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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:12:30 GMT -5
here's another one of those BLUE bands i mentioned last night EXTRA
Yr Own World The Blue Aeroplanes
Overall Year-End Position: #116 Chart Peak: #13 Chart Weeks: 7 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:15:23 GMT -5
ahhh...here's where that other Emotional Fish was hiding EXTRA
Grey Matter An Emotional Fish
Overall Year-End Position: #115 Chart Peak: #18 Chart Weeks: 8 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:18:32 GMT -5
Don't listen to Richard Butler, he can be a girl if he wants to! EXTRA
Don't Be A Girl The Psychedelic Furs
Overall Year-End Position: #114 Chart Peak: #13 Chart Weeks: 6 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:21:56 GMT -5
we could've ranked a 2nd song by this Minneapolis band EXTRA
Someone Take the Wheel The Replacements
Overall Year-End Position: #113 Chart Peak: #15 Chart Weeks: 7 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:24:44 GMT -5
i'm not sure it gets much more obscure than this EXTRA
13th Disciple Five Thirty
Overall Year-End Position: #112 Chart Peak: #14 Chart Weeks: 7 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:28:58 GMT -5
this Leeds band was quite influencial with its early 80s releases EXTRA
Don't Fix What Ain't Broke Gang Of Four
Overall Year-End Position: #111 Chart Peak: #14 Chart Weeks: 7 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 0:32:24 GMT -5
according to Allmusic.com, this band had "universal critical hatred" - LOL EXTRA
(I Just Wanna) B with U Transvision Vamp
Overall Year-End Position: #110 Chart Peak: #14 Chart Weeks: 10 Total Chart Points: Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 11, 2019 1:03:25 GMT -5
let's see what I missed earlier?
55. All This Time - Sting I quite enjoyed this Sting song. Felt like he returned to the fun 80's for one last time. This song catches a perfect "Ocean" essence with the way they play the guitars. What would you say If I told you this song debuted at #1 on Mainstream Rock chart and even held on for a few weeks?
54. Sing Your Life - Morrissey Morrissey has some very entertaining songs under his belt. This one has that British pop vibe I adore in Modern Rock, but there were better songs to rank higher.
53. Top of the Pops - The Smithereens Singing about the big British TV show where bands lip synced to their big hits. This one also catches a nice pop vibe.
52. Our Frank - Morrissey There is that sound I love. Wonderful song, and my favorite Morrissey one here. Only one top 20?
51. Love to Hate You - Erasure Good song. I initially had it higher, but it pales in comparison to their 80's stuff. Sounds like Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" kinda inspired this song's melody.
50. Only Tongue Can Tell - The Trash Can Sinatras I like this song. Has Morrissey vibes too. Good slot for it.
49. Timeless Melody - The La's Another of my favorite first time listens. Chorus struck as very familiar? Come to think of it so did the melo in the verses.
48. It's Only Natural - Crowded House This one was o.k. It Wasn't too exiting. Musically nor lyrically, but it had it's charms with the duo vocals
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 11, 2019 8:02:59 GMT -5
Me rn at the sight of #41 not being up:
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Post by Red on Sept 11, 2019 8:32:26 GMT -5
Tom is older than I am, and yet I feel like I'm older than him every time he reveals so late. {PINK FLOYD'S WORD WALL}#55: I'm surprised that you're surprised that "All This Time" missed the top half, Tom. Sting's only made the top half once in a retro Alt rankdown, and that was probably the best Sting song we'll rank in an Alt RD. I think. #54: About the right spot for this. Easily my least favorite of the three Morrissey songs. #53: Significantly better than their song in '92. Sure, it's higher, but I was hoping it would finish at least 20 spots higher. #52: So the middle Morrissey song is the one that performed the best. Okay, sure. (This is likely my favorite solo Morrissey song that we've ranked.) #51: "Always", this isn't, but I kind of wish I ranked this a little higher. #50: I preferred "Hayfever" to this, but this was fine. #49: Rightfully (and, as expected,) the lower of the two La's songs. Completely fine song, but there's levels. #48: The better of the two Crowded House songs, to be sure, but neither were all that close to their best. #47: I think this and "Wembley" were about the same, quality-wise, even if I did rank this a little higher. Fine spot for it. #46: Not surprised in the slightest that this has a high SD. I wanted to like this a little more than I actually did, but there's no denying that it is quite the interesting song. #45: It is very, very unlikely that I will ever rank The Replacements all that low, even if I doubt that we're ever going to rank any of their best material. This song was no exception. #44: Ooooh, you guys screwed this one up. I liked this a LOT more than "You Don't Understand". #43: Seems like we've been gutting a lot of the songs in my 20s this set. #42: Another one that I liked more than the first song that we ranked...though it wasn't great, either. #41: Before I even look at this reveal...I feel like this has to be one of two songs...or we're not getting the reveal tonight. Okay.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 11:41:40 GMT -5
Don’t be shy Red what are your two guesses?
