Author Archives: Pod

Barenaked Ladies in tier list pretty good, pretty consistent, nothing disagreeable but almost nothing I really like EDIT: after a lot of exposure and a relisten I don’t think that’s quite true. There’s definitely a specific vibe of song that when they hit they just do so so well. When they’re silly and goofy butContinue reading “18: Barenaked Ladies (C+)”

John Mayer in tier list started strong and got boring, but even the strong wasn’t super strong, just alright with some great songs RELISTEN1: the strong IS super strong, first album is fantastic, second album is very good, three and four are also pretty good. I consistently like each progressive album less, but I stillContinue reading “17: John Mayer (B→A-)”

Jack Johnson in tier list lower energy than I’m typically in the mood for, but solid, consistent, definitely a mood RELISTEN1: just keeps growing on me so hard. Newest album, Meet the Moonlight, I admittedly like significantly less than other stuff but by and large I just love him he’s great. I’d still say he’sContinue reading “16: Jack Johnson (B+→A+)”

Sara Bareilles in tier list solid, real good RELISTEN1: really kept growing on me, I love every album as an album and pretty much all the songs individually, so many favorite songs, consistent and smart and just all around superb

Matchbox Twenty in tier list very consistent, well constructed songs, I enjoy almost every song a lot, no favorites, and albums aren’t much more than collection of songs RELISTEN1: it’s good, it is, but I’m left feeling a little unfulfilled. This is too harsh of me to say, this is a personal judgement from afar,Continue reading “14: Matchbox Twenty (A-→B+)”

Green Day in tier list I like the ones I like but some of ‘em are samey with each other or screamy RELISTEN1: I like them more on first blush than I’d initially remembered, I think my tolerance for what feels “screamy” has changed significantly since I last listened to them. That said, I definitelyContinue reading “13: Green Day (B→D-)”

Cake in tier list about half awesome, half meh RELISTEN1: first two albums are better than I remember, but still not as good as I would’ve wanted them to be. They’ve got a couple awesome songs, songs I adore, and then they’ve got a bunch that are pretty good but not actually good enough forContinue reading “12: Cake (A-)”

Jonathan Coulton in tier list got some good ones but also meh ones, but they’re mostly consistent and good RELISTEN1: there are a lot of songs that I’m familiar with that aren’t in my playlist. Which means that when I’d first listened through, I added them to my playlist and later took them off. IContinue reading “11: Jonathan Coulton (B)”

Wham! in tier list their songs tend to be too long, but they’re definitely a vibe EDIT: there are a couple songs I enjoy consistently, but mostly I like them less with more listens. Repetitive, samey, questionable values RELISTEN1: in doing this relisten, I came to the realization that I never actually listened through GeorgeContinue reading “10: Wham! (B-→D)”

WALK THE MOON in tier list on a first listen through, pretty good RELISTEN1: on a relisten I actually liked them way more than I remembered. For albums one and three it was a mix of stuff that was really pretty good and stuff that wasn’t bad or boring but just a little bit awkward,Continue reading “9: WALK THE MOON (B+)”