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Post by Green Baron on Oct 14, 2017 14:41:19 GMT -5
I had earlier plans about doing a personal rankdown, and I still hope to do that in the future, but based on public opinion and personal desire, I've decided to switch it up a bit. Instead, I've chosen 50 songs - all from a soundtrack to a sports video game - and it is your duty to rank them all. I believe many of you may recognize quite a few songs in this list. Many of these may be very familiar if you've spent countless hours playing them, some of them may be new listens - regardless, I hope you enjoy the process and cannot wait to see what these lists have in store.
Due date is December 23, because the urgency only picks up when time is running out. I see you.
Spotify playlist:
The Songs “Sweetness” - Jimmy Eat World (NHL 2003) “All That’s Left” - Thrice (Madden NFL 2004) “The Leaving Song – Pt. II” - AFI (Madden NFL 2004) “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” - Brand New (NHL 2004) “Brooklyn is Burning” - Head Automatica (FIFA Football 2005) “Blue Monday” - New Order (FIFA Football 2005) “From Out of Nowhere” - Faith No More (Madden NFL 2005) “Daft Punk is Playing at My House” - LCD Soundsystem (FIFA 06) “Welcome Home” - Coheed and Cambria (Madden NFL 06) “Streetcar” - Funeral for a Friend (Madden NFL 06) “Ink” - Finch (Madden NFL 06) “F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.” - The Fall of Troy (Major League Baseball 2K6) “Everything is Alright” - Motion City Soundtrack (MLB 06: The Show) “Drones” - Rise Against (Madden NFL 07) “Monsters” - Matchbook Romance (Madden NFL 07) “You’re Ever So Inviting” - Underoath (Madden NFL 07) “Mr. Grieves” - Pixies (Major League Baseball 2K7) “This Could Be Anywhere in the World” - Alexisonfire (MLB 07: The Show) “Divinity Within” - Protest the Hero (NHL 07) “Atlas” - Battles (Major League Baseball 2K8) “In the Fade” - Queens of the Stone Age (MLB 08: The Show) “Wolves at Night” - Manchester Orchestra (NHL 08) “Olympic Airways” - Foals (FIFA 09) “Never Wanted to Dance” - Mindless Self Indulgence (Madden NFL 09) “Unsung” - Helmet (Madden NFL 10) “Aces High” - Iron Maiden (Madden NFL 10) “Painkiller” - Judas Priest (Madden NFL 10) “Duality” - Slipknot (Madden NFL 10) “Divinations” - Mastodon (Madden NFL 10) “Sugar” - System of a Down (Madden NFL 10) “It’s Nice to Know You Work Alone” - Silversun Pickups (MLB 10: The Show) “O.N.E.” - Yeasayer (FIFA 11) “Blackout” - Linkin Park (FIFA 11) “Rearviewmirror” - Pearl Jam (Major League Baseball 2K11) “Zed and Two Naughts” - The Mars Volta (MLB 11: The Show) “I Can Talk” - Two Door Cinema Club (NBA 2K11) “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” - Dropkick Murphys (NHL 11) “Walk” - Pantera (NHL 11) “Busy Bein’ Born” - Middle Class Rut (NHL 12) “Someone Anyone” - Anberlin (MLB 13: The Show) “Copy of a” - Nine Inch Nails (FIFA 14) “45” - The Gaslight Anthem (NHL 14) “Come on Over” - Royal Blood (Madden NFL 15) “Everything is Wrong” - Interpol (MLB 15: The Show) “Nothin’ Left” - Death From Above 1979 (MLB 15: The Show) “Distant Past” - Everything Everything (FIFA 16) “Ban All the Music” - Nothing But Thieves (Madden NFL 16) “Fill in the Blank” - Car Seat Headrest (MLB 17: The Show) “Star Roving” - Slowdive (FIFA 18) “Holding On” - The War on Drugs (FIFA 18)
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Post by maine on Oct 14, 2017 14:47:35 GMT -5
oh hell yeah
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Post by peacebone on Oct 14, 2017 14:47:53 GMT -5
I'm not much of a sports guy in general (much less sports video games), but there's lots of great stuff on here. I'll definitely do this.
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Post by maine on Oct 14, 2017 14:49:48 GMT -5
I would think about doing a rankdown solely of songs from The Show (and MLB 2006 because that soundtrack kicks ass).
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Post by Red on Oct 14, 2017 14:50:06 GMT -5
On one hand, oh my god, this rankdown is an idea that I am 100% behind.
On the other hand...nothing from the MVP Baseball games? There's a gold mine of material in those soundtracks. Kind of surprised you decided not to include "Golden Age" from the MLB 09 soundtrack, too.
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Post by YotamTS on Oct 14, 2017 14:52:14 GMT -5
Damn this is a cool idea, I might do it if I'll find the time. Fifa 05 is the first game I've ever played so it would be cool to listen to stuff from it. A bit sad that there's nothing from Fifa 15 as I played so much in that one.
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Oct 14, 2017 14:52:54 GMT -5
I'm not much of a sports guy in general (much less sports video games), but there's lots of great stuff on here. I'll definitely do this. Yeah same here. I love like every song listed and know a good few already so could do this pretty easily.
