PODCAST · comedy
Why I Hate this Album
by 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.
Episodes
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#253 - Luke Bryan - Signs
This week we're talking about country music superstar Luke Bryan and his new album Signs, released Sept. 18, 2026. If you're as unfamiliar as we were, this is the guy that was accused of writing his new songs with AI and his defense was that these were bad songs written by people not computers…
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Prepisode #152 - Rosé Ft. Bruno Mars - APT.
This week we are discussing one of the more popular and ubiquitous songs of 2024. We listened to APT. by Rosé, featuring a potentially kidnapped Bruno Mars for a week straight and we have some thoughts. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's...
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#252 - Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket
This week we tried to recapture our youth by listening to the Modest Mouse album The Golden Casket, released June 25, 2021. Whether you're a fan from way back or just like that one song you've probably never heard this album. Many listeners requested it and we hate to disappoint so this is your...
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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...
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#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...
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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…
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#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.…
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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,...
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#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...
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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...
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#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,...
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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…
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#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...
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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,...
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#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…
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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…
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#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…
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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...
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#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...
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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...
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#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...
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#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...
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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…
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#241 - Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man
This week we remember a simpler time. The year was 2003, America was spreading democracy far and wide, scientists had just mapped 99% of the human genome, and Clay-mania was (apparently) sweeping the nation. That's right we're talking about that guy who almost won American Idol, Clay Aiken, and…
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Prepisode # 141 - Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
This week we're talking about the late nineties hit Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry, released October 7, 1997. Was he a one hit wonder, was his name really Eagle Eye, why did Tim suggest we listen to this song? Your questions answered! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener...
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#240 - Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S.
This week we are listening to the Roger Waters solo album Radio K.A.O.S. released June 15, 1987. Get ready to dive deep into a concept album about a disabled boy that can hear radio waves and control global missile systems with a cordless phone, no really. I'm serious, listen to the episode that…
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Prepisode #140 - Scorpions - Wind of Change
This week we are discussing Wind of Change released in 1991 by German rock band Scoprions. A song that changed the balance of global power with nothing more than metaphors and local references. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In...
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#239 - Snoop Lion (Dogg) - Reincarnated
This week we are discussing that time Snoop Dogg decided to start calling himself Snoop Lion and released the "reggae" album Reincarnated on April 23, 2013. You may not remember since he abandoned the whole thing about a year later, but we remember. In this episode we discuss aging poorly, Tim...
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Prepisode #139 - Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
This week we are discussing the strange song Delta Dawn performed by Tanya Tucker (1972), and we compare it to the Helen Reddy version that came out a year later. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss DUIs…
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#238 - Insane Clown Posse - The Naught
This week we celebrate the season by listening to the Insane Clown Posse and wishing you all a very merry ICPissmas! We are listening to the brand new album The Naught, released Aug. 12, 2025. Fair warning, it isn't all Faygo and murder this time dear listeners. These clowns are getting older and...
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Prepisode #138 - New Kids On The Block - Funky Funky Xmas
This week we are discussing the New Kids on the Block song Funky Funky Xmas, released in 1989. This blast from the past was meant to be a way to bring holiday cheer and remember a simpler time. Instead it's the story of a shameless cash-grab with several questionable figures, even more neglected...
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#237 - Blues Traveler - Four
This week we're talking about an album that attempted to ruin the harmonica for an entire generation. A band that is simultaneously so talented, repetitive, and even at times boring that it defies all logic. We are of course talking about Blues Traveler and their album Four, released September…
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Prepisode #137 - Baja Men - Who Let the Dogs Out.mp3
This week we are discussing the megahit single Who Let the Dogs Out by the Baha Men, released July 2000. We take an in depth look at what made it successful and attempt to understand who is actually "in the band". Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails, and we announce…
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#236 - Space Jam Soundtrack & Movie
This week we're discussing the 1996 film Space Jam and its equally confusing soundtrack. Why did Tim insist we discuss the movie and soundtrack? The answer may shock you. In this episode we discuss how bad Tim is at basketball, the novel Dr. Sleep, what's wrong with that one Monstar, why did they...
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Prepisode #136 - Elton John - Crocodile Rock
This week we're talking about Elton John, an artist we both enjoy and admire. That's why we need to discuss the 1972 borderline novelty song, Crocodile Rock. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss code words in...
