I HATE THIS SONG! - Godsmack's "Bad Religion" || Crash Thompson 

“godsmack” by bad religion needs to be a thing

Sabatoge by the Beastie Boys is technically one chord, too. And we all know how badass that song is. But the Beastie's... Godsmack ain't. Not even close.

I love how on the Clear Channel Memorandum under Rage Against The Machine it says: all songs

This sounds like a song that would play in "Ride to Hell: Retribution"

As a Daft Punk fan, I can confirm that simplicity is not a bad thing.

For some reason, I always thought of this song as what would happen if Helmet sucked. Also, abortion? Wow. I figured it was about Sully being Wiccan or something because that's usually a plot point. Also, fun game, listen to Godsmack's discography and take a drink every time Sully tells you to get away, go away, keep away, stay away, or get back.

I don’t like Godsmack but I did see them because I got free tickets lmao. The show was great though!!

“ITS ONE NOTE!!!!! WHY ARE YOU CHEERING?????!!!!”

Someone finally referenced Alice in Chains' God Smack while talking about Godsmack!

Godsmack is what happens when you take Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam, make them have a kid, then have them sleep with James Hetfield circa 96, then they have a kid.

"What A Wonderful World" was being removed from radio play? That's really saddening, man.

21:03 THAT'S not even an excuse, cause if we're talking cavemen, Queens of the Stone Age did more with one chord in "Feel Good Hit of the Summer."

Hell, take the ending of TOOL's 46&2. The ending of that song literally just hits an open d chord 18 times in a row (the same chord as Godsmack in Bad Religion)! Yet the rythm and buildup to that simplicity makes it stand out as one of the best moments on the entire album!!!

Crash: *plays bass with a pick* Davie504: wait that's illegal

That riff sounds like a complete failure to Djent.

Massachusetts gave us Killswitch Engage, Aerosmith, Converge, Ice Nine Kills, Unearth and Dropkick Murphys... then there's Godsmack and Staind lol.

I think even if they hadn't approached this song as delicately as you suggest, it still would have at least been something. You had mentioned before about POD and how they have a song that straight up says "Abortion is Murder" and that's hardly being delicate about it but at least they committed to what they were saying. You don't have to agree with the message but it was clear and delivered with conviction. Even the title of this song has no real consensus. Do bad spiritual takes condone or deny abortions? Does bad religion make you go insane and want them? (That first part might be debatable but that's a personal decision that people have to come to on their own.) From a non musical person perspective, it's just a bad take for me because if you're going to say something about an issue, have the balls to actually talk about it.

"Feel Good Hit of the Summer".... that is all.

I dare you to do an episode of I Hate This Song For one of the singles from Lil Wayne’s Rebirth

Dude says "go away" throughout that whole CD. So inspired.

Thank you so much for that one joke about Become the Knight

Coal Chamber's Big Truck transcends the unga bunga of Godsmack and sounds like an Ork from Warhammer 40,000 wrote it.

And yeah, I also remember that Clear Channel ban after 9/11. All RATM songs were on there, like 10 AC/DC and Metallica songs and some just didn't make any sense like 2 Slipknot songs and Brain Stew by Green Day. Pretty much every song that had to do with planes or flying was on there too. Wow, I forgot all about that haha, crazy times.

Layne can't stop rolling in his grave at this band. It's so bad it causes the plates to shift.

Talk about losing my religion, am I right?

Kurt Cobain's ghost was probably internally screaming when they first heard this song.

Practicing witch here. I’m not Wiccan, I’m Pagan, however. I have NEVER once met another Pagan or Wiccan who was anti abortion. Love and understanding towards each other is one of our main teachings and practices. I was so blown away when you said it’s supposed to be an anti abortion song, that I yelled at my phone “But....but...Sully is Wiccan?!?!?” What a joke of a song and band.

I saw Godsmack live in October 2014 at the Civic Center in Bismarck, North Dakota they were a co-headliner act with Seether.

I'm glad you made the Alice In Chains reference. I've always thought of these guys as a poor man's Alice In Chains. I mean alot of these butt rock bands like Nickelback, Creed, Staind, etc. essentially just make dumbed down grunge music for people who don't like grunge.

This song is the chad walk in music form

I honestly have a soft spot for Godsmack. Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy a lot of early 2000's rock, cheesy as most of them were. But I can see how it can be a turn-off for some people. And even I think they aren't perfect. Though my least favorite Godsmack song is Voodoo.

If this song is actually meant to be from the perspective of the fetus, then that only makes the "go away" line a lot more amusing to me. Like, da fuck are you gonna do, fetus?

