WORST ALBUMS of 2021 || Crash Thompson

[@Pagefire]

Bad music in 2021 is just the generic Direct-to-DVD animated sequel to 2020 that will be more of a "huh, that sucked" in the music's history books. Not bad enough to get purely angry at, not tolerable enough for an ironic listen.

[@CrashThompson]

That is... A REALLY good comparison.

[@sumphunguy]

Love you bud. Hoping you're doing better. Been a supporter for a long time and on Patreon for about 5 years. Gonna keep on going. You're a great person and make wonderful content. Always appreciated you Crash and all what you do. Hope you have a great Christmas and a New Years. Cheers.

[@RockedNet]

0:00 Content Warning: Loud Noises Me: YAY! THAT'S HOW I KNOW IT'S CRASH!

[@inugamidalton8270]

You know it’s a bad year in music when both you and Todd reference the unnamed squeaky-voiced teen from The Simpsons. Also, hope you’re feeling better and rested, Crash. Take care of yourself. You’re a radical dude and deserve to be treated as such.

[@Lullalies]

I think The Offspring album should be on the Trainwreckords episode.

[@SerenV11]

Both sounds good!

[@Dayvan_Cowboy142]

What is this, a crossover episode?

[@sbells272]

Its really more so the last dying breath than a trainwreckord, the band has been losing relevance as the years went on, and this was the final nail in the coffin

[@ConvincingPeople]

@@sbells272 As they say: "¿Porque no los dos?"

[@honeycomblord9384]

@@sbells272 Eh, he's done episodes on albums that were the "final nail in the coffin" before

[@austincross3001]

The thing about Van Weezer is I think the extended hype for it killed it. We anticipated for over a year and the album they made and released in that time was way better. Also, it’s good to see you back again. Mental health isn’t something to take lightly and I’m glad you took the time for yourself to decompress. Excited to see what your best of 2021 video has to offer.

[@robiu013]

I'd say it's an ok 3/5. Lots of songs are pretty catchy and fun, others are just Rivers Cuomo weird, but yes OK Human completely eclipsed it in terms of quality content.

[@ElliYeetYT]

Oh Yeah, if Crash does decide to listen to Van Weezer though (Which is unlikely), I reckon he would like it more than Make Believe, Raditude and Pacific Daydream at the very least (End Of The Game in particular is a good track).

[@aronmao94]

Actually, from Van Weezer, I loved the first half, sadly I can´t say the same thing about second half. At least we have OK Human

[@infinitewordcount]

As someone who has never followed Weezer, aside from maybe giving their first two albums a spin several years ago, I listened to OK Human based on Fantano's recommendation and got shocked by how dull and insipid it was. It immediately made me understand why the band has gotten so much shit for so long. Nobody I followed recommended Van Weezer to me, so I didn't bother with it.

[@insidiousy]

Van Weezer was one of my favs from them lol

[@V2ULTRAKill]

These are the times I feel blessed as a metalhead Like bad metal is bad But at least bad metal albums dont have hit singles on them If Battle Beast drops a shit album you can easily pretend it just doesnt exisr

[@Dalejr88rox]

So I actually went to high school with Hobo Johnson, and my roommate's known him since kindergarten. He's always been a really nice dude, but he's definitely had his hardships. Got kicked out of our high school, got kicked out of his parents' house at like 18, etc. I hope he's doing well out there because his last 2 releases show he's in a bad spot

[@gracecarpinter8623]

As a Kiwi (and someone from not just the same city but the same suburb as Lorde) I am not going to say how I feel about the placement of Solar Power on the list. All I will say is that the title track does not deserve to be dumped on, IMO. That said, I am glad you're feeling better, Crash. Will be happy to catch your best-of list.

[@msedievc7706]

Oh my god we both live in the same suburb 💀 I’ve ran into Lorde while walking home from school before, and some people in my family have run into her more than once. It’s so funny how normal it is here lmao.

