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Post by Red on Oct 26, 2017 22:01:56 GMT -5
There's really no suspense left with the last two reveals, so, like I did with the previous Journey and the last reveal, I'm just going to reveal the last two without hints. There's just no need to hint at them. One should be obvious if you've been paying attention to both when I post about them and if you paid attention to the first Journey. The second...well, I've said before that it's my favorite song ever on numerous occasions...I'm not going to beat around the bush on these last two songs. I'm going to reveal them together, because I doubt there are any surprises to be had with my top two. You thought that I'd suddenly throw a changeup and offer up two completely different songs compared to your expectations? Come on now. The first song is my favorite song by my favorite band, the song that helped turn that band into my favorite band when they played it in concert. Every time I listen to it, Matt Bellamy's vocals and the production weaves its unlimited magic all over again. I would say that I have actually listened to this particular song more than my favorite song ever, actually. Really, I love so, SO many Muse songs, but there will always be only one "Starlight", the song that made me a Muse superfan.
My life You electrify my life Let's conspire to ignite All the souls that would die just to feel alive
SONG #39 Muse - Starlight
But my favorite song...it has two things that not even my second-favorite song has: A longer history of love and pure, unbridled emotion. When my brother would play Pearl Jam seemingly non-stop, my hope was that he would find his way, one way or another, to that album with that incredibly emotional and powerful song that I couldn't get enough of. Years later, I went out of my way to find that song for myself, to make sure that I would never, ever forget it. Despite the many discoveries that I've made since, despite discovering and falling in love with Muse, despite my taste in music constantly evolving, my choice for my favorite song ever has never, ever changed, not even once. I sincerely doubt that it will ever change, either. Through my many phases as a fan of music, "Black" has endured as the song to rule above all others.
Sheets of empty canvas Untouched sheets of clay Were laid spread out before me As her body once did
SONG #40 Pearl Jam - Black
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Post by Green Baron on Oct 26, 2017 22:04:03 GMT -5
Man, I'm disappointed you didn't go for the fakeout again and just put "Bugs" or "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" as #40
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Post by Red on Oct 26, 2017 22:10:57 GMT -5
Man, I'm disappointed you didn't go for the fakeout again and just put "Bugs" or "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" as #40 I DID think about doing it...but I figured, "Eh, don't want to go back to the well too often." Even though going back to the well is a Red staple. Yet again, this reveal went quicker than even I anticipated. As always, the usual suspects of Green and peacebone helped that process, but there was definitely help from many others this time, and I'm thankful that we were able to get through this as quickly as we did. With all of the reveals and pageantry out of the way, though, it's time to get down to business once more. It's time to reveal the YouTube and Spotify playlists...and, thus, open up this rankdown for submissions.
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YOUTUBE PLAYLIST Red's Journey Thorugh Time: Book II - The YouTube Playlist
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And, of course, there's one more matter to take care of: The deadline. Let's shoot for...Friday, November 17th at 11:59pm US Eastern. As with last time, I'm flexible in the sense that I'm willing to hear arguments for changing the deadline date. Once the deadline date is locked in, though, it's locked in. There will be no extensions and only late submissions will be accepted around 24 hours after the deadline.
With all of that out of the way...submissions are open.
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Post by maine on Oct 26, 2017 22:14:05 GMT -5
Okay I will try to get this one too!
I really wanted to do the first journey but time wasn't on my side. Hopefully it is for this one!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 26, 2017 22:19:07 GMT -5
I definitely want to try and do this one because I enjoyed the first one a lot but I'm going to be honest I know maybe 10 songs from this list so not sure I'll have time to really listen to these songs enough to rank them fairly
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Post by Red on Oct 26, 2017 22:24:21 GMT -5
I definitely want to try and do this one because I enjoyed the first one a lot but I'm going to be honest I know maybe 10 songs from this list so not sure I'll have time to really listen to these songs enough to rank them fairly Take your time, there's no rush. We've got three weeks to go until the deadline, anyway.
