. Why is this song on the album again? It's nothing special, and rather uninteresting. In fact, I couldn't tell you what it sounds like just from memory.
You Can't Keep A Bad Man Down... so energy... SO POWAH! Actually, for the first 4 minutes, the choruses are the only "amazing" parts though the rest is great. Then the break... which is a nice break indeed. When the song explodes (and this section sounds like a song literally exploding IMO) is just... hell yes. It's loud, frantic, and the vocals are also DAMMIT WHY IS THIS PART SO AWESOME. The outro's pretty damn great too.
Trail Of Fire is all over the place in terms of loudness, and it works so well. The quiet parts are great, the leads are amazing, and of course the loud parts are amazing. First song that clicked for me on Frames, and for good reason.
Savant is another song that's so beautiful it speaks for itself, though... yeah. Actually, I'm stopping here.
Only Twin is weird yet I love it so much. Definitely the darkest song the band's every written (unless something on Self Preserved tops it, though I doubt it...). I love the lyrics and I love the offbeat combination of the 5/8 time on top of the 3/4 time. Such a weird song but it just works so well.
Sleeping Dogs and Dead Lines can GTFO. I like some of the riffs, but it's out of place and also the worst Oceansize song anyways.
I will not even comment on the closers. They are all tied for my favorite Oceansize songs and can all speak for themselves.