This song sounds like stock music from a flash game

I've always had a soft spot for Godsmack, but even I'm not willing to defend this particular song.

Godsmack should write a song called "Godsmack." The song will just be full of the phrases "go away!" "Stay away" "get back!" and "keep away!" Then, it'll include some screaming. It'll be their best song.

The fact that this is in Drop D makes this just a little funnier.

Wow that Boston accent...for a moment I figured you thought they were from Australia.

Can we agree that Awake and I Stand Alone are sick songs though?

Shiny Happy People is actually a good song anyway. Especially compared to literally anything Godsmack has ever released.

PLEASE MAKE THE NEXT "HOW TO GET INTO" ON BAD RELIGION!!!

"It's one note! It's literally just playing one note!"

I grew up listening to this song because it was on the ATV Quad Power Racing 2 soundtrack, so to me, this song absolutely rips lol.

oh my god the clip of nick cave with godsmack vocals is pure gold i saw godsmack like 10 years ago and i liked the show even if the songs are totally forgettable but there was a moment when they pulled out two giant drum sets and dxid dueling drums was pretty fun

Godsmack started as an a.i.c. cover band....hence the name

Wait wait wait WAIT. You're telling me that "Voodoo Too" is a THING?! Dear God WHY?!

Ironically, this video was part of how I got into the band Bad Religion.

R.E.M.'s Shiny Happy People is better than Godsmack's entire catalog.

I honestly like Godsmack and this song, they aren't my top favorite but I can enjoy them honestly

Aww, don't pick on Flaw. Isn't it enough that their relevance lasted for all of two singles?

Just looked at the list and saw Rage Against the Machine: All songs. I’m cackling

Godsmack= poor man's Alice in Chains.. and they can't even get that right!

THEY DID A SEQUEL TO VOODOO? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Honestly, as much as I hate Godsmacks newer stuff, I will forever defend their self titled, awake, and faceless. That was just pure nostalgia for me

Ever thought of doing a "How to Get into" Bad Religion? Another great video dude. Keep up the hard work and stay rocking. 🤘🤘🤘

I'm kinda a unapologetic fan of Godsmack, thier self-titled has some killer tracks, 'Moon Baby', 'Whatever' and 'Voodoo', especially 'Voodoo' that bassline is pretty kickin'.

20:15 Ever heard of Man With A Mission? I remember liking them back when the Inushiki anime was new. The tune used in it's intro (Hit Me On the Ground) was simple. It had FORCE. You remember the trumpets before the next line. You remember the chorus. You remember the *power* of the singer's voice. What will we remember about Godsmack's "Bad Religion"? 25:50 He's just *saiyan* .

I used to listen to Godsmack quite a bit as a kid in middleschool and even saw them live a couple times, I grew out of them pretty quick as I discovered actual metal and as I recall they are the one band where I have no clue what any song is about.

It’s sad when Skillet did a song about abortion better (“Lucy”)

This is one of my favorite videos you've done, Crash. I particularly like the section where you discuss examples of good songs that only use one or two chords.

I like a lot of godsmacks music, hell i even like this song, but i 100% see where you're coming from on this one, it's basic, and has a message that isn't very thought out at points despite trying to hammer the message in. if anything i'm glad you picked this song over another track on their self-titled like "Keep Away" or "Time Bomb". all-in-all it was an good video, but i do have to agree with some of the comments saying that you spent way too long hammering in the point that the riff of the song was basic when you got the point across fairly quickly, but i digress, keep up the good vids crash.

It sounds like a dumbed down song, like the band is talking down to us, and being talked down to by the likes of Godsmack hurts. You can tell they can do better and they are choosing not to. Like they listened to the haters saying grunge, punk and metal were dumb, and decided to lean into that, but not in a way that respects fans of any of the genres.

THEY WANTED TO PULL WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG AFTER 9/11!!!!!!!

My opinion on Godsmack is kind of... eh. They were around in my childhood and make me kinda nostalgic, but it’s whatever. HOWEVER. Thank you for referencing the Alice in Chains song. They’re my favorite band and I’ve always thought of their song when I hear the name “godsmack”. Anyway, rant over. I just appreciated the reference.

I hate Godsmack, but that one-note riff is groovy and aggressive as hell. That's why every "core" band breakdown in the later 2000's uses some variation of it. The main problem with that riff (and the band in general) is how much it rips off Alice in Chains, specifically Man in the Box's one-note riff. But without that context it's actually pretty catchy and easily the best part of the song.

6:51 Considering the first album is legit just a re-release of their demo album, that's probably the case.

