History Heartwarming / ToddInTheShadows

* Todd clearly respects Mr. Big for not only getting a hair metal hit in 1992, after Grunge exploded on to the scene, but surviving through out the nineties and seems happy that they [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff have found massive success in Japan]]. He also gives praise to singer Eric Martin, noting that he commits to "To Be With You" and makes it sincere and charming in sharp contrast to the many other metal ballads. He even closes the review saying that the band were the last hair metal band to reach that level of success and "made for a good send-off to the genre".

* The episode on Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood ends with Todd earnestly praising Holly's decision to live openly after getting his HIV diagnosis, to use what he thought was his limited time to show the world that people with the disease could still lead happy lives, even if he ended up living well into the present. Todd then proceeds to say that the band deserves more Americans to be aware of their work outside of "Relax" and is happy to see them performing to great acclaim just recently.

** The episode on Music/FrankieGoesToHollywood ends with Todd earnestly praising Holly's decision to live openly after getting his HIV diagnosis, to use what he thought was his limited time to show the world that people with the disease could still lead happy lives, even if he ended up living well into the present. Todd then proceeds to say that the band deserves more Americans to be aware of their work outside of "Relax" and is happy to see them performing to great acclaim just recently.

* It's a minor thing, but while he starts the review of Music/{{Nickelback}}'s ''No Fixed Address'' claiming he still finds them as horrible as he did 20 years ago, as the review goes on, he builds up a bit of sympathy for his old arch-enemies, and finds it in his heart to give them their flowers as a band far more versatile than their reputation suggests. Too bad that same willingness to diversify [[UncertainAudience came back]] [[AudienceAlienatingEra to haunt them]].

** While The Clash never being capable of reuniting due to Joe Strummer passing away so suddenly is pretty sad, the fact he and Mick Jones did at least made up and even played together a few times before Strummer's death does keep it from being a full-on DownerEnding.

* "Best of 2019" is probably one of Todd's most heartwarming lists, where he seems genuinely excited about all the fresh new talent and good stuff from already-established artists. He even walks backs from some of his comments on Panic! at the Disco, putting "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" on the list [[ThrowTheDogABone and saying Brendon Urie's probably not going to become the new Adam Levine]].

** His delight that Usher had a Top Ten hit in 2023.

* The episode on Music/MCHammer's ''The Funky Headhunter'' isn't quite as negative as one would expect, considering Hammer's modern reputation, with Todd going out of his way to point out all the very real strengths Hammer did possess as an entertainer, about how despite the entire thesis statement of the album trying to set Hammer on a DarkerAndEdgier path is just woefully misguided from the get go there's actually quite a bit to like about it, and finally closing on how while MC Hammer has been relegated to being something of a joke in the modern day, there is still ultimately a lot of affection for the man regardless.

* The last minutes of the One Hit Wonderland on "Come On Eileen", when declares the band definitely deserved better.

** As gathered from some interviews, Todd found, RJA seemed to be aware of the possibility of becoming "one hit wonders", and that was exactly ''why'' they pushed for "Face Down" to be released as the lead single for their debut album - if they were only going to have one song enter the public consciousness, they felt it should be something that raised awareness of an important social issue and might have some positive impact.

** As gathered from some interviews, Todd found, RJA seemed to be aware of the possibility of becoming "one hit wonders", and that was exactly ''why'' they pushed for "Face Down" to be released as the lead single for their debut album - if they were only going to have one song to enter the public consciousness, they felt it should be something that brought awareness to an important social issue.