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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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01:32:18

31. Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/03/23

Hey everyone! Why is a jazz album on this list? We don't know. Are we actually smart guys who know a lot about jazz? YES, we are! Thanks, Ken Burns! We talk about the greatest selling jazz album of all time and Rob teaches you very poorly about Modal music. You might say he is a modal student! If podcasting is cool, you can call us Miles Davis! Rob starts by immediately calling the album by the wrong name and then talking about his love-hate relationship with Poke bowls. Then Russ tells us about

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01:32:03

30. Jimi Hendrix: Are you Experienced? (... with...

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/03/16

Sorry for the blank ep again. Aaron is on such thin ice! Move over Rover, let Beck Did It Better take over. We are talking about the greatest debut album of all time with Jimi Hendrix: Are you experienced. We talk MItch Mitchell, Noel Redding, The Ventures, and BECK this week. We look at this fantastic album and discuss guitars, singing and all the stuff that goes into an album. Matt is now into short shorts and Russ introduces Love or Confusion, a new bit that makes us happy we are not online

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01:32:34

29. The Beatles: The White Album (...do you hear a...

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/03/09

SORRY FOR THE DELAY AND THE BLANK EPISODE. I put Aaron in charge of this ep and he blew it sorry. We are talking about John, Ringo, Paul, and George. This is the album that broke them up and that fire is brought to this one as well. We are talking about sledding as adults, Aaron's celebrity spotting and Rob makes a best friend. We debut Matt's tribute to the listeners and we get into the 1000 songs on this album. We ask the important questions, what song to cheat on your wife? How many honey

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01:38:10

28. D'Angelo: Voodoo

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/03/02

Today we are talking about one of the sexiest albums of the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums, D'Angelo's Voodoo. This is his second album after Brown Sugar and D'Angelo and Questlove made sure that this is one of the funkiest, grooving albums that you will ever hear, even if you have no idea what D'Angelo is saying. We take a call from the Beck line and we hear another weird thing that Aaron does instead of using a modern appliance. Then we talk about the troubles with modern deodorant shopping. and

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01:29:55

27. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/02/23

Do you think your Wu-Tang sword can defeat me?" "En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style" We have talked about this album for the last 26 episodes and now we are finally talking about it! We catch up with the RZA, the GZA, Ghostface Killah, and ODB! We take some constructive criticism from a caller and then we have a DOUBLE making fun of Aaron. He needs to protect his neck? We bring da ruckus about getting older and the problems with having a dog who loves to eat underwear. Rosie talks about

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01:29:32

26. Patti Smith: Horses (... and Tecmo Bowl!)

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/02/16

We look at a New York proto-punk legend, Patti Smith, and her combination of music and poetry. We get to hear Aaron sing a bit on the opening song and we make a rare apology to Aaron. Then Russ apologizes to Rob and eventually, Matt apologizes to us all. Rob summarizes the three Alicia Silverstone Aerosmith videos, we talk baseball cards, Aaron doesn't talk about food, and we talk about what stresses us out. Then we talk Horses and we break down her influence on modern music and we discuss how to

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01:28:31

25. Carole King- Tapestry (...with a side of pie)

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/02/09

We are 1/4 of our way through 1/5 of the list and we are talking about one of the greatest songwriters of all time with Carole King. We talk ring tones because we are all old as hell and you know we are talking about Crazy Frog. Then we talk about watching movies together in college and we follow Russ of his Odyssey of mailing some shirts. Then we talk about more baking classes and waterbeds. Russ takes us on a journey with famous composer/ arranger David Campbell and the ending will shock you! We

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01:25:12

24.The Velvet Underground and Nico (...and the...

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/02/02

We listen to the eponymous album by The Velvet Underground and Nico. We start by talking about Aaron's brand new foot issue after we make fun of him for his food-based Rolling Goen. Then Aaron keeps it going by talking about how this album caused him to read some of that classic Lou Reed fan fiction and the joys of going hiking. We talk relegation and getting dumped because someone listened to episode 0 (don't do this please.) Then we get down business to talk about the greatest glockenspiel song

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01:32:58

22. The Notorious B.I.G: Ready to Die

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/01/26

We talk about the 90's hit by the Notorious B.I.G. We delve right into the music and our memories but we have to get some stuff out of the way to begin. We get a caller to the BECK LINE who shares her favorite dirty Christmas song and the rest of the episode is a true cakewalk. The reviews are in from experts in the art of speech and we talk about the worst conversations you can be in. Then we start out an epic tale of baking cookies and we go on our own flavor story. Speaking of stories, we

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01:29:35

21.Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run (Matt is 40!)

