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Post by taylor on Feb 6, 2020 14:49:10 GMT -5
 Welcome to the "GIRL" Album Rankdown!
GIRL is the second major label studio album from Maren Morris. It has so far been supported by two singles: the title track which went to #1 and "The Bones," which, as of this post, is also projected to hit #1! Upon release, the album sold 46,000 album-equivalent units, of which 25,000 were pure sales. This prompted the album to debut and peak at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart. This album holds the record for the biggest streaming week ever for a woman's country studio album with 24 million streams in its first week. As of January 2020, this album has now sold 85,900 pure copies and 445,000 total units. ETA: As of this edit, the album has now surpassed the 500,000-copies mark, rendering it Gold by the RIAA! (See post towards the bottom of this page)Since Mr. Zaclord, the host of Maren's debut album, seems to no longer be here on Pulse, I've been enlisted (well actually I asked) to take care of this album so that they can both be finished. So send a list to me with #1 being your favorite and #14 being your least favorite!Tracklist (Runtime: 46:59)1. GIRL2. The Feels3. All My Favorite People (ft. Brothers Osbourne)4. A Song For Everything5. Common (ft. Brandi Carlile)6. Flavor7. Make Out With Me8. Gold Love9. Great Ones10. RSVP11. To Hell & Back12. The Bones13. Good Woman14. ShadeSpotify playlist:14 songs at 47 minutes sounds very doable within a month, so I have a symbolic deadline for y'all. Please plan on having your list in to me by Sunday, March 8. That's the first anniversary of this album's release!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 6, 2020 20:05:38 GMT -5
This album was a HUGE disappointment to me after how incredible and perfect her debut album was, but I am excited to do this rankdown nonetheless!! I will probably walk away with more appreciation for this album :)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2020 20:08:05 GMT -5
Will probably do this, I don't return to this album much tbh
The Bones is the key song I return to the most
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 6, 2020 20:41:00 GMT -5
Damn, it's been a year already? Time flies! Those pure sales are heartbreaking (along with the project being majorly snubbed by the Grammys) but I guess that's what streaming's for these days. I said all that to say I'm IN!
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Post by tim on Feb 8, 2020 1:05:37 GMT -5
So this is my first time giving this album a full listen through (yea I’m always late to the party) and I honestly don’t get what all the complaints are about. I think it’s fantastic and I’ve absolutely fallen in love with some of the songs (especially “Good Woman”). I’ll be listening to this album for the rest of the month for sure!
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 8, 2020 1:13:45 GMT -5
So this is my first time giving this album a full listen through (yea I’m always late to the party) and I honestly don’t get what all the complaints are about. I think it’s fantastic and I’ve absolutely fallen in love with some of the songs (especially “Good Woman”). I’ll be listening to this album for the rest of the month for sure! Tim: **Stomps around Texas bashing modern neo-traditionalists like Kane Brown and Aaron Watson for making their fiddle and acoustic guitar sound too loud together OMG I LOVE THIS NEVER-ENDING WALL OF SOUND FROM MAREN MORRIS THO!!!** |
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Post by tim on Feb 8, 2020 1:16:03 GMT -5
So this is my first time giving this album a full listen through (yea I’m always late to the party) and I honestly don’t get what all the complaints are about. I think it’s fantastic and I’ve absolutely fallen in love with some of the songs (especially “Good Woman”). I’ll be listening to this album for the rest of the month for sure! Tim: **Stomps around Texas bashing modern neo-traditionalists like Kane Brown and Aaron Watson for making their fiddle and acoustic guitar sound too loud together OMG I LOVE THIS NEVER-ENDING WALL OF SOUND FROM MAREN MORRIS THO!!!**What can I say I have eclectic taste lol...but yea I really dig the production and sound of GIRL. |
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Post by recordyear on Feb 8, 2020 2:18:34 GMT -5
Tim: **Stomps around Texas bashing modern neo-traditionalists like Kane Brown and Aaron Watson for making their fiddle and acoustic guitar sound too loud together OMG I LOVE THIS NEVER-ENDING WALL OF SOUND FROM MAREN MORRIS THO!!!**Only in Pulse would I see this (messy) claim... |
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 8, 2020 2:31:36 GMT -5
Tim: **Stomps around Texas bashing modern neo-traditionalists like Kane Brown and Aaron Watson for making their fiddle and acoustic guitar sound too loud together OMG I LOVE THIS NEVER-ENDING WALL OF SOUND FROM MAREN MORRIS THO!!!**Only in Pulse would I see this (messy) claim... I mean, I was halfway making fun of indulge's description of Kane from last night ;) But also, the song in question where Tim was all up in arms about Kane's cluttered production was practically just him and a single electric guitar for half the song, so... |
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Post by tim on Feb 8, 2020 2:34:46 GMT -5
