Stand By Your Band is a comedy music podcast which invites comedians to defend a band with a six song playlist (listen to my 6 favourite Stand By Your Band episodes).
Think Coldplay. Nickelback. Creed… Or Jared’s Mount Rushmore of worst bands: 311, Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Barenaked Ladies.
The hosts, Tom Thakkar (The Wolf of Dog Street) and Tommy McNamara (Prince of Snarkness) score the playlist out of six. There have been a lot of controversial moments in Stand By Your Band history like Tommy rating Hilary Duff 6 out of 6, trying to impress actor from School of Rock fame, Bryan Faldutto…
So, who are the worst bands in Stand By Your Band History (a.k.a Recine’s Ravine?). Important to note, there was no score given to what Tom suggests is the worst episode ever, Yellowcard with Ahri Findling, but this would probably be top of the list. Here’s Tommy’s review:
“I still think Ocean Avenue is a great song and I realise by only knowing that song I was doing myself a favour. Every other song sucks and you must have been a loser in high school”.
Click here to jump down to all the scores the boys have given over 5 years!
Justin Bieber – Score: 2.8
Tom – 3.5
Tommy – 2
Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Score: 2.8
Tom – 3. “What’s funny is on the last podcast I docked a point because of Chris Brown’s actions and that’s still more than this”.
Tommy – 2.5
Asher Roth – Score: 2.8
Tom – 3.5
Tommy – 2. “I don’t think he sucks. I like some of the beats, but it just made me want to listen to other rappers the whole time”.
Matisyahu – Score: 2.6
Tom – 4.25
Tommy – 1
Amy Grant – Score: 2.5
Tom – 2
Tommy – 3. For the Father, Son and the holy spirit. To give her a six would be to give her the number of the beast and I would never do that to Amy Grant”.
John Mayer – Score: 2.4
Tom – 3.75
Tommy – 1. “Okay, here’s the thing, thinking and talking about John Mayer makes me feel like the bagel boss guy. Every time I think about him I’m bitter and jealous and I don’t like him and can’t shake it and I am a hater and as I have said seventeen times on this podcast I admit he’s very talented guy who’s sucks, everything he does sucks and he’s very hot, I get it”. The important thing about this whole diatribe, I’m self aware and nothing you could say if you’re mad about this podcast would be right, so anyway 1 out of 6, goodnight”.
Insane Clown Posse- Score: 2.4
Tom – 3.75. “I would be happy to never hear the song great Malenkio again.”
Tommy – 1. “so here’s the problem, I’ve been set up to look like such an asshole… Reading the stuff I read today about the community aspect and I read this Vice article about all these couples who met and Gathering the Juggalos and fell in love and it’s like truly heartwarming 1 out of 6.”
Imagine Dragon – Score: 2.3
Tom – 2. “They suffer from overplay”
Tommy – 2. “It’s so formulaic”
Kid Rock – Score: 2.3
Tom – 2.5
Tommy – 2
311 – Score: 2.1
Tom – 3.2
Tommy – 1. “Keep in mind all the things we said we judge the band not the guy, you know I think you’re a great man, a very funny man and I’m gonna give them a 1 out of 6. So I gave Limp Bizkit a 2 and giving them a 1 because Limp Bizkit you listen to them when you’re angry and pissed off. This I can’t think of any scenario I would listen to it”.
Hannah Montana – Score: 2.1
Tom – 2.25.
Tommy – 2
Fergie – Score: 2.1
Tom – 2.75. I’m really fucking pissed you didn’t put Big Girls Don’t Cry… My Humps I hate the term “lady lumps”.
Tommy – 1.5. Thank you for doing the show. Kendal, you are so funny I’m really happy you came on, 1.5. I really don’t like any of these songs in retrospect”
Marilyn Manson – Score: 2
Tom – 2. “…I’m scared of it, it creeps me out. I can’t handle the way he sings, it makes me very uncomfortable and scared… I’m not a religious man necessarily but I think deep down part of us all still thinks the devil’s can get us and Marilyn reminds me of that”.