[@gracecarpinter8623]

@@msedievc7706 TBH, I did live on the North Shore until April this year, but I live outside of Auckland now. (Mainly due to how unbelievably expensive house prices are, and also Lake Road being an enormous pain). I don't think I ever ran into Lorde in person, but I have seen Tim Finn at the Devonport supermarket.

[@msedievc7706]

@@gracecarpinter8623 ohhhhhhh I live in Auckland central actually. I think she moved there recently or her family lives there rn because me and a lot of people I know have seen her around there very frequently. The way I ran into her was that I was waiting to cross the road one afternoon and she was in one of the cars passing me by and I was very shook cause it was so weird seeing her irl and I think she noticed I recognised her and smiled and waved at me lmao. Also fair enough for moving out of Auckland, I can totally agree house prices are ridiculous here! Once I’m financially stable I want to have my own place in Wellington lmao. (Although they probably aren’t that much better price wise.)

[@SlashpLOder]

as a kiwi how was your opinion about the new Antagonist A.D. EP?

[@gracecarpinter8623]

@@SlashpLOder TBQH, I'm not that well-versed on metalcore, so IDK how good that EP was. Thanks for bringing these guys to my attention, though, might check them out.

[@joshbittner]

“Why is every pop-punk band like this?” Well, seeing as the music targets girls in high school, the bands are gonna have a (sometimes not) encyclopedic knowledge of each state’s/country’s age of consent laws…

[@ArtemyMusha]

I'm a simple man, I slammed the like button right at the Gravity Falls reference. EDIT: Just saw the ending and...well, I mean this more than ADTR did...you're welcome.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Worst album 2021 1. Bobby Tarantino. 3 logic 2. tory lanez alone at prom 3. Drake Certified Lover Boy 4. lorde solar power 5. ed sheeran equals 6. ajr ok orchestra 7. Justin Bieber justice 8. Coldplay music of the spheres 9. Hobo Johnson the revenge of hobo johnson 10. Maroon 5 Jordi.

[@thetonytaye]

@@maryannappiagyei4277 weird... I thought logic retired

[@TheFreshcorn1]

*Me about to go to bed* *Gets notification* “Sleep is for the weak!”

[@atrendlecalledreese443]

I think 2021 was trying to make up for 2020's shortage of shitty music. God, this year sucked.

[@miserirken]

2020 was mediocre music in general. This year was really good music and really bad music.

[@JNCGaming]

Bionicle is great tho

[@XStormieX]

Music in 2021 is like when you’ve been in a good video game drought for a few years and you’re waiting for something to excite you. Then you finally see a trailer that starts to spark a little hype in you. However when it finally comes out you try it and go “ehhhhh…. This isn’t what I thought it was, it’s not terrible but it’s definitely not good” and then you go back to waiting through the drought again.

[@CrashThompson]

Like... Damn. Spot on.

[@levibasinger820]

Glad to see you again, Crash. Your videos always help to brighten my day (or at least make it more tolerable). Hope you're doing alright and taking care of yourself as best you can.

[@GranTruismo4head]

Glad to see you back Crash, it sucks when you hit burnout but honestly glad to see you back, guess we won’t get anymore FIMIs for this year as we only got halfway but that’s ok, glad to see you’re back.

[@shywitchanimations5235]

Holy crap, that Van Weezer thing surprised me! In all honesty though, I didn't think it was that bad an album, but OK Human was infinitely better.

[@aaronbroyles9082]

So, 2021 was one great big "Fuck, I missed that."

[@koleweisensel4451]

After Q1 I gave up on new listens apart from a very few new listens throughout the year. Or maybe it was just the heartbreak you're welcome left me with. Shout-out to Van Halen, Rush, and Bad Religion along with 3 hours of sleep on average for getting me through the year.

[@may14ification]

This year was so crazy, I didn’t even know Maroon 5 released a new record.

[@6li8storm40]

I only knew, because the single with Megan Thee Stallion is on almost everybody’s list of worst songs of 2021.

