LBTrocks
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Post by LBTrocks on Jun 23, 2024 22:24:44 GMT -5
Love Jenna, and "Darlin" is a bop!
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 24, 2024 0:37:26 GMT -5
Last call! Almost wrapped with March reveals so April reveals are looking to begin later this week.
The Playlist: (Runtime 1 hr. 46 min.) 1. 21 Days - Sara Evans 2. Baby Daddy's Weekend - Elle King 3. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey 4. Country House - Sam Hunt 5. Drinkin' Buddies - Lee Brice, Nate Smith, Hailey Whitters 6. Everything I Need - Chayce Beckham 7. Forever to Me - Cole Swindell 8. Good Graces - Tyler Halverson 9. Have Your Beer - MacKenzie Porter 10. Heatin' Things Up - Josh Turner 11. Hollywood - Nate Smith 12. I Ain't a Cowgirl - Tiera Kennedy 13. I Ain't Crazy - Erin Kinsey 14. I'd Call Grandpa - Dillon Carmichael 15. I Know She Hung the Moon - Clay Walker 16. I Never Lie - Zach Top 17. Jesus Saves - Riley Green 18. Love You, Miss You, Mean It - Luke Bryan 19. Never Been Over - Darius Rucker, Jennifer Nettles 20. Out of the Bluegrass - Anne Wilson 21. Put It in a Song - Trisha Yearwood 22. Scary Love - Mickey Guyton 23. Settling's for Dust - Walker County 24. Seven Sisters - Ian Munsick 25. Southern Accents - Dolly Parton 26. Take Me Back - Tyler Hubbard 27. Uh-huh (Aja) - Frank Ray 28. When I'm Gone - Emily Ann Roberts 29. Whiskey Blues - Tanner Adell 30. Wind Up Missin' You - Tucker Wetmore 31. Woman Outta Love - Kylie Frey 32. Would If I Could - ERNEST, Lainey Wilson
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nuggie99
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Post by nuggie99 on Jun 24, 2024 11:14:49 GMT -5
Jolene-- Nope, not for me. Didn't like Chevrolet, don't like this. However, did hear about Joe who went on the Beyoncé diet? Now, Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe Lean.
Cardinal-- This song is nice musically and is well written, however, it's folky and breezy (if that term makes since) and not my brand of country at all.
Fiddle in the Band-- This was ok. Agree with recordyear, 808s and fiddle shouldn't be a surprise to anyone (I'm more about New Balance 608s, bit that's just me)
Straight to My Heart-- This was pretty good. I like Lauren Watkins, need a little more time with Graham Barham, but he seems pretty good (I wish his last name was pronounce Buh-ram instead of Bar-uhm so I could sing Black Betty...)(I am a terrible person)
The Sun Don't Shine Anymore in Acapulco-- This is 80s/90s country that I love. The instruments were good, the lyrics were good, the singing was good. Oh yeah.
Darlin'-- Yeah, this is good stuff. Jenna Paulette the real deal.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2024 2:32:52 GMT -5
7. "The Architect" - Kacey Musgraves
Total: 183
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining} 28th of June Barely a Two Lane Road Called Crazy Nicotine Pride Slow Dance
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2024 2:34:51 GMT -5
Kacey Musgraves' second offering from Deeper Well fared a bit better as "The Architect" confidently made the top 10 here. This reflective song about the demiurge fits into a smooth groove, and went over well enough to get high marks in the top 10 from roughly half of our participant pool, notably a #1 from zaclord 🌈 and a pair of #2s from Kris Kringle and tim. OTOH, two posters put it bottom 10.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2024 2:40:07 GMT -5
6. "Slow Dance" - Scotty McCreery
Total: 180
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining} 28th of June Barely a Two Lane Road Called Crazy Nicotine Pride
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 25, 2024 2:43:00 GMT -5
Scotty McCreery delivered another neotraditional country gem in this pre-release cut from his latest LP, Rise & Fall. "Slow Dance" missed out on the top 5 by a mere 1-point margin, shut out by the women this month as the final male act standing. He did very well though with a #1 from kw9461, and an impressive tally of eight additional top 10s. But a trio of bottom 10s weighed it down just enough to dance it right out of the top 5.
