Pulse Rankdown: 1993 Year-End Alternative Chart (terminado)

[House Lannister]

There was a sequel to Rock Star. The winner would get to be part of a supergroup called SuperNova.

One of its members? Gilby Clarke.

[Deleted]

let's forget about this era of Bowie

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#62

David Bowie
Jump They Say

1198 points
Standard Deviation: 23.01
Year-End Placing: #60
Chart Peak: #4
Chart Weeks: 8

Az Paynter : 10
Albie : 24
somelikeitwhen : 27
Sambalada : 29
Walking Contradiction : 32
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 35
American Idiot : 39
Lordef†ones : 40
@doinktheclown : 45
Leaf : 46
rowellfarm490 : 46
Doc Indie Party Rock : 53
Geometrical : 53
@humanshazam : 53
Daryl the Beryl : 61
commerce196 : 63
Red : 67
janinho : 69
House Lannister : 70
MoD : 71
alexcuse : 73
singingrulebritannia : 78
peacebone : 80
lyhom : 87
wheatsquares33 : 90
@xfer : 91
Alex1901 : 97

Movements
66 55 70 86 84 82 86 79 82 80 82 82 79 76 73 67 71 66 63 61 64 65 63 63 63 62

Past Artist History
#6 AAA 2016 (Lazarus) | #29 Alt 1998 (I'm Afraid of Americans) | #39 Alt 1995 (The Heart's Filthy Lesson)

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Beno

Remaining Songs

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{Spoiler}{not a loser}New Order - Regret
Blind Melon - No Rain
Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again
Radiohead - Creep
Belly - Feed the Tree
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
Porno For Pyros - Pets
10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants
Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
The Breeders - Cannonball
Depeche Mode - I Feel You
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
The The - Dogs of Lust
Cracker - Low
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Bjork - Human Behaviour
Midnight Oil - Truganini
Peter Gabriel - Steam
The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Dinosaur Jr - Start Choppin
The Cranberries - Linger
The Ocean Blue - Sublime
World Party - Is It Like Today?
Stereo MC's - Connected
Sunscreem - Love U More
The Posies - Dream All Day
R.E.M - Man On The Moon
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Sister Havana
Daniel Ash - Get Out Of Control
The Catherine Wheel - Crank
Living Colour - Leave It Alone
School Of Fish - Take Me Anywhere
New Order - World (The Price Of Love)
Porno For Pyros - Cursed Female
Inspiral Carpets - Two Worlds Collide
Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary
U2 - Lemon
Goo Goo Dolls - We Are The Normal
Thomas Dolby - Eastern Bloc
The Cranberries - Dreams
R.E.M - Ignoreland
Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her?
Jellyfish - The Ghost At Number One
Frank Black - Los Angeles
Sting - Fields Of Gold
Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego
The Trash Can Sinatras - Hayfever
Pearl Jam - Go
Primus - My Name Is Mud
U2 - Zooropa
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Dramarama - Work For Food
The Sundays - Goodbye
The The - Love Is Stronger Than Death
The Waterboys - The Return Of Pan
The Tragically Hip - Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)

[Red]

Just looking at the trajectory of Bowie so far, I'd say he's been getting worse every single time we've ranked him.

We don't rank Bowie by himself again for another six years...though we will see Bowie again before then.

[somelikeitwhen]

Fun fact: David Bowie signed to an independent label for this album, and they ended up shutting down since they couldn't supply for the demand for an artist that big.

[House Lannister]

Surprise, I did like this song. Kinda.

More to come...

[Deleted]

let's close out reveals for tonight with #61! here's a preview:

[Deleted]

sorry about that preview, Tom saw "The The" and erased my preview like he did with the whole band name

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#61

The The
Dogs of Lust

1222 points
Standard Deviation: 21.63
Year-End Placing: #15
Chart Peak: #2
Chart Weeks: 12

commerce196 : 22
somelikeitwhen : 24
MoD : 26
wheatsquares33 : 26
Butterflies & Hurricanes : 33
@doinktheclown : 38
Geometrical : 39
Alex1901 : 39
peacebone : 40
janinho : 41
Red : 44
Sambalada : 48
@humanshazam : 51
Leaf : 59
singingrulebritannia : 59
Daryl the Beryl : 63
lyhom : 64
House Lannister : 69
Walking Contradiction : 71
rowellfarm490 : 72
@xfer : 73
alexcuse : 75
Doc Indie Party Rock : 77
American Idiot : 83
Az Paynter : 85
Albie : 90
Lordef†ones : 94

