Ok, I gave it another couple spins and here's my review:
1. Get Started - decent enough song and single, like the bass lines, fun but not QR
2. Hot Spot Junkie - like this EJ song musically somewhat, very cheesy lyrics...can't get past them
3. Got It Bad - is what the title says it is
4. Around the World - catchy vocal melodies, musically appalling, lyrics will never change the world
5. Higher - sucks big time, who's Randy Gane anyway?
6. Retail Therapy - like the bass lines once again, cheesy lyrics, gets old fast
7. At the Edge - now this one sounds more like QR than most of the album, I quite like this GT song actually, a grower
8. Broken - one of only two songs that I actually like on the album and it's a Randy Gane song....bonus song at that, very melancholic, doesn't fit anywhere on the album though
9. Hard Times - so boring it almost put me to sleep, easy listening at best
10. Drive - catchy rhythmic beat, can't get past the cheesy lyrics once again
11. I Believe - uninspiring in every way, why would anyone want someone else's songs on their (his) album when they suck so bad?
12. Luvin U - see 11 above
13. Wot We Do - see 11 above
14. I Take You - see 11 above
15. The Lie - if this and HSJ are the best EJ had for the album there's a reason for the lack of influence within the band, really boring song in every way, shape and form
16. Big Noize - sounds like a b-side from GT's solo album, has potential as a song but ultimately ends up as boring and unmemorable as the rest of the album....and no....it won't change the world
GT - huge step down in vocal delivery, sounds depressed, social commentary makes him sound like an old man with nothing to do
SR - uninspired drumming, expected much more from him, guess he did what he could with what he was given though
EJ - did what he could with what he was given, problem is that his two contributions weren't worthy of a QR album either
MW - practically non-existent, didn't write any guitar parts or anything else
PL - don't know, a good employee I guess
Album as a whole. Mostly an uninspired mess of songs that don't fit together regardless of the album concept. A couple of decent songs/moments, but that's it. This is the best they could come up with? Why even bother. See title of song 9 above.