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Post by bboat11 on Oct 10, 2022 22:43:17 GMT -5
Yeah that was very obviously the weak link in this set imo. Still not bad by any means, and possibly even one of Brett Young's best non-singles, but these rankdowns are always so strong and so random that there isn't much wiggle room!
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Post by tim on Oct 10, 2022 22:48:14 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised to see George's "I Get Along With You" escape last place. That said, I fully expect it to leave next as it's probably the most random song to be included in this shuffle series thus far lol.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 10, 2022 22:55:21 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised to see George's "I Get Along With You" escape last place. That said, I fully expect it to leave next as it's probably the most random song to be included in this shuffle series thus far lol. Lol yeah, I just double-checked, and it was last place in George's debut album rankdown... Definitely not great by George's standards... (Although George's standards are still high enough that I can't think of a single occasion where he would deserve to be last place in a multi-artist rankdown, even with his lower songs! Of course that may be my stan goggles ;) )
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 10, 2022 23:00:28 GMT -5
The excellent deep cut Brett Young song being out before George Strait's dud is certainly a choice... and not a correct one, I'm afraid.
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Post by tim on Oct 10, 2022 23:04:28 GMT -5
The excellent deep cut Brett Young song being out before George Strait's dud is certainly a choice... and not a correct one, I'm afraid. Speaking for myself, Brett's is the only song here that I honestly can't even recall how it goes. That is to say that I've also come to find both Brett's music and his voice to be quite forgettable at this juncture as he's just rather indistinguishable amongst the crowded field of other male country artists.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 10, 2022 23:11:24 GMT -5
The excellent deep cut Brett Young song being out before George Strait's dud is certainly a choice... and not a correct one, I'm afraid. Speaking for myself, Brett's is the only song here that I honestly can't even recall how it goes. That is to say that I've also come to find both Brett's music and his voice to be rather forgettable at this juncture as he's really rather indistinguishable amongst the crowded field of other male country artists. For me his voice isn't at all forgettable, but his music definitely is. Outside of "Mercy" and "In Case You Didn't Know", his entire career has been pretty much equivalent to modern Dan + Shay to me.
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Post by tim on Oct 10, 2022 23:16:58 GMT -5
Speaking for myself, Brett's is the only song here that I honestly can't even recall how it goes. That is to say that I've also come to find both Brett's music and his voice to be rather forgettable at this juncture as he's really rather indistinguishable amongst the crowded field of other male country artists. For me his voice isn't at all forgettable, but his music definitely is. Outside of "Mercy" and "In Case You Didn't Know", his entire career has been pretty much equivalent to modern Dan + Shay. Yea, I think I should've prefaced that by saying I've actually come to find his voice a tad bit on the annoying side lol. To that point, he certainly does have a distinguishable voice! But the Dan + Shay analogy certainly applies as creatively I think they've both peaked.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 11, 2022 20:24:02 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 11, 2022 21:08:34 GMT -5
Expected! Like I said last night, this isn't great by George's standards. Not sure how this one ended up being in your top 3s playlist from an album that isn't exactly a slouch, considering it has "Unwound", "Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart", "If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger", "Friday Night Fever", "Blame It On Mexico", etc. 😂 Definitely one of the most random entries in this series!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 11, 2022 21:15:54 GMT -5
#9 ~ "I Get Along With You" - George Straitccarter1023 ~ 2
ccarter1023 , if you like George's random album tracks so much, you should jump into his album tracks rankdown where we'll be ranking all the ones that are actually good!!! George Strait Album Tracks
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 11, 2022 21:21:43 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 11, 2022 21:24:00 GMT -5
Expected! Like I said last night, this isn't great by George's standards. Not sure how this one ended up being in your top 3s playlist from an album that isn't exactly a slouch, considering it has "Unwound", "Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart", "If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger", "Friday Night Fever", "Blame It On Mexico", etc. 😂 Definitely one of the most random entries in this series! I really don't know, when it comes to George and his earlier albums there are some questionable choices I made lol. There are a few songs from him that I think would fall into this category and I'm not sure why I ranked this one at #3. BTW, since you no longer do your Revenge and Best of Rankdowns I may do a #2's playlist and do a list based on that at some point next year.
