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Post by lipe on Oct 5, 2020 11:13:30 GMT -5
I love "Southbound" but I totally get why it's out. The top10 that I lost was "Somethin' Bad" though, but I'm also not surprised about that one, it wasn't well-received by fans. But I was so addicted to that song back then.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 11:26:09 GMT -5
“Mama’s Song” was robbed :’( Btw I don’t see my ranking for “Southbound”!Of course you didn't. That's what I get for trying to reveal at a fast and orderly pace Fixed! For the record everyone, he also placed it correctly at #26.
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Post by born on Oct 5, 2020 11:45:28 GMT -5
Hehe no worries! I, too, am beyond confused and surprised to see "Love Wins" escape the bottom 5.
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Post by musicfan134 on Oct 5, 2020 17:04:43 GMT -5
I would argue Carnival Ride does the "best" at coming out with a cohesive sound while still being made of mostly quality songs. I think Cry Pretty, Some Hearts and Blown Away all have higher highs, but they also have lower lows. Carnival Ride, meanwhile, is more consistently "good" with fewer mediocre songs (Wheel of the World, The More Boys I Meet and Last Name are the only ones that come to mind for "not so great" songs, and they aren't even THAT bad) but Carnival Ride also has fewer "GREAT" songs.
Personally (and perhaps selfishly) I would rather have albums that have a few A+ songs even if there are mediocre songs on each album as opposed to an album full of B and C tier songs. I rarely go out of my way to listen to songs from Carnival Ride because...none of them strike me. But I'll go out of my way to listen to songs like JTTW, Wasted, TNB(LGO), BA, DYTAM, WAW, Low, DA, Backsliding, and EUWY.
Storyteller is kind of an interesting example. I think Storyteller has cohesion...so much that I think all of the songs (with the exceptions of Heartbeat, Chaser and Relapse) sound more or less the same. In the case of ST, its cohesion actually works AGAINST it IMO.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2020 18:55:06 GMT -5
Kanenrá:ke agreed about the cohesion of Storyteller vs. Cry Pretty. I, too, think Storyteller is her tightest and most consistently strong album to date, while Cry Pretty is basically the opposite for me. The highs on it are collectively better than Play On, so it might be a half-step above that record, but that's the only album I'd even consider ranking below CP. I'm really ready for her to usher in her next studio era and for it to hopefully be 1) much stronger in quality and 2) get her back to having smash hits again.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 19:55:52 GMT -5
I had a wonderful 20th birthday and celebrated safely, and now it's time to continue these reveals. Gather round, y'all!
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 20:10:42 GMT -5
Sometimes it takes a lot of faith To keep believing there will come a day When the tears and the sadness, the pain and the hate The struggle, this madness, will all fade away, yeah
I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers And I, I believe we're made to be here for each other And we'll never fall if we walk hand in hand Put a world that seems broken together again
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 20:19:19 GMT -5
Leaving first tonight, at #25, is "Love Wins." Many people were stunned to see this one escape the bottom 5, but as you can see, it only barely did so! This loss is substantial for some, who lose Top 20s, and particularly for dgarcia3377 who loses their #3! Sorry to you! I absolutely love this anthem. It means so incredibly much to me. However, to her entire career, it just does not hold a candle. It was released as Cry Pretty's second single on August 31, 2018 and hit radio that September...what a terrible choice that was, when UMG knew there were songs like "Low" and "Ghosts on the Stereo" sitting right there waiting. And radio didn't warm too much to it either: it peaked at #11 on the BB Country Airplay chart, becoming the first single of her entire career to miss the Top 10 and breaking her historic streak of 27 consecutive Top 10 hits that she'd had going since Jesus took the wheel. God, was I bitter that week lol. And as much as I love LW, I also happen to think this song has been done a bit better by Carrie with the likes of "So Small" and "There's a Place for Us." This loss means that Cry Pretty and Play On have both accumulated two hits to their respective forts! Which album will continue on? You'll just have to keep on watching to find out!
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Oct 5, 2020 20:24:10 GMT -5
I’m still utterly confused by “Love Wins” not smashing. Sure, it’s cheesy (hence my #27 rank), but it’s catchy and still a whole lot better than a lot of the other stuff on the radio these days...
