taylor
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Post by taylor on Sept 22, 2021 11:41:37 GMT -5
Tbh, he never did Terri either, so Never? Check your inbox again. ;)
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Post by tim on Sept 22, 2021 13:08:58 GMT -5
Just posting a quick mid-afternoon update as we've added taylor to the board getting us just two shy of 20 participants. As for the others ( bboat11, Cody Wants Out..., LBTrocks, 🌺CountryLineDancer, Glove Slap, fearlessarrow, gardyfan, jenglisbe, born, Kanenrá:ke, mamooshka, Kris Kringle, wrip), y'all still have the rest of the day before I officially close this out later tonight. I might even give y'all an extra day if needed ;). Participants for Gaslighter: 1. ClevelandRox2. austin3. Baby Spice4. someguy5. tim6. schnetzka7. recordyear8. Troublemaker9. ccarter102310. .indulgecountry11. bat199012. SHOOTER13. d3vin4414. Devil Marlena Nylund15. castleoblivion2616. jamatthews8317. lady𝓐fan18. taylor
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🌺CountryLineDancer
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Sept 22, 2021 13:21:34 GMT -5
I'm working on the list!!
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Post by tim on Sept 22, 2021 19:22:27 GMT -5
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 22, 2021 19:39:04 GMT -5
tim I'll try to send a list in before work tomorrow
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Post by tim on Sept 23, 2021 17:40:02 GMT -5
GASLIGHTER Album Rankdown Results
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Post by tim on Sept 23, 2021 17:41:50 GMT -5
tim I'll try to send a list in before work tomorrow Hoping you and Kanenrá:ke can still join us! I would like to start reveals sometime tomorrow afternoon, so if you still plan on participating make sure to have a list in my inbox by morning
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 23, 2021 18:27:13 GMT -5
tim I'll try to send a list in before work tomorrow Hoping you and Kanenrá:ke can still join us! I would like to start reveals sometime tomorrow afternoon, so if you still plan on participating make sure to have a list in my inbox by morning Thank you for waiting lol, yes I’m going to start this in a few minutes!
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Post by toomuchboy on Sept 23, 2021 18:42:53 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? I think Gaslighter, but Sleep at Night could easily take it, too.
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? With those two, I’d guess Texas Man, Tights on My Boat, and Julianna Calm Down.
3. What will be #12? Young Man?
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? March March, For Her, Set Me Free, My Best Friend’s Wedding
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Polarizing: March March Least: For Her
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) March March will be the only one to miss top 5.
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? Tights on My boat, Texas Man.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 23, 2021 20:30:40 GMT -5
Sleep At Night or BUST!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 23, 2021 21:02:12 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? "Sleep At Night" and "Gaslighter" will be the battle to watch, and it will probably be close.... That said, I'll be team SAN!!! 2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? SAN, Gaslighter....and then it's so hard to say. Hopefully some of the more obscure yet beautiful album tracks, like "Everybody Loves You", "Hope It's Something Good", and "Set Me Free"! 3. What will be #12? "March March" 4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? "Texas Man", "My Best Friend's Weddings" and hopefully "Tights On My Boat"... 5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Most: Tights or Julianna. Least: Maybe something random like "For Her" in the middle of people's lists? 6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) They really did this album no favors with the singles, did they MM should be dead last, Julianna will probably make it to about the middle, and then G and SAN fighting for the win. 7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? See #2! 8. Any other thoughts or predictions? I thought this album was going to be some absolutely terrible experimental garbage based on the singles They really went all-out with the quirky tracks in the pre-release! The result is that I never even checked out this album when it was released. Now that I've listened to it, it's still their worst effort by a pretty significant margin, but there are a couple beautiful deep cuts on here that could have fit in alongside their early country work that I'm hoping can do well!! Those are SO much better than the "quirky" songs...
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taylor
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Post by taylor on Sept 23, 2021 21:09:46 GMT -5
I hope “Texas Man” does well here!
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d3vin44
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Post by d3vin44 on Sept 23, 2021 21:23:49 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Sleep at Night
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? Tights on my Boat, Texas Man, Gaslighter, Hope it’s Something Good
3. What will be #12? Everybody Loves You
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? Set Me Free, Young Man, My Best Friends Wedding, and (sadly) March March
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Julianna Calm Down Least polarizing? Sleep at Night
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) Sleep at Night #1, Gaslighter #3 with Julianna and March fighting over the top spot of the bottom 5.
