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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 23, 2017 18:30:39 GMT -5
Push and Shove was THE highlight from that album. I think I also put it above anything from Rocksteady too. Sad to see few others appreciate it.
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Post by aerodynamite on Aug 23, 2017 18:34:53 GMT -5
I knew I'd be the highest rank for P&S lol.. .surprised there was even one other person to rank it similarly. But I love that song so much! It's different for sure, but the tempo change from verse to lyrics is so fresh to me. It's an experimentation that just works. Also she looks so damn gorgeous in the video, she can't be human. Are you kidding? I love Mayjah Layzah!
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Post by Albie on Aug 23, 2017 18:38:45 GMT -5
Push and Shove, the album, was not my favorite effort from No Doubt so I had a hard time ranking anything from it higher than the work from most previous albums which are far better.
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Post by feoba on Aug 23, 2017 19:35:38 GMT -5
There were better songs on TIWTTFL that deserved single treatment over this.
*cough cough* Where Would I Be?
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Post by CF15 on Aug 23, 2017 22:24:31 GMT -5
"Looking Hot" is out so early??? :'(
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Aug 23, 2017 23:44:49 GMT -5
"Looking Hot" is actually one I love. I didn't sound like No Doubt, but still a great song.
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Post by bat1990 on Aug 24, 2017 7:18:33 GMT -5
Not surprised necessarily by anything out, but I'll join in the love fest for "Push & Shove" (as evidenced by my #11 ranking).
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Post by Juanca on Aug 24, 2017 8:46:36 GMT -5
Certainly my favorite of this album. I was hoping it could at least be in the top half The electronic-alternative combo, with two different but well complemented instrumental sections, make the song. It's their most solid innovative effort in the album -and I'd even say of their last few albums.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 14:09:11 GMT -5
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Post by CF15 on Aug 24, 2017 14:18:00 GMT -5
I went from hating this to liking this within a few minutes, lol.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Aug 24, 2017 14:31:48 GMT -5
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Aug 24, 2017 14:35:36 GMT -5
Finally.
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Post by Leaf on Aug 24, 2017 14:48:36 GMT -5
What was this tbh
I'd heard of it a long time ago, but I never got around to hearing it until this rankdown and I don't think I missed much.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:02:59 GMT -5
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Post by CF15 on Aug 24, 2017 15:10:28 GMT -5
YES! It didn't do as well as I expected. Honestly, the vocals in this remind me of Miranda Sings, and not in a funny way. I'm surprised two people ranked it dead last, though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:27:32 GMT -5
Nooooooooooo I loved Trapped In a Box. It's teetering on manic and admittedly a breath away from its being another 1984-inspired cliche, but it stops just short of being so corny or having so much spastic energy that it turns into a gobbledygook mess. This is another one where I figured I'd be on the higher end of the ranks though.
The video is a total mindfuck - to this day I have to do a double-take to make sure that is really Gwen and not Alicia Silverstone's doppelganger.
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Post by Red on Aug 24, 2017 15:31:38 GMT -5
Any time now, "Wind It Up"... I posted this ten songs ago.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Aug 24, 2017 15:38:21 GMT -5
"Trapped In A Box" is weird as hell, but pretty fun and catchy. Glad their sound evolved beyond this though.
Wasn't a fan of "Crash" at all. And not just because I was hoping for a hot Primitives remake. :)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:40:58 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Aug 24, 2017 15:42:08 GMT -5
Any time now, "Wind It Up"... I posted this ten songs ago. RIGHT ON CUE. Why can't this apparent magical power that I have work more often?
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I love WIU. It's so over the top. The performance where Gwen was galloping and prancing around on stage and making random yelping and neighing sounds was priceless.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Aug 24, 2017 15:45:11 GMT -5
I'm glad "Wind it Up" finally left...
"Trapped in a Box" is a crazy (and a bit fascinating LOL) piece of work... it's so unique but not really that great... I have a strange relationship with it LOL
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 15:46:44 GMT -5
EXTRA: What's Going On? (With Various Artists)
While I believe charity songs always end up focusing more on the singers THAN the message itself..when are you ever going to see a collab this big? I mean, Gwen after Bono, and with Spears, Furtado...and Fred Durst and Ja Rule :(?
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Aug 24, 2017 15:59:10 GMT -5
Those last two artists you mentioned, especially Durst, detracted from what is otherwise a respectable take on this classic song. Maybe if Ja rapped instead of singing, his part wouldn't have been so bad.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2017 16:04:49 GMT -5
Those last two artists you mentioned, especially Durst, detracted from what is otherwise a respectable take on this classic song. Maybe if Ja rapped instead of singing, his part wouldn't have been so bad. Well, at least they have Nas.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 24, 2017 16:05:19 GMT -5
I posted this ten songs ago. RIGHT ON CUE. Why can't this apparent magical power that I have work more often? And yet you weren't even the lowest rank for it!
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Post by Albie on Aug 24, 2017 16:22:51 GMT -5
Oh my goodness Wind It Up is a good 10 spots too high but at least it's only up to number 30. I was afraid it was going to go further. Trapped in a Box is so good! I was expecting it to be somewhere in the 20s actually but oh well.
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Post by Juanca on Aug 24, 2017 18:00:48 GMT -5
Good to see Crapsh leave already :) Trapped is weird I wanted to like it better so I'm ok with it performing better than in my ranking. Wind it Up is one of the best examples of guilty pleasures for me. I thought I was gonna rank it much lower but every time I faced it with other songs, it kept winning! I just love her silly yet owning attitude, and the Sound of Music sample, the originality, and the beat behind it sort of make it a unique song despite the ridiculousness of the whole thing lol. The video is also ACE with the whole imitation of Julie Andrews and stuff. Anyway. Guilty as charged
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Post by Leaf on Aug 24, 2017 18:14:23 GMT -5
Pretty sure Trapped in a Box is the oldest song on my phone lol
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Post by Leo β on Aug 24, 2017 18:15:05 GMT -5
Thanks God "Trapped in a box' is out. I tried to listen it like four times but I just cant stand it.
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