Luke Combs Albums: What You See Is What You Get (FINISHED)

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I don't really need to give my thoughts on any of the songs, I like all of them (yes, even my #17).

[taylor is terrified]

In our last reveal for tonight, we see a song that beat out our #15 song by only 5 points! 

[taylor is terrified]

I've spent every mile missing you, baby

It's enough to drive me crazy

"I love you"s from hotel rooms.

They sure do make it tough

But they always bring me back to you.

I've seen California and the fields of Oklahoma

From thirty thousand feet, can't beat the view

Crossed the Mississippi, watched the mountains over Tennessee

Become a Carolina sky that was so blue

And still ain't seen nothing like, nothing like you.

14. Nothing Like You

Track 16
Written by Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford
Length: 3:16



Total: 232
Average: 11.6
Std. Dev.: 4.43

@xfer - 4
SwiftlySheeran - 4
lady𝓐fan - 5
Darkest Hour - 6
@gabingston - 7
born - 7
ClevelandRox - 10
fearlessarrow - 11
.indulgecountry - 13
castleoblivion26 - 13
Mayman - 13
BB🌕 - 13
someguy - 14
bboat11 - 14
tim - 15
gardyfan - 16
kw9461 - 16
taylor is terrified - 17
George Strait Junkie - 17
HeyHeyHey - 17

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[taylor is terrified]

With this reveal, we see 7 people lose a Top 10 rank, with 3 of those people losing a Top 5. HeyHeyHey George Strait Junkie and I say good riddance to our #17 while someguy and bboat11 score a perfect ranking.

This is one of those cases where it's great lyrically, but executed horribly. This is easily the worst song this album can offer imo.

[lady𝓐fan]

Apr 3, 2020 0:02:00 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

This is easily the worst song this album can offer imo.

“Nothing Like You” is a great country song! I love the steel in it and the chorus melody.

[Darkest Hour]

Some part of melodies in Nothing Like You sounds like We Were...

[born]

“All Over Again” being out so early is so random. I guess we don’t like country songs with beats around here :(

[tim]

I liked most if not all of the songs from the album…with the exception of “Angels Workin’ Overtime”. It was also about the only song that I didn’t really want to revisit. In that sense it was an easy last place for me and I’m quite pleased it is also the first song to exit.

“Blue Collar Boys” never really stood a chance here both because of the song title and lyrically it probably isn’t one many here can really connect with. Having grown up in small town America myself I do find that I’m able to relate to the song in some ways, and as the saying goes “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy" lol.

Admittedly I didn’t care much for “All Over Again” on the first or even second listen, so given that I’m not too surprised it’s out already. That said, this was the one song that grew on me the most and I found it kept getting stuck in my head. By the time I finalized my list it had made it all the way up into my top ten and just one number away from my top five.

“Nothing Like You” isn’t a bad song by any means, but this is one case where the overall length of the album hurts songs like this because they just kind of tend to blend in. And as taylor is terrified mentioned it’s the production that holds this one back the most because lyrically it’s quite strong.

[HeyHeyHey]

“Nothing Like You” is the only song I haven’t really listened to that much!

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Apr 3, 2020 8:01:26 GMT -5 tim said:

By the time I finalized my list it had made it all the way up into my top ten and just one number away from my top five.

[taylor is terrified]

Is anyone around? Let's continue this thing, shall we!

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{Rank Every Day}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran   Audience: Cody Wants Out...

[taylor is terrified]

I never thought a picture was enough break me down

I never knew a king size bed was just another place to drown

Or how lonely lonely sounds

But man, I get it now.

I'm learnin' somethin' new every day

All about goodbyes, about overs

All about hang-ups and hangovers

Things I never knew about me

I'm findin' out now since the

Day you made us go our separate ways

Well, I'm learnin' somethin' new every day.


