Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews
Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews is a music review show hosted by husband-and-wife team Chris and Rachel, built for people who actually listen. Each episode, Chris and Rachel swap songs, make the case for their picks, challenge each other’s takes, and deliver honest verdicts, all at the song level. No full-album deep dives. No algorithm worship. Just individual tracks, real opinions, and thoughtful conversation across genres, eras, and moods. If you love discovering music, hearing different perspectives, and debating what’s actually worth the spin, welcome to the court.
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Every week on Vinyl Verdicts, Chris and Rachel pick a theme and each build a playlist around it, from deep cuts and forgotten gems to songs everybody knows by heart. Then they pull tracks off the list, make their case, argue a little, and hand down a verdict on a scale of 1 to 5 records. One record is a hard skip. Five records is music to their ears.
When the show wraps, the full playlist lands on Spotify so you can listen along, make up your own mind, and let them know where they got it wrong.
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Sept. 21, 2026
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Sept. 21, 2026
Vinyl Verdicts Update Sept 2026
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Sept. 21, 2026
VINYL VERDICTS: ABOUT A WEEK
Sunday through Saturday — we’re spending the entire show living one day at a time. This week on Vinyl Verdicts, we’re digging into songs that put the days of the week right in the title. From iconic tracks and indie favorites to deep cuts and some seriously unexpected picks, we’ve got Sunday through Saturday covered. The Velvet Underground, New Order, Fleetwood Mac, The Smithereens, David Bowie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tori Amos, The Weeknd, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Easybeats, Fall Out Boy — and ple
Sept. 14, 2026
FOOTBALL MOVIES: THE SOUNDTRACK
Summer is winding down, the leaves are starting to turn, and football is officially back! So this week on Vinyl Verdicts, we're heading from the gridiron to the big screen to dig into the songs that helped make football movies unforgettable. From Friday Night Lights and Varsity Blues to Any Given Sunday, The Replacements, Remember the Titans, Rudy, and beyond, we're putting the soundtracks themselves on trial. Which songs perfectly captured the intensity, attitude, heartbreak, and glory of foo
Aug. 3, 2026
1986 ROCK ALBUM SHOWDOWN | Vinyl Verdicts
1986 was a monster year for rock. This week, Chris and Rachel are spinning their picks for the best glam, arena, and radio rock albums released in 1986. From arena-filling anthems and guitar heroes to the albums that ruled MTV, they're revisiting the records that defined rock in the mid-'80s—and deciding which ones still deserve a spot in your collection. Expect plenty of debate, hot takes, and a few albums that might surprise you. Which 1986 rock album gets your Vinyl Verdict? 📺 Watch LIVE
July 27, 2026
Top Selling Albums of 1986- Do They STILL Hold Up in 2026?
1986 was one of the biggest years in music history... but did the best-selling albums actually deserve it? Join Chris and Rachel as they count down the top-selling albums of 1986, revisit the hits that dominated record stores and MTV, and give each album the only rating that matters... the Vinyl Verdict. Which albums still hold up? Which ones were overrated? And which classics deserve another spin? 📀 Join us as we look back at the albums that defined 1986—and let us know your favorites in the