Man this is hard to vote. I like all of the full-length songs, and all the interludes go together so well with the songs. But if I have to pick one, I'll go with Fallout.
Empty Spaces. Why the hate for Fallout? It blends beautifully into The Catalyst. Hearing that first key come in afterwards gives me goosebumps.
I don't see why Empty Spaces has been merged with When They Come For Me, when you've listed every other interlude. It's just as valid as The Radiance, Fallout. Why merge that interlude but not the others? It's on the tracklist as its own track. It's on the album as its own track. The length shouldn't matter, a track is a track. If it were me, I'd leave the interludes out of a vote like this - but whatever floats your boat. Nevertheless, I'll have to put my vote to Fallout.
Robot Boy. I feel that Robot Boy feels out of place on ATS. Don't get me wrong, it's a great song, but the way it was stitched into ATS doesn't feel right. Robot Boy has that singular flow that feels very different to the rest of the album. It really kills the mood after WTCFM, which was an extremely powerful song throughout. The transition into Jornada doesn't do it justice either. I honestly think it would've worked very well as a B-Side. Great song, but in my years of listening to music, I think it shouldn't be there. WTCFM would've worked out as an offsetting, but interesting transition into Jornada. If Robot Boy should be anywhere on the album, it would be in that soft zone ATS has after Wretches and before Catalyst.
This round has been haywire. First off i would like to say, I asked people if we should keep interludes in a got a response of yes. 2nd off you can just vote for WTCFM by pretending its not their, also I see what you are saying and didn;t think of it at the time but also i see it better for them to be mashed because or else we take two days of the first round being nothing but votes for Empty Spaces, ive been through that before and its just plain useless and drags this on longer that it needs too. we could just get rid of empty spaces all together and pretend it doesn't exist. Also, if you disagree with me grouping them together, well im sorry there is nothing we can do to change that now lets just move on and have fun! Edit: I'm also ending first round now so we can move on from all this: The Messenger- 5 Robot Boy- 7 Iridescent- 1 Wisdom Justice and Love- 2 Fallout- 8 Wretches and Kings- 5 The Radiance- 2 When They Come for Me- 1 Jornada Del Muerto- 1 Fallout is eliminated Songs Left: 1. The Requiem 2. The Radiance 3. Burning in the Skies 4. Empty Spaces/WTCFM 5. Robot Boy 6. Jornada Del Meurto 7. Waiting For the End 8. Blackout 9. Wretches and Kings 10. Wisdom, Justice, and Love 11. Iridescent 13. The Catalyst 14. The Messenger my vote: Robot Boy