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I know I already said this in Rocked’s comment section, but Maroon 5’s Jordi is a lot worse than ADTR’s You’re Welcome in my opinion. It’s literally a musical black hole, songs that sound like nothing. That’s the only way I can describe it. These songs were all carefully calculated by Sellout Levine and a bunch of other old white guys sitting in a board room with a pie chart to appeal to as many soccer moms and third graders as possible. It doesn’t have a soul or an actual meaning, because that’s not marketable. Karens don’t want to hear something challenging or interesting, they just want background noise. And that’s exactly what Adam Levine and company give them. At least You’re Welcome is entertainingly bad, at least it’s interesting how badly they screwed it up. I’d take something shockingly bad over something overly safe and boring any day. I rambled a lot here. Anyways, great to have you back just in time for Christmas!

[@miserirken]

You forgot one key detail that makes it even EVEN worse: This is supposed to be an in memoriam album, dedicated to Jordan Feldstein, their late manager who passed away in 2017, and honestly it feels more like defiling his name to add this garbage of album a little more of significance, an excuse to say "this is why this exists, you can't critique this now."

[@Desmondbrown73]

I’m married to one of those mindless housewives and I can concur!

[@joanpasley2181]

I totally agree 100% with you. You thought that that awful Super Bowl halftime show would've killed them.

[@SongbirdKH]

Oh Crashity Crash, you beautiful soul! Always love hearing from you and your wonderful and insightful opinions on todays music world. In it for the long haul, will always stick it out to watch anything that you do! As someone who's also had a pretty traumatic 2021, I can relate to the burnout and have ended up in hospital due to it (it's a really long story) but be patient with yourself, be kind to you and do things that make you a happy Crash! All my love! xxx

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

*Bands that should go in the bin:* 1. AJR 2. Imagine Dragons 3. NOFX 4. Maroon 5 5. Theory of a Deadman

[@typicalfurry2747]

Tf is wrong with NOFX? Did something happen that I'm not aware of?

[@miticaBEP07]

@@typicalfurry2747 he says it in the video but mostly it’s Fat Mike being edgy for the sake of edgy and trans/nbphobic

[@typicalfurry2747]

@@miticaBEP07 and that's why I tend to separate the art from the artist

[@alanwright2842]

Swap NOFX with Trapt

[@kylehegedus5498]

Do you think Weezer should be in the bin?

[@darylhellobear]

Great video Crash!! I actually didn't mind the ADTR album. It may of been as it was all over the Alt stations here in the UK so it soaked into my skin. BUT - I think it may act as like a gateway album to folks getting into Easycore. People will get drawn in to the poppy rock stuff and hopefully absorb the moments when it gets a little Easycore-ish.

[@manx18045]

Remember when five finger Death Punch did that shitty cover of The offsprings gone away. How do you do a worse version of the song you made a 2 decades ago than the shit band who already made a horrible cover of that song. I mean that is a feat beyond anything most fallen punk bands can achieve. What a fall from grace for The Offspring. The bad times are in fact rolling on.

[@transcendicalamity2543]

Holy shit, I’ve been following this channel since 2017 to scout out new music and this may be his most quality video on the channel. I’ve tided myself over with some of his early videos and reviews, and I feel like this video had much more maturity and professionalism and staying power than ever. Can’t wait to see the best list where he’ll likely be in a much better mood. Cheers friend.

[@miticaBEP07]

That thing on the back of the Let The Bad Times Roll sounds like the soundtrack of an unknown 90s platformer.

[@thetonytaye]

it sounds like an outtake from the donkey kong country soundtrack. might have been what they had in mind because the music video has the song's couple being played by *literal fuckin monkeys*.

[@2013musicman]

Ah…the ever loving staple of this channel. "WHAT THE FUCK…IS A ZAYNE?!

[@SuperSecretAgentNein]

So I LOVE Viagra Boys. Honestly surprised you weren’t into it, did you like their first album at all? One of the few semi successful bands out right now that I feel had that early punk energy and snot (other than Idles). Oh well, agree to disagree. Hope you’re doing well!

[@seacrawlerrecords623]

I agree. I really wanna hear his opinion about Cave World

[@SuperSecretAgentNein]

@@seacrawlerrecords623 cave world is wild to me. At different times it channels Devo, Beastie Boys and The Gorillaz. Love that album.

