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Post by Troy on May 20, 2018 22:13:24 GMT -5
 So, starting the INXS Rankdown got me thinking about all of the other great musicians from Australia. Since I'm already doing a full rankdown for INXS, i'll skip them here - the other bands wouldn't stand a chance against them anyway. I came up with my 2nd to 41st favorite Aussie musicians & picked a song to represent each of them. (Sorry Air Supply fans, you'll have to settle for an "extra" of their schlock.) Your job is to listen to all of these songs & rank them from best to worst. Then I'll countdown the results. You've done this before, you know the drill. Tentative Deadline: July 8th {Spoiler} Az Paynter gets the first tag & he can finally learn about some of the musicians in the ARIA Hall of Fame |
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Post by Az Paynter on May 20, 2018 22:17:13 GMT -5
O rly? :sip2: :kii:
I already used the rank down under pun lmao :kii: :kii:
I am also ready to be salty af if this gets more attention than the ARIA Assortment did. :)
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Post by Troy on May 20, 2018 22:17:56 GMT -5
Here are the contestants vying to be runner-up to INXS:
AC/DC - Back In Black
Alex Lahey - Every Day's The Weekend
Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind
Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
Ben Lee - Nothing Much Happens
Big Pig - Breakaway
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Chet Faker - Gold
Church - Reptile
Client Liaison - Off White Limousine
Courtney Barnett - Pickles From The Jar
Crooked Colours - Flow
Cut Copy - Lights And Music
Divinyls - Pleasure And Pain
Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People
Eurogliders - Heaven (Must Be There)
Flash & The Pan - Hey St Peter
Gang Of Youths - Heart Is A Muscle
Go-Betweens - Was There Anything I Could Do?
Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet
Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
Icehouse - No Promises
Jagwar Ma - Uncertainty
Jet - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Jezabels - Pleasure Drive
John Butler Trio - Zebra
Living End - Prisoner Of Society
Men At Work - Be Good Johnny
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
Models - Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight
Nick Cave - Weeping Song
Paul Kelly - Before Too Long
Pendulum - Watercolour
Preatures - Is This How You Feel?
Presets - If I Know You
Pseudo Echo - Living In A Dream
Real Life - Send Me An Angel
Saints - This Perfect Day
San Cisco - Awkward
Screaming Tribesmen - I Got A Feeling
Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened
Silverchair - Anthem For The Year 2000
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Tash Sultana - Jungle
Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Vance Joy - Saturday Sun
Vines - Don't Listen To The Radio
Wolfmother - Joker & Thief
Youth Group - Shadowland
*by the way, if you already started ranking, i highlighted the newly added songs in blue so you can more easily find the rest of them...sorry for so many changes, but this is the VERY final OFFICIAL list now - i promise i won't make anymore changes
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Post by Az Paynter on May 20, 2018 22:24:25 GMT -5
Here are the contestants vying to be runner-up to INXS: Big Pig - BreakawayO hey I showcased this song in my RT! :kii: Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People My last place :sip2: Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me
Savage Garden - To The Moon And Back
Silverchair - Anthem For The Year 2000 I f**king love you.  Pendulum - Watercolour
Presets - This Boy's In Love
Sam Sparro - Black And Gold Pendulum did well in the first ARIA Assortment! Presets/Sam are also in the next one. :kii: |
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Post by Beno on May 21, 2018 2:00:33 GMT -5
I'll find time to do this at some point
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Post by willapted33 on May 21, 2018 2:15:45 GMT -5
in for this one
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Post by Az Paynter on May 21, 2018 9:35:58 GMT -5
Mylo13 💜 you should get in on this too lol #teamAUSSIE
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 10:52:13 GMT -5
*looks at To The Moon And Back* I might try this! June 24 should be enough time. Just tag me so I'll remember.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 11:52:36 GMT -5
might try to do this
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Post by Troy on May 21, 2018 13:31:47 GMT -5
the song list here leans toward rock and leans towards 80s but there is music from all eras & genres |
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Post by singingrulebritannia on May 21, 2018 14:25:21 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone noticed but I posted quite a few of these bands, and even these specific songs in some cases, in the May RT as the theme was Australian artists. So you're damn right I'm bookmarking this rankdown.