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 11, 2022 21:31:00 GMT -5
Expected! Like I said last night, this isn't great by George's standards. Not sure how this one ended up being in your top 3s playlist from an album that isn't exactly a slouch, considering it has "Unwound", "Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart", "If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger", "Friday Night Fever", "Blame It On Mexico", etc. 😂 Definitely one of the most random entries in this series! I really don't know, when it comes to George and his earlier albums there are some questionable choices I made lol. There are a few songs from him that I think would fall into this category and I'm not sure why I ranked this one at #3. BTW, since you no longer do your Revenge and Best of Rankdowns I may do a #2's playlist and do a list based on that at some point next year. I think the '80s albums lend themselves to some really questionable choices from all of us, lol. I feel alright with my George ones, since I knew all his albums so well, but I am sure I will cringe if I go back and look too hard at some of my other '80s rankings for like Patty and Reba, and probably even the '80s Ladies rankdown... I feel like prior to 1990 my taste loses a lot of its calibration 😂 And I still wouldn't be opposed to reviving Botb and Rotb someday! Definitely in smaller chunks though, as the 50-song playlists are too long now imo... But if you want to borrow from those playlists, absolutely feel free to go for it!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 11, 2022 21:37:06 GMT -5
Also, Jake Owen leaving next feels about right too. The thing about these random rankdowns is that artist popularity tends to play a more significant role than it does in the average rankdown, imo, so for Brett Young and Jake Owen to stumble before people like Patty, Martina, Lauren, etc. makes 100% sense in terms of Pulse Taste. Every once in awhile an artist can disrupt this tier system if they try hard enough, like George leaving so soon despite being rather popular because his song just was a bit worse than his average, but that's the exception to the rule imo. "Alone With You" is great! One of Jake's better hits imo! But it's still down to him vs. Patty vs. Martina vs. basically almost entirely people who are more popular than him except for Sam Hunt (who will probably be next, despite being someguy's predictably-floppy #1 )
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 12, 2022 18:48:02 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 12, 2022 20:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 14, 2022 16:54:58 GMT -5
How tf is that Sam Hunt song still in? 😒🚮
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 14, 2022 18:46:17 GMT -5
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 14, 2022 19:12:09 GMT -5
I thought this would be an easy last place. 🙃
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 14, 2022 19:31:49 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 14, 2022 23:25:34 GMT -5
except for Sam Hunt (who will probably be next, despite being someguy 's predictably-floppy #1 ) LMAO I cannot at this shady prediction actually coming true!!! Gurl!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 14, 2022 23:34:34 GMT -5
"On Down The Line" is fine, but also feels a little bit too much like a cookie-cutter '80s radio filler rather than any sort of artistic achievement. Patty brings nothing to this song that couldn't have also been brought by literally anybody else, imo. So while I like it, it was actually a pretty easy bottom 2 for me since these lists are typically quite strong. Tim McGraw has a LOT of random incredible album tracks that I have discovered through his album series!!! "Portland, Maine" is still pretty good, but I could see the repetitive and simple chorus weighing it down a tad here. While I would be disappointed to see him miss the top 5 with most of his random album tracks, this one is just a slight tier lower than stuff like "Overrated" and "City Lights" from the same album. "Break Up In A Small Town" has NO RIGHT to be as good as it is... Despite the overplay, I have never quite managed to get tired of this one... Still can't get over a #1 for it tho Damn, "It's A Little Too Late" is classic '90s country at its finest!! Even in a playlist with Martina, there was no doubt that this would be my #1. Easily my favorite Mark Chesnutt song, and I'm actually quite shocked it wasn't a top 2 contender!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 14, 2022 23:40:54 GMT -5
As for this top 3... I am VERY impressed to see Martina and Collin still hanging around!!! At this point one of them will go next, because this is Lauren's to lose.... I predict "Little Rock" will be #3 ( .indulgecountry still has a #8 out there, and it's pretty obvious it will be given to Collin, lmao). Leaving Martina to lose to Lauren! (Although what a fun upset that would be if she didn't! I could see SDDB winning something else someday, but JATC will probably never come this close again, hahaha.)
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 16, 2022 19:31:12 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 16, 2022 21:21:56 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 17, 2022 0:15:40 GMT -5
Omg!! That was entirely unexpected!!!! Holy cow! Honestly, I don't want to jinx it, but I'm thinking this might be a victory for Martina at this point.... "Little Rock" is arguably the better song in the sense that it is a very popular selection from Colin's most inspired hit-making years while "Corner" is a lot more random and less popular from Martina's catalog...but Martina is definitely the more popular artist on Pulse. And let's be real, this is a VERY Martina-friendly participant list. That fact alone gave me hope that she would make the top 5 despite her song's randomness, but now I'm wondering if it can't bring her all the way to a victory?! "Same Day Different Bottle" is a beautiful song; definitely one of my favorites from Lauren! I admittedly overplayed it for myself after discovering it in her first rankdown, so I am not at all heartbroken to see it bow out now in what honestly feels like a bit of an unexpected surprise! Keeping it interesting, at least!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 17, 2022 21:54:42 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 19, 2022 23:36:42 GMT -5
WOW! Good for Collin! Finally wins his first rankdown! As much as I like seeing Martina win rankdowns, "Little Rock" is a killer song, and I definitely will not begrudge him this trip to victory lane! Again, I'm pretty surprised to see "Just Around The Corner" do quite as well as it did this time around, as it kinda has a weird groove to it that is not everybody's cup of tea. I definitely think part of its success here was due to this just being a super Martina-friendly participant list. Definitely won't complain though, as it is still a great song and I obviously love it! The way Martina's voice soars through the bridge on this one just lifts my spirits every time I hear it Edit: Oh, I forgot he won with "Love, Me" just a couple rounds ago in this series, haha. Still, his trips to victory lane have not been numerous!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 22, 2022 8:08:23 GMT -5
At least "Little Rock" is one of his better songs, but I'm still pretty disappointed to see Lauren Alaina not only not win this, but not even place as runner-up. :/
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 4, 2022 18:10:45 GMT -5
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