Why I Hate this Album

This week we're turning back the clock all the way to September 11, 1979, so we can talk to you about the confusing and very popular Foreigner album Head Games. If you don't know this band, don't worry, none of their hits are on this album! In this episode we discuss financial compensation, The Golden Bachelor, mispronunciations, bathroom killers, murder tag, voice modulators, dad rock, microwaves...

This week on a very special episode Tim and Garrett are exposed to Drake for the very first time. We're talking about his hit single Hotline Bling, released all the way back in 2016. There's a lot of accusations in this episode so we're going to add an "allegedly" to this whole episode, a first for the show.  Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week...

This week we're talking about an album that was late to the grunge party, but for a bunch of kids they do a pretty good job. We are talking about the Silverchair album Frogstomp, released March 27, 1995.In this episode we discuss censorship, drinking problems, earthquakes, bad relationships, riots, OJ, bad dreams, embarrassment, the art of seduction and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePo...

This week we're facing some hard truths about one of our favorite bands of all time. We are talking about the catchy but threatening song Run For Your Life by the Beatles. (They're new but they're good.) Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Portugal, airplane safety, name changes, being abandoned, threats, mul...

This week Tim is in Portugal so Garrett pulled together a solocast. It is the fourth installment of the Band Breakups and Bitter Feuds series. Episodes dedicated to telling the story behind the downfall of the world's biggest bands. This week we're talking about Cream. Spoiler alert Eric Clapton isn't the most irritating person in this band! Back to the normal format next week. As always reach out...

This week we decided to focus on a more recent release, really get in touch with modern music. So we of course chose Smokey Robinson and his truly insane and amazing album Gasms, released April 28, 2023. Just to be clear, that is not a typo. The album is titled and exclusively centered on Smokey's Gasms! In this episode we discuss the art of seduction, good advice, cousins, Tim Meadows, gasms, Fra...

This week we are introduced to the sleepy, apologetic and slightly concerning rap of Asher Roth and his hit(?) song I Love College, released in 2009. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss being committed, men named Scooter, immortality, Face/Off, toasting a friend, the art of seduction, Saudi Arabia, Johnny Dep...

This week we're talking about Drowning Pool and their album Sinner, released June 5, 2001. If you don't know who this is, they sing the "Let the bodies hit the floor…" song we all know and love? Anyway, it turns out they have other songs too and we talked about them. In this episode we discuss chaos, team building, Tipper Gore, The One, interrogation, moshing, Venom, Santa Clause, medical examiner...

This week is a listener request special. We're talking about the pseudo-grunge Monster Magnet song Space Lord, released in 1998. The conversation takes a weird turn, Marvel fans we have some questions. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss personal failures, The One, Crocodile Mile, MODOK, Galactus, crimes, att...

This week we're returning to a simpler time known as the late 90s, but not for post-grunge or nu metal. This week we're going country with The (Dixie) Chicks and their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces. In this episode we discuss the bechdel test, fire escapes, breakups, personal space, misery, mysteries, the Muckle, power, Die Hard, rabies, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hateP...

This week was supposed to be a special after dark episode, but we picked the wrong song for that. We're discussing 50 Cent and his curiously clean single Candy Shop, released all the way back in 2009. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Die Hard, drug dealers, nicknames, Jam Master Jay, House MD, candy, fear,...

This week we try our best to keep things light while we talk about the incredibly dark life and lyrics of Ted Nugent. Since none of his albums past 1981 are known to human ears we chose to do his greatest hits album Great Gonzos! The Best of Ted Nugent, released Nov. 8, 1981. In this episode we discuss accountability, over sharing, draft dodging, awakenings, spirochetes, swords, heists, accusation...

This week we return to the late 90s to discuss the Natalie Imbruglia hit single Torn, released in 1997. Get ready for some surprises, turns out this song has a longer history than anyone knew. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss ticks, Australia, David Schwimmer, gang colors, kidnappings, Kanye, Drake, throwi...

