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Post by bboat11 on Mar 5, 2023 15:06:56 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 5, 2023 19:24:55 GMT -5
Now I KNOW you’re not about to leave without me!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 5, 2023 19:43:34 GMT -5
Now I KNOW you’re not about to leave without me!!! See I think that for almost all of my rankdowns, and then the list just never comes! :'(
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Mar 7, 2023 21:41:37 GMT -5
Shoot, thought I submitted this one. I’d be submitting this tmrw with my work computer, if not too late…
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 7, 2023 21:43:59 GMT -5
Definitely not too late! I'm gonna post another reminder I think juuuuuust to make sure nobody else is going to miss out :)
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Post by taylor on Mar 7, 2023 21:50:34 GMT -5
Work has been kicking my ass; I’ll have it sometime this century!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 9, 2023 19:00:14 GMT -5
Okay, here is ONE MORE LAST CALL!!!!! We have added four more people to the mix ( 312999 , SHOOTER , 🌺CountryLineDancer , and taylor ), which I believe makes this the first country album rankdown to hit 20 participants in quite some time!!!
🌺CountryLineDancer was our first list that didn't change a single result, and taylor 's list just baaaarely caused a couple of songs to swap positions, so I definitely feel confident that we have reached the point where results have pretty much solidified, and therefore our collective tastes are about as well-represented as they are going to be. (Like even random outliers and tankers aren't really changing things anymore. And make no mistake, taylor definitely just TRIED it, so I know!!!!)
I am going to reveal Jamie O'Neal's Sometimes album this evening, and then Kelsea will be next on my list! Meaning I would like to close this up sometime tomorrow evening. Consider this your 24 hour warning!
Participants so far: 14. @jadenlefranks
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 11, 2023 19:59:08 GMT -5
Results Time: SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
Nobody else has indicated to me that they would like to join, so this rankdown is officially closed!!!
Final Participants (20): 14. @jadenlefranks
Questions to get us started:
1. What is going to win? 2. What is going to be last place? 3. What else will be top 5? 4. What will be the most/least polarizing? 5. What will be the highest album track? (Or at least highest song that hasn't gone to radio yet, since there will almost certainly be another single or two before this era is done!) 6. Any other thoughts/predictions?
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 11, 2023 20:08:55 GMT -5
1. What is going to win? "If You Go Down (I'm Goin Down Too)" feels like a safe bet.
2. What is going to be last place? This is harder but "Walk In The Park" seems like the least talked about.
3. What else will be top 5? "Muscle Memory" is the only safe bet, the other 3 have a lot of options. I'll go with "What I Have", "I Can't Help Myself", "Love Is A Cowboy"
4. What will be the most/least polarizing? Most: "Doin' My Best" Least: "Walk In The Park"
5. What will be the highest album track? (Or at least highest song that hasn't gone to radio yet, since there will almost certainly be another single or two before this era is done!) "Muscle Memory"
6. Any other thoughts/predictions? Very strong album that got very good reception here on Pulse. I think other than maybe the bottom 3 it'll be very competitive.
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Post by taylor on Mar 11, 2023 20:53:23 GMT -5
All I know is I’m gonna be crucified for my #15.
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Post by 312999 on Mar 11, 2023 21:08:47 GMT -5
Judging by the one prediction already, if the predictions end up being accurate then I will do horrible on this, ouch.
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Post by bigd79 on Mar 12, 2023 13:09:23 GMT -5
why is this album getting a rankdown before D&R?
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 13:21:54 GMT -5
why is this album getting a rankdown before D&R? Because I haven’t gotten to it yet. I’m waiting to see if “Out of that Truck” is indeed from D&R deluxe.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2023 15:21:37 GMT -5
1. What is going to win?
If You Go Down, probably.
2. What is going to be last place?
Toss-up between Weather, Walk In The Park, and I Guess They Call It Fallin'.