[@dutchah91]

I can explain Serj giving such a poor performance on that GoF covers album: he just doesn't care any more, he's just doing shit for paychecks now.

[@CiardisInferno99]

Me throughout most of this video: "Wait, *they* released an album this year?" I bought NIRATIAS and then basically didn't listen to anything else for 9 months; I don't know if I should be mad at Chevelle or thank them.

[@lordowl3533]

Man, NIRATIAS is probably my number one album album of the year. I mostly listened to Chevelle, Deftones, Gojira, opeth, and Seven this year. Oh and a bunch of obscure post rock and shoegazy atmospheric stuff, but NIRATIAS is fucking amazing. I'd love to see them play it live and just feel like I'm drifting through space

[@Hepler-s2b]

Hey Crash! Glad you're back, and just pace yourself! It's ok, to take you time! You have fans that, we wait & just enjoy your videos.

[@chillepalmerz]

You made the Viagra Boys sound interesting and the criticisms didn't make much sense to me so I listened to a few songs and I think they sound pretty good!

[@necrodamus5481]

Will crash ever do a crossover episode with todd in the shadows in the future? Id really like to see em do a trainwreckords together on a career ending rock album

[@kylehegedus5498]

I WOULD SELL MY SOUL FOR THAT!!!!

[@animal1439]

Happy to hear you're doing a little better crash. I love your content. Take it easy man👌

[@GrrrlStyleNow]

This has been my favourite worst list of the year. I'm so so relieved to hear someone say that Solar Power is dull. I have felt crazy and alone.

[@SonofSethoitae]

Oh god, that Spoony reference hit me in the feels. God I miss Counter Monkey

[@BrandonCroker]

Awesome sauce! Crash, you’re always a delight.

[@zoemaymon9258]

Kings of Leon trying to do a boring Interpol impression

[@trippwraze1509]

Im making a call back here, but this years worst is very similiar 2017's worst but while 2017's worst was "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE?!", 2021's worst was more like, "*sigh* Why are you here?"

[@CrashThompson]

Eh, not wrong.

[@zeilian]

i really felt your statement at the beginning. 2021 was not a good year for me as well. depression, the whole covid situation and my very own struggle with coming out. i hope 2022 will be better for all of us 🤗

[@FracturedEclipse]

35:19 If you want a good rendition of "In the Hall of the Mountain King", check out "The Mountain" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

[@ArtemyMusha]

Can't go wrong with TSO, they at least remembered to bring an actual orchestra.

[@maymadisson6140]

Love you Crash, really happy to see you again. ♥ Hope you're doing better.

[@patrickstar6247]

I’m glad to see someone say something slightly positive about ‘You’re welcome’ I think Permanent is a super solid track and Resentment is a favorite of mine. So it does surprise me to see people hate the whole album. Either way great video and list man! You definitely dodged a lot of garbage music. Also yes the new Atreyu sucked. I figured it would once Alex left.

[@kagaminate2923]

AJR moving up in the world. Not getting hated as much

[@lorddoritus6373]

It's good to have you back Crash. Hope you're doing well. I just thought I'd share my worst albums of the year list. 10: Dream Theater: A View From the Top of the World 9: Twenty One Pilots: Scaled and Icy 8: Evanescence: The Bitter Truth 7: Imagine Dragons: Mercury - Act 1 6: Coldplay: Music of the Spheres 5: Yes: The Quest 4: Bullet For My Valentine: Self-Titled 3: OneRepublic: Human 2: Drake: Certified Lover Boy 1: A Day to Remember: You're Welcome I probably missed a few popular picks, but I haven't heard them, and I can't be bothered to kick those dead horses.

[@BardAndShield]

Oof, huge Dream Theatre fan here. What makes you put A View from the Top of the World on your worst list? I thought it was boring but no where near one of the worst...

