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Post by bboat11 on Feb 23, 2022 22:40:10 GMT -5
"Lightning" is a lyrical force. It's almost easy to underestimate how powerful of a song it is, until you suddenly realize what is happening, lol. Would have been happy to see it in the top 2!
Now let's go "Two Pink Lines"!!!!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 23, 2022 22:43:22 GMT -5
Lightning comes from the final thoughts of a man about to be executed for the murder of a boy who worked in a liquor store. So for an album called Sinners Like Me, it mostly doesn't talk about much sin (unless you count heartbreakers as such), but Lightning feels more suitable for this album because murder is a sin (even though the protagonist had his reasons). For a non-single, it has an extraordinary performance here as it never left the top 3. All three participants who lose last place rank in Guys Like Me, plus castleoblivion26, lose their first place here. bboat11 got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 23, 2022 22:47:41 GMT -5
Final 2: Sinners Like Me Two Pink Lines 3 points difference Total of 7 #1 and 1 last place. fearlessarrow could get perfect top 2.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 23, 2022 23:00:49 GMT -5
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Feb 23, 2022 23:09:04 GMT -5
Pretty accurate representation of me jamming out to "Two Pink Lines" as a kid even though the lyrics didn't make sense to me at the time: Attachment Deleted
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 23, 2022 23:14:56 GMT -5
Oh good, the right song won. The title track was easily the best of the singles. Shame it was the only one that flopped.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 23, 2022 23:27:22 GMT -5
Two Pink Lines is about a young couple awaiting the results of a pregnancy test. The guy is thinking about the ramifications of the test but he wouldn’t change what has happened. I think what makes the song stands out is the reference (these days the rabbit doesn’t die), and the most of it all the harmonica. I don't think his current band has harmonica players, so the concerts feature an alternate version. It's still a jam though. In Sinners Like Me, the protagonist is a hard headed guy who’s mades plenty of mistakes, but at the end of the day he will be waiting at the gates with everyone else. The music video is released on Facebook during 10 years anniversary of the album. The sing-along chorus is pretty great. Also quite like the humor that his grandson would swing at the doctor when the doctor smacked him. This should be a surprising result, as Two Pink Lines finishes higher than Sinners Like Me in the artist rankdown. Both songs stay at top 3 most of the time, with Two Pink Lines getting five #1s while Sinners Like Me two #1s. kw9461 should be glad that his list propelled SLM to win, and George Strait Junkie can thank for his last place not winning the rankdown.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Feb 23, 2022 23:33:22 GMT -5
Two Pink Lines is absolutely amazing. One of my fav uptempo songs by Church. I love the iconic harmonica production, and the storyline of the lyrics. Melody is really strong as well. Was disappointed that he did not sing this when I saw him last October.
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Post by tim on Feb 23, 2022 23:42:42 GMT -5
"Before She Does" was, like, aggressively ignorant, lol. Like, if anyone can relate to this song, they definitely belong in the proverbial Basket that Hillary Clinton so graciously chucked them into. And it's not like it had a particularly unique melody to counteract the horrible lyrics, as it is basically every bit as in-your-face bro-country as you would expect based on the lyrics. I'm shocked to see it be your #1, tim ! I knew that my #1 was likely going to be a curveball that few of you would've expected from me, but this has always been one that I come back around to most frequently from the record. Lyrics aside, this is a jam to my ears and is one that also just sounds even better live. Speaking of, I happen to quite enjoy live albums including Caught In the Act, so in turn this made for the perfect song to kick off that album. If my memory serves me right, though, this was still one of the album tracks featured in his artist rankdown that happened to garner quite a few votes....so, I'm still a bit surprised it ended up being the first to exit here. The top 5 wasn't all that surprising especially given that all of them are fan favorites. That goes for "These Boots" which has always seemed to be a highlight amongst the fans in Eric's live shows. And while I'm not at all surprised that the final two were rather close overall, "Two Pink Lines" did make the top 3 in his artist rankdown so it really seemed like the song to beat going into this. Thanks for jumpstarting this Darkest Hour and I'm looking forward to diving back into his other albums as this progresses!