3. What else will be top 5?
Love Is A Cowboy, Muscle Memory, You're Drunk, Go Home, Heartfirst... I'm not caught up on Pulse's taste as of late.
4. What will be the most/least polarizing? Most agreeable song is If I'm Going Down. Most up for debate is Doin' My Best & You're Drunk, Go Home. I think there's a lot of people who love or hate both of those songs.
5. What will be the highest album track? (Or at least highest song that hasn't gone to radio yet, since there will almost certainly be another single or two before this era is done!) Muscle Memory.
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Post by tim on Mar 13, 2023 1:55:50 GMT -5
1. What is going to win? "If You Go Down (I'm Goin Down Too)"
2. What is going to be last place? "Marilyn"
3. What else will be top 5? "Muscle Memory", "Love Is a Cowboy", "Heartfirst", "The Little Things" or "You're Drunk, Go Home"
4. What will be the most polarizing? "I Guess They Call It Fallin'" / What will be the least polarizing? "If You Go Down (I'm Goin Down Too)"
5. What will be the highest album track? "Muscle Memory"
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Post by soulfulwings on Mar 26, 2023 13:36:30 GMT -5
1. What is going to win? "If You Go Down (I'm Goin Down Too)"
2. What is going to be last place? "I Guess They Call It Fallin'"
3. What else will be top 5? "Muscle Memory", "Love Is a Cowboy", "Heartfirst", "The Little Things" or "You're Drunk, Go Home"
4. What will be the most polarizing? "I Guess They Call It Fallin'" / What will be the least polarizing? "What I Have"
5. What will be the highest album track? "Love Is a Cowboy"
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 20:12:02 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I am so sorry for the delay in getting this started. I prioritized the 2022 year-end reveals obviously, but then I had a road trip to visit my family for awhile and then go see Reba McEntire and Terri Clark on Friday night down in Boise!!! Finally got home again last night. Now today I'm working on getting caught back up on Pulse things while I do laundry and stuff.
If anyone is around now and can follow along as we get started, feel free to chime in!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 20:23:32 GMT -5
Hang on, apparently I haven't made the trajectory graphs yet. Just finishing that up real quick, lmao!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 20:44:03 GMT -5
15. "UNIVERSE"
Total: 246 Average: 12.3 Std Dev: 2.92 (3rd smallest!)
{Songs Remaining} DOIN’ MY BEST HEARTFIRST I CAN’T HELP MYSELF I GUESS THEY CALL IT FALLIN’ IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO) LOVE IS A COWBOY MARILYN MUSCLE MEMORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE LITTLE THINGS WALK IN THE PARK WEATHER WHAT I HAVE YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME
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Post by recordyear on Mar 26, 2023 20:49:20 GMT -5
All of the participants but one ranked this in bottom 6...
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 20:52:22 GMT -5
It's a painful start for nathanalbright, but otherwise we were pretty much in agreement that "Universe" belongs in the bottom-third of the album if not outright last place. The fact that it was our 3rd-least polarizing song meant that it simply did not receive the same level of high passion that so much of the rest of this album did, which meant there was nothing to really help pull it out of last place once had the misfortune of landing there. Personally I think this song is beautiful! I love the line in particular about how she's living in her body and not her head, as I feel like that is just so relatable as someone who is an observer and a thinker; how magical it would feel to find someone who suddenly changes that and causes you to fall in completely without reason. And yet no matter how much I love this one, there are a select few songs on this wonderful album that just don't quite stand out much compared to the others, and this is unfortunately one of them! It only made it to #12 on my own list, due to the strength of everything else moreso than any weakness with this one. While so many songs on this album have hit potential, this is probably one of the least single-worthy songs on here, imo, and that lack of mass appeal is this song's Achilles Heel.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 20:57:46 GMT -5
14. "WALK IN THE PARK"
Total: 219 Average: 10.95 Std Dev: 3.55
{Songs Remaining}DOIN’ MY BEST HEARTFIRST I CAN’T HELP MYSELF I GUESS THEY CALL IT FALLIN’ IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO) LOVE IS A COWBOY MARILYN MUSCLE MEMORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE LITTLE THINGS WEATHER WHAT I HAVE YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:05:23 GMT -5
That's two perfect rankings in a row for austin ! "Walk in the Park" was similar to "Universe" in that it didn't quite have the high passion of most of the other songs, which ultimately meant it was a near constant contender for the bottom 3. Although it did get TWO top 5 ranks, which is undoubtedly what helped it to do better than "Universe"! For this one, even though I enjoy it while listening to it, I also find it to be one of the more forgettable songs on the album, which is definitely not great for its prospects on such a hook-filled and overall memorable album! It belongs next to "Universe" in the category of songs that just don't quite stand out much compared to the others.