13. New Every Day

Track 8
Written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher & Josh Thompson
Length: 3:19


Total: 224
Average: 11.2
Std. Dev.: 4.29

.indulgecountry - 3
tim - 4
BB🌕 - 4
taylor is terrified - 5
@gabingston - 8
born - 8
Mayman - 8
someguy - 12
George Strait Junkie - 12
SwiftlySheeran - 12
bboat11 - 13
Darkest Hour - 14
castleoblivion26 - 14
lady𝓐fan - 14
gardyfan - 15
ClevelandRox - 15
HeyHeyHey - 15
@xfer - 15
kw9461 - 15
fearlessarrow - 17

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[SwiftlySheeran]

I'm still absolutely livid after Nothing Like You got knocked so early. I literally shut my phone and went to bed after that because I didn't want to get anyone angry, but let's just say that song was absolutely robbed.

Anyways, yes, let's get this thing on! I'm ready for one song, in particular, to be eliminated already! I said it before, 3 songs deserve to go immediately. Everything else is up for discussion.

[taylor is terrified]

First to go tonight at #13 is "New Every Day." This saw a bit of support with .indulgecountry losing his #3 along with three other Top 5 placements including my own. However, that just wasn't enough for the amount of low rankings this song received. fearlessarrow loses his last place and bboat11 picks up a perfect ranking as many people place this in their bottom 5.

I'm quite disappointed to see this song out so early! What the hell?! This song is wonderful and easily deserved to be in the Top 5 imo.

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 3, 2020 20:03:40 GMT -5 SwiftlySheeran said:

I'm still absolutely livid after Nothing Like You got knocked so early. I literally shut my phone and went to bed after that because I didn't want to get anyone angry, but let's just say that song was absolutely robbed.

Anyways, yes, let's get this thing on! I'm ready for one song, in particular, to be eliminated already! I said it before, 3 songs deserve to go immediately. Everything else is up for discussion.

boy nobody would've gotten angry lol; whenever people get passionate it's always in good fun!

[SwiftlySheeran]

This song is really good, but the fact that it took me a few listens to notice it is what hurts it. I can't explain it but it just took a little while to get into. I guess with an album this long a song or two is bound to get lost in the shuffle.

I'll admit this is a top 5 song on a normal album. I think for a Luke Combs album it fits pretty well at 13.

[taylor is terrified]

Up next, the song with the 3rd highest standard deviation! For those that put this at the high spectrum of your lists: I'm gonna need you to explain why  ;)

[taylor is terrified]

We all got our reasons, just like you

When you walked out of my life when you didn't have to

You send me reeling, there's nothing I can do

About you takin' my heart and breakin' it right in two

So if you see me soaking in these thoughts I'm thinkin'

Drowin' in some bar room off the deep end

I got my reasons.


12. Reasons

Track 9
Written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher & James McNair
Length: 3:44


Total: 205
Average: 10.25
Std. Dev.: 4.66 (3rd Highest!)

George Strait Junkie - 3
tim - 3
someguy - 6
.indulgecountry - 6
bboat11 - 6
BB🌕 - 6
kw9461 - 6
born - 6
castleoblivion26 - 8
HeyHeyHey - 9
Mayman - 11
Darkest Hour - 13
taylor is terrified - 14
gardyfan - 14
lady𝓐fan - 15
fearlessarrow - 15
ClevelandRox - 16
@gabingston - 16
@xfer - 16
SwiftlySheeran - 16

Audience:
Cody Wants Out...

[taylor is terrified]

"Reasons" is a painful loss for George Strait Junkie and tim who lose their #3. This received a slew of #6 placements (6 to be exact) and four #16 placements. No last place rankings here, but no perfect rankings either.

This song is just one of the cases where it just sounds the same as a lot of better songs on this strong record. It's good but could've been better imo.

[taylor is terrified]

I'm gonna go ahead and stop there for now since nobody's here   and I can't keep my eyes open. I'm gonna take a nap and if there's more activity on Pulse when I wake up I'll keep going! 

For now here's a recap:
17. Angels Workin' Overtime
16. Blue Collar Boys
15. All Over Again
14. Nothing Like You
13. New Every Day
12. Reasons

[SwiftlySheeran]

Yeah, I am not a fan of the verses on the song at all. By that, I mean the lyrics that just seem to list random anomalies in the world that you may just bring up to a friend on a Saturday night when you're bored of watching the same thing on TV for the millionth time. It seems like Luke didn't even try to explain them, but rather put them off to the chorus, which, even though it is much more powerful, just makes the verses stick out even more like sore thumbs.

