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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:07:17 GMT -5
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Post by House Lannister on Nov 15, 2019 22:07:40 GMT -5
Tom's Diner is out? I thought so. Time to reveal where this was sampled:
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Post by somelikeitwhen on Nov 15, 2019 22:08:20 GMT -5
This might be my favorite first listen in a rankdown...ever? Christ this one was so good. I almost put it at #1 and kinda wish I did.
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Post by lyhom on Nov 15, 2019 22:08:52 GMT -5
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Nov 15, 2019 22:09:53 GMT -5
Beauty encapsulated
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Post by Red on Nov 15, 2019 22:11:21 GMT -5
This song worked me over. The first time I listened to it was for a wheat personal RD. I forget when, exactly, I sent for that rankdown, that's how long it has been since that point. I did not rank it very high in said rankdown. Within a week, I regretted ranking it so low. Within a month, I was ready to openly question my own sanity. The moment that begins at 6:25 might actually be my favorite part of any song in this rankdown, and that is saying a lot.
This would have been my #1 in 1989, and I would have heavily considered ranking it #1 over my top two in 1991. That's how much this song has grown on me. The only thing that prevented it from being #1 was inevitability.
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:12:44 GMT -5
#4 was outside the top 10 for the first 8 lists but then entered top 10 and never looked back. Only 2 people ranked it bottom 50. None of which are bottom 20s. There are 8 top 10s for this and all of them are top 5s. Some of them are even #1s.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Nov 15, 2019 22:13:07 GMT -5
ok, ok...yes...I underranked this one ... the music is “pretty”, but his voice sure isn’t & it dragged a bit ... still, I admit, I was too harsh
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2019 22:14:28 GMT -5
THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTS
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:14:31 GMT -5
too harsh thomas. too harsh.
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:17:40 GMT -5
yay perfect rankings for @humanshazam and Alex1901
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Nov 15, 2019 22:18:15 GMT -5
so DM is 66% of the top 3? I’m good with that
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Nov 15, 2019 22:19:32 GMT -5
Would be great if Cuts You Up could win somehow though :')
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Post by Red on Nov 15, 2019 22:21:11 GMT -5
I think a bunch of people expected me to rank this song significantly lower, but a lot can change in over a year. Since gates' 120 Minutes rankdown, I went from loving "Heaven or Las Vegas" to becoming practically obsessed with it for a period of time, which had the side effect of making me seek out Heaven or Las Vegas the album...which led to a newfound appreciation for this song. There's a legit chance that I'm going to be kicking myself for ranking this song even this low in the future.
(I still wish this was "Cherry-Coloured Funk" instead.)
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Nov 15, 2019 22:21:35 GMT -5
I don’t have any fucking clue what Elizabeth Fraser is singing, but it sure sounds nice
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Nov 15, 2019 22:22:22 GMT -5
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:23:58 GMT -5
#3 was outside the top 5 for just two lists. And both times it was at #8. It was also #1 for 3 lists. A single bottom 50 to be found. 13 of 23 people ranked it top 10. 7 of those are top 5s. And one of them is a perfect ranking.
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:28:53 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Nov 15, 2019 22:31:58 GMT -5
It would be a stretch to say that this is Peter Murphy's pinnacle as an artist, but he certainly peaked as a solo artist early. A stunning piece of work, and this was always going to find a spot in my top ten here, despite the competition being fierce. 1 vs. 3 oh my god, an all-Depeche Mode top two
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:34:45 GMT -5
omg omg a Depeche Mode top 2! How sweet of you guys to do this for me when I'm co-hosting. :)
Only 1 bottom 50 ranking between these 2 songs. 6 rankings are between 50-21. A combined 9 #1s are found here, too. 35 top 5 rankings between the 2 songs.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Nov 15, 2019 22:39:29 GMT -5
Violator is about as perfect as an album can get, but I did not expect PoT to make it this far.
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:42:57 GMT -5
This spent just 2 lists at a spot other than #2. One of those was at #3 and the other was at #1 (with my list).
The lowest SD by 10 whole-ass points. It spent only the first 4 lists not at #1. After that, there was no looking back. Not a single ranking below the top 20!
