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Beck Did It Better
by Beck Did It Better
We are going through the top 500 Albums according to Rolling Stone magazine. We talk about each album and we also give dating advice to our single friend. So far the advice has been bad enough that we are still recording on Friday nights. Call and leave a message on the Beck Line. 802-277-BECK. We just want to be famous. Is that so much to ask?
Episodes
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Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album) 1994 ep. 294
We are finally talking Weezer but before we do, we talk old radio shows, hit the wildest region of the cereal bracket, and talk about going to a weezer concert. then we talk weezer and do a list of the best bands to come to minneapolis with Weezer! Next week, Daft Punk Random Access Memories
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The Breeders: Last Splash (1993) ep. 293
Get out your Guiness book of world records and join us at your favorite resatraunt as us four YOUNG guys hang out and talk about young things like customer service, showing up to things early, and what you do when your phone is terrible and doesnt just do what it is SUPPOSED TO DO EVEN THOUGH IT...
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Van Halen: Van Halen (1978) w Jon from Edina ep. 292
Listen, This album rips. It's so good that I had to reach out and BEG our guest to come on. Jon loves all things guitar and so I had to bring him on to talk about Eddie and the boys and literally his boy later in the band's life. And what a life that was. I knew more about Van Halen and its…
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Russell's BIG NEWS
Listen, this is a podcast bit you can send to anyone and it is no boring watch stuff, just Russells Rolling Going. Send it to everyone you know to share our wonderful news. You can't say this podcast has not had a story arc.
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Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall (1999) ep. 291
Listen, we can tell you all about our favorite watches or some mystery shoes that we sent to us in the mail but this episode has the biggest news that (thus far) has been dropped on the podcast ever. Its so big, I am going to release a second episode this week that is just Russ's Rolling going.…
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Beck Does it Again! John Lennon: Imagine (1971) orig aired
Rubs eyes. Oh man... where am I? I thought today was sept 9th! Its the day Lennon released this album. This has one of my favorite parody songs and a lot of jokes about women I love making love to people who aren't me. This episode made me laugh made me what to go to Vegas. We get the origins of...
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Outkast: Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) ep. 290
Listen. This is a great album and all. There is some funny stuff here in the middle and at the end but mainly, we get to hear a record buying list from Aaron and it is exactly what you think it would be. We talk breweries, the importanance of visiting friends, how Rob is dealing with his Cpap.…
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A TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON
We replay all the times we talked Dolly Parton on the podcast and then replay our Coat of Many Colors episod
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Björk: Post (1995) ep. 289
We've driven through the mountain passes of Iowa to bring you this episode about Björk's 2nd album Post. We head out to the field of dreams, get expensive tickets to a game, and Aaron has a car dealer say "Please leave me alone." Then we go over more of our favorite cereals and don't talk about...
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The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (1976) ep. 288
FROM ROLLING STONE: Jonathan Richman moved from Boston to New York as a teenager in hopes of sleeping on Lou Reed’s couch. That influence shows on the two-chord anthem “Roadrunner.” Recorded in 1972 but not released until 1976, Lovers turned the tough sounds of the Velvets into an ode to suburban...
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The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) ep. 287
Hey everyone, Look out for those bedposts this week as we talk a Faux British invasion and we go deep underground for the Byrds/ Bob Dylan mash up of Hey Mr. Tambourine Man. We talk going up to Alaska, barfing on a boat, getting your fiber and why Hublots just plain blow on this three man weave…
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Beck Does it Again: Ready to Die by the Notorious B.I.G. (1994) Orig Aired 1/26/21
In 1994 on this day Biggie married Faith Evans and very little else happened on that date so this is the ep you are getting while we finish up our summers. To be honest, I have no idea if this is any good or not but it is episode 22 which is very funny unless you understand the concept of aging....
