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Post by bboat11 on Apr 21, 2019 14:23:31 GMT -5
Due to it being Easter, I will resume reveals tomorrow. Hoping to get close to the top 10 tomorrow night! Do you celebrate Easter? I thought you were a heathen!
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 21, 2019 14:35:22 GMT -5
Due to it being Easter, I will resume reveals tomorrow. Hoping to get close to the top 10 tomorrow night! Do you celebrate Easter? I thought you were a heathen! well our friends invite my dad and I to dinner at their place on most holiday's so I'm not going to be home most of the afternoon/evening, and I have to work early in the morning
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Post by ChicaCherry콜라 on Apr 22, 2019 12:56:12 GMT -5
Alright, let's do this motherfuckers. 1. Y'all did "Another Girl" DIRTY. Jesus. That song is such a jam, but okay. 2. "Girl From Spring Break" was 1 of the only 2 songs I actually disliked from all of his work. Everything else is solid. This, nope. Pass. Not mad to see it go, sorry Justin. 3. I love "Livin' It Up".... when Emerson Drive does it. Not a bad version, but it's lost all of it's edge.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Apr 22, 2019 20:34:09 GMT -5
So this is off to a good start for me! Basically was hoping my bottom 6 would all leave as they're the only ones I don't care for and all 3 are from that group!
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 22, 2019 21:39:11 GMT -5
I want to finish calculating the standard deviation tonight and write up some of the reveals, so I'll resume this tomorrow. We'll get to the top 10 for sure, and then I hope to finish this up Wednesday night. Sorry for the delay.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 22, 2019 22:05:18 GMT -5
What?! Ugh. Why do I subject myself to these tractor shenanigans?! Do you have a Body like a Back Road? Wouldn’t you like to know?
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 21:39:29 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 23, 2019 21:44:47 GMT -5
Robbed of a PR! And here I was thinking I’d be in the minority with my low ranking.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 21:55:56 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:09:46 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:12:44 GMT -5
The next two songs were tied in points! The one with the highest ranking placed higher... We also see the highest SD of the game in the next two reveals! We also say goodbye to multiple #1s!
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Post by ChicaCherry콜라 on Apr 23, 2019 22:16:22 GMT -5
Bet it’s my #1 because people suck
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:29:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 22:32:20 GMT -5
Sees Fan Girl and Forget About It gone... You group of uncultured swine!
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:38:53 GMT -5
Ok, before I go farther, I want to say a few things lol.
Some of the songs revealed tonight got done SO DIRTY!!!!!
Let me start with "Somewhere South" - what a gorgeous, traditional leaning song! I couldn't believe it when it kept getting tanked right and left. The melody and instrumentation are absolutely gorgeous and Michael delivered an excellent vocal! This should have been top 10 for sure. And I can't believe y'all let "Kiss You In The Morning" and "One That Got Away" make it higher than this. End rant lol.
"Real Men Love Jesus" also got done incredibly dirty, but considering how many posters on Pulse have expressed disgust for the lyrical content, I can't say I'm surprised it got tanked so hard. But bottom 3 for this song hurts lol. The melody is STUNNING, as is the instrumentation. 7 felt to low for it... but I ran out of room higher lol.
OK, now that I commented on the two reveals that really stung this time, I'll comment on the rest.
I HATED "Fan Girl" when I first heard it... straight up hated it. Here's the thing... I had just heard "Her World Or Mine" before "Fan Girl" was released as an instant grat. "Her World Or Mine" was this stop-you-dead-in-your tracks gorgeous country song with fantastic lyrics! To go from THAT to "Fan Girl" ...... yeah NO. It took me SEVERAL, and I mean SEVERAL, listens before I even begin to appreciate FG. However... the melody, especially in the verse, always did intrigue me. And Michael sounded great on it... as I kept listening to *Amos*, it kept growing and growing on me, until I ended up absolutely loving it. That said... it has never become one of my favorite-favorites from Michael and there was no way it was going to make it very high on my list. He just has so many better songs... but it is a great song and I do love it now.
"Summer Water" is great and some of Michael's vocals on it KILL me, he slayed the vocal on this so much. However... there are things about it I'm not that fond of. The instrumentation is ugly... the "there was magic in the summer water, learned to swim in the summer water" line is kind of 'clunky' and doesn't flow well. That said... I ADORE the lyrics, overall the song has a great melody (that verse is country goodness) and Michael rocked it. So I still really love it... but again, it was never gonna make it any higher than it did, and 14 was still pretty generous for it.
"Forget About It" is SUPER catchy! So fun to sing and dance to... that said, there has always been something about it that is a little 'off' to me and it's not really a style I want Michael doing on a large scale, so that's why it's lower for me. I do really love it though!!! But this RD was SO stacked, some things had to be lower, so I had to be super fussy/critical when ranking.
I might stop here for the night or continue... haven't decided. I have to be up at 5:30 in the morning for work so I can't stay up too late and I'm not sure I can get us to the top 10, but I might be able to do a couple more reveals at least if people are here and are interested.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 23, 2019 22:45:31 GMT -5
That beat on Forget About It is horrid.
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Post by ChicaCherry콜라 on Apr 23, 2019 22:46:02 GMT -5
Sees Fan Girl and Forget About It gone... You group of uncultured swine! YUP.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 23, 2019 22:55:47 GMT -5
Well, it's 11pm here and since I have to be up so early I'm going to stop for now. Here's the gameplan for the rest of the rankdown: Tomorrow night I will get us to the top 10. I'll finish this up on Friday night. There will be no reveals on Thursday because I won't be home.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Apr 24, 2019 8:51:22 GMT -5
Yay so many awful songs are gone!!! These all are atrocious.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 24, 2019 9:42:44 GMT -5
Seeing "Forget About It" get any #1s, let alone 3 of them is... quite perplexing. Seeing it also get 7 bottom two ranks is however less surprising. Glad it's finally out, but it's a shame it landed higher than traditional country gems like "Real Men Love Jesus" and "Somewhere South." :/
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Post by ChicaCherry콜라 on Apr 24, 2019 13:47:57 GMT -5
The reason I ADORE "Forget About It" is because it doesn't sound country...lololol. Violins man, get me every damn time. Traditional sounding songs will always be lower for me. I hate twang.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 20:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 20:40:20 GMT -5
At #14 someone else loses their #1.
Also, 1 point separated 14 and 15.
Speaking of 15.... "This Love" is yet another song that deserved way better here. It is SUCH an earworm. That melody is incredible! It remains my favorite song from his debut.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 20:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 20:53:41 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 21:04:14 GMT -5
"Kiss You In The Morning" is FINALLY out! I am so shocked this made it so high. I was expecting there to be a slew of #23's, but it ended up just being me. Stunned.
What a horrible introduction to Michael Ray lol. I remember I clicked on the thread when it was released and listened to the song, and I thought it was awful. Thank goodness someone embedded a live video of Michael performing "23rd Psalm" in the thread because that showed me what Michael was actually capable of and showed me just how incredible his voice was. Luckily, I loved each subsequent song he released from his album so that gave me a reason to keep listening to him. I started watching live performances and interviews of his, kept listening to his debut album, and it wasn't long before I absolutely loved his voice and him. And then I saw him live and was absolutely blown away! Just a short and sweet story of how I became a Michael Ray fan lol.
As for how I feel about "Kiss You In The Morning" now... I mean, I do like it okay, but it is still EASILY his worst song to date. It's catchy. It's really fun live. I can enjoy it for what it is when I'm playing his debut album, but it definitely isn't one of my go-to Michael songs and he has proven that he can do so, so, SO much better. I'm glad this song gave him a hit and put him on the map though... so how can I truly hate it after that lol.
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 21:23:54 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 21:27:07 GMT -5
While I type up the reveal, any guesses as to which song will miss the top 10???
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Post by LBTrocks on Apr 24, 2019 21:36:44 GMT -5
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