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? #2- Texas Man
8. Any other thoughts or predictions? I absolutely LOVE this album. Sleep at Night and Texas Man as the first 2 singles would have helped this album tremendously. I honestly thought it would get some Grammy love.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 23, 2021 22:44:31 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? probably sleep at night. gaslighter will be a somewhat close second.
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? oh gosh. the two mentioned + texas man, julianna? and for her?
3. What will be #12? maybe something like: hope it's something good
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? tracks in the album's second half
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? most: march march? was that polarizing? I'd say tights on my boat. least: sleep at night
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) I didn't realize march march was so polarizing. i don't think i expect it out early but who knows, maybe it will miss top 5.
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? texas man and for her
8. Any other thoughts or predictions? i did really well on the last rankdown but i'm guessing this time i won't... :/ :(
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recordyear
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Post by recordyear on Sept 24, 2021 0:08:09 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Gaslighter, although this and Sleep At Night would probably be close to each other. Could tie too.
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? Sleep At Night, Texas Man, Hope It’s Something Good, For Her
3. What will be #12? Tights on My Boat please.
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? March March, Set Me Free, Young Man
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Most polarizing: March March Least polarizing: Sleep at Night
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) March March will definitely miss top 5. I can see Julianna Calm Down misses top 5 too.
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? Texas Man, Hope It’s Something Good, For Her
8. Any other thoughts or predictions? These predictions are scary to look at. And as for the album itself, they should never have found Jack Antonoff to produce this at the first place. His percussion-heavy approach does not suit this string-heavy group at all. I am also surprised the hype essentially died after first month of release. This should have more singles, at least for AAA radio.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 24, 2021 21:35:40 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Hoping for "Sleep" and I'm a bit more optimistic now after seeing the predictions... but I still think this is prob "Gaslighter"'s to lose.
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? Those two + "Tights," "Texas Man," and "Everybody Loves You"
3. What will be #12? One of the last two songs on the album. Both blend together and are not very interesting.
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? I could see it being those two, maybe "March" and "Julianna" tbh.
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Most: For Her | Least: Sleep at Night
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (Gaslighter, Julianna Calm Down, March March, Sleep at Night) Top 2 will be the obvious two. I honestly don't see "March" or "Julianna" making top 5 given their reception upon release... I could see them more likely as bottom 5 contenders, lol.
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? "Texas Man" is the safe choice imo.
8. Any other thoughts or predictions? Rooting for "Sleep" to pull off the win!
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Post by tim on Sept 26, 2021 19:39:10 GMT -5
My apologies for not getting around to this over the weekend as that was my original plan, but unfortunately things just kept popping up and I ended up being away from Pulse for the majority of the weekend. I'll for sure be starting reveals for this tomorrow!
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 26, 2021 19:58:49 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Gaslighter - it's too much of a summation of the entire project.
2. Which other songs will be in the top 5? Sleep at Night, Everybody Loves You, Tights on My Boat, Texas Man
3. What will be #12? March March, though it shouldn't be
4. Which other songs will be in the bottom 4? Julianna Calm Down, Hope It's Something Good, Young Man, Set Me Free (because there's no justice in the world for these heartbreaking songs)
5. What song(s) will be most polarizing? Least polarizing? Least: Sleep at Night Most: March March
6. How will each one of the albums four singles perform? Will any of them miss the top 5? (see above)
7. What will be the highest placing album tracks? I think "Everybody Loves You" and Texas Man will be the highest placing but I'm not sure.
8. Any other thoughts or predictions? My Best Friend's Wedding and For Her will land in the middle two positions for being the least offending of people's tastes.
Really though the only song I don't care for is my #12. It was difficult to rank the rest because of how strong this album is - nearly 15 years between studio albums and they still have the magic!!
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:00:05 GMT -5
Good evening y'all and I'm here as promised to reveal the first four songs to exit Gaslighter. Let's get started, shall we!
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:00:22 GMT -5
Stats for #12:
Leaving first is a song that never made it out of the bottom 3 and in fact remained in last place for much of its entire run. Four participants lose a top 5 right out the gate which includes a top 2 ranking. A whopping 10 participants lose a bottom 2!
