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Why I Hate this Album

Garrett Harvey and Tim Richardson

Two friends take turns picking an album to listen to for a week straight. Then they sit down to make fun of it, themselves and each other in their attempt to explain why they hate this album.

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  • Tuesday · 1 hr 8 min

    Prepisode #151 - Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

    This week the show stinks of Patchouli and Nag Champa because we are discussing the mellow harmonies of the Starland Vocal Band and their hit single Afternoon Delight, released in April of 1976. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss spoilers for the movie Rain Main, how David Letterman got his start, Samson and Delilah, the Manson murders, what skyrockets are, modern beauty standards, why we don't take photos of people who are or are not Meg White, amish adultery, a lot lizard themed musical, why you shouldn't publicly admit to murder, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • September 8 · 1 hr 54 min

    #251 - Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

    This week the show gets dark and edgy so we can discuss the Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral, released March 8, 1994. Get ready for a whole lot of teen angst from an adult man set to screaming (no not Tim). In this episode we discuss NILFs, the Useless Eaters, Event Horizon, Garrett apologizes to new listeners, smashing instruments on stage, suspicious videotapes, being possessed, Dead Man on Campus, pig people, how to peel back a mask, proper IUD placement, mind control, Robocop, sugar daddies, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • August 25 · 1 hr 28 min

    Prepisode #150 - Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs

    This week we are truly broadening our horizons as we discuss the Barry Manilow song I Write the Songs, released in December of 1975. Despite being a sleepy song that even your grandma would think is a little boring, this thing was wildly popular when it came out and we can't figure out why. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss easy listening music, everyone Tim is legally required to apologize to and make clarifying statements about, who isn't Canadian, trailers for movie trailers, where music comes from, the movie Weapons and running funny, the mutant Apocalypse, Lucifer and his music, the Force, bellybutton tattoos, William Shatner's new album, Kanye in Russia, mandatory Mandy sessions, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • August 18 · 1 hr 22 min

    #250 - 98° - 98° And Rising

    This week we are turning up the temperature with 98°, and their album 98° and Rising, released October 20, 1998. Perhaps best known as the band that Jessica Simpson's ex-husband was in, this is the group that claimed "they're not like those other boybands!", but they seemed pretty similar to us. In this episode we discuss shocking revelations, Charmed, Kurt Russell, windchimes, Cincinnati chili, the events of September 2001, how to ignore your instincts, Buffy and Angel, the difference between courting and stalking, the joys of having a catch, hypnosis, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"=

  • August 4 · 1 hr 17 min

    Prepisode #149 - Sisqo - Thong Song

    This week we listened to America's favorite celebration of backless underpants, Thong Song by Sisqo, released Feb.15, 2000. This guy loves thongs and we have questions. Spoiler alert this episode features very few thongs despite the song title. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Tim's new obsession with Looksmaxxing, when nicknames go wrong, the appropriate amount of fudge per serving, the invention of the thong, why no one should be friends with Chris Brown, Tim shouting about BMs in public, destroying pool inflatables, why everyone is in Saudi Arabia these days, practical jokes with Anthony Hopkins, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • July 28 · 1 hr 43 min

    #249 - Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience

    This week we are discussing the Gin Blossoms album New Miserable Experience released, August 4, 1992. We're not entirely sure how this soft alternative rock album ended up on the show, but we listened to it for a week straight and now we have thoughts. In this episode we discuss how old our producer and his parents are, Tim's secret off-Broadway show, the importance of tanktops, the art of deception, how to test a fortune teller, the rapid aging of clones, hitting a six foot deer in heels with a car, how to ignore a "Scream" scenario, the benefits of OCD, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • July 14 · 1 hr 34 min

    Prepisode #148 - Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

    This week we are finally discussing the often requested hit single I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred, released July 15, 1991. If you've never heard of it, ask your parents it was huge when they were kids. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails, and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss our ongoing feud with the Yakuza, berries and cream, Wimbledon, Hugh Lowe Farms, mesh shirts, a new dog-off is declared, where to not have a baby while attending a festival, proper bathroom etiquette at concerts, why you shouldn't attend a lil Wayne concert, the worst wedding vows ever, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • July 7 · 1 hr 48 min