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Post by recordyear on Mar 26, 2023 21:12:09 GMT -5
Sorry for the halt but bboat11 it looks like both of my ranks are one rank lower than it should be.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:13:55 GMT -5
13. "DOIN' MY BEST"
Total: 215 Average: 10.75 Std Dev: 3.68
{Songs Remaining} HEARTFIRST I CAN’T HELP MYSELF I GUESS THEY CALL IT FALLIN’ IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO) LOVE IS A COWBOY MARILYN MUSCLE MEMORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE LITTLE THINGS WEATHER WHAT I HAVE YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:17:01 GMT -5
Sorry for the halt but bboat11 it looks like both of my ranks are one rank lower than it should be. Yeah I just noticed when writing up the last reveal that you had "Doin' My Best" at #16 on my spreadsheet Lmao! Apparently when I entered your list I missed #13 and typed #14, #15, and #16 into my spreadsheet for your bottom 3.
So easy fix, and nothing will change! The rest of your list was accurate.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:27:26 GMT -5
That's two perfect rankings in a row for austin ! Well that streak ended in tragedy!
"Doin' My Best" was our original most consistent contender for last place, before austin gave it a helluva boost with a #1 rank and then its fortunes seemed to turn around a bit! It was still never able to mount much of a comeback beyond "escaping bottom 2" though.
And that is because of course this is the one song on the album that just plain isn't very good I know that Kelsea likes this one a lot, finds it cathartic, loves to close her shows with it based on interviews that I've seen/read, etc. but in general this song just doesn't have the makings of anything more than a favorite for a very specific group of fans. It's one of those songs that is just too hyper-specific to really have much mass appeal, and then you throw in the extremely cluttered beat and arrangement, and overall it just turns this into a pretty easy one for me to rank last.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:32:24 GMT -5
12. "I GUESS THEY CALL IT FALLIN'"
Total: 212 Average: 10.6 Std Dev: 3.84
{Songs Remaining}HEARTFIRST I CAN’T HELP MYSELF IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO) LOVE IS A COWBOY MARILYN MUSCLE MEMORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE LITTLE THINGS WEATHER WHAT I HAVE YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:38:10 GMT -5
"I Guess They Call It Fallin'" joins "Doin' My Best" as one of the poppiest songs on the album, so it probably shouldn't be a surprise to see this one leaving so soon after. Although this one imo has a really catchy melody that definitely gets stuck in my head after listening to it! Despite its catchiness, I could see this one being one that rubs people the wrong way if they are not into it. Like I could easily see it being an almost even split between "catchy" or "annoying" depending on the listener. So I am not at all surprised by this placement! The high passion is getting stronger at this point though for sure, as "Fallin'" manages to take with it three top 4 ranks and an additional two near top 5s.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 26, 2023 21:42:14 GMT -5
11. "WEATHER"
Total: 199
Average: 9.95
Std Dev: 3.43
{Songs Remaining}HEARTFIRST I CAN’T HELP MYSELF IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO) LOVE IS A COWBOY MARILYN MUSCLE MEMORY SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE LITTLE THINGS WHAT I HAVE YOU’RE DRUNK, GO HOME
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