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (1999) ep. 286
Today we are talking big life changes by way of when you get better at baseball, and then we talk a LOT of baseball before Rob shares the horrors of the plane ride over. Then we chat about the best songs about handiwork, and we sample the wondrous (and glowing) Mountain Dew Donut by Kwik Trip.…
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Big Star: 3rd/ Sister Lover (1978) Ep. 385
THERE HAS BEEN A DISASTER. AARON HACKED INTO MY EDITING AND DELETED MY AUDIO FOR THE FIRST PART!! Reload the podcast if that it is happening. Beckdiditbetter.com 802-277- BECK
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BECK Does a Clip Show! The best of the Crash Test Dummies, LIVE, and Dirty Granny
On this day (July 14th), 60 years ago (1966), Ellen Reid was born. She was the keyboardist for the band the Crash Test Dummies! So I compliled all times we mentioned them. Then that wasn't enough time so I grabbed all the times we talked about LIVE and then I added Dirty Granny because why not?…
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Beck Does it Again: Micheal Jackson: Off The Wall (1979) orig aired 4/27/21
Stil haven't had a chance to record but today is the 17 anniversary of the funeral of Michael Jackson. 17th year gift is "traditonal furniture" so BDIB is sending him a chimp cage and some Malachite vases.
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Beck Does it Again- Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA (1984) orig aired 5/9/23
We are still in schedulepocalypse, and I am going to Italy soon, so we will call this a planned vacation that we knew was coming. June 30th, 1984, Bruce Springsteen hit his highest chart number ever with "Dancing in the Dark" hitting number 2 (When Doves Cry.) TBH I don't know anything else about...
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Beck Does It Again: Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Western and Country Music (1962) Orig Aired-1/24/23
Today is the day this Album became #1 in the U.S. in 1962, and I thank God every day I wasn't around then. It sounds boring as hell. Apple didn't like how I uploaded this so I had to do it again. Sorry Manny Just a heads up... we are in schedulepocalypse and might take a few weeks off. Sorry that...
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BECK DOES IT AGAIN: Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western (1962) Orig Aired Oct 22 2024
Today is the day this Album became #1 in the U.S. in 1962, and I thank God every day I wasn't around then. It sounds boring as hell. Just a heads up... we are in schedulepocalypse and might take a few weeks off. Sorry that my wife loves to plan stuff! Call in and complain on the voicemail. 802…
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Frank Sinatra: Into the Wee Hours of the Morning (1955) ep. 282 (with special Guest MagicMike69)
Russ is on load management so we have very special guest, Magic Mike 69 to talk about Frank Sinatra, his phrasing, and the first concept album ever. It's basically like when adult stars have sex with their fans except it would be like our fans are better at having sex on camera. Think about it.…
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Donna Summer: Bad Girls (1979) ep. 283
Russ is on his two-game suspension for not laughing enough at my jokes, so it is just the menage a tois of the other three, and, much like a gas, we expand to fill the space. We finally talk about sidecars, we do some more random clips, and Matt gives Rob some texting etiquette. Then Rob sees...
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Merle Haggard: Down Every Road (1962-1994) (1996) ep 284
We have Little Rosie on and we talk quitting our dumb jobs, where to retire and then some state songs. Then we chat about Merlin Haggard (#1 Merle) and instead of a 100 dumb songs we picked 14 and they rip. We get to see the brothers talk about physical media (shocking) and Aaron has a few drinks...
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Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) ep. 281
Today we become the best Harry Schilsson podcast even if we really like his son! We play a fun parody song, talk about taking your kids to a concert, people sitting in the back (I didn't realize they were kids he was talking about) and Russell gets a new obsession. Then we listen to one of the…
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50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) ep. 280
We love this album like any kid loves cake. We start this episode by giving Aaron a choice of a lifetime and then move on to talk about the point of sports, songs that seems old as hell, massage issues and the heartbreak of defeat. Then we put the hammer down and listen to what might be the…
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Nirvana: Unplugged in New York (1994) Ep. 279
We are talking NIRVANA UNPLUGGED this week and if you werr an angsty teen like Russ you know you listened to this 1 million times and you probably forgot how depressing it was. We talk about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Aaron gets elected president and we talk new DQ flavors. Then we talk...
