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Post by HeyHeyHey on Jun 26, 2023 17:09:04 GMT -5
I’ll listen to this right now!
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Post by austin on Jun 26, 2023 19:43:57 GMT -5
This is a really great album! I hope more people participate.
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Post by gonecountry on Jun 26, 2023 20:23:58 GMT -5
Just submitted... I'm a bigger fan of the first album but this had some good stuff on it as well including my favorite T Rhett song.
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 27, 2023 3:04:25 GMT -5
Don't start without me!!! ;)
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 27, 2023 16:10:31 GMT -5
I'll get my list in soon!
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 1, 2023 10:05:46 GMT -5
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Post by 312999 on Jul 1, 2023 11:48:36 GMT -5
I’ll be honest, I kind of forgot about this and have been busy, but yes I’ll definitely send before the deadline.
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Post by nathanalbright on Jul 5, 2023 10:40:06 GMT -5
I'll try to send this today if possible.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 7, 2023 1:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Jul 9, 2023 9:00:06 GMT -5
If it’s still not too late, I can try and get this knocked out today. Either way, working on it now!
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Post by gonecountry on Jul 9, 2023 11:21:07 GMT -5
Pre-Reveal Questions 1. What will be the top/bottom 3? DaHM, Crash and Burn, and I don't know maybe Playing with Fire? If Star of the Show makes top 3, it is pure single bias, IMO. What a generic song. No clue about bottom 3, there are a good number of filler songs 2. Which single (Crash and Burn, Die A Happy Man, T-Shirt, Vacation, and Star of the Show) would perform the best/worst? Best - DaHM, Worst - Vacation (undeservedly, IMO. There are way worst singles) 3. Which album track would perform the best, and how high would it go? Playing with Fire? Top 3 to 4? 4. What is the most/least polarizing song? Most - Vacation Least - DaHM or Crash and Burn 5. Which version of Playing with Fire (Danielle vs Jordan) would do better by how much? Danielle 6. Any other comments? How was this album, compared with his debut? I liked his first album better, but this one had some good stuff on it. Definitely poppier. First album had more consistent singles, IMO.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 9, 2023 13:55:27 GMT -5
If it’s still not too late, I can try and get this knocked out today. Either way, working on it now! Definitely not too late! This is also applied to Kanenrá:ke and castleoblivion26, who were in the first round of this game but yet to submit the lists!
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Post by tim on Jul 10, 2023 11:01:50 GMT -5
If it’s still not too late, I can try and get this knocked out today. Either way, working on it now! Definitely not too late! This is also applied to Kanenrá:ke and castleoblivion26, who were in the first round of this game but yet to submit the lists! Thanks again for letting me sneak in a list. Time really has gotten away from me lately and I squarely blame that on this oppressive heat .
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 19, 2023 21:35:59 GMT -5
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 19, 2023 21:42:50 GMT -5
#18 South Side
Total: 175 Average: 14.58 Std Dev: 3.23 CLD's ThoughtThis song is awful, and glad to see it exiting early. I am not too into Stapleton, but I usually enjoy his writing, so surprised to learn that he also contributed to this abomination. I don't mind some singalong songs with silly lyrics, but this song comes with very lazy chorus melody that I dislike, so easy skip for me. I think they tried to hide this bad song between two strong songs in the album (Die A Happy Man and Crash And Burn), but to me, it instead enhanced the awfulness of this tune...
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 19, 2023 22:18:51 GMT -5
#17 I Feel Good (ft. LunchMoney Lewis)
Total: 159 Average: 13.25 Std Dev: 4.61 CLD's ThoughtThis one is a mediocre pop song that I would be ranking decently high if this shows up in those all genre RDs. I don't mind the rap part (yes I often enjoy rap bridges in a pop song), but the overall song is pretty forgettable and the melody is pretty weak. I guess it may not be a bad song to feature a non-country artist to show TR's presence to other genres, but it is definitely too weak of a song to leave strong impression.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 19, 2023 23:25:37 GMT -5
#16 Tangled
Total: 150 Average: 12.5 Std Dev: 4.62 CLD's ThoughtThis song is also an okay pop song to me, almost sounds like a know-off version of Treasure by Bruno Mars. I think the melody is pretty catchy, so my ranking might have been a little too harsh, but it is not a strong song, compared with his poppy materials, and it is questionabe if it deserves to be the title track (sort of) of the album.
