One Last Breath: An Autopsy of Awful Albums

In today’s episode of One Last Breath, your will be covering the debut album “Sex and Violins” by Swedish techno country group Rednex. The debut for the group contains their only claim to fame; the inescapable Cotton Eye Joe. The song was sensation and is perhaps the most enduring hit from the 90’s or even of all time. One you get past that track however, there’s an entire album of lazy dance inspired country to sink into. The album itself was widely panned by critics and was so forgettable that most people would be surprised to learn that Rednex still performs and sometimes releases new music to this day. Did Rednex deserve to be a one hit wonder? Did they actually write some overlooked gems? Tune in this week to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart

In this weeks episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the album “California” by pop punk OG’s Blink-182. After founding vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge had left the band, Blink-182 found themselves with the hard decision of replacing him. They decided on Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio to lead the band into a new era. The whole situation was met with tons of differing opinions from Blink’s fan base. Some were optimistic of the prospect of Alkaline Trio’s style combing with Blink’s. Some just simply couldn’t imagine Blink without DeLonge in the forefront. The first product of the Skiba era was California, which for the most part was a straight forward summertime pop-punk album. It was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with some finding annoyance with the over production and formulaic songwriting. The fans however were more critical, and just didn’t consider that this Skiba era was the real Blink-182. After another album “Nine” with Skiba, DeLonge rejoined the band and released the comeback album “One More Time.” making the Skiba era just a minor detour in the bands long history. Is California far more hated than it deserves to be? Or is it rightfully looked at as misstep in the legendary Blink-182’s career? Tune in to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart Facebook : Now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, etc. Find it all right here  https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast

In the 25th episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the 4th album by everyone’s favorite nu-metal band: Limp Bizkit. The album in question is “Results May Vary,” a release that found the band without long time guitarist Wes Borland. The problem is, Borland’s guitar playing is considered a key component for the Limp Bizkit formula, so the absence of him was felt by many. Results May Vary is a very apt title, as many critics and fans alike noted the overbloated track listing, which contains too many meandering tracks and weak songwriting. Also within the album is their cover of “Behind Blue Eyes” by the Who; which was a commercially successful single, but is a point of contention among fans. Is Results May Vary really Bizkits weakest effort? Are there perhaps some hidden gems to be found under the surface? Tune in this week to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcastEmail us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.comArtwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.worksEditing done by: Ryan DeHart

n the 23rd episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss children’s novelty album “Smart Kids” by McGruff the Crime Dog. McGruff was an icon of the 1980’s “Just Say No” campaign, quickly becoming one of the most recognizable pop culture figures of the era appearing in countless ad campaigns. Inevitably, an album was made to further expose McGruff to the masses. Smart Kids made a resurgence on TikTok a while back, with everyone poking fun at the sheer absurdity of hearing an anthropomorphic dog sing about crack cocaine to an 80’s pop tune. Tune in this week to hear your hosts dig deeper into this surprisingly competent and insanely catchy moment of American pop culture. Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart

On the 23rd episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the 8th album by Thrash Metal big four member Anthrax titled “Volume 8: The Threat Is Real.” Anthrax, while being the least popular of the big four, carved out a very influential and noteworthy career for themselves. After putting out classic albums such as “Spreading the Disease” and “Among the Living,” Anthrax found themselves at a crossroads when lead singer Joey Belladonna was fired from the band in 1992. They hired singer John Bush of Armored Saint and tried their hand at a more grunge oriented style. A couple of albums later Anthrax found themselves at the critical low of their career in 1998 with Volume 8. Most point out the uninspired and generic song writing, and the lack of success the band has in adapting to the changing metal scene. Is this the weakest moment of Anthrax’s career? Is it actually an underrated mid career thrash gem? Tune in this week to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart

In the 22nd episode of One Last Breath, your hosts will be discussing “Bad Reputation,” the most recent album from country/ hip-hop/ rock musician Kid Rock. Kid Rock has never been stranger to controversy, with too many divisive comments and feuds to count. However, at one point of his career he was at least a successful and mostly well received musician. Such is not the case with this most recent effort. From the very moment lead single “Don’t Tell Me How To Live” was released with an accompanying music video, the internet took no mercy on Kid Rock and completely shredded apart the song. The main criticisms for that lead single reign true for the majority of the album which include: very cringe worthy and pandering overly political lyrics, uninspired and derivative music and Kid Rocks complete lack of self awareness. Is “Bad Reputation” the complete dumpster fire everyone says it is? Does Kid Rock actually come through with some redeeming qualities? Tune in this week to find out! Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcast Email us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.com Artwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works Editing done by: Ryan DeHart

In the 21st episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the landmark album “Trout Mask Replica” by experimental rock group Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. Touching many genres such as garage rock, R&B, free jazz and avant- garde; the album is even wilder and unexpected than you could imagine. There’s much at play throughout the album including polyrhythms,multi-octave vocals and many unconventional instruments. Trout Mask Replica is truly an album one must experience to fully understand. It stands as one of the most important yet challenging recordings ever released, even going so far as to be added to the Library of Congress. Tune in this week to hear how your hosts perceive this mammoth of music history. Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcastEmail us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.comArtwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.worksEditing done by: Ryan DeHart

In the 20th episode of One Last Breath, your hosts discuss the eighth album “Diabolus in Musica” by American thrash metal band Slayer. This release by the band came at a time in the late 90’s when almost every veteran metal band was struggling to find their identity among a changing musical landscape. Many critics and fans point to this as the “nu metal” Slayer album, with most pointing out the obvious alternative metal and groove metal influences. This all makes for the most poorly received album by the most consistently received band of thrash metal’s big 4. Diabolus in Musica was a quick experimentation from the band, as for the rest of their career they would course correct to the sounds explored in their 80s and early 90s catalogue. Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcastEmail us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.comArtwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.worksEditing done by: Ryan DeHart

In todays episode of One Last Breath, your hosts will be discussing the one and only album “Philosophy of the World” by garage rock/outsider music band The Shaggs. Forced to perform and write music by their father Austin Wiggin, sisters Helen, Betty and Dorothy “Dot” Wiggin released their only effort in 1969. The sisters had no knowledge of how to play their instruments, causing them to play out of key and out of tune. It received little attention upon release, meanwhile Austin passed away and the sisters went on to live normal lives. However, the album gained some underground buzz, causing members of the band NRBQ to reissue the album on their label. Upon reissue, it was considered by many critics as an important, intriguing and haunting piece of outsider music. Frank Zappa called the Shaggs better than the Beatles. Kurt Cobain listed the album as his fifth favorite of all time. Does it live up to these praises? Tune in this week to find out!Follow all of our socials here: https://linktr.ee/onelastbreathpodcastEmail us at: onelastbreathpod@gmail.comArtwork done by: chanchan_scraw on Fiverr, also on Instagram @scraw.works