Megan Moroney "Lucky" RD (Aug 21 Due!)

[fearlessarrow]

I haven't really had the motivation to do any sort of rankdowns for a while but maybe I can sneak a list in if you're willing to wait like half a day from now?

[zdm1998]

I just remembered this rank down today. I already have my list made. Are lists still being taken?

[Darkest Hour]

Still don't really care about this album but sent anyway because I have listened several times.

[tim]

I’ll try and knock this out today or tomorrow if possible.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Aug 22, 2024 7:17:47 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

I just remembered this rank down today. I already have my list made. Are lists still being taken?

Yep you're still good, I usually make a last call a day or two before the deadline so that people can sneak in their lists!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Last Call!

Participants:
1. Myself
2. jasper0102
3. .indulgecountry
4. kluen
5. zaclord 🌈
6. bboat11
7.fearlessarrow
8. zdm1998
9. castleoblivion26
10. Darkest Hour

4 new submission! I am waiting just for tim for now, but if you would like to still participate, please let me know!

312999 Adrian C. 🍓 austin BB🌕 bboat11 big2000 bigfan101 George Strait Junkie taylor castleoblivion26 ccarter1023 cedric Cody Wants Out... HeyHeyHey ClevelandRox tim countryfan43 LBTrocks 🌺CountryLineDancer Crimsonio ethanhunt Fancy fearlessarrow gardyfan haven hydraflare Sambalada ilikemilk CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker .indulgecountry jamesflame James Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 lady𝓐fan Mylo13 💜 nathanalbright netti RobbyFlorida schnetzka OCDave someguy zaclord 🌈 SwiftlySheeran Au$tin toomuchboy twigs zdm1998

[tim]

Aug 22, 2024 22:06:46 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

I am waiting just for tim for now, but if you would like to still participate, please let me know!

Sent!

[CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker]

Is there time for an old friend to pop in or did I miss it

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Aug 22, 2024 23:19:05 GMT -5 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker said:

Is there time for an old friend to pop in or did I miss it

You’re still good!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Final Last Call + Pre-reveal Questions

Participants:
1. Myself
2. jasper0102
3. .indulgecountry
4. kluen
5. zaclord 🌈
6. bboat11
7.fearlessarrow
8. zdm1998
9. castleoblivion26
10. Darkest Hour
11. SHOOTER
12. tim

Just waiting for CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker , let me know if anybody else is interested in joining, or I will close the submission upon the receipt from CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker .

312999 Adrian C. 🍓 austin BB🌕 bboat11 big2000 bigfan101 George Strait Junkie taylor castleoblivion26 ccarter1023 cedric Cody Wants Out... HeyHeyHey ClevelandRox tim countryfan43 LBTrocks 🌺CountryLineDancer Crimsonio ethanhunt Fancy fearlessarrow gardyfan haven hydraflare Sambalada ilikemilk CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker .indulgecountry jamesflame James Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 lady𝓐fan Mylo13 💜 nathanalbright netti RobbyFlorida schnetzka OCDave someguy zaclord 🌈 SwiftlySheeran Au$tin toomuchboy twigs zdm1998

Pre-Reveal Questions
1. Which song is going to be #1/#16?
2. Which songs are going to be in the top/bottom 3?
3. What is going to be the most/least polarizing song?
4. What are your thoughts on the album, compared with her sophomore attempt that just came out?

[kluen]

1. Which song is going to be #1/#16?

#1 "Tennessee Orange"
#16 "Sad Songs for Sad People"

2. Which songs are going to be in the top/bottom 3?

top 3
"Tennessee Orange"
"Georgia Girl"
"I'm Not Pretty"

bottom 3
"Sad Songs for Sad People"
"Fix You Too" (with Kameron Marlowe)
"Nothin' Crazy" (with Mackenzie Carpenter)

3. What is going to be the most/least polarizing song?

most "Sleep on My Side"
least "Tennessee Orange"

4. What are your thoughts on the album, compared with her sophomore attempt that just came out?

I think both albums are great work and they have similarities.
Compared with AM I OKAY,this album can be called as safe but that's no complaints on the creativity because that's what Megan really shines.
Megan's clever way of songwriting,quality control of the songs and characteristic way of interpreting have successfully built herself a brand to leave a mark on country music history.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

Aug 23, 2024 12:22:12 GMT -5 🌺CountryLineDancer said:

Aug 22, 2024 23:19:05 GMT -5 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker said:

Is there time for an old friend to pop in or did I miss it

You’re still good!

Submission is officially closed, as I did not hear any word from you. Lmk if you want me to tag in the reveal. 

[.indulgecountry]

Looking forward to reveals!

