zdm1998
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Post by zdm1998 on Feb 25, 2023 19:08:30 GMT -5
I honestly think radio would have supported this album more if they would've followed Somethin Bad up with something less polarizing. Something like Pricilla, Platinum, or Girls.
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 26, 2023 1:58:28 GMT -5
Another Sunday in the South didn't click with me.
Somethin' Bad is lame. Never put much attention to superstar collabs because they mostly end up disappointing.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 26, 2023 8:52:47 GMT -5
I played "Somethin' Bad" so much when it first came out but it just has not held up well at all for me. And I agree with zdm1998 especially on "Platinum", I thought that was a smash waiting to happen when I first listened to the album back then.
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Post by bboat11 on Feb 26, 2023 19:49:13 GMT -5
I had no idea when starting this album rankdown that "Somethin' Bad" would be my #1. It's never been a song that I have particularly had much attachment to. I never disliked it the way that some people do, but it wasn't like I felt all that passionate about it either. But when listening through this album as a whole, something really clicked for me! I'm glad to see it at least make the top 4 considering how polarizing I expected it to be.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 17, 2023 23:05:50 GMT -5
The title cut to Platinum wound up as the album's highest-placing non-single, which surprised me a bit! I expected this one to be a bit more polarizing given the sarcastic affected way she sings the song, but it's hilarious lyrics must've cut through that as it shouldered well past "Another Sunday in the South" to place this high, and even landed higher than the hit single collab with Carrie Underwood, and with a healthy pad of nearly 20 points. austin is our lone #1 loss for this one, while we see four bottom 5s expelled. Writing a playful song celebrating her platinum blonde locks while tying it into a play on the phrase for platinum records is quite the clever songwriting that Miranda Lambert has certainly become accustomed for. "Historically real men prefer The Marilyns with curls and curves and I've got it! Genetically or chemically As long as it contains some bleach I want it!"
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 17, 2023 23:25:37 GMT -5
In what should come as no surprise to anyone really, "Automatic" wins the Platinum rankdown. An enjoyable ode to the simpler country lifestyle of slowing things down and tugging on the nostalgia of her childhood, this wistful tune struck a chord with many country fans when it hit country radio, and despite coming up shy of the top of the charts, it was still the best performance among the record's singles. "Smokin' and Drinkin'," on the other hand, is a fan favorite that was tossed out as the fourth and final radio release of the era. The Little Big Town-assisted slow burner didn't do well on the charts and as we discovered later it was probably more of a placeholder until Miranda had time to recover from the divorce happening behind the scenes during its run. "Automatic" logged a whopping 7 #1 placements vs. no #1s for "Smokin' and Drinkin'". The latter did have a firewall of #2 ranks that helped it secure its runner-up finish, though it did have a trio of bottom 5s. Also a special RIP to jenglisbe who had the winner in last place on his list and is a very vocal dissenter, but the rest of Pulse seems to agree that this is one of Miranda's essential career hits! "If we drove all the way to Dallas just to buy an Easter dress We'd take along a Rand McNally, stand in line to pay for gas God knows that shifting gears ain't what it used to be I learned to drive that '55, just like a queen, three on a tree" "We were livin’ it up sayin’ this town sucks so we painted it on the bridge We were young in love to not know enough that those were the days that we're gonna miss But damn we know it now cause it's all we talk about smokin’ and drinkin’"
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zdm1998
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Post by zdm1998 on Mar 18, 2023 4:32:23 GMT -5
Love Automatic. Feel like it’s classic Miranda, and such an easy listen for me. Wish I heard it more on my radio today. As for “Smokin” I’ve always been rather meh on that song. Disliked it even more when it flopped at the end of the era, causing her to slam the door shut on the Platinum era.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 18, 2023 11:21:27 GMT -5
Love Automatic. Feel like it’s classic Miranda, and such an easy listen for me. Wish I heard it more on my radio today. As for “Smokin” I’ve always been rather meh on that song. Disliked it even more when it flopped at the end of the era, causing her to slam the door shut on the Platinum era. I do think it's a shame that the era didn't do better overall with respect to its singles, because listening to the record I think it had more potential to do well at radio for her than Four the Record based on the content, and yet that era racked up the hits and this one kinda fell off quicker than I expected it to. Some of the blame probably lies on "Wagon," though it was hard to argue with that choice because it's become a concert staple for her and despite struggling in the teens, it's one of her more popular hits with consumers. That said, I still expected another hit or two off the project after it wrapped its run. In hindsight, I think the divorce drama brewing behind the scenes likely cut the era short of its potential more than anything.
