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* VindicatedByHistory: Invoked by Mikaela and/or her guests with albums they decide are better than their reputation, or at least not weak enough to be a slump. So far one or more hosts have argued in favor of ''[[Music/AndrewWK The Wolf]]'', ''[[Music/{{Devo}} Duty Now for the Future]]'', ''[[Music/TheDarkness One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back]]'', and ''Music/ASaucerfulOfSecrets''.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Invoked by Mikaela and/or her guests with albums they decide are better than their reputation, or at least not weak enough to be a slump. So far one or more hosts have argued in favor of ''[[Music/AndrewWK The Wolf]]'', ''[[Music/{{Devo}} Duty Now for the Future]]'', ''[[Music/TheDarkness One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back]]'', and ''Music/ASaucerfulOfSecrets''. ''Saucerful'' in particular is noted by the guest hosts as sounding more like the later [=70s=] Pink Floyd that they're more connected to, and they enjoy the album more than ''Music/ThePiperAtTheGatesOfDawn'' as a result, which is the opposite impression that the album had at the time coming off the lauded ''Piper''.
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* CondemnedByHistory: [[invoked]]
** Discussed with ''[[Music/AndrewWK The Wolf]]'' and the yet-to-be-covered ''[[Music/FranzFerdinand You Could Have it So Much Better]]'', which sold well and were positively reviewed at the time, but went on to seem like slumps due to the downturn in their respective artists' careers.
** Mikaela thought similarly of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', which was critically lauded at the time and one of the Nintendo DS's best sellers, but it has gone on to be seen as one of the weakest ''Zelda'' games.
** Discussed with ''[[Music/AndrewWK The Wolf]]'' and the yet-to-be-covered ''[[Music/FranzFerdinand You Could Have it So Much Better]]'', which sold well and were positively reviewed at the time, but went on to seem like slumps due to the downturn in their respective artists' careers.
** Mikaela thought similarly of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'', which was critically lauded at the time and one of the Nintendo DS's best sellers, but it has gone on to be seen as one of the weakest ''Zelda'' games.
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# Music/PinkFloyd: ''Music/ASaucerfulOfSecrets'' - with returning guests Christopher and Patrick, and new guest Jim Schultz (Old Men Yell at Cloud) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/06/11/sophomore-slumps-episode-8-pink-floyd-a-saucerful-of-secrets-with-christopher-jim-and-patrick-of-omyac/ Archive]]]
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# [[Music/ArthurBrown The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]: ''Strangelands'' - with [[Podcast/JukeboxZeroes Lilz Martin]] (April 23)
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''[[http://www.zero-science.com/sophomore-slumps/ Sophomore Slumps]]'' is a music podcast on the [[http://zero-science.com Zero Science Network]]. It is hosted by [[Creator/ThornBrain Mikaela Thorn]], and frequently features Boston-based musicians, Zero Science members, or Mikaela's friends and partners from her LetsPlay channel ''LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO'' as guests.
The podcast is dedicated to discussing and re-evaluating [[SophomoreSlump notoriously disappointing second albums]], which Mikaela and guests do by discussing the first album as a starting point, going through the sophomore album track-by-track, and examining what happened with the artist's career from there. They then decide if it's fair to call the album a "sophomore slump".
The podcast is a conceptual spinoff of fellow Zero Science podcast, ''Podcast/JukeboxZeroes'', wherein they discuss the noted worst albums of all-time; Mikaela has appeared on ''JBZ'' twice, and both Patrick and Lilz have appeared individually on ''SS''.
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# Music/TheStoneRoses: ''Second Coming'' - with Christopher G. Brown (Zero Science) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/09/18/episode-1-the-stone-roses-second-coming-with-christopher-g-brown/ Archive]]]
# Music/AndrewWK: ''The Wolf'' - with [[LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO Jacob Russell]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/10/16/sophomore-slumps-episode-2-andrew-w-k-the-wolf-with-jacob-russell/ Archive]]]
# Music/{{Asia}}: ''Alpha'' - with [[Podcast/JukeboxZeroes Patrick S. Barry]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/11/20/sophomore-slumps-episode-3-asia-alpha-with-patrick-s-barry/ Archive]]]
# Music/{{Devo}}: ''Duty Now for the Future'' - with Adam Schneider (Big Time Kill) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/12/18/sophomore-slumps-4-devo-duty-now-for-the-future-with-adam-schneider/ Archive]]]
# Music/TheDarkness: ''One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back'' - with Phil Fleming (Boston musician and DJ) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/01/29/sophomore-slumps-5-the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-with-phil-fleming/ Archive]]]
# ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' - [[AprilFoolsDay April Fool's 2021]] with [[LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO Radhames Contreras]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/04/02/sophomore-slumps-episode-6-the-legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass-with-radhames-contreras/ Archive]]]\\
[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/04/09/sophomore-slumps-episode-6-extra-radhames-rambles/ Episode 6 Extra - Radhames Rambles]]
# [[Music/ArthurBrown The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]: ''Strangelands'' - with [[Podcast/JukeboxZeroes Lilz Martin]] (April 23)
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!!This podcast provides examples of:
* AprilFoolsDay: The April Fool's 2021 episode diverts from music to video games, specifically ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'', a disappointing sequel to the acclaimed and beloved ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]''.
