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Beck Did It Better

Beck Did It Better

Beck Did It Better is a comedy podcast where we discuss the top 500 albums of all time as decided by Rolling Stone magazine. We don’t know the Beatles from the Beach Boys, but we are here to talk about it. We also give dating advice to our single friend.

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99:32

258. Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/11/18

Folks, I'm not going to lie. This is an episode that Russ woke up in his record player chair just before recording.... Why? Listen and find out! We become the Best joni mitchell podcast when we talk about her moving from pop to experimental with the album about the sprinklers and the suburbs. We have lots of fun lists this episode that everyone loves and does NOT get mad at. We get a voicemail about the problem with listening to our podcast, why my. mouth is so weak, and Aaron's bad day

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94:35

257. Dolly Parton: Coat Of Many Colors (1971)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/11/11

We are talking about Coats of Many Colors and we become a great Dolly Parton podcast when we talk about her 1971 breakout hit. We learn more about Aaron, talk about driving across parking lots, and getting turnt up for Halloween. Then we have a serious conversation about reflecting on the tone we use when someone makes us dinner and we harass them. Then we hit the best songs inspired by the good book and what would happen if Rob hung with Armwreslters at Truck stops.

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79:54

255. Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman (1988) Baseball...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/11/04

I am releasing two episodes and this one has the reactions to the world series game going on as we recorded. Listen to the other version if you do NOT want baseball. This week we become the best Tracy Chapman podcast as we talk about Fast Car, the best pop vocals of all time, our driving, and everyone's favorite: Deviled Eggs. Then we chat Chapmans amazing start, metoric rise, and how this album was both influcenced by the sound of the time and influenced a lot of the 90's folk pop

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72:46

255. Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman (1988) NO BASEBALL...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/11/04

I am releasing two episodes and this one DOES NOT HAVE the reactions to the world series game going on as we recorded. Listen to the other version if you do want baseball. This week we become the best Tracy Chapman podcast as we talk about Fast Car, the best pop vocals of all time, our driving, and everyone's favorite: Deviled Eggs. Then we chat Chapmans amazing start, metoric rise, and how this album was both influcenced by the sound of the time and influenced a lot of the 90's folk pop

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105:38

254. Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/10/28

I would like to report a crime. That this is so low on this list! (High number) We listen to folky Bob Dylan and it whips ass! Before we become the 1 millionth podcast to (barely) talk Bob Dylan we have a few other very important things to talk about. We talk gambling, the death of Single Russell, we get a voicemail about Taylor Swift, and Matt and Rob's time in the city. Then we get into the scariest songs according to Billboard Magazine, Paul McCartney Live, and candy packs. Then we

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89:26

D'Angelo- Brown Sugar (1995) Tribute to D'Angelo...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/10/23

Hello, one more ep for D'Angelo but as I was listening to this, I realized what a canon episode this is. Shoplifting from the airport, going to watch the State of the Union Address, plus a Big Bopper call. I also left all of Russell's original notes in the episode because they are brilliant. We are the world. We are children. We are the ones who make the best podcast about D'Angelo and the 183rd greatest album of all time, Brown Sugar, so you should start listening.1 Before we get to the

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101:43

D'Angelo: Voodoo (2000) Beck Does it Again...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/10/21

Reposting this episode for D'Angelo, who passed away this week. The legendary Neo Soul singer make music and music videos sexy, but more importantly, he made Aaron talk about hanging his clothes up to dry (in his house!?!! What is this dumb podcast?

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112:26

254. Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters (1973)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/10/14

Hey everybody, welcome to KJAZZ where we are talking one of the best selling Jazz albums of all time (until 1980.). We talk cooling mint, library stress, getting harassed by fans on the plane, and why you should go to that funeral. Then we become the best Herbie Hancock podcast of all time and talk the merging of Jazz and Funk to make one of the best vibe albums of all time. We also explore the world of Stars on 76 and the songs that lost the 1981 best R and B album. Next up, we are going to

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121:20

253. Pink Floyd: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/10/07

Hey... come on in, sit back, and take your socks off and enjoy the Pink Floyd album you have never heard nor heard a song off of. This is the episode where someone took 100 mg of the limitless drug and decided to host a podcast. We visit iwaspoisoned.com. and figure out the worst place to get tilapia before our flight to Chicago, find a new kind of Cheerios, and we are on a diet so we will just have the broccoli. Aaron buys a fridge that has a message about Grannies in your Area (sorry

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100:18

252. Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/09/30

We know you like it extra SLOPPY. The first 25 min are the worst show we have ever done. Then Aaron saves the day. We mostly come up with things to tell Aaron later like Maxim magazine, our fantasy teams, and the Charlie Sheen documentary. Aaron talks carpooling, sloppy joes, and we find out how much beef jerky is in our houses... Rob talks about dispensing justice, the career of Mark Mothersbaugh, and how Devo combined punk and new wave. Matt highly recommends the Devo documentary and I

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123:29

251. Elton John: Honky Château (1972) with special...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/09/23

Mittens! Mr. Whiskers! No!Superfan and smart music guy Magic Mike joins us to talk practicing piano, Elton John, and what exacty is going on with all that milk in Russell's fridge. We talk golden girl mythology and the Pearl Jam/ Magot Brain mashup we have been waiting for. Russell is on fire at his conference and Aaron is back on his shit. Finally we talk about weekend at Bernie Taupin's and we talk about Bernie's non Elton songs. Call or text the beck line 218 341 5715 Next week...

