Why I Hate this Album

This week our October Scare-tacular continues with the confusing and paranoid Rockwell single, Somebody's Watching Me released January 14, 1984. Is this a novelty song? Why is Michael Jasckon singing backup? Who is Rockwell? At least two of those questions will be answered! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss...

This week Tim and Garrett risk it all by discussing (in very respectful terms) the sophomore album by Olivia Rodrigo Guts, released Sept. 8, 2023. Hopefully the show is not destroyed by the millions of Olivia diehards out there, but given the amount of threats we have received since we announced the episode it isn't looking great. In this episode we discuss fear, failed dreams, theft, The Craft, D...

This week is a real Garrett pick, we're traveling back to the year 1997 to discuss the popular? song Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss speedos, madness, priapism, poles, tattoos, Ed Snowden, schizophrenia, haunted houses, personal mistakes and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW...

This week Tim is missing so Garrett pulled together a solocast. It is the third installment of the Band Breakups and Bitter Feuds series for the show. Episodes dedicated to telling the story behind the downfall of the world's biggest bands. This week we're talking about The Rolling Stones, but specifically about how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards nearly destroyed the band with their egos and drug...

This week we wanted to talk about Seven Mary Three's debut studio album, but we didn't Google correctly so instead we're talking about their debut independent release Churn, released in 1994. If you know their 1995 release American Standard, Churn is the same album but worse. In this episode we discuss literature, mayhem, theft, emotional walls, lake corpses, cover stories, time travel, cults, hon...

This week we're talking about a song that is in no way based on real events, at least that's what the band told us! We listened to The All-American Rejects single Dirty LIttle Secret for a week straight and now you'r going to hear about it. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Bobs, bad copy, secrets, American...

This week we're talking about the almost country album The Woman in Me by Shania Twain, released February 7, 1995. Prepare to be shocked when you learn about the incredibly interesting life Shania lived before ever becoming a musician. In this episode we discuss hard living, reforestation, romantic writings, Gore-tex, parentheticals, hot vinegar, dominance, boots, soft winds, car metaphors, rainbo...

This week we're adding our voices to the choir of people already talking about Jason Aldean and his single Try that in a Small Town. There, we did it, you can stop asking now. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss wet beaks, pythons, misunderstandings, lawsuits, research, Dutch performances, eating fruit, JFK,...

This week we're exploring Courtney Love's Hole and their album Live Through This released April 12, 1994. Get ready for some surprising opinions this week as we struggle to separate the artist from the art. In this episode we discuss costumes, hobbies, heroin, sea shanties, bad parents, ether, x-ray specs, hypocrisy, feuds, Babadooks and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod...

This week we're talking about the reboot of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire, Fall Out Boy Edition. That's right, they made the sequel some of you were asking for and none of us needed. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss the Netherlands, net guns, rendition, thumbs, paradoxes, tall buildings, slaps, liz...

This week we bring you a very special surprise. Tim is in the Netherlands harassing the Dutch so Garrett pulled together a solocast. It is the second installment of the Band Breakups and Bitter Feuds series for the show. Episodes dedicated to telling the story behind the downfall of the world's biggest bands. This week we're talking first about folk superstars Simon & Garfunkel, followed by the ps...

This week we are discussing the often requested debut album by Panic! At the Disco, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, released ​​Sept. 27, 2005. Honestly we're not entirely sure why you did this to us listeners. In this episode we discuss planning, gun kata, honesty, Colin Powell, Bob Newhart, immortals, various cakes, inside jokes, adoption, addiction, Chuck Palahniuk, beef and cheddars, soaking, chea...

This week we're talking about the popular Guns N' Roses song you've never heard of. The incredibly petty and childish Get in the Ring from Use Your Illusion II. There's a reason no one talks about this song, it is embarrassing! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss inventions, novelty finger traps, past lives,...

This week we return to the dreaded mid 90s to discuss The Wallflowers album Bringing Down the Horse, released May 21, 1996. This episode is full of shocking revelations including the reveal that one of us loved this album as a child, the answer might surprise you. In this episode we discuss the Dutch, secrets, little boy Tim, tragic fires, secret agents, horses, the homeless, ghosts, theft, Albert...

This week we're talking about the almost one hit wonder Scissor Sisters and their massive single (although not so much in the US) Take Your Mama Out. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss tail knives, friendships, Elton John, contradictions, secret crimes, ears, Todds, long silences, Prince, shock and awe, surp...

This week we're returning to the world of rap with the debut album from Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, SouljaBoyTellEm.com released Oct. 2, 2007. It took us 5 years to get to this album and we were right to procrastinate. In this episode we discuss Mad Maxing, the GT20 Celebration, Pinky & the Brain, cranking things, shoes, advertisements, the Sidekick 3, dance instructions, grown men, autographs, the mall,...

This week we go way back to the year 1978 and spend the week with Cheap Trick and their hit single the Dream Police. Are these police literal, are they a metaphor, does it matter? Find out this week! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss man hunting, Ice-T, car accidents, Pixar movies, dream police, Hail to the...

This week we're discussing Counting Crows and their hit album August and Everything After, released Sept. 14, 1993. We thought we were signing up for Mr Jones style upbeat pop and instead we got 11 tracks of early 90s emo whining. In this episode we discuss boredom, hair, the FBI, secret government operations, fulfillment, secrets, lies, prison ships, quicksand, adultery, middle America, drowning...

This week we return to that magical year known as 1999 to discuss the Godsmack song Voodoo. It has had a strange effect on the show and we're not it's a positive thing. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss apnea, witches, court settlements, zombies, snake venom, bad brothers, ghost pictures, missing interns, u...

This week we're listening to the debut album by Yungblud 21st Century Liability released July 6, 2018. This was our first experience with this artist and we had a lot to say, arguably too much. Get ready, this is a long one. In this episode we discuss consent, Ritalin, clever editing, eulogies, ghosts, sins, lollipops, new ideas, cults, House MD, graffiti, vigilantes, ringing phones and so much mo...

This week we bring you a very special surprise. Tim was too injured from his marathon to record so Garrett pulled together an episode. It is the very first episode of the Band Breakups and Bitter Feuds series for the show. Episodes dedicated to telling the story behind the downfall of the world's biggest bands. This week we start with the kings of 60s surf rock, The Beach Boys and then turn our at...

This week we return to the magical year 1999 to discuss the Filter Song Take a Picture. It turns out nobody is actually singing the correct words to this song, and that's probably okay. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss squares, heroism, boats, sanity, plane incidents, goatees, comas, dark secrets, plagiari...

This week we're talking about the Chumbawamba album Tubthumper released Sept.1,1997. Foolishly we started the week expecting anarcho-punk rock, but what we got was Brit-pop and dance. Once again we did the listening so you don't have to! In this episode we discuss betrayals, selling out, local references, property ownership, thigh tattoos, Winter Soldiers, boats, New Labour, Virgin Mary, exorcisms...

This week, well honestly this week we needed a break. So we picked a weird song that we both like quite a bit. We're talking about the classic Sam Cooke song Another Saturday Night. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss business failures, sins, skunks, poor legal defenses, Latin, titles, Steven Seagal, bad joke...

This week we're talking about No Doubt and their wildly famous album Tragic Kingdom released October 10, 1995. We never thought we'd say it but, could have used more ska. In this episode we discuss investigations, Sweden, Ace of Base, being a creep, hammer incidents, poetry, webs, breakups, expectations, souls, name calling, amusement park prices, business, dungeons and so much more! Hatepod.com |...