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Pretty Good Vibrations

Dan Koch

Pretty Good Vibrations analyzes and celebrates pop and rock music and its crucial role throughout our lives. Podcast veteran and host Dan Koch (You Have Permission Podcast) has been a professional musician for most of the last 20 years: songwriter for the emo-pop band Sherwood, then as a commercial composer since 2012. Multiple episode styles include bracket-style tournaments, chronological walk-throughs, and deep dives into genres, artists, and eras.

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101 episodes

  1. The Album Cycle: Medium Build 53:53
  2. The Album Cycle: Emery 1:07:27
  3. Underoath - "Young and Aspiring" (The Emo Diaries) 1:35:49
  4. Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo Diaries) *Fixed* 1:26:13
  5. Brand New - "Jesus Christ" (The Emo Diaries) 1:28:58
  6. Blink-182 - "Adam's Song" (The Emo Diaries) 1:21:14
  7. Foo Fighters - "Everlong" (The Emo Diaries) 1:05:31
  8. Pedro the Lion - "Magazine" (The Emo Diaries) 1:23:16
  9. Death Cab for Cutie - "The New Year" (The Emo Diaries) 1:29:56
  10. Top 10 Relient K Songs 1:02:07
  11. NEW SERIES: The Album Cycle w/Relient K's Jon Schneck 1:26:15
  12. NEW SERIES: The Emo Diaries (The Dangerous Summer - "No One's Gonna Need You More") 1:32:59
  13. Brian Wilson's Faith & Music 2:22:20
  14. 70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2) 1:59:31
  15. 70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1) 1:31:09
  16. 80s Punk Tournament (Re-Broadcast) 2:00:39
  17. 90s Tooth & Nail Records Tournament 1:47:14
  18. 70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 3) 1:47:39
  19. 70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 2) 1:43:14
  20. 70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 1) 1:34:18
  21. Soundtrack Shootout: Pulp Fiction v. Forrest Gump 2:08:11
  22. 2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 5) 1:07:55
  23. 2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 4) 1:44:15
  24. 2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 3) 1:00:34
  25. 2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 2) 1:17:51
  26. 2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 1) 1:23:38
  27. 2012 Rock Albums Draft! 1:19:15
  28. Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2) 1:31:57
  29. Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1) 1:32:25
  30. Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 2) 1:21:34
  31. Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 1) 1:26:37
  32. Wish I Wrote That: Face to Face "You Could've Had Everything" (with Ethan Luck) 54:02
  33. 90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 2) 1:54:32
  34. 90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 1) 1:46:40
  35. 2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 2) 2:12:36
  36. 2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 1) 2:04:47
  37. Dan's Year-End (Non-Rock) Mix 47:07
  38. Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 2) 1:53:44
  39. Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 1) 1:30:00
  40. Power Pop Postscript: Nirvana, Weezer, Sherwood 31:05
  41. Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 2) 1:42:50
  42. Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 1) 1:53:19
  43. Dan's Year-End Rock Mix 47:57
  44. Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 2) 1:26:12
  45. Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 1) 1:35:49
  46. Hot Takes: Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World & More 1:18:21
  47. 90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 2) 51:42
  48. 90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 1) 1:14:48
  49. Top 10 "New" Emo/Punk Bands 1:44:29
  50. David vs. Goliath: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Emotion" 1:20:37