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Post by rowellfarm490 on Sept 11, 2019 12:28:26 GMT -5
I'm guessing that #41 will either be my #76 or #84. Those are the only 2 songs that I can see being THAT divisive. {STONE COLD STATS}
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Post by newpower on Sept 11, 2019 14:04:22 GMT -5
#41 is something in my top 10, likely my #1.
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Post by House Lannister on Sept 11, 2019 15:37:38 GMT -5
Heh. We hate cliffhangers, Tom Edition: 55. All This Time---It's 90s Sting so I'm not shocked by it missing out. But 1980s Sting better be making top halves or there's gonna be problems. 54. Sing Your Life---So this was supposed to be retro, hmm? I was fine with his singing voice, but not quite so much with the sound. 53. Top of the Pops---I'm glad you enjoyed the Smithereens. They do look like a good band from what I've rated so far. 52. Our Frank---And this was the Morissey song I liked best. Everything about it was pleasant enough. Warning: wasn't really kind to his remaining song. 51. Love to Hate You---And now you picked the Erasure song I preferred. The keyboard was solid and the vocals kind of clicked. Warning: I wasn't as kind to their other one. 50. Only Tongue Can Tell---Pleasant, but inconsequential. 49. Timeless Melody---Solid enough. I was able to make room for it on my top half. Warning: The other song did BETTER. 48. It's Only Natural---This just missed out on a top half spot, but everything was solid. Other than the lyrics. I preferred Chocolate Cake; maybe I should have eaten before doing this rankdown. 47. Submarine Song---The vocals and general groove were decent enough, but the guitar stood out in a good way. 46. American Music---The increase in tempo towards the end was well done. Also appreciated the lyrics to this one. 45. When It Began---This was a decent pop song, but I hope for better things for their 1991 Active entry. 44. Marble---This one had a solid guitar and nice vocals. 43. Alive and Living Now---I dug the blues guitar. Michael Stipe's vocals helped here as well. 42. Stone Cold Yesterday---Everything about this song was solid. 41. Here we could talk about the reveal and my thoughts on the song, but we decided to delay this an entire day. OK, LOL. {My Three Guesses} 1. Your Purple Prose just gives you away...
2. Monks chanting
3. But we're never gonna survive...
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Post by Lordef†ones on Sept 11, 2019 20:35:13 GMT -5
who gives a shit just reveal Unbelievable already and get it over with
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:23:22 GMT -5
are we all ready for the #41 reveal the HIGHEST standard deviation in Pulse rankdown history...
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:28:24 GMT -5
...but first an EXTRA (just one, i'll post #41 next, i promise)...too bad this song isn't "I Know What Boys Like" as the lyrics would work perfectly with my tease EXTRA
Crying In My Sleep Squeeze
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:31:24 GMT -5
i don't think any of us were expecting THIS song...at least i wasn't...Red was sooooooo close, but sorry, no PPPPP for you 41
Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers
Year-End Placing: #24 Chart Peak: #1 Weeks on Chart: 17 1092 points Standard Deviation: 39.56 (Highest in rock chart rankdown history)House Lannister - 1 American Idiot - 3 campbellssoup - 3 Daryl the Beryl - 10 somelikeitwhen - 11 newpower - 12 Sambalada - 15 Lordef†ones - 15 Butterflies & Hurricanes - 20 @xfer - 32 Doc Indie Party Rock - 34 Red - 42 peacebone - 69 rowellfarm490 - 76 singingrulebritannia - 93 wheatsquares33 - 96 @doinktheclown - 98 Az Paynter - 98 commerce196 - 100 Alex1901 - 100Performance history:#1 Alt 2000 (Otherside) | #1 Active 1992 (Under the Bridge) | #2 Active 2000 (Otherside) | #3 Alt 1999 (Scar Tissue) | #3 Alt 2000 (Californication) | #3 AAA 2016 (Dark Necessities) | #5 Alt 2016 (Dark Necessities) | #8 Alt 2003 (Can't Stop) | #8 Alt 2006 (Dani California) | #9 Alt 2002 (By the Way) | #9 Active 2016 (Dark