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recordyear
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Post by recordyear on Jun 25, 2024 4:43:33 GMT -5
Fast forward to three months after impacting and The Architect didn't even enter country airplay chart. What a shame.
Slow Dance is decent but that poor production is a bummer.
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nuggie99
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Post by nuggie99 on Jun 25, 2024 10:22:29 GMT -5
The Architect-- Pretty much same as Cardinal, not my brand of country.
Slow Dance-- Knowing that my play list was in alphabetical order, after Pride finished up, Slow Dance kicks off and I'm "is that Slow Dance already?" It was, and this IS my brand of country.
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kamala 2024 truther
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jun 25, 2024 11:52:08 GMT -5
Not at all surprised that “The Architect” didn’t even so much as chart on the country airplay chart—their loss, she doesn’t need them clearly. It should’ve certainly been in the Top 5 here though; it’s such a gorgeous and thought-provoking song.
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🌺CountryLineDancer
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jun 25, 2024 13:52:35 GMT -5
“The Architect” is easily by far the best song from Kacey in the last two albums. Shame it did not do anything on the radio.
"Straight To My Heart" is also one of my fav releases this year so far. The melody is on fire, and I like both Graham and Lauren. I can see Graham becoming big at some point, and Lauren definitely deserves a radio single, so I thought this song would be a good fit. No complaint if Big Loud ends up sending a solo single from her album tho.
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LBTrocks
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Post by LBTrocks on Jun 26, 2024 14:09:02 GMT -5
I’m not digging Kacey’s new music.
Scotty has been coming out with some FANTASTIC music lately, hot damn!
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 21:33:25 GMT -5
5. "Called Crazy" - Kassi Ashton
Total: 179
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining} 28th of June Barely a Two Lane Road Nicotine Pride
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 21:35:20 GMT -5
Kassi Ashton brings a brand of soulfulness to the country genre and has been slowly building on her success with each release, and "Called Crazy" struck the biggest chord yet. It narrowly makes the top 5 over Scotty, thanks in part to a whopping firewall of #2 ranks, with four of us giving her the distinction (myself included). Only four outlier bottom-half ranks came in for her here.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 22:12:03 GMT -5
4. "Nicotine" - Ella Langley
Total: 176
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining} 28th of June Barely a Two Lane Road Pride
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 22:13:42 GMT -5
Ella Langley continues to be another Pulse favorite from the new girlies who have yet to have a true "chance" at mainstream play. Thankfully her debut album is set to come out soon! "Nicotine" clicked big for tim who put it as his #1, while over half the participant pool put it top 10. She only had a lone bottom 10 rank, too.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 22:36:42 GMT -5
3. "Barely a Two Lane Road" - Catie Offerman
Total: 173
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Songs Remaining} 28th of June Barely a Two Lane Road Pride
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 22:38:21 GMT -5
Even more of a Pulse fave among the new girlies is Catie Offerman, who already has a win under her belt ("OK Cowboy" in October 2023) and last placed in the runner-up spot back in January with "Sound of Missing You." She slides down one further spot as she comes in third this time with "Barely a Two Lane Road." Another song reveal with only one bottom 10 rank, while George Strait Junkie is the latest to lose his #1 rank. Over half of us put this top 10 so it was quite popular!
