Ranking(almost every song)

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I left out live or studio/alternate versions but I might have also just forgotten a few.

58. Detonation Boulevard
sounds like a question mark
57. Colours
meh
56. You Could Be the One
sounds like I'm having a stroke
55. Torch
Its alright I guess
54. Untitled
and there's a reason for that
53. Under the gun
for such a cool album cover I just can't seem to like it, the 1993 version of Alice is amazing tho
52. Sandstorm
cool sax
51. 1959
under the gun demo
50.Something fast
despite the title it's a slow song
49. The Damage Done
the damage was certainly done
48. Bury me deep
no comment
47. Afterhours
after a while its like ok we get it
46. On the wire
its fine
45. Anaconda
They were still finding their groove
44. Phantom
floorshow 2.0
43. Blood money
actually not bad maybe ill move it up later
42. Emma
the John Peel version is pretty good
41. Home of the Hit-Men
I like not because it's good but it's just kinda goofy
40. Floorshow
floor
39. Flood I
yeah
38. Fix
Long and drawn out
37. Kiss the Carpet
Reptile House as a whole is long and drawn out and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't
36. Lights
^^^^
35. More
It's not awful but it's also not great, it's just kinda there
34. Train
despite the weird voice at the beginning its a vibe
33. A rock and a hard place
rock
32. Flood II
its flooded twice now
31. Some Kind of Stranger
Undecided at the (placement)door
30.Poison Door
yeah
29. Possession
im running out of reasons
28. Walk Away
the original video is kinda silly
27. 1969
WELL ALL RIGHT
26.Watch
I like that riff, it's not played well, but it's cool
25.Driven like the snow
Nine While Nine 2.0
24. Doctor Jeep
It's good when you're running
23. Vision thing
that's one way to open an album
22. When you don't see me
it's like a s**t this corrosion
21. Never Land
We are coming down(syria?)
20. Heartland
yes
19. Gimme Shelter
I thought the lyric was "let me in, gimme shelter" but I guess not
18. I was wrong
it's like a better something fast
17. Body and soul
sins and secrets
16. Black Planet
my take that dance on glass was better didn't really go over well(I still think it is)
15. Burn
the Jensen session version is amazing
14. Andrenochrome
the body electric - andrenochrome single is such a great combination
13. No time to cry
the John Peel version is just unsettling
12. Valentine
highlight of reptile house
11. First & Last & Always
till the end of time
10. Amphetamine Logic
I feel like they could of called it nothing but the knife
9.body electric
THIS PLACE IS DEATH WITH WALLS
8. Marian
actually so good
7. Dominion / Mother Russia
I get it stuck in my head a lot
6. Nine While Nine
just look at my username
5. Lucretia My Reflection
how could I not put it high I would receive death threats
4. Ribbons
so underrated(and like the one actually a good thing from vision thing)
3. this corrosion
hey now hey now now
2. Alice
I can't tell if I like the original or the 1993 version better, probably the original
1. Temple of Love
I really can't decide if Alice or TOL is better they're both amazing but you can't listen to TOL and not enjoy it.

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I mean, no. I don’t know where to start.
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2. All of them
1. The next one.
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MrChris wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 07:54 I mean, no. I don’t know where to start.
good
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Planet Dave wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 09:43 2. All of them
1. The next one.
The only correct answer. :notworthy:
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mh wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 16:02
Planet Dave wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 09:43 2. All of them
1. The next one.
The only correct answer. :notworthy:
Agreed ... :notworthy: :notworthy: ... with a steady volatility included ...
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Being645 wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 16:14
mh wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 16:02
Planet Dave wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 09:43 2. All of them
1. The next one.
The only correct answer. :notworthy:
Agreed ... :notworthy: :notworthy: ... with a steady volatility included ...
Who needs reasons or consistency
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3. YCBTO
2. All the rest
1. The next one.
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I would also have TOL at #1.
Rest of my list would be quite different but it's all good.
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ruffers wrote: 27 Oct 2023, 05:15 3. YCBTO
2. All the rest
1. The next one.
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ruffers wrote: 27 Oct 2023, 05:15 3. YCBTO
2. All the rest
1. The next one.
Updated ranking Home of the Hit-Men at #1
the best song ever written, created, played, produced, recorded, sold, by any artist of all recorded time
a 38 second masterpiece that blesses the ears of anyone fortunate enough to stumble across it
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Thank you 🙏 this is incredibly helpful, as I had been struggling for years to rank each song in order 😁 danke
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paint it black wrote: 27 Oct 2023, 15:26 Thank you 🙏 this is incredibly helpful, as I had been struggling for years to rank each song in order 😁 danke
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Lowest ranking: Temple of Love 92
Number 1: Temple of Love.

(Alice 93 works well, so its just not my remake bias)
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I didn't want to rank but after I read this, I couldn't sleep because I was inadvertently and subconsciously ranking in the dark.
Vague and arbitrary so without numbers, but generally counting down to the top (?!) based on recorded versions...

Untitled
Sandstorm
Black Planet
Walk Away
Possession
Home Of The Hit Man
No Time To Cry
Blood Money
More
Detonation Boulevard
Marian
Poison Door
Doctor Jeep
The Damage Done
Body And Soul
Anaconda (would be higher but for the production)
1959
When You Don't See Me
Torch
Phantom
Something Fast
A Rock And A Hard Place
This Corrosion
Under The Gun
Dominion
Colours
You Could Be The One
1969
Flood I
Bury Me Deep
Good Things
Jolene
Flood II
Temple Of Love
Watch
Floorshow
Lucretia
I Was Wrong
Alice
Never land (album version)
Never land (full version)
Valentine
Vision Thing
Afterhours
First And Last And Always
Gimme Shelter
Train
Lights
Heartland
Emma
Nine While Nine
On The Wire
Ribbons
Some kind of Stranger
Driven Like Snow
Kiss The Carpet
Fix
Amphetamine Logic
Body Electric
Andrenochrome
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Damaged+Done wrote: 29 Oct 2023, 03:50 I didn't want to rank but after I read this, I couldn't sleep because I was inadvertently and subconsciously ranking in the dark.
Vague and arbitrary so without numbers, but generally counting down to the top (?!) based on recorded versions...

