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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 24, 2019 17:39:38 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 17:44:18 GMT -5
So tell me kamala 2024 truther... How the heck can you listen to this useless nap of an album, come to the one song with any semblance of energy to it whatsoever, and think “Nah fam this is the the least fun I have had in the entire last half hour.”
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 24, 2019 17:44:39 GMT -5
I was rooting for "The Man With The Bag" here so was a bit disappointed that it missed out on being #1 by 2 points! "The Season of Romance" is good so I can't be too upset seeing it win.
Thank you everyone for participating!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 24, 2019 17:55:07 GMT -5
Yeah, “The Season For Romance” was definitely the best slow song on this album. A nice, heartwarming song! “Bag” dominates this album for me, and clearly had more passion behind it, but ultimately both songs were successful, which was what I wanted!
Now, I have had I Hope You Dance and Something Worth Leaving Behind on fairly heavy rotation this week, and they are both awesome, so let’s bring them on!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 24, 2019 19:25:05 GMT -5
Wow, tragic. I just saw my #1 come up just short in both this + the Pam Tillis Christmas rankdowns. "The Man with the Bag" 100% deserved to win this. At least my #2 won this one, which is admittedly better than the outcome for Pam's.
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Post by tim on Dec 24, 2019 19:37:58 GMT -5
What a perfect top two finish! It was a close call for me and I really wasn’t sure up until the very final edit about whether I’d put “The Season for Romance” or “ The Man with the Bag” at the top, but either way I would’ve been happy too see either one win. Thanks again castleoblivion26 and I’m looking forward to picking back up with her studio albums!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 25, 2019 1:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 25, 2019 2:21:23 GMT -5
So tell me kamala 2024 truther ... How the heck can you listen to this useless nap of an album, come to the one song with any semblance of energy to it whatsoever, and think “Nah fam this is the the least fun I have had in the entire last half hour.” Did you see my ranking for the #10 result? This was such a boring album that everything really did just start blending together. By the time I'd listen to everything enough to start the preference revealer, I'd still forgotten what just about EVERYTHING sounded like. tbh I'm stunned in hindsight at a couple of my rankings on this album At least I put the winning song in my Top 5 so I'm not at all upset with it winning
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 25, 2019 3:57:17 GMT -5
So tell me kamala 2024 truther ... How the heck can you listen to this useless nap of an album, come to the one song with any semblance of energy to it whatsoever, and think “Nah fam this is the the least fun I have had in the entire last half hour.” Did you see my ranking for the #10 result? This was such a boring album that everything really did just start blending together. By the time I'd listen to everything enough to start the preference revealer, I'd still forgotten what just about EVERYTHING sounded like. tbh I'm stunned in hindsight at a couple of my rankings on this album At least I put the winning song in my Top 5 so I'm not at all upset with it winning OMG that is exactly what I was alluding to! This album is extremely homogenous in its slowness, so you should have been salivating over the only song on the entire album that tries to grab your attention! You were so bored you didn't even notice I guess! 😂
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 11, 2020 21:47:37 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Feb 11, 2020 21:50:19 GMT -5
castleoblivion26 I think you forgot that I submitted for both of these quite a while ago
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 11, 2020 22:01:08 GMT -5
castleoblivion26 I think you forgot that I submitted for both of these quite a while ago thanks for the reminder! Added you to the received list!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Feb 27, 2020 15:07:06 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 27, 2020 20:08:48 GMT -5
Yes, it's time for these to happen! Y'all submit, submit, submit!!!!! Her two best albums (at least out of what we have done so far!!!)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2020 9:28:23 GMT -5
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Mar 6, 2020 11:59:43 GMT -5
I will get mine in tonight if not then definitely by Sunday
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Mar 6, 2020 16:24:17 GMT -5
Yes, it's time for these to happen! Y'all submit, submit, submit!!!!! Her two best albums (at least out of what we have done so far!!!) I mean I agree that I Hope You Dance is good album (but not nearly as good as the first two imo) but to call Something Worth Leaving Behind better than Some Things I Know and her eponymous album is just wrong (and is kind of giving me headache). I absolutely love one song from SWLB album (probably my all time favourite LAW song) and I still remember the disappointment when I listened to this whole album and each song was worse than a previous one (I didn't even finished it back then). And I still can't comprehend what happend to LAW between 2000 and 2002 that she went from 3 amazing country albums to this disapointment (and I'm using a very nice word).
