Ep431: Pat Finnerty - Creator of "What Makes This Song Stink?"

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Pat Finnerty is the creator of the hilarious YouTube series "What Makes This Song Stink?", which comments and critiques songs and artists for lousy music. We discuss the creation of the show, Pat's history with music, parodies, records and more.

• Popularity of WMTSS #8
• Have you ever heard back from any artists?
• Chad Smith / Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Major reasons for bad songs
• How he picks the songs for WMTSS
• Challenges of being an elitist music nerd
• Practising patience – focusing on Genesis this week
• Putting music into context – Big Star example
• Pat is a huge Tom Petty guy
• Lou Reed is the cool Don Henley
• Clams and out of tune guitars everywhere
• Guitar tuners are a relatively new invention
• Records of Pat’s youth
• Building a record collection these days
• The “cool” Air BNB
• Early days of his YouTube channel
• Respectful parody of Rick Beato
• Tropes of YouTube creators
• Timing of a parody / commentary on a song
• Avoiding the tropes, going with your gut
• Response of his audience / 3 Doors Down signed guitar
• Ideas/hints for future WMTSS episodes
• How Pat creates the scripts and storyline for his videos
• Creating the gags, extra animations, alternate endings on his Patreon
• I got nervous with Dave Meniketti of Y&T
• Time spent on research, prep and editing
• Pat’s appearances on vinyl
• Interview wrap up

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