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Post by willapted33 on Nov 15, 2019 22:43:34 GMT -5
good lord
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Nov 15, 2019 22:48:16 GMT -5
I'm lowest rank at #19 lol
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Post by Red on Nov 15, 2019 22:50:01 GMT -5
Well, thanks for coming, everyone else. "Policy of Truth" was in a personal rankdown of mine, a rankdown that it won, and I still knew it wasn't going to be my #1 here. "The Downtown Lights" has grown on me to the point where it may actually be one of my favorite songs ever now...and I knew THAT wasn't going to be my #1 here, either. There was never, ever, ever, ever, EVER going to be any doubt as to what would be my #1 here. "Enjoy the Silence" is one of my 25 favorite songs, and it might actually be the easiest #1 choice I have ever had in an Alt rankdown (I know, I know, "Starlight" in 2007). It is perfection. singingrulebritannia, great job, as always, and you did a great job with an Alt rankdown, Albie. I'd love to see you host another one someday.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Nov 15, 2019 22:55:41 GMT -5
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Post by Albie on Nov 15, 2019 22:58:24 GMT -5
Well, thank you guys for a fun ride! I was a bit nervous about jumping into one of these monster rankdowns but it was so much fun! I can't thank singingrulebritannia enough for inviting me to tackle this one with him. And not only that, but really guiding me through the process of how this well-oiled machine works. I loved getting to peek behind the curtain on this one, too. And the top 2 is perfect to boot! I don't think I've ever gotten this many perfect rankings before either - even in my own RDs lol! and thank you Red! That means a lot. I can't emphasize enough how much I didn't want to let this crew down because y'all really got a great system. I'm glad to know I didn't!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Nov 15, 2019 23:05:37 GMT -5
I’m less opposed to redos than I used to be, but maybe we can get through some more AAA rankdowns first?
I’m very happy with the Top 3 songs here, all 3 masterpieces! thanks to our awesome co-hosts for putting on a great show (‘90 Alt had a far superior set of songs than ‘91 Alt; I don’t think anyone could argue otherwise). I’m excited to move into the 80s rankdowns in the new year.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Nov 15, 2019 23:30:09 GMT -5
Average ranks update: The following artists have been added to the database: Adrian Belew Aztec Camera The Beloved The Blue Nile Bob Mould Boom Crash Opera The Creatures D.N.A. The Darling Buds David J Devo Flesh for Lulu Gene Loves Jezebel The Heart Throbs Hunters and Collectors Iggy Pop Laurie Anderson The Mighty Lemon Drops The Primitives The Railway Children The Rave-Ups Real Life Renegade Soundwave Revenge The Silencers Sinead O'Connor Soho Something Happens Steve Wynn The Stranglers That Petrol Emotion The following artists have their average ranks lowered: The B-52's -22.167 The Charlatans -7.583 The Church -3 Concrete Blonde -16.167 Depeche Mode -4.625 Electronic -3.333 The House of Love -6.5 Ian McCulloch -15.6 INXS -1.577 Jane's Addiction -0.625 The Jesus & Mary Chain -7 Kate Bush -29.5 The Lightning Seeds -11.667 Lloyd Cole -13 Michael Penn -12.5 Midnight Oil -9.667 The Mission -9 Morrissey -2.85 Nine Inch Nails -0.332 The Ocean Blue -4 Peter Murphy -32.5 Pixies -10.333 Pretenders -0.833 Robert Palmer -12.5 The Smithereens -4.583 Social Distortion -2.857 Sonic Youth -6.833 The Sundays -6.583 Suzanne Vega -0.75 They Might Be Giants -36 UB40 -0.167 The following artists have their average ranks raised: Big Audio 0.5 Cocteau Twins 1 Cowboy Junkies 2.5 The Cure 4.171 David Bowie 10 David Byrne 12 Del Amitri 16 Happy Mondays 1 Hothouse Flowers 1 Lenny Kravitz 1.138 New Order 17 The Psychedelic Furs 5.5 Red Hot Chili Peppers 0.501 The Replacements 4.5 The Soup Dragons, 8 The Stone Roses 7.25 The The 8.333 The Wonder Stuff 4 World Party 16 View the average ranks of all the artists, including the updated averages, here!
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Post by rowellfarm490 on Nov 16, 2019 0:37:14 GMT -5
"Enjoy the Silence" got 96.3% of the maximum number of points possible, WOW!!! That's even better than what "Losing My Religion" did in Alt 91. I know that neither song winning was all that surprising but "Enjoy the Silence's" dominance here is even more impressive to me considering how I felt this was one of the best year's for the Alternative format and there was more competition this time around. Thanks for hosting singingrulebritannia and Albie . {ENJOY THE STATS}
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