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Post by born on Mar 31, 2020 2:19:23 GMT -5
Also just to make sure everyone is on the same page, you are NOT ranking the songs in the above playlist, nor are you ranking the artists based on the quality of those specific songs. Born in 1989 just threw that together so you have a reference point for what certain artists sound like if you are unsure of how to place them. You are still ranking them based on whatever artistic merits you would like, such as how good their voice is, your overall opinion of them as a person or as an artist, etc. Of course you should consider your opinion of their discography based on the songs that you know, but your ranking is not tied to specific songs necessarily. Lol Okay, let's be honest. Which one of your faves did I wrong with my picks?
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 31, 2020 2:25:57 GMT -5
Also just to make sure everyone is on the same page, you are NOT ranking the songs in the above playlist, nor are you ranking the artists based on the quality of those specific songs. Born in 1989 just threw that together so you have a reference point for what certain artists sound like if you are unsure of how to place them. You are still ranking them based on whatever artistic merits you would like, such as how good their voice is, your overall opinion of them as a person or as an artist, etc. Of course you should consider your opinion of their discography based on the songs that you know, but your ranking is not tied to specific songs necessarily. Lol Okay, let's be honest. Which one of your faves did I wrong with my picks? LMAO!!! I honestly don't even have or use Spotify, so I cannot see the list ;)
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Post by taylor on Mar 31, 2020 7:33:16 GMT -5
I had missed this thread (probably because boat refuses to add me to country tags...) and I have been cackling for a good ten minutes! at Michael Ray making the cut at 29 artists then getting cut when it became 40! But where was Russell Dickerson, Jordan Davis and Matt Stell? 😂 Looks like yall knew not to add Jason Aldean. Poor Luke Bryan too, they would've done atrocious. gurl...miss boaty isn't even hosting this thing I'm not the one that came up with the initial list, btw. (well, I mentioned a couple people for suggestion, but I didn't compile it)
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Post by fearlessarrow on Mar 31, 2020 11:49:19 GMT -5
Okay, let's be honest. Which one of your faves did I wrong with my picks? LMAO!!! I honestly don't even have or use Spotify, so I cannot see the list All you need to know is that "Independence Day" wasn't included. (I think for Martina it was "This One's for the Girls" and "I'm Gonna Love You Through It")
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Post by ClevelandRox on Mar 31, 2020 14:43:46 GMT -5
I had missed this thread (probably because boat refuses to add me to country tags...) and I have been cackling for a good ten minutes! gurl...miss boaty isn't even hosting this thing I'm not the one that came up with the initial list, btw. I've been thinking boat was the one that edits tags in the country rankdown thread, and had just never added me. 😂 Atleast it looks like it finally happened now, yay I feel included. Which of the predictable top 2 will win this, Sara Evans or Kacey Musgraves?
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 31, 2020 15:50:16 GMT -5
gurl...miss boaty isn't even hosting this thing I'm not the one that came up with the initial list, btw. I've been thinking boat was the one that edits tags in the country rankdown thread, and had just never added me. 😂 Atleast it looks like it finally happened now, yay I feel included. Which of the predictable top 2 will win this, Sara Evans or Kacey Musgraves? If Kacey Musgraves manages to finish ahead of all-time greats like Reba, George Strait, Dolly, etc. something is seriously fucked...