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#235 - Type O Negative - October Rust
This week we say farewell to our annual WIHTA Scaretacular with the Type O Negative album October Rust, released August 20, 1996. This album has it all, vampires, werewolves, blood rituals, and the New York Parks Department! In this episode we discuss Tim's blood type, internal beasts, various...
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Prepisode #135 - Muse - You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
This week we wrap up the October scare-tacular with the often requested Muse song You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween, released way back in August of 2022. 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…
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#234 - Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
This week is a very special October Scaretacular™ episode. The album we are discussing is strange, scary, funny, often requested, and possibly a favorite of one of our hosts. We are of course discussing Warren Zavon and his album Excitable Boy, released Jan. 18, 1978. In this episode we discuss…
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Prepisode #134 - Pitbull - Candyman
This week we officially enter October and with that comes the annual WIHTA Scaretacular ™. Our first spooky single is Candyman by Pitbull, released Nov. 27, 2007. Despite the name, don't expect a song dedicated to the works of Tony Todd, you will be disappointed. Also in this prepisode music news...
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#233 - Live - Throwing Copper
This week we are discussing the impossible to Google band Live and the album that put them on the map, Throwing Copper, released April 26, 1994. In our second outing with Live there's no crying dolphins, it's all placentas, lightning, and 11 other tracks no one's ever heard of. In this episode we...
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Prepisode #133 - Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
This week we're headed back to the 80s to talk about the almost forgotten single One Night In Bangkok by Murray Head, released in 1984. Turns out this is just one of many chess themed songs from Chess the Musical! It just gets stranger from there this week, won't you join us? Also in this…
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#232 - Fun. - Some Nights
This week we're talking about very misleading band known as Fun. and their very popular album Some Nights, released Feb. 21, 2012. This album threatens to break Garrett while Tim seems suspiciously into it, find out if we get there this week when we ask the big question, do you hate this album?…
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Prepisode #132 - Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
This week we're headed back to the turn of the century to discuss the Vertical Horizon song Everything You Want, released Oct. 19, 1999. Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week's album. In this episode we discuss our preparations for the October...
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#231 - Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
This week we are discussing the Kings of Leon breakthrough album Only By the Night, released Sept. 19, 2008. A divisive album among fans, some think this is where things started to fall apart while others call it "the good one". We settle that argument within the first ten minutes of the show…
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Prepisode #131 - Taco - Puttin on the Ritz
This week the podcast is traveling back to the year 1982 to discuss Taco and his only US hit, a cover of Irving Berlin's Puttin' on the Ritz. If that sentence is as confusing to you as it was to us, you're in the right place. All will be explained! Also in this prepisode music news of the weird,...
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#230 - The Osmonds - The Plan
This week we are venturing into the unknown to discover music that likely should have remained forgotten. We're discussing The Osmonds and their Mormon themed album The Plan, released June 30, 1973. Get ready to learn some truly surprising information about God, the afterlife, and progressive…
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Prepisode #130 - Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
This week we're talking about the song Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen, released on the hit Dirty Dancing soundtrack in 1987. Warning this is a pretty sexy song with confusing imagery and odd metaphors. What exactly are hungry eyes and how do you feed them? Also in this prepisode music news of the...
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#229 - Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview
This week we listened to the Less Than Jake album Hello Rockview, released Oct. 6, 1998. Is it ska, is it punk, well it's both and neither all rolled into one! While it should be pretty clear where we land on this one, Garrett might still be harboring a secret love for ska that threatens to…
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Prepisode #129 - Will Smith - Pretty Girls
This week we are discussing the Will Smith song Pretty Girls released in May of 2025. Spoiler alert, this song is awful, but it is so awful it's good, or so awful we could barely sit through the music video? The answer will probably not surprise you!Also in this prepisode music news of the weird,...
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#228 - Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath
This week the podcast is putting on our face paint, flipping our crucifixes, and worshiping the Dark Lord, although we're not certain exactly who that is in this context? We are discussing the Mercyful Fate album Don't Break the Oath, released Sept. 7, 1984. In this episode we discuss haunted...
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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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Why I Hate this Album is created and hosted by Garrett Harvey and Tim Richardson.
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