Tommy – 2.
Limp Bizkit – Score: 2
This episode got controversial…
Tom –
Tommy – 2. “I think Limp Bizkit sucks and I haven’t been saying it cause I didn’t want Mike to yell at me… A lot of it is just dogshit”.
Rob Zombie – Score: 1.9
Tom – 1.75
Tommy – 2
3 Doors Down – Score: 1.8
Tom – 1.75
Tommy – 1.75 (year of generosity). “They are so boring and they are nothing to me… On the whole I just didn’t enjoy listening to it at all… you know what they say Tom, the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference, and I feel indifference towards this bad”
Black Eyed Peas – Score: 1.5
Tom – “I think Pump it sucks… re caple of making something something listenable and they chose to make this”
Tommy – 1
Cherry Poppin Daddies – Score: 1.5
Tom – 1
Tommy – 1.998. “This is the most 1998 shit I’ve ever heard”
Slipknot – Score: 0.8
Tom – 1.5. “I think this is devil music and giving it anything more would upset the Lord”
Tommy – 0. “I think this band does not deserve a number, I think they are zero and I think they are filth. But because it’s my year of generosity I’m still giving them a zero, because I think they would like it”
Art Garfunkel – Score: 0.5
Tom – 1. “It just goes to show how much more talented Paul Simon is… this is just trash you’ve forced us to listen to”
Tommy – 0. “I will never listen to one of his songs again in my entire life and I’d be fine with it. I will die happy knowing I never gave Art Garfunkel another chance”.
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See all the scores the boys have given over 5 years!
| Band | Tom | Tommy | AVG Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchbox Twenty | 4.5 | 5 | 4.8 | |
| ABBA | 5.5 | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Incubus | 4.51 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Yellowcard | No score! | |||
| Steely Dan | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | |
| Marilyn Manson | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bob Segar | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 6.8 | 6 | 6.4 | Out of 7 |
| Limp Bizkit | 4.5 | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Barenaked Ladies | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
| 311 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Eagles | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Paris Hilton/Ashlee Simpson | 1/ 2.25 |
0.25/ 3.25 |
1.7 | Out of 4 |
| Journey | 4.9 | 3 | 4 | |
| Soulja Boy | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
| Counting Crows | 5.5 | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Evanescence | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
| They Might Be Giants | 4.75 | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Rancid | 3.75 | 4 | 3.9 | |
| Audioslave | 4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | |
| Coldplay | 6 | Tommy not present | ||
| Tony Keith | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Umphrees Mcgee | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
| Pink | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.6 | |
| Maroon 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Foo Fighters | 4.8 | 4.75 | 4.8 | |
| Hilary Duff | 2.5 | 6 | 4.3 | |
| Macklemore | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.8 | |
| Third Eye Blind | 5.5 | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Fun | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Good Charlotte | 2.75 | 3 | 2.9 | |
| Kid Rock | 2.5 | 2 | 2.3 | |
| The Killers | 4.5 | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Sublime Live | 3.8 | 6 | 4.9 | |
| Vampire Weekend | 5.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | |
| Justin Bieber | 3.5 | 2 | 2.8 | |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| Fall Out Boy | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 Year of generosity |
| Chumbawumba | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Kings Of Leon | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.1 Year of generosity |
| Panic At The Disco | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | |
| Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame | 2.75 | 3.25 | 3 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Creed | 4 | 3.25 | 3.6 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Blues Traveler | 2.75 | 3.25 | 3 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Weezer | 3.75 | 5.25 | 4.5 | |
| Garth Brooks | 5 | 4.75 | 4.9 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Slipknot | 1.5 | 0 | 0.8 | Year of generosity, still have a zero as they would like that |
| Taylor Swift (Anniversary) | 3.6 | 6 | 4.8 | 0. 15 year of generosity |
| Reggae Covers | 35 | 26 | 30.5 | Out of 40 (inches dick hardness) |
| Billy Joel | 5 | 6.25 | 5.6 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| 3 Doors Down | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.8 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Oasis | 4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0. 25 year of generosity |