Idk what happened... I was watching crash Thompson’s video, bad religion was mentioned, I then went onto Amazon Music... and now I have all of bad religions catalog on my phone and I couldn’t be happier. Thanks Crash!

0:06 I know puddle of mudd is not a good band but blurry is a good song. What do you have against it?

Never heard this song before and I’d like to go back to not knowing this exists.

Every Godsmack tune: hrrrnnnyeeahhh GOooo AWayyyyy BTW: Your accent sounds more like a Hyannis accent like the Kennedys.

I can only assume Ob La Di Ob La Da is on that list cause of the line "lalalala life goes on"... which is a stupid arse reason

You should do an “I Love This Song” episode on “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip.

Why would you call a song bad religion if you’re taking side with religious people

Hello Crash. What are your favorite bands? I like Green Day, Blink 182, Coldplay, and Pup(band) I like your videos.👍

Oh god, I can't believe I used to like this song... It was on the ATV Quad Power Racing 2 soundtrack, and I played the shit out of that game when I was a kid.

Huh, so Godsmack are the least douchy of the buttrock genre. In fact from what you've said they are actually one of the few nice ones out there lol.

Godsmack is great, i dont give a fuck about simplicity in power chords, is not like metalcore and thrash sounds the same every time.

Godsmack were one of the first bands that got me into rock and metal, so I’ll always have a soft spot for them. This song though... it can go in the bin.

I'm looking at the Poll results and thinking; "Man, I am glad I finished my worst rock songs project". Guh, Shiny Happy People...

I was recently instructed to review this song on a round of the shuffle game on RYM. If I’m honest I thought it was pretty middle of the road

Okay, slightly bothered by that quick diss on that Flaw track. That's such a bangeeeeer!

I don't think that Staind and FFDP are worse than Godsmack, these bands at least had some qualities early in their career with stuff like Way of the Fist and War is the Answer being better than most of average bro metal for FFDP and Staind has Dysfunction, which I think is decent nu metal record overall. But if we talk about now, well I don't remember Godsmack being outright embarassing in the last years and they even have 1 or 2 songs from last record I sort of like, while FFDP made nothing but crap post their double album and Staind is, well, Staind is Staind, that's all I have to say

Oddly enough one reason I like When Legends Rise is because of the Vocal Change. It’s one reason I’ve never cared for Godsmack.

You have a good point here, but this video could have easily been half as long. There's not much to say about it

Funny thing I still like some Godsmack although their not my favorite anymore. It put a smile on my face when I saw you were doing this because I knew you were going to go off on the track. lol Keep doing what you do Crash love your stuff.

I truly appreciate your videos, Crash. Big fan. Keep doing this!

I'd like to go one further and say it's not even a chord. It's just root and 5th, with no other context that make it a proper chord. The octave roots don't contextualize it any. It's not a good caveman riff either. Compare it to the immensely simple Bolt Thrower riff in World Eater, where it just ascends and descends the first 4 notes of A Phrygian, then chugging on the lowest, palm muted string.

That last minute Flaw insult caught me offguard lol

godsmacks lead singer has what i call nickleback disorder. singing from the appendix

I saw Godsmack the first time they played in Chicago at a $5 New Music Tuesday, and man, I never thought they would blow up the way they did.

Dude when are you going to do How to get into Bad Religion, you seem to enjoy them so much

Quick link to the list's Wikipedia article for those curious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_memorandum For my part, the noted inclusions on the ban are: 1) Literally everything Rage Against the Machine. I mean, I know they're *very* left-leaning anarchic (and Tom Morello *definitely* is), but come the fuck on. 2) Cute romance songs from the 50's like "Johnny Angel". What, too *hopeful* for ya, Clear Channel? 3) "Bridge over Troubled Water". No affirmations of friendship and support in a time of trouble allowed here, I suppose. 4) "Get Together", aka the most lovey-dovey, hopeful hippie peace and cooperation song. 5) Cat Stevens. What the actual fuck.

Oh my god. This is godsmacks “abortion is murder”

That diss on Become the Knight 🤣🤣🤣

Hey Crash, if you ever get the chance look up the debut album from a band called "Black Swan", and let me know your thoughts on it. The album in question is titled "Shake The World".

Ob la dee???? That literally makes no sense to ban for any reason.

I'm saddened. I JUST got into Flaw, and now I hear people throw shade at them :(

I agree with your opinion on the Clear Chanel Memorandum. Given the logic they’re using there’s at least one song from each AC⚡️DC album (as if they needed my)

Godsmack was my favorite band until i was 15 and I discovered Tool.

What problem do you have with Flaw?

the only other bad religion I accept other than the band, and that's the Motorhead song