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Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 17, 2018 0:16:27 GMT -5
It is time to begin the Patty Loveless Album Rankdown series! We will begin with her Christmas album: Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas. I will be doubling up on some albums similar to bboat11 's routine with the George Strait albums, mainly because some of her older albums are only 10 songs and I'd like to get through this rankdown series in decent time. Of course we will see how things go in the future but that is what I'm planning at this time!
Below is the first album with the playlist and the list of songs, which are links to youtube videos! As the deadline to this is so close to Christmas I will not give ANY extensions for this rankdown!
DUE: DEC 21ST
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Nov 17, 2018 1:44:52 GMT -5
wont do the xmas albums but the rest of her albums heck yeah cant wait
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Post by gardyfan on Nov 17, 2018 11:35:31 GMT -5
Same here.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 1, 2018 14:18:03 GMT -5
Still a few weeks left before this is due and I have only gotten 1 list so far so please get your ranks in by the deadline!
DUE: DEC 21ST
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Post by jenglisbe on Dec 3, 2018 22:51:24 GMT -5
I have to remember to do this one tomorrow!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 11, 2018 18:47:26 GMT -5
Just over a week left before the deadline to get your ranks in! Don't forget to get them in!
DUE: DEC 21ST
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 16, 2018 17:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Dec 16, 2018 17:48:54 GMT -5
Time for more Christmas music I guess. 😔
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 20, 2018 16:00:14 GMT -5
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Post by maine on Dec 20, 2018 16:20:50 GMT -5
Untag please.
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Post by someguy on Dec 20, 2018 20:00:11 GMT -5
I will aim to do this tomorrow night.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Dec 20, 2018 23:35:55 GMT -5
I really loved some of the songs I didn't know more than I thought I would! Was Dolly singing background in some of them? Excited for the Patty rankdowns!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 21, 2018 18:21:12 GMT -5
I really loved some of the songs I didn't know more than I thought I would! Was Dolly singing background in some of them? Excited for the Patty rankdowns! Good catch! Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Amy Grant all sing background on this album!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 21, 2018 19:03:51 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 21, 2018 20:35:59 GMT -5
Last call, the deadline is in a few hours!
In the meantime, let's start making predictions:
What song will be #1? What song will be #13? What will be in the Top 5? What will be in the Bottom 3? How will the instrumental track do? How will the two duets do? ("Joy to the World", "Little Drummer Boy") How will "Santa Train" fare, after landing at #63 in last years Country Christmas Rankdown?
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 21, 2018 21:39:24 GMT -5
What song will be #1? This is so hard to say! This album doesn't really have any that stand out as obvious winners. I could see it being something with really good harmonies, like "Little Drummer Boy".
What song will be #13? Probably "Carol of the Bells" just because it's an instrumental? But hopefully not! I hope it's the most boring and monotonous Christmas song of all time, "O Little Town of Bethlehem".
What will be in the Top 5? "Joy To The World", "Little Drummer Boy", probably an original or two... "Bluegrass, White Snow" probably.
What will be in the Bottom 3? "Carol of the Bells", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", and it's hard to say what else... Maybe something like "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" could end up being tanked because the melody will either be super catchy for some or super annoying for others.
How will the instrumental track do? I can't see it escaping the bottom 3, even though I would not be disappointed to see it do so. "Carol of the Bells" is always a great song, regardless of the rendition!
How will the two duets do? ("Joy to the World", "Little Drummer Boy") I could definitely see both making the top 5. They are both among the strongest songs on this list to begin with, and then the harmonies they offered were both killer... I know that helped both of them out on my list! Not sure if either of them will be #1, but I would be thrilled if either of them managed to!
How will "Santa Train" fare, after landing at #63 in last years Country Christmas Rankdown? I think it'll be towards the lower-middle. I could see it being the first original song to leave.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 21, 2018 23:16:20 GMT -5
What song will be #1? Joy to the World or Bluegrass, White Snow.
What song will be #13? Carol of the Bells.
What will be in the Top 5? JttW; Bluegrass, White Snow; Little Drummer Boy; maybe another one of the original songs.
What will be in the Bottom 3? CotB, hopefully Santa Train, not sure about what other songs may be likely.
How will the instrumental track do? I'm guessing poorly, which is a shame.
How will the two duets do? I'm expecting them to be near the top.
How will "Santa Train" fare, after landing at #63 in last years Country Christmas Rankdown? Probably middle of the rankdown or a little lower.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 19:44:40 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Dec 22, 2018 19:49:16 GMT -5
What song will be #1? I have no idea how this album rankdown is going to go...so I’ll guess something along the lines of “Silver Bells” or “Christmas Time’s a Comin’”
What song will be #13? “Carol of the Bells” or “Little Drummer Boy”
What will be in the Top 5? “Christmas Time’s a Comin’”, “Silver Bells”, “Santa Train”, “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem”, and “Christmas Day At My House”
What will be in the Bottom 3? “Carol of the Bells”, “Little Drummer Boy”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (but I’d rather see y’all not tank OLTOB)
How will the instrumental track do? Likely bottom 2
How will the two duets do? I think “Little Drummer Boy” will be out first with “Joy to the World’ following soon after (although the latter grew on me a bit the more I listened to it).
How will "Santa Train" fare, after landing at #63 in last years Country Christmas Rankdown? I think it’ll land in the top 5
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Post by tim on Dec 22, 2018 19:56:16 GMT -5
Saved by the bells and got my predictions in just in time!
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 22, 2018 20:01:18 GMT -5
The First Noel or maybe Silent Night?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 20:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Dec 22, 2018 20:24:48 GMT -5
Carol of the Bells?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 20:39:03 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 20:59:04 GMT -5
need to change the hint for #11 as it was tied for the song at #10 and my spreadsheet ordered it wrong and I just noticed, sorry about that. It isn't a rankdown without a mistake occuring. Anyways, that hint is for the song at #10 because it had a #1 ranking and the other one did not. So one of the 5 songs without a #1 ranking does miss the Top 10! the hint for this song is:
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Dec 22, 2018 21:03:45 GMT -5
Christmas Day at My House?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 21:14:19 GMT -5
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Dec 22, 2018 21:28:55 GMT -5
Joy to the World
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 22, 2018 22:02:40 GMT -5
I thought the Rimes hint might be CotB. No idea for this one though.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 22, 2018 22:24:31 GMT -5
#10 ~ "Joy to the World" Ft. Jon Randall (W/Emmylou Harris on background vocals)
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the hint was the band Three Dog Night. They have a song called "Joy to the World", which is one of their most well known songs (not the Christmas song)
"Joy to the World" happens to be my least favorite Christmas song. I haven't heard a version that made me enjoy the song at all. This version is not bad at all but is definitely not one I plan to revisit anytime soon and therefore it was my last place song and I am glad to see it leave.
up next at #9 I will lose my #2, and this song is leaving WAY too soon. This song is also on the losing side of a tie, as it has no #1 rankings and the song at #8 has 2 #1 rankings!
Here is a hint for #9:
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