Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:16:05 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:25:21 GMT -5
(nice new page moment) Like A Wrecking Ball had to settle at #4, costing #1 from gonecountry and austin. As EC once said, this song is about sex that comes after he missing his wife for too long on the road. The slight reverb on his voice can be treated as feeling high and dazed. I am not too surprised at this being a hit because sex sells but the downloads and streaming being this good (the fan-made video having 50 million views on Youtube), especially for a fifth single, is astonishing. Also being gender neutral (dudes can paint toenails pink too) is quite nice. .indulgecountry and someguy got a perfect ranking.
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2022 22:26:39 GMT -5
Of the four songs remaining, I was really hoping that "Like a Wrecking Ball" would be the first to exit and so I'm glad to see that is the case after all! More often than not, I tend to skip over this song whenever revisiting the album as it has never really been a favorite of mine.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:27:38 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2022 22:28:25 GMT -5
Although it's likely to bow out next, I'm thrilled to see "Dark Side" make it into the top 3! That's certainly not something I was expecting going into this.
edit: and there it is lol
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 13, 2022 22:35:06 GMT -5
Hopefully "Talladega" aka his best single to date brings this one home!
"Hometown" is a whiny dud.
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 13, 2022 22:37:17 GMT -5
"Roller Coaster Ride" just has such a catchy chorus melody to me! I can never get it out of my head after listening to it. I really feel like the quirkiness of the verses juxtaposes with a chorus that is just classic ear candy in a way that helps this song to really stand out in his career. So glad to see it make the top 5! I can totally see why "Like A Wrecking Ball" is polarizing, but I have aways been drawn to the production of this one. The reverb is almost pointless, except for the fact that it makes the song so much better for some reason Another one that I can never quite get out of my head after listening to it. I don't remember "Dark Side", but my rank is pretty good, so I'm giving it another listen now... This top 2 is very predictable, but I am rooting for "Give Me Back My Hometown".
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:38:19 GMT -5
Predictably, Dark Side is the #3 of the remaining songs. This is a mostly acoustic-driven song about how he attempts to keep his dark side at bay by slowing down or quitting drinking because of his ties with his family, but musically it segues to the next song which is about devils, so you can tell the outcome easily. George Strait Junkie loses his #1 while gardyfan finally loses his last place. gonecountry and tim got a perfect ranking.
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2022 22:40:52 GMT -5
GMBMH FTW!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:43:37 GMT -5
The top 2 Talladega vs Give Me Back My Hometown
Both written by EC and Luke Laird 5 #1s versus 6 #1s 3rd highest SD versus lowest SD 8 people have a chance for a perfect top 2, but only 4 got it 1 winner
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2022 22:45:22 GMT -5
The top 2 Talladega vs Give Me Back My Hometown Both written by EC and Luke Laird 5 #1s versus 6 #1s 3rd highest SD versus lowest SD 8 people have a chance for a perfect top 2, but only 4 got it 1 winner No doubt that is "Give Me Back My Hometown" and as such I fully expect "Talladega" to win this
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 22:53:58 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2022 23:01:07 GMT -5
Yea, I pretty much expected "Talladega" to be the runaway winner and thus I'm not surprised that it did so by such a wide margin. Either way, I already knew what my top 2 songs were going to be heading into the album and "Give Me Back My Hometown" was always going to be at the top of the list. As much as I love "Talladega", it has become quite overplayed over the years on country radio. That said, I do still enjoy putting it on occasionally if I happen to be out on a road trip. Thanks again Darkest Hour and I can't wait for the next one .
