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, listener emails and we announce next week’s album. 

In this episode we discuss Tim’s rapidly deteriorating body, haunted ventriloquist dolls, the angular face of Mark McGrath, knockoff lightsabers, Tim insults the Irish repeatedly, common insults for the Crips, suspicious deaths at Oasis concerts, why Tim has been removed from his weird cowboy organization, Diddy still can’t leave jail, and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected]

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

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 rock. 

In this episode we discuss Tim’s constant bragging, Canada's insistence on being polite to everyone, everything you never wanted to know about Mormons, the evils of illicit drugs, exactly what happens when you die, why do people demand salvation, divorce law in heaven, are people in mirrors different people secretly controlling you, Tim learns what soaking is, if Jesus likes to leaves comments on YouTube and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected] 

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?"

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 weird, listener emails and we announce next week’s album.

In this episode we discuss the podcast’s secret Patreon account, how producer Gino insulted Jennifer Gray and ruined our interview, what not to say when your spouse dies suspiciously, what parts of Tim look like Laura Dern, the awful lore of 21 Pilots, vestigial tail enthusiasts, we still don’t like the Steve Miller Band, Katy Perry’s tour is trying to kill her, Justin Bieber is in massive debt somehow, Jack White now has a smartphone, strange heaven collaborations and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected]

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

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 destroy the episode and the entire show!

In this episode we discuss the podcast’s investment in JNCO jeans, the importance of a “street name”, how to pursue your interests, Tim has several very explicit theories about this album, how to make friends in prison, our deep love and admiration for actor CCH Poudner and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected] 

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?"

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, listener emails and we announce next week’s album. 

In this episode we discuss Tim’s birthday celebration, what happened to the stuff the IRS seizes from celebrities like Wesley Snipes, the many successful movies Will Smith turned down, trying to remember what people are on cash, ranking Muppet movies, Kanye’s newest name change and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected]

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

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 houses, getting trapped in bathrooms, boring conversations with Richard Gere, are there drugs in heaven, the different types of devils, bad tattoos, witches, who created hell, Spinal Tapand so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected] 

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?"

This week’s song is divisive! Some call it the worst song ever, while others consider it a “great, great song”. We are of course discussing the Phil Collins masterpiece Sussudio released way back in 1985. 

Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week’s album. In this episode we discuss becoming obsessed with the Alamo, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, George Harrison pranks, My Strange Addiction episodes, whether or not the podcast is funny, which one of the hosts is Tim, jury tampering, the saddest youtube comment in history, bad birthdays and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected]

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

This week we are discussing a little known KISS album called “Music From The Elder” released Nov. 10, 1981. It’s the soundtrack to a movie that never got made because the album and movie were so poorly conceived everyone just sort of gave up. Lucky for us it’s just a poor man’s Star-Wars so it’s not hard to follow.

In this episode we discuss heroes, wearing makeup, bad decision making, guitar solo intervention, finger snapping, how to measure a tongue, torture, the lost island of orphans, how to make a boat out of people, Star-Wars and similar movies, Battle Royale and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected] 

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?"

This week we are discussing the much requested “A Little Bit Off” by Five Finger Death Punch. Is it nu metal, is it post-grunge, is it worthy of your hate? We attempt to answer at least 2 of those questions and few more.

Also in this prepisode music news of the weird, listener emails and we announce next week’s album. In this episode we discuss Tom Brady feuds, short fingers, Eddie Bravo’s unusual beliefs, Kill Bill, Steven Seagal, ugly hats, Harrison Ford, new Oreo flavors, bad friends and so much more!  Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected]

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

This week we are headed back to a more innocent time, the early aughts. We’re talking about Jimmy Eat World and their album Bleed American, released July 24, 2001. 

In this episode we discuss being taken, embarrassment, bad dancing, Kevin Kline, cults, the art of seduction, the death of Shredder in TMNT the movie, mutual stalking, snapping your fingers, optional laws, feuding with record companies and so much more! Hatepod.com | TW: @AlbumHatePod | IG: @hatePod | [email protected] 

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?"