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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 19:48:57 GMT -5
Watch me be the one reason that "Bottom Of The Barrel" beat it into the top 3 I'm probably going to jinx myself by saying this...but now I'm shooting for a top 2 finish!
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:49:42 GMT -5
"Bottom of the Barrel" in the top two!!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 19:50:42 GMT -5
Wait I lost my #1.
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 19:52:45 GMT -5
It looks like you can probably thank Kanenrá:ke for that! Seriously though there's been a lot of floppiness going around in this album rankdown.
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 20:10:10 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 20:11:21 GMT -5
He's just really going to ALL THE TROUBLE to make sure the final reveal is great!!!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 20:11:43 GMT -5
"You got a lot of glitter in your pocket, a title on your name A big-timing life you'd love to wish away Is it worth the climb just for the high You wonder why, sometimes, you wonder why, come on
Get down Come on get down to the barely-getting-by Back down where the well's run dry There's a whole lotta loving, the living comes cheap Down at the bottom of the barrel with me, come on" #2 ~ "Bottom Of The Barrel"Points: 35 Average: 4.38 Standard Dev: 3.20Writers: Brent Cobb, Mando Saenz someguy ~ 2 bboat11 ~ 2 tim ~ 2 Troublemaker ~ 2 Kanenrá:ke ~ 3 George Strait Junkie ~ 5 castleoblivion26 ~ 8 .indulgecountry ~ 11
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 20:12:01 GMT -5
"I got all the trouble I'm ever gonna need I got all the trouble I'm ever gonna need I got all the trouble I'm ever gonna need And I just don't want no more
The deck is stacked against you Life's a losing hand Even when you think you're up You're right back down again Either way you play it The house is gonna win
It's hard being little It's hard being small Make it up that mountain You're gonna stand up big and tall Well the trouble with the mountain There's a million ways to fall" #1 ~ "All The Trouble"Points: 20 Average: 2.50 Standard Dev: 2.18Writers: Lee Ann Womack, Waylon Payne, Adam Wright Kanenrá:ke ~ 1 tim ~ 1 Troublemaker ~ 1 castleoblivion26 ~ 2 George Strait Junkie ~ 2 .indulgecountry ~ 2 bboat11 ~ 3 someguy ~ 8
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 20:18:14 GMT -5
Y'all may have been a bit floppy here and there but in the end you got it right! These really are the best songs on the album and I must admit that I almost put "Bottom of the Barrel" as my top ranking song because it's long been a favorite of mine. I'm just thrilled it even made it into the top 2 because I had already set my expectations pretty low on purpose so as not to be disappointed. And what a win for "All the Trouble" as all but one put it in their top 3 (seriously someguy ?!). I'm so ready to start on her album tracks rankdown! Thanks for hosting this album series, castleoblivion26 , as it's been a lot of fun going back to revisit her discography.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 20:19:34 GMT -5
So looking at the point totals, it doesn't look like my accidental tanking of "Mama Lost Her Smile" actually had any negative impact! Even bumping it up into my top 5, it wouldn't have closed the gap on the title track. Speaking of the title track, it just has a very classic Lee Ann Womack vibe to it. The lyrics, the arrangement, everything about the song just puts off such a dark, smoky vibe. It definitely fits the album cover! That is why it ended up as my #1. I could literally feel Lee Ann singing it in a bar with a cigarette and a whiskey in her hand, lol. "Bottom Of The Barrel" VASTLY exceeded my expectations here, but I am so thrilled to get a perfect ranking for it!!!! This song has legit catchy energy to it, unlike literally anything else on the entire album. I can totally understand the melody being too singsongy or annoying for people, but I find it to be quite strong, lol. "All the Trouble" is, of course, the obvious and predictable winner, but it is the correct winner. The melody is engaging, for sure. The biggest reason why I didn't rank it #1 here is because Lee Ann's vocals are just soooooooo rough here. Like, it is probably an intentional choice, but it was still kinda distracting to me. Thank you for hosting, castleoblivion26!! I have gained a lot of respect for Lee Ann over the course of this series!! Excited for the extras, and especially the album tracks!!!
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Post by tim on Oct 30, 2020 20:25:32 GMT -5
Oh, and ever since bboat11 posted the rankdown stats I do this every time now when I see my top ranking song come out ahead of castleoblivion26 's...