Untitled
Sandstorm
Black Planet
Walk Away
Possession
Home Of The Hit Man
No Time To Cry
Blood Money
More
Detonation Boulevard
Marian
Poison Door
Doctor Jeep
The Damage Done
Body And Soul
Anaconda (would be higher but for the production)
1959
When You Don't See Me
Torch
Phantom
Something Fast
A Rock And A Hard Place
This Corrosion
Under The Gun
Dominion
Colours
You Could Be The One
1969
Flood I
Bury Me Deep
Good Things
Jolene
Flood II
Temple Of Love
Watch
Floorshow
Lucretia
I Was Wrong
Alice
Never land (album version)
Never land (full version)
Valentine
Vision Thing
Afterhours
First And Last And Always
Gimme Shelter
Train
Lights
Heartland
Emma
Nine While Nine
On The Wire
Ribbons
Some kind of Stranger
Driven Like Snow
Kiss The Carpet
Fix
Amphetamine Logic
Body Electric
Andrenochrome
You dare not put Home of the Hit-Men at number 1 who do you think you are
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1 - Ribbons
2 - SKOS
3 - Everything unreleased
4 - The rest
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GC wrote: 28 Oct 2023, 12:27
(Alice 93 works well, so its just not my remake bias)
That’s another one of those heartbreaking “what could have been” moments for me. It sounds so GOOD and I would love to have heard the old new songs done with that kind of production.
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sultan2075 wrote: 03 Nov 2023, 14:43
GC wrote: 28 Oct 2023, 12:27
(Alice 93 works well, so its just not my remake bias)
That’s another one of those heartbreaking “what could have been” moments for me. It sounds so GOOD and I would love to have heard the old new songs done with that kind of production.
Oh yes... think of a CD filled with Summer, Suzanne etc with that production. What a shame.
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Planet Dave wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 09:43 2. All of them
1. The next one.
Agreed :notworthy:
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This is my off the cuff top 10 classics

Floorshow
Ribbons
This corrosion
Dominion mother Russia
Alice
Some kind of stranger
Temple of love
Vision thing
More
Lucretia my reflection
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NineWhileNine wrote: 26 Oct 2023, 03:20 I left out live or studio/alternate versions but I might have also just forgotten a few.

58. Detonation Boulevard
sounds like a question mark
57. Colours
meh
56. You Could Be the One
sounds like I'm having a stroke
55. Torch
Its alright I guess
54. Untitled
and there's a reason for that
53. Under the gun
for such a cool album cover I just can't seem to like it, the 1993 version of Alice is amazing tho
52. Sandstorm
cool sax
51. 1959
under the gun demo
50.Something fast
despite the title it's a slow song
49. The Damage Done
the damage was certainly done
48. Bury me deep
no comment
47. Afterhours
after a while its like ok we get it
46. On the wire
its fine
45. Anaconda
They were still finding their groove
44. Phantom
floorshow 2.0
43. Blood money
actually not bad maybe ill move it up later
42. Emma
the John Peel version is pretty good
41. Home of the Hit-Men
I like not because it's good but it's just kinda goofy
40. Floorshow
floor
39. Flood I
yeah
38. Fix
Long and drawn out
37. Kiss the Carpet
Reptile House as a whole is long and drawn out and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't
36. Lights
^^^^
35. More
It's not awful but it's also not great, it's just kinda there
34. Train
despite the weird voice at the beginning its a vibe
33. A rock and a hard place
rock
32. Flood II
its flooded twice now
31. Some Kind of Stranger
Undecided at the (placement)door
30.Poison Door
yeah
29. Possession
im running out of reasons
28. Walk Away
the original video is kinda silly
27. 1969
WELL ALL RIGHT
26.Watch
I like that riff, it's not played well, but it's cool
25.Driven like the snow
Nine While Nine 2.0
24. Doctor Jeep
It's good when you're running
23. Vision thing
that's one way to open an album
22. When you don't see me
it's like a s**t this corrosion
21. Never Land
We are coming down(syria?)
20. Heartland
yes
19. Gimme Shelter
I thought the lyric was "let me in, gimme shelter" but I guess not
18. I was wrong
it's like a better something fast
17. Body and soul
sins and secrets
16. Black Planet
my take that dance on glass was better didn't really go over well(I still think it is)
15. Burn
the Jensen session version is amazing
14. Andrenochrome
the body electric - andrenochrome single is such a great combination
13. No time to cry
the John Peel version is just unsettling
12. Valentine
highlight of reptile house
11. First & Last & Always
till the end of time
10. Amphetamine Logic
I feel like they could of called it nothing but the knife
9.body electric
THIS PLACE IS DEATH WITH WALLS
8. Marian
actually so good
7. Dominion / Mother Russia
I get it stuck in my head a lot
6. Nine While Nine
just look at my username
5. Lucretia My Reflection
how could I not put it high I would receive death threats
4. Ribbons
so underrated(and like the one actually a good thing from vision thing)
3. this corrosion
hey now hey now now
2. Alice
I can't tell if I like the original or the 1993 version better, probably the original
1. Temple of Love
I really can't decide if Alice or TOL is better they're both amazing but you can't listen to TOL and not enjoy it.

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Jesus wtf was I on
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