[@lorddoritus6373]

@@BardAndShield I’m a huge fan as well. I guess it was just a complete burn out from listening to them. It’s not objectively terrible and they still do what they do decently. It’s just that for me, it was extremely generic and did absolutely nothing for me. This hurts to say but I think Dream Theater has run out of steam. This was the point where I decided to hop off the bandwagon.

[@mutate34]

OOF some stinkers on there, you have a good nose for sniffing stale prog crap!

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

Psycho Synner put out 9 garbage albums this year.

[@DeathMachineJoe]

A bit surprised to see the new BFMV album on there. I thought it was pretty alright, especially after how awful Gravity was. Then again, I've never been a huge fan of their music. I'm curious to know why it's that high on your list though.

[@lena7623]

Man, I didn't even realize just how much dropped this year. You guys really did have it rough reviewing everything. And yeah, mentioned this in other videos, but that Offspring one hurt my soul a little. Hope you're starting to feel a little better, Crash!

[@wheelsofmercury]

It's interesting that you said RIP to the saxophone trend, given that Viagra Boys' guitarist died earlier this year. IDK if you knew that or not.

[@CrashThompson]

Oh yikes... I actually didn't know that. My apologies if that came off the wrong way.

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@CrashThompson It's OK, dude; we all miss news at least once in our lives and we can't know everything all of the time. I accept the apology.

[@purpleheadedhedgehog3821]

Love the fact your reviwing different genres lad, keeping it fresh and new , have a happy holiday lads

[@DeathMachineJoe]

Don't have much to say about the albums on this list. I only heard the stuff from Pale Waves, Lorde and ADTR and all of them were very disappointing. Solar Power probably hurts a bit more for me than You're Welcome because of how good of an album Melodrama is, but both of them are pretty much on the same level. It's good to have you back Crash. Hope you're doing well and don't worry to much about us if you need another break. Burnout sucks and you should NEVER have to feel like you need to cover everything, no matter what the impatient folks say.

[@delusionalx2605]

As the only person on the planet who seemed to like that ADTR album, I spent the entire video waiting in agony for it to inevitably be #1 lol, glad to have you back Crash this was a great video

[@InkAndPoet]

I actually enjoyed it too. You're not alone.

[@RanterInShades]

Man, I really wanted to give ADTR the benefit of the doubt with their album, but reality did eventually catch up. I'm hopeful they can redeem themselves in the coming years. I saw them live back in October and while I wish they played less from You're Welcome (much less), I still enjoyed myself and know that they can do better.

[@SuperDmath]

I’ve stopped paying attention to most of these bands a long time ago. That being said from an “I like Creed, Staind and Nickelback” standpoint I thought it was a similar thing with AJR so I gave them a listen and y’all weren’t wrong on that one.

[@eliasmg9144]

Hot take: I know the van weezer thing was kind a joke, but if it was Ok Human, I would have been very happy to see it on the list, because out of the 2 weezer records, I disliked Ok Human more. Anyway, I hope you're recovering Crash, you're the best as always, it's good to see you back

[@thetonytaye]

I won't lie, OK Human has only grown on me in the past year. It wasn't really the novelty of "Weezer, but with strings" that did it for me (although I like how the strings sounded). It was the lyrical sentiments. Songs like Numbers and La Brea Tar Pits were both painfully relatable listens for me throughout the year. As corny and shitty as Rivers' writing can be, I can't help but respect his uniqueness. I hear a line like "Gosh darn these cast iron loungers, my butt will bruise" and think "yep, that's Rivers Cuomo alright lmao." As for Van Weezer... ehh. It was alright I guess.

[@jakemcelroy954]

We love you, Crash! Stay positive and do whatever is best for you and your health. We're always with you no matter what's going on.

[@riahlexington]

I never listened AFI before but the segment makes perfect sense. I am tired of fans begging for bands to get together when they’re not happy. My favorite band has been broken up for several years and the clamors are horrible for them to get together. The issue is that nobody is happy working together and it also involves extremely complex family drama that shouldn’t even be public. It’s like the people who make your music are humans too. Let them work through their issues and do what they gotta do. They also wanna do their own thing. People should never be pressured by fans. They should do what makes them happy. I hope they make up for their sake but I’m not demanding a tour. It can just strain relationships farther when you have to work with someone who makes it difficult on both sides. So yeah I really wish more people would accept that artists are human beings and sometimes don’t wanna continue band activities and care about the band’s passion and well being.