This week we're doing something different, we present WIHTA: Greatest Hits - Best of Amazon Reviews - 2018 (Year 1): A Tim Solocast. (Title still pending approval.) We're listening back to some of the funniest, most unhinged reviews from our first year of the show. Tim sets up each clip and special guest Garrett Harvey steps in to discuss the reviews with Tim. (You didn't really think Garrett woul...

This week we wrap up our ICPissmas holiday celebration with part 2 of the ICP album Fearless Fred Fury, released February 15, 2019. In this episode we discuss arm removal, ghouls, video games, experiments, video games, linens, chloroform tag, sausages, baby centaurs, husbands and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com  Episode Outline: Song by Song - W...

Merry clowning to all, and to all a good Faygo, another ICPissmas is upon us! This year we celebrate by discussing the ICP album Fearless Fred Fury, released February 15, 2019. This is an insanely long episode so we split it in two. In this episode we discuss bathroom TVs, dirty money, Salacious Crumb, rats, bullies, world building, ghosts, bad gang names, big milk and so much more! Hatepod.com |...

This week we're talking about a tour instead of an album. In 1976 ZZ Top embarked on "The Worldwide Texas Tour", a completely insane idea that included buzzards, snakes and real livestock! Garrett has a solocast to tell you all about it! Tim will be back next week for our usual holiday celebration. Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com  ICPissmas is coming 12/26   ...

This week we decided to celebrate the season with An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home) by Linda Bennett. Things quickly turn strange and uncomfortable when we realize this Christmas song is about the death of 50 people. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Flag Day, legal jeopardy, radio plays, expectatio...

This week we're diving deep into late 90s alternative nostalgia with Everclear and their hit album So Much for the Afterglow, released Oct. 7, 1997. In this episode we discuss humanity, feet, aortic valves, agitators, cheating, peanuts, medicine, Quantum Leap, The Frighteners, Christopher Lloyd, fame, MIB, spying, OCD, selling out and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod |...

This week, against our better judgment, we're talking about the terribly misguided Chet Hanx (aka Chester Hanks) song White Boy Summer. No one deserves this, especially not Tom Hanks. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss pranks, challenges, Big Bang Theory, Tom Hanks, David S Pumpkins, chins, Snoop, schemes, p...

This week we return to the pop world of the early aughts with Jessica Simpson and her powerful album In this Skin, released Aug. 19, 2003. Get ready to learn some truly strange facts about the Simpson family! In this episode we discuss mechanics, dreams, purity ceremonies, edible makeup, Dane Cook, confusion, finger tips, Armageddon, habits, time travel, heavy bones and so much more! Hatepod.com |...

This week we're finally doing our Keane episode! Specifically their song Somewhere Only We Know, released way back in 2004. All we can say is never go to secondary location, even when the invitation is in song form. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss DJs, poetry, the art of seduction, Uno's Pizzeria, nature,...

This week we wrap up the October scaretacular with Slayer and their demon filled album Hell Awaits, released all the way back in March 1985. What begins as a light conversation about the afterlife quickly turns to a debate about whether Slayer is pro or anti Hell, and lives are forever changed.  In this episode we discuss Snorks, transformations, Gremlins 2, misogynists, left handed people, slashi...

This week we decided to bring a touch of culture to the podcast by discussing some musical theater. Unfortunately we took suggestions from the listeners and picked Repo! The Genetic Opera which is neither cultured or an opera. However it is a steaming pile of crazy and we're going to talk all about it! In this episode we discuss mascara, bad ideas, genetics, Pennywise, gothic carnivals, slumming i...

This week the October Spooktacular takes a weird turn. We're discussing the Stryper album To Hell With The Devil released Oct. 24, 1986. We were trying to commune with the devil, instead we wound up praising God through hair metal, but we made the best of it. In this episode we discuss minor crimes, the lord, montages, wings, denim vests, free will, tithing, the art of seduction, Satan, angel eyes...