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I expected my 11 would be falling soon! Glad Jewel did so well here!
Early 2000s Rock Chicks Rate
- Thread starter slaybellz
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#26
Siobhan Donaghy - Overrated
1/5
Score: 8.225
My Score: 9
Highest: 11 x 1 (@theincredibleflipper) 10 x 7 (@Phonetics Girl, @soratami, @yeRleDanaL, @berserkboi, @DJHazey, @ohnostalgia, @Robsolete)
Lowest: 4.5 x 1 (@2014) 5 x 1 (@londonrain)
Overrated was the lead single from Siobhan's debut solo album Revolution in Me. It was released in 2003 and charted at #19 in the UK.
Siobhan Donaghy is an English singer-songwriter most known for being one of the original three members of the British girl group Sugababes, which she left in 2001. In 2013, the original lineup announced they were reforming under the name, Mutya Keisha Siobhan, and released one single called Flatline. We are still waiting for an album...
@saviodxl (6.3) - The "girl from a commercial girlband trying to differentiate herself" does not work here.
@Memoria (7) - I always wanted to like this song more than I actually did. It didn't help that Sugababes were at their absolute peak at the time.
@livefrommelbs (7.5) - I know the gals love Siobhan, but this one's just fine to me.
@Sprockrooster (7.5) - A nice closer for this rate actually.
@Epic Chocolat (9.3) - Nice solo debut.
@berserkboi (10) - Not quite the Siobhan I would grow to stan yet but still perfect!
@DJHazey (10) - Oh my word if this was somehow “Medevac” (hey there’s a video for it, so it should count!) then I’d have to change my 11 as my one chance to stan for it. Still, I’m holding out hope that Siobhan rate is still on the docket. That being said, come on now you’re out of your mind if you don’t think this is also an easy 10+.
@theincredibleflipper (11) - Nice this was included. I loved One Touch as a teenager, it helped me learn English. I was devastated when Siobhan left after she was my favorite from the beginning. Learned about her solo song on a school trip to England, instant buy at the local HMV at Hasting. I was flooded by the depth and intensity. This, her debut and Ghosts are incredible strong works. She deserves the world. And: my ten. Up against those forces like Kelly, Michelle’s first run, Pink, all those gigantic songs that are just perfection. But this is special because it comes from a special place. Didn’t hesitate even the tunest moment when I saw this is here. This is an 11.
Took me a while to see this but you all really have no taste.
#19
Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me
5/24
Score: 8.572
My Score: 9
Highest: 10 x 11 (@Sprockrooster, @Phonetics Girl, @theincredibleflipper, @yeRleDanaL, @2014, @Blond, @Slice of Life, @AlmostFamous, @phily693, @Guy, @Music Is Death)
Lowest: 4 x 1 (@londonrain) 5.5 x 1 (@LKane)
Don't Tell Me was the first single from Avril's second studio album Under My Skin. It was released in 2004 and charted at #5 in Canada.
In a 2004 interview for MTV she explained the meaning behind the song:
"It's about being strong. There are a lot of guys out there who just want to take you out to dinner and then, like basically go home and 'unhh' you. That's what a lot of guys are like and I just think girls need to be strong and not let any guy pressure them into doing anything."
@Memoria (7) - For me this is one of the weakest singles in her entire discography. It took years to grow on me but even then the verses are still a bit, to put it in early 2000s terms, "meh".
@berserkboi (8) - Stronger than I remember!
@Sprockrooster (10) - Am I the only who hears a car with screeching tires right before the chorus as I watched the music video so many times. Somehow it became part of the song for me.
@livefrommelbs (9) - The other 'Under My Skin' tracks in here are superior songs, but there's no denying the chorus on this one.
@DJHazey (9) - Dishes out a lot of that same attitude I’ve already touched upon especially that “don’t think that your charm and the fact your arm is now around my neck...” verse, which is always the most anticipated moment for me. This “you’re not going to mess with this girl” spirit of it is just glorious. The chorus then hammers the point home beautifully and we all stan a strong young female.
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'Don't Tell Me' was actually one of the biggest 're-discoveries' of this rate for me - in that I never outwardly forgot it, but I enjoyed it a whole lot more than I remember doing so when it was first released.
Also, imagine if Stacie Orrico won a 2000s rock chicks rate? Scream, but also correct.
