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Post by taylor on Mar 1, 2023 9:06:35 GMT -5
Rockin’ with the Rhythm: It’s Results Time!With one of LeAnn’s albums out of the way and the lists for this album all entered in, it’s time to get the ball rolling on this one! We didn’t make it to 13, but this number of 11 is still made up entirely of the last album’s participants, which I’m glad for! Participants (11):1. taylor2. someguy3. .indulgecountry4. tim5. Kanenrá:ke6. 🌺CountryLineDancer7. nathanalbright8. Mirago9. bboat1110. BackwoodsBarbie11. castleoblivion26
The pre-reveal questionnaire! 1. What will be #1?
2. What will make the Top 5?
3. Which album tracks do you hope fare well enough to make it to the album tracks rankdown?
4. Any other thoughts/predictions?
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Post by tim on Mar 1, 2023 14:38:05 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? Considering it won their respective artist rankdown, I'd be shocked if it wasn't "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)"
2. What will make the Top 5? A photo finish between "Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain" and "Have Mercy" for the runners-up position followed by "Cry Myself to Sleep" and an album track (likely one of the three listed below)
3. Which album tracks do you hope fare well enough to make it to the album tracks rankdown? Pulling for "Dream Chaser", "I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way", and "Tears for You"
4. Any other thoughts/predictions? Nothing here is really worthy of a last place position, but if there has to be one it'll probably be "If I Were You" as all of the other singles/album tracks standout more on their own accord. Also, even though "Working in a Coal Mine" was never released as a single it's certainly one of their early album tracks that I can fondly remember hearing quite a bit growing up.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 1, 2023 19:39:04 GMT -5
BackwoodsBarbie submitted?! She hasn't posted in over 2 years! Welcome back to Pulse, if so. <3
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Post by taylor on Mar 11, 2023 12:32:04 GMT -5
Let’s finally get going with this one, lmao!
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Post by taylor on Mar 11, 2023 12:41:08 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Mar 11, 2023 15:00:47 GMT -5
Not surprised that "If I Were You" would be the first one out as it's about the one and only song I skip over from an otherwise solid record.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 11, 2023 17:03:02 GMT -5
Not surprised that "If I Were You" would be the first one out as it's about the one and only song I skip over from an otherwise solid record. It squeaks by my last place song by a hair. The remaining 8 are pretty much perfect though lol
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Post by taylor on Mar 11, 2023 17:15:08 GMT -5
Sorry y’all! I posted the reveal for “If I Were You” and promptly proceeded to fall rather ill; I hadn’t been feeling too well all morning. I’m feeling better thankfully; I’ll try to have more results posted later this evening!
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:01:39 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:07:34 GMT -5
Okay, NOW let’s get this thing going! Picking up where we left off following the reveal of ”If I Were You,” we find “Working in the Coal Mine” following it at #9. Despite having more last place rankings than any other song on the album (courtesy of BackwoodsBarbie, bboat11, 🌺CountryLineDancer, and nathanalbright), it was still juuuust able to slip on ahead of “If I Were You” due to a pair of Top 5 rankings that would come from someguy and castleoblivion26. Meanwhile, tim picks up his second consecutive perfect ranking. This song is certainly quite repetitive so I can see how it could be quite tiresome for some folks to listen to after awhile, but it’s catchy enough to just barely get away with it imo.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:16:14 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:20:04 GMT -5
I certainly regret my last place ranking for “Tears For You.” It’s not even that I dislike the song, it’s just that this is one of those albums of such quality that something has to go to the bottom somehow! We see a couple more Top 5 losses with this reveal, including a Top 2 placement from 🌺CountryLineDancer. One thing that I do absolutely love about this song is how clearly you can hear Naomi’s voice. She was such a master at creating great harmonies that blended so well with her daughter.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:33:34 GMT -5
“Dream Chaser” is such a gorgeous song, and it hits a bit hard for me quite frankly. I’m glad to see it at least escape the bottom 3 here. Unfortunately for BackwoodsBarbie, she loses her #1 song and becomes the first participant to do so.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:38:19 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:42:13 GMT -5
“River Roll On,” unfortunately, did not make it to the Top 5, but it DID make the album tracks rankdown! We’ll see in 2026 how well it fares there. Until then, this isn’t too shabby of a showing!
