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Post by bboat11 on Aug 19, 2022 23:46:43 GMT -5
Jamie O'Neal Album Series:
Hello everyone! Now that we have ranked all of Jamie O'Neal's country radio singles ( thread here), we are ready to dive into her individual albums and rank the rest of her career! She has had such a small career that this shouldn't take us too long at all! Here is a list of the rankdowns that will be part of this series: 1. Shiver (2000) 2. Brave (2005) 3. Eternal (2014) 4. Sometimes (2020) 5. Spirit & Joy (2022) 6. Extras (all the non-album songs) Maybe, if there's interest: 7. On My Way To You (unreleased 2nd album!) I hope to see all of Jamie's Pulse fans showing up for this to offer their opinions and thoughts on her wonderful yet short career!! And if you are not familiar with her, this series is a nice digestible size for you to hopefully take the plunge and check her out!! Archive of Finished Results:
{Shiver (2000)} 13. To Be With You (126) 12. I'm Still Waiting (118) 11. Sanctuary (112)
10. The Only Thing Wrong (101) 09. I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You (96) 08. No More Protecting My Heart (88) 07. Where We Belong (87) 06. You Rescued Me (85) 05. Shiver (82) 04. Frantic (72) 03. She Hasn't Heard It Yet (60) 02. When I Think About Angels (37) 01. There Is No Arizona (28) {Sometimes (2020)} 12. Jealousy (93) 11. Someone's Sometimes (77)
10. Spin The Bottle (71) 09. Somebody's Hero 2.0 (69) 08. Sometimes It's Too Late (66) 07. The World Goes On (58) 06. Wreck Me (57) 05. When I Think About Angels 2.0 (49) 04. Prettiest Wreck (47) 03. There Is No Arizona 2.0 (45) 02. Trying To Find Atlantis 2.0 (38) 01. Closer To Closure (32)
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 19, 2022 23:56:59 GMT -5
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Post by nathanalbright on Aug 21, 2022 16:04:22 GMT -5
I don't know if I can be considered a Pulse fan of hers but the singles were great so I'm looking forward to hearing this album with lots more discoveries as well as the hits I now know a little bit.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 3, 2022 18:30:45 GMT -5
Time for our first reminder!! I know we have gotten a few participants so far, but I'm going to need to get organized and input the lists I've received the last couple weeks before I can say for sure who they are. However, if you have not submitted and you still would like to, you have exactly two more weeks to get a list to me! I plan to stick with that deadline, so please try to get this one done if you want to :) A decently popular album such as this one should have no trouble getting enough participants in just a couple of weeks...
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Post by nathanalbright on Sept 28, 2022 18:55:01 GMT -5
Did you get any more of these?
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 29, 2022 19:06:41 GMT -5
I have gotten a couple more lists, but still not nearly enough to close this! No worries though, I am going to give you a LOT more time to get in on the action if you want to. Since my rankdowns have gotten a little off schedule recently, I have decided this one makes the most sense to move farthest out to allow room for me to close some older and/or more timely rankdowns first. So, I will be closing August New Releases, then Reba's latest albums, then George's album tracks rd, and THEN it'll be Jamie's turn. And hopefully that will allow this one to get a LOT more participants since I imagine this album is going to generate more interest than some of those other rds!!! :) So if you want to get a list in, you have until Sunday, October 23rd!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Oct 9, 2022 15:57:34 GMT -5
Time for the TWO WEEK WARNING!!!! I'm hoping we can at least quadruple this current list, although quintupling would be even better... Still lots of time, at least!!! Participant List: 1. someguy2. nathanalbright3. austin
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 8, 2022 4:33:46 GMT -5
I am so sorry that this one has ended up slipping through the cracks the way that is has! Traveling for so long in the middle of November really messed me up. I have finally finished revealing Reba's albums, and am working on getting completely caught up on the New Releases series, which means it is almost time to get caught back up in this one as well! We only have 6 participants so far, which is not many, but it is enough to proceed with reveals if I don't get any more lists. That being said, I would love to get more lists! I will go ahead and give you until next Friday, December 16th if you would like to join!! That means you have a little bit over a week to check out this album if you intend to. Thanks everyone :) Participant List: 1. someguy 2. nathanalbright 3. austin 4. .indulgecountry5. schnetzka6. castleoblivion26
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Dec 9, 2022 14:40:01 GMT -5
Reminder I sent a list a while back!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 9, 2022 19:54:21 GMT -5
d3vin44 would probably like this one!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 9, 2022 22:21:40 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 13, 2022 20:41:53 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2022 5:00:58 GMT -5
Alright, I'm FINALLY going to start the reveals for this one next since I have a perfect little window before the next New Releases rd is due If anyone else is wanting to join this album, this is your LAST CALL!!! Please get me a list asap if you would like to join :) I know this time of year is busy for folks, so you can plan on maybe about four more days before I have time to start. Participant List: 1. someguy 2. nathanalbright 3. austin 4. .indulgecountry 5. schnetzka 6. castleoblivion26 7. Kanenrá:ke 8. smissy13
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 23, 2022 5:11:35 GMT -5
I have to go to bed now lol but I know this album very well so it won't take me long to put a list together tomorrow!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 26, 2022 2:30:53 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 21:54:09 GMT -5
Alright, it was like pulling damn teeth to get there, but we managed to get to 12 participants thanks to 🌺CountryLineDancer and taylor deciding they wanted to have fun after all! Of course LBTrocks never made it, despite "being able to do it quickly tomorrow because I know this album really well" Flops, if you see this, I'm starting George reveals as soon as this rankdown is done! So let's do it!! Hopefully somebody/anybody is around to enjoy the bottom few!