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Post by 312999 on Jul 19, 2023 23:30:02 GMT -5
Ok what…
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 19, 2023 23:41:16 GMT -5
Surprised "Vacation" hasn't shown up yet, lmao. I thought it would be a lock for bottom 2 with that Lunchmoney mess. Can't believe that lasted longer than "South Side"... 🥴
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 0:00:56 GMT -5
Surprised "Vacation" hasn't shown up yet, lmao. I thought it would be a lock for bottom 2 with that Lunchmoney mess. Can't believe that lasted longer than "South Side"... 🥴 There you have it!!#15 Vacation
Total: 149 Average: 12.42 Std Dev: 4.91 Peak: #30 CLD's ThoughtI don't usually mind this sort of silly vacation summer song, but Vacation is poorly executed. Considering that this album has quite a few strong album tracks, the fact that this song was chosen as a single was a headscratcher. When I went to see him, he only sang It Goes Like This partially and skipped Star Of The Show, but sang this one in full. I guess this could have been a nice concert sing-along as it has a great energy, but I still think that the melody is rather weak and lazy.
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Post by 312999 on Jul 20, 2023 0:05:13 GMT -5
It really hurts when your last beat your 1 by 1 point.. At least if it was tied, my 1 would have won the tie breaker.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 0:18:21 GMT -5
#14 Background Music
Total: 148 Average: 12.33 Std Dev: 2.67 (2nd Lowest)
CLD's ThoughtThis song is rather forgettable and definitely the weakest song among the deluxe tracks, but still has a decently catchy melody and I would take this over Tangled or I Feel Good, both of which are also quite poppy. The song overall sounds a little overproduced, as the drum production is quite dominant around the chorus.
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Post by austin on Jul 20, 2023 6:36:00 GMT -5
Well I’m doing horrible in this but I love this album so most of what’s left I really love anyway
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 19:25:56 GMT -5
#13 Anthem
Total: 144 Average: 12 Std Dev: 5.19 (3nd Highest)
CLD's ThoughtThis song as a catchy chorus melody, but the verse is not my favourite. It is literally the verse that I don't give a damn, because of its poor melody, so overall, the decent chorus was wasted by the unimpressive verse. It is still a suitable track to open the album, but also easily be forgotten after listening to other songs in the album.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 20:00:23 GMT -5
#12 Single Girl
Total: 134 Average: 11.17 Std Dev: 4.73
CLD's ThoughtI'm surprised to see so many bottom 3 rankings, especially considering that there are quite a few annoying songs in this game that deserve those spots in stead of this song. This song has a really strong and energetic chorus melody. The guitar solo bridge is also iconic, and even though its lyrical development and verse is not the strongest, I do enjoy this song.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 20:39:39 GMT -5
#11 American Spirit
Total: 129 Average: 10.75 Std Dev: 5.29 (2nd Highest)
CLD's ThoughtThis song has very typical lyrics, but I enjoy the production of this song. The acoustic, bass-focused verse production stood out among other tracks in the album, and the verse melody is also solid. The chorus melody is not memorable, but it does aligh with the mood of the song. Overall, not the strongest song melodically, but the song itself sounds unique compared with other materials in the album.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 21:41:53 GMT -5
#10 Die a Happy Man Remix (ft. Tori Kelly)
Total: 128 Average: 10.67 Std Dev: 5.03
CLD's ThoughtWelp, I am half surprised to see so many low rankings from the posters who ranked the original Die A Happy May much higher, as I also understand the hate for remix, which I felt for I Hope remix with Charlie Puth or Lover remix with Shawn Mendes, both of which ruined the great original songs. However, that was not the case with this song!! I am not too familiar with Tori Kelly, but her additions enhanced the song so much, her vocal is really strong and the harmony is great. I also prefer the production of the remix version over the original one. Thus, I am saving this version of the song over the original song on my Spotift/iTunes. At least, nice to see some posters also ranked this version higher than the original, which is what I did.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 22:09:44 GMT -5
#9 Star of the Show
Total: 111 Average: 9.25 Std Dev: 3.52 Peak: #1 CLD's ThoughtI have not heard this song for a while, as it is one of the most forgettable singles in his career, but I actually enjoyed this song more than I remembered. It is surely a safe radio fodder that the team needed after the flop of Vacation, but it has a strong melody. I still think the lyrics are kinda cheap, and I have no complaint about him skipping this song at the concert, but it is still a pleasant modern pop country tune that I would not mind listening to it occassionally.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 20, 2023 22:11:08 GMT -5
