Why I Hate this Album

Shocking revelations and forced confessions this week as we discuss the Verve Pipe and what is widely believed to be their only song, The Freshman. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss pledges, skull collections, ice cream buddies, Jeff Daniels, Bronson Arroyo, locker rooms,  Sensei Steve, time travel, pancake...

This week Tim tries furiously to convert Garrett while Garrett tricks Tim into forsaking his god. We also talk about Jars of Clay and their debut studio album Jars of Clay, released October 24, 1995. In this episode we discuss blasphemy, donkeys, horse emissions, forgiveness, Gregorian chants, crickets, art, Joe Buck, floods, Dawson's Creek and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @...

This has been a long time coming, and we're happy to say it does not disappoint. This week we're discussing Hoobastank and their single, The Reason. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss email addresses, tattoos, Joel Osteen, sadgasms, implications, freezer cats, manipulation, addiction, heists, Gattaca, autogr...

Our final episode of the Scaretacular is also our annual podcast crossover with The Texas Podcast Massacre podcast (​​@TXpodmassacre). This year's movie is End of Days, Arnold vs Satan for the fate of the world! We're talking about the "soundtrack" and they're talking about the movie (and a little vice versa). In this episode we discuss Satan, names, guns, rattlesnakes, body juices, albinos, Peeps...

The last song of the October Scaretacular is a divisive one. This week Tim and Garrett debate if Batdance by Prince is a good song or if it is just riding Michael Keaton's coattails? Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Stephen King, religions, Southland Tales, Chris O'Donnell, Batman, laserdisc, Canada, St...

Our October Scaretacular continues this week with the Rob Zombie album no one requested, Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool, released Feb. 2, 2010. In this episode we discuss Columbia House Records, doing a SAW, carnies, regret, The Boy, Disciple Voltron, Mars, Germany, werewolves, witches, underwear, clowns and so much more! Hatepod.com |...

This week kicks off our October Scaretacular and we're discussing the not so scary song by the Game, Martians Vs Goblins. Don't worry turns out the Game is pretty scary in real life so it's not a total waste. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss gangs, beatings, Louis Farrakhan, getting shot, train murder,...

Despite our best efforts, this week things return to the topic of superheroes and the horrible things they do as we attempt to make sense of the Spin Doctors and their album Pocket Full of Kryptonite, released August 20, 1991. In this episode we discuss waterbeds, photography, incels, Beckys, kryptonite, Thai fishing pants, baths, horses, Werner Herzog, orphans and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW:...

This week we're talking about the 4 Non Blondes song What's Up, and while everyone loved it at the time it would go on to be listed as one of the worst songs ever, so we had to listen. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss goons, the internet, blondes, crimes, aliens, the Unabomber, prayers, Office Depot, gr...

This week Tim and Garrett attempt to discuss the 3 Doors Down album The Better Life, released Feb. 8, 2000. The discussion begins with music, then turns to Superman and devolves rapidly from there. In this episode we discuss goons, Columbia House record club, Michael Shannon, bear traps, Alabama, cocaine, 6th Sense, Kyra Sedgwick, squirrel suits, communion and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @Albu...

By the 1980s Jefferson Airplane had been reduced to a husk of its former glory known as Starship. So what better song to celebrate their mediocrity than 1985's We Built this City. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss becomings, Abraham Lincoln, bird masks, underground cage fighting, cocaine, jars, Afghanist...

This week we're talking about an album that many consider the worst of all time. An album so bad that it may have even ended a marriage (allegedly). After a week of listening, we are going to break down the Kevin Federline album Playing with Fire, released Oct. 31, 2006. In this episode we discuss stupidity, transitive properties, pythons, pancakes, Snickers, monkey pants, samurai, snapping and so...

This week our hosts learn that they are not properly using their freedoms and it is hurting America's feelings. Join us as we risk our lives to discuss Aaron Lewis and his single Am I the Only One. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss occupation, patriotism, first search of the day, philanthropy, America, D...

