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Post by tim on Aug 6, 2022 23:02:01 GMT -5
Yea, no surprise here either with “Devil, Devil” leaving in the bottom 3. This has always been one of my go-to tracks from the album and also a favorite from his live shows, so there was little chance of this escaping my top 5. That said, I expected to be one of the highest ranking participants for it.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 6, 2022 23:06:41 GMT -5
Devil, Devil (Prelude: Princess Of Darkness) is barely above The Outsiders by two points. Being the longest EC song (8:02) to date, this song is divided into two parts. The first part is a spoken poem about how making it in Nashville is like selling your soul to the devil because she can give you millions or kill you slowly. The second part is about a guy whose girl leaves him and he sinks slowly into insanity as the devil preys on his mind. But he is saved by an “angel” who surrounds him with love and reason. I think the two-part idea is good, but part of me hopes the connection between the two devils in this song would be stronger. The first part is also cooler than the second part. castleoblivion26, someguy, bboat11 and 🌺CountryLineDancer lose the last place ranking. No one got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 6, 2022 23:08:13 GMT -5
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 6, 2022 23:11:00 GMT -5
Doesn't matter the order, the bottom 3 are the correct 3 to be out first. Zero interest in revisiting any of those songs.
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Post by tim on Aug 6, 2022 23:11:21 GMT -5
What he just said
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 6, 2022 23:18:22 GMT -5
The second hard rock song in the album is the last song to leave today. This song basically talks about what EC thinks rock music is and is not about. Arrangement wise probably not as unique as The Outsiders, but I think it is more fun for live performances, like the shout to his drummer to count. Not to mention the live performances with Lzzy Hale (of Halestorm) are excellent. No last place rankings are lost. Six participants got a perfect ranking: fearlessarrow, zack97, George Strait Junkie, .indulgecountry, kw9461 and someguy.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 6, 2022 23:19:09 GMT -5
"That's Damn Rock & Roll" just feels like Eric is trying too hard. The verses have a pretty cool sound, but I lose interest once the chorus kicks in. I'll always prefer country Eric to rock Eric, but this isn't among his best rock efforts.
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Post by tim on Aug 6, 2022 23:19:38 GMT -5
“That's Damn Rock & Roll” has no business being one of the first three album tracks out. I’ve always jammed out to this one.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 6, 2022 23:21:40 GMT -5
Top 8 A Man Who Was Goona Die Young Cold One Roller Coaster Ride Talladega Broke Record Like a Wrecking Ball Dark Side Give Me Back My Hometown
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Aug 6, 2022 23:36:56 GMT -5
"The Outsiders" is overhated and out way too soon. That said, I knew it would be. I personally really like the song and enjoy it whenever I hear it. Other than that I'm not upset with any of the eliminations thus far.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 6, 2022 23:37:23 GMT -5
Good start as all of these were in my bottom 5.
This is easily the worst album of his we've ranked so far imo.
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Post by austin on Aug 7, 2022 6:51:43 GMT -5
Good start as all of these were in my bottom 5. This is easily the worst album of his we've ranked so far imo. I agree. Chief is so fantastic and then this has so many bad songs on it. Major step down.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 7, 2022 8:55:51 GMT -5
I think the two-part idea is good, but part of me hopes the connection between the two devils in this song would be stronger. This was exactly how I felt about it too. He had such a good thing going with the "devil" connected to Nashville and the music industry there and then in the second part the devil just ends up being from a breakup... I totally expected the devil to carry through to the second part and the song would've been much cooler that way. But either way musically I enjoy this, thus my higher ranking.
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Post by gonecountry on Aug 7, 2022 9:29:56 GMT -5
Kinda stunned that the Outsiders went out so low. I knew it wasn't going to be top 5, but wow!
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Post by tim on Aug 7, 2022 22:53:13 GMT -5
Going to guess that both “Broke Record” and “Dark Side” will leave next with then possibly either “A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young” or “Roller Coaster Ride” missing the top 5.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:05:07 GMT -5
Before I continue to reveal the next four songs, this is a relevant tweet mentioning the always eliminated title track.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:24:48 GMT -5
tim is right as Broke Record kick-starts today's reveals. This song was the only song not received any lists for the free-for-all album tracks competition. It's co-written by Jeff Hyde so on-the-nose arrangement and quirky songwriting are expected, but I burn out by this quite easily. HeyHeyHey and bboat11 got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:29:39 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:36:10 GMT -5
#3~#7 are separated by 15 points only, so there bounds to be some pointed fingers (as if they did not exist already). A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young was an instant-grat with a music video. It flips the theme of the rowdy title track by being a reflective and almost acoustic song looking inwards, treasuring his wife who helped him live through all he's done while he is turning old. No #1s are lost but with two #2s from George Strait Junkie and .indulgecountry and a last place ranking from 312999, it is easily the most divisive song of the album rankdown. austin got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:38:35 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:48:48 GMT -5
And another Jeff Hyde co-wrote song of the album is out. This is also the second single to be eliminated from the rankdown so far. It's basically a cheeky song about his ex took away one of his cold beers, so she was the cold one. Silly motif and a bit janky guitar with a bluegrass-like breakdown (kinda like a Zac Brown Band song), but I think this is quite fun to listen to. austin got a perfect ranking again. and I finally got another (not cold) one.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:50:40 GMT -5
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:57:24 GMT -5
The last song to be revealed today is Roller Coaster Ride. That means Dark Side is the only remaining album track, but how high would it be? Anyway, typical for Jeff Hyde co-wrotes, the electronics try to imitate roller coaster rides, most noticeably the pre-chorus feels like a build of momentum, and outro where it feels a rush down to the finish line. This along with the winner of the rankdown are the only two songs that did not have a bottom-3 ranking. Condolences to bboat11 for losing his #1. kw9461, someguy and 🌺CountryLineDancer got a perfect ranking.
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Post by Darkest Hour on Aug 10, 2022 9:57:57 GMT -5
Top 4 Talladega Like a Wrecking Ball Dark Side Give Me Back My Hometown
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Post by gonecountry on Aug 10, 2022 10:05:41 GMT -5
Top 4Talladega Like a Wrecking Ball Dark Side Give Me Back My Hometown Dark Side in the Top 4! Sweet! That really is a damn good country song and a grower. Would love to see it hit #3, at least
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Aug 10, 2022 10:35:29 GMT -5
I didn’t really like “Cold One” for the longest time but eventually it grew on me and now I like it a lot!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 10, 2022 16:38:13 GMT -5
Not a fan of "Hometown," but I like the other three songs remaining.
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Post by tim on Aug 11, 2022 9:24:10 GMT -5
Dark Side in the Top 4! Sweet! That really is a damn good country song and a grower. Would love to see it hit #3, at least I'm pleasantly surprised to see it make the top 5 myself as I had thought it wouldn't even get that far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a top 3 showing as well! The top 2 will likely come down to "Give Me Back My Hometown" and "Talladega" with the latter being the favorite to win.
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