[@carltontheduke2571]

Which band is that?

[@galleryofrogues]

Yeah 2021 was awful for me, too. MUCH worse than 2020, honestly. Glad it’s over ❤️

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

You know I had the strangest inkling that A Day to Remember would be Number 1 on this list.

[@rayman56]

The new ADtR literally made me ask if this was the same band that made 2 of my favorite records ever with What Separates Me From You and Common Courtesy. Like it can't be, right?

[@AvocadoDiaboli]

2:12 I'm sorry but honestly, that's a problem you can easily fix: You don't *have* to pay attention to everything. This is just another facet of FOMO, fear of missing out on something because you thought paying attention to something else than what interested you in that particular moment causes you to somehow fall behind culturally in some way. And that's just not how you're supposed to live life, not even as a critic. You don't *have* to be on top of everything and even attempting it is a Sisyphean folly. Small wonder you felt overwhelmed by it. Learn to not give a fuck about being the most current. I just got done playing a 17 year old video game. I don't care if I'm not part of the discourse of the most recent shooter craze or the battle royale hypetrain. And neither should anyone.

[@wheelsofmercury]

THIS^ For a personal example of not giving in to F.O.M.O., I didn't really care about the new Iron Maiden album when metalheads were going gaga over it.

[@alexkennedy6618]

Great video! Honestly surprised to not see Olivia Rodrigo on here. I know you didn’t give it a scathing review but for me it became substantially worse every time I listened to it. Started as like a 7/10 for me and now I’d say it may be worst of the year.

[@thebowiththemost119]

For you, yes. But music is ultimately at the end of the day subjective.

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

That Pale Waves album really did hurt. I went back to it four separate times, and it just was so bad. Somehow "She's My Religion", one of the best songs I've ever heard, is on one of the worst albums I've heard.

[@Peter-bs3qx]

I loved the gravity falls reference! 🤘🏻 glad you’re back!

[@Zivillyn]

If it makes you feel better, you missed nothing by not listening to Drake's new album. Not worth the attention span. Maintaining good mental health can be a real struggle, and I'm glad to see you're doing okay man.

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

Drake has been going down the gutter over the years so that's not a surprise. One of the albums that was downright awful was = by Ed Sheeran. The short summary is the Ginger Kid didn't want to use an acoustic guitar and tried to sound like The Weeknd. I'm still not sure what to make of Elton John's Lockdown Sessions compilation album

[@muckmeh3048]

Love you Crash! Glad to hear your voice again! I don't know if you will ever read this, but every single video of yours for years, have been treats for me. So, take as much time as you need to make anything, and I will be there watching it atleast dozen of times. The only thing that matters for me, is that you are happy and get to feel better. I had some of my worst moments this year also, so let's hang on and rise up! Love to you and take care :)

[@hellonurd8957]

10/10 Grunkle Stan impression.

[@InkAndPoet]

If only Spectrum Pulse did Worst albums, so we could see if he would have put ADTR on his list so it would be like how the Rocked coliseum all put "Brave Faces Everyone" on their Best list last year.

[@thetonytaye]

44:18 You’re welcome! *ADTR album pops head from corner* NO NOT YOU GO AWAY!!!

[@isaaczurich9272]

It's great to see you back! I hope that life is being kind to you!

[@ElliYeetYT]

Lol you got me with that Troll for number one on the list. But for real we all knew what album would top this list. Luke (Rocked) and Jon (ARTV) also put the same album on top.

[@lizzymalefic138]

Hey man, the first rule of having a video/content/whatever worth a damn is to make it personal. If this is your worst, that's just it, it's yours. Looking forward to the best over the years that's mostly how I discover new music lmao. Take care of yourself and here's to 2022 being livable.