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 19, 2023 1:49:28 GMT -5
Yeah not a fan to most of the singles from Platinum. Automatic is mid in terms of ML songs. Smokin' and Drinkin' has some of the worst robotic harmonies I have heard of and I don't think LBT is good at harmonize with others as they are self-contained.
Thanks for hosting though and let's bring the Wildcard album rankdown.
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Post by Troublemaker on Mar 23, 2023 7:43:33 GMT -5
It's crazy how busy we all have gotten in the past year but her music has remained timeless and obviously most of her best songs are always left as album tracks. Thanks for hosting .indulgecountry
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 27, 2023 20:30:51 GMT -5
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 28, 2023 7:59:29 GMT -5
Some online reviewers may say this album is a mixed bag. I agree to a certain extent but the highs in this album are really high (better than the high of Platinum, for example).
The winner is obvious but I am interested to see where my previous Madness pick (Track Record) would do here.
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Mar 28, 2023 13:59:42 GMT -5
Confession: Outside of the singles, I've yet to listen to this or Palomino in full. Hopefully (with fingers crossed) that can change over the next few weeks.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 28, 2023 20:39:54 GMT -5
I actually think this *might* be my favorite Miranda Lambert record. It's definitely top 3. That said, she's such an albums artist that it it's like impossible to rank her works imo.
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someguy
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Post by someguy on Apr 1, 2023 22:05:54 GMT -5
I actually think this *might* be my favorite Miranda Lambert record. It's definitely top 3. That said, she's such an albums artist that it it's like impossible to rank her works imo. It might be my favourite as well. I always thought that nothing could top Revolution, this one might’ve for me.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Apr 2, 2023 6:11:42 GMT -5
I don't think anything will ever top Revolution for me. All of her albums overall are great though.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 25, 2023 20:36:02 GMT -5
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 31, 2023 19:00:53 GMT -5
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jul 31, 2023 20:56:26 GMT -5
Oh shit I never even did this one lol I’ll have mine in soon!
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 5, 2023 19:47:23 GMT -5
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 6, 2023 17:57:53 GMT -5
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Post by Leo ✔ on Aug 6, 2023 18:15:04 GMT -5
oh I might try to do this one
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Aug 6, 2023 18:23:43 GMT -5
Yell at me if it’s not in by midnight.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 6, 2023 18:40:42 GMT -5
I guess I'd better do this today!!
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 6, 2023 19:20:28 GMT -5
oh I might try to do this one Yell at me if it’s not in by midnight. I guess I'd better do this today!! I better see y'all sliding thru!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 6, 2023 20:50:24 GMT -5
working on this now, been meaning to do it before now but kept forgetting. I'll have a list within the hour
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 21, 2023 18:09:36 GMT -5
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 21, 2024 20:50:41 GMT -5
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 21, 2024 20:56:31 GMT -5
"I'm stuck at home wishin' I could just go fishin' And throw some bait on the line You can't skip a stone where the river's all but gone And there ain't even a cloud in the sky"
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 21, 2024 20:58:48 GMT -5
The swampy vibe of "Holy Water" was a different sound for MirLam to experiment with on this track, and it reminded me stylistically a bit of Carrie's "Choctaw County Affair" that came out a few years earlier. It comes in last here due to a lack of fervor, as no one placed it in their top 5, with a pair of #6s being its highest rankings. someguy and SHOOTER lose their last place and get perfect ranks to start off.
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