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 30, 2020 20:26:49 GMT -5
Oh, and ever since bboat11 posted the rankdown stats I do this every time now when I see my top ranking song come out ahead of castleoblivion26 's... With this one, you'll be at 115 while castle's at 112 I'm in 3rd place with 92, in case you guys are wondering how bigly you are both dominating all of us...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 30, 2020 22:44:57 GMT -5
Thank God "Trouble" smoked this because "Barrel" as the runner-up is... quite the choice. It's just such a mediocre song compared to gems like the title track, "Mama Lost Her Smile," and "Wicked."
And sad @ "Wicked" missing the top 5. </3 Those opening lyrics:
You can't blend in down in San Jacinto With long blond hair and an orange El Camino But two things I never thought I'd need to get by A .38 Special and an alibi
...are this album's "Send It on Down" for me.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 30, 2020 23:56:18 GMT -5
Oh, and ever since bboat11 posted the rankdown stats I do this every time now when I see my top ranking song come out ahead of castleoblivion26 's... With this one, you'll be at 115 while castle's at 112 I'm in 3rd place with 92, in case you guys are wondering how bigly you are both dominating all of us... I'd say it is obvious that with us having the most rankdown 'wins' that just proves that our taste are superior and everyone should strive to be more like us
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 1, 2020 21:53:04 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 3, 2020 2:22:08 GMT -5
Excited for this! I've been feeling her this week. I even listened to the whole playlist for the future album tracks rankdown last night. And unlike other artists, she doesn't really have any obvious winners among her Extras, so this oughta be interesting!
I mean, "Mendocino County Line"/"The Wrong Girl" should probably both be top 5 at least, but they don't necessarily feel like guaranteed winners like most people's new Greatest Hits singles do.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 8, 2020 9:51:16 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Dec 12, 2020 2:34:17 GMT -5
I know it's a long way out, but just wondering if this will still be due January 1? I can already see myself needing more time, haha.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 12, 2020 2:43:01 GMT -5
I know it's a long way out, but just wondering if this will still be due January 1? I can already see myself needing more time, haha. I'll make an update soon but I will plan to give a small extension
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Post by someguy on Dec 12, 2020 2:45:45 GMT -5
I know it's a long way out, but just wondering if this will still be due January 1? I can already see myself needing more time, haha. I'll make an update soon but I will plan to give a small extension Thanks! I'd love to participate, but with all of the holiday and cumulative (best of, revenge, monthly, year end, etc.) rankdowns I can see myself falling behind. I want to do it though!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 12, 2020 8:33:47 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 12, 2020 15:32:45 GMT -5
I've only heard like 5 of these songs before, lol. Excited to be introduced to more of her obscure songs!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 20, 2020 18:54:34 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Dec 20, 2020 19:59:50 GMT -5
I definitely need to pick back up with this now that the Christmas rankdowns are almost behind us. I had started working on it but kind of hit a snag because a good portion of these songs aren't available on a streaming platform. Looking forward to this though!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 26, 2020 8:08:07 GMT -5
I definitely need to pick back up with this now that the Christmas rankdowns are almost behind us. I had started working on it but kind of hit a snag because a good portion of these songs aren't available on a streaming platform. Looking forward to this though! just thinking, would adding all of the songs to my website be more helpful then the youtube links?
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Post by tim on Dec 26, 2020 13:29:10 GMT -5
Just thinking, would adding all of the songs to my website be more helpful then the youtube links? I think that would be quite beneficial for the group as the lack of these songs being available for streaming might have an impact on the participants. As for myself, I usually end up just converting the YouTube video into an mp3 format and then upload that onto iTunes where I can then add it to the playlist. It’s a bit more work for sure but I like to listen to the playlist as a whole.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Dec 27, 2020 17:28:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Dec 29, 2020 1:15:34 GMT -5
I will say to all there's some amazing gems to be heard in this list! Don't sleep on it!
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2021 0:29:05 GMT -5
I will say to all there's some amazing gems to be heard in this list! Don't sleep on it! Agreed...sent! I also can’t help but wonder how the Finding My Way Back Home era would’ve played out had the album gotten released.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 3, 2021 3:12:37 GMT -5
Damn, all these unreleased songs from Finding My Way Back Home are incredible! What a shame the album got shelved.
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