Why I Hate this Album

Chris Cornell was a beloved member of bands like Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog. So we didn't listen to those albums. We listened to the confusingly bad, Timbaland produced, Chris Cornell solo album Scream released March 10, 2009. In this episode we discuss games, Mystic River, bees, ICP, Mark Wahlberg, apocalypse planning, pirates, secrets, beasts, Ben Affleck and so much more! Hat...

Not satisfied with just being irrelevant, Van Morrison and Eric Clapton have decided to shoot for universally hated by weighing in on the global pandemic response with the Morrison penned, Clapton performed Stand and Deliver. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss live shows, slaps, silence, monarchies, croco...

Way before Bruce Willis became a human Redbox Exclusive and even before he was a movie star he decided to give singing a try. No really. This week we're talking about the amazing Bruce Willis debut album The Return of Bruno, released January 20, 1987. (There's also a movie!) In this episode we discuss holes, turtlenecks, presidents, Chris Gaines, Kelsey Grammer, hand stew, National Treasure, highl...

This week our hosts are talking about the song that made everyone ask, "Is Ray J doing alright?". The completely tasteless cry for help known as I Hit it First, released April 9, 2013. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss poison ivy, tracheostomies, prima nocta, double Moesha, hot air ballooning, Richard Si...

This week we're discussing an older, more mature Justin Bieber who wants to do his part to bring about meaningful social change. At least that's what he says his newly released album Justice is about, but mostly he sings about loving his wife. In this episode we discuss shame, Justified, Lyme Disease, Florida, Scooters, transubstantiation, death, Jesus, moms, Face/Off, Walton Goggins and so much m...

This week Garrett tries desperately to love a song while Tim does everything he can to ruin it for him. Find out who wins as we discuss the Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song Good Vibrations (1991). Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Catholicism, assault, pardons, PCP, wrestling, regrets, transubstantiat...

This week it's all zoot suits and dangerous dancing as we attempt to understand the swing revival of the late 90s. After a week of listening we're talking about the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy album Americana Deluxe released February 24, 1998. In this episode we discuss swinging, compliments, Morton's toe, daddies, Summer Catch, John Elway, Azithromycin, aliens and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumH...

We would have done this sooner, but while everyone knows the words, no one knows the name of this band or this song. We're talking about Nine Days and their song Absolutely, aka Story of a Girl. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss conspiracies, Turkey and turkeys, mutant powers, arks, Carvel cakes, drugs,...

This week we explore the world of Christian Contemporary Music. We spent a week listening to the DC Talk album Jesus Freak released Nov. 21, 1995. These guys really love the lord. It's gross. Get ready for some alternative, R&B, rap, nu metal and grunge in one album. In this episode we discuss Jesus freaks, Brad, Yahtzee, Liberty University, skin, skin garments, bear powers, groupies, Russian roul...

After appearing in the news repeatedly for all the wrong reasons we had to learn more about Morgan Wallen, so we listened to his hit single Whiskey Glasses released July 30, 2018 for a week. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss sadness, towels, Bane, bros, beers, Battlestar Galactica, sea deer, accusation t...

Tim said it's cold outside and he hands me a raincoat, Garrett's always worried about things like that! Some of you asked for it, many of you didn't, but we did it anyway. This week we listened to the Matchbox 20 album Yourself or Someone Like You released Oct. 1, 1996. In this episode we discuss wall holes, alternative boys, amputations, toast, orgy rules, regrets, soul suckers and so much more!...

For the first and last time ever on this show we bring you a very belated, legally binding Valentine's Day Spectacular! What song did we pick? WAP by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Andre Braugher, Ben Shapiro, spitting, expectations, fountains, Valentine's Day, mouth s...

This week's album was considered one of the best of 2019 and was the third most requested album for this show in 2020. After a year of resisting we listened to the confusing and hypnotic 100 Gecs album 1000 Gecs released May 31, 2019 for a week straight and we have some thoughts. In this episode we discuss arrhythmias, gremlins, robots, lot lizards, loud clouds, werewolves, boof, fires, horses, he...

