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Post by Red on Aug 4, 2020 20:59:09 GMT -5
I think "Mad World" wins, though I could see a handful of songs here winning ("Talk Talk", "Slumlord", and "Talking Straight" would be the other possibilities I'm thinking of, though I guess Kraftwerk could be a dark horse, maybe).
Rammstein will be bottom ten. I just hope they're not last. Other than that, I'm not sure what else will be there.
As for high SDs...I don't know, maybe Grimes, since she's always a high SD magnet. Maybe Airiel. Maybe TBS?
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Aug 5, 2020 0:59:59 GMT -5
I love that heavy hitter PULSE hit list. These revels will be very interesting
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Post by Albie on Aug 5, 2020 13:10:11 GMT -5
Oh damn. Tag me in reveals please.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 15:51:26 GMT -5
warning: this list was v stacked, so many of these may be wrong lmao
top 10: Something to Remember Me By, Mad World, Electricity, Black and White Town, Talk Talk, VTr, Lannoy Point seem like good bets. In Your Room would be sweet to see in the top 10, too
bottom 10: Powerless, Godstar, Violence...? i'm much more iffy about these, wouldn't be surprised if any of those 3 escaped bottom 10 too
high SDs: In Your Room because long, Blackest Eyes, Major Tom?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:10:04 GMT -5
Time to begin this! We're still at 20 participants, by the way. #40 is the 8th lowest SD.
It spent only one ranking outside the bottom 10 before being tanked and spending the last 14 lists in last place.
We're losing just 1 top 10, but we're losing 9 bottom 10s, which are all bottom 5s, including 3 #40s.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:14:32 GMT -5
Well, for sure, this is the most "generic" sounding song on the list, but then again, this song simply has a lot of sentimental value for me
Congrats to gates, peace & aero on the PPP's at #40 though
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:17:22 GMT -5
It's actually a bit of a miracle that this is only barely in my top ten. I thought it would be a lock for my top five.
Screw it, I'll say it: This is LP's best song post-2004, at least top three.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:18:05 GMT -5
#39 has a similar story as #40, but was always bottom 10-bound. It spent the last 12 lists at #39. 10th lowest SD.
We're losing just 1 top 10 again, but 3 more top 20s. 13 bottom 10s provided opposition - the highest total of the entire rankdown.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:22:05 GMT -5
Kind of a wrongfully forgotten act of the 80s, the lead singer's unhealthy obsession with the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones supposedly inspired this song
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 5, 2020 17:23:13 GMT -5
well that sucks
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:24:30 GMT -5
This was pretty decent, but it fell by the wayside as I listened to move song.
I've liked what I've heard from Psychic TV, though, so perhaps I should check out some more of their songs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:24:52 GMT -5
We're jumping up by a lot, since #38 is nearly two FULL rankings ahead of #39.
It spent a few lists outside the bottom 10. We're losing 3 top 10s this time, including a HIGH top 5.
8 bottom 10s, including 6 bottom 5s (of which 2 are #40s) are also shed here.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:28:18 GMT -5
Solid classic pop-punk from the mid 2000s
Something had to be my last place despite the fact I love all these songs - sorry AI!
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 5, 2020 17:29:56 GMT -5
I put this in at 40 before listening, but it surprised me a bit...so had to move it up
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:31:28 GMT -5
TBS, for me, are very hit or miss, more often miss. This is probably in the latter category, but it's better than most of the misses.
In this rankdown, though, it didn't have a chance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:31:58 GMT -5
#37 is one of the only three songs to spend the entire rankdown in the bottom 10.
Just 1 top 10 is lost here - and the person has already lost one -, but 5 more people ranked it top 20.
2 more #40s are eliminated here, along with 9 total bottom 10s.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 5, 2020 17:32:05 GMT -5
I put this in at 40 before listening bruv why would you admit to doing that lmao
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:36:39 GMT -5
Covers are always an iffy thing to do, but this is a superb, glossy take on an 80s classic. I prefer STG's English version over Schilling's, though I still might prefer the original in German.
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:38:43 GMT -5
This is a good cover. I just have a massive soft spot for the original, and though I love STG, their version will always be second.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:40:30 GMT -5
Alright, things have been rather quiet so far. Time to kick it up a notch.
3rd highest SD coming right up at #36. Why the high SD, well:
4 top 10s, including a #1 vs 12 bottom 10s
This song got off to an extremely rough start, but crawled out of its hole and even spent a few lists outside the bottom 10, before getting dumped right back in and stabilizing around the mid 30s.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 5, 2020 17:41:06 GMT -5
I put this in at 40 before listening bruv why would you admit to doing that lmao was never a fan of TBS...I always order the songs based on memory 1st...then listen, then adjust rankings
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:44:51 GMT -5
One of my favourite songs from this band, who I have not ever fully gotten into after their first exceptional album
My condolences, samo🦕
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Aug 5, 2020 17:45:48 GMT -5
I love The Killers...but this was...subpar by their standards
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Post by Albie on Aug 5, 2020 17:46:54 GMT -5
I can always count on AI's rankings for us old folks lol. What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost? would have been in my top 5 also.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Aug 5, 2020 17:47:08 GMT -5
I overrated JAG a little in Apted's rankdown
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:47:48 GMT -5
Well, this is out significantly earlier than I expected.
I do like this, but I wasn't a huge fan of the Killers' post-2010 work for a while.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:48:29 GMT -5
#35 is, honestly, an unremarkable, middling SD reveal.
It only spent the first two movements outside the bottom 10, before hovering around the mid to low 30s for the rest of the way.
2 top 10s are lost here, including one for someone who's having a hard time early on. 6 more top 20s provided some good support to this song, but 10 bottom 10s were deciding in this song's fate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:52:12 GMT -5
Most assuredly the most obscure band in this rankdown - these guys saw a glimpse of popularity here in Canada in the early 2000s. Excellent, well-crafted indie rock that can definitely stand up to this band's more popular equivalents.
This was also actually one of the first music videos I ever got familiar with as a kid when I first started getting into music
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Post by Red on Aug 5, 2020 17:53:27 GMT -5
Out of every song in my bottom ten, this is the one I feel like I underranked a bit. I'm not sure what I would have put in the bottom ten instead, but this doesn't feel right being there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:54:26 GMT -5
#34 spent almost the entire rankdown in the bottom 10. Not much is to be said about this reveal, apart from a lone top 5 and 7 bottom 10s. Most of the rankings are actually in the 20-30 range.
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