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 13, 2022 23:07:17 GMT -5
Yeah, another rankdown with predictable ending is done. Both songs are far and away the top 2, but the tankers for Give Me Back My Hometown prevented it from winning. .indulgecountry and HeyHeyHey got a perfect ranking for #1, and kw9461, someguy, 312999 and I got a perfect top 2. Condolences to zack97 for barely missing a perfect ranking, and tim, 🌺CountryLineDancer, castleoblivion26 and fearlessarrow for barely missing perfect rankings. This is really a toss-up for me and I am fine with any of these two winning. Give Me Back My Hometown is less of a hometown but more of a post-breakup song as he wants his hometown without her memories back. It has great anthemic chorus and bridge, but the long high notes run at the end seems too out of his range at times, not to mention that tragic Grammy Awards performance. Talladega is a song about reminiscence that is sparked by NASCAR (even has a music video with it). His vocals here is more comfortable and the ending guitar solo is excellent.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 13, 2022 23:30:34 GMT -5
Good. Not even close. "Talladega" is the best thing he's ever put out! 🤠
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 14, 2022 4:11:41 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 14, 2022 5:07:00 GMT -5
Mr. Misunderstood (2015)Mr. Misunderstood Mistress Named Music Chattanooga Lucy Mixed Drinks About Feelings (featuring Susan Tedeschi) Knives Of New Orleans Round Here Buzz Kill A Word (featuring Andrea Davidson & Rhiannon Giddens) Holdin' My Own Record Year Three Year Old The fifth album in this series is a surprise drop. It's said that Eric worked on this album in latter part of summer 2015. He spent twenty days to write twenty songs, and recorded these ten tracks after twenty days of recording sessions. After that, he released to his fan club members first by mail and e-mail. The album was exclusive on Apple Music for a week before being uploaded to other streaming services. This is also his first album that does not include him on album cover, but rather a 14-year old called McKinley James Smay is featured instead. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 with 70k digital sales and 76k SPS after the first two days of availability. The following full week, the album climbed to #2 on the Billboard 200 with 58k pure sales and 65k SPS. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on June 3, 2018, and has sold 599,600 copies in the United States. This album also peaked at #3 on Canadian album chart. Four singles were produced from the album, but only one (Record Year) reached #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. Round Here Buzz barely missed it (peaked at #2), while Kill A Word peaked at #6 and title track peaked at #15. The certifications for tracks include: Mr. Misunderstood - Gold Record Year - 2x Platinum Kill A Word - Platinum Round Here Buzz - Platinum It is nominated for Album of the Year in ACM Awards and CMA Awards, winning the latter. Moreover, Record Year was nominated for Music Video of the Year, Single and Song of the Year in CMA Awards. Meanwhile, title track is nominated for Video of the Year, and Kill A Word Song of the Year in ACM Awards. The deluxe version includes live versions of Chattanooga Lucy, Hallelujah and Knives of New Orleans. Last but not least, this is often regarded as Eric's best album (3.54/5.0 from 232 ratings on RYM), so if you are on the fence at joining this series, you probably should. Instructions: 1) Rank the songs from #1 (most favorite) to #10 (least favorite). 2) Send your list to me via PM on or before Sept 23rd. Participants: 1. Darkest Hour 2. tim 3. George Strait Junkie 4. gonecountry 5. .indulgecountry 6. someguy 7. 🌺CountryLineDancer 8. HeyHeyHey 9. zack97 10. gardyfan 11. kw9461 12. bboat11 13. austin 14. fearlessarrow15. castleoblivion2616. 312999Tags 312999 Adrian C. 🍓 austin BB🌕 bboat11 bigfan101 George Strait Junkie kamala 2024 truther castleoblivion26 ccarter1023 cedric Cody Wants Out... HeyHeyHey ClevelandRox g8erboi tim LBTrocks 🌺CountryLineDancer Crimsonio ethanhunt Fancy fearlessarrow gardyfan hydraflare Sambalada CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker .indulgecountry jamesflame James Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 lady𝓐fan Mylo13 💜 netti RobbyFlorida schnetzka someguy zaclord 🌈 SwiftlySheeran Au$tin toomuchboy twigs @xfer zack97 @trilogy
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Post by gonecountry on Aug 14, 2022 9:06:50 GMT -5
Thank Darkest Hour for another great rankdown. Wasn't surprised in the least to see Talladega win it all. Very solid top 6. Like I said, this album definitely is overshadowed IMO by its association w/ it's lead single/album title, there really is a lot of strong material on the album. It's placement between Chief and Mr. Misunderstood is challenging given they are both so incredibly solid. Looking forward to Mr. Misunderstood!
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Aug 16, 2022 21:35:26 GMT -5
Mr. Misunderstood is one of my favorite albums ever so this will be difficult. I’m looking forward to seeing how this one goes!
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 26, 2022 7:25:49 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 9, 2022 9:06:29 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 16, 2022 7:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 18, 2022 1:53:42 GMT -5
5 days left to submit. Still no new lists.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 20, 2022 8:37:52 GMT -5
3 days left to submit. We finally have 10 lists including my own, but I want more.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 21, 2022 8:08:09 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 22, 2022 6:29:34 GMT -5
I decided to move the deadline to Sunday night. 3 days left to submit.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 23, 2022 8:11:16 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 24, 2022 2:05:30 GMT -5
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Post by 312999 on Sept 24, 2022 2:13:47 GMT -5
Late, and I just saw this, but did you make a mistake? or is this closeness for another Rankdown earlier, cause me and KW I noticed are not on it. Also regarding this Rankdown, I will try to do it when I wake up.
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