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Feb 24, 2022 4:34:41 GMT -5
I love everything about this album it’s perfect and it was probably the hardest album I ever had to rank I almost didn’t do this because I didn’t know how I could rank it as I love each track I looked at my most played tracks from the album and that’s how I compiled my list
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 24, 2022 6:09:12 GMT -5
{Final stats} 1 Sinners Like Me 67 2 Two Pink Lines 70 3 Lightning 86 4 Guys Like Me 96 5 These Boots 99 6 What I Almost Was 109 7 The Hard Way 117 8 Pledge Allegiance to the Hag (featuring Merle Haggard) 127 9 Livin' Part of Life 127 10 How 'Bout You 135 11 Can't Take It with You 145 12 Before She Does 148
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Post by gonecountry on Feb 24, 2022 7:03:11 GMT -5
Thanks Darkest Hour for a great rankdown! Other than Sinners Like Me winning, everything else was slightly surprising. It's Eric F'ing Church, so I shouldn't be surprised that we all have our own favorite song. Such a great album and Carolina, IMO, is even better. Looking forward to the next one!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Feb 24, 2022 7:10:17 GMT -5
Carolina (2009)Ain't Killed Me Yet Lotta Boot Left to Fill Young and Wild Where She Told Me to Go Longer Gone Love Your Love the Most Smoke a Little Smoke Without You Here You Make It Look So Easy Carolina Hell On the Heart Those I've Loved Leave My Willie Alone My Heart's Got A Memory Faster Than My Angels Can Fly His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love) The second album by Eric Church saw him torn between commercial viability and artistic value, as Eric has stated the first two singles are heavily influenced by the label, while the third single is his all-or-none bet. Included in some versions of the album, His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love) was released in 2008 but only made to #46 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. This song, together with two other original songs and a cover, would be included in an EP released later called Caldwell County. As the original songs were intended for his second album, they were included in this rankdown as well. Meanwhile, Leave My Willie Alone is a bonus track that is only on streaming services in recent years. The commercial performance of this album is stronger than the first, peaked at #17 on Billboard 200 and stayed on chart for 90 weeks while certified Platinum by RIAA on November 29, 2013. Both Love Your Love the Most (the first single that was included in most versions of the album) and Hell on the Heart (the second single) peaked at #10 on Hot Country Songs chart and certified Platinum. Although the third single Smoke a Little Smoke peaked at #16 on the mentioned chart, it arguably has gathered much more fans for him and the song is certified 2x Platinum by RIAA and Gold by MC. Instructions: 1) Rank the songs from #1 (most favorite) to #16 (least favorite). 2) Send your list to me via PM on or before April 7th. Participants: 1. Darkest Hour 2. gonecountry 3. Kanenrá:ke 4. someguy 5. tim 6. austin 7. George Strait Junkie 8. bboat11 9. gardyfan 10. zack97 11. 🌺CountryLineDancer + George Strait Junkie edit 12. .indulgecountry 13. castleoblivion26 14. fearlessarrow 15. kw9461 Tags (from the Country Rankdowns Tag List) 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
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Post by fearlessarrow on Feb 24, 2022 7:23:26 GMT -5
"Sinners Like Me" winning was a surprise! I had always liked it but I thought for some reason it wasn't as liked as "Two Pink Lines" or "Guys Like Me". Great winner though, although I could've said that about every song that finished in the top 4. Thanks for hosting Darkest Hour and looking forward to Carolina, this is giving me an opportunity to check out Eric Church's albums as I hadn't really dove deep into his discography before.
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Post by gonecountry on Feb 24, 2022 8:36:39 GMT -5
I've been listening to this album for the last few weeks in preparation for this rankdown. My top two on this album is so close depending upon my mood. And I have some mad love for my #3. The whole album is great.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 17, 2022 9:17:00 GMT -5
Time really does fly. 3 weeks left to send a list.
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Post by austin on Mar 17, 2022 9:40:27 GMT -5
I have to get this in!