Anyway I'm happy that you enjoyed both albums and it's always interesting to see how we all like country music and yet our taste is still so different.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 6, 2020 19:52:05 GMT -5
I like SWLB, but it sure as hell is not one of her best albums imo. It's the only one that I still do not own to date, though I do want to eventually fix that one of these days, lol. I'll get my list in for that one sometime this weekend tho.
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Post by someguy on Mar 7, 2020 18:19:32 GMT -5
I was initially so disappointed when I first got Something Worth Leaving Behind too. There are a few good songs, but it's probably my least favourite album of hers (except maybe her most recent one, which admittedly I think I've only listened to once, despite owning it). She really redeemed herself on the follow up, There's More Where That Came From, though. That's probably my favourite of her albums.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 17, 2020 18:32:30 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 17, 2020 21:14:19 GMT -5
I don't need fortune and I don't need fame Send down the thunder, Lord, send down the rain But when you're plannin' just how it will be Plan a good day for me Lord, I hope this day is good I'm feelin' empty and misunderstood I should be thankful, Lord, I know I should But Lord I hope this day is good12. "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"Points: 112 Average: 8.62 Standard Dev: 3.27Writers: Dave Hanner Individual Ranks:BackwoodsBarbie ~ 3 .indulgecountry ~ 5 gardyfan ~ 5 toomuchboy ~ 5 George Strait Junkie ~ 6 tim ~ 8 someguy ~ 10 fearlessarrow ~ 10 castleoblivion26 ~ 12 bboat11 ~ 12 Kanenrá:ke ~ 12 kamala 2024 truther ~ 12 Troublemaker ~ 12 Trajectory:{Songs Remaining:}1. "The Healing Kind" 2. "I Hope You Dance" (guest vocals: Sons of the Desert) 3. "After I Fall" 4. "Stronger Than I Am" 5. "I Know Why The River Runs" 6. "Why They Call It Falling" 7. "Ashes by Now" 8. "Thinkin' with My Heart Again" 9. "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something" 10. "Lonely Too" 11. "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger"
12 - Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
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Post by tim on Mar 17, 2020 21:20:24 GMT -5
Certainly wouldn’t have guessed that “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good” would come in last place and disappointingly so. That said, while I enjoy Lee Ann’s version there’s really no comparison to the original song by the late Don Williams.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 17, 2020 21:36:08 GMT -5
Starin' out the window at the sinkin' sun Another painful day is done If I could convince myself I was over you now I'd find a way to go on somehow
But the pain just grows stronger every day I think of you and I'm on my way Down every lane with your hand in mine Guess I'm just not the healin' kind11. "The Healing Kind"Points: 107 Average: 8.23 Standard Dev: 2.58Writers: Ronnie Bowman, Greg Luck Individual Ranks:BackwoodsBarbie ~ 4 Kanenrá:ke ~ 5 fearlessarrow ~ 5 tim ~ 6 .indulgecountry ~ 6 toomuchboy ~ 8 someguy ~ 9 castleoblivion26 ~ 10 gardyfan ~ 10 bboat11 ~ 11 kamala 2024 truther ~ 11 Troublemaker ~ 11 George Strait Junkie ~ 11 Trajectory:{Songs Remaining:} "I Hope You Dance" (guest vocals: Sons of the Desert) "After I Fall" "Stronger Than I Am" "I Know Why The River Runs" "Why They Call It Falling" "Ashes by Now" "Thinkin' with My Heart Again" "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something" "Lonely Too" "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger"
11 - The Healing Kind 12 - Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
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Post by tim on Mar 17, 2020 21:53:22 GMT -5
As successful as this era was for Lee Ann I’ve never really considered this album to be one of her greats, so it was really hard to predict how this would start off. I’d say there’s about five solid songs overall and from there I find a lot of these album tracks just kind of get lost in the shuffle.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 17, 2020 22:24:50 GMT -5
Well this ain't off to a good start for me at all. I wouldn't have expected either of these to exit this early. :/
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 18, 2020 20:50:46 GMT -5
How can you ask me how have I been? I think you should know well the shape that I'm in You tell me you wonder if I was okay Well that's a damn fool thing to say10. "Lonely Too"Points: 107 Average: 8.23 Standard Dev: 2.78Writers: Bruce Robison Individual Ranks:toomuchboy ~ 2 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 5 Troublemaker ~ 6 gardyfan ~ 6 Kanenrá:ke ~ 7 bboat11 ~ 9 kamala 2024 truther ~ 9 fearlessarrow ~ 9 George Strait Junkie ~ 9 castleoblivion26 ~ 11 someguy ~ 11 .indulgecountry ~ 11 tim ~ 12 Trajectory:{Songs Remaining:} "I Hope You Dance" (guest vocals: Sons of the Desert) "After I Fall" "Stronger Than I Am" "I Know Why The River Runs" "Why They Call It Falling" "Ashes by Now" "Thinkin' with My Heart Again" "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something" "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger"
10 - Lonely Too 11 - The Healing Kind 12 - Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 18, 2020 21:10:39 GMT -5
I only needed coffee Aisle four is where he caught me off guard Seemed like a lifetime Between his goodbye And by the way how have you been? He talked about the weather I thought of nights I held him so close There I go Thinkin with my heart again9. "Thinkin' With My Heart Again"Points: 105 Average: 8.08 Standard Dev: 2.13Writers: Sanger D. Shafer, Dean Dillon, Donny Kees Individual Ranks:someguy ~ 3 George Strait Junkie ~ 5 castleoblivion26 ~ 7 gardyfan ~ 7 kamala 2024 truther ~ 8 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 8 fearlessarrow ~ 8 .indulgecountry ~ 9 Troublemaker ~ 9 bboat11 ~ 10 Kanenrá:ke ~ 10 toomuchboy ~ 10 tim ~ 11 Trajectory:{Songs Remaining:} "I Hope You Dance" (guest vocals: Sons of the Desert) "After I Fall" "Stronger Than I Am" "I Know Why The River Runs" "Why They Call It Falling" "Ashes by Now" "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something" "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger"
9 - Thinkin' With My Heart Again 10 - Lonely Too 11 - The Healing Kind 12 - Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 18, 2020 23:51:18 GMT -5
On the contrary, I feel that this is off to a VERY nice start! I don't even semi-dislike anything on this album, so it was very hard for me to rank. I actively enjoy everything we have lost so far. But they were my bottom 4, simply because the remaining tracks are all so strong.
"Lord I Hope This Day Is Good" is the clear weak link on this album. I mean, it is still fairly good, but the sparse super-traditional arrangement paired with the religious lyrics feels really out of place and almost rather naive on this album. It serves basically the same function as Sara Evans' "There's Only One" on her second album (which also came in last place in that rankdown). Both are good, but vastly overshadowed by the rest of the album.
"The Healing Kind", "Lonely Too", and "Thinkin' With My Heart Again" are all very pretty, but tbh they all kinda blend together. This album's most memorable moments all come from when Lee Ann displays a little bit of energy, and while these ballads are all good, they are eclipsed by other songs on the album for that reason. Not surprised to see album tracks like "After I Fall" and "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something" doing better here, because they manage to standout a bit just by their sonic nature.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 18, 2020 23:52:18 GMT -5
Ridiculous that there is so much happening on this one page.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 18, 2020 23:52:42 GMT -5
We need to get to the next one, once and for all!
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