The Best Good Band Podcast

We're celebrating the third anniversary of Green Day's most recent record by revisiting FATHER OF ALL MOTHERFUCKERS for the first time in years! Have our feelings changed?? Has our world been rocked?? Find out!

Heyyyooooooooo!! We're dipping back into our alter ego, The Nimrods Podcast, to talk some Green Day and cover the band's extremely cool 25th anniversary edition of 'Nimrod.' 

We've got a mega episode for you this week! We're finishing up the Misfits by attempting to talk about about their bizarre final album DEVIL'S RAIN--but mostly getting tired of it and moving on to MISFITS WRAP-UP! We're talkin' favorite songs from every era, ranking the records, and finally adding the Misfits to The Best Good Band List.Dive in!! 

This week we're talking about the second and final album of the "Misfits" bizarre '90s era! We're listening to 'Famous Monsters' for the very first time and it's a trip. Grab Scarecrow Man and Pumpkin Head and let's dive in! 

Welp, we've finally arrived. The moment decades in the making... We're listening to Graves Era Misfits! This week we're talking about the first album from the second incarnation of The Misfits, AMERICAN PSYCHO. Is it as bad as we expected? Is it worse? Are there gems? Was there any point in this endeavor?? Find out! 

This week we're talking about all the non-LP tracks from the Danzig era of The Misfits! There's a ton of gems on the collection and compilation records and we're digging into all of them because we're sad to leave the Danzig years. Next week we continue our Misfits journey by stepping off into the great unknown: the Graves Era...

We're talking about the final Misfits album of the Danzig era! EARTH A.D. is a wild one that veers into hardcore territory and has some extra psycho lyrics. We're getting into all the guts and glory! Also we finally put Rage Against The Machine on the list cuz we forgot to do that... 

This week we're talking about The Misfits proper debut full-length, WALK AMONG US. We had a blast revisiting this absolute classic and diving into the lunacy/genius of it. Mommy... can I go out and... POD TONIGHT???

We're back! And we're starting a new band... This week we're kicking off The Misfits' long and convoluted discography with STATIC AGE. This album was recorded in 1978, released in 1997, and rocks... to this day?? 

We're finishing up our run on Rage Against The Machine by talking about what we learned, ranking the records and our favorite songs--and then inexplicably forgetting to put them on the Best Good Band List... Oops. Maybe we'll do that next week. Stick around til the end of the episode to find out what band we're talking about next too!

Wow we're already just about at the end of our time with Rage! This week we're talking about the band's final full-length, THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES. It's packed with mega bangers and some of their best material. Also a little catch up on Jake's vacation and talking about seeing movies for a full-time job...

We're back! This week we're talking about Rage Against The Machine's sophomore LP, EVIL EMPIRE. We're digging into all these rippers and also reading some fun listener mail. Let's go!

We're finally done with Weezer and moving on to a new band! And we picked a good one (and one with a quick catalog)--this week we're kicking off with Rage Against The Machine! We're talking about their 1992 self-titled album, which rocks extremely hard. DIVE IN.

We made it!! We're finally wrapping up Weezer after FIVE MONTHS. We're ranking their records, running down our top ten favorite songs (and top ten favorite post-Maladroit songs), and trying to figure out what we learned from this whole mess! Do they make the Best Good Band List??? Find out! 

Well folks we've finally reached the most recent Weezer release! We're talking about the absolutely bananas SZNZ: SUMMER EP and then reading some great listener mail that saves us from going insane. Next week: WEEZER WRAP-UP.

There's a light at the end of the Weezer tunnel and we're heading for it! This week we're talking about the first EP in the band's current SZNZ project. It's springtime and we're gonna find out if we're allergic to these seven songs or not! 

We've reached a milestone in our Weezer journey this week: we're at the band's most recent full-length album (for now)! Just some very long EPs left... But this week we're taking the time machine waaaaaaaay back to last year and diving into VAN WEEZER. Does this record fulfill the promise of its title??

This week we're talking about an album that just came out last year!! It's Weezer's fourteenth record, OK HUMAN. But is it an OK ALBUM??? Let's find out! 

WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT WEEZER ALBUMS. This week we're digging into THE BLACK ALBUM and trying to figure out how we're supposed to make sense of this band at all at this point. According to Rivers this record is notable because he attempted to swear more. So that's definitely something! 

Our (seemingly endless) journey into Weezer continues this week with a particularly strange detour: THE TEAL ALBUM. A collection of random covers that were all chosen via a computer program that Rivers made? What could go wrong... 

Happy Pac Day! We're talking about Weezer's eleventh album, the extremely sticky PACIFIC DAYDREAM. This is the band's biggest pop swing yet, does it work? 

We're back!! After a short hiatus we've returned to do our sacred duty and talk about every band ever and we are still knee deep in the Weezer catalog! This week we're talking about their 2016 release, THE WHITE ALBUM. Is this another late era high point or more of a mixed bag? Does one of us inexplicably like "Jacked Up"??? Dive in and find out! 

This week we're talking about Weezer's ninth album, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END! Is this finally their return to form? Or is it more of a back to the shack? Let's find out!

This week we're talking about Weezer's rarities album DEATH TO FALSE METAL. Is this a bunch of filler or are there some hidden gems? Let's find out! 

Things just keep getting wackier and wackier as we travel down the Weezer rabbit hole! This week we're talking about their eighth album, HURLEY--an album named after a clothing brand and/or a character from LOST.  Let's get into it! 

Things are getting intense as we continue our Weezer deep dive this week with their seventh album, RADITUDE. This record is nutso butso and we're trying to get to the bottom of it. Also some theory about Rivers Cuomo being Kurt Cobain?

The journey down the Weezer rabbit hole continues and things are getting intense. This week we're talking about THE RED ALBUM and trying to make sense of the nonsensical. Also maybe some detours... Buckle up!

Alright we're starting to enter less charted territory on our Weezer trip this week... We're talking about the band's fifth album 'Make Believe' and spending a very long time dissecting their biggest hit, "Beverly Hills." GIMME GIMME.

The Weezer ride continues! This week we're talking about the band's fourth album, 'Maladroit.' A record with some pretty great songs that feels sort of forgotten in the Weezer canon. Let's dive into it!

We're back from a brief break and we're picking up our Weezer deep dive with their third record, The Green Album! Is it the record that reinvigorated their career? Did it set them on their strange trajectory? Or is it just a bunch of perfectly crafted pop rock songs? Let's get into it!

This week we're continuing our Weezer deep dive with their divisive sophomore LP, 1996's PINKERTON! This record was maligned when it came out, then became a classic, and now who even knows. We're digging into all the weirdo detail of this complete outlier in Weezer's catalog. And if you want more Weezer and more Pinkerton, be sure to check out our Patreon, where we're talking about Songs From The Black Hole and the many b-sides from this record: patreon.com/bestgoodbandpod

That's right folks, the next band is we're doing a deep dive on is WEEZER. Buckle up, this one will be a wild ride. This week we're kicking things off with their self-titled debut, aka The Blue Album.  It's an incredible first release and a highly influential album to a ton of modern bands, let's get into it.

We're wrapping up our run on Jawbreaker and to do it we brought in a very special guest: David Anthony! David's a Jawbreaker expert and we had a blast chatting about the band with him, ranking their records, running down our personal top 10s, and then adding them to the Best Good Band Ranking. Dive in! 

This week we're talking about Jawbreaker's fourth and final album, DEAR YOU.  Lotta people turned on the band for signing to a major label when this came out in 1995 but now it's widely understood to be an absolute classic. Is there an alternate universe where this record was successful and Jawbreaker got huge? Let's dive in!

Here we go! This week we're talking about Jawbreaker's absolute classic third album, 24 HOUR REVENGE THERAPY. Is this the best of their records? The most quintessential?  It definitely rocks. Also lots of talk about sellouts vs posers. 

This week we're talking about Jawbreaker's sophomore album, BIVOUAC! A record that defies the usual band trajectory and goes into darker and more challenging territory. Did it baffle us or did we discover a lot to love?? Find out! Also lots of AC/DC talk...