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Post by Troy on Oct 26, 2017 22:30:46 GMT -5
I think there might be only 2 songs here I don't like...this won't be easy
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Post by willapted33 on Oct 27, 2017 0:53:41 GMT -5
I'll most likely do this because I love all the rap songs you picked + a few of the alt songs
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Post by Beno on Oct 27, 2017 2:14:52 GMT -5
This list is even better in terms of quality imo
submitting for sure
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Post by Lordef†ones on Oct 31, 2017 8:56:15 GMT -5
I'm sure Red already knows what my #1 is gonna be.
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Post by Red on Nov 3, 2017 16:23:40 GMT -5
Oh, hey, look, our first reminder. Only another four or so of these to go.
TWO WEEKS UNTIL THE DEADLINE.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Nov 3, 2017 18:52:49 GMT -5
Can't wait to tank some boring oldies!
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Nov 4, 2017 4:47:37 GMT -5
just because I haven't posted anything, doesn't mean I'm not compiling this as we speak.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Nov 4, 2017 8:27:15 GMT -5
Just submitted. And as expected, I tanked some oldies. Which ones I tanked is another question.
Fwiw this list is better than the last. Didn't even dislike the oldies, but I found most of the list to be better.
#sorrynotsorry
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Nov 4, 2017 8:35:13 GMT -5
Can't wait to tank some boring oldies! Where is dislike button when person needs one
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Nov 4, 2017 8:57:57 GMT -5
Can't wait to tank some boring oldies! Where is dislike button when person needs one And I'd say the same about you tanking the harder songs, so it's only fair. : p I generally prefer newer music to older music. Some of the older music tends to bore me more than the rest of the list. I ranked a few older songs high, but for the most part the older songs are lower down on my list. With that said, I'm expecting myself to lose out in the closeness rankings because you guys rank the older songs higher. (e.g. Beatles and Marvin Gaye in the other rankdown)
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Nov 4, 2017 9:08:38 GMT -5
Where is dislike button when person needs one And I'd say the same about you tanking the harder songs, so it's only fair. : p I generally prefer newer music to older music. Some of the older music tends to bore me more than the rest of the list. I ranked a few older songs high, but for the most part the older songs are lower down on my list. With that said, I'm expecting myself to lose out in the closeness rankings because you guys rank the older songs higher. (e.g. Beatles and Marvin Gaye in the other rankdown) Fair enough I much prefer older song - no matter which genre. But ever since I've joined pulse I started to like some more recent songs as well (especially country ones) so who know maybe I will discover some new rock songs that I like as well. But I don't think that I will ever like harder songs.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Nov 4, 2017 22:01:17 GMT -5
Can't wait to tank some boring oldies! Where is dislike button when person needs one Another reason why I decided to join up, is because this needs some 80's icons love. ;)
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Post by Red on Nov 10, 2017 21:03:02 GMT -5
Don't think that I have forgotten about this. Hosting other rankdowns may be hectic, but I've still got plenty of time to take care of my most personal of rankdowns.
ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DEADLINE.
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Post by Red on Nov 11, 2017 15:33:04 GMT -5
We're typing in Georgia font, and because this isn't a reminder, you know what that means...FINALLY, THE JOURNEY RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS! Yep, it's time for the first of (hopefully) many B-B-B-B-BALLOT UPDATES! Thanks to Troy , Daryl the Beryl , alexcuse , and Journey first timer Doc Indie Party Rock , we have our first four rankings that don't belong to me. How have these early rankings helped to shape the 40 songs so far? Sit down and relax, for I have a story to tell...with stats and fun facts.