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I feel like the most likely ones are Breakaway and Don't Let Me Get Me, since y'all are probably gonna be tasteless. Maybe one of Stacie's songs. If it's Wrong Impression, that'd would be funny, just cause it's her only song, but I don't think @slaybellz would trick us like that. Maybe I'm wrong ddddd.
You do know this is likely to make the top 10 right?
Yes but I'm still bitter about it winning the P!nk rate. It also has terrible mixing, almost like Breakaway.
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But it deserved to win the P!nk rate?? Yes, Who Knew or Sober should have won over it, but still.
Also, Don't Tell Me is great, but I'm not mad about it leaving now. Before getting into Avril's music as a teen, My Happy Ending was the only song from Under My Skin I knew, and Don't Tell Me actually had to grow on me. Now I just really love the attitude, and the lyrics. The chorus is so good.
#18
Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?
11/24
Score: 8.617
My Score: 10
Highest: 11 x 1 (@Crisp X) 10 x 9 (@theincredibleflipper, @soratami, @livefrommelbs, @DJHazey, @Milotic, @Slice of Life, @phily693, @Music Is Death)
Lowest: 5.5 x 1 (@Hurricane Drunk) 6 x 1 (@Pineapple)
Are You Happy Now? was the lead single from Michelle's second album Hotel Paper. It was released in 2003 and charted at #16. It was also her highest-charting single on the US Adult Top 40 chart, peaking at #3.
The song was Grammy nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, against the likes of Avril Lavigne with Losing Grip and P!nk with Trouble, losing out to the latter.
@Memoria (7.5) - Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne were always my two absolute favourites in the early 2000s, so it's fitting that they both share a disappointing, but not bad, lead single from their respective sophomore albums. For what it's worth, Are You Happy Now was always slightly less disappointing.
@Sprockrooster (8.5) - I am loving the sas this brings. She will not be messed with.
@berserkboi (9.5) - I loved when she added an extra bite to her repertoire!
@theincredibleflipper (10) - Another case of an incredible run.
@livefrommelbs (10) - I fucking love the anger you can hear in Michelle's voice as she builds up from the verses to that explosive chorus. SO GOOD!
@DJHazey (10) - Since All You Wanted is usually the bridesmaid at best when it comes to Michelle’s discography, I end up rallying behind this because it’s a 15/10 in a world where All You Wanted can get a 20/10. I would say it has one important little thing on big sister and that’s the way I scream at the top of my lungs to this chorus harder than most songs ever written.
Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?
11/24
Score: 8.617
My Score: 10
Highest: 11 x 1 (@Crisp X) 10 x 9 (@theincredibleflipper, @soratami, @livefrommelbs, @DJHazey, @Milotic, @Slice of Life, @phily693, @Music Is Death)
Lowest: 5.5 x 1 (@Hurricane Drunk) 6 x 1 (@Pineapple)
Are You Happy Now? was the lead single from Michelle's second album Hotel Paper. It was released in 2003 and charted at #16. It was also her highest-charting single on the US Adult Top 40 chart, peaking at #3.
The song was Grammy nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, against the likes of Avril Lavigne with Losing Grip and P!nk with Trouble, losing out to the latter.
@Memoria (7.5) - Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne were always my two absolute favourites in the early 2000s, so it's fitting that they both share a disappointing, but not bad, lead single from their respective sophomore albums. For what it's worth, Are You Happy Now was always slightly less disappointing.
@Sprockrooster (8.5) - I am loving the sas this brings. She will not be messed with.
@berserkboi (9.5) - I loved when she added an extra bite to her repertoire!
@theincredibleflipper (10) - Another case of an incredible run.
@livefrommelbs (10) - I fucking love the anger you can hear in Michelle's voice as she builds up from the verses to that explosive chorus. SO GOOD!
@DJHazey (10) - Since All You Wanted is usually the bridesmaid at best when it comes to Michelle’s discography, I end up rallying behind this because it’s a 15/10 in a world where All You Wanted can get a 20/10. I would say it has one important little thing on big sister and that’s the way I scream at the top of my lungs to this chorus harder than most songs ever written.
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Great options either way, Monsieur!
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I know you're coming for Breathe so no, I must state no Michelle song needed to go until the Top 10!