Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 9:55:57 GMT -5
The top 4 will be revealed soon.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:04:40 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:16:11 GMT -5
Nope this rankdown shall stay up. Title track becomes the first single to leave this rankdown, costing the #1 by gardyfan, zack97 and kw9461. All three of them helped this song to reach the top half of this rankdown. Before that, it hovered around the bottom two. Congratulations to castleoblivion26 for the perfect ranking. .indulgecountry and austin finally lose their last place ranking. This has always fell into the group of "songs with good lyrics but not that good musically" to me. The trend-chasing part of music industry is always true and the negative statement has always been reflected in his discography. The switch-up in speed feels a bit annoying after a while though, but it could be structurally interesting to some people.
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:17:00 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:29:13 GMT -5
The next single eliminated is Round Here Buzz. No first place or last place were lost, but there are three #2 and three #9, so good for 2nd most divisive song here. Congratulations to kw9461, someguy, castleoblivion26, gonecountry and tim for perfect rankings. I think this song is a bit basic for me. It still got a great chorus, particularly the twist in delivery of final chorus, but the guitar loop feels simpler and a bit too fuzzy for my taste. Also don't particularly like the percussions sound here.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 3, 2022 10:34:03 GMT -5
Both of these are mediocre. The title track sucks and "Buzz" is middle-of-the-road forgettable filler. Neither belonged in the top 5 of this record.
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:36:54 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:52:23 GMT -5
As you can see, Kill A Word and Record Year are the top 2 for the entire rankdown because I have the best taste, and with the difference of having only one #1 (sorry gonecountry) versus eleven #1s, the winner is Record Year. Congratulations to HeyHeyHey and me for perfect top 2. I have sung praise for both songs many times. What I love about Kill A Word is its inherent novelty, it's something that can never happen, but it's the glimpse of hope that makes the world to be a better place. The white man-white woman-black woman combination strengthens the message, but I don't know why neither Andrea Davidson or Rhiannon Giddens are credited on streaming services anymore (poor Andrea Davidson was not credited when this song was a single to begin with). I remembered Rhiannon Giddens received some mediocre reviews after performing this song with EC on CMA Awards though. Record Year is so easy to praise as it is just a full but compact package of song. Perfect playing of words in the chorus. Great vinyl static sound effects to mirror the song message. It's so good that Miranda Lambert has promoted it on her Instagram despite having feud before. The commercial performance is really f*cked up by the low presence of country streaming on Hot 100 that time, because this could be in year-end as it is still one of his most popular songs on streaming services. I hope Tiktok would find this song and give it the deserved success.
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 3, 2022 10:53:59 GMT -5
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 3, 2022 10:56:49 GMT -5
"Record Year" is one of the few EC singles that I love. It's fantastic.
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Post by 312999 on Oct 3, 2022 14:05:57 GMT -5
Not a surprising rankdown! Sorry to say I think you may have messed up on the names for the closeness again! XD
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gonecountry
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Post by gonecountry on Oct 3, 2022 14:35:47 GMT -5
Thanks Darkest Hour for a great rankdown. I knew there was no way my fave was going to make it all the way to the top, but I will settle for #2. Kill a Word is one of his more brilliant songs, IMO. Looking forward to Desperate Man. I've always given this album the short shrift. I'm going to have to listen to it a good bit before passing any judgement.
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HeyHeyHey
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Oct 3, 2022 17:37:30 GMT -5
“Record Year” is such a great song! Well deserved #1!
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Darkest Hour
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 4, 2022 2:57:26 GMT -5
Not a surprising rankdown! Sorry to say I think you may have messed up on the names for the closeness again! XD This time I forgot to change the data so it was essentially the stats for previous rankdown lol. It has been updated now. Congratulations to 🌺CountryLineDancer for having best rankdown closeness for once!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Oct 4, 2022 3:41:21 GMT -5
Desperate Man (2018)The Snake Hangin' Around Heart Like A Wheel Some Of It Monsters Hippie Radio Higher Wire Desperate Man Solid Jukebox And A Bar Drowning Man After the surprise album that was so close to its previous album, Eric Church's sixth album was released on October 5, 2018 (almost three years after Mr. Misunderstood) and was preceded by the title track single. EC said that the album title came from the emotions he felt after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, as he got a little bit desperate to just find the album. This is the secnd album where he did not appear on the album cover. The album debuted at #5 on Billboard 200 with 103k sales (not boosted by ticket bundles afaik) and 116k SPS (which should be the highest SPS for a #5 album since then), and spent two weeks at #1 on Top Country Albums chart (the last male album not by Luke Combs or Morgan Wallen that did this feat). The album has sold 245,100 copies in the United States as of March 2020, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 3, 2020. This album also debuted at #5 on Canadian album chart. Three single were produced from the album, but only one (Some Of It) reached #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. Title track peaked at #13 and Monsters peaked at #15, the latter being even worse as it peaked at #2 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which means it is a single not entering Hot 100 since His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love). The certifications for tracks include: Desperate Man - Platinum Some Of It - Platinum Monsters - Gold It is nominated for Album of the Year in ACM Awards and CMA Awards, but lost to Golden Hour and Girl respectively. Also, it is nominated for Best Country Album of Grammy Awards, but lost to While I'm Livin'. Some Of It is nominated for Song of the Year in ACM Awards, Music Video of the Year in CMA Awards, and Best Country Song in Grammy Awards, but did not win any. My favorite tidbit about this album is that there are two album reviews written by the same person (Stephen Thomas Erlewine) but for two publications (AllMusic and Pichfork). This is also the only EC album that Pitchfork has reviewed so far. Instructions: 1) Rank the songs from #1 (most favorite) to #11 (least favorite). 2) Send your list to me via PM on or before Nov 15th. Participants: 1. Darkest Hour 2. tim 3. someguy 4. George Strait Junkie 5. gardyfan 6. 🌺CountryLineDancer 7. HeyHeyHey 8. zack97 9. ethanhunt 10. gonecountry 11. .indulgecountry 12. austin 13. castleoblivion26 14. kw9461 15. bboat11Tags 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 Darkest Hour on Oct 17, 2022 23:58:17 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 11, 2022 7:44:33 GMT -5
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Post by austin on Nov 11, 2022 8:41:59 GMT -5
I will try and get this in by Monday, hoping to make it.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 12, 2022 5:25:24 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 13, 2022 0:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by gonecountry on Nov 13, 2022 14:11:41 GMT -5
just submitted. this definitely required a couple more listens than the prior ones. a much more mellow album than his prior albums, his "in da couch" album...
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 14, 2022 8:33:17 GMT -5
1 day left to submit or extend.
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Post by austin on Nov 14, 2022 11:52:52 GMT -5
I will get in for tomorrow!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 15, 2022 23:50:35 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 17, 2022 7:59:49 GMT -5
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