This week we wrap up the life story of Rick James. Part two has more drugs, more sex, a lot of getting arrested and a few really great albums. We will return to our regularly scheduled nonsense next week, but until then enjoy Rick James: American Freak (Part 2). Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Sources: Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James, The Confessions of...

This week's episode has something for everyone. It's got music, drugs, sex and a lot of getting arrested. What story has all those things and more? This is the biography of music legend Rick James. The story was a little too big to tell in one week so this is part 1 of 2, but then Tim will be back with some hopefully exciting news for the show. Until then enjoy Rick James: American Freak. Hatepod....

This week we're talking about the impossible to Google band Live and their hit single The Dolphin's Cry. We go line by line to find out what is making these dolphins cry and why Live is so into it. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss stew, names, Chads, Bruce Willis, dolphin crimes, wigs, ashes, cannibalis...

When we decided to listen to the System of a Down album Toxicity released Sept. 4, 2001 we weren't sure what to expect. A week later we remain confused, join us as we discuss the guitars, the screaming, the vague social messages and of course the Armenian Genocide that is this album. In this episode we discuss cobras, the Ottoman Empire, Pee-wee Herman, heroin, the underworld, circumcisions, Charl...

Chuck Berry is an icon of rock music who inspired some of the greatest musicians of all time with his remarkable hit singles. We didn't listen to those songs, we listened to the 1972 cover of My Ding-a-Ling. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Back to the Future, accusations, toilets, cameras, birds, the d...

We asked you to write in and you did not disappoint! In fact you vastly exceeded our expectations and so it took us months to answer your hundreds of emails. We picked out the emails that scared, threatened, aroused and excited us the most in 2020 and are sharing them with each other and the listeners. In this episode we discuss God, Nebraska, loons, wolves and frogs, the antiChrist, lumps, DUIs,...

Another year has come to a close and to celebrate we look back at the best, worst and those artists that need a second (or third) appearance on the show in 2021. After we talk about what music we actually did enjoy this year we wrap up with our favorite (strangest) listener reviews. In this episode we discuss wall holes, Madame Secretary, Jeremy Renner, Scott Caan, pirate law, medical school, salv...

The holiday season is upon us and that means it is time for our annual Insane Clown Posse Christmas special. This year's album is The Great Milenko released August 12, 1997. If that weren't enough Garrett will also perform an all new original holiday poem. In this episode we discuss names, face tattoos, the art of seduction, trust, poetry, dinosaurs, long honks, wishes, sharp underpants, clowns an...

After conquering the world of professional wrestling, appearing in major motion pictures and personally selling more beef products than any other man on Earth Macho Man Randy Savage did the next logical thing. He made the rap album Be a Man released October 7, 2003. In this episode we discuss Nebraska, beef products, Reader's Digest, wrestling, gold diggers, Whitney Houston, spelling, ghouls and s...

Something different this week, due to extraneous circumstances Tim was unable to record this week. So instead of giving you nothing we got creative. We took all the best clips from 2020's Scaretacular and cut them together into one giant megasode! We also drop in between each album's clips to give you updates and pose new questions. In this episode we discuss Frankenstein, Jeremy Renner, Fred, Hem...

We're kicking off the holiday season with the Clarence Carter song Back Door Santa (1968). A wholesome tale about a man who goes from house to house delivering gifts to all the girls while the boys are away. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss sexy sax, Jingle All the Way, blind conspiracies, honesty, eagl...

What's worse than nu metal? Christian nu metal. After putting it off for years, our hosts are finally breaking down the P.O.D album Satellite released September 11, 2001. This album has it all, rapping, down tuned guitars and a whole lot of Jesus! In this episode we discuss arousal, salvation, family, genocide, sterilization, Super Heaven, statistics, the moon, Flagstaff and so much more! Hatepod....