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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:46:29 GMT -5
One more hill to climb. Also, I COMPLETELY forgot to tag Butterflies & Hurricanes for the last deluxe set. My apologies. I'll make up for it here.
You know the drill for my top ten previews: Three stats, and that's all you get.
#10 Movements Spent in Top Ten: 3 Highest Point: #9 Highest Ranking Lost: #3
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:48:44 GMT -5
Don't worry, Doc, you're not the only one who was surprised to see this, especially given how punk was just wrecked in this rankdown otherwise. Not an unpleasant surprise.
Congrats on clearing your bottom tens, Doc Indie Party Rock and Mirago.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:50:39 GMT -5
Did I mention that we're going to breeze through this top ten because I need to focus on Alt? Because we are. :kii:
#9 Standard Deviation: Sixth Lowest Top Tens: 5 Highest Point: #9
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 10, 2019 14:50:43 GMT -5
Buzzcocks rule
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:53:25 GMT -5
Of course it's the Maiden song that I DON'T rank high that goes top ten. (Let's just ignore the fact that "The Number of the Beast" also made the top ten.)
Congrats on clearing your bottom ten, Beno.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 10, 2019 14:55:09 GMT -5
Pretty sure this is my favorite Paul Di'Anno Maiden song
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:55:58 GMT -5
#8 Highest Ranking Lost: #1 Bottom Tens: At Least 1 Points Ahead of #9: 35
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 14:58:28 GMT -5
I was shocked when this was a bottom ten contender, at first. After that start, I also didn't expect it to vault up into the top ten and (just about) stay there for the second half of the rankdown after that.
Congrats on clearing your bottom ten, desperado...and my condolences, Lordef†ones.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 10, 2019 14:59:46 GMT -5
I am so sick of this song and this album in general
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:01:04 GMT -5
#7 Standard Deviation: Ninth Lowest Highest Ranking Lost: #1 Movements Spent in Top Ten: 12
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:03:57 GMT -5
The easiest song to include in this rankdown for me, and it wasn't all that close. And yes, this has one of the lowest standard deviations.
Congrats on clearing your bottom ten, American Idiot...and my condolences, newpower.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:07:18 GMT -5
#6 Top Tens: 6 Top Fives: 3 Lowest Ranking: Highest of the Rankdown
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:09:42 GMT -5
This was one of the two songs that I thought would make up the top two in this rankdown. I'm, honestly, surprised it even fell out of the top five at all.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:12:15 GMT -5
#5 Standard Deviation: Fourth Lowest Highest Ranking Lost: #1 Lowest Point: #7
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:14:52 GMT -5
singingrulebritannia thought that another song that hasn't been revealed yet would be my #1. He was wrong. Despite there being a number of classic songs in this rankdown, I only ever considered one song for the #1 spot. It's a song I love so much that I considered placing it in a RFS instead of in this rankdown. I'm glad I didn't, because I bet it wouldn't have made the top ten five in a RFS.
Simply put, the greatest intro in the history of rock and roll. Long live the lord of guitar.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:18:19 GMT -5
#4 Top Tens: 10 #1s: At Least 1 Highest Point: #3
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:23:02 GMT -5
This song not making the top ten wasn't a surprise to me, to be honest. It getting this high in the top ten, on the other hand, was a surprise. You did good, Pulse. You did real good. You guys didn't think this song was funny.
My condolences, Geometrical and desperado.
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Post by newpower on Jun 10, 2019 15:24:13 GMT -5
Wow.. I lost 2, 1 and 3 in a row, but I can't complain. Where is my #32? Not a bad song, but overstayed.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:26:08 GMT -5
#3 Movements Spent in Top Five: 12 Top Tens: 9 Top Fives: 8
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:29:50 GMT -5
If "Voodoo Child" has the greatest intro in rock history, then this is in the top 5 or 10 somewhere.
Congrats on finally clearing your bottom ten, singingrulebritannia. It may not have been my #1, but it was close.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 10, 2019 15:31:21 GMT -5
Funny thing is, when I went to my track ratings for LZIII, I had this rated at a 4. Don't know when I jotted that down, but I just didn't feel the same way when listening for this RD.