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/01/19

Hello everyone, get ready to strap your hands across my engines! This episode is legitimately good! I am just going to start telling people when they are good. We are talking THE BOSS and his 1975 hit album BORN TO RUN! We start with a super special voicemail and then we use parts of that voicemail to make intense jokes about one of us! Standard stuff! Then we MAKE FUN OF AARON for making assumptions about the size of our basements and then talks about the passing of MF DOOM. Then we talk about

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01:28:09

20. Radiohead: Kid A (...now in VR!)

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/01/12

We take big step into a different type of album. Where lyrics and melody don't matter! None of us are Radiohead fans but will this album win us over? Is it a Rolling Groan? Listen and find out! We get angry letter from Houston and find out who is God's gift to men! Matt talks parenting and that naturally leads to a conversation about Jackass. Russ talks airports and he and Matt try to decide who hates hanging by the pool more. Rob makes a large miscalculation by talking VR and we finally get

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01:25:10

19. Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly

Beck Did It Better ·

2021/01/05

We talk about the sensational 2015 album and how it is both stressful to listen to and modern poetry. We talk about watching your children play sports, favorite holiday gifts and there is an apology of the week involving Mariah Carey and a red snowmobile suit. We talk about how this album is a history lesson in music from funk to bebop (with Thundercat and George Clinton) and how Busta Rhymes led to one of us crowd surfing. Reach out to us and say how great we are at beckdiditbetter@gmail.com and

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01:26:38

17. Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/12/29

Hey Y'all, In this episode, we talk about Kanye's post Taylor Swift interruption opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. We talk about the album, what led to him making it and why it is both funny and powerful. We listen to a song about Russ selling knives, we take a nice voicemail from the BECK LINE (802 277 BECK.) We give some creative criticism of our first apple podcast review/ fan we don't know and then we talk about our favorite holiday family traditions. For Matt, it is filling his yard

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01:26:33

15.5 The Best Rock n' Roll Holiday Songs (Ho Ho House...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/12/22

In this episode we talk about the Rolling Stone list of "The Greatest Rock & Roll Christmas Songs, Holiday Songs." That title is not great but this episode sure is! If you want to listen along, here is a link to the playlist. We start with the 12 days of This Funny Podcast Feed and then talk about the sobriety of the various hosts. Then we meet the hit new character "Big Bopper Claus" and his views on Chuck Berry are not at all surprising. We talk about our own holiday traditions and then

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01:31:23

15. Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation of Millions to...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/12/15

We are talking about the first true rap album on the top 500. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy. We talk about the incredible sound on the album, Chuck D and his awesome presence and what do we make of Flavor Flav any way? Before we get into the album, we have a couple of special guests to talk about Minnesota United soccer and we once again debate how good is Wonderwall by Oasis as a stadium song. We talk about WHY Aarons was sleeping in a tent and how to buy albums if

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01:26:48

13. Aretha Franklin: I Have Never Loved A Man The Way...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/12/08

This week the Beck Did It Better boys dive into the 1967 record from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. We are talking about the great documentary "Amazing Grace" and why James Cleveland bugged us so much. We delve into recording the album at Muscle Shoals and why Aretha's version of RESPECT is so much better than Otis Redding's. We get a couple of calls from (very nice) people (that we don't make fun of) demanding to have Matt talk more and we get into whether or not Oasis' "Wonderwall" is a good

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01:25:29

12. Michael Jackson: Thriller (... and the dangers of...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/12/01

In this episode, we meet at a spooky mansion to talk about the best selling album of all time. Thriller! Does that make it the best album ever? We talk about flying with children, talking to kids about werewolves, and our favorite way to cook vanilla coconut greens. Then we look at the slickly produced "Thriller" and talk about if it is too perfect? We talk Quincy Jones, more Paul McCartney, and how does such a great album end with such a dud, and should every song end with a conversation about the

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22:37

The Women of Beck Did It Better

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/11/27

We are all thankful for many things this year. We are especially thankful for the support we get from our loved ones when making this podcast. It is more like indifference but we still appreciate it. The three spouses of the members of Beck Did It Better got on the mic to talk to Russ about their thoughts on the podcast, when it bugs them, and they give some dating advice to Russell. Enjoy the special thanksgiving episode of BECK DID IT BETTER.

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01:23:04

Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (... and...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/11/24

We talk Lauryn Hill and her only album on the Top 500. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is #10 on the list. We take some more voicemails from angry listeners and talk about a random playlist that is not making fun of said caller. It Thuds! We talk politics and gas station etiquette while Russ explains what tenterhooks are. Russ talks about his job in a pyramid scheme while the rest of the guys ignore some great nightmare on elm street joke(s). We talk about Lauryn's time at the Apollo and on

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01:23:54

Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (...featuring the...

Beck Did It Better ·

2020/11/17

Hoo baby! More Bob Dylan for you! We talk about Bob's breakup album and how it was yet another album partially recorded in Minnesota! Aaron plays his audio diaries for us so we can listen to him go insane while he sleeps with the rats and tells us the perils of going to the bathroom in the same spot in the yard. We discuss broomball and dealing with mice and we talk about yet another multi instrumentalist. If you want to contact us, email beckdiditbetter@gmail.com or follow us on twitter and

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