| Will Smith | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Tom Waits | 3.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 3 puddings, year of puddings/year of jellos |
| Rush | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.6 | Year of banana pudding but scored stayed the same |
| Black Eyed Peas | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Pitbull | 4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | Year of smoothies, 2 points |
| Taking Back Sunday | 4.3 | 6 | 5.2 | Year of smoothies, 2 points. Tom year of juice so -0. 5 |
| Blink 182 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | Summer of wisdom, stays the same wise to choose them, year of stupidy for Tom +0. 3 |
| Sugar Ray | 4.75 | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Toto | 4.23 | 4.23 | 4.2 | |
| Henry Rollins | 3.25 | 3 | 3.1 | |
| Train | No score! | |||
| UB40 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Britney Spears | 4.95 | 2 | 3.5 | |
| My Chemical Romance | 5.25 | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Spin Doctors | 3.8 | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Everclear | 4.25 | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Jessica Simpson | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| N.E.R.D | 5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | |
| Nsync | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Rob Zombie | 1.75 | 2 | 1.9 | Year of spookaucity, score unaffected |
| AFI | 4.25 | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Chainsmokers | 4 | 6 out of 7 form Tim McLaughlin, no Tommy | ||
| Dave Matthews Band | 5.75 | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Randy Newman | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Ja Rule | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| Katy Perry | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
| The Feelers | 3.75 | 3 | 3.4 | |
| The Feelers Again | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Mumford And Sons | 4.25 | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Asher Roth | 3.5 | 2 | 2.8 | |
| Cher | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Matisyahu | 4.25 | 1 | 2.6 | Year of sangria |
| The Offspring | 3.4 | 3 | 3.2 | |
| Alkaline Trio | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | Honour our lord satin 6 out of 6 out of 6 |
| Hannah Montana | 2.25 | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Sheryl Crow | 4.25 | 5.25 | 4.8 | |
| Aerosmith | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Staind | 3.25 | 2 | 2.6 | |
| Sammy Hagar | 5.5 | 3.75 | 4.6 | |
| Cherry Poppin Daddies | 1 | 1.998 | 1.5 | The most 1998 shit Tommy’s ever heard |
| Spice Girls | 4.75 | 3 | 3.9 | |
| All American Rejects | 5.25 | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Summer Jams | No score! | |||
| Jack Johnson | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Ben Folds | 6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | |
| Shaggy | 5 | 4.487 | 4.7 | |
| Jimmy Buffet | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
| John Mayer | 3.75 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Kenny Chesney | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | |
| It’s My Life, Jon Bon Jovi | 0.75 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Out of 1 |
| Lindsay Lohan | 2.5 | 6 | 4.3 | |
| Cake | 4.5 | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Peter Frampton | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| Taylor Swift | 4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | |
| Coldplay | ||||
| Lou Bega | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| MC Hammer | ||||
| Stan Rogers | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| The Lumineers | ||||
| BTS | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | Scared of the army, Tommy one for each member |
| Smashing Pumpkins | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Counting Crows Part 2 | 4.75 | 6 | 5.4 | |
| Art Garfunkel | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | Out of 10 |
| Cats | ||||
| Ariana Grande | 5.25 | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Alan Jackson | No score! | |||
| Humphrey Mcgee | ||||
| Eve 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 5.5 | 666 | 335.8 | |
| Jewel | 5.5 | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Chicago | 4.5 | |||
| Sum 41 | 3.33 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| New Kids On The Block | 3 | |||
| Smash Mouth | 4.5 | 5 | 4.8 | |
| DMX | 5.25 | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Father John Misty | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Diddy | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| Future | 3.5 | 3 | 3.3 | |
| Fifth Harmony | 4.5 | 3 | 3.8 | Rated out of harmonies, i.e how many band members they like |