[@mutate34]

I was a defender of Pale Waves too and was looking forward to their 2nd, but I didn't think it was *that* bad, just a bit poppy and youthful for me. I was looking forward to Solar Power too, but I can never remember how it sounds after playing it.

[@sweetbunnybun]

crash liked their first one,, but it was produced by matty healy lol whom he hates

[@solekman916]

It is a shame how far ADTR fell. I love everything they did from 2007-2016 but the new album was so crap

[@shermanmi]

Even Hawkeye made fun of Imagine Dragons. They even got a second punch against Maroon 5 xD

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

I still don't understand what made Hobo Johnson put both of those albums out. Usually my guess would've been to get out of a record label deal but NO. While both his first 2 albums were distributed by Reprise Records and Warner Bros Records, his latest 2 albums were actually independently distributed. I'm all for people being experimental but SOMEONE at the studio must've told him that these projects were gonna be beyond polarizing. Keeping my fingers crossed that this isn't the direction his music is going.

[@DankeDummkopf]

To add to your frustration of there being too much to keep up with, all but two of your honorable mentions had me go "Wait, they did something this year?"

[@theuncannydag]

You weren't kidding, that Spoony reference hurt me viscerally

[@kylehegedus5498]

Nofx and Offspring should retire ( Bad Religion, however, can keep on keepin’ on). Edit: Apparently, Nofx is gonna break up in 2023.

[@Ramblebar]

That Black Country New Road record is a prime candidate for album of the year good to see you dug that record as well hope you are doing better dude!!!

[@progrockdude2691]

I mean he said it himself, "Good album......is good." 💯💯

[@ScoutSunset]

Hey Crash. I hope you're doing well. Have a happy holidays! What are your thoughts on that unauthorized TS live album (Clear Channel Stripped 2008) that was released this year? EDIT: sorry about the last part

[@edyoung2621]

We just hope your doing better. As my ex would say, bodies first. That includes mental health. Which in my opinion is the most important thing to get better. We would have waited longer because we love you and care about u so much, like u care about ur fans so much. It's so good to see u back. But know we can wait so u can get urself better.

[@LovlyHorror]

Continuing the trend of the past few years, it looks like your worst of the year list is the officially designated time for shit to get real. I'm glad you took some time off to get the rest that you needed. I have also overworked myself to the point of near suicide, so I know just how important it is to take care of yourself before and when you get that point. I fully expect that you'll be doing away with reviewing new releases next year and, while I'll miss hearing your opinions on them, I understand if you can't do it anymore. You just do what you've got to do. I'll be here either way.

[@lilo5437]

Glad you’re back ❤️ And love seeing Sinner Get Ready in the background!

[@robiu013]

it's ok Crash. I only made a 60 album re-listen and review challenge for myself in december and i'm already falling behind on my schedule. without touring everybody and their mothers just chose to release a follow-up album in 2021.

[@dylanblurton1881]

I knew that Weezer bit was a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@manx18045]

Hey crash sorry if it was a tough year for you and other music KZbinrs. I do Look forward to seeing your best List Bro. Also I’m one of the few people who listened to AJR’s the click and Neotheater top to bottom. the fact that This band and Imagine Dragons are still making music, and Are still somewhat successful. That is musical tragedy. More AJR Than imagine dragons. At least those guys sucked after the first 2 records.

[@ChrisNorwood3]

My album of the year made this list....That Viagra Boys album is my favorite 2021 album. :) Offspring too!

[@Zombieberry27]

As someone who does like Imagine Dragons (Apart from Evolve and Origins. Those two are bad) and who has seen them live they do put on a great show and heck even sound better than in the studio. And as a huge A Day to Remember fan I was so disappointed cause they can do so much better. Even if there are a few tracks I do come back to on the album. I do hope they improve on the next one.

[@galesturms]

Wild seeing Jazz Welfare on a worst list considering how actually phenomenal and interesting it is. “Tune your instruments” might be funniest thing I’ve heard in relation to it.

