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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 20:51:09 GMT -5
Will I get to rank my favorite Goo Goo Dolls song on the 1996 Active Rock rankdown ("Long Way Down")? Yes, it will be on 1996 Active. For the longest time, #20 held the distinction of being in the top 10 without any top 10s. Then, lower ranks started coming in and it fell out, never to re-enter. In fact, for the longest time, it didn’t even get a top 10… but someone ended up ruining that nice piece of trivia near the end.
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Post by peacebone on Sept 29, 2018 20:55:10 GMT -5
ugh
this is Secret Smile
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Post by Red on Sept 29, 2018 20:55:21 GMT -5
There's two options that I feel like this could be...and, sadly, I think Semisonic is the more likely option, given what is said in the hint.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 20:55:45 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Sept 29, 2018 20:56:39 GMT -5
You've got to be kidding.
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Post by Leaf on Sept 29, 2018 20:57:10 GMT -5
Lol @ four #12s (and three #54s, for that matter). This one is fine, although I wanted to like it more than I did. But even though it's in my bottom 50, I'm more or less content seeing it go this far.
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Post by aerodynamite on Sept 29, 2018 20:58:06 GMT -5
It's a shame that the general public only knows this band for "Closing Time" when they have so many great gems like this one.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 21:00:03 GMT -5
#19 will bring us to something we’ve yet to see tonight – a #1 loss! Yep, this song received seven top 10s, and all but one of them are top 5s - wait, no, top 3s. That fact will sting harder knowing that this song has four bottom 20s, with one of them coming so close to a bottom 10. This song never left the top 30, but it also never reached higher than the top 15.
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Post by somelikeitwhen on Sept 29, 2018 21:00:08 GMT -5
This band deserved way better.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 29, 2018 21:00:47 GMT -5
54. Secret Smile - Semisonic The only thing I remember from this band was "Closing Time" That one was great. This was a first time listen for me. It was decent, but it couldn't hold a candle to the 53 classics I put ahead of it.
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Post by alexcuse on Sept 29, 2018 21:02:13 GMT -5
Secret smile and dizzy both did much higher than I'd expect, so I'm pretty pleased with their results
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Sept 29, 2018 21:04:50 GMT -5
I know this is an unpopular opinion probably but...Praise You really really needs to fuck off already :X
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Post by Lordef†ones on Sept 29, 2018 21:05:06 GMT -5
I know this is an unpopular opinion probably but...Praise You really really needs to f**k off already :X
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 21:05:15 GMT -5
My condolences, @doinktheclown . Very nearly condolences to me, in fact, but really, this song being goddamn top 20 is an amazing feat all the same. unclean-one@talk21.com, in a 5 star review of The Living End, says -- “Right, spped, intricacy, catcy tunes, AND a doulbe bass. Something here for everone.”19
Prisoner of Society The Living End
Year-End Placing: #79 Chart Peak: #23 Weeks on Chart: 13 1982 points Standard Deviation: 28.72 (18th highest)@doinktheclown - 1 singingrulebritannia - 2 American Idiot - 2 Mr. Thonk Eyes - 2 House Lannister - 3 Az Paynter - 3 Red - 7 astorknight - 13 somelikeitwhen - 14 Daryl the Beryl - 15 @crapkuki23 - 20 wheatsquares33 - 25 @humanshazam - 26 janinho - 29 rgreen0625 - 31 peacebone - 32 lyhom - 34 MoD - 34 Butterflies & Hurricanes - 38 Doc Indie Party Rock - 48 rowellfarm490 - 52 Web - 55 Walking Contradiction - 56 aerodynamite - 56 @pjscott11 - 62 craziaskowboi - 66 Lordef†ones - 77 Albie - 84 alexcuse - 85 Leaf - 87 Cody - 90 Performance history:#60 Alt 2004 (Who’s Gonna Save Us?) Movements:18 18 25 19 16 22 21 22 18 21 29 28 23 25 21 22 23 20 24 26 25 29 27 23 27 27 27 24 22 19 Spectators: Beno crazyb CF15 @jamesflame ur local neighborhood dbender {Spoiler}{Remaining songs}Scar Tissue Never There Praise You Heavy The Kids Aren't Alright Slide New Special You Get What You Give My Favorite Game Can't Change Me Black Balloon Ana's Song (Open Fire) Pure Morning We're in This Together Joining You Welcome to the Fold Promises
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Post by Leaf on Sept 29, 2018 21:06:17 GMT -5
'Cause I'm a brat And I know everything And I talk back 'Cause I'm not listening To anything you say
Ooh so rebellious!
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Post by aerodynamite on Sept 29, 2018 21:07:27 GMT -5
Despite my ranking of this, I'm happy to see it do as well as it did.
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Post by craziaskowboi on Sept 29, 2018 21:08:01 GMT -5
It's a shame that the general public only knows this band for "Closing Time" when they have so many great gems like this one. My favorite of theirs is "If I Run."
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Post by Red on Sept 29, 2018 21:08:02 GMT -5
I never would have thought this would make the top 20. I thought it would struggle to make the top 40. Now it makes me wonder how "Roll On" would have done in 2001. Damn.
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Post by craziaskowboi on Sept 29, 2018 21:08:57 GMT -5
HUSH!
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 21:10:18 GMT -5
'Cause I'm a brat And I know everything And I talk back 'Cause I'm not listening To anything you sayOoh so rebellious! It's the sing-along of the century and that's all that matters #18 will take us to a song that received eight top 10s, and five of them are top 5s. Still, four people ranked this song bottom 20, and one isn’t too far behind. This song spent some lists in the top 10, but was lucky to even finish in the top 20 at all given how little time it spent there overall.
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Post by Mr. Thonk Eyes on Sept 29, 2018 21:12:31 GMT -5
:'( #19
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 29, 2018 21:13:47 GMT -5
19. Prisoner of Society - The Living End First time listen. It was good, but didn't have that classic status, many other songs on this list had for me.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Sept 29, 2018 21:15:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 21:16:23 GMT -5
That depresses me, until I saw something else
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Post by Red on Sept 29, 2018 21:16:24 GMT -5
Alright, "The Distance", you're up.
(I thought this would go top ten, at this point. Wow.)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 21:16:54 GMT -5
I'm so sorry I put this bottom 5 guys, there was probably some sort of error that made it go there lol. But I think I have 2 bottom 10s left now so that's good.
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Post by Leaf on Sept 29, 2018 21:17:31 GMT -5
Oh awesome I hate John Cake's f**king delivery most of the time and this is no exception
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 21:18:03 GMT -5
I'm so sorry I put this bottom 5 guys, there was probably some sort of error that made it go there lol. But I think I have 2 bottom 10s left now so that's good. Unlike him, I'm not sorry, because I was never a fan of this song to begin with. There's only one Cake song I will ever rank favorably and I doubt were ranking it
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 21:18:34 GMT -5
Also, I like Secret Smile but I was so disappointed when I heard it because it's so inferior to the amazing Closing Time. That's why I have it sorta low.
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Post by craziaskowboi on Sept 29, 2018 21:18:42 GMT -5
Congrats on clearing your bottom 10s, @doinktheclown and Leaf Jimmy Ray Clapton, in a 5 star review of Prolonging The Magic, says -- “This is a great cd. Cake is the greatest band ever. This CD is great. Please buy it.”18
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Year-End Placing: #7 Chart Peak: #1 Weeks on Chart: 33 1983 points Standard Deviation: 31.26 (6th highest)craziaskowboi - 70 I suppose I underranked this. I like this song; I'm just burnt out on it right now.
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