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Post by Troy on May 22, 2018 16:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by Troy on May 29, 2018 14:29:53 GMT -5
i made a huge omission...newish band Jagwar Ma...so, to make room for them, i have removed Little River Band...the list & Spotify playlist have been updated
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Post by Troy on Jun 10, 2018 14:33:47 GMT -5
my INXS rankdown is slightly delayed so I’m pushing the deadline for this back 2 weeks as I don’t have time to host overlapping rankdowns
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Post by Troy on Jun 12, 2018 17:20:25 GMT -5
sorry Olivia & Kylie, but had to make way for Gang Of Youths & Youth Group on this list
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 12, 2018 17:31:30 GMT -5
You need to make up your mind what the hell is on this list. Also what the absolute f**k you removing 'Confide In Me'. That was a MASSIVE draw card for me.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 21:40:35 GMT -5
Taking Kylie out is kind of a drawback for me too, but at least you put Gang of Youths in! Just keep tagging so I won't forget to do this.
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 13, 2018 4:32:16 GMT -5
Y'know why don't you just put the other three songs back and find two more to make it 45 songs. Then don't change it again after that. :sip2:
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Post by Mylo13 💜 on Jun 13, 2018 4:48:21 GMT -5
Ahhh, I would participate but I only know two of the songs lol #FakeAussie
Speaking of which, rooting for "Sweet Disposition" and "Joker And The Thief"!
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Post by Troy on Jun 13, 2018 16:15:15 GMT -5
You need to make up your mind what the hell is on this list. Also what the absolute f**k you removing 'Confide In Me'. That was a MASSIVE draw card for me. "Confide In Me" is an AMAZING song...but, I wanted to this to be more of an alternative leaning set & i keep finding so many great Australian alt groups to include...(Sam Sparro & Savage Garden had to step aside as well) ...speaking of which (& this is the absolutely last time i will be making any changes to this list), i found a handful more that i want to include so I'm going to bump the list up to 50, but this is it, no more changes to the list. period! this will be the final change |
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Post by Troy on Jun 13, 2018 17:27:51 GMT -5
Hey guys: just wanted to tag everybody to alert you (in case you haven't been keeping up with this thread) that the song list has changed (i know, i know...i'm sorry for the confusion & I especially apologize to Gates & Willapted who have already submitted). The list has expanded from 40 to 50, is less 80s focused & has shifted from all genres to an alt-focused list. No more changes - this list is now set in stone! The Spotify playlist has been updated & as a consequence of all of the changes, i'm pushing the Due Date back to July 10th (so you all still have 4 weeks to submit your list). I hope you can make some fun new discoveries here! :) |
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Post by Az Paynter on Jun 13, 2018 20:38:31 GMT -5
Y'know what, never mind. I'm out.
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Post by janinho on Jun 14, 2018 4:49:09 GMT -5
There are a few great songs in this list (Watercolour, Joker + Thief, We are the People,...) and I thought about participating, but my #1 isn't in this list anymore. (It will surprise a few people but my #1 would've been Savage Garden)
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Post by aerodynamite on Jun 14, 2018 17:32:16 GMT -5
I still want to do this, but I understand why others are frustrated. This is basically a completely different rankdown now, even with most of the list still being the same; some people went in expecting (and wanting) one thing, only for it to turn into something else.
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Post by newpower on Jun 14, 2018 17:38:46 GMT -5
A lot of artists that I like, current and old ones. Will do this one.
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Post by Troy on Jun 18, 2018 15:14:59 GMT -5
By the way, if this rankdown goes well, then I plan on doing more geo-based rankdowns. Maybe Sweden next? I'll be open to suggestions - maybe all participants can vote on the next rankdown? For UK & US, we can break it down by City or State...like Liverpool, or New Jersey. What do you think?
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Post by aerodynamite on Jun 18, 2018 18:30:23 GMT -5
By the way, if this rankdown goes well, then I plan on doing more geo-based rankdowns. Maybe Sweden next? I'll be open to suggestions - maybe all participants can vote on the next rankdown? For UK & US, we can break it down by City or State...like Liverpool, or New Jersey. What do you think? I'd like that. I've actually been brainstorming for a Swedish pop rankdown, so I'd especially be up for that. |
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Post by Troy on Jul 2, 2018 11:35:55 GMT -5
pushing the deadline for this rankdown back a bit...you now have 2 weeks to get your rankings in |
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Post by Az Paynter on Jul 2, 2018 16:00:42 GMT -5
I believe I said I'm not doing this; untag me please. :sip2:
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