The Best Good Band Podcast (The Best Good Band Podcast)

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 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... 

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 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...

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 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!

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! 

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.

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

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!

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!

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 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!

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?

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! 

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! 

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!

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! 

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? 

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... 

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! 

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'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??

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! 

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.

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! 

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'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!

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...

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Going to Pasalacqua," "Walking Alone," and "Stop When The Red Lights Flash."

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!

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?? 

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 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 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...

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 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! 

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!! 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Disappearing Boy," "Minority," and "Still Breathing."

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.' 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Dominated Love Slave," "Emenius Sleepus," and "Too Dumb To Die."

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!

The Nimrods discuss and rank "I Want To Be Alone," "Longview," and "Stray Heart."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Why Do You Want Him?," "Tight Wad Hill," and "Jesus of Suburbia."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Rest," "Brain Stew," "Jaded," and "State of Shock."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "1,000 Hours," "Castaway," and "Dirty Rotten Bastards."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Dry Ice," "Maria," "Last of The American Girls." 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "The Judge's Daughter," "She," and "Troubled Times."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "16," "Scumbag," and "Wow! That's Loud."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Don't Leave Me," "F.O.D.," "All By Myself," and "East Jesus Nowhere." 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Android," "Jackass," and "Ordinary World."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "I Was There," "Reject," and "Forever Now."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Only Of You," "Warning," and "Drama Queen."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Road To Acceptance," "When I Come Around," and "Hearts Collide."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Green Day," "All The Time," and "Angel Blue." 

This week The Nimrods dive into an eventful week of Green Day news, chat about the band's newly announced album, single, and upcoming tour, and then discuss and rank "At The Library," "Hold On," and "Stay The Night."

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Strangeland," "Rotting," and "Little Boy Named Train." Things get weird with three oddball deep cuts, is this episode canon or an alternate timeline?? 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Welcome To Paradise" (Kerplunk and Dookie versions) and "Loss of Control." 
 

The Nimrods woke up early for an extra chiiiillll episode to dive into some Green Day rumor chat, NHL talk, and they discuss and rank "80," "Last Ride In," and "Baby Eyes." 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Best Thing In Town," "Coming Clean," and "Outlaws." Plus listener mail, an appearance from Cedric The Dog, and more!

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Christie Road," "No Pride," and "Holiday." More listener mail (hit us up at thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com), an appearance from Robbie The Cat, lots of 2004 reminiscing, and lots more! 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Paper Lanterns," "In The End," and "Nuclear Family." Then some wacky listener mail, a question about GD changing, some technical difficulties, Friends talk, and lots more! 

This week The Nimrods discuss and rank "One For The Razor Backs," "Prosthetic Head," and "¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)," and chat about listener mail and more! 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "2000 Light Years Away," "Church On Sunday," and "Christian's Inferno." They also try to decide how their Star Wars fandom compares to their Green Day fandom and dig into some wacky listener mail!

The Nimrods celebrate their landmark 30th episode by discussing and ranking "The One I Want," "Sick Of Me," and "Troublemaker." 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "No One Knows," "Misery," and "Rusty James." 

On an extra sweet episode The Nimrods discuss and rank "Sweet Children," "Burnout," and "Sweet 16," then get into listener mail and more! 

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" "Stuart and the Ave." and "Know Your Enemy." Plus chat about The Irishman, dig into listener mail about live Green Day, and SO MUCH MORE.

The Nimrods reach a crossroads! Looks like The Early Era has been wrapped up, The 'Rods discuss the way forward, then dig into "Nice Guys Finish Last," "The Forgotten," Star Wars Check-In, The Definitive Nimrods Top Ten Movies of 2019, listener mail, and so much more! 

Please send your listener mail/questions/feedback/life advice requests to thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

THE NIMRODS PODCAST DEADBEAT HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!! The 'rods dig into two Green Day songs, "Deadbeat Holiday" and "Xmas Time of Year," along with LOTS of holiday cheer! Thanks for listening and happy holidays!!