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Post by born on Mar 31, 2020 16:34:45 GMT -5
Is Sara Evans a favorite for the win? Not if I have a say in this
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Post by BB🌕 on Mar 31, 2020 16:46:40 GMT -5
I've been thinking boat was the one that edits tags in the country rankdown thread, and had just never added me. 😂 Atleast it looks like it finally happened now, yay I feel included. Which of the predictable top 2 will win this, Sara Evans or Kacey Musgraves? If Kacey Musgraves manages to finish ahead of all-time greats like Reba, George Strait, Dolly, etc. something is seriously f**ked... Kacey already is an all-time great :sip2:
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 31, 2020 17:32:13 GMT -5
If Kacey Musgraves manages to finish ahead of all-time greats like Reba, George Strait, Dolly, etc. something is seriously f**ked... Kacey already is an all-time great If by "all-time great" you mean she has managed to amass an unusually large multi-genre following in the last like 5 years, then sure! But she doesn't have even 10% of the catalog of somebody like Dolly, a fraction of the commercial and touring longevity of somebody like George, half the vocal interpretive skill of somebody like Reba, the vocal power of Carrie/Martina, etc. Hell, people like Dolly are literally their own brand at this point. She may get there someday of course (at least in the commercial numbers department. Unfortunately never in the vocals...), but if she wins here, it is only because of her current multi-genre following rather than her actually being "better" than every other artist in this list. She doesn't offer anything new that 90% of this list hasn't already done just as well and for longer. Other than of course being able to build a following without radio support, which is impressive but isn't exactly as impressive as something like 60 #1 hits... Lol
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 1, 2020 23:38:33 GMT -5
Is Sara Evans a favorite for the win? Not if I have a say in this The taste did not jump out.
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Post by taylor on Apr 2, 2020 8:33:57 GMT -5
Is Sara Evans a favorite for the win? Not if I have a say in this She has won literally every BotB rankdown we have had, meaning she has been declared among the ultimate artists here on Pulse. If she's not the winner in this one, she will very VERY likely be in that Top 5. Try her
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Post by born on Apr 2, 2020 8:36:54 GMT -5
I don't mind her being in the top 5! But I also can't see her making my top half :(
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 2, 2020 15:38:33 GMT -5
I don't mind her being in the top 5! But I also can't see her making my top half .indulgecountry you'd better hurry up and host those Restless and Real Fine Place rankdowns before April 8th so born can be enlightened by her best work before he tries to do her dirty here!!!
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Post by taylor on Apr 2, 2020 15:55:06 GMT -5
I don't mind her being in the top 5! But I also can't see her making my top half .indulgecountry you'd better hurry up and host those Restless and Real Fine Place rankdowns before April 8th so born can be enlightened by her best work before he tries to do her dirty here!!! i fear that one can't be educated on Sara Evans in less than a week but then again there's a slight chance it might be extended so :kii:
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 2, 2020 16:16:24 GMT -5
Here is an unpopular statement: this is a very strong list of artist and as popular as Sara Evans is I really don't think she should be in the Top 20 of this list. I expect she will be of course but I don't think she belongs higher than a lot of these other artist.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 2, 2020 17:26:05 GMT -5
I don't mind her being in the top 5! But I also can't see her making my top half .indulgecountry you'd better hurry up and host those Restless and Real Fine Place rankdowns before April 8th so born can be enlightened by her best work before he tries to do her dirty here!!! I still need to finish my Kerosene RD. I plan on doing that later today though. <3
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Post by The Pulse Monthly on Apr 3, 2020 15:54:46 GMT -5
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Apr 3, 2020 16:52:43 GMT -5
I’m going to do this but it seems like it will be very tough to choose! Looking forward to it.
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Post by someguy on Apr 3, 2020 20:32:52 GMT -5
I’ve had a list made for a couple days, but I’m just sitting on it and looking it over before I submit.