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Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy (1973) Ep. 278
Folks, I have been letting my children write these, and that's why there are so many spelling errors. I have fired them. We are talking colonoscopies, new shoes, and seeing the sequel to Harry Potter before anything else. We go over some of the songs we hated, and there was NOT a list that got...
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Beck Does It Again: Pink Floyd- Dark side of the Moon (1973) Orig aired 8/31/21
It is the 56th anniversery of when Dark side of the Moon made it to #1 in the US. It was only up there for a week but was in the top 200 for 741 weeks. This is an old ass episode but it was back when we weren't sick of Floyd.
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Alicia Keys: Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) Ep. 277
Deer Diary, Today I ate some grass. LOOK OUT A CAR! Call or TExt the Beck Line at 802 277 Beck Next Week: Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin
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Radiohead: The Bends (1996) Ep. 276
I wrote a bunch of funny stuff last night but forgot to upload. Russ will shock you this ep and we talk about breastplates. Matt announces the BDIB get together and Aaron thinks his mom has too many Dole Whips! Next week we peek at the Diary of Alicia Keys Call the Beck Line 802 277 BECK (2325)
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Curtis: Curtis Mayfield (1970) Ep. 275
I need to go to work but we go over the baseball foods and revisit the best fake stops.
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The Byrds: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) Ep. 274
Hey everyone, put on a nudie suite and let's head to the Grand Old Opry pilgrim. We are seeing one of the seminal country bands *checks notes* The Byrds? We cover one of the first country rock albums but first we talk stripping Bride's of Chuckie, Biogiorno from Omaha, and we explore the New Taco...
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Beck Does It Again! A Tribe Called Quest: Low End Theory (1991) Orig Aired 6/1/21
A tribe called quest released Scenario 34 years ago on March 24th 1992. What a coincidence because I didn't edit the next episode on time! Enjoy!
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Gang of Four: Entertainment! (1979) Ep. 273
Folks, hop into our carpool of this rich guy podcast and talk to us about the post punk album Entertainment! We get into the political rockers but first we cover old bands putting out new tunes, the theater is too long! (like a gigante bean!) and getting tickets at the sphere. Finally we talk…
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The Velvet Underground: White Light/ White Heat (1968) Ep. 272
You'll never guess which one of us is eating more tinned fish?!?!? We talk cowboy movies, but we can hardly hear what we are saying due to all the licorice (not really) behind me. We cover the best MN albums, splitting food, and of course we check out strip club reviews. Then we talk about the...
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Mary J Blige: What’s the 411? (1992) Ep. 271
Just in case you think we aren't 4 white guys in their 40s, we start the episode talking about Baywatch! Then we talk a 90's alternative compiltion album, Aaron has a day he would like to repeat, and Russ has some radical ideas about the THEATER! Then we talk about the history of Hip Hop Soul and...
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Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour (2018) Ep. 270
PLEASE STOP SENDING VALENTINES FLOWERS OVER A GROUP TEXT CHAIN! We are talking Hor d ouvres with puff pastries and late 2000's country with Kacey Musgraves and her cosmic cowboy hit Golden Hour. We vibe to this album and talk about our figure skating songs. Then we go skiing with Russell in…
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Kanye West: Yeezus (2013) Ep. 269
We are talking about the last Kanye album on the list and it is a tough listen so we eventually talk Hootie and the Blowfish. We talk singing songs at the retirement home, Rosie's best day ever at Glowfari, and Russell meets a guy who is smart enough to realize how smart Russell is. Then we have...
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Randy Newman: Sail Away (1972) w/ LITTLE ROSIE Ep. 268
We finally talk about Tarzan boy, a bit about the Iowa sports season, and we do a GREAT job talking about the voicemail! Aaron tells a crazy story about getting a beer, we talk puzzle styles, and Russell tells us his crazy airplane movie watching habits. Then we talk about the hot move of the...
