Lordef†ones
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Post by Lordef†ones on Dec 28, 2019 19:41:31 GMT -5
Before I leave I want to just reiterate DJ SHADOW IS IN THE TOP FUCKING THREE WITH AN INSTRUMENTAL SONG HOLY SHIT
alright get the worst song avalanches have ever made out of here now please
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Post by Red on Dec 28, 2019 19:43:04 GMT -5
This is fucking great, but I had ten spots for my top ten, and I really, REALLY wanted to put "Reptile" in there. Given where both of them finished, I probably made the right decision to boost "Reptile" a little more.
5 vs. 20
I'm ready for FOAT 3 to (kind of, sort of) repeat itself (admittedly with a better song than the one that won FOAT 3).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 19:43:39 GMT -5
YOUR TOP 2
BUILDING STEAM WITH A GRAIN OF SALT
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CHERRY-COLOURED FUNK
Four #1s remain: gates, Lord, peacebone, and Web.
One bottom 10 remains: AI's #41.
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Lordef†ones
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Post by Lordef†ones on Dec 28, 2019 19:45:11 GMT -5
Ok spoke a little late but yeah. I'm pretty sure we've only ranked four Avalanches songs and two of them have been their absolute worst songs (Frankie Sinatra and Frontier Psychiatrist)
There's a right way to do sampling, DJ Shadow perfected and so did Avalanches wjth Wildflower. Frontier Psychiatrist is not it, it's just completely obnoxious.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Dec 28, 2019 19:47:53 GMT -5
I'm going to guess the more rock-oriented posters swung the winner in favor of the Cocteaus. However, anything could happen.
Both of these artists deserved/deserve to win a rankdown at some point so it'll be an amazing story either way
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 19:50:19 GMT -5
1 DJ Shadow Building Steam with a Grain of Salt 688 points SD: 13.75410624
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Post by Web on Dec 28, 2019 19:51:09 GMT -5
shazam was so excited about DJ Shadow winning the ranks just gave up
seriously happy about this winner, Entroducting... is one of the greatest albums ever made and Building Steam With A Grain of Salt deserves this win even among this insane field.
Fantastic list as usual shazam, looking forward to the next FOAT!
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Post by willapted33 on Dec 28, 2019 19:53:43 GMT -5
oh my fuck
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 19:56:24 GMT -5
aaaaand that concludes yet another installment of shazam attempts to host a rankdown! DJ Shadow was a shocking but very welcome winner for this rankdown and it's clear a lot of you agreed! thank you to everyone who sent and followed along, you guys are the people that make this so darn fun. I've posted the tracks I plan on including in the next batch of shazam rankdowns, but unfortunately I'm gonna have to pull a me and not be able to open it for a while. life gets in the way, ya know?
anyways, happy holidays, hope you guys made some cool discoveries out of this batch! that's always my goal, and the main reason I participate in these games--there's plenty of great new music to be found! oh, and happy new year in a couple days
~shazam
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Post by Red on Dec 28, 2019 19:56:35 GMT -5
Definitely not as annoying (is that the right word? I can't think of the right word here) as FOAT 3 was, because "Building Steam" is...deep breath...a way better song than "Honestly?" Unlike "Honestly?", I didn't think that I had ranked it too high. If anything, even when I was completing my ranking, I thought that I was ranking it about as low as I possibly could. It's a great song. Would I have preferred that any of the other songs in the top five won? Sure, but the other four songs are all fantastic. This was the least great song of a great top five.
Well, if history is any indication, I'm probably going to have a better time with FOAT 6 (whenever that is), @humanshazam. Great job, as always.
(Now watch as FOAT 6 is the worst I've ever performed in a FOAT.)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 20:17:06 GMT -5
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Lordef†ones
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Post by Lordef†ones on Dec 28, 2019 20:23:14 GMT -5
Damn my #1 didn't win but honestly DJ SHADOW WON A FUCKING RANKDOWN. Even if its one of the lesser songs on Endtroducing.. I'll take it
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Dec 28, 2019 20:36:34 GMT -5
Btw I don't remember if I posted this when Burning left in the Lost 80s RD but if I didn't here you go
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Post by maine on Dec 28, 2019 20:38:51 GMT -5
Even though it didn't go the way I wanted, still a great rankdown yet again!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 21:25:15 GMT -5
Great winner.
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Post by American Idiot on Dec 29, 2019 10:03:14 GMT -5
Thanks for hosting another great FOAT, shazam! This rankdown didn't go my way AT ALL, but I did add quite a few new artists to my lists to check out. Looking forward to FOAT 6 in the future!
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