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Apr 8, 2026 50 min

Why Greta Van Fleet Is...Shit!!

from The Curmudgeon Rock Report Hosted by The Curmudgeons

In which The Curmudgeons explore the work of the worst rock band of the 21st Century...so you don't have to do all the work yourself! Seriously, this is a public service we're doing here. Greta Van Fleet is a quartet from a small town in Michigan that did an admittedly great job of studying the style, technique and sound of the mighty Led Zeppelin. But then they mistook that for creative juice and served up a bunch of boring, comically vapid imitations of their heroes. When critics called them out on their uninspired mimicry, they tried their best to style themselves as a more prog-rock-leaning metal band...and became even more boring and vapid in the process. This prompts us here to ponder: Who the hell are the people that like this band and helped propel them to stardom and success? We dare you to listen to, we guess, the best of Greta Van FLeet's music by accessing our special Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ACdCuo9YcuAFKb8BDZcgF?si=a9f76057b3bc4b99 Here's handy navigation companion to this episode. (00:52 - 03:43): Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of Greta Van Fleet (05:27-15:51) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of recent music from Automatic and Grace Ives (16:49 - 31:17) - We tell the origin story of Greta Van Fleet and marvel at the awfulness of their debut EP From the Fires, which won a Grammy for Best New Rock Album. Related: We trash the history of this particular Grammy. (32:31 - 49:16) - We analyze Greta Van Fleet's three full-length studio albums, which grow worse and then worser as we reach them Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock Edited with an assist from Descript! web.descript.com Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911 https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb Co-written and co-produced by Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor - The Curmudgeons

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