This was the final song I wasn't a big fan of. Everything else has Combs written all over it and I can't wait to see the high standard deviations from all the different tastes here on Pulse.

[.indulgecountry]

Wtaf @ "New Every Day" & "Reasons" being this low?! Both of these are some of the best melodies on the whole record. What a mess. And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

[tim]

Apr 3, 2020 21:08:36 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Wtaf @ "New Every Day" & "Reasons" being this low?! Both of these are some of the best melodies on the whole record. What a mess. And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

I completely agree with everything except for "Dear Today" as that one really resonated with me. With that said, I was already anticipating a few disappointments along the way and both of these losses were two of the biggest letdowns for sure. As you mentioned both of these songs have some of the strongest melodies of the entire album and I can foresee at least one of them being released as a single at some point.

There's one more song that I'm hoping makes it into the top ten, but based on how things have gone thus far I'm not holding my breath.

[Darkest Hour]

Luke Combs literally rhymed "you" with "to" in Reasons...lol

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Apr 3, 2020 21:08:36 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

[tim]

Apr 3, 2020 22:23:48 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

Luke Combs literally rhymed "you" with "to" in Reasons...lol

I guess I could see how something so innocuous as rhyming those two words could annoy someone, but what does that have anything to do with the overall song though? I could go back and dissect a hundred other country songs and probably find examples such as these, including Chris Stapleton’s “Millionaire” who rhymes the words gold with sold and shine with mine. Just seems like a rather head-scratching reason to not like a song.

Anyways, this remains one of my favorite songs from the album so I’m still feeling a bit salty it left this early lol.

[Darkest Hour]

Apr 3, 2020 22:40:44 GMT -5 tim said:

Apr 3, 2020 22:23:48 GMT -5 Darkest Hour said:

Luke Combs literally rhymed "you" with "to" in Reasons...lol

I guess I could see how something so innocuous as rhyming those two words could annoy someone, but what does that have anything to do with the overall song though? I could go back and dissect a hundred other country songs and probably find examples such as these, including Chris Stapleton’s “Millionaire” who rhymes the words gold with sold and shine with mine. Just seems like a rather head-scratching reason to not like a song.

But that's a very elementary rhyming. Also forgot to mention he rhymed "me" with "the" in New Every Day.

[taylor is terrified]

lmao I leave and then y'all showed up   that and when I fell asleep I didn't wake up until now! To make up for it, we're going to have six reveals tonight rather than four because tonight I would've revealed 9-6

[taylor is terrified]

Apr 3, 2020 21:08:36 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Wtaf @ "New Every Day" & "Reasons" being this low?! Both of these are some of the best melodies on the whole record. What a mess. And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

stay tuned for tonight  :kii:

Apr 3, 2020 21:37:20 GMT -5 tim said:

Apr 3, 2020 21:08:36 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Wtaf @ "New Every Day" & "Reasons" being this low?! Both of these are some of the best melodies on the whole record. What a mess. And that half-demo mess "Dear Today" has long overstayed.

I completely agree with everything except for "Dear Today" as that one really resonated with me. With that said, I was already anticipating a few disappointments along the way and both of these losses were two of the biggest letdowns for sure. As you mentioned both of these songs have some of the strongest melodies of the entire album and I can foresee at least one of them being released as a single at some point.

There's one more song that I'm hoping makes it into the top ten, but based on how things have gone thus far I'm not holding my breath.

i think i know exactly which one you're talking about  :'(  brace yourself for tonight

[taylor is terrified]

Alrighty, I need to rip the band-aid off of tim and I and get tonight's reveals underway. Who's here to see what song he and I are VERY upset to lose?

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{Ranking Together}
gardyfan ClevelandRox someguy Darkest Hour George Strait Junkie @gabingston HeyHeyHey .indulgecountry tim castleoblivion26 Mayman @xfer bboat11 BB🌕 lady𝓐fan kw9461 fearlessarrow born SwiftlySheeran Audience: Cody Wants Out...