We're kicking off our Jawbreaker deep dive! This week we're talking about their first album, UNFUN, a scrappy debut that's had a super wide-reaching impact in punk and beyond. 

This week we're wrapping up our deep dive on The Clash! We're running down our top ten favorite songs, ranking their records, talking about what we've learned, and of course, figuring out where they land on the Best Good Band Ranking! And at the end we're revealing what band we're talking about next... 

This week we're talking about The Clash's bizarre final album CUT THE CRAP! This album is widely considered to be an embarrassing mess by everyone from the band, to the fans, to the critics--but does it deserve to be so maligned? Is there material on here worth listening to? Are we losing our minds?? Tune in and find out! 

This week we're talking about The Clash's fifth album, COMBAT ROCK! ...and it kinda broke our brains. It's their most commercially successful album but also the final release with their definitive line-up and the beginning of the end. It's got a couple of their most ubiquitous songs but also a ton of their most experimental. Is it good?? Let's figure it out. 

This week we're tackling the second half of SANDINISTA!, The Clash's ultra ambitious, 36 song, triple album! It's been a wild ride already and the second half of the record is arguably even more wide-reaching. Also the Nimrods tag in to talk about some Green Day rumblings!

This week we're continuing our deep dive into The Clash with their fourth studio album, SANDINISTA! This album is a massive 36 songs and nearly two and a half hours of music, so we're splitting it into two episodes. Today we're talking about the first half, tracks 1-18, of this super eclectic and ambitious record. Also some fun listener mail and more!

Alright we've got a biggie this week! We're talking about The Clash's third album, LONDON CALLING. This is one of the most acclaimed albums of all time and we try to wrap our brains around these incredible songs and figure out how they pulled off such an eclectic sound. 

We're back from the holidays and continuing our deep dive of The Clash with their sophomore LP, 'Give 'Em Enough Rope.' This album rocks and is the start of a lot of different shifts within the band. Is it properly overlooked or a little underrated in the shadow of other Clash albums?? Dig in!

We're back and this week we're starting our deep dive all about The Clash! We're kicking it off with their 1977 self-titled LP and it's 1979 U.S. version re-release. Which one is the definitive version, which one is our favorite, which one is the best?? We're gonna figure it all out!

No new episode this week so we're putting one of our favorite Patreon episodes onto the main feed. Here's our exploration into Dee Dee Ramone's rap persona, Dee Dee King, and his one and only album 'Standing In The Spotlight.' Next week we'll be starting our deep dive into The Clash!

This week we're continuing our walk down formative punk band lane with a one-and-done deep dive into the Sex Pistols! We're talking about their only full-length 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols' and revisiting this polarizing classic. What holds up, what doesn't, what does it teach us about Good Bands!? We're covering it all and then we're adding the Sex Pistols to our definitive Best Good Band ranking! 

We're finishing up our Minor Threat deep dive this week with the second half of their catalog: the 'Out of Step' LP and 'Salad Days' EP. Also ranking their releases, running down our top ten songs lists, and adding them to the Definitive Best Good Band Ranking! 

This week we're kicking off our new BGBP deep-dive with Minor Threat! On this episode we're covering the first half of their catalog: the 'Minor Threat' EP and the 'In My Eyes' EP. They have a much shorter discography than the last couple bands we talked about, but they're a super monumental band for our lives and for music in general. 

HEYO!! We're briefly dropping back into the Nimrods Podcast this week to discuss and rank Green Day's latest one-off single "Holy Toledo." Also Star Wars Check-In and a massive adventure with Jake buying a new TV. Next week we'll be back to the Best Good Band Podcast, starting a fresh band deep dive with Minor Threat!

It's the epic conclusion of our Ramones deep dive! We're wrapping it up by ranking their albums, running down our personal favorite tracks, talking peaks/valleys, and lots more. And finally, we're officially kicking off the Best Good Band Definitive Ranking with a showdown between the Ramones and Rancid. Lotsa twists and turns in this one, make sure you listen to the end to hear the reveal of the next band we'll be podding about!