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Post by tim on Apr 3, 2020 22:57:49 GMT -5
I’ve had a list made for a couple days, but I’m just sitting on it and looking it over before I submit. Same. I’ve made three different lists so far and I still don’t think I’m satisfied with it lol. I’m probably making this harder than it needs to be, but it’s rather hard to rank someone like Patsy Cline who I hold in rather high regard to other fellow artists such as a Miranda Lambert whose career is just now entering that of being considered as legendary. Anyways, I’ll have this done in the next couple of days after a few more revisions.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Apr 4, 2020 7:15:03 GMT -5
I’ve had a list made for a couple days, but I’m just sitting on it and looking it over before I submit. Same. I’ve made three different lists so far and I still don’t think I’m satisfied with it lol. I’m probably making this harder than it needs to be, but it’s rather hard to rank someone like Patsy Cline who I hold in rather high regard to other fellow artists such as a Miranda Lambert whose career is just now entering that of being considered as legendary. Anyways, I’ll have this done in the next couple of days after a few more revisions. I did my list in one go cause I knew if I spent too much time on it I'd second guess the whole thing over and over. Regarding Patsy though, I feel that any of the legends not being top 20 in this would be just wrong. I'm expecting for example Willie to be out early but due to what he brought to the genre as a whole he should be top 20. My list is more on what I thought the individual artist brought to the genre overall than just who my favorites are. Though I will add that my Top 5 probably shouldn't be my top 5 based on that alone so like I said I'd second guess the whole list over and over again if I didn't just submit it immediately.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 4, 2020 7:54:14 GMT -5
Yeah no, Willie absolutely does NOT belong in this top 20 Has a worse vocalist ever existed???!
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Post by recordyear on Apr 4, 2020 8:29:24 GMT -5
Yeah no, Willie absolutely does NOT belong in this top 20 Has a worse vocalist ever existed???! Yes. Gary LeVox.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 4, 2020 8:37:19 GMT -5
Yeah no, Willie absolutely does NOT belong in this top 20 Has a worse vocalist ever existed???! Yes. Gary LeVox. Gary LeVox may not have a tone that everyone finds enjoyable, but he clearly has enough vocal skill to sing two notes in a row without losing power or sounding like he's about to fall over. Even when he was young, poor Willie didn't have that ability.
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Post by tim on Apr 4, 2020 8:53:31 GMT -5
Gary LeVox may not have a tone that everyone finds enjoyable, but he clearly has enough vocal skill to sing two notes in a row without losing power or sounding like he's about to fall over. Even when he was young, poor Willie didn't have that ability. Hmm, well all I can say to this is that I'm approaching the rankdown keeping in mind the overall legacy of the artist and the impact that they've had on the genre as a whole. I don't think anyone has ever argued that Willie is a great vocalist, but there's no denying the fact that he's left an indelible legacy that very few of the artists in this list can ever match. If we want to do a rankdown based solely on who is the best country vocalist I'm game, but that's not how I'm approaching this particular one.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 4, 2020 9:44:25 GMT -5
I just did my rankings based on how much I like each artist. Taking into account vocals, output, consistency, longevity, legacy, how much I agree with their personal life, etc. Isn't the point of this rankdown to see which icon we collectively like the most? Everybody here is an icon who has had a significant impact on the genre, so it's kinda pointless to rank based on who was "most influential". They already had to cross the "influential" threshold to even be included in this rankdown.
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Post by tim on Apr 4, 2020 12:10:58 GMT -5
I just did my rankings based on how much I like each artist. Taking into account vocals, output, consistency, longevity, legacy, how much I agree with their personal life, etc. Isn't the point of this rankdown to see which icon we collectively like the most?. Oh for sure I'll be ranking the artists based on how much I like them more or less...you only drew my ire because you messed with my Willie lol
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 4, 2020 22:29:34 GMT -5
I just did my rankings based on how much I like each artist. Taking into account vocals, output, consistency, longevity, legacy, how much I agree with their personal life, etc. Isn't the point of this rankdown to see which icon we collectively like the most?. Oh for sure I'll be ranking the artists based on how much I like them more or less...you only drew my ire because you messed with my Willie lol {Spoiler} I thought you liked it when people messed with your willie....
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Post by taylor on Apr 4, 2020 22:46:29 GMT -5
Oh for sure I'll be ranking the artists based on how much I like them more or less...you only drew my ire because you messed with my Willie lol {Spoiler} I thought you liked it when people messed with your willie.... this is a family show
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Apr 5, 2020 12:54:22 GMT -5
Oh for sure I'll be ranking the artists based on how much I like them more or less...you only drew my ire because you messed with my Willie lol {Spoiler} I thought you liked it when people messed with your willie....
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