Board 8 > Rank the Tracks 230: Beyonce - RENAISSANCE + album voting

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FoolFantastic
08/21/25 11:53:17 AM
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Rank your top five from the choices below:
Anri - Timely!!
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Curve - Cuckoo
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
The Killers - Sam's Town
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
The National - Alligator
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

spreadsheets with previous results can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12PpZ3uQ093tRPVu-KLewIxmrzfLJf1oo?usp=drive_link

The rules:
1. Listen to the album in full
2. Rank every track on the album
3. For the results, there will be a curve at the top of each list; two additional points between #1 and #2, and one additional point for the next two ranks. This way, the songs that really stick out to someone get an edge that is not immediately negated by someone else putting it lower. In the case of Demon Days, someone's 15th track will get 1 point, 14th 2 points, 4th 12 points, 3rd 14 points, 2nd 16 points, and 1st 19 points. For albums with greater than 15 tracks, everything ranked below #15 will be given 0 points and the scale for the top 15 will be the same as a 15-track album. For albums with more than 20 tracks, you only have to list your top 15 (with 16-20, I still like having the average rank listed)
4. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results
5. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic
6. The deadline to vote is Thursday, August 28th at 8:00 AM Central Time; If you do get in a vote after the deadline but before I post the results, I will probably include it.
7. Every few weeks, a nomination period will open; there may or may not be a theme. Each user can nominate one album. The following week, everyone will be able to rank their top ~5 among the choices - this will use a bottom-up scoring approach, i.e. voting for one album will give your #1 a single point, voting for five will give your #1 five points, so it is always better to vote for the maximum number of albums. The top ~5 will then be covered (if there is a tie leading to six entries, both get in - if more than that, I will do a tiebreaker)
8. Skits and tracks under 40 seconds will be excluded from the rankings unless argued otherwise

Beyonc - RENAISSANCE track list:
1. I'm That Girl
2. Cozy
3. Alien Superstar
4. Cuff It
5. Energy
6. Break My Soul
7. Church Girl
8. Plastic Off the Sofa
9. Virgo's Groove
10. Move
11. Heated
12. Thique
13. All Up in Your Mind
14. America Has a Problem
15. Pure/Honey
16. Summer Renaissance

Future weeks:
8/28: Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

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FoolFantastic
08/21/25 11:54:00 AM
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Anri - Timely!!:
A Japanese city pop classic.

https://youtu.be/uQ9nsr9YoCQ

Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbbUeLkZt74

Cocteau Twins have a very unique, ethereal sort of sound, and a lot of the modern indie pop I listen to is so clearly influenced by them. The words often sound like gibberish, but I think it's just because whatever they're saying is really esoteric, and the singer is Scottish. I like every album by them, but this one was probably their biggest - I think those of you who don't put a lot of stock in the lyrics might especially enjoy it as a whole, and not just the biggest tracks.

Curve - Cuckoo:
One of my old favorites. Kinda heavyish alternative rock (industrial?) with a lot of different sounds. And only 10 songs so it should be simpler to rank than a bunch of the last few weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8tyE73Vaak

Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia:
I don't really know what this is - it came up third in RYM results searching for music that's happy, quirky, and hypnotic. The sample track certainly delivers. Why settle for something you've heard of when you can try something new instead?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkesIsPGlSU

Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy":
A hugely varied video game soundtrack that doesn't really sound like a video game soundtrack. It's hard to define the genre because it takes from so many influences. It is a bit long at 75 minutes overall, but it's more than worth it and doesn't overstay its welcome.

Sample Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuT3fgk3vzQ

The Killers - Sam's Town:
One of the albums that defined my taste in music through the early 2000s and I will stand by the statement that it is consistently a better and more thematically creative album than Hot Fuss

https://youtu.be/4H3ZgR0EESM?si=UUPFhwNVOHJmn9Ka

John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves:
https://youtu.be/GgxVktBNZjY?si=JDyanLWpEB9PUpVG

The National - Alligator:
Very difficult choice, I love both Alligator and Boxer to bits, but Alligator is just a smidge more tinged with nostalgia for me which gives it my preference.

Anyway, I always describe The National as mid-life crisis music. That sounds worse than it is, it's just...it's music for people in their thirties and forties (even if I discovered them in my teens!), there's just such a mood of both melancholy and an uproarious desire for life and purpose too. This and Boxer are perfect albums, even everything on here that could lean towards filler fills its purpose exactly in the grand scheme of the album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PY4VBirn08

Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got:
I'm following up on Joni Mitchell with another singer/songwriter classic, this one from 1990. Sinad is one of those great artists who will never get the respect she deserved because of a stupid controversy where she spoke the truth before people were ready to hear it. She's a wonderful vocalist, and this is an album I've been meaning to revisit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever:
I can link to them if you want but the notable hits on this album are "Free Fallin'," "Runnin' Down a Dream," "I Won't Back Down," and "Yer So Bad."

Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.:
Have I nominated this before? Possibly, but I have a poor memory. Hauntingly beautiful Alt-Country album, with some of my all time favorite songs on it.

Sample Track:
https://youtu.be/1zI2ztkoeh0?si=c5QqCXB-KEdv7jte

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds:
Kind of a random choice by me. I've never heard this album in full but I do remember enjoying some of the singles back when, so, why not, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gOHvDP_vCs

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FoolFantastic
08/21/25 11:55:00 AM
#3:


My choices:
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
The National - Alligator
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

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PunishedJeezy
08/21/25 1:38:17 PM
#4:


Album choices:
  1. The Magnolia Electric Co.
  2. Heaven or Las Vegas
  3. Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
  4. Alligator
  5. Mother Earth's Plantasia
Tough week, would like to have voted for Timely!! and Full Moon Fever as well


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MarkS2222222222
08/21/25 4:56:27 PM
#5:


John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Anri - Timely!!
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Damn, Mort. Saving that one regardless

HM: Sam's Town, Full Moon Fever

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-hotdogturtle--
08/21/25 11:39:41 PM
#6:


Curve - Cuckoo
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Anri - Timely!!
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"

I'm not ready to give up on my own nom, but I was impressed by choices this week. Had to snub John Maus from my top 5 but I also would have voted for that.

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rwlh
08/22/25 8:02:33 AM
#7:


Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
Anri - Timely!!
Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.

Pretty stacked group. I've actually heard four of these albums before, and none of them are my own nomination!
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Sheep007
08/23/25 7:01:38 PM
#8:


Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
The National - Alligator
Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.

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MaxGalactica
08/23/25 7:52:08 PM
#9:


  1. Katamari Damacy Soundtrack Katamari Fortissimo Damacy
  2. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
  3. The National - Alligator
  4. The Killers - Sams Town
  5. Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.


6. Anri - Timely!!
7. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
8. Curve - Cuckoo
9. John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
10. Sinad OConnor - I Do Not Want What I Havent Got
11. Mort Garson - Mother Earths Plantasia
12. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds

Not an amazing set, but I liked everything nominated.

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PunishedJeezy
08/25/25 11:59:44 AM
#10:


  1. Virgo's Groove
  2. Summer Renaissance
  3. Alien Superstar
  4. Cuff It
  5. Break My Soul
  6. Pure / Honey
  7. America Has a Problem
  8. All Up in Your Mind
  9. I'm That Girl
  10. Cozy
  11. Plastic Off the Sofa
  12. Heated
  13. Church Girl
  14. Energy
  15. Thique
  16. Move


Pretty great album! I only listened to some of the singles when it came out, but this is fairly consistently good.

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Bitto
08/26/25 4:47:09 PM
#11:


Anri - Timely!!
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
The Killers - Sam's Town

Its not often where Im familiar with most albums on the nomination slate!

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MaxGalactica
08/27/25 2:21:56 AM
#12:


  1. Virgo's Groove - Incredible disco piece. And Beyonc's vocals at the end are out of this world.
  2. Break My Soul
  3. Pure/Honey
  4. Summer Renaissance
  5. All Up in Your Mind
  6. Heated
  7. America Has a Problem
  8. Cuff It
  9. Alien Superstar
  10. I'm That Girl
  11. Plastic Off the Sofa
  12. Move
  13. Cozy
  14. Energy
  15. Thique
  16. Church Girl


By far my favorite Beyonc album. The sheer variety in subgenres of dance/house music in this album is really cool by itself. There's just so much creativity in the compositions here that really wasn't extremely present in her previous records. Great production and obviously Beyonc's voice is stellar. Really nice to finally see Beyonc covered here regardless.

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FoolFantastic
08/27/25 4:45:45 PM
#13:


Kind of a perfect full album experience, which is uncommon for mainstream pop albums, especially those that run an hour plus. But everything just flows so well together here, really capturing the idea of an hour on the dancefloor.