| Jason Mraz | 3.75 | 3 | 3.4 | |
| New Found Glory | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Dashboard Confessional | 4.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | |
| Moonstruck Soundtrack | 6 | |||
| Courtney Love/Hole | 5.5 | 5.25 | 5.4 | |
| Jimmy Eat World | 5.75 | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Insane Clown Posse | 3.75 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Franz Ferdinand | 5.75 | 4.75 | 5.3 | |
| Bobby Wilson Pickett | 66 | 5 | 35.5 | |
| Meatloaf | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Imagine Dragons | 2.5 | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Less Than Jake | 4.25 | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Creed 2 | ||||
| U2 | 3.75 | 4.5 | 4.1 | |
| Gin Blossoms | 5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | |
| Sublime | ||||
| Wrestling Album | ||||
| Amy Grant | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | Tommy – father son and holy spirit |
| Screaming Music | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
| Milli Vanilli | 3.75 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |
| Raffi | 4.25 | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Jawbreaker | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| The Hold Steady | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Kraftwerk | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.6 | |
| Rap Sidekicks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 songs |
| Jim Croce | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| G Love And Special Sauce | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
| Stereolab | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Leonard Cohen | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Tool | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | |
| Squeeze | ||||
| Misfits | 4.2 | 4 | 4.1 | In spirit of holiday |
| Grateful Dead | 4.7 | 3 | 3.9 | |
| Linkin Park | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | |
| Rent | 3.75 | |||
| Hall And Oates | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.3 | |
| Faith No More | 4.25 | 3.75 | 4 | |
| Warren Zevon | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| B2K | 4.6 | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Sarah Mclaughlin | 4.8 | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Phish | 4.5 | 3 | 3.8 | |
| D12 | 2.75 | 3.152 | 3 | Tribute to the film the fanatic |
| Josie And The Pussycats | 4.6 | 4.75 | 4.7 | |
| Drive By Truckers | ||||
| Kelly Rowland | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | |
| Dave Matthew Band | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | |
| T-Pain | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Drake | 5.5 | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Donde – Kanye West | No score | |||
| Fergie | 2.75 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| Kiss | 3.75 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |
| Michael Bublé | No score | |||
| Tom Petty | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| Chopin | 4.9 | 5 | 5 | |
| Janet Jackson | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| E Street Band | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| Civil War Songs | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| Mickey Avalon | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | Tom bumped up 4.5 because they lost the first recording |
| LFO | 2.75 | 4 | 3.4 | |
| Celine Dion | 4.5 | 5 | 4.8 | Taking a point off for the r Kelly song |
| NOFX | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| POD | 3.75 | 3 | 3.4 | |
| Towne Van Zandt | Appreciation episode, no score! | |||
| The Darkness | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | |
| Bob Dylan | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart | 4.9 | 4 | 4.5 | |
| The Doors | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| The Fray | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | |
| The Weeknd | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Cinderella | 3.8 | 3.75 | 3.8 | |
| Nickelback | 2.75 | Tommy didn’t rate | ||
| Tuesday Night Music Club | No score! | |||
| Something Corporate | 3.5 | 5 | 4.3 | |
| Disney Songs | No score! | |||
| Beck | ||||
| Shaq | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| Vertical Horizon | 3.75 | 3 | ||
| Conway Twitty | 6 | 6 | ||
| Rage Against The Machine | ||||
| Goo Goo Dolls | 4.7 | 4.71 | ||
| Daft Punk | ||||
| Steve Martin | ||||
| Carly Rae Jepsen | 4.6 | |||
| Loudon Wainright | ||||
| OK GO | ||||
| Thin Lizzy | ||||
| Say Anything | 4.25 | 6 | ||
| 80’s Soundtracks | ||||
| Alanis Morrisette | ||||
| Old 97’s |
How many ways are there to listen to music?
According to Tom Thakkar, there are four ways to listen to music:
- Working out
- Hanging out with friends
- By yourself
- Traveling
And check out my lists for best comedy podcasts and best music podcasts!
