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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:13:04 GMT -5
Only one point above Meat Puppets and New Order is #8. No Top 5’s are taken away, but one Bottom 5 is. This was in the Bottom 10 for a brief time period.
Top 5's: 0 Top 10's: 4 Top halves: 9 Bottom halves: 3 Bottom 10's: 1 Bottom 5's: 1
Highest Rank: 6 Lowest Rank: 38 Perfect Rankings: 2 SD Rank: 17th highest / 24th lowest Movements: 24-33-32-28-22-17-16-10-8-10-8
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:13:15 GMT -5
I like this more than "Backwater".
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 24, 2021 16:14:52 GMT -5
Wow mac it sure is ironic that you whine all the time about Alt not playing harder legacy bands and less accessible new bands while in this top 10 you're so far 0/2 on ranking 80s bands and grungier songs high
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:16:08 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:17:08 GMT -5
Eternally grateful to this song for introducing me to Talk Talk.
It's not the original, but few songs are.
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Post by DadJokes on Mar 24, 2021 16:17:12 GMT -5
I like a lot of Meat Puppets, but this is a tier 2 for them. Still good enough for top 15 for me.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:19:11 GMT -5
While keeping things close, we move up two points to #7. Four Top 5’s are gone after this one. Including two #1’s. Also, two of the people who have Bottom 10’s left, clear them here. With that, we have the song with the seventh highest SD.
Top 5's: 4 Top 10's: 4 Top halves: 9 Bottom halves: 3 Bottom 10's: 2 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 1 Lowest Rank: 32 Perfect Rankings: 0 SD Rank: 7th highest / 34th lowest Movements: 17-5-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-7
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Post by DadJokes on Mar 24, 2021 16:19:34 GMT -5
As covers go, this was always a solid one, even if it doesn't surpass the original.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:22:05 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:23:54 GMT -5
I hate to admit it, but Hybrid Theory is aging pretty poorly, especially in comparison to Meteora. This, though, is, has been, and will always be one of the better songs on the album.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:25:05 GMT -5
This is the last reveal where we don’t move up much further as its only three points here. Two lose a Top 5, but no one ranked this song in their Bottom 10.
Top 5's: 2 Top 10's: 5 Top halves: 9 Bottom halves: 3 Bottom 10's: 0 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 3 Lowest Rank: 29 Perfect Rankings: 0 SD Rank: 19th lowest / 22nd highest Movements: 7-11-7-7-10-13-14-17-13-8-6
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:28:07 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:29:30 GMT -5
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:31:05 GMT -5
Now getting into the Top 5 means that we really have to spread things out. I mean REALLY spread in points as we move up 62 points to #5.
Two Top 5’s are taken away and the final person finally clears their Bottom 10.
Top 5's: 2 Top 10's: 7 Top halves: 11 Bottom halves: 1 Bottom 10's: 1 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 2 Lowest Rank: 35 Perfect Rankings: 1 SD Rank: 11th lowest / 30th highest Movements: 2-12-8-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:35:23 GMT -5
Uh, mac, are you sure you listened to the right song? This doesn't seem like the kind of song you'd rank low.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 24, 2021 16:35:23 GMT -5
Wow mac it sure is ironic that you whine all the time about Alt not playing harder legacy bands and less accessible new bands while in this top 10 you're so far 0/2 on ranking 80s bands and grungier songs high Make that 0/4 on ranking any of the best songs in this top 10 high
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:37:13 GMT -5
Five people lose a Top 5 with our #4 reveal and unfortunately, two of those are #1’s as we move up 17 points.
This is the first song I believe that everyone ranked in their top half and I think also the first song that stayed in the Top 10 the whole time.
Top 5's: 5 Top 10's: 6 Top halves: 12 Bottom halves: 0 Bottom 10's: 0 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 1 Lowest Rank: 21 Perfect Rankings: 1 SD Rank: 6th lowest / 35th highest Movements: 9-3-5-4-2-4-3-4-4-4-4
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Post by DadJokes on Mar 24, 2021 16:37:16 GMT -5
It's not a GREAT song, but I will admit there's a nostalgia play here as there was nothing better for a 13/14 year old than singing about a detachable penis.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:40:18 GMT -5
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:42:15 GMT -5
This has never been one of my favorites on Nevermind.
Having said that, this is still a lot of fun, and I'm amazed it wasn't all that big of a hit. I feel like it was way bigger, or at least retroactively.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:43:05 GMT -5
For #3, we move up 25 points. Five of you lose a Top 5. Every single one of us ranked this in their Top 20 as it finishes with the 2nd lowest SD. This also never left the Top 5.
Top 5's: 5 Top 10's: 6 Top halves: 9 Bottom halves: 3 Bottom 10's: 0 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 3 Lowest Rank: 19 Perfect Rankings: 1 SD Rank: 2nd lowest / 39th highest Movements: 5-2-2-2-4-3-4-3-3-3-3
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:46:08 GMT -5
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Post by DadJokes on Mar 24, 2021 16:46:21 GMT -5
Nirvana gets stuck on a plain and misses out on the Top 3.
Condolences to aerodynamite and DadJokes for losing your #1.
I can see it being too abrasive/non-melodic to make #1 all around. But I love it - great unfiltered Nirvana. Glad it made the top 5 at least.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:46:58 GMT -5
Here’s your Top 2!
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Vs.
Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 24, 2021 16:47:55 GMT -5
Frame this post on your wall Red: I am rooting for Muse to win this rankdown
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:49:08 GMT -5
We’ve reached the Top 2! While unfortunately two of you will lose your #1 with the #2, three of you will have your #1 finish at #1.
#2 is 22 points higher than Kaiser Chiefs and #1 is 18 points higher than #2. It wasn’t much of a nail biter once we got into the Top 5.
#1 never left the top spot as eleven of us ranked it Top 10 and nine of us in their Top 5. Of course, it had the lowest SD in the rankdown.
#2
Top 5's: 7 Top 10's: 10 Top halves: 12 Bottom halves: 0 Bottom 10's: 0 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 1 Lowest Rank: 21 Perfect Rankings: 4 SD Rank: 3rd lowest / 38th highest Movements: 6-9-4-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-2
#1
Top 5's: 9 Top 10's: 11 Top halves: 12 Bottom halves: 0 Bottom 10's: 0 Bottom 5's: 0
Highest Rank: 1 Lowest Rank: 15 Perfect Rankings: 3 SD Rank: 1st lowest / 40th highest Movements: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
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Post by Red on Mar 24, 2021 16:49:34 GMT -5
Kaiser Chiefs are one of my most nostalgic acts, to the point where I've liked multiple songs from their "lesser" and less well-known efforts. It all begins with "I Predict a Riot", which probably takes me back to 2005 more than just about any other song. Nostalgia trips for days. 1 vs. 2 lol Red put Muse and the RFS song in his top two?!?!
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 24, 2021 16:52:33 GMT -5
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