    #248 - Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil

    This week we are talking about the Motley Crue album Shout at the Devil released Sept. 26, 1983. Get ready for hair-metal, a shocking Beatles cover, and more makeup than your Aunt Ruth on Thanksgiving. In this episode we discuss why Tim was uninvited to Saudi Arabia, over the phone vacuum sales, the fall of the Soviet Union, rehab with friends, where Mick Mars was on 9/11, our post podcast plans, Tim's flavorless candy, the origins of Bane, why we call it manslaughter, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • June 23 · 1 hr 16 min

    Prepisode #147 - Mystikal - Shake Ya @ss

    This week was supposed to be fun and lighthearted, instead we're dragged into a dark and twisted tale of unspeakable acts. We're of course talking about Mystikal and his hit single Shake Ya Ass, released July 18, 2000. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Tim's terrible observational humor, Garrett threats and apologies to various world powers, one of the more unpleasant artist's history Tim has ever delivered, Tim's various pen-pals, what is legally "assault", why Morgan Wallen canceled a recent show, Rod Stewart is terrible at lying, the importance of restraining orders, should you fear ducks, not telling the "swan story", Vanilla Ice reminds everyone that he will perform for literally anyone who will pay him, where Kanye West has been banned from this week, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • June 16 · 1 hr 54 min

    #247 - Theory of a Deadman - Scars & Souvenirs

    This week we're discussing the (allegedly) post-grunge band Theory of a Deadman and their album Scars & Souvenirs, released April 1, 2008. Discovered by fellow Canadian Chad Kroeger (also of Nickelback fame), this band helped to further dilute an already tortured genre at a time when most people were ready to move on, enjoy! In this episode we discuss new WWE event ideas aka the "Sack Match", remind people to go listen to Ike Reilly, how to be a secret fugitive, the dangers of mens' rights groups and boy power, night swimming with sharks, everything is Numb3rs, Lovecraftian Cyrano de Bergerac, how to stop a spouse from testifying against you, clever substitutions for heroin, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • June 2 · 1 hr 20 min

    Prepisode #146 - The Donnas - Take it Off

    This week we are discussing the song Take it Off by The Donnas, released in 2002. Tim claims a listener requested this song, Garrett is pretty sure Tim is lying and just likes this band or at least this song. No one is clear how we got here, enjoy. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss mail order swords, preemptive grenade attacks, The McLaughlin Group, our new magazine, Herbie the Love Bug again somehow, how to plot a murder and how much to spend, what not to say during a DUI arrest, what makes a good lasagna, why we still don't like Drake, Sting and Shaggy the musical is real, what is a human candle, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • May 26 · 1 hr 39 min

    #246 - Lindsay Lohan - Speak

    This week we are discussing Lindsay Lohan and her incredibly popular album that no one has ever heard of before called Speak, released December 7, 2004. This episode is worth it just for the history alone, if you thought Lindsay had some issues with the law prepare to meet her father Mike. He makes Tim seem like a reasonable human. In this episode we discuss fans showing up in our day to day lives, the WIHTA bump, what to do if Lindsay shows up at your movie shoot uninvited, the Herbie movies, New York geography, fashioning a key from human bones, The Cask of Amontillado, the rules about sinning in heaven, bad genetics, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • May 19 · 1 hr 27 min

    Prepisode - 145 - Noah and the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

    This week we are discussing Noah and the Whale, and their song L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. We're reliving the indie folk revival of the mid-aughts so you don't have to! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss our ongoing litigation, what is a sniffer, microbangs, the Turing machine, bad caricature artists, Garrett's ape teeth, Thai fishing pants, Chess the musical, alternate timelines, people chucking stuff at Eric Clapton, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • May 5 · 1 hr 49 min

    #245 - Sublime - Robbin' the Hood

    This week we are discussing the Sublime album Robbin' the Hood, released March 1, 1994. Tim insisted the show complete the original three Sublime albums and for some reason Garrett agreed. This album is, and should remain lost to time. It is 23 grueling tracks and we talk about every single one of them. In this episode we discuss Garrett's love of dinosaurs, cool slang for doing drugs, how much we hate dubs, how the sexiest people are voted for each year, the funniest destruction of a bunkbed ever, why we prefer to text and not talk on the phone, what's a ditch pig and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • April 28 · 1 hr 25 min

    Prepisode #144 - Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne.

