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Post by bboat11 on Mar 25, 2020 22:01:46 GMT -5
Predictions:
5. "Closing Your Memory Down" 4. "I Saw Your Light" 3. "Blame It On Me" 2. "Forever Everyday" 1. "Something Worth Leaving Behind"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 26, 2020 1:03:14 GMT -5
"Closing This Memory Down" is easily one of the best things on this record, so I am 100% not here for this slander!
"I Saw Your Light" and "Blame It on Me" can leave now tho.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2020 3:27:52 GMT -5
"Closing This Memory Down" is easily one of the best things on this record, so I am 100% not here for this slander! "I Saw Your Light" and "Blame It on Me" can leave now tho. You also find "Why They Call It Falling", "You've Got To Talk To Me", and "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" to be lackluster, so that tells us all we need to know about your taste in Lee Ann's music
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Post by Troublemaker on Mar 26, 2020 3:31:53 GMT -5
Wait a second, Troublemaker didn't participate??!! I thought when you were bellyaching about how horrific Faith's Breathe album was, you said you had also listened to this one... I did listen to it but I see y'all a doing a fine job without muah! Carry on...
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Post by toomuchboy on Mar 26, 2020 6:25:23 GMT -5
"Closing This Memory Down" is the only one left I don't care for, so things are going good to me. :) I feel like SWLB has this on lock same as I Hope You Dance, but I'm happy these other gems are the ones at the top right behind it.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 20:19:30 GMT -5
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Post by toomuchboy on Mar 26, 2020 20:30:32 GMT -5
I've used this song as an outlet in the past. The lyrics just really hit me hard; I doubt I'm the only one that has identified with this song at some point in their life.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 20:32:47 GMT -5
And I think it's time I hung a sign in the window 'Cause I'm tired, I'm so tired of my heart goin' broke I'm goin' out of business There's no need for you to come around 'Cause I'm closin' this memory down I'm closin' this memory down And then there was silence You know...like there always is When one doesn't understand The other has nothin' left to give tonight Let it be closin' time I can't go on livin' like this I think you're lookin' for someone or something That's either missin' or I just can't help you with4. "Closing This Memory Down"Points: 75 Average: 6.25 Standard Dev: 3.24Writers: Dave Loggins, John Bettis Individual Ranks:kamala 2024 truther ~ 2 .indulgecountry ~ 2 someguy ~ 3 Kanenrá:ke ~ 4 castleoblivion26 ~ 5 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 5 George Strait Junkie ~ 6 gardyfan ~ 7 fearlessarrow ~ 9 toomuchboy ~ 9 bboat11 ~ 11 tim ~ 12 Trajectory:
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Mar 26, 2020 20:40:50 GMT -5
I absolutely love "Closing This Memory Down" and I'm glad it made it to the Top 5.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 26, 2020 20:42:27 GMT -5
The one album cut on this album that I'd say truly rivals the great ones from albums like There's More Where That Came From, Call Me Crazy, etc. Love "Closing This Memory Down." Glad it was at least the second-highest non-single here.
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Post by tim on Mar 26, 2020 20:49:09 GMT -5
“I Saw Your Light” is certainly one of the songs I revisit the most from the album and I’m glad to see it make the top five. I can definitely hear Gretchen Peter’s signature touch in the writing of this song for sure.
I’m rather surprised by the amount of support “Closing This Memory Down” received. In all of the years I’ve been listening to this album this has always been one that I skip more often than not. I certainly wasn’t anticipating on this making it this far and I’m just not sure what I’m missing here that y’all like so much about it.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 20:49:46 GMT -5
Remember waitin' all year for December Thought God was cryin' when it rained And that the stars were fireflies Dreams were real and big as life It was forever everyday I was tuckin' in my little girl She held my hand and we said a prayer I prayed, "Bless Grandma with the angels." And she said, "Hey Mom, she's standin' over there." Well, I couldn't see her but I don't doubt it Maybe 'cause I'm older and less wise What if Heaven's all around us But only seen through children's eyes3. "Forever Everyday"Points: 64 Average: 5.33 Standard Dev: 2.72Writers: Devon O'Day, Kim Patton-Johnston Individual Ranks:castleoblivion26 ~ 2 bboat11 ~ 2 gardyfan ~ 2 George Strait Junkie ~ 2 toomuchboy ~ 5 kamala 2024 truther ~ 6 .indulgecountry ~ 6 Kanenrá:ke ~ 7 tim ~ 7 fearlessarrow ~ 7 BackwoodsBarbie ~ 7 someguy ~ 11 Trajectory:
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Post by tim on Mar 26, 2020 20:58:48 GMT -5
While I enjoy "Forever Everyday", it just isn't a song I tend to revisit often from the album and therefore I had to put it just a bit outside of my top five.
