This Song Sucks

Season 2 kicks off with a bang! Josh, Hayden, and Adam are coming in hot with a takedown of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama." Is it good? Probably not. Do we all absolutely hate it? Depends on what mood we're in when you ask. One thing is for sure though: as Alabamians we've all suffered personal trauma at the hands of this fucking song.

After Josh and Hayden argue about Stratocaster tone for several minutes, Adam mercifully steps in and provides detailed analysis of the song's controversial lyrics. You may not agree with our opinions on the song, but we're hoping you at least agree that it's never a good idea to tour with a giant Confederate Battle Flag hanging on the stage.

On this very special bonus episode of This Song Sucks, Josh and Hayden talk about songs they like! The boys analyze Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" and Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," pointing out the things in these songs that set them apart from the typical pop nonsense they usually tear apart. Fans of the show's usual snark need not fear: there's still plenty of tomfoolery in this one and Hayden has his usual slate of internet commentary to pore through.

Production on Season 2 continues in earnest, so stay tuned for those episodes to drop soon. In the meantime, head on over to thealabamatake.com and let us know what you think of the show!

On a special bonus episode of This Song Sucks, Josh and Hayden give listeners a dramatic reading of each other's musical histories. But rather than rattle off a boring list of their own credentials, the boys put a fun -and somewhat reputationally disastrous- twist on their biographies.

The hosts dig into some listener potpourri, including a story of a missed marketing opportunity. Don't let the sandwich talk up front scare you off: stay until the end to catch some hilarious gems in this relaxed episode.

Guest host Bryce Montgomery joins Josh and Hayden for a supersized episode tearing apart Metallica's "I Disappear." Known primarily as the song that sunk Napster, we think it should also be known as a shitty song by a once-great band.

Josh thinks it's boring because it doesn't really have a chorus, Hayden thinks the guitar solo might be played better by a child, and Bryce points out that the video was shot without permission on ground sacred to a Native tribe.

Put on your fedoras and tighten up those suspenders: Adam Morrow joins Josh and Hayden to discuss The Lumineers hit song "Ho Hey." If even thinking about this song doesn't piss you off enough already, you're sure to be seething after listening to this episode.

Josh thinks the songwriting is lazy, Hayden cringes every time he hears the bridge, and Adam has a lot to say about how The Lumineers are a cheap facsimile of several bands that came before them.

Be prepared to get in a Florida state of mind folks: Josh and Hayden are joined by Blaine Duncan for a takedown of Limp Bizkit's "Nookie." The boys wade knee-deep through the swamp that is Fred Durst's severely warped mind and barely escape unscathed.

Josh thinks the bridge is too good for the rest of the song, Hayden tries his damnedest to forgive Wes Borland's participation in the band, and Blaine uncovers the the not-so-hidden connection between Limp Bizkit's music and the current atrocity that is the "incel" movement.

Special guest host Jamie Sego joins Josh and Hayden for a trip in the way-way-back machine to the early 1960s with a breakdown of the over-recorded rock hit "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen. Josh gives a short history of the original Richard Berry version before he and Jamie dig into the famously slapdash recording session that produced the somehow-enduring version recorded by the Kingsmen.

Josh really hates the guitar solo, Hayden wonders what the fuck the drummer was up to, and Jamie loves the fact that this song started to become popular on the national level only after it was featured as the "Worst Record of the Week" on a Boston radio station. Hayden manages - yet again- to steer the conversation towards hamburgers.

Josh, Hayden, and Adam Morrow take a stroll down memory lane to talk about the utter fiasco that is Dave Matthews Band's "I Did it" and the album Everyday. Fans of the Lillywhite Sessions are sure to be triggered when listening to this one.

Josh hates the arrangement (what else is new), Adam is disappointed by the song's lack of traits that make the band unique (i.e., the "Dave-ness" of it), and Hayden goes digging for internet gold as is his wont, but somehow winds up on a Phish message board.

Josh and Hayden are joined by special guest host Lindsay Palinsky to do a deep dive into Lou Bega and his smash hit "Mambo No.5." There's some heavy speculation on Bega's favorite snacks, but the hosts also reveal which lady on Lou's long list of conquests was his favorite.

Josh shocks Hayden when he explains that the song really isn't a mambo and Lindsay takes a bold stance and defends the song's simple, good time feel.

Josh and Hayden are joined again by Adam Morrow to take on the perennially popular Red Hot Chili Peppers and their hit "Around the World." Hayden and Adam participate in an epic Anthony Kiedis Lyric Battle to help celebrate Hayden's birthday.

Josh and Adam are both turned off by the guitar playing and Hayden goes down an internet rabbit hole in search of authentic RHCP cock socks.