Some stats to consider: - Five songs have been in every top ten since the beginning. They are currently five of the top six, though that can, obviously, change with just one ranking. - The top 4 have carved out an early lead over the rest of the competition, with #4 holding an early thirteen point lead over #5. - Songs #5-#8 are separated by just five points. - #10 and #11 are separated by just three points. - Three songs have been in every bottom ten from the beginning. There was a fourth, but it rose out of the bottom ten with the latest ranking from Alex. - The last three rankings have given us a different #40 each time, but it's pretty close at the bottom: #40 is only four points behind #38 and three behind #39. - #40 is also within striking distance of #30. Nothing is secure, not this early. - And, of course, what would a Red Rankdown or a Red Ballot Update be without Pulse's Favorite Part of the Ballot Update...
Thanks to it still being early in the ranking process, we have quite a few ties. We have ties at #25, #28, and #33, but what's most noteworthy are the ties elsewhere. We have three-way ties at #13 and #35, and, in possibly the first case of this happening at ANY point in one of my rankdowns, we have a four-way tie at #19.
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Post by Red on Nov 14, 2017 19:51:08 GMT -5
I've received one ballot since the ballot update, and I'm itching to do another one. Don't make me wait too long. :kii:
(a little over) 72 HOURS UNTIL THE DEADLINE.
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 14, 2017 22:59:34 GMT -5
This one will cut it close
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Post by Red on Nov 14, 2017 23:04:10 GMT -5
This one will cut it close Green, you've had how long to complete this? :kii:
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 14, 2017 23:09:56 GMT -5
This one will cut it close Green, you've had how long to complete this? my progress is 0/40 I've heard some first listens but this list is like 75% first listens
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Post by rowellfarm490 on Nov 15, 2017 13:37:27 GMT -5
Submitted. Many awesome discoveries here for me. Even though I enjoyed some chapters more than others, I liked most of the songs that were featured.
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Post by Red on Nov 15, 2017 16:46:39 GMT -5
We're typing in Georgia font, and because this isn't a reminder, you know what that means...I'M JUMPING THE GUN AND DOING AN UPDATE WITH JUST TWO POSTERS! It's time for another B-B-B-B-BALLOT UPDATE! This time, we're featuring two posters, one who participated in the first Journey (willapted33 ), and one who is making their Journey debut (rowellfarm490 ). How did they shape the rankdown? Well, I'm glad you (didn't) ask!
Some stats to consider: - The same five songs have been in every top ten from the beginning, and they still occupy five of the top six spots. - #1 is starting to pull away from the rest of the pack, but things can still change. This isn't a "Black Hole Sun" situation just yet. - #4 and #5 are separated by a single point. #4 and #6 are separated by just four points. - Only one song entered the top ten in the last two rankings. In fact, the top ten songs have been the same (though not the rankings of those songs) over the last two rankings. - One of the three songs jumped out of the bottom ten, only to return to the bottom ten with the following ranking. Still, this means that only two songs have been in every bottom ten from the beginning. - We've now had FIVE different #40s in the last five rankings. The current #40 is only three points behind #39. - Like in the last ballot update, #40 is within striking distance of #30. - And, of course, what would a Red Rankdown or a Red Ballot Update be without Pulse's Favorite Part of the Ballot Update...
We're not as tie-heavy as in the previous update, but there are still ties to be had! We have ties at #19, #21, #30, and #32.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Nov 15, 2017 22:12:20 GMT -5
Sorry Red not enough time to do this, tag me on reveal :)
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 15, 2017 22:14:05 GMT -5
I heard "Little Wing" on the radio today so that takes care of one first listen
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Post by Red on Nov 16, 2017 12:21:54 GMT -5
For some added incentive, I plan on returning to the "a ballot update for every ranking" policy as we near the end of the ranking process. BALLOT UPDATES FOR ALL!
(a little under) 36 HOURS UNTIL THE DEADLINE.
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Post by maine on Nov 16, 2017 13:41:59 GMT -5
Ugh I hate to do this for a second rankdown, but I probably won't be able to participate. There's a lot that I don't know, and I've been busy for the past like month, so I couldn't get a head start.
Tag me in results though!
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