Both the title track and "Blame It On Me" are the two songs I was hoping to see remaining all along! I'm fully expecting the title track to win, but honestly I'd be happy either way.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 21:13:12 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 21:13:37 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 26, 2020 21:15:07 GMT -5
thanks everyone for participating! Keep an eye out for the next 2 albums coming later on!
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Post by tim on Mar 26, 2020 21:19:55 GMT -5
Perfect top two!! "Blame It On Me" has long been not just one of my favorite songs from this album but one of my favorite album tracks from Lee Ann period. This is a wonderfully written song penned by the great Bruce Robison and I honestly just can't rave enough about this song. I'm beyond thrilled it did so well here because I had pretty much set my expectations low going into this. Even though this wasn't as commercially successful as her previous efforts I've long considered this album to be one of Lee Ann's most underrated albums. While others on here might not share that same opinion, I'm glad that at least a few of you enjoy these songs just as much as I do. Thanks again, castleoblivion26 !
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Post by fearlessarrow on Mar 26, 2020 21:27:36 GMT -5
"Something Worth Leaving Behind" is a worthy winner! "Let's Surrender" didn't have a shot at winning anyways, so I'll gladly take this as a winner. I actually preferred Something Worth Leaving Behind than I Hope You Dance as an album... could be a pretty unpopular opinion though. I hear that the albums we haven't covered in this RD series are amazing so I'm excited to listen to those as well. Thanks for hosting castleoblivion26!
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Post by someguy on Mar 26, 2020 21:42:16 GMT -5
Great finish! This is by far from my favourite album, but I’m glad that my top two tracks finished in the top two
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Mar 26, 2020 21:43:29 GMT -5
The random ass last place for the worthy winner Yet another runaway! Deserved it imo Thanks for hosting castleoblivion26!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 26, 2020 21:58:02 GMT -5
Unsurprised but pleased by the outcome! It's kind of an odd song (same could be said for a lot of this album tbh...), but the title cut from this project has always been a pretty interesting and catchy number. I'm glad it won. I hear that the albums we haven't covered in this RD series are amazing so I'm excited to listen to those as well. Thanks for hosting castleoblivion26! Her next three albums are her best ones!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2020 22:04:00 GMT -5
castleoblivion26 I think you forgot to change the point total for "Something Worth Leaving Behind". I was all excited thinking we had us a tie between #1 and #2!!!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2020 23:13:43 GMT -5
"I Saw Your Light" is such a relaxing, peaceful song. I love the melody, and Lee Ann's softer vocal works perfectly for this song. My only gripe with it is that it is a bit too long. They could have easily shaved off a minute and a half and had a very reasonable song.
"Closing This Memory Down" - I do like this song quite a bit, despite my low ranking for it and my constant shade towards it after it vastly outperformed my expectations in this rankdown. Basically, I just find the melody to this one to be incredibly odd in places. It's like the melody has no direction whatsoever. Lee Ann can't decide when to settle on a note and instead finishes almost every single line with some kind of melismatic run, even when it would make more sense to actually land on a note definitively. Idk, I'm sure that is part of the charm of the song for people who love it, but it has taken much longer to grow on me than most other songs on the album.
"Forever Everyday" is such a weird, yet awesome, song! I love the message, and I love the way the vocal effects make Lee Ann's voice sound. Should have been a much bigger hit than it was. I am thrilled to see it do quite well, although tbh I am surprised I ranked it higher than "Blame It On Me". I should have had "Blame" as my #2 and "Forever" as my #3 in retrospect.
