![]() The series covers hits from multiple decades but mainly focuses on older songs (i.e. This is a series where Todd goes in depth with discussing the careers of such bands or artists. He'll typically do the review the same week that they became a hit so he doesn't risk waiting too long and them not being a hit anymore.Ī One Hit Wonder is a band or artist that's only ever had one hit song, regardless of how many other songs that they may have had a common theme are bands and artists from other countries that are only known for one song in America but achieve more success in their native country. In addition, they don't actually have to be a recently released song when he reviews them, only that they recently became a hit. The genre isn't a major issue, as long as it's considered "popular music", although this is usually in the realm of Pop, Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, and other genres of those types. The most frequent series on Todd's channel is Todd's Pop Song Reviews, where he reviews a recent hit song that appeared on the top 100 pop charts. Videos Main Series Todd's Pop Song Reviews At the start of every review he plays the piano rendition of the song he'll be talking about for several seconds before getting into the actual review itself. This is why he's known as Todd in the Shadows. He will continue to make reviews on his YouTube channel.Įvery video depicts Todd sitting in a chair in a darkened room, with his side to the camera, wearing a gray hoodie that conceals his face. On March 22, 2018, Todd announced on Twitter that he parted ways with Channel Awesome. As he built his fanbase, he was invited to come on to Channel Awesome. He then started filming his reviews and posting them as blogs on TGWTG under the name "MBI" two early reviews were chosen as Awesome Blogs of the Week, which greatly increased his popularity on YouTube. He started to review the songs he heard over and over in his personal blog. Because he didn't have money to fix it, he listened to pop music over and over because that was the only station that came on, and eventually he got into it. Todd claims that he didn't get into pop music until an incident in 2007 when the antenna came off of his car. When not 'in the shadows' such as during crossover videos and during the events of Suburban Knights, Todd wears a Zorro-esque bandanna that covers everything above his mouth (though it is revealed in Surburban Knights that he can't even see out of his mask, to the point of mistaking a pole for one of the villains). At other times, he has said that he doesn't want his face attached to the "hamburger incident." His image-consciousness led him to do his reviews in profile silhouette, which adds to his mysteriousness. The reasons for this are unclear - he has alternately claimed that he hides his face to protect his position as a Sunday school teacher, as a secret agent, and as White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. In his videos, he plays the piano (having spent eleven years playing piano) and he wears a gray hoodie in order to keep his true identity secret. In addition, he occasionally reviews music-related movies. ![]() He reviews current (usually bad) pop music and, starting in 2012, one-hit-wonders of the past. ![]() He found the site through 5 Second Movies before the site went live in April of 2008. He was a fan of the site for a long time before deciding to become part of the Channel Awesome family. Todd has been a blogger on and musical talent on YouTube until 2010.
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