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86:02

250. SECRET LIVE SHOW------ Buzzcocks: Singles Going...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/09/16

Thanks to everyone who came out to talk about Russell getting spanked, the funniest raps, and how many people could we really marry? Raise a glass of squash juice, as we listen to the beginning of pop punk, and talk about the shortest songs ever. Next week, we'll talk Elton John and Honky Chateau. Beck Line is 802 277 BECK

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137:18

Beck Does it Again! John Prine: John Prine (1971)...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/09/10

We're busy and we're sorry but our buddy Jon just started a new job so we want to celebrate by reposting one of our favorite episodes, favorite albums, and favorite guest (Suzanne doesn't read these) Congrats to Jon on the new job, here is to hoping you can buy bigger buckets for the garage, and some more shoes for your two lengthed legs. We may or may not be back next week. We haven't quit yet, I promise.

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79:48

249. Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston (1985)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/09/02

WELCOME TO THE POSITIVE SHOW! The greatest love of all is loving your shelf.... that holds the best selling album of 1986, its this one... Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston! We become the best podcast about THE VOICE with the only Whitney Houston album on this dumb list! but before we talk about Whitney, her voice, and her legacy, we talk selling cars, seeing rap shows, and making commitments and the best selling albums of 1986. The album is a banger and ends with one of the worst songs ever,

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117:37

Beck Did It Again! Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison...

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/08/26

We can't get together to record due to the summer being over and everything happening at once so we got together with our good friend Jon and talked a little Minnesota State Fair because Johnny Cash is the first person to ever sell out a concert there! Listen up! This ep is funnier than I thought and has an all time "next album" joke that won't make you mad you stuck it through to listen to it!

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01:44:52

248. Green Day: American Idiot (2004)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/08/19

We are taking a drive down the boulevard as we become the best podcast about Green Day and American Idiot. We are talking the Miami Heat, the WNBA, and Aaron drops a bomb on us. It turns out kids love Green Day, we talk driving tests, and the fun of writing notes to bad parkers. Russ puts his relationship on the line for records and we talk about Green Day's comeback album "American Idiot" and the controversy surrounding the stolen album. Next week we talk about Whitney Houston: Whitney

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01:27:00

247. Sade: Love Deluxe (1992)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/08/12

We become the best podcast about Sade (the band) when we break down the album Love Deluxe and look at the timeline of how this album came to be known as one of their best. We also hear about Aaron's juice trips again and whats on the Radio, Russ gets big timed on his date, Matt gets down and dirty at the record store, and Rob gets big timed even more. INTERESTING We also talk sports memories and we DON'T talk about candy or cereal this time. Next week we take on Green Day with American

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01:56:00

246. LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/08/06

(Undertaker Rising up Gif) Sorry for the late upload, I could not find my Dad's computer and he was sleeping. I am 45 years old. We are now the best LL Cool J podcast and we are talking about the GOATs 4th album Mama Said Knock You Out. We discover that this is really a love album, an album about how much this guy loves food. From Candy Bars to Cereal, LL was starving when he made this album. We talk about the price of those famous MN cheese curds, friends forcing you to miss work to go to a

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01:45:33

Beck Does it Again: Paranoid by Black Sabbath

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/07/29

With the passing of Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, we felt it was fitting to release an old episode where we listened to one of the first metal albums ever "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. We recorded a little intro after our last episode but this episode is chock full of goodies from 2023. Russ does a parody song, Russ looks for a missing car, Matt talks Minneapolis concerts, and surprise surprise, Rob talks about candy and then we talk Metal and the hardest metal riffs of all time. We are out of town

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01:42:27

245. Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)

Beck Did It Better ·

2025/07/22

Hey everyone, This week we have Russell going a wedding and making a stop in a muddy field first, we talk 87/91 Twins, and we start our voicemail triptych. Matt talks about the changes in Pearl Jam and life in Noth Dakota, and Aaron goes to multiple water parks while Rob has some water problems of his own. Then we briefly discuss the Cocteau Twins and the top 100 album Heaven or Las Vegas, and mostly talk about the best Scottish bands ever. Next week we are talking about LL Cool J and Mama

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