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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2017 3:08:22 GMT -5
"Make Room at the Bottom" is so beautiful... And that melody has been stuck in my head for like a month straight now! The production is so sparse and traditional, and this song really allow's Sara's vibrato and head voice to shine. It definitely does not deserve to be in the bottom 4... You're tellin' me! These hoes let it gets as low as #13 at one point, too.  Also, #10 will be coming tomorrow (which is technically today to be factually correct lol) so who wants to predict what our final member of the bottom 5 will be? |
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 27, 2017 3:12:00 GMT -5
So upset that "Make Room At The Bottom" and "Letting You Go" are out so early, wtf?!?!? THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.  |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 3:18:35 GMT -5
"Make Room at the Bottom" is so beautiful... And that melody has been stuck in my head for like a month straight now! The production is so sparse and traditional, and this song really allow's Sara's vibrato and head voice to shine. It definitely does not deserve to be in the bottom 4... You're tellin' me! These hoes let it gets as low as #13 at one point, too. Also, #10 will be coming tomorrow (which is technically today to be factually correct lol) so who wants to predict what our final member of the bottom 5 will be? Apparently we as a whole do not deserve that song, then... :( RIP If the last song in the bottom 5 isn't "A Little Bit Stronger (Acoustic)", I will change my avatar to Chase Rice for an entire day... |
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 27, 2017 4:23:48 GMT -5
"Make Room at the Bottom" is so beautiful... And that melody has been stuck in my head for like a month straight now! The production is so sparse and traditional, and this song really allow's Sara's vibrato and head voice to shine. It definitely does not deserve to be in the bottom 4... You're tellin' me! These hoes let it gets as low as #13 at one point, too. Also, #10 will be coming tomorrow (which is technically today to be factually correct lol) so who wants to predict what our final member of the bottom 5 will be? Dear Lord, please let it be "Diving In Deep" cuz that song is honestly atrocious :X |
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 27, 2017 8:44:19 GMT -5
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Post by codyj100 on Aug 27, 2017 9:51:30 GMT -5
This was ranked middle of the road for me only because I couldn't figure out where to rank it, and I do love this one. I'm still surprised that "A Little Bit Stronger" is still in. I understand that it's a re-recorded acoustic version, but imo...that song had its moment in 2010/2011. I guess I'm in the minority.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 27, 2017 15:49:15 GMT -5
Wait "Make Room At The Bottom" didn't make the top half of the rankdown....fuckers..... :(
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 15:52:09 GMT -5
Wait "Make Room At The Bottom" didn't make the top half of the rankdown....f**kers..... :( Unfortunately, some people here thought Sara was speaking directly to them when she said "make room at the bottom"...and when a queen give you a direct command, you simply must acquiesce :( |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 27, 2017 16:26:14 GMT -5
Wait "Make Room At The Bottom" didn't make the top half of the rankdown....f**kers..... :( Unfortunately, some people here thought Sara was speaking directly to them when she said "make room at the bottom"...and when a queen give you a direct command, you simply must acquiesce :( I love your wit!  |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2017 16:30:16 GMT -5
It looks like bboat11 won't have to change his avatar to Chase Rice after all! The acoustic rendition of Sara's monumental comeback hit rounds out our Words bottom 5. It takes with it the first #1 loss(es) of the rankdown thus far as both someguy and zaclord 🌈 take their biggest loss, while two on the other end of the spectrum see their #14 finally ousted. "A Little Bit Stronger" is a stripped-down take on the bombastic power ballad that brought Sara Evans back to relevancy in the 2010s after her highly-publicized and messy divorce put her music on the back-burner for several years. Unlike the bluegrass rendition of "Born to Fly" from Stronger, I felt like this re-do was actually worthwhile and considering it joined 13 tracks on the new album, it was an acceptable addition. My heart is still attached to the original which is a true anthem, but this take on the track features an absolutely stunning vocal performance from Sara Evans. The "ooh-ooh" melisma part from about 2:45-2:50 right before the bridge is possibly my favorite vocal moment on the entire record. That said, it is just a remake of a big hit and not an original, so it didn't deserve to go much further than #10, and I originally expected it even closer to the bottom than it ultimately wound up. "It doesn't happen overnight
But you turn around a month's gone by
And you realize you haven't cried
I'm not giving you a hour or a second or another minute longer
I'm busy getting stronger"
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 27, 2017 16:35:21 GMT -5
This is right around where I wanted it but honestly "Diving In Deep" should have been out before this and actually, it should have been the first to go lol.