Best rankdown position: 11 Worst rankdown position: 12 Average: 8.73 SD Rank: 6th Lowest
Ranking distribution: Top 5s: 4 Top 8s: 7 Top 10s: 5 Bottom 2s: 10
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:01:22 GMT -5
So dig a little bit deeper And be a little bit kinder And a lot less guarded 'Cause it takes, it takes It takes a lot of hard work To get a whole lot stronger 'Cause it's real tough, girl 12. “For Her” Track: #5 Songwriters: Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Ariel Rechtshaid, Sarah Aarons Total: 227 Average: 8.73 Std Dev: 2.91 (6th Lowest) {Songs Remaining}Everybody Loves You Gaslighter Hope It’s Something Good Julianna Calm Down March March My Best Friend’s Weddings Set Me Free Sleep at Night Texas Man Tights on My Boat Young Man
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:05:11 GMT -5
"For Her" is the first song to exit from the album which based on the predictions wasn't really on anyones radar. This was either pegged as being one of the likeliest most polarizing songs or even one of the highest ranking album tracks, but alas neither ended up being the case. As you can see based on the trajectory, this was a clear frontrunner for last place and remained as such for the majority of its run. That is due in part to it picking up a whopping TEN bottom 2 rankings of which four were for last place. This did garner a bit of support though with four participants putting this in their top 5 including a top 2 from Kanenrá:ke.
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:10:03 GMT -5
Stats for #11:
Leaving next in the bottom 2 is a song that actually started off inside the top 3. Six participants lose a bottom 2 while six others lose a top 5.
Best rankdown position: 3 Worst rankdown position: 11 Average: 8.35 SD Rank: 4th Lowest
Ranking distribution: Top 5s: 6 Top 8s: 5 Top 10s: 9 Bottom 2s: 6
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 27, 2021 19:10:40 GMT -5
I thought more people liked "For Her" so I tried to obscure my #12 in my predictions
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:13:01 GMT -5
I've done what I know to help me move on I've been sick from the hurt, I've cried alone Why, oh why do you keep me tethered? You've taken enough from me Untangle me from your lifeline Why not just set me free? 11. “Set Me Free” Track: #12 Songwriters: Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Jack Antonoff, Ben Abraham Total: 217 Average: 8.35 Std Dev: 2.70 (4th Lowest) {Songs Remaining}Everybody Loves You Gaslighter Hope It’s Something Good Julianna Calm Down March March My Best Friend’s Weddings Sleep at Night Texas Man Tights on My Boat Young Man
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:21:31 GMT -5
The albums final track "Set Me Free" is our second song to exit which likely doesn't as a surprise considering the majority of the group predicted that this would leave somewhere within the bottom 2. That wasn't always the case though as thanks to ClevelandRox this got a head start inside the top 3 and even managed to stay within the top 8 through the middle of its run. It managed to do so as it picked up a trio of early top 5s from myself, recordyear, and Baby Spice. It would begin to hit a rough patch in the middle as the first of three last place rankings from .indulgecountry came its way. Joining him there were both jamatthews83 and taylor as well as an additional trio of bottom 2 rankings. Considering that the majority of the group placed this somewhere at the bottom of their top 10, this was just never able to gain much more traction despite it picking up two additional top 5s in the end from bboat11 and Kanenrá:ke.
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:25:55 GMT -5
Stats for #10:
The third song to exit is our fourth most polarizing as it picked up seven top 5 rankings as well as nine bottom 2 rankings. That said, the majority of the group still placed this somewhere within their top 5 or top 8.
Best rankdown position: 7 Worst rankdown position: 12 Average: 7.81 SD Rank: 4th Highest
Ranking distribution: Top 5s: 7 Top 8s: 7 Top 10s: 3 Bottom 2s: 9
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:28:14 GMT -5
I hope you die peacefully in your sleep Just kidding, I hope it hurts like you hurt me I hope that, when you think of me, you can't breathe
Yeah, you can tell the girl who left her tights on my boat That she can have you now 10. “Tights on My Boat” Track: #8 Songwriters: Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Jack Antonoff, Julia Michaels Total: 203 Average: 7.81 Std Dev: 3.19 (4th Highest) {Songs Remaining}Everybody Loves You Gaslighter Hope It’s Something Good Julianna Calm Down March March My Best Friend’s Weddings Sleep at Night Texas Man Young Man
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 27, 2021 19:31:09 GMT -5
How the hell did For Her end up last? Wth? You’re all cancelled. The end.
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Post by tim on Sept 27, 2021 19:32:57 GMT -5
“Tights on My Boat” is the third song to exit and in turn clocks in as our fourth most polarizing. Despite this picking up nine bottom 2 rankings including five for last place, it actually only found itself there a few times over the course of its run and would otherwise remain just outside of that. That is largely in part to the majority of the group placing this somewhere within either their top 5 or top 8 as both received equal amount of rankings. Of those, seven participants placed this in their top 5 with the highest coming from bat1990 who placed this within their top 3.
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