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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 7, 2021 23:56:50 GMT -5
could be Emily Scott?
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Mar 7, 2021 23:57:14 GMT -5
Darn, Kalie Shorr deserves top 5 at least. I loved her since "He's Not That Into You" in 2016 (yeah, I bet I'm the only person in Pulse who enjoys that, like extremely poppy one) But I'm pleasantly surprised how her music style has developed over years, so more audience can connect with her music.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 7, 2021 23:59:33 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:00:14 GMT -5
Writing about sexual assault is hard for many reasons, and writing a good one is even harder. The mentality implied in The Dress is one of most thought-provoking things in recent country music.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:01:43 GMT -5
There's one track I didn't rank favorably in a previous game, but I'm connecting with it way more now--said song is going to receive a steep raise this time around. This is the song I was talking about
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:01:43 GMT -5
In an atypical Pulse fashion, here is the male-led Top 5:
American Aquarium - Six Years Come September Ian Noe - Letter to Madeline Jason Isbell - Traveling Alone Margo Price - Hurtin' (On the Bottle) Turnpike Troubadours - 7 & 7
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:02:41 GMT -5
Stats for #5:
Total: 276 SD: 12.12678125
Trajectory: 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 10 14 11 10 8 6 5
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:03:30 GMT -5
Wonder how high "Letter to Madeline" can get as a big underdog here
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Mar 8, 2021 0:04:11 GMT -5
Okay, Turnpike has to win. Nothing else.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:07:58 GMT -5
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 8, 2021 0:08:01 GMT -5
"Madeline" isn't my highest remaining but I'd actually love to see it win as Ian is probably the most "unknown" here and it's a fantastic song.
EDIT: Well nevermind lol
"Dress" is stellar I was blown away the first time I heard it.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:09:43 GMT -5
Letter to Madeline is an instant standout to me when I listened to the album. The story is especially poignant when the protagonist cannot send the letter to his lover. I also love the increased intensity of guitar for each chorus.
Fun fact Jason Momoa has done an interview with him.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:10:29 GMT -5
Stats for #4:
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:11:16 GMT -5
There's one track I didn't rank favorably in a previous game, but I'm connecting with it way more now--said song is going to receive a steep raise this time around. This is the song I was talking about Which game was The Dress on?
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:17:10 GMT -5
Okay, Turnpike has to win. Nothing else. Well at least you got a perfect ranking here.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:18:03 GMT -5
I honestly have no idea what to choose from their other albums, even though I have listened to all their albums between the first volume and second volume. 7 & 7 is in contention because it's one of their best upbeat contemporary songs and the mentality of regretting over an ex as a result of young love is quite refreshing in modern country scene.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:18:49 GMT -5
Stats for #3:
Total: 273 (tied with #4) SD: 11.22104116
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:19:48 GMT -5
This may have been my last non-top 10, but everything in my 8-15 range was very close in quality, so it's still really great.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:23:54 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:25:25 GMT -5
The stepwise storytelling in Six Years Come September is excellent. I really enjoy the buildup to that fateful night (lyrically and sonically) that forces him to go to the path of sobriety. BJ Barham also has the ragged voice to sell this.
And I am surprised it stayed in top 10 throughout submission. Made me regret not sending this in Madness game, for example.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:26:32 GMT -5
This song goes heavy on the atmospherics, and it definitely pays off
1 v 4. I considered both "Hurtin'" and "Traveling" for my first place during ranking so I'm cool either way
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:27:10 GMT -5
FINAL TWO
Jason Isbell - Traveling Alone
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Margo Price - Hurtin' (On the Bottle)
Can Jason Isbell repeat as the winner? Or Margo Price beating all other men in top 5? Wait and see...
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:30:23 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:32:30 GMT -5
It takes this long for Hurtin’ (On the Bottle) to be featured in a rankdown (I guess?). What a fun sad honky tonk drinking song. As much attention as Cover Me Up gets from Nashville community, it's not the top songs from Southeastern. Traveling Alone has better everything. A more fluent melody and rhetorical lyrics such as the whole bridge part (read more on Genius). Daryl the Beryl got perfect top 2, and Traveling Alone got all but one top half rank pretty much secured the victory. Can't wait to see it getting tanked in BOTB though.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 8, 2021 0:32:43 GMT -5
Sooooo are we okay with Gretchen Peters saying "n***er" just because it was done in an artistic way?? I was so shocked by that I had to restart the whole entire song to see what the heck I had missed 😂
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Mar 8, 2021 0:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Mar 8, 2021 0:48:00 GMT -5
Thanks for hosting Darkest Hour !! There were a lot of surprises in the reveal to me, (mostly in a sad way), but still really enjoyed the reveal! The discovery of So Pretty was the best thing!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 8, 2021 0:48:14 GMT -5
Sooooo are we okay with Gretchen Peters saying "n***er" just because it was done in an artistic way?? I was so shocked by that I had to restart the whole entire song to see what the heck I had missed 😂 Here's Gretchen Peters response:
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 8, 2021 0:49:37 GMT -5
"When I met you, I hadn't really eaten in three days/I'm sure I was hungry, but it was love I really craved" YES!!!! This lyric, and the way she delivered it, literally stopped me in my tracks. I haven't had goosebumps like that in a long time. I of course dove into Kalie's album after this, and it has been on repeat for the past week. She's got a really great angsty vibe going on with her latest music! Lyrics like "Which one did you fuck harder, my best friend or my self-esteem?", "I drove by a wedding on the way to your funeral. I bet the bride was happy that the weather was so beautiful," "I hate doing my dishes, so I drink from the bottle and I save some time," "I keep waking up next to my ex because he knows my body," "I found the beauty in a breakdown, and when I clawed my way out I was changed".... Like, every single song is just dripping with angst, and I am really feeling it for some reason!
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