Happy New Year and welcome to THE NIMRODS PODCAST: A STAR WARS STORY!!!! The 'Rods are back to discuss and rank "Redundant" and "Back In The U.S.A." along with an extra in-depth Star Wars Check-In! We're talking Rise of Skywalker and hitting some spoilers, so if you want to skip over the spoiler-y Star Wars content, jump from 8:35 to 21:28. Thanks for listening! 

The Nimrods discuss and struggle to rank "Macy's Day Parade" and "Are We The Waiting" then dig into some extra spicy listener mail! 

This week The Nimrods discuss and rank two killer tracks “Waiting” and “Homecoming” and take a deep dive into punk theories about The Clash, The Ramones, and The Sex Pistols, Star Wars Check-In, and lots more!

A spicy new episode! This week The Nimrods discuss and rank "Brat" and "F*** Time" along with checking in on Green Day current events, Star Wars Check-In, listener mail, and lots more. Can The 'Rods top Uncut Gems' F-word count?? 

This week The Nimrods discuss and rank "Having A Blast" and "Kill The DJ" along with listener mail, Tyla Yaweh's Green Day related remix, and lots more!

The Nimrods discuss and rank "Platypus (I Hate You)" and "Horseshoes and Handgrenades," grapple with intense lyrics, loopy brain, listener mail, and so much more. 

HEYYOOO!! This week we've got a special bonus episode to celebrate the release of Green Day's brand new album! It's 1am Friday morning and we just recorded ourselves listening to Father of All... for the very first time. Tune in to get our immediate reactions, loopy thoughts, and maybe a few surprises along the way!

The Nimrods are joined by Pat Graham of Big Nothing and Spraynard to talk Green Day and rank "Armatage Shanks" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends."

Listen to Big Nothing:
https://bignothin.bandcamp.com/

Listen to Spraynard:
https://spraynard.bandcamp.com/

It's a Friday bonus episode with Pat Graham of Big Nothing and Spraynard! The Nimrods and Pat listen to some of Green Day's many covers and put together a top ten. Also an appearance from some weirdo named Pete claiming to manage a certain legendary band, a Mr. Frank Songmore, some talk about obscure Tim Armstrong projects, and so much more!

This week The Nimrods are joined by Kory Gregory of Prince Daddy & The Hyena to discuss and rank "Walking Contradiction" and "Shoplifter." Also an in-depth Star Wars check-in, lots of hot takes about closers, and so much more!

Listen to Prince Daddy & The Hyena:
https://princedaddyandthehyena.bandcamp.com

This week The Nimrods are joined by David Anthony, co-host of the As You Were podcast and music writer extraordinaire (check out his work at The AV Club, NPR, Noisey, The Fader, and many more), to discuss and rank "Take Back" and "Restless Heart Syndrome."

Listen to As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio.

Subscribe to David's newsletter, Former Clarity.
 

The Nimrods return to form! This week we've got second viewing Rise of Skywalker talk, matching Adam Sandler movies to Green Day songs, listener mail, and of course, discussing and ranking "Pulling Teeth" and "Nightlife." 

Send your listener mail to thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com and thanks for listening! 

The Nimrods discuss "86" and "Lazy Bones" and then have a surprisingly hard time trying to rank both of them. Also lots of discussion of a potential wedding band, get in touch at thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com for bookings? 

We recorded this episode last Wednesday night, right as everything involving the Coronavirus in the U.S. started to really ramp up--so it includes quite a bit of us trying to digest news in real time, interspersed with talk about "On The Wagon," "¡Viva La Gloria!" and the usual silliness. It's a weird one! 

Heyyoooo from Social Distance USA! This episode The Nimrods catch up on the week that felt like a year, coronavirus lockdown viewing habits, BJ's random cover song, and lots more. Then they get into discussing and ranking "Panic Song" and "Bang Bang."

This week The Nimrods discuss and rank a couple of seriously deep cuts with "You Lied" and "Ashley." But don't worry because there's LOTS to talk about including Covid Bop In, Jon Favreau, Tiger King, and so much more. Thanks for listening! 