* SophomoreSlump:[[invoked]]
** Invoked as the podcast's focus: re-evaluating albums that often get called this.
** Mikaela jokes in the second episode about Music/AndrewWK's ''The Wolf'', an album she admits is a tenuous example: "The show's called ''Sophomore Slumps''; if I don't fuck up our second episode in some way, what even am I doing?"
* ThemeSong: An instrumental version of Mikaela's own song "Last Minute Thought of a Man on Fire".
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''[[http://www.zero-science.com/sophomore-slumps/ Sophomore Slumps]]'' is a music podcast on the [[http://zero-science.com Zero Science Network]]. It is hosted by [[Creator/ThornBrain Mikaela Thorn]], and frequently features Boston-based musicians, Zero Science members, or Mikaela's friends and partners from her LetsPlay channel ''LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO'' as guests.
The podcast is dedicated to discussing and re-evaluating [[SophomoreSlump notoriously disappointing second albums]], which Mikaela and guests do by discussing the first album as a starting point, going through the sophomore album track-by-track, and examining what happened with the artist's career from there. They then decide if it's fair to call the album a "sophomore slump".
The podcast is a conceptual spinoff of fellow Zero Science podcast, ''Podcast/JukeboxZeroes'', wherein they discuss the noted worst albums of all-time; Mikaela has appeared on ''JBZ'' twice, and both Patrick and Lilz have appeared individually on ''SS''.
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# Music/TheStoneRoses: ''Second Coming'' - with Christopher G. Brown (Zero Science) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/09/18/episode-1-the-stone-roses-second-coming-with-christopher-g-brown/ Archive]]]
# Music/AndrewWK: ''The Wolf'' - with [[LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO Jacob Russell]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/10/16/sophomore-slumps-episode-2-andrew-w-k-the-wolf-with-jacob-russell/ Archive]]]
# Music/{{Asia}}: ''Alpha'' - with [[Podcast/JukeboxZeroes Patrick S. Barry]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/11/20/sophomore-slumps-episode-3-asia-alpha-with-patrick-s-barry/ Archive]]]
# Music/{{Devo}}: ''Duty Now for the Future'' - with Adam Schneider (Big Time Kill) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2020/12/18/sophomore-slumps-4-devo-duty-now-for-the-future-with-adam-schneider/ Archive]]]
# Music/TheDarkness: ''One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back'' - with Phil Fleming (Boston musician and DJ) [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/01/29/sophomore-slumps-5-the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-with-phil-fleming/ Archive]]]
# ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' - [[AprilFoolsDay April Fool's 2021]] with [[LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO Radhames Contreras]] [[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/04/02/sophomore-slumps-episode-6-the-legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass-with-radhames-contreras/ Archive]]]\\
[[http://www.zero-science.com/2021/04/09/sophomore-slumps-episode-6-extra-radhames-rambles/ Episode 6 Extra - Radhames Rambles]]
# [[Music/ArthurBrown The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]: ''Strangelands'' - with [[Podcast/JukeboxZeroes Lilz Martin]] (April 23)
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!!This podcast provides examples of:
* AprilFoolsDay: The April Fool's 2021 episode diverts from music to video games, specifically ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'', a disappointing sequel to the acclaimed and beloved ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]''.
* SophomoreSlump:[[invoked]]
** Invoked as the podcast's focus: re-evaluating albums that often get called this.
** Mikaela jokes in the second episode about Music/AndrewWK's ''The Wolf'', an album she admits is a tenuous example: "The show's called ''Sophomore Slumps''; if I don't fuck up our second episode in some way, what even am I doing?"
* ThemeSong: An instrumental version of Mikaela's own song "Last Minute Thought of a Man on Fire".
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