Only in Pulse would I see this (messy) claim... I mean, I was halfway making fun of indulge's description of Kane from last night  But also, the song in question where Tim was all up in arms about Kane's cluttered production was practically just him and a single electric guitar for half the song, so... I was just going to quote that so for reference... Wait, really? He's currently one of the countriest males on the radio dial from a production standpoint tho. Like I actually 'get' people disliking him because of his voice more than it being because of the production. His voice definitely had to grow on me a lot, but the way songs like "Homesick" and "For My Daughter" are produced is easily some of the best I've heard from a mainstream country male artist in recent times. Like he actually knows what a fiddle is, lol In my defense it didn’t help that earlier that day I had heard Kane Brown and Marshmello on “One Thing Right”. |
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 8, 2020 2:37:06 GMT -5
Either way, it is still every bit as odd that you would find Kane overproduced but then love this Maren album  But I won't complain, because Maren stanning is an amazing behavior that should be encouraged in everyone! |
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Post by Au$tin on Feb 8, 2020 4:03:36 GMT -5
I immediately know what my #1 and #14 are, but everything in between? Lord help me.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 8, 2020 12:31:31 GMT -5
I still don't see what was wrong with my claim about Kane Brown. He's not as neo-traditional as Jon Pardi, but like when you play songs like "Homesick" or "For My Daughter" next to like... almost anything recent from Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Brett Young, Sam Hunt, etc. Kane sounds... pretty damn country. I still think people rag on him more because his voice isn't the strongest and it spills over into 'his production is bad' too somehow. Also, Girl is neither over-produced or a poor follow-up to her debut album. Can't wait to see how the results for this incredible album shake out! |
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Post by dgarcia3377 on Feb 8, 2020 13:37:46 GMT -5
I'm down to participate on this! This was one of my favorite albums of last year
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 8, 2020 13:54:05 GMT -5
This was an easy rankdown for me to do because I'm already very familiar with all of these songs so I went ahead and knocked this one out already. But it was difficult having to put something at #14 because I like everything on this record. It really is a great album. </3
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Post by DistrictTwelve on Feb 10, 2020 13:22:31 GMT -5
Sent! Amazing album, as good as Hero imo. Flavor was a great discovery.
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Post by walt91 on Feb 10, 2020 13:50:41 GMT -5
I’ll probably do this, so tag me!
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Post by taylor on Feb 13, 2020 11:58:58 GMT -5
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Post by BB🌕 on Feb 13, 2020 21:45:38 GMT -5
Might do this. Please tag me
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Post by taylor on Feb 22, 2020 17:21:16 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 1, 2020 12:14:04 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 4, 2020 11:57:45 GMT -5
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Mar 4, 2020 12:05:53 GMT -5
Why is this my first notification! This is my girl and of course I'll be participating in this rankdown. I can't have you heathens doing any harm to the sex romp Répondez S'il Vous Plaît.
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Post by taylor on Mar 4, 2020 12:14:15 GMT -5
Why is this my first notification! This is my girl and of course I'll be participating in this rankdown. I can't have you heathens doing any harm to the sex romp Répondez S'il Vous Plaît.  PS. I didn't think to notify you girls despite "The Bones" smashing and "The Middle" smashing and Maren all around being that girl because...well because I wasn't thinking tbh. Sorry to y'all! |
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 4, 2020 12:31:39 GMT -5
Why is this my first notification! This is my girl and of course I'll be participating in this rankdown. I can't have you heathens doing any harm to the sex romp Répondez S'il Vous Plaît. You already know!!  |
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Mar 4, 2020 12:39:21 GMT -5
Why is this my first notification! This is my girl and of course I'll be participating in this rankdown. I can't have you heathens doing any harm to the sex romp Répondez S'il Vous Plaît. PS. I didn't think to notify you girls despite "The Bones" smashing and "The Middle" smashing and Maren all around being that girl because...well because I wasn't thinking tbh. Sorry to y'all! I am a Maren STAN! Lost my voice when I saw her at Whitewater last year and the year before that when she was touring for Hero at Gruene Hall. |
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Post by taylor on Mar 4, 2020 12:57:44 GMT -5
SHOOTER Y'all...this album was just certified Gold!
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Post by samo🦕 on Mar 4, 2020 13:28:10 GMT -5
I love GIRL and RSVP, so I'll see if I can send for this.
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Post by BB🌕 on Mar 4, 2020 13:38:11 GMT -5
Sending tonight!
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 4, 2020 14:16:52 GMT -5
SHOOTER Y'all...this album was just certified Gold!  |
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Heavy on the unless.
But also, the song in question where Tim was all up in arms about Kane's cluttered production was practically just him and a single electric guitar for half the song, so...
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