    This week we're talking about the Fountains of Wayne song Stacy's Mom released May 19, 2003. We thought this would be a fun week with a lighthearted song, then we saw the music video. Prepare yourself, like many things in 2003, it's gross and completely unnecessary. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss whether Tim was recently drugged and hidden in a crawlspace, Jon Bernthal, what is a three man show, how many Waynes and how many fountains are there, which of the Monkeys are still alive, Garrett's mean grandma, what to do when a friend's mom kisses you, recent arrests in the Los Angeles area, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • April 14 · 1 hr 55 min

    #244 - Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

    This week we learn to live life, let go, and be ourselves or whatever it is Chappell Roan is singing about in her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, released Sept. 22, 2023. Tim is back from the Pink Pony Club and we need to talk about it. In this episode we discuss Tim's new intern hire and other mistakes he has made recently, why we keep making this show, Mel Tormet, eating crow (not literally this time), vampires, donkeys or alpacas which are better, hideous hands and feet, how kaleidoscopes work, Victorian haunted dolls, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • April 7 · 1 hr 8 min

    Prepisode # 143 - Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur

    This week we're discussing the hit single Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was), released in 1987. Catchy song with a lame novelty dance for children' s movies, or dire warning of the dangers of nuclear power in the hands of man? We definitively answer that question, among others. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss Tim's European vacation, Tim's European food poisoning, how to properly execute a slamborghini, do you need lips to play a saxophone, do dinosaurs have lips, false advertising, Bob Dylan's discovery of ChatGPT, how to find the show's Patreon and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the goings on at the world headquarters Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

  • March 24 · 2 hr 14 min

    #243 - Face/Off

    This week is a very special episode that has nothing to do with music. We are unlocking the vault to release the Patreon exclusive episode on the hit film Face/Off. Tim and Garrett discuss the 1997 film starring Nic Cage and John Travolta in more detail than anyone probably should. The discussion is as long as the movie and we heavily edited our episode from the original 3 hour runtime. We love this movie. In this episode we discuss alternative names for the "face waterfall", if Nic Cage found the Holy Grail, whether you can legally call yourself a lawyer, how old is Johnny Depp, how to keep hair out of your wounds during a haircut, can you share an ambulance, how old is the youngest FBI agent in history, is Caster Troy dead, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Special thanks to Paul Scheer.

  • March 17 · 1 hr 51 min

    #242 - Cherry Poppin Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

    This week the podcast attempts to understand the 90s swing revival through the music of Cherry Poppin Daddies and their opportunistic album Zoot Suit Riot, released March 18, 1997. In this episode we discuss 40s slang, Tim's growing sense of guilt about a number of things, Cal Harris and his alleged guilt, a fierce debate over what "swing" music is, the movie Blast from the Past, what does it mean to roll a jelly, even more 40s slang (it gets old), quicksand videos, polygamy, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Top of the show "Do you hate it?" Personal History History of Artist General Thoughts Song by Song - What do they mean!?! How Did it Do Reviews Post Episode "Do you hate it?"

  • March 10 · 1 hr 24 min

    Prepisode #142 - Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time

    The year was 1985, Eddie Murphy had conquered television, standup, and film all before the age of 25. With nothing left to be good at he turned his attention to music, and Rick James. The result is the curious hit single, Party All the Time, released September 23, 1985. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss offensive Buckwheat impressions, the charms and dangers of knowing Rick James, good and bad Vernons, how to kill time in a blizzard, is Suicide Kings a good movie, classic Tim sayings, Garrett forgets Tim's name again, burning milk, why we don't accept listener videos, forgetting about the Grammy's, and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | hatePodMail@gmail.com Episode Outline: Quick update on the hosts since last week Discuss our history with the song/band Song discussion - lyrics and music Music Video How the song did worldwide Amazon reviews Listener email (just 2) Music news of the weird Announce next week's album

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