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 11:46:57 GMT -5
Recap:
6. River Roll On (66) 7. Dream Chaser (69) 8. Tears for You (75) 9. Working in the Coal Mine (88) 10. If I Were You (92)
The Top 5:
Cry Myself to Sleep Have Mercy I Wish She Wouldn’t Treat You That Way Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days)
I’m going to pause for awhile and will return later on this afternoon to get this wrapped up!
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Mar 12, 2023 15:05:38 GMT -5
I knew "Working" wasn't going to last too long into this. I myself had it at #8, but it's an earworm honestly and wouldn't have been mad if it was still in.
"Dream Chaser" has always been a good song, but I really learned to love it with Wynonna's live album. Something about that performance just clicked!
I really thought "River Roll On" would be the top album track, it's mine but I thought it would have the most appeal to a more modern audience.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2023 15:36:14 GMT -5
This is going pretty much exactly as I would have expected. This is such a solid album that it would have been difficult to get anything other than a great top 5, and that is exactly what we got even if "River Roll On" could have been just as arguably deserving as something like "I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way". Pretty much everything in like 4-9 on my list was completely interchangeable, so I have no qualms about any of them leaving when they did! The only rank I KNEW would land where it did as soon as I heard it was "Working In The Coal Mine" being last place, but even then it's not cause it's bad by any means, just doesn't hold up alongside the rest of this album. It has a novelty vibe to it that just makes it harder to take seriously.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:30:04 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2023 16:32:21 GMT -5
I deliberated quite awhile about whether to have this song in my top 5 instead of one of the singles, and ultimately I have no regrets that I chose to ultimately do so! This is a song that I definitely think sounds like it had potential to be a hit.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:32:50 GMT -5
Kicking things off in our Top 5 is the highest album track, “I Wish She Wouldn’t Treat You That Way.” To likely no surprise, all that remains in the Top 4 are singles. This one has a fun little bounce to it that makes for quite an enjoyable listen.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:37:47 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:40:36 GMT -5
The first of the four singles to leave us is “Cry Myself to Sleep.” This one spent 16 weeks on the charts back in the days where country radio didn’t cling to the same tired ass songs for years upon years, and eventually would become The Judds’ eighth #1 hit. Even with my #9 placement, I still enjoy this one. It’s hard to find a song to actively dislike on this album imo.
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:49:30 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 16:52:07 GMT -5
“Have Mercy” takes the bronze medal for this album, and what a jam it is!!! This song is just FUN to listen to; I never tire of it. It’s easy to see why it became a multi-week #1 smash hit for them. It’s just undeniable.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2023 16:57:54 GMT -5
"Have Mercy" is the one that I ultimately had to sacrifice to put "I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way" in my top 5...but this is definitely a well-deserved and unsurprising top 3 finisher! I think I'm just slightly more tired of it than most of their other hits after all these years.
I didn't really remember "Cry Myself To Sleep" as much as their other singles when listening to this album, but it is just as undeniable as the rest of them! Glad to get the perfect ranking!
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 17:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 12, 2023 17:20:02 GMT -5
"Grandpa" was definitely the obvious winner, as it's one of their most enduring classics, but I'm also glad to see "Rhythm" as #2! There's just something so fun and engaging about that chorus Thanks for hosting!
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Post by taylor on Mar 12, 2023 17:20:27 GMT -5
This Top 2…I mean, come on. Was there ever any doubt? I think not!!! These two songs are among The Judds’ most recognizable for a reason—especially the winner, “Grandpa.” It’s no surprise these two songs continued their hot streak on the country scene and came away as the victor and runner-up of their album’s rankdown. Very deserving!!! Thanks for following along y’all! We’ll be moving on to Album 3 very soon!!
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