Which brings us to "Blame It On Me"!! This is one of the strongest lyrical pieces on the entire album, and I also feel like Lee Ann's softer vocal really works well here. The whole premise of the song is like a knife to the gut, with the lover looking for an excuse to leave, but not having a good reason, so the narrator tells him to blame it on her if he needs to. It's really heartbreaking, because then she's listing all these insecurities about herself that he could essentially choose to use against her, and you feel so bad for her. THRILLED this made the top 2, and is the highest album track (as I rightly predicted it would be ;) )
"Something Worth Leaving Behind" was the obvious winner, just because it is the only "hit" to speak of on this album. It has never been one of my favorites of her hits, but in the context of the album I found myself enjoying it a lot more. I found this one to be really hard to rank. I had it at #1 for awhile, but then the more I listened to the album the more I realized that was just familiarity bias talking, and songs like "Let's Surrender" and "Blame It On Me" started creeping ahead on my list. Still a fitting winner though!
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Mar 27, 2020 2:10:25 GMT -5
Something Worth Leaving Behind Is one of the worst songs ever written. The opening lyrics are atrocious and the rest are cringeworthy and I’m using the nice words. There is not one thing in this whole song that i like even remotely. And I can’t imagine what LAW was thinking when she decided to record this song and than even making it a lead single because it’s just so bad. I’ve hated this song ever since I first heard it, it was dead last on my list for LAW singles rankdown and It will be dead last on my list for every future rankdown, where it will be included.
Blame It on Me on the other hand is nothing short of perfect <3.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 29, 2020 18:17:47 GMT -5
castleoblivion26 I think you forgot to change the point total for "Something Worth Leaving Behind". I was all excited thinking we had us a tie between #1 and #2!!!!! I am at you liking this post but then not updating the numbers... You shady diva!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 29, 2020 18:36:58 GMT -5
castleoblivion26 I think you forgot to change the point total for "Something Worth Leaving Behind". I was all excited thinking we had us a tie between #1 and #2!!!!! I am at you liking this post but then not updating the numbers... You shady diva! I was at work when I liked your post and totally intended to fix it when I got home but I forgot about it until you just reminded me lol. It is fixed now!
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Apr 11, 2020 0:03:51 GMT -5
The SWLB album was a wonderful little clusterfuck for reveals. The lack of hits and the oddness of the album probably threw everyone for a loop, I love that the rankings were all over the place.
"Orphan Train" is one of my favorites for years and I had it at #3, I'm sad it was the first to go but I kinda get why.
This and There's More Where That Came From are my favorite albums of hers for very different reasons. I love how experimental this one was while still working with some of the most fantastic writers in Nashville at the time. The songs she picked for this album are all amazing save for my #12 "Surrender" (No "Let's" in the title btw...). Honestly I always was wondering how she got this album released while on a major label. Other than the title track nothing was really radio friendly, I'm sure MCA had a hell of a time picking the second single.
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Post by someguy on Apr 11, 2020 0:14:01 GMT -5
I think MCA saw how successful she was after I Hope You Dance and basically let her do what she wanted (which unfortunately lead to Something Worth Leaving Behind haha). Her next few albums were so much better.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Apr 11, 2020 0:25:50 GMT -5
I think MCA saw how successful she was after I Hope You Dance and basically let her do what she wanted (which unfortunately lead to Something Worth Leaving Behind haha). Her next few albums were so much better. Disagree on them being so much better but yeah I think they kinda just let her do whatever. Which gave us this wonderful album, but probably shortened her radio career by a few years unfortunately.
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Post by someguy on Apr 11, 2020 0:27:18 GMT -5
I think MCA saw how successful she was after I Hope You Dance and basically let her do what she wanted (which unfortunately lead to Something Worth Leaving Behind haha). Her next few albums were so much better. Disagree on them being so much better but yeah I think they kinda just let her do whatever. Which gave us this wonderful album, but probably shortened her radio career by a few years unfortunately. I mean, I like Something Worth Leaving Behind for what it is, but to my taste There's More Where That Came From is so much better.
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