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:33:18 GMT -5
THE TOP TWO Fleetwood Mac - Dreams vs. Black Sabbath - Paranoid 25 Top Half Rankings 20 Top Tens 17 Top Fives 13 Points Separating the Two Songs 4 #1s 3 Bottom Tens 2 High Standard Deviations All But 1 Movement Spent At #1 Between Them 1 Winner
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:39:47 GMT -5
I thought "Suffragette City" would wind up winning, but this was the song that I thought had the best chance of displacing it. It had a good run, a really good run...but, despite reaching the mountaintop near the end of the rankdown, it just couldn't do enough to push its way into the top spot at the end, when it matters most.
My condolences, singingrulebritannia, rowellfarm490, and Mirago...and congrats on clearing your bottom ten, craziaskowboi. Just in the nick of time.
I was not prepared in the slightest for this song to be the dominant #1 for much of the rankdown. I thought this song was going to pull a "Black Hole Sun" after a while and just DOMINATE the rest of the field...and then, desperado, Mirago, and newpower happened. Suddenly, it did not look quite as clear. In the end, it got a few more very high rankings, and, ultimately, that's all it needed to stay put at the top.
Sorry about the bottom ten at the very top, craziaskowboi and newpower...but hey, congrats on your #1 P-P-P-P-PERFECT RANKING, willapted33!
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Post by Football on Jun 10, 2019 15:45:22 GMT -5
And one more time...
And that is THAT. Another rankdown successfully completed. It happened at breakneck speed this time, but it happened. I'd like to thank all of you who submitted, posted, followed along, etc. As always, you guys are why I host these rankdowns in the first place. I love watching your reactions to listening to these songs and seeing how they fare here, and it's a big part of the reason why I post on Pulse in the first place.
Now, as for the next Travels, normally, this is where I talk about how I want to start quite a few rankdowns...but this time, that would be a lie. I have had my sights set on one rankdown in particular ever since I started this RD thread. It's been five rankdowns now since we've last done one of these...I'd say it's about time to do it again. Get ready for the series of rankdowns that makes me pull my hair out to rank more than any other...RED'S JOURNEY: EXTENDED (somehow still more of) RED'S FAVORITE SONGS
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Post by newpower on Jun 10, 2019 16:00:05 GMT -5
Thanks Red for hosting. I started really bad in closeness but finished alright. Great top 10, only wish Dreams was #1.
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Post by willapted33 on Jun 10, 2019 16:30:33 GMT -5
ay
paranoid has grown on me so much recently and my 1 winning doesn’t happen to me often
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jun 10, 2019 23:37:47 GMT -5
10. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn'tve)I really didn't put this bottom ten for hate just not as goes as the other songs. had this been Ramones(any song)...top for sure. 9. Iron Maiden - WrathchildPerfect rank all around. I thought this was your Football #1 cuz they never fail to appear on your RDs. For me it's Top 10 default. 8. Pink Floyd - MoneyOne of the 3 Pink Floyd songs I like. 'nuff said. 7. Talking Heads - P sycho KillerGreat bassline. There neeeded to be way less Metal on this RD for me to upgrade this. Great showing tho. Not mad at all. 6. David Bowie - Suffragette CityI really thought this would win. easily one of my top 5 Bowie songs ever. Did "Wam bam Thank You mam". cuz its demise? you guys... 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Not my favorite Hendrix song, but damn good for #1 rank. Football . Go Sabbath... 4. Derek and the Dominos - LaylaI've burnt out a lot on this song. never cared for the ending either. 3. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant SongBottom 10 for this. Please please tell me its not because of the "Tarzan" screaming, because that's the best part. I have one Top 10 left and one NOt top 10 left. My #2 is fierce. My # 29 is not.
2. Fleetwood Mac - DreamsI was getting a bit worried this would win among the metal vibe here. Not a bad song, but glad it didn't. 1. Black Sabbath - ParanoidSuperb winner. and the correct one after my Boston classic was dumped on. Had there been no Boston here this would have easy been my #1 song. Football Great job. Great ending. suggestions: let's do a Punk Rock only RD in the future.
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