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 10, 2023 21:57:44 GMT -5
Lol I gave up on this completely cuz I thought you probably went ahead and revealed it weeks ago Go "To Be With You" that would have been my #1 lol, great album tho.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:01:32 GMT -5
13. "To Be With You"
Track #: 13 Runtime: 4:19
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:02:56 GMT -5
Lol I gave up on this completely cuz I thought you probably went ahead and revealed it weeks ago Go "To Be With You" that would have been my #1 lol, great album tho.OMG I cannot at the timing of this
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 10, 2023 22:06:21 GMT -5
Lol I gave up on this completely cuz I thought you probably went ahead and revealed it weeks ago Go "To Be With You" that would have been my #1 lol, great album tho. of the 13 songs here, THAT would have been your #1? :o
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:08:08 GMT -5
Anyway, apparently nobody else loved this song nearly as much as Flops does. His would-be #1 has a few close-to-top-5 ranks from nathanalbright, Kanenrá:ke, and schnetzka, but everyone else had it between #10 and 13. I think the little Spanish flair to the instrumentation is really nice, but melodically this always ends up being one of the more forgettable songs on the album to me. It's a really strong album, so I still enjoy this one quite a bit despite my bottom 2 rank! The majority of the album just happens to be stronger though imo. austin, castleoblivion26, and 🌺CountryLineDancer all kick us off with a perfect ranking! I'm not sure if LBTrocks would have been able to save this from last place, as the next song is 8 points ahead. Guess we'll have to see how low he would have ranked it!!
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:12:38 GMT -5
12. "I'm Still Waiting"
Track #: 9 Runtime: 3:42
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:15:52 GMT -5
I think "I'm Still Waiting" is such a beautiful song! I love Jamie's delivery, especially in the chorus. It kinda makes sense to be this low however, as it is not one of the more obviously buzz-worthy songs on the album. Of the ballad tracks, this is probably the obvious one to leave first. Still, I always love listening to this one, and it is a great example of the sort of material that is just extra perfect for her voice!
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:18:51 GMT -5
11. "Sanctuary"
Track #: 11 Runtime: 3:49
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:22:19 GMT -5
"Sanctuary" is out next, marking the first uptempo to bow out! I would have liked to see this one do a bit better, but this album is just so good that there wasn't much wiggle room for songs to pick up low ranks without going straight to the bottom... I think this is probably the most album-filler-sounding of the uptempos, but at the same time it is damn good filler!! So catchy, especially the way she suddenly launches into that high part "when the WORLD is going crazy" midway through the chorus 🌺CountryLineDancer breaks his streak of perfect ranks with a sudden #2 loss, unfortunately.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 10, 2023 22:23:32 GMT -5
I have always loved "I'm Still Waiting". I feel like the way she sings it just makes you feel the yearning she has for the person who is gone. It is heartbreaking but done in a beautiful and tender way. Expected this to be out early but definitely disagree with everyone as this deserved better.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:28:00 GMT -5
10. "The Only Thing Wrong"
Track #: 8 Runtime: 4:13
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 10, 2023 22:32:43 GMT -5
Lol I gave up on this completely cuz I thought you probably went ahead and revealed it weeks ago Go "To Be With You" that would have been my #1 lol, great album tho. of the 13 songs here, THAT would have been your #1? :o Easily. I can still put it on repeat and am in absolute heaven. Gorgeous song.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 10, 2023 22:33:10 GMT -5
I finally lose my last place with this one. I honestly can't understand how this one managed to do this well. It's about as obvious of a last place for me as anything she has ever recorded... For some reason I do tend to hate songs with this sort of feel though, as the swung 12/8 time signature with a prominent 4/4 beat always just feels like it plods sooooo badly. Probably why I also hated "Drinking Alone" so much despite everyone being under the crazy impression that it was the biggest potential smash hit of Carrie's last album... But nope, other than the three people who have their last place left, apparently everybody else thought the weakest song was one of the ones that left before this.
Four people got perfect rankings though, which is the most we have seen so far!
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Post by LBTrocks on Jan 10, 2023 22:33:37 GMT -5
Guess my mom was on to something, she always hated "To Be With You" and couldn't understand why I thought it was so pretty. *shrugs*
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