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 27, 2017 16:35:58 GMT -5
Also this is SUCH a bummer because I was looking forward to bboat11 having to sport a Chase Rice avatar for a day... |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 27, 2017 16:50:09 GMT -5
Also this is SUCH a bummer because I was looking forward to bboat11 having to sport a Chase Rice avatar for a day... Same! Can't complain too much since it went out right where I ranked it lol BTW while reading this thread I can't help but be excited for when we eventually do a 'Real Fine Place' or 'Restless' rankdown! |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2017 17:44:41 GMT -5
BTW while reading this thread I can't help but be excited for when we eventually do a 'Real Fine Place' or 'Restless' rankdown! Yes! In doing this I've decided that I definitely want to do more of her albums + the big singles RD for her as well, naturally. Real Fine Place is going to be impossible to rank when I get to that. :'( |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 18:49:19 GMT -5
Also this is SUCH a bummer because I was looking forward to bboat11 having to sport a Chase Rice avatar for a day... Tell ya what. I'll give you another chance. If "Diving In Deep" is not the next to go, I will change my avatar to Chase Rice for an entire day  |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 18:56:58 GMT -5
YASSSS, I am so glad ALBS is finally out!!! I do like this one quite a bit, but it was very difficult for me to rank among all the other original songs on this album. I am generally not a fan of acoustic remakes, so the extent to which I do enjoy this is pretty remarkable! I will say that one of my favorite moments in the original is the way she sings "days" at the end of the chorus, using melisma to sing 6 different pitches. The fact that she cut that out of this remake significantly hurts it, imo. However, her vocal here is amazing as ever, and I will agree that her "ooos" in the middle of the song are quite amazing!
Like I said, I do enjoy this version of this song, but staying in any longer it would have just been taking up space for original songs that deserve to place above it.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 19:01:44 GMT -5
As far as my prediction for what is next, I think that "Diving in Deep" and "Words" are probably getting pretty close. But other than that, I have no idea!! The rest of them seem to be very well-loved! Maybe "All the Love You Left Me" and "Rain and Fire" are in the most jeopardy after that? I know that they both have people who dislike them, but they also seem to have a lot of love thrown their way as well... I definitely expect those 2 to be the most polarizing, and with the middle coming up it would make sense for them to go just before the top 5.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 27, 2017 19:02:49 GMT -5
This was a really difficult one to rank just because I knew the original before going in. I absolutely adore the original, and I do prefer the original version. However, the amount of love I have towards "A Little Bit Stronger" might have affected how I ranked it in the rankdown.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 19:31:11 GMT -5
By the way .indulgecountry, I have gone ahead and taken the liberty of adding you to the Country queue for a Sara Evans singles rankdown and a Sara Evans Album Series  |
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Post by d3vin44 on Aug 27, 2017 23:02:18 GMT -5
Yay! This was due to go. Now my 14 needs to go!!! Lol
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2017 23:35:20 GMT -5
Yay! This was due to go. Now my 14 needs to go!!! Lol Ask and ye shall receive! Looks like Fortune Teller bboat11 has also managed to avoid having to change his avatar to Chase Rice once again as he correctly anticipates the #9 loss. No one's #1 goes off the deep end here, but we see a pair of #2 loses, which includes zaclord 🌈 unluckily losing his Top 2 back-to-back. It's also curtains for three more #14 ranks as well. "Diving in Deep" is the first non-ballad loss of the Words record so far, and it looked set to be solidly within the bottom 5 for the first half of the submission process, but a lot of those high ranks came for it all near the end and pushed it up several positions to land at #9. It is a faintly island-esque tune of bouncy optimism, which makes it musically and thematically quite a bit of a left turn from the decidedly darker/more somber song eliminations up to this point. It's definitely on the fluffier side, but the fun instrumentation on 'Deep' in combination with an energetic and plucky performance from Sara Evans makes it an enjoyably light little tune. "So stop the clock and shoot the moon
'Cause every morning without you
In my opinion, is just a waste of time"
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 27, 2017 23:38:56 GMT -5
Oh God nooo
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 23:40:38 GMT -5
Yay! This was due to go. Now my 14 needs to go!!! Lol Ask and ye shall receive! Looks like Fortune Teller bboat11 has also managed to avoid having to change his avatar to Chase Rice once again as he correctly anticipates the #9 loss. YAAAASSSSSSS, this is the best news I have heard all day! Sorry LBTrocks , I gave you two chances! My avatar is officially staying Chase-Rice-less for the rest of eternity! :kii: |
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 27, 2017 23:40:47 GMT -5
bboat11 you've got such good luck! Or do your instincts repel Chase Rise at all cost?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 27, 2017 23:40:54 GMT -5
as I've listened to this album more and more this song would not be in my top 5 if I was to rank this now. My 9 + 6 would both be higher too
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 27, 2017 23:41:39 GMT -5
Also fun to note that aside from a #1 placement, this managed to hit every number from 2-14 on at least someone's list. I don't think any other song accomplished that kind of a spread, but I'm not gonna get my magnifying glass out to verify that for 100% certainty (but none of the bottom 5 managed that up to this point, I do know, lol).
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 27, 2017 23:41:56 GMT -5
bboat11 you've got such good luck! Or do your instincts repel Chase Rise at all cost? Oh, definitely the latter :kii: It's clear from the way this rankdown has progressed so far that my instincts ain't worth shit until you put losing Martina to Chase Rice on the line! |
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 27, 2017 23:43:41 GMT -5
I dont remember what I wrote on my spreadsheet but that song is beautiful
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 27, 2017 23:45:46 GMT -5
bboat11 you've got such good luck! Or do your instincts repel Chase Rise at all cost? Oh, definitely the latter :kii: It's clear from the way this rankdown has progressed so far that my instincts ain't worth s**t until you put losing Martina to Chase Rice on the line! I guess it's more like your instincts will never let go of Martina then! |
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Post by d3vin44 on Aug 27, 2017 23:53:33 GMT -5
Thank you!!!! I really do enjoy Sara on this song, but I HATE everything else about it. It's trying to be Shakira or something, I dunno.
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