Movements
52 41 37 42 37 37 41 46 45 45 45 49 52 55 62 68 70 67 71 65 62 61 61 58 56 61

Past Artist History


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Beno

Remaining Songs

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{Spoiler}{not a loser}New Order - Regret
Blind Melon - No Rain
Tears For Fears - Break It Down Again
Radiohead - Creep
Belly - Feed the Tree
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
Porno For Pyros - Pets
10,000 Maniacs - Candy Everybody Wants
Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
The Breeders - Cannonball
Depeche Mode - I Feel You
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
Cracker - Low
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Bjork - Human Behaviour
Midnight Oil - Truganini
Peter Gabriel - Steam
The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Dinosaur Jr - Start Choppin
The Cranberries - Linger
The Ocean Blue - Sublime
World Party - Is It Like Today?
Stereo MC's - Connected
Sunscreem - Love U More
The Posies - Dream All Day
R.E.M - Man On The Moon
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Urge Overkill - Sister Havana
Daniel Ash - Get Out Of Control
The Catherine Wheel - Crank
Living Colour - Leave It Alone
School Of Fish - Take Me Anywhere
New Order - World (The Price Of Love)
Porno For Pyros - Cursed Female
Inspiral Carpets - Two Worlds Collide
Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary
U2 - Lemon
Goo Goo Dolls - We Are The Normal
Thomas Dolby - Eastern Bloc
The Cranberries - Dreams
R.E.M - Ignoreland
Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F
Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her?
Jellyfish - The Ghost At Number One
Frank Black - Los Angeles
Sting - Fields Of Gold
Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego
The Trash Can Sinatras - Hayfever
Pearl Jam - Go
Primus - My Name Is Mud
U2 - Zooropa
Duran Duran - Come Undone
Dramarama - Work For Food
The Sundays - Goodbye
The The - Love Is Stronger Than Death
The Waterboys - The Return Of Pan
The Tragically Hip - Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)

[Red]

Well, people are *definitely* not going to like where I ranked the other The The song now.

[Deleted]

what happens when a couple is not allowed to move somewhere and get married? they CANTALOOP 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

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US3
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

Chart Peak: #29
Chart Weeks: 4

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[Deleted]

nice ripoff of Swans' Filth with that thumbnail

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Crush
The Rain

Chart Peak: #26
Chart Weeks: 2

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[Deleted]

this finished at #4 in gates' rankdown, imagine what it would've done here

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Nine Inch Nails
Wish

Chart Peak: #25
Chart Weeks: 1

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[Deleted]

definitely would've been cool to rank more cuts from Dirt

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Alice in Chains
Angry Chair

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

this is definitely not a Mastodon cover

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Ultra Vivid Scene
Blood and Thunder

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

guys!!!!!!!! they revived X and gave him a new life 😍😍😍

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X
New Life

Chart Peak: #26
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

we're getting back to the old noise rock Butthole Surfers, before they hit it big with Pepper

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Butthole Surfers
Who Was In My Room Last Night

Chart Peak: #24
Chart Weeks: 2

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[Deleted]

311 charted on alt in 1993...? huh

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311
Do You Right

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

is this what you get when you mix up Steely Dan - Deacon Blues and White Town - Your Woman

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Deacon Blue
Your Town

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

oh boy even MORE Soul Asylum

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Soul Asylum
Without a Trace

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 4

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[Deleted]

what

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Black 47
Funky Ceili

Chart Peak: #27
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

thumbnail

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Plan B
Life's a Beat

Chart Peak: #28
Chart Weeks: 4

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[Deleted]

would've definitely been interesting to rank Iggy Pop in the 90s

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Iggy Pop
Wild America

Chart Peak: #25
Chart Weeks: 3

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[Deleted]

something tells me these guys like the water
this is pretty good though

EXTRA

Riverside
Waterfall

Chart Peak: #26
Chart Weeks: 6

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[Deleted]

eh eh eh

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Tripping Daisy
My Umbrella

Chart Peak: #24
Chart Weeks: 2

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[singingrulebritannia]

The lyrics of "Wembley" got a bit...creepy

[rowellfarm490]

I'm trying out something new again with the stats. I've added a second graphic that displays how everyone's stats changed from the first set to the second set. It shows if your closeness got worse (more positive) or better (more negative) and in what ranges you lost songs during the last set.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

80. Suede - Metal Mickey
The guitars certainly had a metal vibe. The grinding and so forth. I liked this one.

79. Michael Penn - Long Way Down
This sounded exactly like the kind of bore fest I would tank...and I did. My fellow tankers are the ones I expected to see there. For years I thought this guy was Sean Penn's brother? 