Cuff It
Break My Soul
Alien Superstar
Virgo's Groove
Heated
America Has a Problem
Summer Renaissance
Pure/Honey
Church Girl
Cozy
I'm That Girl
Energy
Plastic Off the Sofa
Thique
Move
All Up in Your Mind

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RyoCaliente
08/27/25 4:53:44 PM
#14:


The National - Alligator
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
The Killers - Sam's Town
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Curve - Cuckoo

BREAK MY SOUL
VIRGO'S GROOVE
CUFF IT
ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
CHURCH GIRL
COZY
PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
ENERGY
MOVE
ALIEN SUPERSTAR
HEATED
I'M THAT GIRL
PURE/HONEY
SUMMER RENAISSANCE
THIQUE

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Mega_Mana
08/27/25 5:18:10 PM
#15:


1. Break My Soul
2. Virgo's Groove
3. Cuff It
4. Plastic On The Sofa
5. All Up In Your Mind
6. Pure/Honey
7. Summer Renaissance
8. Alien Superstar
9. Church Girl
10. Cozy
11. America Has A Problem
12. I'm That Girl
13. Move
14. Heated
15. Energy
16. Thique


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Johnbobb
08/27/25 5:26:49 PM
#16:




  1. Break My Soul
  2. Cuff It
  3. Cozy
  4. Energy
  5. Alien Superstar
  6. Thique
  7. Move
  8. Summer Renaissance
  9. I'm That Girl
  10. Heated
  11. America Has a Problem
  12. Virgo's Groove
  13. Plastic Off the Sofa
  14. All Up in Your Mind
  15. Pure/Honey
  16. Church Girl

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Johnbobb
08/27/25 5:36:20 PM
#17:


  1. The Killers - Sam's Town
  2. Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy"
  3. Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
  4. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
  5. Anri - Timely!!

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Seanchan
08/27/25 5:39:13 PM
#18:


  1. Cuff It
  2. Church Girl
  3. Break My Soul
  4. Thique
  5. Pure/Honey
  6. Virgo's Groove
  7. Alien Superstar
  8. Summer Renaissance
  9. Energy
  10. Plastic Off the Sofa
  11. Heated
  12. Move
  13. All Up in Your Mind
  14. America Has a Problem
  15. Cozy
  16. I'm That Girl
Tough one to rank; feels like I could have a very different order if I did more listens as there wasn't really any songs that stood head and shoulders above the rest. Ultimately, I think I liked this more as a full album experience rather than breaking it down. The way the songs flow from one to the next really cements that.

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Seanchan
08/27/25 9:05:31 PM
#19:


Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
The Killers - Sam's Town
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
The National - Alligator
Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Gotta vote for my own nomination, even if it's a moot point.

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HBJDubs
08/28/25 1:14:57 AM
#20:


Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
The Killers - Sam's Town
The National - Alligator
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

Virgo's Groove
America Has A Problem
Break My Soul
Alien Superstar
Pure/Honey
I'm That Girl
Summer Renaissance
Church Girl
All Up In Your Mind
Heated
Thique
Cuff It
Cozy
Move
Energy
Plastic Off The Sofa

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FoolFantastic
08/28/25 10:53:36 AM
#21:


Album vote results:
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas: 37
Katamari Damacy Soundtrack "Katamari Fortissimo Damacy": 22
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia: 20
The National - Alligator: 18
The Killers - Sam's Town: 18
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Sinad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got: 16
Anri - Timely!!: 12
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves: 11
Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co.: 8
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds: 7
Curve - Cuckoo: 6
Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever: 5


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Sheep007
08/28/25 6:28:59 PM
#22:


Fun album, the production is clearly really, really good. It's always a good sign when a pop album has no boring songs! This sort of dance-pop isn't typically my genre but I enjoyed how varied this was. It's also a hornier album than I was expecting, but I think it fits the vibe perfectly. Shout-outs to the dude on RYM who heralded this album as a forebearer of the return to Sodom and Gomorrah and a concerning influence on the minds of children.

  1. Alien Superstar
  2. Cuff It
  3. Virgos Groove
  4. Break My Soul
  5. Plastic Off the Sofa
  6. Heated
  7. Church Girl
  8. Move
  9. Pure/Honey
  10. America Has A Problem
  11. Thique
  12. Cozy
  13. Energy
  14. I'm That Girl
  15. Summer Renaissance
  16. All Up In Your Mind

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Bitto
09/04/25 8:30:26 AM
#23:


  1. BREAK MY SOUL
  2. CUFF IT
  3. CHURCH GIRL
  4. ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
  5. VIRGOS GROOVE
  6. AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
  7. HEATED
  8. IM THAT GIRL
  9. PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
  10. SUMMER RENAISSANCE
  11. COZY
  12. ENERGY
  13. ALIEN SUPERSTAR
  14. THIQUE
  15. PURE/HONEY
  16. MOVE


Pretty great album!

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FoolFantastic
09/09/25 9:05:54 PM
#24:


Safety bump

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