Necessities) | #10 Active 2006 (Dani California) | #11 Active 2002 (The Zephyr Song) | #11 Active 2003 (Can't Stop) | #12 Alt 2007 (Snow ((Hey Oh))) | #13 Active 1999 (Scar Tissue) | #13 Active 2000 (Californication) | #13 Active 2002 (By the Way) | #14 Alt 2002 (The Zephyr Song) | #14 Active 2007 (Snow ((Hey Oh))) | #15 Active 1992 (Breaking the Girl) | #15 AAA 2016 (Go Robot) | #16 Active 2011 (The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie) | #17 Alt 2011 (The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie) | #20 Alt 2003 (Dosed) | #21 Alt 1993 (Soul to Squeeze) | #21 Active 2012 (Monarchy of Roses) | #24 Active 1993 (Soul to Squeeze) | #26 Active 2004 (Fortune Faded) | #27 Active 2000 (Around the World) | #30 Alt 2000 (Around the World) | #33 Active 2017 (Go Robot) | #34 Alt 2004 (Fortune Faded) | #34 Alt 2012 (Monarchy of Roses) | #35 Alt 2017 (Go Robot) | #39 Alt 2017 (Goodbye Angels) | #40 Alt 2006 (Tell Me Baby) | #42 Alt 2016 (Go Robot) | #45 Active 2012 (Look Around) | #47 AAA 2017 (Go Robot) | #49 Active 2006 (Tell Me Baby) | #53 Alt 2012 (Look Around) | #55 Active 1996 (My Friends) | #58 Alt 1995 (My Friends) | #74 Alt 1992 (Suck My Kiss) | #75 Active 1995 (Warped) | #75 Alt 1996 (Aeroplane) | #81 Alt 1995 (Warped) | #83 Active 1996 (Aeroplane) | #84 Alt 1993 (Behind the Sun) | #84 Alt 1997 (Love Rollercoaster) | #92 Alt 2007 (Hump de Bump) | #93 Active 2007 (Hump de Bump) Movements:97 80 70 66 56 36 23 42 31 42 32 25 23 24 35 42 52 46 41 Spectators: alexcuse janinho Geometrical MoD {Remaining songs}Kiss Them for Me Get the Message Until She Comes More See the Lights Losing My Religion There She Goes So You Think You're in Love I Touch Myself Then Unbelievable Chorus Wicked Game Smells Like Teen Spirit Crazy Piccadilly Palare Valerie Loves Me There's No Other Way Movin' on Up Tighten Up Sweetness and Light Disappear Sadeness Part 1 Sunless Saturday Wild Hearted Son The Fly Texarkana Pearl Happy Heaven or Las Vegas Hands Across the Ocean 3 Strange Days Drive That Fast Letter to Memphis Sit Down Like a Drug Counting Backwards That is Why Sam Naked Rain
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2019 21:32:39 GMT -5
LOL what? Also tag me in reveals too please?
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:33:11 GMT -5
up next at 40 ... TWO top 10s & TWO bottom 10s...not a debut artist & not a multiple song artist
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Post by Red on Sept 11, 2019 21:35:01 GMT -5
This wasn't one of the two that I had in mind...but it doesn't totally surprise me, either.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:35:43 GMT -5
i personally prefer their 80s songs (I feel like I've said a version of this quite a lot throughout this rankdown)
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Post by Red on Sept 11, 2019 21:37:23 GMT -5
Pretty good...but they have better.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:39:06 GMT -5
despite having a 99, this next song has the 16th lowest standard deviation
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:40:49 GMT -5
I only liked one song from this band...& obviously this isn't it
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Post by Red on Sept 11, 2019 21:42:40 GMT -5
Dammit, stop making me one off every time, guys. I only have one perfecto over here.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:42:54 GMT -5
next: a debut artist with no top 10s, but it does have SEVEN top 25s
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:44:51 GMT -5
known as Mission UK here in the states...this is one of the biggest goth bands of the late 80s/early 90s...does TWO off feel any better Red?
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Sept 11, 2019 21:47:13 GMT -5
I wasn't too nice to this one but I'll make it up The Mission when we get to rank Deliverance
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 11, 2019 21:48:25 GMT -5
at 37 is a band we've seen a few times before...Red is NOWHERE close to a PPPPP on this one, but two people lose a top 15
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