78. X - Country At War
Barely misses my top half. X surely has had stronger songs.

77. Paul Westerberg - World Class Fad
Pretty catchy was all it had going for it.

76. Supreme Love Gods - Souled Out
I enjoyed the vocals, but the song didn't stand out among of 50 others that sound like it.

75. The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson
I remember this one was a big hit. Blows Simon and Garfunkle's folky original out of the lemon tree. That's for sure.

74. Starclub - Hard To Get
I love that guitar melody after the chorus. This song gave me that "Damn that's a great first listen" effect. I'm not afraid to upgrade those first time listens If I really love them, So there you go.

73. The Connells - Slackjawed
I like this one. Started singing along even tho it was a first time listen. I have to upgrade a song that does that to me. Kinda like early Gin Blossoms sound before Gin Blossoms came around.

72. Buffalo Tom - Sodajerk
More first time listens. Songs with more guitar vibe sound better to me anyway.

71. Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
Like Red said. Chorus is the most memorable part of this song, but I do love Sting vocals too.

70. Midnight Oil - Outbreak of Love
First time listen. This sound isn't for them. Infact it sounded a bit like Aerosmith "Girls Of Summer". Musically not vocally. I didn't ask for it, but I would have preferred "Beds Are Burning part II".

69. The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister
There are worse female sung songs on this RD than this. Nice guitar melody but lyrics are kinda lame.

68. Chris Isaak - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me)
I started previewing songs from this list from 100 up. This started out in my bottom 10, but I kept pushing it up after listening to every other song. True Story.

67. The Candy Skins - Wembley
I prefer this vibe when ranking songs from this list. I was left with three good songs to put in my top 50. This one just missed the grade. BTW, who are these bands and why didn't we ever hear from them again? 

66. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Not Sleeping Around
I enjoyed this one quite a bit too. That ever present guitar melody pushed the song into my top 40.

65. INXS - Beautiful Girl
Not the biggest fan of This INXS song, but it somehow it ended up 25 slots higher than I remember putting it. Note to self: Proofread these lists before sending.

64. Jesus Jones - The Devil You Know
First time listen. It wasn't anything special. This guy had some other song that I disliked quite a bit more than this one.

63. Soul Asylum - Black Gold
This is a melodic wonder. I knew you guys would make it miss the top half. You are all wrong. Not a bad for me in reveals.

62. David Bowie - Jump They Say
Not the most memorable Bowie hit, but it was jumpy....and had brass. Much better than that dark stuff he released now and then.

61. The - Dogs of Lust (this one is for you bangwave)  :kii:
I'm glad the better one is still in this. This attempt at blues rock was epic fail.

[singingrulebritannia]

Both of Sting's songs this year should've stayed on Adult Contemporary; they were really poor fits for Alt. Fields of Gold was higher for me, but not by very much. It's funny when you recall the album's third single, though

[Walking Contradiction]

80. Suede - Metal Mickey
This one grew on me a little with repeated listens, but I'm still not too sad to see it eliminated.

79. Michael Penn - Long Way Down
Loved this one off the bat, it's my second favorite discovery here. I really thought it would do better.

78. X - Country At War
It's solid, maybe I overranked it a little.

77. Paul Westerberg - World Class Fad
Solid musically, not sure how I feel about the lyrics.

76. Supreme Love Gods - Souled Out
Another one that grew on me a little.

75. The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson
I love the original version of this song, and I like what I've heard of the Lemonheads' own songs, but this cover never did much for me.

74. Starclub - Hard To Get
This one was decent, nothing more.

73. The Connells - Slackjawed
Ditto.

72. Buffalo Tom - Sodajerk
I see a pattern here.

71. Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
I thought this was solid, maybe about on par with "Fields of Gold" for me, but I do agree that neither really belonged on Alt.

70. Midnight Oil - Outbreak of Love
Not the best I've heard from them, but it's still solid.

69. The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister
I enjoy this song despite the very "on the nose" nature of the lyrics.

