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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Mar 23, 2020 7:06:34 GMT -5
Glad the right song won even if it was the obvious winner! One of the most iconic country songs perhaps of all time and I can't believe it hadn't previously won a rankdown! EDIT: sorry bboat11 i ruined the start of this page
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 23, 2020 9:50:29 GMT -5
Glad the right song won even if it was the obvious winner! One of the most iconic country songs perhaps of all time and I can't believe it hadn't previously won a rankdown! EDIT: sorry bboat11 i ruined the start of this page That is okay because I'm hoping to see some more predictions on what song everyone thinks could be out first? I will begin results tonight! This means that time is up to send in your list for Something Worth Leaving Behind!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 23, 2020 14:43:06 GMT -5
Ooooo, this is a tough question! In a perfect world, "He'll Be Back" would be out first because it is by far the weakest melody on this album. Or if people were too turned off by production, maybe "I Need You"? (Better not be, though!!!)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 23, 2020 20:05:43 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 23, 2020 20:27:09 GMT -5
Come ride, ride on the orphan train Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name Come ride, ride on the orphan train, it'll take you all the way home The way is narrow, it is steep that brings you to the door But love awaits there to embrace your heart forevermore 12. "Orphan Train"Points: 97 Average: 8.08 Standard Dev: 2.96Writers: Julie Miller Individual Ranks:Kanenrá:ke ~ 3 fearlessarrow ~ 3 George Strait Junkie ~ 4 bboat11 ~ 8 .indulgecountry ~ 8 tim ~ 9 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 9 kamala 2024 truther ~ 10 gardyfan ~ 10 toomuchboy ~ 10 castleoblivion26 ~ 11 someguy ~ 12 Trajectory:{Recap & Remaining Songs:} "Something Worth Leaving Behind" "I Saw Your Light" "When You Gonna Run to Me" "Talk To Me" "Forever Everyday" "I Need You" "You Should've Lied" "He'll Be Back" "Let's Surrender" "Blame It On Me" "Closing This Memory Down"
12 - Orphan Train
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Post by fearlessarrow on Mar 23, 2020 20:30:43 GMT -5
Ever since I found out that "Orphan Train" wasn't an original I knew it wouldn't do well in this rankdown but this is a beautiful rendition!
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Post by tim on Mar 23, 2020 20:36:40 GMT -5
I remember liking "Orphan Train" more back when the album was initially released, but the song just hasn't aged well for me at all. Not really surprised that this would be out first.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 23, 2020 20:50:44 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 23, 2020 21:00:41 GMT -5
I will get to more reveals tomorrow night!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 24, 2020 22:20:59 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 24, 2020 22:22:00 GMT -5
this is gonna be the only reveal tonight because it is so late and I have to be up early tomorrow. Am gonna try and get us to the Top 5 tomorrow night!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 24, 2020 23:10:49 GMT -5
"When You Gonna Run to Me" getting done incredibly dirty like this was not something I expected at all...
"I Need You" is the weakest thing on this album with ease though so at least it went quick.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 5:28:58 GMT -5
I don't think I'm too shocked by any of these reveals so far. I actually almost predicted "Orphan Train" for last place, not because it is even remotely bad, but because I felt like I couldn't see it evoking a lot of passion. And lo and behold, the relative lack of passion is what sunk it! This song starts out strong, but imo doesn't do much to hold your attention all the way to the end. I found myself losing interest in it the more times I listened to this album. "When You Gonna Run To Me" is a bit of a shock, but then I see my rank... I think this song likely suffered from lack of passion just like "Orphan Train". I can tell you that in my case, I had this really high at first (like, maybe even #1 at one point!), but the more times I listened to the album, the lower it sunk on my list. Basically, I don't think that the verses do a very good job of carrying the song. They are somewhat one-note, and that is only exacerbated by Lee Ann's monotonous whisper-singing (one of my big criticisms of her is that that seems to be her go-to vocal style when sometimes a more powerful vocal would sell the song better). However, that pre-chorus is EVERYTHING!!!!! I LOVE the powerful clarity of her voice when she suddenly jumps up high on the lines like "You're running from old memories. You're running out of time", or "You're running on empty. You're running on fire". Honestly, those moments alone are enough to make this a standout song on the album, but ultimately I wish the rest of the song was on the same level. "I Need You" is a very unique song, and I am not at all surprised to see it low, but I LOVE this one. The thing that I love about it is that it has an epic, feisty personality that we very seldom see from Lee Ann. I could totally understand if people find the melody to this one to be grating or something, and the production is definitely not everybody's cup of tea. But I wish she would give us this personality more!!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 5:31:37 GMT -5
Also, I just noticed with the trajectory graphs that we haven't really seen a consistent last-place contender yet, and in fact it looks like last place must have switched with almost every new list other than when "When You Gonna Run To Me" stayed there for a few in a row. So far based on how the results have gone, I'd say I'm correct about nobody agreeing about this album!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 5:37:14 GMT -5
Wait a second, Troublemaker didn't participate??!! Okay, I'm in the minority because this album is just awful. It's the equivalent of most "country" albums released today where they are just pop albums marketed as country. When I heard "What's in It for Me", I was thinking okay southern rock coming through (damn, how have I not listened to this album in full) but then I heard the other songs and I'm like damn, I'm good... Like LAW's Something Worth Leaving Behind, I will not be revisiting this album.On a side note, what was she doing in that album cover??? I thought when you were bellyaching about how horrific Faith's Breathe album was, you said you had also listened to this one...