[@lukeg1940]

Yes I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that placement was wierd! He didn't even talk about the sound of the album for most of it so I'm not actually sure what he disliked about it. He just ranted about crypto bros which I'm not entirely sure what that has to do with the record 🤷‍♂️

[@rjfoleythehardcoresect4807]

Viagra Boys: when I heard you describe their music, I said to myself "Damn, there's a chance i might actually like those guys !". I don't know, I have this uncanny attraction to stupid, simple dunderheaded rock. I might check them out. I'm not saying this to start any beef or stir up any controversy. It's just that sometimes, one man's garbage is another man's treasure !

[@CrashThompson]

Naw, no worries. Have fun!

[@thefloodwatch785]

Yea their album from this year is actually really good imo, I guess this guy just wasn’t a fan

[@alexddragame]

Thanks for the video, Crash, I missed you, great to see you back. Can't disagree with much of your list. My top worst albums is: AJR-OK Orchestra, Chase Atlantic-Beauty in Death, Escape the Fate-Chemical Warfare, Drake-Certified Lover Boy, Lorde-Solar Power, Maroon V-Jordy, Oh the Horror-1692 10-Pop Evil-Versatile 9-Hippo Campus-Good Dog, Bad Dream 8-Fawn Limbs- Darwin Falls 7-Atreyu-Baptize 6-Iron Maiden- Senjutsu 5-The Offspring- Let the Bad Times Roll 4-Crusade- Rising Visionary 3-Icon for Hire- Amorphous 2-Waterpakrs- Greatest Hits 1-A Day to Remember- You’re Welcome Seems like almost everyone having You're Welcome as their least favorite album and honestly, deserved, it was such below what they actually can do. And as someone who considered this band to be his top 10 all time favorite band, that stings a lot

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

Ok dude...you had me up until Rising Visionary! Care to explain why you think its bad! Just curious dude

[@alexddragame]

@@rockmovieswithtyler1989 Cause it's the worst BTBAM album ever made (and it's not even by BTBAM, lol). No sound of their own, plain production, no one can sing well in this band and growls are even worse and musically it's just not interesting. Especially in the year when BTBAM and Dream Theatre dropped new albums, I have no use for this wannabe project. Would be higher on my list if I had any expectations, but they already were pretty low considering that it's BTK band

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

@@alexddragame ok look dude it's not exactly bad but it's not exactly great either! I do see potential in this band being better since this is only their debut but so far Dragged Under looks to be the superior band in terms of KZbin Creator involved artists at the moment!

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

@@alexddragame also I wouldn't say BTBAM comes to mind when I hear this album though yes BTBAM MADE A SUPERIOR RECORD LATER IN THE YEAR FOR SURE HOLY FUCKING SHIT DUDE!!!

[@miticaBEP07]

I loved Amorphous 💔

[@miticaBEP07]

Your missing out crucial albums makes me feel less alone, for I too tend to do it. Don't feel any shame, alright?

[@sonokawaray]

Everything grows, reaches its peak, then dies and rots. And that rot gives fertile ground for new beginnings. Let's keep going and watch what happens.

[@wazz35]

Your kinda right about the Viagra Boys album, I really like Post Punk, I saw that Melon gave it an 8/10 so I decided to give it a shot. It started out fine but then as it dragged on, it got obnoxious and boring, I ended up giving it a 4/10 in the end. I really hope Viagra Boys (and Pale Waves) redeem themselves this summer Edit: the new Viagra Boys album is great

[@fehzorz]

Welcome back Crash. What's up with The Decline, one of the best songs of all time, that seems to just get more relevant every year, appearing in that NOFX losing streak picture?

[@Jorgetime]

Well I actually checked out Viagra Boys after this and I really liked it, but yeah I'm the kind of guy that likes adidas tracksuits and Limp Bizkit. ADTR was also the worst rock album I checked out this year.

[@felipo1778]

Broooo the Viagra boys album was good

[@EvenMintier]

Very glad to see you back now and looking forward to the best of!

[@jtm-inc2912]

Hey, man! It’s good to see you back!

[@williampusey8266]

Glad you're back. Hope things are going better for you.