Every episode of this show has been in preparation for this week. We finally did it. This week's extra large episode is the often requested Weezer album Pinkerton, released Sept. 24, 1996. Be warned, you're not ready for this. We definitely weren't. In this episode we discuss amnesia, propofol, losing time, Voldemort, revenge, cults, sacrifices, Godzilla, Chris Angel, mason jars, medium popcorn, J...

Tim remains missing in action this week so it's another solo-cast! Garrett will be picking up where he left off last week in his biography on the life of Townes Van Zandt. Just how much drugs and alcohol can one man do? You'd be surprised. We'll be back to the normal format next week but until then enjoy Paper Cowboy: The Life and Death of Townes Van Zandt (part 2). Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod...

One of the most celebrated and simultaneously unknown songwriters in American history, Townes Van Zandt lived a wild life filled with women, drugs, music and even more drugs. While Tim is away this week you're getting a solocast with Garrett. This is part 1 of Paper Cowboy: The Life & Death of Townes Van Zandt. Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod / @gharveytweets| IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com

This week we're talking about the Weezer song Cold Dark World. Never heard of it? Don't worry no one has. We debate, who made this song so creepy, bassist Scott Shriner or Rivers? Spoiler alert, it's always Rivers. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss nicknames, new shows, Laura Dern, terrariums, time trave...

This week we listened to the NOFX album Heavy Petting Zoo, released January 31, 1996. Join us as Garrett tries desperately to not talk about the album art and focus on the music, while Tim describes it in great detail. (It's cowboy related.) In this episode we discuss moving, holes, shaving interns, the homeless, clowns, Tauntaun play, The Meat Puppets, arrested development, farmer vs cowboy, dog-...

Tim is gone this week supervising the expansion of our media empire so Garrett has put together five more stories of murder and mystery in the music industry. The show will return to our regular format next week with an all new questionable album for discussion. In this episode we discuss Randy Rhodes, Green Day and their missing masters, Philip Taylor Kramer, the Peanut Duck, Brian Jones and so m...

This week we're putting on the mascara, teasing our hair and sliding into some snakeskin pants to talk about Poison and their 1991 power ballad Every Rose Has Its Thorn. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss NDAs, material, makeup, nicknames, accidents, hiking, mountain lions, disguises, scams, cowboys brief...

This week, Tim is back with some sad news regarding the annual intern retreat. Then we continue our deep dive into the House of Smith with Jaden Smith and his debut album SYRE released November 17, 2017. In this episode we discuss hula hooping, strangling, RIP Nathan, Karate Kid, cults, Batman, sweet beats, fur, the suburbs and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePod...

While Tim is away on official show business, Garrett has put together a collection of five short stories. Each one tells the true story of a musician's rise to fame and their untimely demise. The show returns to normal next week, but until then enjoy this exploration of mysteries from the music industry. In this episode we discuss Paul Williams, Elliott Smith, Bobby Fuller, Michael Hutchence, Sam...

This week we're discussing the Will Smith single Wild Wild West and asking the age-old question, "What came first, the song or the movie?". Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss jamborees, the Matrix, confusion, Kevin Kline, cosplay, steampunk lingerie, omniscience, sneezing, soy, bugs, Neil Young, the dark...

This week Tim and Garrett try to understand what the kids are into by listening to Find the Beat, the debut album from the face-tattoo loving, unconventional rapper Blueface. Find out what insights they've learned after an entire week straight with these 16 tracks. In this episode we discuss gang allies, Cambodia, Ben Franklin, shovels, peekaboo, probation, nicknames, cooties, surprise surgery, po...

This week we're talking about a song we all know and according to the research, most people owned. That song is Truly Madly Deeply by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener questions and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss shower routines, singing, cults, vampires, the Hemsworths, duets, witches, spitting, rhythm, ACL and so...