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 5:43:00 GMT -5
Now, I would LOVE to see "Blame It On Me", "Let's Surrender", "Talk To Me", and "I Saw Your Light" make the album tracks rankdown Please let the next two reveals be from the other three!!!!! (Assuming we won't be seeing either of the singles for awhile)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 20:21:33 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Mar 25, 2020 20:23:29 GMT -5
I love the sassy energy that Lee Ann brings to “I Need You” and I feel like that isn’t a side of her we get to hear a lot of. And while the production might be a bit jarring to some, I’ve always thought it stood out in a good way and made for a jam to listen to. Anyways, I enjoy this one enough that I almost put it inside my top five.
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Post by tim on Mar 25, 2020 20:29:24 GMT -5
"He'll Be Back" has some good qualities to it and does have a more traditional production compared to the rest of the album...which maybe makes it stand out more and not necessarily for the better. For example, I think a song like this would've maybe sounded better alongside the songs from her debut record. Either way, Lee Ann does deliver a standout vocal on this track and it's also hard not to want to appreciate a Hank Cochran song.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 20:57:09 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 21:20:49 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 21:22:48 GMT -5
tonight we started with George Strait Junkie's #1 being eliminated at #9! Up next two more people will lose their #1! What song will just miss the top 5?
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 21:23:47 GMT -5
Now, I would LOVE to see "Blame It On Me", "Let's Surrender", "Talk To Me", and "I Saw Your Light" make the album tracks rankdown Please let the next two reveals be from the other three!!!!! (Assuming we won't be seeing either of the singles for awhile) YAAASSSSS thank you Jesus!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 21:25:29 GMT -5
tonight we started with George Strait Junkie 's #1 being eliminated at #9! Up next two more people will lose their #1! What song will just miss the top 5? "Closing This Memory Down" has now overstayed, so I hope it's that one... But I can't see it getting two #1s This is probably the end of the road for my #1.... Edit: But then again, can my #1 even get multiple #1 ranks either?? It might be something semi-surprising, like "I Saw Your Light"!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 21:35:10 GMT -5
Waves are washing over me Set your spirit free, surrender Baby, emotions run deep Let's go underneath, surrender No defenses, just your senses And the pounding of a heart It's like dreaming when you're wideawake Every time I take you in my arms Let me just take you there I could just take you there Won't you let me take you there right now? Feel the heat on your skin Sweeter than it's ever been Why don't we just give in to it now? 6. "Let's Surrender"Points: 84 Average: 7.00 Standard Dev: 3.67Writers: Sally Barris, Karyn Rochelle Individual Ranks:bboat11 ~ 1 fearlessarrow ~ 1 kamala 2024 truther ~ 3 .indulgecountry ~ 4 George Strait Junkie ~ 7 tim ~ 8 gardyfan ~ 8 castleoblivion26 ~ 9 someguy ~ 10 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 10 toomuchboy ~ 11 Kanenrá:ke ~ 12 Trajectory:
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Post by fearlessarrow on Mar 25, 2020 21:39:21 GMT -5
bboat11 I got your back! We’ll cry together
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 21:39:39 GMT -5
tonight we started with George Strait Junkie 's #1 being eliminated at #9! Up next two more people will lose their #1! What song will just miss the top 5? "Closing This Memory Down" has now overstayed, so I hope it's that one... But I can't see it getting two #1s This is probably the end of the road for my #1.... Edit: But then again, can my #1 even get multiple #1 ranks either?? It might be something semi-surprising, like "I Saw Your Light"! Apparently it did!!!!! Nice work fearlessarrow!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 21:42:15 GMT -5
Honestly, I was worried this one would be a contender for last place because of the arrangement, so I am THRILLED to see it come close to the top 5! At the very least it made the album tracks rankdown, which was my only goal for it (and one that I was not even slightly optimistic about...)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 25, 2020 21:47:56 GMT -5
I definitely underranked "Let's Surrender" but honestly I really love this album way more than I ever remember liking it.
We are down to the Final 5, I plan to finish this tomorrow night! Any predictions on how this will finish up?
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 21:57:50 GMT -5
"He'll Be Back" is a song that I expected to get some love just because of its traditional arrangement... But like tim said, its traditional arrangement helps it to stand out...but not necessarily in a good way. To me this one sounds completely sonically mismatched with the rest of the album. On top of that, the melody is incredibly weak. "Heeee'll be baaaaaaaaaack" repeating for the entire chorus is just plain grating. "You Should Have Lied" is one that I would have been happy to see in the album tracks rankdown (instead of "Closing This Memory Down"). The cellos in the intro are absolutely majestic and beautiful! Still, this feels like a great time for this to leave. I underranked "Talk To Me". Since I made my list, this one has continued to grow on me significantly. I would probably put it around #3 or 4 now. This one does everything right. I love the way Lee Ann alternates between belting and using a mixed voice all within the same line throughout the chorus, and the instrumentation is very strong (it feels like a perfect mid-00s neo-trad country arrangement). Thrilled this one made the album tracks rankdown! Now, "Let's Surrender" Like I said before, I had not a clue what to expect from this one!! The arrangement is a little bit on the wtf-side, at least in the beginning, so I was worried that with everybody complaining about how much they hated this album this one would be bearing a lot of the brunt of said hate. But I am SO glad to be proven wrong!!! The melody for this one is STRONG, and Lee Ann's vocal is so powerful and confident from beginning to end. I especially love all the power behind her vocals on that "I could just take you there, let me just take you there" part. And the chorus got stuck in my head immediately after just one listen. It felt like a song that I have loved for my entire life, even though I didn't even know it yet! Honestly, it is one of those rankdown discoveries where that one discovery makes the entire album series worth it to me!! Lol that's how much I came to love it... THRILLED to see it make the album tracks rankdown, come so close to the top 5, and get some great love from a few people As for the low rankers......
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