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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:41:00 GMT -5
I know Carolina has some puzzling single choices as reflected in the album rankdown, but it having 3 songs in this top 10 still feels a bit too much. Fortunately to some, it's going to lose a song right out of the top 10. However 🌺CountryLineDancer loses his #1 here. Without You Here is not bad, maybe one of EC's most instant "catchy" songs he wrote, but one cannot shake the slight cheesiness, especially the sudden cut of music in the end.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:46:03 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:51:58 GMT -5
Not surprised despite being a slower song, A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young made in top 10 as it deals with aging and mortality in a more descriptive way than the similar efforts (gray hairs like to hide on a head, for example).
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:53:54 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:55:21 GMT -5
Definitely enjoy the sensational guitar solo in Those I've Loved. It gives epic credits vibes. Also it is the first song that spent the whole rankdown movement in top 10.
Only title track for Carolina remains in the rankdown.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 10:58:18 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 11:00:40 GMT -5
In my timeline many mutuals have shared Crazyland at some point as one of the highlights from Heart & Soul and while I'll say they are not wrong especially in the lyrical compartment, the melody sounds a bit underdeveloped to me.
This song is the only one that doesn't have any bottom half rankings, so it ended up as 2nd lowest easily.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 11:02:39 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 11:04:40 GMT -5
Knives of New Orleans is the final loser of the many ties in this rankdown, and considering the song it loses to I can't be too sad. Still though, the "I did what I did" shout is one of the best moments in the whole Mr. Misunderstood album.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 27, 2023 11:05:30 GMT -5
Top 5 Lightning Carolina Over When It's Over Russian Roulette Never Break Heart
Sinners Like Me: 1/5 Carolina: 1/5 Chief: 1/5 The Outsiders: 0/5 Mr. Misunderstood: 0/5 Desperate Man: 0/5 Heart: 2/4 & (EP): 0/3 Soul: 0/4
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:13:16 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:16:11 GMT -5
Never Break Heart ends up being the winner of the tie that itself didn't need to involve with as the last submitted rank from bboat11 sent it from top 2 to barely top 5 lol Yes the Heart rhymes in the chorus can be annoying, but I like the slight hymn vibe, especially the extended ending.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:18:40 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:22:21 GMT -5
Lightning has everything people want from good country music: great storytelling, generally warm instrumentals and an emotive vocal performance. It's convincing enough coming from him even though he hadn't marketed himself as "outlaw" at that time. The fact that he was rejected by a record label even after performing this song is crazy to me. Condolences to myself for losing my #1.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:24:03 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:27:13 GMT -5
Absolutely love the imagery and the subtle flip to Springsteen in Russian Roulette. I think this could revive the Heart & Soul era for a bit but of course the war happened, so his team cannot push this as a single but have to choose Doing Life With Me instead. Sometimes it just happens. bboat11 got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:30:35 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:35:28 GMT -5
In probably one of the most surprising twists ever, Over When It's Over had to be #2 by one point despite of the two #1 rankings from castleoblivion26 and someguy, and being the original winner of the free-form version of album tracks rankdown. That means the title track of Carolina pulled off even though the highest ranks are #4. IMO Over When It's Over should have won because it is definitely one of the most favorite non-singles among Church Choir, particularly from those who like Joanna Cotten, because this song shows their chemistry to the max. However Carolina is not shabby as I love his vocal range in this (even though he may not be able to perform them precisely live lol).
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 29, 2023 10:39:17 GMT -5
{Final results} 41. Drowning Man 241 40. Bright Side Girl 224 39. Broke Record 218 38. Hangin' Around 213 37. That's Damn Rock & Roll 204 36. Kiss Her Goodbye 203 35. I'm Gettin' Stoned 199 34. Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones 195 33. Keep On 184 32. Rock & Roll Found Me 179 31. Chattanooga Lucy 179 30. Break It Kind Of Guy 178 29. Where She Told Me to Go 177 28. Hungover & Hard Up 169 27. Dark Side 169 26. Lone Wolf 166 25. Jukebox And A Bar 165 24. Jack Daniels 160 23. Ain't Killed Me Yet 148 22. Three Year Old 144 21. Pledge Allegiance to the Hag (featuring Merle Haggard) 141 20. Mixed Drinks About Feelings (featuring Susan Tedeschi) 137 19. Heart Like A Wheel 136 18. The Hard Way 136 17. What I Almost Was 134 16. Through My Ray-Bans 131 15. Hippie Radio 127 14. These Boots 125 13. Holdin' My Own 117 12. People Break 116 11. Roller Coaster Ride 115 10. Without You Here 107 9. A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young 105 8. Those I've Loved 100 7. Crazyland 94 6. Knives Of New Orleans 92 5. Never Break Heart 92 4. Lightning 86 3. Russian Roulette 82 2. Over When It's Over 70 1. Carolina 69
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Nov 29, 2023 10:49:56 GMT -5
I found the list to be quite polarizing, and when I was listening to the list, there were some songs that I was questioning how they even made it to this round, but also most of my fav album tracks made their ways here. Considering this, the reveal went pretty well overall, as I lost most of my bottom 10 rankings earlier. Without You Here is not a well-written song from the lyrical standpoint, but I always find the melody to be really infectious and is one of my favs from his early career. Glad to see it made to the top 10. Russian Roulette or Never Break Heart would have been strong singles from his triple album era; I know the former had a circumstantial reason, but still, Doing Life was a low risk low return choice. Thanks for hosting this series Darkest Hour . Edit: Woohoo, getting the first on the closeness race is a pretty rare moment for me!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Nov 30, 2023 9:32:10 GMT -5
Even though country rankdowns are dying fast in recent months, I cannot give enough thanks to those who sent for or read this album tracks rankdown. At least the low number of participants gave some unpredictability to the results.
The next rankdown that I will be hosting is 2023 Country YE rankdown. Get ready for one of the most interesting country YE rankdowns ever!
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