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Beck Does It Again: Buddy Holly: 20 Golden Greats (1978) orig aired 10-31-23
Wow. I was just looking at the last couple of Months and we have missed a lot of episodes. I'm not going to lie, I was in London, so this is my fault. This is Feb 3rd, so it is the day the music died, and this podcast always celebrates this solemn day with a respectful discussion. We talk about...
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The Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) Ep. 267
LIVE FROM VEGAS..... We sat in a hotel room and touched fingers and talked about an album that we did not give enough time to. We talk hillybillys in vegas, pick up basketball in vegas, and playing video craps in vegas. We talk about falling in love with the women on the cards, hotel lobby late...
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Beck Does it Again: Grateful Dead American Beauty (1970) Aired 11/26/24
RIP Bob Weir. (I was in vegas)
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Pavement: Wowee Zowee (1995) Ep. 265
This episode is like an escape room for your mind as we become the best Pavement podcast when we talk about their thirsd album Wowee Zowee. We are getting this done early to get to our puzzles, but first, we talk about Savannah Bananas and then go through the best songs of 1997 for a depressing...
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Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (1975) Ep. 264
Which one of these guys is Pink? We rail against the music establishment and listen to Pink Floyd lament on loss when we listen to one of the most anticipated albums of all time as we become the best Pink Floyd podcast with their final album on the list. Before we talk Roger Waters and David...
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Beck does it again: The Original Christmas Episode of the Best Rock Christmas Songs (Originally Aired DEC 22nd 2020)
Listen. I know I released this already ,but for some reason it didn't come out on Apple Podcasts so I am releasing it again to see if that works. This is the episode from when we still enjoyed the podcast so much that we were adding episodes and for this one we covered Rolling Stone's list of the...
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Beck Does it Again: Best Holiday Songs from the Rolling Stone Magazine
This is an EARLY throwback to when we still liked doing the podcast so much that we were adding extra episodes. We cover the best holiday rock songs according to Rolling Stone Magazine. We will probably be back next week. We desperately need voicemails or texts 802 277 BECK
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The Beatles: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Ep. 263
AUDIO FIXED. Thanks to our fans for pointing this out to me in lots of texts. I loved it. Hey everyone. We are getting double teamed by the Beatles this week and it might make us cream our eyes out. We combined these two albums so we don't go insane. I wish I would have done the history of the...
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New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) Ep. 262
We talk Blue Monday, FinDoming on amazon, we give out a spanking of the week. We can't stop watching shows, we hurt our fingernails cleanring the dishes, my daughter hops into a road race. Then we listen to an album that has at least one banger and mostly talk about how much we want the flag draft.
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Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (1992) Ep. 261
Folks, we are ditching our guests and talking about the Beastie Boys 3rd album and it will make you say "DAMN!" We talk about our various types of whips, the worst airplane movies, and Rob tries to talk Pat O'Brien. Then we sing along with Snow and go on a comment rabbit hole. Rob goes on a…
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The Slits: Cut (1979) Ep. 260
Listen. We know you are not here to hear what we have to say. You are here because you are HUGE The Slits fans. We get a pleasureable voicemail where Russ has to face his greatest letdowns, Aaron tells his most pathetic story ever, and we ask if there are any good restaurants in Edina that won't...
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Janis Joplin: Pearl (1971) Ep. 259
We talk about one of the greatest voices of our generation and of course I am talking about Russ and why he won't come to NYC for thanksiving (being forced to go to parades.) We are talking about Janis Joplin- Pearl and we are blown away by the album. Great music, great voice, and just like…
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We are going through the top 500 Albums according to Rolling Stone magazine. We talk about each album and we also give dating advice to our single friend. So far the advice has been bad enough that we are still recording on Friday nights. Call and leave a message on the Beck Line. 802-277-BECK. We just want to be famous. Is that so much to ask?
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