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Post by Red on Oct 14, 2017 14:57:26 GMT -5
Damn this is a cool idea, I might do it if I'll find the time. Fifa 05 is the first game I've ever played so it would be cool to listen to stuff from it. A bit sad that there's nothing from Fifa 15 as I played so much in that one. There's another one! "L.A.F.", "Crystal Ball", "Cocoon", 'Busy Earnin'"...another gold mine of songs. And another one: NBA 2K13. Probably my favorite basketball game soundtrack ever. You can't get them all, and this is already a pretty expansive rankdown...but this just makes it a necessity that there's a sequel for this rankdown. :kii:
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Post by Green Baron on Oct 14, 2017 15:00:18 GMT -5
On one hand, oh my god, this rankdown is an idea that I am 100% behind. On the other hand...nothing from the MVP Baseball games? There's a gold mine of material in those soundtracks. Kind of surprised you decided not to include "Golden Age" from the MLB 09 soundtrack, too. I didn’t even look up the MVP Baseball soundtracks - hope I don’t regret that
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Post by Web on Oct 14, 2017 15:01:24 GMT -5
Definitely in for this one, some great songs on the list!
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Post by janinho on Oct 14, 2017 15:04:17 GMT -5
I thought about doing a ''Need for Speed Underground 2 Rankdown''. I don't know if I'm going to participate here, but it's a very cool idea.
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Post by Lordef†ones on Oct 14, 2017 15:56:54 GMT -5
Nothing from Rocket League?
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Post by Green Baron on Oct 15, 2017 0:45:55 GMT -5
We already have our first submission, courtesy of Bangwave!
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Oct 15, 2017 1:06:18 GMT -5
This looks heavy on rock sound. Plus a lot of first time listens. Gonna try to get this one in. A pulse member's work is never done.
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Oct 15, 2017 10:22:41 GMT -5
I played almost every fifa game since 04 and a few nhl and nba games so I might do this. But I don't recognize any song by it's title.
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 15, 2017 18:11:52 GMT -5
Fun fact: When you highlight over this thread, the popup preview just says "I had e," and all I can think of is Green Baron making a thread to tell us his experience with ecstasy.
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 23, 2017 13:48:38 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Nov 23, 2017 13:52:05 GMT -5
I'll probably be closer to the deadline for this one.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2017 13:53:28 GMT -5
Oh man, I love a LOT of these songs. I will definitely participate in this. Edit: I spot an early number one candidate. But also looking at this list, I don't know if that will stay number one. Damn good job picking these songs, Green Baron
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Nov 23, 2017 13:58:27 GMT -5
I will do this one I swear, I just keep forgetting to. But I have chapters of material to read for class over the next week so I'll have plenty of time to listen and re-listen to stuff
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Post by peacebone on Nov 23, 2017 13:59:02 GMT -5
My top 10 for this is going to be so loaded
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Post by Lordef†ones on Nov 23, 2017 14:20:47 GMT -5
I forgot about this
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Post by YotamTS on Nov 23, 2017 14:32:48 GMT -5
Yea I was waiting for a due date lol. I don't know the majority of this list, but I think I already see my #1 (Also, really surprised to see the Pixies on this list).
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Post by Red on Nov 28, 2017 17:02:24 GMT -5
Top half of my ranking is one of the best top halves of any ranking I have ever put together for a rankdown, easily. Bottom half isn't too shabby, either. My #1 actually will have a chance to win this, so that's exciting.
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 28, 2017 17:27:02 GMT -5
Time for our first ballot update!
The first three lists I've received are Troy , wheatsquares33 and Red .
Red's list brought the OG #1 back to #1 after Wheatsquares knocked it down a few steps. He also took the previous #50 and raised it all the way to... #47. The top 11 have greater than 100 points. #1 has 123 points. How many songs have only top 10 rankings?... ZERO! How many songs have only bottom 10 rankings... ZERO!
As for ties... #5, #10, a 3-way at #12, #16, #27, a 3-way at #29 (all tied with 69 points, lol), #33, #36, a 3-way at #39 and #43.
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Post by Red on Nov 28, 2017 17:36:49 GMT -5
You know what? I'm actually not sure what the "consensus #50" would have been before my ranking, given the diversity of the posters involved.
Some of the songs below my #30 wouldn't surprise me, though. If it's a song I ranked higher than that, I offer up a very confused huh?
(To be fair, I could also see it being my #17...though it would be surprising for Green to rank it #50.)
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 28, 2017 17:49:26 GMT -5
You know what? I'm actually not sure what the "consensus #50" would have been before my ranking, given the diversity of the posters involved. Some of the songs below my #30 wouldn't surprise me, though. If it's a song I ranked higher than that, I offer up a very confused huh?(To be fair, I could also see it being my #17...though it would be surprising for Green to rank it #50.)I didn't input my list into the rankings yet... don't know why I didn't, but now I just did. So my rankings have no influence on the current ballot update, but will in the upcoming one. EDIT: Also consensus was a bad word choice, because it implies something that I didn't mean to imply. So just forget I said that.
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Post by Green Baron on Dec 2, 2017 14:53:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 14:55:19 GMT -5
Working on this, should have it in soon.
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Post by Green Baron on Dec 9, 2017 12:10:34 GMT -5
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