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2020 20:27:38 GMT -5
It was released as Cry Pretty's second single on August 31, 2018 and hit radio that September...what a terrible choice that was, when UMG knew there were songs like "Low" and "Ghosts on the Stereo" sitting right there waiting. Despite my fondness for "Love Wins", I do agree that it likely didn't make for a great single especially as the mid-term elections were just right around the corner. We've never been more polarized as a country and therefore I think that actually ended up hindering this one quite a bit at radio. This is just another example of how mismanaged the entire Cry Pretty era was which can be traced all the way back to even when the album cover was released. After the title track they should've gone with "Low" or "Ghosts on the Stereo" if not both.
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2020 20:34:01 GMT -5
Speaking of "Ghosts on the Stereo", I wonder how that one will fare in the 2010's Ladies of Country rankdown??? I guess you'll have to wait and see ;)
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 20:35:41 GMT -5
Today, I woke up, thinkin' 'bout Elvis, somewhere in Vegas I'm not sure How I got here, or how this ring on my left hand just appeared Outta nowhere, I gotta go, take the chips, and the Pinto, and hit the road They say what happens here, stays here, All of this will disappear, but there's just one little problem...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2020 20:44:40 GMT -5
"Love Wins" is overhated imo, probably partly because it was a huge blow to her country radio momentum, but I've always thought it was a nice enough little jam. Love the anthemic chorus, the way the BGVs are layered, and the production that feels like a nod to "Something in the Water," which I loved.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 20:45:30 GMT -5
We begin to chip away at Carrie's early days as her second album Carnival Ride becomes the third to take a hit with the departure of "Last Name." This song is just...a total mess lol. It's the one song from Carrie Underwood that I truly dislike. Not only is it BHC 2 (which is very blatantly obvious as Sony went so far as to make the music video for this one a direct sequel to BHC), but any enjoyment I've ever had of it gets tanked to hell when that last minute or so comes rolling on by. That's not singing to me...it sounds more like she's screaming and it makes my ears bleed. That said it was a very easy last place for me and I'm glad to see I'm not alone as toomuchboy also placed it there. This song was released to radio as the album's third single on April 8, 2008 (by then this song had been charting for over a month) and hit the top of the Country Airplay chart in just 13 weeks, the fastest climb of Carrie's career. This was her fifth consecutive #1 on the BB Country Airplay chart, making Carrie the first female artist to do so since Rosanne Cash in 1987-89. On the Hot 100, "Last Name" peaked at #19, becoming the second Top 20 there from Carnival Ride, and Carrie's fifth Top 20 there overall. At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Carrie won her third consecutive trophy with this song, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. To date it has sold over 1.3 million copies, becoming one of the biggest hits of her career.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Oct 5, 2020 20:48:27 GMT -5
I loved “Last Name” when it was out. Now it just seems to be one of the 3-4 go-to Carrie song for all of the country radio stations I listen to.
A funny video though IMO and it is an enjoyable tune.
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Post by musicfan134 on Oct 5, 2020 20:49:26 GMT -5
We begin to chip away at Carrie's early days as her second album Carnival Ride becomes the third to take a hit with the departure of "Last Name." This song is just...a total mess lol. It's the one song from Carrie Underwood that I truly dislike. Not only is it BHC 2 (which is very blatantly obvious as Sony went so far as to make the music video for this one a direct sequel to BHC), but any enjoyment I've ever had of it gets tanked to hell when that last minute or so comes rolling on by. That's not singing to me...it sounds more like she's screaming and it makes my ears bleed. That said it was a very easy last place for me and I'm glad to see I'm not alone as toomuchboy also placed it there. This song was released to radio as the album's second single on April 8, 2008 (by then this song had been charting for over a month) and hit the top of the Country Airplay chart in just 13 weeks, the fastest climb of Carrie's career. This was her fifth consecutive #1 on the BB Country Airplay chart, making Carrie the first female artist to do so since Rosanne Cash in 1987-89. On the Hot 100, "Last Name" peaked at #19, becoming the second Top 20 there from Carnival Ride, and Carrie's fifth Top 20 there overall. At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Carrie won her third consecutive trophy with this song, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. To date it has sold over 1.3 million copies, becoming one of the biggest hits of her career. *Third single. If I remember correctly, didn't they pull the plug on AAG by releasing this early to allow someone else a No. 1? How disappointing. AAG was a much better single than this.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2020 20:50:10 GMT -5
"Last Name" has elements to it that I love -- I've always been drawn in by the opening chords and the way she delivers the first verse is great, especially the way she goes up on the 'not proud of' line. That said, the song becomes a chore to listen to by the back-half with her over-singing and borderline shouting. I can do it in small does here and there, but I rarely seek it out and I still feel the effects of its overplay from it being a single. Most of my faves from Carnival Ride were sadly left on the cutting room floor.
