Is This Song Good?

This episode of the "First Impression" series goes elbow deep into Ben Seretan's new song called New Air from the forthcoming album Allora. We answer the question: Can a walrus play guitar? Listen to the song: Ben Seretan - New Air

This week's podcast features another "First Impressions" theme for the song Souvenir by the band Belong. Will we like or dislike it after one listen? Tune in. Listen to the song here: Belong - Souvenir

We return this week with a new series we are calling "First Impressions." The first song is Wires by Red Fang. Did it deliver after one listen? Listen to the song here: Red Fang - Wires

On a very special Is This Song Good episode, we discuss the Oscar Best Song nominations. Which ones do we like? Which one will win? Listen to the playlist of all five songs: Oscars Best Song Nominations 2024

This week's episode is the last of the posthumously released series. This episode features INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence's song Slide Away from his self titled solo album released in 1999. Listen to the song: Michael Hutchence - Slide Away

This week's episode discusses Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell's posthumously released cover song of Guns N' Roses' Patience. Listen to the song: Chris Cornell - Patience

This week's episode visits the posthumous release of the song Harry Green by Tom Petty. Listen to the song: Tom Petty - Harry Green

This episode of Is This Song Good features the posthumously released Dolly Dagger by Jimi Hendrix. Listen to this song: Jimi Hendrix - Dolly Dagger

This week's posthumously released song is the last song recorded by Nirvana called You Know You're Right. Is it actually a good Nirvana song or just a cash grab? We'll decide for you. Listen to the song on YouTube: Nirvana - You Know You're Right

We've returned with a new series featuring posthumously released songs. This episode discussion is about the "last" Beatles song called Now and Then, which was released in early November 2023. Listen to this song here: The Beatles - Now and Then

This week's episode of Is This Song Good wraps up the NOT one hit wonders series with Hum's song In The Den from their 2020 album Inlet. Listen to this song on YouTube: Hum - In The Den

Continuing the NOT one hit wonders series, we're discussing "Reach the Beach" by The Fixx. While this new wave British band has had several big songs in the UK, they are most known for their one hit "One Thing Leads to Another" from the early 1980s. Listen to this song on YouTube: The Fixx - Reach the Beach

This week's Is This Song Good podcast digs into "My Favourite Game" by The Cardigans who are known for their one hit wonder "Lovefool" from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack. Listen to the song on YouTube: The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

If you smell "Sex and Candy" you should get your nose checked, because this week's episode discusses the non-one-hit "Rebel Sodville" from the 1999 album "Shapeshifter." Listen to the song on YouTube: Marcy Playground - Rebel Sodville

This week's Is This Song Good podcast mows the New Grass by Talk Talk, a one hit wonder band that produced It's My Life in the 1980s. Find out it the group enjoys this more artistic post rock song from the early 1990s. Listen to the song on YouTube: Talk Talk - New Grass

This episode of the Is This Song Good podcast starts a new series of featured songs by one hit wonders, but not the hit song. The mid 1990s brought us Joan Osborne and the smash hit song One of Us, but we're listening to her cover of Bob Dylan's Man in the Long Black Coat. Listen to the song on YouTube here: Joan Osborne - Man in the Long Black Coat

This week's Is This Song Good podcast explores guitar shredding from Eddie Van Halen Rex Carroll and the 80s Christian rock hair band Whitecross. Get ready to be saved.

This week’s epic podcast delivers the Meat… Loaf. No half measures. No restraint. Just the past come back to haunt us. R.I.P. Kenny.

This week’s podcast is another blast from the past. 80s style. This guilty pleasure song is from The Lost Boys soundtrack by Tim Cappello. Sax ’em, Timmy!

This week we have another guilty pleasure from 80s band Bon Jovi. Watch the music video for some mountaintop rocking from the Jovis.

This week’s podcast features Whatta Man by Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue. Travel back in time with us as we visit the 90s.

This week’s Is This Song Good podcast starts a new theme of guilty pleasures. The song is Nature of the Beast by Michael Bradley from the Voyage of the Rock Aliens movie soundtrack.

This week we’ve got the last of our three-part U2 – Songs of Surrender series. This episode is about The Fly, as reimagined by the band. “It’s no secret at all”

This week’s Is This Song Good? podcast features a reimagined song from U2’s 1993 album Zooropa. Is it better than the original?

Is This Song Good Podcast is back with a three-part series features newly reimagined U2 songs from their 40-song collection called Songs of Surrender. Can U2 cover U2? Tune in to find out.

This episode is changing up the format a smidge. We discuss the five Best Song nominees from the 95th Oscar Award ceremony to be broadcast this Sunday, March 12th.

David Gilmour and the Floyds do a live rendition of High Hopes and we talk about it in this week’s Is This Song Good? podcast.

Bono and the boys do a live version of Mysterious Ways from the VHS tape Zoo TV Live from Sydney. Check out our expert commentary in this week’s podcast episode.

This week we have an R.E.M. live medley. Tune in or tune out.

This week we have Billy C. and the Smishing Pimpkins doing their country slide rendition of Tonight, Tonight Live in New York, 1996.

This week we have a Radiohead song they did live in the From the Basement series. This is Nude…

It’s been awhile, but we’re back with some music podcasts centered around live music versions starting with Tom Petty and his song It’s Good To Be King from Wildflowers. Does the live version do the studio recording justice?

This week’s podcast features Davey Byrne and the Talking Heads with their deep cut Listening Wind from 1980’s Remain In Light.

Go even deeper with the Talking Heads deep cut from Remain in Light

This week’s music podcast goes deep with Robert Smith and the Cure doing Plainsong from the 1989 album Disintegration.

Bobby Smith and the Curesters do a deep cut 80s movie soundtrack song

This week’s podcast explores the Fleetwood Mac deep cut Closing My Eyes from Then Play On (1969).

Fleetwood deep cut before the Nicks/Buckingham era.

This week’s podcast features Queens of the Stone Age with their overlooked deep cut I Appear Missing from 2013’s …Like Clockwork.

Deep cut from ...Like Clockwork (2013)

On a very special “wangs out” podcast, we discuss the Tool deep cut Hooker with a Penis from Ænima (1996).

Twitter feud song before there was Twitter

Fountains of Wayne brings us this week’s deep cut podcast for the song A Fine Day for a Parade from Utopia Parkway (1999). It’s not Stacy’s Mom, but it will lull you into a medicated suburban trance.

Suburban medicated deep cut from Utopia Parkway

This week, we have “The Other White Stripes” band that has a competent drummer, a.k.a. The Black Keys. This song is a deep cut from 2008’s Attack and Release.

Attack and Release deep cut

This week we’ve got Bobby (Jakob Dylan’s dad) with his guitar and harmonica. The song is Shelter from the Storm, a deep cut from Blood on the Tracks (1973).

Deep Cut from Blood on the Tracks

This week’s Is This Song Good? podcast features the Soundgarden deep cut 4th of July from Superunknown (1994).

Superunknown deep cut anthem for the end of the world.

This week’s Is This Song Good? podcast features The Mars Volta with a deep cut from the 2003 album De-Loused in the Comatorium called Eriatarka.