Maddie & Tae Album Series: The Way It Feels (Revealing)

[born]

Well at least my #11 was out at #11. Hope my #1 does well. It’s probably my favorite discovery in a country rankdown ever. Bboat11 and Zaclord know :)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Happy with this start, Next my #10 and it will be perfect, as my bottom 3 was all interchangeable to me.

[kf1992]

Reminder that Right Here, Right Now deserves Top 3.

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 31, 2018 10:38:37 GMT -5 kf1992 said:

Reminder that Right Here, Right Now deserves Top 3.

Reminder that you're probably a nice poster and I just don't know you yet, but these are lies.

[bboat11]

I'm sorry kf1992 , I've got your back This song is amazing!!!

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'Cause I got a feeling, I think you're feeling it too.
Go on and steal it; my heart's ready for you

9. "Right Here, Right Now"

Track #8
Runtime: 3:39
Songwriters: Tae Dye, Maddie Marlow, Matthew McGinn

Total: 151
Average: 7.55
Std Dev: 2.93


kf1992 - 1
bboat11 - 2
born - 3
toomuchboy - 5
Troublemaker - 6
DistrictTwelve - 7
SHOOTER - 7
d3vin44 - 7
Kanenrá:ke - 7
Kurt - 8
Darkest Hour - 9
castleoblivion26 - 9
@countricana - 9
someguy - 9
zaclord 🌈 - 9
fearlessarrow - 10
.indulgecountry - 10
Cody Wants Out... - 11
George Strait Junkie - 11
bigfan101 - 11

Unlike the last two reveals, this song was one of my most immediate favorites on the album. I am really sad that the appeal is lost on most of us To me there is nothing bland about this song at all! The lyrics are so thorough and vividin the way they portray the moment when you are not sure whether to go in for the first kiss or not... And their harmonies here are some of my favorite on the album. I especially love the way Tae sounds leading into the second chorus, when she harmonizes really high on "My heart's ready for you."

This song fell to last place pretty early on in the process, but very quickly generated enough support to rise into the top 10. It was pretty much always a lock for the bottom 3, but was easily able to hold its ground against the two songs that left before it.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
After The Storm Blows Through
Downside Of Growing Up
Fly
Girl In A Country Song
Shut Up And Fish
Sierra
Smoke
Waitin’ On A Plane

[born]

Mar 31, 2018 18:48:18 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

9. "Right Here, Right Now"



kf1992 - 1
bboat11 - 2
born - 3

[bboat11]

Let's keep the #1 losses rolling, shall we?! It could be you....

[castleoblivion26]

"Right Here, Right Now" is not a bad song but along with the first two eliminated songs and "Downside of Growing Up", they did not compare to the other 7 songs on this album so I could not rank them higher than I did

[.indulgecountry]

Mar 31, 2018 18:55:34 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Let's keep the #1 losses rolling, shall we?! It could be you....

I'm taking this to be a hint that I'm losing my #1 next then, lol. RIP "Plane." :'(

[zaclord 🌈]

Ooh, I hope you're right! "Plane" needs to go!

[bboat11]

Of course, the Sara Evans gif was meant to hint at the fact that our own resident Sara Evans stan, .indulgecountry, would be losing his #1 next!!!

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Get gone, leave it all behind, and move on.
Ain't fast enough, even in the fast lane,
So I'm waitin' on a plane.

8. "Waitin' On A Plane"

Track #1
Runtime: 3:26
Songwriters: Tae Dye, Maddie Marlow, Danny Myrick

Total: 124
Average: 6.20
Std Dev: 2.40 (2nd smallest!!!)


.indulgecountry - 1
Cody Wants Out... - 3
someguy - 4
Kurt - 4
kf1992 - 4
bigfan101 - 5
born - 5
bboat11 - 5
@countricana - 6
toomuchboy - 6
d3vin44 - 6
Troublemaker - 7
castleoblivion26 - 7
George Strait Junkie - 7
Darkest Hour - 8
DistrictTwelve - 8
fearlessarrow - 9
SHOOTER - 9
Kanenrá:ke - 10
zaclord 🌈 - 10

We have officially reached the point in the rankdown where awesome songs that should place highly are going to start falling victim to how awesome the album is as a whole... "Waitin' On A Plane" is an amazing song, that definitely was top 5 material imo. It is a perfect introduction to who Maddie & Tae are as artists, and it kicked the album off in a big way. This definitely should have been a single, as imo this would have made more of an impact than "Sierra".

This song started out hot, but unfortunately it could not sustain. It fell out of the top 5 with Kanenrá:ke's bottom 2 ranking, and never looked back. With a nearly 20-point lead over "Right Here, Right Now", this song was never even close to being a contender for the bottom 3, but unfortunately it fell at the back of a pack of songs that are relatively close together points-wise in the middle of the rankdown.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
After The Storm Blows Through
Downside Of Growing Up
Fly
Girl In A Country Song
Shut Up And Fish
Sierra
Smoke

[.indulgecountry]

The epic steel guitar solo bridge on "Waitin' on a Plane" is literally the single best moment of this entire album. It's a country music orgasm.

[zaclord 🌈]

Really don't get the love for this one. This and "Your Side of Town" are really the only two songs on the album I don't love.

[bboat11]

Up next, we lose our first song with TWO #1s!!

[zaclord 🌈]

Mar 31, 2018 19:24:21 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Up next, we lose our first song with TWO #1s!!

You and Castle the unlucky two if your clues are consistent

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2018 19:26:40 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

Mar 31, 2018 19:24:21 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Up next, we lose our first song with TWO #1s!!

You and Castle the unlucky two if your clues are consistent

If only you knew what song to guess tho!

[.indulgecountry]

I need "After the Storm Blows" to leave soon please. The one song on the album I don't really care for.

[zaclord 🌈]

Mar 31, 2018 19:29:08 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Mar 31, 2018 19:26:40 GMT -5 zaclord 🌈 said:

You and Castle the unlucky two if your clues are consistent

If only you knew what song to guess tho!

Downside of Growing Up hopefully!

[Cody Wants Out...]

Y'all will see "Waitin' on a Plane" in another rankdown real soon, maybe more than one. :)

bboat11, what video is that Sara Evans gif from? Looks familiar, but I'm drawing a blank atm.

[bboat11]

You've been walking around with a dark cloud

Hanging over every step you take.

Like the slightest breeze will knock you to your knees,

Doing your best not to break.

7. "After The Storm Blows Through"

Track #10
Runtime: 3:44
Songwriters: Tae Dye, Maddie Marlow, Aaron Scherz, Trent Willmon




Total: 118
Average: 5.90
Std Dev: 3.43 (3rd largest!!!!)


bboat11 - 1
Kanenrá:ke - 1
Kurt - 2
bigfan101 - 2
@countricana - 2
zaclord 🌈 - 3
George Strait Junkie - 4
born - 4
castleoblivion26 - 5
Darkest Hour - 6
fearlessarrow - 6
someguy - 7
kf1992 - 7
SHOOTER - 8
Cody Wants Out... - 9
DistrictTwelve - 9
Troublemaker - 9
.indulgecountry - 11
toomuchboy - 11
d3vin44 - 11

This is the clear standout from the album, and I am shocked to see it out this low I knew a couple people disliked it, but as a whole this one is a fan favorite, and lots of people were clamoring for it to be a single. It wipes out two #1s, including mine and Kanenrá:ke 's, as well as 7 other top 5 ranks. This song also wipes out 3 last place rankings, from people who clearly have no soul.

This is by far Maddie & Tae's best vocal moment on the album, as all of their harmonies are on point and incredible. The fiddle leading the stripped-back production is also really nice to hear. Out of all the songs on the album, this was probably the one that demonstrated the least consistency in its placement. This one ranged from #1 all the way to #8, with all kinds of rises and falls in between. It was a top 5 contender for the majority of the submissions, but could not hold on in the end. This is one that probably would have risen back up to the top 5 with a few more submissions, based on the fact that it had yet to settle into any sort of consistency.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Downside Of Growing Up
Fly
Girl In A Country Song
Shut Up And Fish
Sierra
Smoke

[bboat11]

"After The Storm Blows Through" only missed the top 5 by 7 points, btw! And it's only 10 points away from landing in the top 3! This stretch is really close together

[zaclord 🌈]

Ugh, Storm is way too good to be out this low. My top 3 are by far the best things on their album, so this one deserved top 5 at worst.

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2018 19:43:26 GMT -5 Cody Wants Out... said:

Y'all will see "Waitin' on a Plane" in another rankdown real soon, maybe more than one.

bboat11 , what video is that Sara Evans gif from? Looks familiar, but I'm drawing a blank atm.

The always iconic "Saints & Angels"

[born]

Damn, where are the bad songs? I lost my 3,4 & 5 back to back :(

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2018 19:48:07 GMT -5 born said:

Damn, where are the bad songs? I lost my 3,4 & 5 back to back

Lol you're gonna have to look at a different album if you're looking for "bad" songs!

[.indulgecountry]

Yesss I spoke it into existence! Good riddance! This is so overrated. Their harmonies during the chorus are so grating to me. Normally they blend together so well, but they sound so bad to me there. The rest of the song does little for me too.

[bboat11]

Mar 31, 2018 19:53:31 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Yesss I spoke it into existence! Good riddance! This is so overrated. Their harmonies during the chorus are so grating to me. Normally they blend together so well, but they sound so bad to me there. The rest of the song does little for me too.

Now if only Sara and Martina were singing this song, so we could see what you think then...

[bboat11]

Here is your top 6!!! All incredible songs, which many of us love! Which one will miss the top 5?


Downside Of Growing Up
Fly
Girl In A Country Song
Shut Up And Fish
Sierra
Smoke

[.indulgecountry]

Either "Sierra" or "Downside of Growing Up" is gonna miss the Top 5, I'd say.

[castleoblivion26]

"After The Storm Blows Through" is a great song, it deserved Top 5.

My entire Top 4 is still in tact, hopefully it stays that way to the Top 4 because they deserve it the most.