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recordyear
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Post by recordyear on Jun 26, 2024 22:40:35 GMT -5
Catie Offerman, like Jenna Paulette, feels like a consistent artist in this series, but without anything aside from loose singles. Not even an EP lol
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 22:51:21 GMT -5
Catie Offerman, like Jenna Paulette, feels like a consistent artist in this series, but without anything aside from loose singles. Not even an EP lol I'm glad they've allowed her to consistently release singles, but it'd be nice if we could get an EP at some point, or hell even a full album would be nice! 🤞
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Post by tim on Jun 26, 2024 22:57:58 GMT -5
Oof! Definitely shading myself for ranking Catie Offerman so low especially after just seeing her with King George in College Station. While I’d certainly place her much higher now, this one just didn’t initially click with me for whatever reason. I probably just didn’t spend enough time with it.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 23:22:11 GMT -5
1. "28th of June" - Megan Moroney
Total: 144 2. "Pride" - Sara Evans
Total: 172
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2024 23:22:40 GMT -5
...and there ya have it! Pulse's Country Queen™️ of choice, Sara Evans, falls to country's new rising star Megan Moroney in the battle of the heartbreak songs. "Pride," a largely sparsely produced but sharply-written look at her own crumbling marriage at the hands of abuse, secures the silver spot by a small margin of just 1 point over Catie's tune that landed in third. "28th of June" (ironically two days from the time of this win... maybe I should've waited till Friday, lol) is a really somber ode to an anniversary that... no longer comes, because she's single now. It's honestly a rather depressing top 2 in terms of song inspiration, lol. But it goes to show just how much we love a good classic country music weeper! Megan won with a pretty confident lead of nearly 30 points, an even wider one than when she secured the dub in January with "No Caller ID." Megan nabbed a pair of #1s from kluen and Kris Kringle, while Sara yielded four #1s from myself, bboat11, castleoblivion26, and kamala 2024 truther. Sara did have a pair of bottom 10s, while Megan's lowest rank was merely a pair of #18s from castleoblivion26 and kamala 2024 truther (a bit ironically since they put "Pride" at the top of their lists, lol). At any rate, fantastic top 2 imo!
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recordyear
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Post by recordyear on Jun 27, 2024 0:19:07 GMT -5
Now some thoughts towards other songs:
5. Sounds slightly overproduced to me. 4. You can sing the chorus of Watermelon Moonshine to this one without much problem. I have heard Lainey Wilson comparisons online and while I don't think they are that similar, the comparison somewhat holds true for this. 2. The grand ballad album statement kind of song that she did good now and then, though I still don't get much about her mentality regarding the situation after listening to the album. 1. No Caller ID is solid but this is just ok. The piano ballad feels like Chinese pop music to me which I have outgrown from.
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 27, 2024 2:55:00 GMT -5
Megan Moroney has been putting out some incredible music lately! I'm actually really excited for her album after not even taking a second look at her previous one!
I'm impressed that Sara made the top 2 with a song that is honestly a LOT more polarizing than anything else on the album should be. Time for "21 Days" to snatch her the crown for the first time?!!?!?!?!
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kw9461
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Post by kw9461 on Jun 27, 2024 14:48:45 GMT -5
Kind of a disappointing conclusion this month. I know Pulse stans for Sara (and I'm a huge fan of the music from her prime), but "Pride" just wasn't very good musically. Compelling story, but I just didn't enjoy listening to it all that much. I've liked most of Megan Moroney's output so far (and she put on a solid show when I saw her live), but she's getting a little overrated in these rankdowns. I'm usually a sucker for a piano ballad with a good melody, but "28th of June" is just soooo over-wrought that I couldn't put it in my top 10.
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LBTrocks
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Post by LBTrocks on Jun 27, 2024 15:07:25 GMT -5
“Called Crazy” is AMAZING as is Kassi Ashton in general. So glad to see her make top 5 here! Although it didn’t make my top 10, I still quite like “28th of June”! - it’s very pretty and the lyrics hit. There is something about the lyric ‘Today would’ve been a day that we’d celebrate, but now it’s just another Tuesday’ that always make me tear up when I hear it. It’s a pretty simple lyric, but damn it packs such an emotional punch for me. Obvi I wanted Sara to win over Megan tho lol, “Pride” is a bop and a half and Sara sounds great. So good to have new music from Sara! Thanks for hosting again .indulgecountry !
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recordyear
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Post by recordyear on Jun 27, 2024 17:47:17 GMT -5
Obvi I wanted Sara to win over Megan tho lol, “Pride” is a bop and a half and Sara sounds great. How is a ballad a bop?
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Post by austin on Jun 27, 2024 18:05:40 GMT -5
Obvi I wanted Sara to win over Megan tho lol, “Pride” is a bop and a half and Sara sounds great. How is a ballad a bop? A much as I love Sara, maybe because I “bop” my Spotify to the next song as soon as it starts. “21 Days” is a real bop and a half.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 28, 2024 14:39:39 GMT -5
Obvi I wanted Sara to win over Megan tho lol, “Pride” is a bop and a half and Sara sounds great. How is a ballad a bop? How does Megan Moroney's country ballad sound like "Chinese pop music"?
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