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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 12, 2022 21:10:44 GMT -5
For this series I'll be choosing a different country album to rank each month. The logo shows a bunch of albums and artist I am considering doing at some point but as of right now I have no planned order, just a few albums that I definitely plan on doing and will let the participants steer us towards which albums we do next month and on. We will definitely be starting with Rebecca Lynn Howard's self titled debut album as this is one I've planned to do for a while. I definitely plan to do her other 2 albums, plus extras in future months. Am thinking that Alecia Elliott, Clay Davidson, Chuck Wicks, and Kellie Coffey are likely among the first few artist that we will be diving into. Will have the first album posted soon and will keep track of all albums in the next post as we get them done!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 12, 2022 21:12:04 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 12, 2022 21:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 7, 2022 19:10:32 GMT -5
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 7, 2022 19:23:57 GMT -5
So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 7, 2022 19:30:42 GMT -5
So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...? they are still showing available on my end so we'd need someone else to comment. If need be I can upload them to youtube separately
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 7, 2022 19:38:07 GMT -5
So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...? they are still showing available on my end so we'd need someone else to comment. If need be I can upload them to youtube separately Would appreciate the new link, if there are other participants with the same issue, but if I'm the only one with the problem, don't worry about it :)
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 7, 2022 20:13:35 GMT -5
So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...? So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...? they are still showing available on my end so we'd need someone else to comment. If need be I can upload them to youtube separately The videos are all working for me! Must be a Canada thing Time to switch to Apple Music!!! Edit: Or, I guess, just move to Washington!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 7, 2022 20:49:31 GMT -5
they are still showing available on my end so we'd need someone else to comment. If need be I can upload them to youtube separately Would appreciate the new link, if there are other participants with the same issue, but if I'm the only one with the problem, don't worry about it :) So I uploaded the full album on my website castleoblivion20.wixsite.com/music. I hope this works for you and everyone else. I was gonna upload it to youtube but am thinking that it would likely just get blocked if the other videos are not working as they are from the official artist, I could be wrong but that is what I'm thinking anyways. Let me know if this works though
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 8, 2022 12:27:26 GMT -5
Would appreciate the new link, if there are other participants with the same issue, but if I'm the only one with the problem, don't worry about it So I uploaded the full album on my website castleoblivion20.wixsite.com/music. I hope this works for you and everyone else. I was gonna upload it to youtube but am thinking that it would likely just get blocked if the other videos are not working as they are from the official artist, I could be wrong but that is what I'm thinking anyways. Let me know if this works though Thanks Castle! It worked perfectly, and I just submitted the list!
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 8, 2022 13:01:31 GMT -5
So somehow, none of the YouTube links is working for me + Spotify looks unavailable to me as well. Is it working for y'all? Maybe they are not available in Canada...? they are still showing available on my end so we'd need someone else to comment. If need be I can upload them to youtube separately The videos are all working for me! Must be a Canada thing Time to switch to Apple Music!!! Edit: Or, I guess, just move to Washington!lol, I would be tempted to, as i love Mt. Baker, MLB, and Trader Joe's, but I hated the parking in Seattle, so prob not
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 8, 2022 14:35:27 GMT -5
The videos are all working for me! Must be a Canada thing Time to switch to Apple Music!!! Edit: Or, I guess, just move to Washington!lol, I would be tempted to, as i love Mt. Baker, MLB, and Trader Joe's, but I hated the parking in Seattle, so prob not LMAO Seattle is literally the worst place in the entire state, so don't judge us based on that!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 8, 2022 14:41:39 GMT -5
(I apologize to any Seattle fans that may be in the chat. I know some people like the idea of paying a million dollars for a 600 square-foot starter home in the middle of a homeless camp without a garage and with no street parking, that is somehow still an hour away from your work despite only being a 5 mile drive.)
