taylor
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Post by taylor on Feb 15, 2022 20:35:56 GMT -5
I had completely forgotten all about this, so the extra time is much appreciated! I’ll get my list in.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 11:57:38 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 18:50:25 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 18:52:13 GMT -5
Lauren Alaina kicks things off, probably a bit unsurprising, with "Run". I think this being the newest song here probably did not help it plus can it really hold a candle to the other 10 songs. While I do love this song it stood no chance here.
Will post #10 shortly and then gonna be taking a break but will back in a little bit to reveal the remaining
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 19:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 20:21:03 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 22:12:38 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 22:33:44 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 6, 2022 22:46:24 GMT -5
since no one is around I'm gonna finish the Top 6 tomorrow. Any predictions on how this one ends?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 6, 2022 22:58:20 GMT -5
"Next Boyfriend" being out as early as it was is a damn travesty.
That said, we've still got 6 amazing songs left so I don't even really care what wins. All are bangers imo. I think Patty Loveless might take the crown though... but she does have half the songs remaining, so maybe that's a cheap guess, lol.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 21:30:48 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 21:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2022 21:43:22 GMT -5
I should comment on the start of this, since I'm around for once!!!
I do like "Run", but it just feels kinda out of place in a "best of" list like this one. As is almost universally the case with the songs from the modern playlists vs. the '90s/'00s ones. She can hold her own against the songs of now, but it's by no means a historical best, lol.
Surprised to see myself be the highest ranker for Mark Chesnutt! "She Was" is not the flashiest song in the world, but it is still a very pleasant listen. I've been glad to get closer to his music in various rank downs through the years!
"Next Boyfriend", see a lot of my thoughts from Lauren's last song. It's a strong contender for 2016, not an all-time great country song. Probably a career highlight for Lauren, but a career highlight for a '10s artist pales in comparison to even a moderate song from the '90s/'00s, lol.
Again surprised to see myself be the highest ranker for Mindy McCready! I'm hardly familiar with her at all, but this one hit right when listening to this playlist!
Glad to see "Simple Life" bow out next. I love Carolyn Dawn Johnson, but "Simple Life" sounds so poorly produced these days. It's like her label gutted her budget after her debut album, lol.
"Nothin' But The Wheel" is one that I continue to be an outlier on. I do like it well enough to enjoy it without skipping it, but as a song it is far from one of my favorites from Patty, and has almost zero defining or memorable qualities...
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 21:47:05 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2022 21:47:41 GMT -5
"The Trouble With The Truth" is another one that I have historically been an outlier on, although it has grown on me a bit lately. Still, Patty has SO many bangers, and we keep getting her literal most boring singles in this series, lol. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see them keep being successful for her!
In other news, yay, the correct Patty song survived the longest!!!! "I Don't Want To Feel Like That" is one of my favorites of her album tracks!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2022 21:50:42 GMT -5
Oh wow, seeing what was left last night, I kinda thought LeAnn might be a contender for the victory!! Keeping things very interesting "Some People" is a stellar vocal from her, so it always gets brownie points for that! I'm excited to see how it does in her album series! I think the top 3 is my top 3? Really can't go wrong with any of these! But I'm going to predict Patty bows out first, with the victory coming down to a showdown between Martina and Carrie!!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 21:56:20 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2022 22:02:28 GMT -5
So Martina gets the shame of being the #3 finisher in the rankdown of #3 finishers 😂 I had good feelings for how "Be That Way" was going to perform here, since most of her usual tankers didn't participate this time around. Would have loved to see her sneak out another random top 2 placement thanks to this series, "Keeping My Distance"-style! Lol. "Be That Way" is one of her most iconic album tracks, overshadowed only by the fact that she has had so many iconic album tracks in addition to it. It's hard to argue with how the Evolution era panned out, but I would have loved to see this be a single instead of "Still Holding On", or maybe even "Valentine".
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 22:06:20 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 7, 2022 22:08:41 GMT -5
Thank you everyone for participating. Kinda flew through these final reveals due to having a migraine so I do want to apologize for that.
Not gonna lie as much as I love "Spinning Bottles" I was really rooting for either Patty or Martina to take this. That said I do love "Spinning Bottles" so not upset by any means, it was my #4 after all.
Look to see the next 2 Shuffles opened sometime this week or upcoming weekend.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2022 22:23:41 GMT -5
Very pleasantly surprised to see "I Don't Want To Feel Like That" be such a strong contender here! That one has a very unique vibe to it that I can't quite get enough of. It's definitely going to be one of my highest songs when I finally get around to doing her album tracks rd, spoiler alert! That being said, I could also understand someone finding it to be underwhelming for the same reasons that I find something like "Trouble With The Truth" to be underwhelming, so I'm thrilled to see it not pick up any real tankers here! "Spinning Bottles" is one of my favorite Carrie songs of the entire past decade There are SO many subtle vocal nuances to this song that prove why she is one of the best in the business. It is not conceptually a song that is as easy to listen to on repeat as people might be looking for, so again, I am thrilled to see it do so well here without really any bad ranks at all! Thanks for hosting, as per usual, castleoblivion26! I'm excited to do the next two!
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taylor
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Post by taylor on Mar 8, 2022 13:23:41 GMT -5
SO happy to see “Spinning Bottles” receive the flowers she deserves! ❤️
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 8, 2022 18:43:24 GMT -5
Shocked that Carrie won this one! But I'm not mad about it. "Bottles" is an exceptional song and vocal from her. Definitely a deserving winner.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 4, 2022 19:37:55 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 4, 2022 20:18:09 GMT -5
Lmao is this your "rankdown top 3s" playlist? It might be the most whiplashy edition of this series yet, with something as obscure as "I Get Along With You" coming from King George alongside huge modern hits like "Break up In A Small Town" 😂 Super excited for this though! These short little lists are always so entertaining due to their randomness!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 4, 2022 20:32:39 GMT -5
Lmao is this your "rankdown top 3s" playlist? It might be the most whiplashy edition of this series yet, with something as obscure as "I Get Along With You" coming from King George alongside huge modern hits like "Break up In A Small Town" 😂 Super excited for this though! These short little lists are always so entertaining due to their randomness! that is the exact playlist I used for this one. I've missed doing these so I am glad to bring this back!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 18, 2022 21:45:27 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 25, 2022 18:52:25 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 8, 2022 15:55:25 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 10, 2022 14:31:02 GMT -5
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