Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews

Chris and Rachel
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Vinyl Verdicts is a song review show hosted by husband-and-wife team Chris and Rachel. Each episode features song swaps, real debate, and clear verdicts — one song at a time.

  1. 9H AGO

    Winter Drive Soundtrack Songs That Sound Better in the Cold

    There’s something about winter that changes how music hits. The heater’s blasting. The windshield’s fogging up.It’s dark at 4:47pm. And that one song suddenly feels cinematic. This week on Vinyl Verdicts, Chris and Rachel are reviewing six songs that just sound better in the car during winter. These aren’t beach anthems or road trip bangers. These are cold-weather, night-drive, snow-under-the-streetlights kind of songs. The ones you crank before stepping out into freezing air. The ones that make a boring commute feel like a movie scene.The ones that hit different when the world outside is covered in frost. As always, we each bring three songs for the other to hear, react to, and rate — live.

    50 min

  2. FEB 7 · BONUS

    SHOW UPDATE - NEW SHOW STARTING ON 2/10

    Song Swap Showdown is now Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews. Hosted by husband-and-wife team Chris and Rachel, Vinyl Verdicts is a music review show focused on individual songs, honest opinions, and real conversation. The format you know stays the same , swapping tracks, making the case, and delivering clear verdicts, one song at a time. New episodes of Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews begin dropping February 10th. Thanks for listening, and welcome to the music court of opinion.

    2 min
  3. Spotify Wrapped Reaction: Judging Each Other’s Year in Music

    12/23/2025

    Spotify Wrapped Reaction: Judging Each Other’s Year in Music

    Rachel and Chris hand over their most-played songs, top artists, guilty pleasures, and unexpected surprises from the year—then react, roast, defend, and question every single choice. This episode is part music recap, part relationship test, and part “wait… you listened to THAT?” moment. Expect laughs, nostalgia, honest reactions, playful judgment, and a whole lot of personality packed into one Spotify Wrapped Swap. What does your Spotify Wrapped say about you?Which picks deserve respect—and which ones deserve side-eye?And who really had the better year in music? Drop your top song of the year in the comments and tell us Team Rachel or Team Chris? Subscribe for more Song Swap Showdown episodes, music debates, and end-of-year chaos. 📺 Watch it live: Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch  📻 Catch the replay: Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State  🎧 Listen on the go: SongSwapShowdown.com Join our FB community - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1161768424439762     ⁠  ⁠

    1h 3m
  4. CRINGE CRINGLE: Christmas Songs That Did NOT Age Well

    12/11/2025

    CRINGE CRINGLE: Christmas Songs That Did NOT Age Well

    This week on Song Swap Showdown, we’re flipping the script and diving headfirst into the wonderfully awkward world of weird holiday music.  From creepy vibes to straight-up festive disasters, we’re ranking Christmas songs on the Cringe/Creepy Meter to decide what’s harmless holiday magic… and what belongs on the naughty list forever. Drop your scores in the comments — we dare you. Songs discussed this week: Justin Bieber - Mistletoe Cheap Trick  - I Want You for Christmas Jackson Five - Santa Claus is Coming to Town  Paul McCartney - Simply having a wonderful Christmastime  John Denver - Please Daddy Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas  Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa  🎧 Watch live Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch 📻 Replays air Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State 🎙️ Available on ⁠SongSwapShowdown.com⁠ and everywhere you get your podcasts  *All songs discussed can be heard here - ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7v1NFZcuh08FaMCnGRiKlQ?si=e4fe277aa984461b ⁠

    55 min
  5. Trick or Tune: Songs About Halloween

    10/14/2025

    Trick or Tune: Songs About Halloween

    This week on Song Swap Showdown, Chris and Rachel dive deep into the dark and spooky side of music with a playlist that celebrates Halloween in all its eerie glory. 🦇 From creepy classics and ghostly rock anthems to modern monster mash-ups, we’re swapping and rating our favorite songs about Halloween — the ones that make your spine tingle and your speakers howl. Songs Covered: Nobody likes you when you’re dead-  Zombina & the Skeletons Black Magic - Bloody Hammers They're Inside - Horror Section  Halloween - Sousixe and the Banshees  Trick or Treat - Otis Redding  Halloween (She’s so Mean) - Rob Zombie and The Ghastly Ones Grab your candy bowl, light up that jack-o’-lantern, and join us as we debate which track reigns supreme in this frightfully fun showdown. SSS Halloween T-Shirt https://song-swap-showdown.printify.me/   💀 Watch live Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch 🎧 Replays Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State 📲 Listen on the go on SongSwapShowdown.com — available everywhere you get podcasts!   ⁠⁠   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS

    37 min
  6. Reviewing the Best Vampire Songs

    10/08/2025

    Reviewing the Best Vampire Songs

    This week on Song Swap Showdown, Chris and Rachel sink their teeth into a killer lineup of songs about vampires to kick off a full month of spooky, Halloween-inspired themes! From gothic rock to seductive synth-pop, these tracks will leave you howling at the moon and craving more. Which vampire anthem reigns eternal—and which one should be buried in the crypt forever?  Tune in as your favorite husband-and-wife duo swaps their picks and rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 records. *All songs discussed can be heard here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7v1NFZcuh08FaMCnGRiKlQ?si=e4fe277aa984461b  💀 Expect chills, laughs, and maybe even a few musical bites along the way. 🎧 Watch live Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch 📻 Replays air Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State 🎙️ Available on SongSwapShowdown.com and everywhere you get your podcasts  Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5194578248859648

    1h 3m

  7. 09/24/2025

    Songs We’ve All Misinterpreted

    Get ready for a playlist full of surprises! This week’s theme is “Songs That Are Commonly Misinterpreted.” We’re diving into those tracks you’ve sung along to a million times—only to find out the meaning isn’t at all what you thought. From upbeat jams with dark lyrics to so-called love songs that are actually about obsession, Chris and Rachel swap three picks each, share the real stories behind them, and rate them on the Song Swap Showdown record scale. You’ll never hear these classics the same way again! 📺 Watch it live: Mondays at 7 PM on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch 📻 Catch the replay: Mondays at 8 AM on Radio Garden State 🎧 Listen on the go: Anywhere you get podcasts Join our FB community - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1161768424439762    ⁠  ⁠  Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS

    1h 2m
  8. Top Songs That INSPIRE

    09/17/2025

    Top Songs That INSPIRE

    Which pump-up anthems actually motivate you—and which ones fall flat? On this week’s Song Swap Showdown, Chris and Rachel swap their picks for the most motivational, uplifting, and feel-good tracks. As always, the rules are simple: they trade songs, listen together, and rate each one on a scale of 1 to 5 records. Which songs deserve a standing ovation, and which ones get sent to the sidelines? Watch live Monday at 7 PM ET on YouTube/Facebook/Twitch Join us Mondays at 8 am on Radio Garden State https://www.radiogardenstate.com/ or listen on the go wherever you get your podcasts.    Want more musical showdowns? Listen to the full episode of Song Swap Showdown wherever you get your podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠     Join our FB community - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1161768424439762    ⁠  ⁠  Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5194578248859648

    1h 2m
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