Also, sharing the review from nathanalbright Tangled Up (Deluxe), by Thomas Rhett It is probably no surprise that I have never listened to a full Thomas Rhett album before. In general, unless I am invited to rank down an entire album, it is pretty rare for me to listen to entire country albums. My attitude towards the genre in general is that I like singles, and enjoy listening to hits, and if an artist interests me creatively, I might then listen to their whole albums apart from the greatest hits and best of compilations that I am most fond of. Concerning Rhett himself, while he has definitely made songs that I enjoyed, I have never thought of him as having the sort of consistency in his musical career that albums were all that appealing to me to listen to, although since I was invited to listen to this album, I figured that it would be an enjoyable chance to test out how his music sounded in an entire era. The fact that this album is a deluxe album makes it even more interesting as a test case. Is this a worthy album? Let's see. The album begins with "Anthem," which is an attempt by Rhett to show some swagger, but the production is a bit irritating to me rather than appealing as it is meant to be. "Crash And Burn" is musically rather repetitive but is at least somewhat appealing as a post-breakup anthem, so that works well enough. "Southside" is the sort of song where the writers thought that they were being so clever, but the production is pretty inorganic and the song pretty inessential. "Die A Happy Man" is a pretty basic acoustic love song with a guy and his guitar, but there is a reason why this was a smash hit--it's an appealing song with appealing production and simplicity and space in the recording. More like this would be pretty welcome. "Vacation" is the sort of bargain basement song that tries to present itself like a fun vacation jam but it ends up sounding tedious and try-hard, which makes it pretty mid for this album. "Like It's The Last Time" is an appealing mid-tempo anthem, with enjoyable music. It's pretty basic, but this is enjoyable, at least, so this is worth celebrating. "T-Shirt" is a song that has moderately irritating production and lyrics that want to think that it's far more clever and original than it is. "Single Girl" is an enjoyable enough song to listen to on its own terms, but as an effort to encourage single girls it seems particularly misguided in its message. "The Day You Stop Looking Back" doesn't happen to say anything new about moving on, but what it says is true enough and appealingly produced, and that makes it a pretty solid track here. "Tangled Up," the title track, has the sort of production that would be more appealing in an album aimed at Adult Pop or Hot AC with its gimmicky electro-pop production than it does here. This is a track he should have given to the Jonas Brothers rather than keep for himself. "Playing With Fire" is at least labeled as a pop track and the duet is an appealing with Jordan Sparks. I would have liked to have heard this one on pop radio, and it matches the album's theme, which is a nice bonus. "I Feel Good" is a pretty mid song that I could rather take or leave, but it's laid back enough to be inoffensive, featuring LunchMoney Lewis. "Learned It From The Radio" is a pretty basic song, but a song that is so obviously aimed at Nashville radio might as well give it some honor, since Rhett appears to learned a lot from the radio. "The Star Of The Show" is a basic but lovely enough song in praise of the singer's significant other, and certainly a pleasant enough tune to enjoy. "American Spirit" gives a namecheck of Bud Light that was a populist-aiming sentiment in 2016 but is woefully misguided in 2023 and indicates the sort of song this is, basic but mostly harmless if you don't think too much about it. "Background Music" is an unintentionally funny song that, like most of the album, is acceptable background music that aims to be a hit single but is too basic to be truly amazing. The deluxe album ends with two remixes. "Playing With Fire" is a pretty good duet, but not quite as enjoyable as the pop version, at least to me. The remix of "Die A Happy Man" fills up some of the negative spaces that made the original appealing, and adds Tori Kelly as an unnecessary duet partner, but it's still enjoyable enough to listen to. Overall, this is not a bad album. If there are a lot of songs on here I think to be somewhat on the unoriginal side, the song is self-consciously made to be full of radio hits that aim not only at Nashville but at pop audiences. This crossover effort was not immediately rewarded, but in the blend of pop, dance, slight hip-hop, and country influences, this particular album comes off as a slicker and more upbeat version of the template of the sort of country music that rules Nashville to the present-day. This album is at its best when the production lets the songs breathe and cuts down on the inorganic elements, although even at its best there is little here that is particularly original or definitive in nature. Those listeners who hate contemporary pop-country will find a lot to despise in this album, and even those inclined to enjoy pop country will likely be able to see this album as not nearly as good as other albums in this lane.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jul 27, 2023 21:07:22 GMT -5
Alright, time to finish this up!!!
#8 T-Shirt
Total: 106 Average: 8.83 Std Dev: 5.67 (Highest!) Peak: #1 CLD's ThoughtThis song is not bad, and it is slowly growing on me since its relase back in 2016 lol. I don't listen to this as often, and after every listen, I feel like I enjoy more than expected, like I just played this song while I am writing this, and I feel like #10 was too harsh. It is pretty catchy and it was quite fun to listen to this at the concert as well. Still, There were quite a few songs that deserved to be released as singles over this song, but again, that frustration regarding single choice was re-direct from T-Shirt to Vacation after the latter was released as the single, so I do not feel really annoyed at this being a single anymore.
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