**💭 Thoughts:** A Flock of Seagulls’ self-titled debut begins with “I Ran (So Far Away)”, a song that is arguably one of New Wave’s best and most iconic, however apart from a couple other songs, the rest of the track list does appear to keep up with it, and they are the only reason the album is holding together in anyway at all. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) I Ran (So Far Away) 🔵🥇 2.) Space Age Love Song 🔵🥈 3.) You Can Run 🟡 4.) Don’t Ask Me 🟡 5.) Messages 🔵 6.) Telecommunication 🟡 7.) Modern Love Is Automatic 🔵🥉 8.) Standing in the Doorway 🟠 9.) D.N.A. 🟢 10.) Man Made 🟢 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable