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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 18, 2020 23:19:02 GMT -5
Album track time #3!! "You" (Melt)
"Pieces" (Me and My Gang)
"Secret Smile" (Still Feels Good)
"Words I Couldn't Say" (Me and My Gang)
"Too Good Is True" (Melt)
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 18, 2020 23:25:17 GMT -5
All of those sucked lol
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 19, 2020 0:12:43 GMT -5
Man, y'all got some shit taste. All of those deserved way better.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 19, 2020 3:44:53 GMT -5
Ugh, these last several reveals have been painful!!! They have definitely been losing me in recent years, but "Back To Us" is one that always jumped out at me in a positive way. I could never remember how it went for the longest time, but every time it would come on I would immediately remember why I loved it so much! The melody is very well-crafted. I think part of what makes it so great is that "I'm gonna run straight back to us" emphasizes a lot of the off-beats by having a little break after "run", while the band emphasizes the beats, which causes the whole thing to have quite a noticeable groove to it. OMG "Riot" got done DIRTY!!!!!!!!! The subdued nature of this song was a VERY welcome change after the horribleness of "Payback". My favorite thing about this song is the EPIC CELLO that springs to the forefront throughout the musical arrangement That's one of my favorite musical moments of their entire career, tbh. "Easy" is not one I am in love with, in its current form. However, the best thing that ever happened with this song was Sara Evans absolutely SLAYING us with vocals when she and RF toured together She should've been the duet partner for the studio version, tbh. I don't remember "I Won't Let Go", so I won't comment on that one. Apparently I wasn't a huge fan of it. Yikes, "Come Wake Me Up" is one of my favorite songs of their entire career :( I remember it not having many fans when it was released, so I'm not surprised to see it out here, but for some reason it has always been one I really connect with. I'd even go so far as to say this might be my favorite vocal performance of Gary's career!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 22:39:44 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 22:58:41 GMT -5
The 2010s purge ends here as "I Melt" is the next song to be ousted. Half of you put this in the top 20 while the other half didn't have as favorable of an opinion towards this song. LBTrocks loses his #40 here, but it's another tough loss for bboat11 as he loses his third top 10 (Cody Wants Out... loses his second top 10 so he's close there too) and two others as they lose their top 10. #25: "I Melt" Album: Melt
Points: 348 (14 points ahead of "Come Wake Me Up", 9 points behind #24) Standard Deviation: 11.822 (5th highest) Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #2
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jan 19, 2020 23:01:50 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 23:13:23 GMT -5
Sorry Cody Wants Out..., another top 10 loss for you... The first song from their debut era to leave is "While You Loved Me". That leaves Feels Like Today as the only album left to have all of their songs in. #24: "While You Loved Me" Album: Rascal Flatts
Points: 357 (9 points ahead of "I Melt", 1 point behind #23) Standard Deviation: 10.263 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #7
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 19, 2020 23:18:29 GMT -5
Omg this rankdown is going terribly. "While You Loved Me" has absolutely one of their BEST melodies. I'm utterly stunned that it missed the top 20 here. Wow. Just wow.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 23:26:27 GMT -5
At least Cody Wants Out... gets a consolation prize here with a perfect rank!? Nothing Like This becomes the second album to lose all of its songs as the other two singles "Come Wake Me Up" and "Easy" were eliminated in the last set. I'm amazed at how Kanenrá:ke's top 10 is dropping like flies... it seems that heavy losses are concentrated among a few people... I haven't even lost a top 10 yet!! I think this song is an upbeat Rascal Flatts done right, I enjoy this one a lot. The thing is, this song was close to making the top 20, it's only 12 points behind the #20 (and the #19 song since they are tied in points)! #23: "Why Wait" Album: Nothing Like This
Points: 358 (1 point ahead of "While You Loved Me", 2 points behind #22) Standard Deviation: 9.003 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #1 (2 weeks)
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 23:37:33 GMT -5
This song fell out of the top 20 at the last minute, missing that threshold by a mere 10 points! This set of reveals hasn't been the kindest to ClevelandRox and HeyHeyHey who both lose their second top 10 this set. LBTrocks's top 10 finally takes a hit, he's not flopping as much as some of you all are! With the departure of "Here Comes Goodbye", the Still Feels Good era is now left with one song, "Why". #22: "Here Comes Goodbye" Album: Still Feels Good
Points: 360 (2 points ahead of "Why Wait", 6 points behind #21) Standard Deviation: 10.134 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #1 (1 week)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 19, 2020 23:44:18 GMT -5
Finally something I'm not sad to see go after like 7 bad reveals in a row.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Jan 19, 2020 23:46:48 GMT -5
Here Comes Goodbye came when I was really in a bad place with Rascal Flatts- I hadn't liked their previous few albums after being really into them a few years before. It really brought me back (temporarily)!
And I can't at I Melt. *deep breaths*
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 23:48:37 GMT -5
The last song to miss the top 20 missed it by just 4 points! "I Like the Sound of That" becomes that unfortunate song, and as a result, the Rewind era is only left with one song, "Rewind". And look who loses yet another top 10... #21: "I Like the Sound of That" Album: Rewind
Points: 366 (6 points ahead of "Here Comes Goodbye", 4 points behind #20) Standard Deviation: 9.499 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #1 (1 week)
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 19, 2020 23:51:44 GMT -5
Here is your top 20!
Prayin' for Daylight This Everyday Love I'm Movin' On These Days Love You Out Loud Mayberry Feels Like Today Bless the Broken Road Fast Cars and Freedom Skin (Sarabeth) What Hurts the Most Life Is a Highway My Wish Stand Take Me There Winner at a Losing Game Here Why Rewind Yours If You Want It
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 19, 2020 23:52:03 GMT -5
This out-lasting and doing better at radio than the far superior "Riot" is tragic.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 0:03:14 GMT -5
Album track time #4!! "Break Away" (Feels Like Today)
"Cool Thing" (Me and My Gang)
"Then I Did" (Feels Like Today)
"Still Feels Good" (Still Feels Good)
"Once" (Unstoppable)
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Post by toomuchboy on Jan 20, 2020 5:27:53 GMT -5
I have never liked "I Melt." I'm fine with most of these reveals. "Here Comes Goodbye" is nice though, and "I Like the Sound of That" is fantastic.
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 20, 2020 10:23:18 GMT -5
"I Melt" has always been my most hated RF song; I can't handle the vocal arrangement in the chorus.
"I MEELLLLLLLLLLLT! "It Never FAAAAAAAILS." ugh. Gary and the rest of the guys sound terrible belting that out. The rest of the song is also dreadful.
"Here Comes Goodbye" is pretty good though and should have been a bit higher, but it's still not one I actively listen to from them so I'm not sad to see it go either.
The others in this set, good riddance to them lol.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:05:13 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 20, 2020 22:05:38 GMT -5
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:15:32 GMT -5
The #20 song was tied in points with the #19 song, but #19 had the higher highest rank, so that broke the tie and it finished at #19. The song that got the short end of the stick was "Yours If You Want It", and with that the Back to Us era loses all its songs. This also leaves the 2010s with only one song left: "Rewind". How long can "Rewind" survive? "Yours If You Want It" made the top 20 without any top 10 ranks, helped by a whooping 11 top 20 ranks. #20: "Yours If You Want It" Album: Back to Us
Points: 370 (4 points ahead of "I Like the Sound of That", tied in points with #19) Standard Deviation: 6.119 (3rd lowest) Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #1 (1 week)
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 20, 2020 22:16:41 GMT -5
One of their better songs. Still, I don't listen to it lol. Remember, I only listen to my top 7.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:26:12 GMT -5
The song that won the tiebreaker is "Take Me There", for which the highest rank was #3 as opposed to #11 for "Yours If You Want It". This song didn't move around much, always floating around #20 and on the last list it managed to climb back up for a top 20 finish. With this reveal, "Winner at a Losing Game" becomes the final song standing from Still Feels Good. Next up is #18, what could I have ranked in the top 10 that will be out next? #19: "Take Me There" Album: Still Feels Good
Points: 370 (tied in points with "Yours If You Want It", 3 points behind #18) Standard Deviation: 8.389 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #1 (3 weeks)
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 20, 2020 22:27:41 GMT -5
Yay a PR! Clearly, this is out when it should be lol.
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Post by toomuchboy on Jan 20, 2020 22:30:50 GMT -5
Yours If You Want It landed about where I'd expected, so I'm not sad it's out. I love most of the songs I ranked from #18-1.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:31:09 GMT -5
In addition to me losing my first top 10 at #18, there's a #1 loss incoming!!!
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:39:49 GMT -5
My condolences toomuchboy ... the next one out is "Skin (Sarabeth)". This one was pretty divisive (9th highest SD of the game) and at the beginning when the low ranks came in it looked like it was going to finish outside of the top 20 but it did hold on and manage to finish inside the top 20. This is the first single loss from Feels Like Today ("Here's to You" was out at #31). #18: "Skin (Sarabeth)" Album: Feels Like Today
Points: 373 (3 points ahead of "Take Me There", 21 points behind #17) Standard Deviation: 11.509 Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #2
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 20, 2020 22:41:51 GMT -5
"Skin" long overstayed. Sorry but, 'Sarabeth is scared to death' just sounds so cheesy and forced lol. Don't care for the melody or anything either.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Jan 20, 2020 22:52:56 GMT -5
#17 comes with another #1 loss! My condolences taylor ... "Why" wipes out five top 10 ranks as well as a #40 rank from HeyHeyHey , divisive enough for the second highest standard deviation of the game. I appreciated the meaning behind the song and the lyrics, but I couldn't get into it enough musically to place it in my top 10. This song is the first top 10 contender to be eliminated, it looked like it was good for a top 10 finish at certain points in the rankdown, but low ranks flooded in towards the end and tanked the song's chances for a top 10 finish. With this elimination, the Unstoppable era is wiped out from the game. #17: "Why" Album: Unstoppable
Points: 394 (21 points ahead of "Skin (Sarabeth)", 2 points behind #16) Standard Deviation: 12.522 (2nd highest) Country Radio Peak (Billboard): #18
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