HEY-YO! It's The Nimrods landmark 50TH EPISODE! The 'Rods are celebrating by talking about "Fashion Victim" and "X-Kid," along with a Star Wars Check-In of actual Star Wars conversation, a Nine Inch Nails/GD unicorn crossover, and so much more! 

Thanks for listening for 50 episodes!! 

This week The Rods are discussing and ranking "Sassafras Roots" and "Say Goodbye." Plus Jake's very special solo segment, Star Wars II: The Journey Continues, sports coat vs blazer vs suit jacket, and so much more!

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

This week The Rods talk t-shirt designs, Rage Against The Machine tickets, why seltzer water doesn't hydrate you properly, aaaaand of course discuss and rank  "Up Tight" and "Lights Out." 

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

HEYO! STRAP IN FOR A WEIRD ONE. Couple of deep cuts this week so you know what that means... The Rods lose their minds and go down a million rabbit holes, from Ben Affleck, to high school sports, to seltzer, and so much more. And they somehow find also manage to discuss and rank "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" and "Carpe Diem." Only the true real ones will emerge. 

Thanks for listening!

An Earth-shattering episode this week! The Rods discuss and rank two deep album cuts--“Bab’s Uvula Who?” and “Amanda”--that somehow lead to the first ever serious consideration about adjusting The DEFINITIVE Green Day Song Ranking List!!! The Rods go so far down the rabbit hole that they start to question the very nature of DEFINITIVE itself!! Email thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com with your thoughts/reactions/takes. Thanks for listening!

HEYYYYOOOOO!!! This week The Nimrods are talking a MAJOR PF with "Haushinka" and sorting out "Peacemaker." Also figuring out the Definitive Rules for the historical list adjustment extravaganza! Now's your chance to make your case for a song moving on the list, hit up thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com with your adjustments/thoughts/arguments! 

A very special bonus episode where The 'Rods dive into the ol Letterbombs Mailbag and respond to some emails! 

HEYYOOOO! This week The Rods are talking a couple cool cuts "Do Da Da" and "Fell For You" and getting into some pretty darn in-depth conversations about The Day. Also lots of talk about movie ratings and the similarities between The Empire Strikes Back and Temple of Doom. 

The big list adjustment episode is coming up soon, so if you want to make a case for moving a song on the list hit up: thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com

HEYYYYOOOOOO!!! This week it's the episode you never thought you'd see... The long-rumored, long-awaited, long runtime... THE NIMRODS PODCAST DEFINITIVE LIST ADJUSTMENT EXTRAVAGANZA! 

The time has come to move a select few songs on the list. We're reading listener mail to get the will of the people and channelling the higher GD list powers to determine a highly scientific and RIGID set of rules for adjusting the list. Tune in to hear what songs get moved up or down, what stays the same, and maybe some surprises along the way!?

Heyoo! On this week’s episode we’re talking "St. Jimmy" and "Brutal Love" and probably a bunch of other rando stuff that I can't remember cuz it was a while ago! 

I don't wanna freak you out, but I cannot lie... We've got a mega new episode this week! We're discussing and ranking "Suffocate" and our very first FOAM track "I Was A Teenage Teenager!" Also Jakerod finally watched Episode III so we have a gigantic Star Wars Check-In. 

Our landmark 60th episode and it's a wild one... We talk Major Life Events, Solo, and of course discuss and rank "King For A Day" and "Wild One" (especially the Otis Mix)! 

HEY-YO. Gigantic new episode this week, we hit all the important topics: The MCU, The Terminator, an extensive breakdown of a birthday party we attended almost 20 years ago, Avatar, James Cameron loving water, where we bought CDs 15 years ago, a very in-depth talk about "American Idiot," a less in-depth but enthusiastic talk about "Sex, Drugs, and Violence," AND SO MUCH MORE. 

HEYYO. This week we've got a rollercoaster episode through Mars Attacks, Independence Day, Thor, bowel movements, celeb judging, and more. Then we dig into "Extraordinary Girl," the rollercoaster of a song that is "Before The Lobotomy," and finally get to some listener mail! 

Thanks for listening, hit us up at thenimrodspodcast@gmail.com!