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#16 "God Plays a Gibson"

Total: 163

Average: 13.58

Std Dev: 2.61 (Lowest)

castleoblivion26 - 8
kluen - 10
🌺CountryLineDancer - 12
.indulgecountry - 13
bboat11 - 13
SHOOTER - 13
Darkest Hour - 15
tim - 15
jasper0102 - 16
zaclord 🌈 - 16
zdm1998 - 16
fearlessarrow - 16

The least polarizing song is leaving the game first. This song received four perfect rankings, and all of the rankings were placed in the bottom half of the list. This is one of the four songs that were co-written by Mackenzie Carptenter.

CLD's Thought
This is certainly not the worst song in the album; another reference to foodball team was not really necessary here, but the overall melody was enjoyable when I listened to it standalone. Granted, however, in comparison with other tracks, and being the 9th track on the album, it was forgettable when I was listening to the album in one sitting. 

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#15 "Sad Songs for Sad People"

Total: 149

Average: 12.42

Std Dev: 3.50

Darkest Hour - 6
SHOOTER - 7
castleoblivion26 - 9
zaclord 🌈 - 10
🌺CountryLineDancer - 13
jasper0102 - 14
kluen - 14
tim - 14
zdm1998 - 15
fearlessarrow - 15
.indulgecountry - 16
bboat11 - 16

The closing track of the original album is leaving next. This song received two perfect rankings from zdm1998 and fearlessarrow , who got two consecutive perfect rankings. This song also received two bottom spot rankings. Only two participants placed this in the top half of the list. This song was co-written by Jordan Fletcher, who made a radio single attempt with Death and Taxes a few years ago. 

CLD's Thought
This song was pretty memorable as a closing track to me, lyrically and melodically. I like the melody not bad, but the jazzy production is adding some lazy and boring vibe to the song. Lyrics are convincing in that most of her songs are indeed sad songs, but again the lack of the energy in the song is still the same or worse than those other sad songs. 

[jasper0102]

Off to a good start here. Neither of these songs are bad, they’re still pretty good (kinda crazy how the worst song on this album is still like a 8/10). And i do really like the lyrics to “Sad Songs for Sad People”. But the rest of the album’s ballads are way better.

[Darkest Hour]

16. Awkward metaphor of God being her dream boyfriend.

15. Didn't expect this tbh. Actually think the lazy jazzy energy fits her vocal style, and the love song twist is decent.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#14 "Why Johnny"

Total: 138

Average: 11.5

Std Dev: 3.21 (3rd Lowest)

SHOOTER - 3
fearlessarrow - 9
.indulgecountry - 11
castleoblivion26 - 11
zdm1998 - 11
zaclord 🌈 - 12
Darkest Hour - 12
tim - 12
kluen - 13
bboat11 - 14
jasper0102 - 15
🌺CountryLineDancer - 15

Another song with low standard deviation is leaving. Why Johnny received most of the rankings from the bottom half of the list, except for SHOOTER , who became the first participant to lose a top 3 song. bboat11 scored a perfect ranking.

CLD's Thought
This song has an interesting hook, but it was one of the weakest melodically speaking. The production and mood of the song has a little too depressing touch for my liking, and it is ordered right after Traitor Joe in the album, and when I listened to the entire album, I really felt the drop of mood between two songs, not in a good way lol. 

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#13 "Reasons to Stay"

Total: 133

Average: 11.08

Std Dev: 2.75 (2nd Lowest)

bboat11 - 5
kluen - 8
jasper0102 - 9
Darkest Hour - 10
zaclord 🌈 - 11
tim - 11
fearlessarrow - 12
SHOOTER - 12
castleoblivion26 - 13
.indulgecountry - 14
zdm1998 - 14
🌺CountryLineDancer - 14

The first song to leave from the deluxe album is Reason To Stay. This song was the second least polarizing song, with the most of lists including it in the bottom half of the list, excluding bboat11 's, who become the second person to lose a top 5 song. castleoblivion26 scored a perfect ranking. 

CLD's Thought
This one was the last song of the album, but it did not have any significance of the closing track that some album comes with. The lyrics were decent, but the melody was quite boring and disengaging.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#12 "Georgia Girl"

Total: 128

Average: 10.67

Std Dev: 3.28

kluen - 3
tim - 7
jasper0102 - 8
bboat11 - 11
Darkest Hour - 11
SHOOTER - 11
🌺CountryLineDancer - 11
.indulgecountry - 12
zdm1998 - 12
fearlessarrow - 13
castleoblivion26 - 14
zaclord 🌈 - 15

The last song to fill the bottom 5 spot is Georgia Girl. kluen becomes the second participant to lose their top 3 ranking, while two participants scored the perfect ranking. 

CLD's Thought
I was definitely too harsh with my ranking, in a hindsight. This is one of the "uptempo" songs, to the standard of this album, and the steel guitar production at the intro and bridge is fantastic. The lyrical development could be more interesting, and the melody is not really distinct, but it's still a solid listen that I could have placed it higher on my list. 

