I decided to reserve judgment for about 24 hours and give myself time adjust to it.  It's now official: I like it.  I'm also cautiously starting to like that this album is going to take me out of my original comfort zone with this band and hit a lot of different genres (even within the same song).  To my ear, this version of Paris almost has an electronic dance club feel to it at times and Tiny Light starts out somewhat pop-ish.  But both ultimately boil into ass-kicking rock and roll songs (love Scott's guitar solos, as Lauren also pointed out) and deliver the kind of intensity we love about the live shows.  I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.