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Post by Darkest Hour on Mar 24, 2022 12:09:52 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 1, 2022 0:31:09 GMT -5
Not canceled. Just delayed for one week due to crowded country rankdown space right now. 2 weeks left to send a list.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 1, 2022 0:34:37 GMT -5
Not canceled. Just delayed for one week due to crowded country rankdown space right now. the March Madness championship.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 7, 2022 19:46:24 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 9, 2022 10:08:10 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 10, 2022 8:08:51 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 11, 2022 8:17:25 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 12, 2022 8:02:33 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 13, 2022 8:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 14, 2022 8:28:01 GMT -5
Last day to send a list. Waiting for ClevelandRox, kw9461 and HeyHeyHey's lists and also lists from any potential first-time participants.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Apr 15, 2022 3:47:13 GMT -5
This rankdown is now closed for submission. Slightly fewer participants than before, but that's not a big problem to me. Participants: 1. Darkest Hour 2. gonecountry 3. Kanenrá:ke 4. someguy 5. tim 6. austin 7. bboat11 8. gardyfan 9. zack97 10. 🌺CountryLineDancer 11. George Strait Junkie12. .indulgecountry 13. castleoblivion26 14. fearlessarrow 15. kw9461And it's time for pre-reveal questionnaire. 1. Which song will win? Which songs will be top 5? 2. Which song will be the last? Which songs will be bottom 5? 3. Which songs will be the most divisive? 4. Which songs will be the least divisive? 5. How will each single (Love Your Love the Most, Smoke a Little Smoke, Hell On the Heart, His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)) perform? 6. Which non-single will perform the best? 7. Any other thoughts?
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Post by gonecountry on Apr 15, 2022 8:31:18 GMT -5
1. Which song will win? Which songs will be top 5? SALS for the win Carolina, Love Your Love the Most, Hell on the Heart and hopefully His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)
2. Which song will be the last? Which songs will be bottom 5? Leave My Willie Alone and I have no clue what else...
3. Which songs will be the most divisive? LYLTM? It's a list song, but I think a damn good one and I do like mustard on my fries.
4. Which songs will be the least divisive? SALS? Carolina?
5. How will each single (Love Your Love the Most, Smoke a Little Smoke, Hell On the Heart, His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)) perform? I'm thinking all top 5 and perhaps HKOM can surpass HOTH? Radio still pisses me off with this and Bourbon in Kentucky's slight. WTF?!?
6. Which non-single will perform the best? Carolina
7. Any other thoughts? I can't even guess how many times I've listened to this album straight through. 1,000 times? This is a solid album - love the bonus songs too.
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Post by bboat11 on Apr 16, 2022 2:26:35 GMT -5
1. Which song will win? Which songs will be top 5? I actually don't see an obvious winner here, so I'll give hit to "Hell on the Heart"! "His Kind of Money", "Love Your Love the Most", "Carolina", and I guess probably "Smoke a Little Smoke" due to single bias, even though it's one of my least favorite songs of his entire career. 2. Which song will be the last? Which songs will be bottom 5? Last: Probably "Leave My Willie Alone". I see "Lotta Boot Left to Fill" doing pretty poorly as well. After that the quality picks up pretty quickly, so it's hard to say! 3. Which songs will be the most divisive? Most: "Smoke a Little Smoke" It's bound to have some lovers, but there's no way it doesn't also have more haters than just me... 4. Which songs will be the least divisive? "Carolina" 5. How will each single (Love Your Love the Most, Smoke a Little Smoke, Hell On the Heart, His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)) perform? "Hell on the Heart" at #1, "His Kind of Money" at #2, "Love Your Love the Most" at #3, "Smoke a Little Smoke" at #5. 6. Which non-single will perform the best? My pick would be "Without You Here"! Although "Carolina" is probably the safest bet. Dark horse to "Where She Told Me To Go". I hope more than one of those can sneak into the top 5, as they were all excellent discoveries! 7. Any other thoughts? This album was quite a bit better than I expected! Nice job Eric!
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