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#11 "Mustang Or Me"

Total: 110

Average: 9.17

Std Dev: 4.51 (2nd Highest)

Darkest Hour - 1
kluen - 4
zdm1998 - 4
bboat11 - 8
zaclord 🌈 - 8
🌺CountryLineDancer - 9
.indulgecountry - 10
tim - 10
jasper0102 - 12
fearlessarrow - 14
castleoblivion26 - 15
SHOOTER - 15

The last song to miss the top 10 is Mustang Or Me. There was a tie with 110 points, so the song with a higher standard deviation is leaving. Darkest Hour becomes the first participant to lose their #1, and two other participants placed this within their top 5. OTOH, the rest of the lists placed this in the bottom half. This was another song co-written by Mackenzie Carpenter and her brother Micah. 

CLD's Thought
The verse was pretty weak, but the lyrical development and chorus melody is quite distinct with this song, and I really like the steel guitar bridge part as well. A little surprised to see it being quite polarizing.

[jasper0102]

12. First song so far i’d say where the production is the best part tbh. Megan being really good at kissoffs helps too.
13. I’m glad the production stepped up here after the bridge. Also think this style of melancholic Megan Moroney is something we should see more often.
14 and 11. Both of these are more cases of songs where i really like the lyrics and the overall sound is solid, but they still aren’t good enough to fully click for me. Still really good though.

[zdm1998]

Agree with all so far except “Mustang or Me.” That one has always been a favorite.

[Darkest Hour]

14. Another awkward and oversimplified reference to a country singer imo
13. Quite meh with the predictable negative flip of title
12. Another waltz with the regional analogy that doesn't really make sense to me
11. Aside from the amateur e/me rhyming, I do like the storytelling and the duality in this

[kluen]

Georgia Girl is just a classic

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#10 "Fix You Too" (with Kameron Marlowe)

Total: 110

Average: 9.17

Std Dev: 3.83

zdm1998 - 3
zaclord 🌈 - 6
fearlessarrow - 6
Darkest Hour - 7
.indulgecountry - 8
SHOOTER - 8
jasper0102 - 10
bboat11 - 10
🌺CountryLineDancer - 10
castleoblivion26 - 10
kluen - 16
tim - 16

The first duet song to leave is Fix You Too. This song was originally released as a solo song before she became famous, and only one song that made its way to the album from her debt EP. This song received three perfect rankings, and one top 3 ranking, as well as two #16 rankings.

CLD's Thought
This song has an interesting lyrics, but this would not have been my choice, if I have to pick a song from the original EP to be included in the album, prob Hair Salon or I Love Me. The addition of Kameron Marlowe made this song memorable, as his voice is literally the only part we hear a male voice in the entire album. He is a strong vocalist, but I am not sure if his voice really harmonizes well with Megan's vocal type. Although I prefer this song over Strangers, I think Kameron and Ella had a better chemistry together.

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#9 "Another on the Way"

Total: 107

Average: 8.92

Std Dev: 4.54 (Highest)

bboat11 - 2
@watchingcharts- 3
Darkest Hour - 5
.indulgecountry - 7
kluen - 7
zdm1998 - 9
tim - 9
SHOOTER - 9
fearlessarrow - 11
zaclord 🌈 - 13
castleoblivion26 - 16
🌺CountryLineDancer - 16

The next up is the most polarizing song in the game. This song received five top 5 rankings, but myself and @castleoblivion finally got rid of the #16 rankings here. It also came with three perfect rankings. 

CLD's Thought
This is another uptempo song, but ugh the melody was bad and the production was quite messy. I think this was the only song that I would really skip in this album, as once again, the melody is not my style (and maybe LBTrocks ' style). It was a clear outlier for me, especially because Track #1 - #7 are really strong to me, excluding this one, track #6.

[zdm1998]

Fix you too out this early? Are y’all okay?

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#8 "Nothin' Crazy" (with Mackenzie Carpenter)

Total: 105

Average: 8.75

Std Dev: 4.20

castleoblivion26 - 2
jasper0102 - 4
bboat11 - 4
🌺CountryLineDancer - 5
Darkest Hour - 8
zaclord 🌈 - 9
fearlessarrow - 10
SHOOTER - 10
kluen - 12
zdm1998 - 13
tim - 13
.indulgecountry - 15

The last song from the deluxe album is leaving. This song received three top 5 rankings and four bottom 5 rankings, and one perfect ranking from Darkest Hour . Another song co-written by Mackenzie x Micah. 

CLD's Thought
This song is really fun lyrically and melodically, (and may be the only song that has a fun vibe in this whole album, besides Lucky lol). Mackenzie Carpenter is a great addition here to add another layer of vocal, and I genuinely like her voice in this song. Unlike Kameron, these two have a great chemistry together. I hope Mackenzie would try another radio single in the mainstream radio (I guess she had a single Huntin Season that I was the only one who liked it in this forum but I don't think it really impacted the radio).

[kluen]

Sept 9, 2024 20:23:48 GMT -5 zdm1998 said:

Fix you too out this early? Are y’all okay?

I like the original version of Fix You Too and probably listened to it like over a hundred times before Megan's Duet Album so I really don't care for the new version with Kameron on it ..