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2020 20:51:09 GMT -5
At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Carrie won her third consecutive trophy with this song, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. To date it has sold over 1.3 million copies, becoming one of the biggest hits of her career. I had to go back to see what other artists and songs she was up against, and y'all I'm aghast. She somehow beat out the likes pf Lee Ann Womack's "Last Call" and Trisha's "This Is Me You're Talking To"! LeAnn Rimes was also nominated for "What I Cannot Change" along with "For These Times" by Martina. It goes without saying that I think that award went to the wrong song that year. I agree that "Last Name" is just all around a mess and has always been an instant radio changer for me.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 20:53:50 GMT -5
At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Carrie won her third consecutive trophy with this song, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. To date it has sold over 1.3 million copies, becoming one of the biggest hits of her career. I had to go back to see what other artists and songs she was up against, and y'all I'm aghast. She somehow beat out the likes pf Lee Ann Womack's "Last Call" and Trisha's "This Is Me You're Talking To"! LeAnn Rimes was also nominated for "What I Cannot Change" along with "For These Times" by Martina. It goes without saying that I think that award went to the wrong song that year. I agree that "Last Name" is just all around a mess and has always been an instant radio changer for me. Oh, she beat out THAT song from Trisha? Damn. Trisha deserved.
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Post by lipe on Oct 5, 2020 20:58:22 GMT -5
I know "Love Wins" is cheesy/cliché, but it's still a very needed message and I love the melody. It has a chorus that makes me want to sing along to. Oh and happy birthday kamala 2024 truther
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 21:05:50 GMT -5
She's a small-town, hard-working woman just trying to make a living Working three jobs, feeding four little mouths in a run-down kitchen When you never taking nothing and doing nothing but giving
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2020 21:12:15 GMT -5
"Smoke Break" is way too low. </3
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 21:13:59 GMT -5
Storyteller now becomes the fourth album to take a hit as it loses its first single, "Smoke Break," at #23. This song was released as such in August 2015 and became a smash hit. It broke the record at the time for most first-week adds at country radio (145 on Mediabase and 159 on BB). It wound up peaking at #2 on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Carrie's 20th Top 2 single. It also debuted and peaked at #43 on the Hot 100. I was all about this song when it was first released. I remember being surprised the single was even coming out as I'd had no clue Carrie'd be releasing an album so soon after the Greatest Hits set and maternity leave. I'd actually play this song every Friday after a long school week lol. Eventually though, time wore on and this song hasn't aged as well over the years. I still like it, but not as much as the others on here and certainly not enough that I've often ever revisited it anymore outside of a spin of its entire parent album. Sorry to you George Strait Junkie for losing your #2!!!
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2020 21:18:33 GMT -5
This is definitely the most frustrating and disappointing loss thus far and it comes way too soon. "Smoke Break" is a jam and I've never understood why the Carrie stans on Pulse aren't fans of it for the most part.
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Post by Sugar Rush on Oct 5, 2020 21:18:34 GMT -5
Sugar Rush is out a tad bit too early, it’s one of her best written songs... but I see why some people don’t like it though. It isn’t that catchy upon first lesson as her other hits are.
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Post by tim on Oct 5, 2020 21:21:01 GMT -5
Sugar Rush is out a tad bit too early, it’s one of her best written songs... but I see why some people don’t like it though.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 5, 2020 21:23:49 GMT -5
Yeah, I know it might sound bad But sometimes I need a sugar rush
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Post by fearlessarrow on Oct 5, 2020 21:29:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I know it might sound bad But sometimes I need a sugar rush This sounds like my version of "Smoke Break" lol, I rely on sugar way too much
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Oct 5, 2020 21:31:31 GMT -5
If I got down on my knees and told you I was yours forever Would you get down on yours too and take my hand?
Would we get that old time feelin', would we laugh and talk for hours The way we did when our love first began?
Would you tell me that you'd missed me too and that you've been so lonely And you waited for the day that I return. And we'd live in love forever and that I'm your one and only
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Post by lipe on Oct 5, 2020 21:37:53 GMT -5
All my lows are still in, I-
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