68. Chris Isaak - Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me)
Another decent but forgettable song.

67. The Candy Skins - Wembley
Ditto again.

66. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Not Sleeping Around
This one's pretty solid, but stayed around long enough.

65. INXS - Beautiful Girl
I think this song is fantastic, not to mention definitely better than anything else we've ranked from INXS so far. Was hoping for a better placement.

64. Jesus Jones - The Devil You Know
This is not bad, I like "Right Here Right Now" a good amount more though.

63. Soul Asylum - Black Gold
I don't love this one quite as much as I used to, but it's still a good song.

62. David Bowie - Jump They Say
I was pleasantly surprised with this one, it's on par with his '80s hits for me.

61. The The - Dogs of Lust
The wrong The The song went out first IMO, this one is solid but I didn't care too much for their other one. I suppose that one's more typical for them though.

[House Lannister]

And there it goes beyond the clouds* Edition:

80. Metal Mickey---Well, this was an attempt at something. At what, I'm not quite sure but it didn't work.

79. Long Way Down---I'd take the Robert DeLong song over this one. But it wasn't bad at all.

78. Country at War---Another song that wasn't bad at all for a first listen.

77. World Class Fad---Musicianship was solid, but the lyrics detracted a little.

76. Souled Out---Another song that was a solid first listen, but I can only take a pretty good song so far in one of these lists. Still better than the WCW pay per view.

75. Mrs. Robinson---Please forgive them Mrs. Robinson, they have no way to deal with a fun cover that's better than the original. Woah woah woah. Rest your soul, Mrs. Robinson, a few of us dug every second of this. Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah.

74. Hard to Get---Another nice first listen from a group that either this was their one hit or they have more hiding on us for future years. Hoping for the latter.

73. Slackjawed---This result left me slackjawed. This was a very good first listen. In all honesty, it's my second favorite first time listen. This fits right into the format and sounds great.

72. Sodajerk---Kinda nonplussed by this reveal. It's decent but unmemorable.

71. If Ever I Lose My Faith in You---Well, you lost your faith in this one kinda quick. I feel like this was a very pop-esque ballad about love and desperation but it doesn't feel out of place here. And yeah, it's a bit better than Fields of Gold. Don't expect me to be as generous when we rank it again in Active.

70. Outbreak of Love---Wrong Midnight Oil goes out first. It was decent, better than their other one anyway.

69. My Sister---I feel like the lyrics cover the complex nature of siblings trying to deal with each other. Maybe a bit on the nose, but I'd argue they work. The musicianship helps.

68. Can't Do a Thing to Stop Me---It's not bad, but it's no Wicked Game (which I hope you treat well when we do get to rank it).

67. Wembley---What, no Fraggle Rock jokes? Anyway, I dig Shazam's debut comments for a lot of these. Not bad song that ended up in a fine enough position.

66. Not Sleeping Around---I wish this had stayed another night. The guitars really sounded good and the song had a more polished manner than did Syrup.

65. Beautiful Girl---This was the good song from INXS for this round. May have overranked this one a tad, but it's their best outside of Elegantly Wasted so far. But I think we'll see better ones, starting next year.

64. The Devil You Know---Sadly, this just missed out on the great finds medal podium. But it's a good song from an artist who's known for Right Here Right Now...which I'm nervous that I might not care for it like I did when I was younger.

63. Black Gold---I guessed this during the B clue because it sounded like lyrics from Thrice's Black Honey. That factoid was more memorable than this song which was OK, but kept sinking as other songs got heard.

62. Jump They Say---Surprise, I kind of liked a David Bowie song. The horns and other organic instruments helped...I guess it does flash back to his 1980s songs. There's another pleasant shocker coming in my list and I expect someone to call me on it. Don't worry, I'm prepared.

61. Dogs of Lust---Yeah, you picked the right song by The^3 to exit first. It was decent enough, but if the other one is more typical of their material, then this is a band that I might have to go through later on.

Extras:

Would have loved to rank Cantaloop. Another one of those melodic rap tunes that we could use more of today, I'm thinking this would have done better than Lucas's number because of its smooth blend of jazz and hip hop.

*I guess none of you could guess where those lyrics came from.  Perhaps we rank them next year?

[Az Paynter]

Last place woooo! Now ya'll gonna have to fight me for it. :sip2: :kii: