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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 24, 2022 2:21:08 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. Looks like I used the wrong tags. They are now fixed.
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Post by austin on Sept 24, 2022 6:43:25 GMT -5
I will try and get this in by tomorrow night. I am trying to do all of these albums.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 25, 2022 1:52:17 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 25, 2022 23:49:29 GMT -5
Waiting for at least one person to send, but I think it's good time to put up the pre-reveal questionnaire: 1. Which song will win? Which songs will be top 4? 2. Which song will be the last? Which songs will be bottom 4? 3. Which songs will be the most divisive? 4. Which songs will be the least divisive? 5. How will each single (Mr. Misunderstood, Round Here Buzz, Kill A Word, Record Year) perform? 6. Which non-single will perform the best? 7. Any other thoughts?
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 26, 2022 6:44:46 GMT -5
1. Which song will win? Which songs will be top 4?
Would be surprised to see Record Year NOT win this. Kill A Word, Three Year Old, and either Round Here Buzz or Mistress Named Music will likely fill out the top 4. I'm thinking Mistress may top Round Here Buzz.
2. Which song will be the last? Which songs will be bottom 4?
Last - Chattanooga Lucy. Knives Of New Orleans, Mixed Drinks About Feelings and Holdin' My Own
3. Which songs will be the most divisive? Mr. Misunderstood
4. Which songs will be the least divisive? Record Year, Three Year Old
5. How will each single (Mr. Misunderstood, Round Here Buzz, Kill A Word, Record Year) perform? Record Year, Kill a Word, Round Here Buzz, Mr. Misunderstood in that order. We will probably see at least one single not make the Top 5.
6. Which non-single will perform the best? Three Year Old
7. Any other thoughts? Solid album. Always felt too short to me after The Outsiders felt way too long.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 8:46:30 GMT -5
Bottom 3 will be revealed soon.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 8:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 28, 2022 9:06:35 GMT -5
wow, color me stunned.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:08:52 GMT -5
Unfortunately for zack97 and a few others, Mistress Named Music is the first song to leave the rankdown. Even sadder is the fact that this song is not the last place until the last list, and #9 beat this by one point. Mistress Named Music talks about his music career and how much music means to him. It has a choir section for the epicness, and is often used as a basis of his medleys in the live performances such as 2019 CMA Fest medley. Congratulations to HeyHeyHey , bboat11 and 312999 for a perfect ranking at the start.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:13:24 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:20:29 GMT -5
Chattanooga Lucy is the song following Mistress Named Music in the album and here, as it is the second song eliminated from the rankdown. This time it is tim who loses a #2. This is a very easy target for lower rankings because of Eric's falsetto on full display here, but I always find this song fun, especially after the two long and serious songs in the album. Genius has annotations suggesting the woman in the song is an analogy for music, and it is up to you whether it is true. it did spend half of rankdown submission in the last place, but the last list saved it from last. gonecountry , someguy , 🌺CountryLineDancer and kw9461 lose the last place ranking. Congratulations to George Strait Junkie and castleoblivion26 for the perfect ranking, and even more for HeyHeyHey as he got another perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:50:43 GMT -5
Three Year Old becomes the third song to leave the rankdown. This time it is gonecountry who loses his #2. This album closer talks about how he learns/relearns life lessons through his three years old son Boone. I think it is a solid idea especially considering the first song is about he lifting up others. It feels a circle has been formed here. Unfortunately the melody is a bit too lowkey and it is after Record Year in the album too. While no one got a perfect ranking, tim, fearlessarrow, zack97 and gardyfan lose the last place.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 28, 2022 9:51:46 GMT -5
Top 7 Mr. Misunderstood 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
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 28, 2022 10:18:29 GMT -5
That was a stunning bottom 3. I guess this is indicative of how strong this album is.
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Post by austin on Sept 28, 2022 14:02:30 GMT -5
I really like “Three Year Old” and am a little surprised it’s so low considering how many songs on here are either the polarizing sound people don’t like from him or the awful title track I’ve always hated.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Sept 28, 2022 14:21:56 GMT -5
I cannot believe "Chattanooga Lucy" was a prime candidate for finishing in last place! Overall I think it's a pretty fun song with instrumentals that stand out in the context of the album.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 10:22:58 GMT -5
The next 3 will be revealed soon.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 10:34:40 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 10:46:40 GMT -5
Today's reveals start with an unfortunate #1 loss from castleoblivion26. This is a ballad about a guy and a girl missing each other in different places. it features Grammy-winning blues/americana artist Susan Tedeschi of Tedeschi Trucks Band. I love the soulful vocals from Susan. The double entendre of "mixed drinks about feelings and you", and the background noise during "Need a little background noise" are cute, but some people may think the melody sounds like Like A Wrecking Ball. George Strait Junkie got rid of his last place ranking. austin and zack97 got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 10:51:48 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 10:59:54 GMT -5
Poor castleoblivion26 cannot get his #10 out before his #1 as another Eric Church solo wrote song leaves the rankdown. It is a song about fatherhood and how he treasures his family. Fun fact this also makes into his tour name by then (Holdin' My Own Tour) which started the (generally) no supporting acts feature of his tours. I am surprised this isn't lower because I think it has one of the weakest melodies from the whole record and the theme is kinda there. In short there are better songs from the album. Hey look the rankdown rank is holding its own during later part of submission. Congratulations to kw9461 for a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 11:03:33 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 11:11:06 GMT -5
Knives Of New Orleans is the highest non-single in this rankdown and it cannot break into top 4, so the top 4 is basic af. It tells a story of a man on the run following his murder of his lover. As the song goes on his guilt evolves to the point everything is haunting him. I love this song as it reminds me of some heartland rock songs by Bruce Springsteen. Some vocal delivery in pre-chorus and bridge are like tamed shouts which adds the liveliness of the narration. Fun fact you can often the painting inspired by this song in Grady Smith's videos. Congratulations to zack97 and 🌺CountryLineDancer for the perfect rankings.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Sept 30, 2022 11:11:34 GMT -5
Top 4 Mr. Misunderstood Round Here Buzz Kill A Word (featuring Andrea Davidson & Rhiannon Giddens) Record Year
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Post by 312999 on Sept 30, 2022 11:40:13 GMT -5
Gee, what a shock!
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Post by gonecountry on Sept 30, 2022 12:43:12 GMT -5
Top 4Mr. Misunderstood Round Here Buzz Kill A Word (featuring Andrea Davidson & Rhiannon Giddens) Record Year I would guess this is the final order of the top 4, but perhaps there is a spoiler. Maybe MM gets to #3. I have a hard time seeing how RY doesn't win this all. 1,3,5,6 - I tried to not contribute too heavily to single bias on this rankdown.
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Post by austin on Sept 30, 2022 13:46:36 GMT -5
The title track is awful so I hope that’s next.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 30, 2022 17:26:53 GMT -5
This is not an album where the single bias should've prevailed. Only one of the singles is top tier.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Sept 30, 2022 18:03:38 GMT -5
I'm not upset with the Top 4 but "Mixed Drinks About Feelings" deserved better. That one is easily my favorite from this album.
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