I'll let those people enjoy their lives, while I keep Spokane and all of its surrounding deserts!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 22, 2022 22:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Jul 23, 2022 7:14:24 GMT -5
Don’t you worry; I’d be crazy to miss this!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jul 26, 2022 18:05:06 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 13, 2022 20:48:19 GMT -5
Overall I feel like this is going about the way I would have expected! "You're Real" was a high loss for me, but I remember feeling like it might be polarizing when I got hooked on it. I'll give some of these another listen before I can post more thorough thoughts :)
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 14, 2022 12:24:07 GMT -5
Overall I feel like this is going about the way I would have expected! "You're Real" was a high loss for me, but I remember feeling like it might be polarizing when I got hooked on it. I'll give some of these another listen before I can post more thorough thoughts :) Yeah cause I really want to know how “Out Here In The Water” ends up at 11?! Also think overall this is going about how I expected. “I don’t paint myself into corners” is probably going to be top.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 14, 2022 12:36:19 GMT -5
"Out in the Water" should've been a lock for AT LEAST the top 5 on this thing!
This is a great album, but some of the results have been questionable.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 14, 2022 16:58:38 GMT -5
I haven't posted my thoughts on any of the songs on this album yet. As the host I should be more engaging and will try to be with the final 6.
#12 - "Move Me" (5) - I think this song is just fun and enjoy this one as far as the upbeat songs go just a bit more than the others on this album so I am a bit disappointed to see it go out first. That said I love this whole album so no matter what I was bound to be disappointed somewhere lol
#11 - "When My Dreams Come True" (8) - this was Rebecca's debut single that peaked at #65. Not a great start for her and not surprising. Why they released this first I'll never understand. I do like this when listening to the whole album and sometimes I enjoy it more than others but for 1999 Country radio I don't think this was very radio friendly and I think she could have done better with a couple other songs on the album
#10 - "Jesus, Daddy and You" (9) - the first ballad to leave and not surprising to see it be this one. I think this is a great song but compared to the other ballads it doesn't compare for me. The religious tone does hurt this song ultimately for me as sometimes I can really like them but sometimes they do nothing for me and this is one of those.
#9 - "You're Real" (12) - I really thought this would be a lock for last place. It is a fun little song but I just find it the most forgettable song on the album so I'm surprised to see it last longer then the previous three. That said for the weakest song on the album (imo) it is still a fun listen
#8 - "Heartsounds" (11) - this is a great song to kick the album off and I always want to like this song more than I do as it is a lot of fun to listen to. That said there are a couple things that weaken the song for me that puts it near the bottom for me.
#7 - "Out Here In The Water" (10) - the first song I ever heard from RBH. I remember seeing the video for this back in 2000 when it was her 2nd single and just not getting it. That said I do love the song now but like "Heartsounds" and "You're Real" I just cannot rank this song any higher than 10th because this song had no business being a single in 2000. I honestly think even "Heartsounds" might have had a better shot at being a hit than this in 2000. So glad this song didn't break into the Top 6 though cause the 6 remaining songs all deserve to be in over this one!
I'll try and have more reveals later tonight, or tomorrow night. Depending when I get PCT50 posted tonight.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 14, 2022 19:30:36 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 14, 2022 19:36:28 GMT -5
"Believe It Or Not" has long been one of my favorite songs from this album as it is one I always get chills whenever I hear it. Her performance and the lyrics are just incredible. Some of the ranks for this were unfortunate in my opinion but I saw them coming, though at least both taylor and bboat11 can hear the brilliance in this song. This song should have been Top 5! This is gonna be the only reveal tonight because today has been a long day but tomorrow night I will wrap this rankdown up and open up the 2nd album!
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Post by taylor on Aug 15, 2022 10:39:53 GMT -5
Damn. So many of my faves from this album gone too soon…they all deserved better. </3
What I love so much about “Believe It Or Not,” particularly the lyrical content, is that it opens itself up for interpretation, and one can do so towards one of two ways: that it’s another type of breakup song, or that it’s deeper than that and perhaps the narrator has actually lost their significant other. Some of the lyrics remind me of Reba McEntire’s song “In His Mind,” a song that would be released 20 years after RLH’s debut and tells the story of a man who has lost his wife, becoming a widower in the process. All around, I thought “Believe It Or Not” was just brilliant.
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