Your Favorite Band Sucks is a comedy/music podcast hosted by Mark Mosley and Tyler Mahan Coe. The format of the podcast is to pick a (usually) Sacred Cow band and pick it apart in a comically exaggerated manner. Usually, the podcast will mix music/band specific commentary with industry wide commentary and comparisons to other bands. Sometimes, there will also be episodes focusing on music industry tropes (such as Top Ten Lists) and specific companies (such as Ticketmaster) rather than bands.
List Of Bands And Musicians Covered
- The 1975
- Twenty One Pilots
- AC/DC
- Alice in Chains
- Ryan Adams
- Aerosmith
- Arcade Fire
- Avenged Sevenfold
- Beastie Boys
- The Beatles
- Beck
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Justin Bieber
- Black Flag
- Black Sabbath
- blink-182
- Bon Iver
- Bon Jovi
- David Bowie
- BTS
- The Chainsmokers
- The Clash
- Coheed and Cambria
- Coldplay
- Cream
- Phil Collins
- Elvis Costello
- The Cure
- Daft Punk
- Death Grips
- Depeche Mode
- Destiny's Child
- The Doors
- Dream Theater
- Fleetwood Mac
- Gorillaz
- The Grateful Dead
- Green Day
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Interpol
- Billy Joel
- Journey
- Joy Division
- KISS
- LCD Soundsystem
- Led Zeppelin
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Madonna
- Mastodon
- Metallica
- The Misfits
- Modest Mouse
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Nickelback
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nirvana
- *NSYNC
- Oasis
- Outkast
- Pantera
- Pearl Jam
- Phish
- Pink Floyd
- The Police
- Queen
- Queensofthe Stone Age
- Radiohead
- Rage Againstthe Machine
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- R.E.M.
- The Replacements
- Rush
- The Rolling Stones
- Bob Seger
- The Shins
- Sigur Rós
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Frank Sinatra
- Slayer
- Slipknot
- Smashing Pumpkins
- The Smiths
- Social Distortion
- Soundgarden
- Steely Dan
- Cat Stevens
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Strokes
- Sublime
- Sunny Day Real Estate
- T. Rex
- Talking Heads
- Taylor Swift
- Tears for Fears
- The Weeknd
- tool
- U2
- Van Halen
- Weezer
- The Who
- Wilco
Tropes Suck:
- Bias Steamroller: Mark and Tyler are not fans of the Progressive Rock genre. If a band (such as Metallica) starts implementing progressive influences in their music, expect some extra criticism from them.
- Caustic Critic: Almost no band, no matter how beloved, is safe from ridicule on this show. Even
Sacred Cow bands that have never garnered much in the way of Hype Backlash (such as Queens of the Stone Age and Soundgarden) are fair game. - Christmas Episode: Every year around Christmas, they do a podcast on why Christmas Music sucks.
- Deadpan Snarker: Tyler and Mark. Almost every episode sees them snarking relentlessly at a beloved band or musician, with a little bit of Fan Hater thrown in from time to time.
- Everyone Has Standards: While any band is fair game on the show, two bands you will never see Tyler and Mark criticize (thus far) are Melvins and Guns N' Roses. Any grunge/alternative rock band covered on the show will likely be accused at some point of ripping off Melvins. While any glam-inspired metal band covered on the show will likely be compared negatively to Guns N' Roses.
- Fan Hater: A common complaint about the podcast is Mark and Tyler's tendency to rip on fans of the bands they are covering. This is especially common when they do videos of bands/musicians that are notorious for things like their heavy drug use (such as Alice in Chains and Red Hot Chili Peppers).
- Not Even Bothering with the Accent: A rare positive example. In the Taylor Swift episode, they rip on Taylor for the fake country/western accent she used on her first few records. They're happy that she dropped it altogether on what is arguably her final country album.
- Once per Episode: Every episode ends with "If your favorite band is X, your favorite band sucks!"
- Silly Rabbit, Cynicism Is for Losers!: Somewhat ironically, Mark and Tyler are not very fond of overly negative or depressing bands. As their Radiohead, The Cure and Alice in Chains episodes demonstrate.
- Shown Their Work: Despite their relentless snark, both Mark and Tyler often show a surprisingly strong understanding of popular music and the bands they're covering. Sometimes they'll even suggest lesser known (but, in some cases, still highly regarded) alternatives to whatever band they are covering on the show.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Occasionally, they will offer some positive commentary on a band.
- In the Coldplay episode, they conclude that Coldplay is mostly a good band but suggest avoiding the music made during Chris Martin’s divorce.
- In the Metallica episode, they show some genuine love for Load and ReLoad, considering them to actually be pretty decent bluesy rock records.
- In the Pantera episode, they decide that "Cowboys From Hell" is at the very least a So Okay, It's Average record.
- Their Nickelback review is probably the most positive review they have ever done. Then again, it's also an April Fools' Day episode, so make of that what you will.
