Why I Hate this Album

This week we're talking about a band we've been avoiding our whole lives. The incredibly popular and mildly pretentious TOOL and their album 10,000 Days, released April 28, 2006. After all this time, was it worth the wait? Probably not, but we still had fun. In this episode we discuss being drunk, dreaming, tool fans, musical interludes, gods, angels, the art of seduction, wings, aliens and so muc...

Man it's a hot one, and it isn't a Tim induced house fire this time. No, this week we listened to the way more successful than anyone realizes Smooth by Santana, featuring Rob Thomas. ​​Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss the Jackal, stabbings, plagiarism, bangs, demons, dolls, the art of seduction, leg wrest...

This week we finally cave to the listeners and spend a week with AJR and their album The Click released June 2, 2017. Once again we are forced to wonder if our listeners secretly hate us and just want to hear us suffer, if so, mission accomplished. In this episode we discuss tests, nuance, mouth stuff, LNOCI, Run Ronnie Run, dads, buddies, the art of seduction and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @...

This week we're planning for our future as wildly successful podcasters by discussing the Travie McCoy song Billionaire featuring Bruno Mars. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Outworld, pranks, dino graffiti, car movies, straws, the Titanic, theme music, Sea-doos, money bricks, trampolines, Brad, wagers, ur...

This week we're looking back at the best of the worst of 2021. We're discussing our least favorite songs and albums from this year, some music we actually did enjoy, we read some really strange podcast reviews and announce the winner of the 2021 Dog Wars! In this episode we discuss grades, car theft, dog wars, kidnappings, pancakes, grifting, Tango & Cash, BTK, Lincoln Memorial, taking credit, Jap...

This week our holiday celebrations continue as we bring you part 2 of the Insane Clown Posse album Yum Yum Bedlam, released Oct. 31, 2021. We really start to lose it in the second half of the album, it's just too much ICP, you won't be disappointed. In this episode we discuss strong women, shiny things, Sponge, panic attacks, insomnia, skulls, gunplay, goats, blindness, explosions, hippo vs bear a...

It's that time of year again so paint your face, grab the Faygo and prepare for another trip to the dark carnival. We're celebrating the season with the latest ICP album Yum Yum Bedlam, released Oct. 31, 2021. This was such an undertaking with split it into 2 episodes, trust us, it's better this way. In this episode we discuss Faygo, pledges, man caves, history, facepaint, the art of seduction, dr...

This week we're going back to the turn of the century! We listened to The Wanderer by O.A.R., released November 29, 1997 and made popular by bros the world round in July of 2001. Most importantly we answer the question, is this ska?! In this episode we discuss friends, the art of seduction, war profiteering, drinking, crying, gambling, Tango & Cash, lava, bunting and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW...

This week we're talking about The Vapors and their hit single Turning Japanese. Just what does this song mean? Well we're not entirely sure, but we've got a lot of theories! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Parade magazine, dandies, sewers, eyes, DNA, samurai, hamsters, Reagan, Moloch and so much more! Hat...

This week's album took two weeks of listening and the assistance of the US Coast Guard to bring to your ears so we hope you enjoy it, we sure didn't. We listened to the Attila album About that Life, released June 25, 2013 and it nearly broke the show. In this episode we discuss rendition, boats, OnlyFans, Gloria Estefan, rebels, ugliness, party resumes, gremlins, vengeance, Angelman syndrome and s...

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...